THE CALENDER OF EVENTS 3

2016 

I retired this year. I had all the time for Agathiyar now.

• My back pain reappeared after four years, but it was very much milder this time around. I was surprised by the arrival of Dhanvanthri through a devotee to treat my back pain that had reappeared. A couple who had just returned from Dhanvanthri's temple in India dropped in at my home promptly, bringing over his sacred prasad. Dhanvanthri used his sacred ash to rub it into my back and massaged me. He also told me to heat up some sesame oil, apply it, and sleep on level ground for the next few days. The pain eventually subsided, and one fine day it was gone just as it had come on. 

2017

18.11.2017

Agathiyar in the Nadi says I was instrumental in some way towards the change others went through. He wanted me to stay low and out of sight.

• அருள் நிலைகள் பெற்றிருக்கின்றார் பல மாந்தரும். மாற்றங்கள் பலர் அடையக் காரணமாய் இருந்தாய். குவலயத்தில் ஒன்றுமே தெரியாதவன் போல் அமர்ந்திருப்பாய். 

2018

Moving into 2018, Agathiyar put a stop to the rituals and charity that we were engaged with and had us go within, the first step towards walking the path of Gnanam. I had the pleasure of having Nadi readings from another Nadi reader, where Lord Muruga spoke. 

30.1.2018

• Days before Agathiyar's Jayanthi, Lord Muruga, coming through the Nadi, said, "Son, I shall come into your home for the upcoming Guru Puja. Your home puja is a universal puja too. The Devas, Gnanis, Muktas, and Siddhas will come. Siva and Parvathy shall be there too. The Siddha Gnanangal will be there. I shall bring devotees to your home." Lord Muruga acknowledges that my ego died. 
• மைந்தனே வரும் குரு நாளில் உன் இல்லத்து பூஜைக்கு வருவேன். உன் இல்ல பூசை இது உலக பூசை. உன் இல்ல பூசையைத் தீர்மானித்தாய். வரும் வியாழக்கிழமை அன்று ஆண்டு குரு பூசையைத் தீர்மானித்துள்ளாய். நன்றாக யாம் வருவோம். தேவர் வருவார். ஞானியர்கள், முக்தர்கள், சித்தர்கள் வருவார். அம்மை அப்பன் வந்து அங்கே அருளி நிற்பார். ஆகாய மார்கமாக சித்த கணங்கள் வரும். உன் இல்லத்தில் நடக்கின்ற பூசையில் உளமார முருகன் நான் இருப்பேன். ஏற்று உனக்குச் சார்ந்து இருந்து என்னைக் காட்டுவேன். நான் உன்னைச் சார்ந்து இருப்பேன். அன்று இயம்புவேன். மாந்தர் கூட்டத்தை அனுப்பி வைப்பேன். குட்டாட்டால் உன் இல்லம் மகிழ்ச்சி காணும். நான் என்ற அகம்பாவம் அழியக் கண்டேன். இன்னும் ஒரு வாக்கைச் சொல்கின்றேன். எனக்கு நீ ஆலயத்தை அமைக்க வேண்டும். நிற்கவே இம்மண்ணில் எந்தனுக்கு ஆலயமும் அமைத்து உள்ளார். என்னை வேறு விதமாய் காட்டித்தான் வைத்துள்ளார். என்னை நீ காட்டுகின்ற காட்சி வேறு.

I did just that. I stepped aside as requested, and what do you know. The heavens came down on our little home just as Lord Muruga had mentioned that they would. He came after the fest to others in their respective Nadi and revealed that he was present during Agathiyar's Jayanthi celebrations.

As he asks that I build a temple for him, stating that though there are many in this nation, I shall show him differently, this puzzled me, as I had no notion of what he was talking about. How could I show him differently, I asked myself? Later, he sends Agathiyar as his emissary, coming through an elderly devotee at a temple event in Carey Island, to coax me and my wife into building one. If before this moment he had other Siddhas speak to us through the Nadi, too, now he came and addressed us in person through his devotees regularly. He brought Ramalinga Adigal often with him, too. We were blessed to have other Siddhas and deities address us, too. 

1.2.2018

Lord Muruga said he was there and that the Devas played their Lila.

• நான் காட்சி கொடுத்தேன் ஷண்முக அவடையப்ப இல்லத்தில். அந்த இல்லத்தில் தேவர்கள் நாங்கள் விளையாடி நின்றோம். நன்றாய் ஆவுடையப்பன் உடலில் யாவரும் இறங்கி நின்றோம். அந்தப் பூசைக்குத் தேவர்கள், மூவர்கள், சக்தியர்கள், ஷண்முகன், கணேசன், சித்தர்கள், முக்தர்கள் யாவரும் வந்து புடை சூழ நின்றோம். அன்னவன் செய்கின்ற பூசையில் எல்லாம் அகத்தியர் முதல் சித்தர்கள் முருகன் யானும் வந்து அவனைச் சார்ந்திருந்து ஆசி வழங்கினோம். அன்னவன் ஆண்டு பூசையில் வந்திருந்தோம். அவனோடும் அருளோடும் விளையாடி நின்றோம். அவரது இல்லத்தில் விளையாடினோம். பெருமையாய் நேற்று நடந்தது அத்துனையும் பார்த்தாய். நாங்கள் வந்திருந்தோம். பரமேஸ்வரன் பரமேஸ்வரி தன்னை அழைத்து வந்திருந்தோம். வடிவேலன் இறங்கினேன் அவடையப்பனிடம். அற்புதமாகச் சித்தர்களும், முக்தர்களும் வந்தோம். அங்குதான் என்னுடைய விளையாடல் பார்த்தீர்.

While crossing the street after purchasing some groceries, a sneeze came on the tug and pull that came on during my shower in 2010 came on again, crippling me again now in the middle of the street. But neither Lord Muruga nor Agathiyar abandoned me. 

7.10.2018

Agathiyar in the Nadi said that my breath was "twisted". The most compassionate father, acknowledging that I cannot possibly withstand even the slightest pain, chose to provide his medicines and ointments to bring on quick relief.

• உனக்குத்தான் நித்திரை தவ வாசி காலம் வாசியும் சீர் பிசகி முடங்கித் தான் இருக்கு. சோர்ந்திடாது நீ திடங்கள் பெறுவதற்கு தீர்க்கமுடன் எங்களின் வாகடங்கள் சொல்வோம். சிறு வலியும் பொறுக்காத தேகம் அப்பா பிள்ளை உனக்கு வலி வருத்தம் இல்லாது சாத்மீக வாகடன்கள் சொன்னோம்.

8.10.2018

The next day, Lord Muruga came in the Nadi, telling me my body was crumbling as age had caught up with me. My spine and hips were tense, and the gel at the joints had hardened. This was the reason for the acute pain I was having. With some treatment done earlier (by devotees), a quarter of the issue was overcome. He tells me why I had to go through the suffering. It was to have me sit in one place and do Tapas. He heals me through coming through a devotee and simultaneously in the Nadi. On a different note, he says that Agathiyar Vanam can take on a new name, Agathiyar Tapovanam. Praising me for keeping a low profile yet spreading the wisdom of Agathiyar, he added that he resides as the Atma in us.


• இந்தத் தேசத்தில் சத்தமின்றி அகத்தியரைப் பலருக்கு நீ காட்டினாய் அப்பா. உன் தொண்டை மெச்சுகின்றேன். நின் தேகம் தளருகிறது அப்பா. தேகத்திற்கு முதுமை அது வந்துவிட்டாலும் தெளிந்த ஒரு ஆத்மவுள் இருப்பது யானே. இந்தக் காலம் உன்னுடைய முதுகு எலும்பும் இடுப்பும் தானே ஒரு வித இறுக்கமாய் இருக்குதப்பா. அப்பா அங்கே இருக்கின்ற தைலம் தானே தைலமது உலர்ந்து போச்சு. இதுதான் உண்மை ஆதலால் சேரும் எலும்பு சந்திப்பெல்லாம் அறிவித்தால் ஒருவித இறுக்கம் அச்சு. ஆச்சப்பா மின்னல் போன்ற வலி தோன்றும். அங்கே அப்போது துடி துடித்து நிற்பான் மைந்தன். மைந்தனுக்கு மருத்துவம் சில செய்ததாலே மாற்றங்கள் கால் பங்கு குணமாகக் கண்டேன். சாற்றநல் இது எதற்கென்று கேள். அகத்தில் நீ அமர்ந்து தவம் தியானம் செய்ய. தெளிவிக்க அகத்தியரும் புறப்பட்டு விட்டார். திறம்படவே நீ நடமாட வேண்டும் அப்பா. தீர்க்கமாய் அதற்குத் தான் நூல் உரைக்க வந்தேன். ஆறுமுகன் சொல்லுகின்றேன் ஷண்முகத்திற்குக் கூறுகின்றேன் உன்னால் எழுந்து நடமாட முடியும். குமரனும் இன்று இரவே அற்புதம் செய்வேன். மெள்ள அகத்தியர் வனம் அகத்தியர் தபோவனம் ஆகும். தவம் செய்யும் வனம் அப்பா தபோவனம் ஆகும்.

9.10.2018

The next day, Lord Murugan comes in a Nadi reading for another devotee and explains how he healed me the night before.

• செய்தித்தேன் மருத்துவம் யான் கூட நேற்று. மெய்யாக அவன் வலியைப் போக்கினேன். ஜீவ நூலாய் ஜீவனாய் இறங்கி பங்காக அவன் உடலைச் சார்ந்திருந்தது அவனுக்குச் சிகிச்சை செய்தோம். ஆறுமுகன் பேசினேன் இறங்கினேன் ஒரு கணத்தில். நன்றாய் மயில் இராகு கொண்டு சண்முகத்தின் தேகத்தை தடவிய அவன் வலியைப் போக்கினேன். மைந்தனவன் தியான வழி சிந்தைகொள்ள அவன் தனக்கு சக்தி பெருகும்.

2019

3.1. 2019

As they anticipate a larger crowd that my humble home could not possibly accommodate, they seem to want me to either build a temple or move to a larger venue.

• எனக்குச் செய்யும் பூசை கண்டு மயங்கித் தவத்தொரும் சித்தர் எல்லாம் தடம் நாடி வந்தோம். தடம் அதனில் அற்புதங்கள் அதிசயங்கள் நிகழும். நாடி மாந்தர் பெரும் கூட்டம் கட்டுக்கடங்கா. நாள் அதன் பின் தனி கோட்டம் அமைப்போம். நன்றாம் மண்ணுலகில் உன் கோட்டம் பிரபலியம் ஆகும். 

As I was made to sleep in his room, getting up to go to the loo upstairs, I collapsed before him. Picking myself up, I again collapsed at the bottom of the stairs. I collapsed again outside the bathroom. My body began to twist and turn just as the snake lashes its body back and forth. But though I was writhing in pain, it was blissful too at the same time. I was conscious and laughing away, while lying on the parquet floor.

15.9.2019

Agathiyar said that the three Dosas were cleared, the Suzhimunai was open, and the crown too was open. The Kundalini fire had risen, and I was partaking the Amirtham or honey. He said that the awakening of the Kundalini is akin to the snake waking up, causing us to stir and move in the manner that I lay writhing in pain earlier. But this is bliss, he says too. He asked me to remain calm and not to make a fuss about it. They shall speak to us, he adds, giving Upadesa. "What you say shall be our thoughts. We will work through you for the betterment of others." Agathiyar too tells me that he lives in me as the Jeeva within.

• மும்மலங்கள் அற்றதொரு தேகம் என்பதனால் முனை திறந்து உட்சியும் திறந்து குண்டலினி உயர்ந்து கனல் எழும்பி அமிர்தத்தை இடைவிடாது உண்டு கொண்டு இருக்காய். குண்டலினி சக்தியெல்ல்லாம் எழுப்புவதெல்லாம் குவலயத்தின் பாம்பின் போன்று நெளிய நேரும். ஆனால் ஆனந்தம் ஆனந்தம் அதுதான் என்போம். நீ உள்ளே அமைதியுடன் இருந்து தான் ஆர்ப்பாட்டம் இல்லாது இருப்பாய். மூப்பான நிலை வந்ததால் முனை திரண்டு பேசி நிற்போம் நாங்களும் தான். உன்னுள்ளே நாங்கள் இருந்தவாறு உபதேசம் அளிப்போம். பலவாறாக நீ உரைக்கும் வார்த்தையெல்லாம் எங்கள் சிந்தை அப்பா. உன்னுள் இருந்து நாங்கள் மாந்தர்க்கு நலம் ஞானம் வழங்குவோம். உன்னுள் ஜீவமாய் இருக்கின்றோம். 

This is the third instance they spoke about the Kundalini. 

29.11.2019

Ramalinga Adigal came through a devotee and hugged all those present, inviting us to invite the light within. "Arutperunjothi has taken possession of you. Open up your Atma. Open up your heart to receive him. The Jothi shall come within and embed in you. We are slaves to this Jothi. I am a slave too."

• அருட்பெருஞ்சோதி ... வாரும் ஐயா …  அருட்பெருஞ்சோதி ஆட்கொண்டானப்ப ... மற்றவர்களும் வாரும் ... உங்களையும் ஆட்கொண்டானப்ப … உங்கள் ஆத்மவை திறந்து வையுங்கள் ... உங்கள் இதயத்தைத் திறந்து வையுங்கள்... ஜோதியினை உன்னுள் பதிந்தது. ஜோதியினை நீ இணைந்து விடு.  ஜோதியினை பிரகாசிக்கச்செய். ஆழ்ந்து போ. அனைவரும் ஜோதிக்கு அடிமை. அடியேனும் அடிமை. 

This was the very first time we got to know what a Pranava and Oli Degam would be like for the devotee, in whom Ramalinga Adigal came, was lifted off the floor, and we had a tough time holding him back. We saw Ramalinga Adigal's desire and wish to see us attain his state too, calling out to Arutperunjothi to shower his grace and bless us. 

This reminds us of Tavayogi's writings on gravity. As science says that we and everything else on the face of the earth are subjected to the pull of gravity exerted from its center, so too man is subjected to this force within his body. And by transforming his body chemically, he breaks loose from its force, he breaks loose from its hold, he is space-borne and free. And he is free and liberated. As one energy form is converted to another, so too the gross body is transformed into a body of light. 

பூமியின் ஈர்ப்புச் சக்தியான மையப் பகுதியைக் கடந்து எந்த ஒரு பொருளோ புவி ஈர்ப்புத் தன்மைக்கு அப்பால் சென்றால் அது வெட்டவெளியில் சுதந்திரமாக மிதக்கிறது என்று விஞ்ஞானம் கூறுகிறது. அதேபோல் மனிதனும் தன்னை கீழ்நோக்கி இருக்கும் மூலாதார சக்தியை மேல் நோக்கிச் செலுத்தினால் பிண்டத்தின் ஈர்ப்புச் சக்தியைக் கடந்தால் மனிதனும் வெட்டவெளியில் சுதந்திரமாக இருக்கலாம். ஆனால் மனிதன் உடலில் இருக்கும் வரை மேல்நோக்கிப் பயணம் செய்ய முடியாது. ஆகவே பஞ்சபூத உடலை வேதியியல் மாற்றத்தால் மாற்றி மூல அணுவாக மாற்றிப் புவியீர்ப்புக் கோட்டை கடந்து வெட்ட வெளியில் சேர்ந்து சுதந்திரமாக உலாவுவதே ஞானம் ஆகும். அதுவே சொரூப சித்தி எனப்படும். அதைப் போதிப்பதுதான் சித்தர் நெறி. 

24.12.2019

Agathiyar, in this final Nadi reading for me before the Nadi readers slowly made their way back to their homeland in the wake of the pandemic, revealed what Gnanam is. The art of transforming the Asudha Degam into a Sudha Degam and later into the Pranava Degam and finally into the Oli Degam is indeed Gnanam. Gnanam then is in knowing this art and making the transformation happen. He told me, "Your journey till this day was external and was for worldly existence. Now you shall tread a journey that takes you within. You will come to understand the reason you were born. When your breath rises through the சுழுமுனை or Sushumna Nadi, engaging with the chakras, upon reaching the seventh chakra, you shall get the answer. At that moment, a Sakti will come within. That is சுழுமுனை or Sushumna. When everything is clear, that is Gnanam. Currently, your Muladhara and Svadhisthana are open. The breath is currently lodged in Svadhisthana. The time of its opening is near". Giving me some practice, he said, "Now is the right time to start your practice. This would open up the chakra completely. You will see many changes take place in your body. Don't be afraid. In activating these chakras, your body shall smell foul, you shall have constipation, and you shall urinate often. The Agathiyar Kuzhambu you consumed earlier helped stabilise your Vata, Kapha, and Pitta. Yet these Dosas need to be expelled further.

• அசுத்த தேகம் சுத்த தேகமாகி பிரணவ தேகமாகி ஒளி தேகமாகும் வித்தையே ஞானம். அதற்குத் தியானத்தில் வாசியைக் கவனி. உடல் குறு தத்துவங்களை அறிய வேண்டும். இதுநாள் வரையில் நீ கடந்து வந்தது இவ்வுலக வாழ்க்கையின் பயணம். இனி நீ கடக்க போவது உமது உல் பயணம். ஆதாவது நீ பிறந்ததன் நோக்கம் அறிவாய். உமது மூச்சி உனது சுழுமுனை தொட்டு உமது ஏழு சக்கரங்களில் பயணம் செய்யும் கால் ஏழாவது சக்கரம் தொடும் நிலையில் நீ உனது பிறவிக்கான பலனை அறிவாய். உனது நிலையை நீ தொடும்போது அக்கணம் உன்னை அறியாமல் உன்னை நோக்கி ஒரு  சக்தி உன்னுள் இறங்கும் - அதுவே சுழிமுனை. நீங்கள் உள் பயணிக்கும்போது எல்லாம் தெளிவாகத் தெரியும் சமயம் திரை விலகியத்திற்கு அர்த்தம். அதுதான் ஞானம். இத்தருணம் உமக்கு மூலாதாரம் திறந்தது, ஸ்வாதிஸ்டானம் திறந்தது. இப்பொது மான் மூச்சி குளத்தில் இருக்கிறது. அவை திறக்கும் தருணம் வந்தது. இப்போதுதான் நீ உமது பயிற்சியினை தொடங்க வேண்டும். இந்த நிலையில் அச்சக்கரம் முற்றும் திறந்துவிடும். உடலில் பல மாற்றங்கள் கண்டறிவாய். பயம் கொள்ள வேண்டாம். இச்சக்கரங்களில் புணர்ச்சியால் உன் உடலில் ஏற்படும் மாற்றங்கள் துர் நாற்றம் வீசும், மலச்சிக்கல் ஏற்ப்பட்டு கழிவு ஆகும், சிறுநீர் அதிகம் வெளியேறும். அன்று நீ உண்ட குழம்பினாள் உன் உடலிலிருந்து வாதம், கபம், பித்தம் சற்றே அகன்றது. இன்னும் இருக்கிறது. அவை அகலும். 

THE CALENDER OF EVENTS 2

The changes became obvious only much later as I continued further down the road. What went on unnoticed within until then, came out to the forefront only in 2010. Only then did I begin to notice the dramatic changes that were obviously taking place. Having pulled a nerve when I was clearing my throat in the shower, I experienced excruciating pain in my lower back, right up to my right toes, as a result. I was referred to the Orthopedic Specialist at the general hospital, who put me on physiotherapy. 

9.8.2010

Agathiyar in the Nadi reading said the heat of my Tapas was at its height. According to him, my Muladhara chakra had opened up and, as a result, had activated the energies in me. The three Dosas had gone haywire, too. As such, he recommended certain Siddha medicines. He asked to see a physician who could bring my health, which was declining, back to its former state. He assured me that with his grace, I shall recover well. He asked me to stop all my current practices. On another note, he gave me the good news that he had gifted me certain powers to carry on with his work.

• உண்டான ஞான கனல் மிகுந்த காலம் உயர்வான காலம் அப்பா இது. பாரிச பீடைகளும் வந்து நிற்கும். உற்றதொரு மூலாதார சக்கரமும் உயர் விதமாய் உட்டனங்கள் அடைந்ததனாலே உரைக்க வரும் சோர்வும் தேகம் தன்னில். உரைக்கலாம் முக்கூற்று திருப்பும் இப்போ முறையாகச் சம நிலையில் இல்லாதிருக்க சோதனைகள் வந்து நிற்க்கும் அச்சம் மிதந்து. சிறப்பு தரும் வாகடமும் செப்பலாம். ஆனதொரு ஆரோக்கியம் மட்டும் சோடை. ஒளடதமும் பிடகனை அறிந்து ஏற்க்கவே மாற்றங்கள் ஏற்றம் கிட்டும். என் அருளால் பூரணமாய் பரிசுத்தம் காண்பாய். தரணிதன்னில் எங்கள் வழி மார்க்கத்தில் தப்பாது பூசையும் தவமும் செய்து தான் உயர்வு அடைந்திட்ட பாலகன் உனக்குத் தரணியே உயிர் பிணி ஏது சொல்வோம் உடல் பிணி ஏதுதான். அச்சம்கொள்ள. இந்தக் காலம் தனக்குள்ளே பல ஆற்றல் தந்துவிட்டேன் தரணியிலே என் பணியை நீ பார்ப்பதனால். 

Seeing my agony, pain, and suffering, Agathiyar on 17.10.2010, gave me the good news and consoled me on the bad too. Bringing me the good news, he stated that what is generally achieved through Hatha Yoga was possible through Tapas and Puja, which, apparently, I had attained through my Tapas and Puja too. Now he gave me the bad news, pointing out that my health was declining. He asked to see a physician who could bring it back to its former glory and state. With his grace, I shall recover well, he added. I was asked to continue my Puja and worship. I was to continue my Tapas and Dharma too. Meanwhile, he shall continue his miracles, too, he said. I was to continue to spread his fame.

• அடையோகம் தன்னில் கிட்டும் சித்தி அவையனைத்தும் தவமொடு வழிபாட்டில் பெறுவாய். ஆனதொரு ஆரோக்கியம் மட்டும் சோடை. ஒளடதமும் பிடகனை அறிந்து ஏற்க்கவே மாற்றங்கள் ஏற்றம் கிட்டும். என் அருளால் பூரணமாய் பரிசுத்தம் காண்பாய்.  வழிபாடும் பூசையும் செய்வாய் நன்றாய். தாழ்வெது உந்தன் பூசை தன்னில். தவமும் தர்மமும் சேர்த்துக் காண்பாய். காண்பாயே அற்புதங்கள் அதிசயமும். கணக்காக என் பெருமை உலகுக்கு ஓதி பெருமை பல உலக மாந்தர் அடையச் செய்வாய். அடையோகம் தன்னில் கிட்டும் சக்தியெல்லாம் அவை அனைத்தும் தவமோடு வழிபாட்டில் பெறுவாய். 

2011

16.1.2011

Agathiyar, who continued to monitor my situation, assured me that all would be fine. He asked me to continue taking the prescription for another half a Mandalam (24 days).

• வாகடன்கள் தேகத்திற்கு மட்டும் வளத்துடனே அரை மண்டலாம் எடுத்துக் கொள்ள தேகமத்தில் குறை வாரா. 

9.8.2011

Telling me that by taking the Siddha path, one touches Siddhantam, he acknowledged the blissful state I was in. The graceful light has increased in its immensity, he said.

• ஆனந்த நிலை இப்போ அடைந்திருக்கிறாய். அருள் ஜோதி நிலை பெருகி உள்ளத்தப்பா. விளம்பலாம் சித்தாந்தம் மார்க்கம் தொட்டு சுத்தமுடன் சித்தர் வழி சமயம்பற்றி வின்னமில்லா நிலை பலதும் அடைந்துவிட்டாய். 

If previously all these Nadi readings were from the Aasi Nadi, on 26.11.2011, Agathiyar addressed the issue clearly in a specific Nadi, the Nadaimurai Prasanna Aasi Nool or நடைமுறை பிரசன்ன ஆசி நூல். He classified my agony as sensory illusions that were external and "superficial, existing or occurring at or on the surface and appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely," what he called Paareesa or உடலின் ஒரு பக்கம் Peedai. He says the Muladhara chakra had attained intense heat, resulting in my condition, leading to immobility. This would result in tiredness and exhaustion. The three Dosas too have gone haywire. Agathiyar spelled out the solution in the form of several Siddha herbs and prayers. He asked to consume Amalaki and Triphala. He asked that I stop all forms of Tapas and Yoga practices for the time being. He asked that I pray to the Sun God and Lord Murugan to bring relief.

• தரணிதன்னில் எங்கள் வழி மார்க்கத்தில் தப்பாது பூசையும் தவமும் செய்து தான் உயர்வு அடைந்திட்ட பாலகன் உனக்குத் தரணியே உயிர் பிணி ஏது சொல்வோம் உடல் பிணி ஏதுதான் அச்சம்கொள்ள. பாரிச பீடைகளும் வந்து நிற்கும். உற்றதொரு மூலாதார சக்கரமும் உயர் விதமாய் உட்டனங்கள் அடைந்ததனாலே உரைக்க வரும் சோர்வும் தேகம் தன்னில். உரைக்கலாம் முக்கூற்று திருப்பும் இப்போ முறையாகச் சம நிலையில் இல்லாதிருக்க சோதனைகள் வந்து நிற்க்கும் அச்சம் மிதந்து. சிறப்பு தரும் வாகடமும் செப்பலாம். செப்பலாம் தவம் தன்னை நிறுத்திவைக்க.  சிறப்பு இருக்கு வழிபாடும் முறையே மாறாது சூரிய வழிபாடும் செய்ய வழிபாடும் வேலவர்க்கும் முறையே செய்யப் பங்கம் ஏதும் வந்திடாது கலக்கம் கொள்ளா. பாரிச பீடைகள் வந்து நிற்கும். உற்றதொரு மூலாதார சக்கரமும் உயர் விதமாய் உட்டணங்கள் அடைந்ததாலே. உரைக்க வரும் சோர்வுகளும் தேகம் தன்னில். உரைக்கலாம் முக்கூற்று திரிப்பும் இப்போ முறையாகச் சமநிலையில் இல்லாதிருக்கச் சோதனைகள் வந்து நிற்கும் அச்சம் மிகுந்து. சிறப்பு தரும் வாகடமும் செப்பலாம். செப்பலாம் தவம் தன்னை நிறுத்திவைக்கப் பங்கம் ஏதும் வந்திடாது கலக்கம் கொள்ளா. அவனியிலே மரணமில்லா பெரு வாழ்வு யோகம் இருப்பதனால் வெற்றி திண்ணம். 

2012

16.1. 2012

Agathiyar says that I should increase the moments I sit in Puja, doing it in the mornings, noon, and evenings too. He said that he shall test us in many ways.

• தான் உத்தமமாய் வழிபாடும் நாழி ஒன்று துயில் தன்னில் உதிக்கும் காலம் செய்வாய். மேலும் தினம் சூழ் வேளையிலும் பூசை தன்னை தீர்க்கமாய் செய்திடுவாய். சித்தரின் பூசைதனை செய்து வருவாய். முக்காலமும் உணரும் சக்தி பெற்றிடுவாய். மண்ணுலகில் பல வகையில் சோதிப்போம். வையகத்தில் வாக்கு மாறா வழிபாடு செய்து ஆண் நீயும் பெருநிலை அடைந்துவிட்டாய்.

15.2.2012

The physiotherapist surprised me by asking me to do the exercises that she had taught me and which she had asked me to carry out at home, which I had put into practice over the past seven months. As I moved into position to begin to raise my right leg behind me and stretch my back, there was something like a latch released, a knot that was untied or loosened, as if something gave way, and a dam burst; it brought instantaneous relief and joy to the extent I shouted out and cried in joy. The excruciating pain that I had endured for so long left magically and mysteriously just as it had come on me. All was well as Agathiyar had said.

2013

15. 2. 2013

Apparently, I was yearning for another reading, in the absence of one, because Agathiyar asks me why I needed to rely on his Nadi when he was with us. He asks to stop the search as he shall provide for me.

• உன்னோடு நான் இருக்க உனக்கேன் வாக்கு. ஓதாது உணரும் சக்தி பெற்றுவிட்டாய். உச்சி திறந்த மைந்தன் நீ அறிவாய் இன்றோ. சுழி திறந்து முக்தி கண்டாய். தேடிய நாடிய காலமெல்லாம் போதும். தேடி வந்து அருள் செய்வோம் இனித்தான் உனக்கு. 

2014

21.9.2014

Agathiyar asks that I write about the Siddha Marga. He shall induce me to write, he said. He spoke about the fine state of my chakras and that the Suzhumunai was open.

• தக்கதொரு எழுதிடுவாய் சித்த மார்க்கம் பற்றி. எழுத வைப்போம் சிந்தையிலே கலந்து நாங்கள். ஆதாரம் முறையாய் விளங்கி நிற்கும். முனை திறந்து இருக்கிறாய் இப்போ. 

2015

28.3.2015

Agathiyar said that he had seen the changes that had taken place within me. He said that his light or Jothi had expanded in me. The Suzhumunai was open. He spoke about the crown being open and that I was receiving his light. He thanked me for bringing others into the path through my writings. He said my home, which was his Vanam or garden, had transitioned into Gnanakottam or Temple of Wisdom.

• தேகத்தில் மாற்றங்கள் பெற்று இருக்காய். அகத்துக்குள் அகத்தின் ஜோதி பெருகி தேகத்தில் பல மாற்றம் பல சக்தி கிட்டி முனை திரண்டு இருப்பாயே. நீ உலகில் என் ஜோதியைப் பெற்று விட்டாய். கருணையுடன் கருத்துகளை உலகிற்குப் பரப்பிக் கருணையான நிலை தன்னை பலர் அடையச் செய்தாய். உண்மையான மார்க்கத்தை உலகிற்கு ஓதி உயர் நிலையைப் பலர் அடைய வைத்தவன். இல்லமதும் ஞான கோட்டமாகி இறை ஞான நிலை அடைவார் வருவோர் எல்லாம். அருள் புரிந்தோம் ஞான கோட்டம் தன்னில்.  அருள் தவம் ஆசி பெற வழிவகுத்தோம். திறந்தோமே உட்சியும் உனக்கும் மைந்தா. 

THE CALENDER OF EVENTS 1

Reading Paramahansa Yogananda's "Autobiography of a Yogi" and later reading a book by Swami Chinmayananda, who asked aspirants to keep a spiritual diary, I too started documenting my travels on the path of the Siddhas, beginning with my maiden travels to India in 2002, which has come to benefit me because, as age catches up with us, our memory tends to fail. And I gather from readers that this blog and the postings have reached out to them, too. If astrologer Dr. Krishnan had told me that I would write later, when I used to frequently drop in on him in the nineties, Agathiyar asked me to write about the Siddha Marga in the Nadi readings on 21.9.2014. Later on 28.3.2015, Agathiyar thanked me for bringing others into the path through my writings. On 28.8.2015, he says my writings have reached many. Later in 2020, he told me, "There is much I need to carry out through you. Enough of my praise. Write about your bodily experiences. Let your writings be about the changes taking place in your body. Let your readers know the changes that take place in the body if they come to worship the light and seek to merge with it. My wisdom shall be your experience. Experience first, and I shall clarify the experiences later. Experience is knowledge to you. Nothing is beyond experience."

Here is the calendar of events or travelogue leading to the latest Nadi reading on 21 February 2026. Agathiyar revealed that the process of internal transformation resulting from my practice of the Asana and Pranayama techniques (of Kundalini Yoga) that Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal taught me and several others in my nephew's home in 2007, which I diligently put into practice, had culminated in me arriving at a blissful state, with Agathiyar's grace. சுணக்கமில்லா சுழிமுனையும் ஆதாரம் திடம் சுத்தமுடன் குண்டலினி யோக ஆற்றல் முறைப்பெற்று ஆனந்த நிலை அகத்தியரின் துணையோடு பெற்றாய்.

I came to Agathiyar at the age of 43, coming to read my Nadi for the very first time. This account of the changes within that I was not aware of initially until Agathiyar spelt it out in the Nadi, and I began to experience through my senses in later years, might serve as a guide for those who have activated their account either knowingly or unknowingly after getting the password or initiated by a guru, from the net, or books, or accidentally tripping over this life wire. 

13.10.2007

The first mention of the Kundalini was made in the Nadi reading held on 13.10.2007. Agathiyar said, "We are delighted to see your Kundalini Sakti arise." 

• உண்டாகும் குண்டலினி சக்தி உனக்கு உயர்வதைக் கண்டு நாங்கள் வியந்தோம் அப்பா. 

Although Agathiyar spoke about the awakening, I never actually knew until he told me, as nothing extraordinary, as spoken or written on the typical signs of Kundalini awakening, in books on Yoga, had taken place back then. Neither did I experience anything. I did not pursue my search nor speak about it to another, not even my guru Tavayogi, knowing that he was not one to entertain any talk on Kundalini.

2008

18.5.2008

Patanjali too spoke about the Kundalini, in a Nadi reading, saying that it shall gain momentum. He said the colors of the aura and the chakras will enhance as a result of Kundalini awakening. He briefed me on his Yoga Sutram, mentioning that the many practices taught and shown, and that I had put into practice, shall bring on excessive heat within, hence the need to take Sattvic food that cools the body. For a start, I was to refrain from taking processed food once a week. He asked me to take only natural food on Saturdays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. He asked to refrain completely from taking salt, sugar, sour, and pungent foods.

• வளமிருக்கும் வர்ணமும், ஆதாரமும் சித்தி கொண்டதோர் குண்டலினி ஓங்கும் பாரு. ஒப்பிலா உடல் சூடும் தியானத்தால் உனக்குச் சோர்வு வந்திடும் இக்கணம் தன்னில். தான் நீயும் குளிர்ச்சி தரும் பண்டம் தவறாது ஏற்றிட வேண்டும் அப்பா. நிலைத்துத் தான் அங்கத் திடம் ஓங்கச் சிறப்பாக வாரம் ஓர் நாள் மட்டும் செயற்கை உணவு மட்டும் ஏற்கா. மட்டிலா செய், கரி, குரு நாள் தன்னில் மகத்தான மருத்துவத்தின் உணவும் ஏற்பாய் கட்டளைதான் உப்பு, புலி, காரம், இனிப்பும் கண்டிப்பாய் ஆகாது ஏற்க வேண்டாம். பதஞ்சலியின் யோக சூட்சம இதுதான் மைந்தா. 

30.9.2008

Agathiyar revealed that the light in the third eye had appeared. This, too, was news to me. I had no idea what he was talking about. He, too, like Patanjali, guided me, asking that I observe the breath. He asks that I seduce and worship the breath, manipulate and learn to control it, telling me that "All the Siddhas passed the test through breath control". In saying that "Bigger things lie within the breath," he told me that Lord Vinayagar and Gautama Buddha had excelled in the techniques of Pranayama. He told me that he was only sharing what the Siddhas themselves had practiced and attained.

• நேர்மையான தவத்தாலே நெற்றிக் கண் ஒளியும், ஒளி அதுவும் உனக்குமே வெளிப்பட்டது இப்போ. கண்ணியமாய் வாசிதனை வசப்படுத்திக் கணக்காகப் புசிக்கச் சிறப்பு தானே. சிறப்புயெலாம் வாசியிலே அடங்கி இருக்கு. சித்தர் எல்லாம் வாசி வழி தேர்ச்சி கண்டார். சிறப்புமிக்க மூத்தோனும் புத்தனும் தான் சிறப்பான வாசிக்கே அதிபதி ஆவார். ஆனதொரு வாசி தன்னை அடக்கினாலே ஆயுளோடு மரணம் இல்லா பெரு வாழ்வு உண்டு. தவசியெல்லாம் வாசியாலே தவமும் பெற்றார். தான் அடைந்த உண்மையெல்லாம் உனக்கு உரைத்தோம். 

8.12.2008

Agathiyar spoke about the importance of Pranayama further. Riding on the breath, one shall see the veil of ignorance drawn aside to reveal the light or Jothi, he said. Agathiyar threw in another surprise, saying that due to my Breathing or Vaasi practice or Pranayama, the Suzhimunai at the top of the head had opened. He assured me that he would draw all seven veils aside and have me see the light that he spoke about earlier. He said that he shall pave the way to reach the state of fulfillment and completeness that comes with the state of Soruba.

• வாசி பயிற்சியாலே சுழி திறந்து உச்சியும் திறக்கக் கண்டாய். ஏழுதிரை தன்னை நீக்கி வழுவாது சோதிதனை கான வைப்போம். வையகத்தில் பூர்த்தி நிலை அடையச் செய்வோம். சொரூப நிலை யாவும் பெற வழியும் செய்வோம். 

2009

27.8.2009

Agathiyar gave further practice on Tava Suksmam to do for two Mandalas (48 x 2). He dictated, "Taking in the breath, stay focused on the chakras above and below the nose. Do this twice a day." "It would strengthen the state of Gnana. It shall bring on clarity, power to the thoughts, and access to the Prapanjam." He reiterated again that these are practices they did and are sharing with us. I was surprised to know that there were chakras too in the spots Agathiyar said.

• வெற்றி நிலை மிகுந்து காணத் தவ சூச்சமம் தான் விவரிப்பேன். இரு மண்டலம் செய்வாய் நன்றாய். நெறி உடனே தினம் காலை மாலையும் தான் நாசியின் மேல் கீழ் சக்கரம் நோக்கி நோக்கியே தவம் பயிற்சி சில நாழிகை மட்டும் நாசியினுள் நீண்டவாறு வாசியை இழுத்து விட்டுப் பக்குவமாய் பயிற்சியும் செய்து  வரப் பலப்படும் ஞான நிலை பலவாறாக. பலவாறு தெளிவு திடம் சிந்தை கீர்த்தி பிரபஞ்சம் வசிய நிலை திண்ணம். உலகினிலே நாங்கள் செய்த பயிற்சிதான் உவந்து சொன்னோம் உனக்குமே சூச்சம். 

26.12.2009

Agathiyar said that the crown was open. He added that, as he wanted to gift me treasures, it would come by way of Tavayogi.

• ஞானத்தின் திறவுகோல் திறந்த பிள்ளை. உச்சியும்  திறந்த பிள்ளை. முக்கண்ணும் பிரகாசிக்கும். தர வேண்டும் போக்கிடங்கள் என்று நினைத்தோம். தவறாது யோகி வழி உனக்குக் கிட்டும். 

2010

2.1.2010

Agathiyar says that by chanting his name, one shall gain the merits and grace he had gained. 

• நாமத்தை நாள் நாளும் சொல்லி வந்தால் நான் அடைந்த புண்ணியங்கள் கிட்டிவிடும். சேமமான என்னைப் போல் அருளும் கிட்டி.

31.1.2010

He told me he would pass on his palm leaves or Nadi Nool someday to be worshipped. I shall come to read it too, he added. It was both a present and a gift from him.

• உரைத்த என் கரத்தாலே எழுதிய வாக்கை ஓர் நாளில் உன்னிடத்தில் ஒப்படைப்பேன் நானும். என் மடியில் நீ வைத்து வணங்கி வர என் நூலை நீ படிக்க விதி ஓர் நாள் உண்டு. உந்தனுக்கு எந்தனின் பரிசும் அதுவும் அன்பளிப்பும் ஆகும்.

3.4.2010

He asks to continue my yoga practice.

• சாதகனே என் யோக பயற்சிதன்னை சாற்ற நீ தினம் காலை மாலையும் தான் சரிசிறப்பாய் செய்து வர யோகம் அப்பா. பயிற்சிகளும் தனக்கு இத்திசையில் கிட்டி நலம் அடைவாய்.

12.7.2010

He says that I saw Sadashiva. This was news to me, too. Again, I had no idea what he was speaking about. He asks that I spread his fame.

• தரணியிலே சதா சிவதை கண்டவன் நீ. அகத்தியானின் புகழ் தன்னை பரப்புவாயே.

Though the Siddhas spoke about the mystical changes that were apparently taking place within me and in my chakras, sadly, I was unaware of these said changes in me. Life went on as usual for me. Also, I guess since I had a job and a family, they did not want to disrupt my life in any manner. Hence, when some can describe in detail the dramatic and cinematic changes within them after the awakening of the Kundalini, I had nothing similar to say or share. My awakening was, I guess, contained and monitored by Agathiyar.

INITIATION

The very first initiation I received was from Agathiyar, which I did not know until later. He came to Gopal Pillai Swami, the Paramaguru of my nephew, who was visiting his guru in Penang back then in 2001, and asked to be delivered to me. When my nephew came to deliver it, a surge of energy went into him and spell out the mantra, asking me to chant it. It was the Vasudeva mantra. I was told that it was to bring me to my guru. I did as told.

A year later, I came to my Moola guru Agathiyar through my very first Nadi reading. Agathiyar now asked that I chant Lord Ganesa's mantra, which I did. He also told me that I shall meet my guru on my trip to India to carry out my Parikaram or remedies for my past flaws.

The following year, in 2003, at the tail end of my pilgrimage to India after having circumambulated the Holy Hill Arunachala, by divine intervention, I mysteriously landed at the doorstep of my very first guru in physical form, Supramania Swami, whom Agathiyar had mentioned I would meet both in the Nadi and through Gopal Pillai Swami. Supramania Swami took me as his son and disciple and passed me a Siva mantra to chant. 

Two years on in 2005, when again by divine intervention I knocked on the door of the Peedham that Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal of Kallar Ashram had come to officiate in Malaysia, with a pamplet on my hand that I had received after my very first Nadi reading in 2002 mentioning his name on it, Tavayogi took me as his son and disciple, giving eight, including my wife and me, an initiation into the mantra of Agathiyar written on a slip of paper.

In all these initiations, there was no physical contact. When I told Tavayogi that Agathiyar had asked that I read the Nadi when I was 43 years of age, and as I was 43 then, in 2005, he pointed me to a Nadi reader, T.Ramesh. Agathiyar, in the reading, told me to get another initiation from Tavayogi the same night, which I did. Though Tavayogi too was equally puzzled, as he had already initiated my wife and me earlier, he accepted the gifts that Agathiyar had asked me to purchase and present to him as Guru Dhakshanai. He gave my gifts back to me and just touched my shoulders in gratitude. That was the magic touch, I suppose. 

Later, taking up Agathiyar's directive and Tavayogi's invitation to visit the Kallar Ashram, he tells me on our morning walk that Agathiyar had asked him what he was going to give me. Agathiyar replied that he would let Tavayogi know later. Just before I left the ashram, Tavayogi called me in and initiated me on a Siva mantra. 

Thence, my journey took up momentum. On his later visit in 2007, he showed me and several others several Yoga and Pranayama techniques that I began to carry out. Agathiyar, in later years, told me that this was a treasure that Tavayogi had given us.

In 2009, Agathiyar gave me his own mantra in the Nadi too to chant and share with others. 

In carrying out the Yoga practice given, this initiated the move of Prana within and activated the Muladhara Chakra. But as Tavayogi says, our effort is only till the second chakra, and so it began to pond and stagnate at Svadishtana. It needed Agathiyar's magic touch and hand to break the bund and release the pent-up energy to reach the far reaches of the Sahasrara chakra, within days in 2022. 

When Acharya Gurudasan of Salem taught us Kriya Yoga practices to supplement our existing practice, he did ask why I wasnt teaching the techniques shown by Tavayogi to others. I replied that he taught several of us for our own domestic consumption and never asked to teach others. 

But it was not the case with the worship of the Siddhas. Agathiyar began to send many youths over to my home beginning in 2013 to follow, watch, and participate in the rituals that I did at home, namely libation to Agathiyar's statue and lighting the fire pit. We reached out to their homes later and even conducted Siddha puja in temples too. With worship came charity, too, as we offered food to devotees during these events. I guess these seekers had their initiation into carrying out rituals at Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM), a name that my home took on with their arrival.

In anticipation of the arrival of the pandemic, Agathiyar brought down the shutters to AVM and had them go their way with whatever knowledge they had picked up on these rituals and worship. As for me, he had me go within. Post-pandemic saw him visit the homes of devotees who invited him over. Soon, he brought this to a halt, too, saying he was not moving anymore. He had me teach Mahindren the Yoga techniques I learned from Tavayogi and had him teach the rest of his buddies.

In the latest Nadi reading some days back, read by T.Ramesh again, Agathiyar tells me that my home has become his temple and Peedham, something that he had asked of me in my very first Nadi reading in 2002, and that Lord Muruga too requested in 2018. I was thinking that they wanted a formal temple, as built by many, but Lord Muruga told me that they had tested me and that my home was his temple. If they came and went on transit from Pothigai in the south or Kailash in the north, as they wished in the past, they tell me that my home is their residence now. They partake of the food we take. They listen to the songs we play, asking us to play more. They give their vision to some who turn up while they speak to others. They run the show. They run the home these days. My family is only a witness to their play and Lila.

So what are we waiting for? Let's get on the bandwagon and turn our homes into Siddha temples. Light the lamp. Light the Homam. Light the divine flame within all of us. Let us all become the Light. Let us join the fold of the Siddhas.

THE SIDDHA PATH

I am grateful to Mr. Sekaran at my former office, who passed me Paramahansa Yogananda's "Autobiography of A Yogi" just before he resigned his job to become a monk at Yogananda's Ranchi Ashram in 1994. Before reading this book, I only knew the deities, Gods and Goddesses whom our parents showed us as paintings in our home altar and as statues in the temples they brought us to as kids. As a kid, my mother would share stories of the divine walking among us on the face of the earth, and one fine day decided to leave for their abode, the last being Lord Narayana, who gifted everyone who came to see him off with a form of worship. I only came to know that the divine does walk the earth as gurus after reading this book.

Similarly, I only came to know of the Siddhas and their Nadi when the late Dr. Krishnan, astrologer, Siddha physician, and friend, told me about them in 1996. But as I knew no Nadi reader back then, I left it at that. Then, in 2002, my colleague Muralidaran Saminathan spoke to me about his experience in reading his Nadi in 2000. I got excited and asked him to book an appointment for me, which he did. That is how I came to the fold of the Siddhas and under the shadows of the gurus, Supramania Swami and Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal, whom they had me meet in 2003 and 2005, respectively. 

My home is a living witness to the wonders of the Siddhas and their practices, and to their predictions. What was foretold in the Nadi has come to take place. 

Shivavakiyar speaks about the four stages Sariyai, Kiriyai, Yogam, and Gnanam, describing them as a means to attain Salokam, Sameepam, Sarupam, and Sayuchyam, respectively.

தெளிந்த நற் சரியை தன்னில் சென்று சாலோகம் பெறும்

தெளிந்த நற் கிரியை பூசை சேரலாம் சாமீபமே

தெளிந்த நல்ல யோகம் தன்னில் சேரலாகும் சாரூபம்

தெளிந்த ஞானம் நான்கிலும் சேரலாம் சாயுச்யமே  436

First, living in the world of Siva or Saalokam, it was an external journey of going places, visiting temples, which is commonly known as Sariyai. Then, with the coming of the Siddhas, it turned to seeking out caves and sacred abodes of the Siddhas. Soon, in taking up rituals like libation to their statues and lighting the fire pit ourselves, known as Kriyai, we bridged both our worlds, that of ours and the Siddhas, coming close to them or Saameepam. Next, taking up Yogam, we come into their folds, taking on their ways in all manner, or Saarupam. In attaining Jnanam, we merge with them, Saayucham.

Reaching Sahasrara, my purpose was made known to me as Agathiyar had said earlier of this journey. I am to open the doors to my home for those out there seeking solace, and Agathiyar shall mend their hearts. I am to give an ear to their problems, and Agathiyar shall relieve them of their burden. I am to help them start the journey, too, just as Tavayogi did start mine, telling me, "Only now the actual journey begins, my son," as we left for the Kutralam hills. 

GRATITUDE

Going through the Nadi reading that Agathiyar gifted me several days ago, I am indebted to my gurus, Supramania Swami, Tavayogi Thangarasan, and Agathiyar, besides Lord Muruga, Lord Siva, and Parvathi. 

I need to give thanks to many good souls whom I met on this short journey of some 24 years on the path of the Siddhas, and those who came by my home and gave me the much-needed experiences without the need for me to step out of my home.

• The Almighty, Divine, and Param, whose play or Lila it is. 
• Maya for veiling the truth so that we will have an adventure in unveiling it.
• The many manifestations of the Yegan, or One whom we could choose to summon for our particular needs.
• The Siddhas who managed to decipher, fathom, and sieve through this chaos, coming for us to help us see through this deception, too.
• The Gurus in physical form who stood by us, giving us the pure essence that was retrieved from their years of practice, pain, agony, suffering, and experiences, as teachings and practices. 
• I am indebted to the many who served as Upagurus, too, teaching me a thing or two.
• Mother Prapanjam, who holds us in her bosom, giving herself without asking anything in return.

It is not possible to list every individual's name for fear of leaving someone out. But I shall hold them all in my thoughts and dear to my heart till my last breath. Thank you all. 

Sharing the reading and thanking those who were within reach, I saw the love they had for me in their replies.

• Thank you for guiding us at all phases ayya.
• Beautiful reading - a staunch acknowledgement of your state of being! It’s all you and your sincere sadhana, uncle! You’re an inspiration to generations of seekers. Ungaloda aanmeega theeyil appappo naanum kulir kaanjikkaren. 
• Super ayya. Waiting to visit you soon, ayya.
• எல்லாம் இறைவன் அருளால் குருவின் ஆசிகளும்.... வணங்குகிறேன் அய்யா.
• Thank you for sharing the wonderful reading for a highly evolved and blessed soul. We are thankful to our Agasthiyar for giving us an opportunity to be connected with you and the family of AVM. It is only after being associated with you and AVM that our lives took a different turn. The temples and ancient sites we visited after our association with AVM are still fresh in our minds. It was more of a spiritual experience rather than a physical experience. Only after our association with AVM did we have an opportunity to serve Agasthiyar at the Setia Eco City Agasthiyar shrine. As per his instructions and advice, we are going inward on our soul journey. Thank you, ayya, for being an instrument in our soul journey.
• Nice to hear, sir. Thanks for sharing. You and Aunty have contributed so much, sir. Thanks again.
• Great Aasi reading Anne .. Really, really happy for you.
• Koodi Nandrigal Anna. It is a blessing to have an acknowledgment from Agathiyar Appa.

THE FRUIT OF DEVOTION

When I was new to the path and accompanying Tavayogi to officiate a new Peedham in Banting during his visit to Malaysia, Tavayogi pushed me "on stage," asking me to speak about the Siddhas. I was a new kid on the block. What would I know about them? I spoke a few words about what I knew of Tavayogi and then cunningly switched to reciting the Arutperunjothi Mantra, which the rest followed. I did not have to speak further. But after traveling some 24 years with him, though I still do not know the man, Agathiyar has given me just enough experiences that I have come to share on this blog. 

What is surprising till his last days is that although Tavayogi, who went around officiating new Peedhams when asked for by those who showed interest in running them, never once suggested that I start one, my home slowly turned into one, through the hidden hand and touch of Agathiyar. Then he threw in a surprise through a Nadi reading on February 21, 2026, proclaiming that my home was his Peedham, and its current status. 

It made me recall Ramalinga Adigal's proclamation through several of his songs, all the divine states that the Divine chose to grant him. If only I could come up with such songs of gratitude and appreciation as well. 

Just as Supramania Swami told me, all our efforts do not go to waste; all the years of devotion towards the Siddhas and their worship indeed did not go to waste. Although I carried it out, not expecting its results, but to fulfill the dictates of Agathiyar, after some 24 years of worship, Agathiyar spells out its fruits in this Nadi reading. Agathiyar spoke about the home being a temple and spoke about the Sivarathri that we had observed recently.

எங்களை தினமும் தொழுது தெளிவு தேற்றம் ஏகாந்த நிலை கண்ட மைந்தன் நீதான். மங்களங்கள் தன் இல்லில் நாளும் கண்டேன். மகத்துவ சக்தி கொண்ட இல்லம் அப்பா. இல்லமதில் என் ஆசி கருணை எல்லாம் ஏற்றமுடன் நீ காண வழி வகுத்தேன். இல்லமதில் எல்லை இல்லா அருளும் ஆசி ஏக்கமில்லா மாந்தர் வாழ கருணைக்  கோட்டம். கோட்டத்தில் அடைக்கலம் புகுந்தோம் நாங்கள். ஆட்சியாய் வாசம் செய்வோம் உன் இல்லில் தான். ஆனந்தம் பேரானந்தம் உந்தன் இல்லம். உன் இல்லம் என்  இல்லம். வினைப்போக்கும் குருமுனி பீடம். வித்தை எல்லாம் கற்றுவிக்கும் விருட்சம் அப்பா. அப்பனின் அன்னையின் ஆசி நிறைந்து ஆறுமுகன் கருணைப் பார்வை நிறைந்து மூப்பான நிலை அடைய வைக்கும் இல்லம். முக்திக்கும் சித்திக்கும் பஞ்சம் ஏது பஞ்சமில்லா ஞான வேட்கை தணியும் அப்பா. பரமசிவன் இரங்கி வந்து மகிழ்ந்த இல்லம். கொஞ்சி விளையாடியே மகிழ்ந்தோம் நாங்கள். அங்கு பல அற்புதங்கள் அதிசயங்கள் ஆனந்த நிலை அடைந்தார் சீடர் மாந்தர் பலர். ஓங்கியே சக்தி ஆசி ஓங்கி ஒளியும் ஓங்கி விதவிதமாய் போற்றி பூசை மகிழ்ச்சி. 

Its translation is as follows.

"Through your daily worship of the Siddhas, you have gained clarity. We saw joy and bliss prevail daily in your home. It is a powerhouse. I have provided for my blessings and compassion to all who step within your home. Your home is a compassionate home. We have sought refuge and come to stay in your home. Joy and bliss prevail in your home. Your home is my Peedham. All practices shall be made available here. Lord Siva, Parvathi, and Lord Muruga shall bless all. Mukti and Siddhi shall be in abundance. The hunger and thirst for Gnanam shall be relieved here. Lord Siva has come down here. We played our divine game, and Lila here. Blessed are those who stayed for Sivarathri. They saw miracles and bliss that night."

He had previously told us about the benefits of conducting Puja many years back on 12.7.2010.

"There are many in this world who utter my name (Agathiyar),

Prayers done truthfully (to Sidhas) shall gain many benefits,

Prayers shall bring much joy,

Prayers done moderately but splendidly and honestly shall help protect the world,

Prayers done with fellow devotees will bring many benefits,

Many shall rise in stature and power,

Prayers will lead to a state of bliss,

Prayers done on full moon days shall strengthen the Jothi within,

Prayers will help remove doubts,

Through prayers, one shall attain godhead,

Strength, grace, and wealth shall be gained,

Stay on this path of devotion, and the family bond shall be strengthened,

All that is asked for shall be gained,

Prayers shall lead to meditation and charitable thoughts,

All ills shall be removed,

God shall listen to prayers,

Idiots shall become geniuses,

The benefits attained from prayers are indescribable, for many changes shall take place."

Indeed, just in adapting Saint Nakkirar's prayer, as my prayer, God did listen.

மோனா ஞான முழுதும் அளித்து

சிற்பரிப் பூரண சிவத்தைக் காண

நற்சிவ நிட்கள நாட்டமுந் தந்து

குருவுஞ் சீடனுங் கூடிக் கலந்து

இருவரும் ஒரு தனியிடந் தனிற் சேர்ந்து

தானந்தமாகித் தற்பர வெளியில்

ஆனந்த போத அறிவைக் கலந்து

ஈசனிைணயடியிருத்தி

மனத்தே நீயே நானாய்

நானே நீயாய்க்

காயா புரியைக் கனவெனவுணா்ந்து

எல்லாமுன் செயலென்ேற உணர

நல்லா உன்னருள் நாட்டந் தருவாய்

காரண குருவே கற்பகத் களிேற

வாரணமுகத்து வள்ளலே போற்றி

With the limited capacity of my understanding, that I have I provide its translation below.

"Conferring the Silent Jnana,

Coming face-to-face with the final revelation of the source,

Giving birth to divine desires,

Hence, the Guru and Student merge,

in a lone space, the Para Veli,

locked in blissful knowledge,

placed at the Holy Feet of Siva,

"Oh Maname, understand that you are ME, I am you,

The body is but just a fortress in a dream,"

Bring me to the realization that all is your doing,

Bring forth the yearning for your Grace in me,

Oh my Guru, Lord Vinayaga."

All the above words that were merely words to me in the beginning years materialized later, transforming into actuality, bringing on the desired prayer to fruition. 

Thavathiru Rengarajah Desigar used to tell Agathiyar devotees to ask the Divine for their needs. I used to take heed of his words and adopt his prayer as mine. Adopting this song that Thavathiru Rengarajah Desigar shared in one of his Ongarakudil publications brought me to the exact moment where Tavayogi took me into the woods, telling me that the Siddhas were ushering us and showering flower petals. 

அகத்தீசா உனது சீடர்களாகிய ஒன்பது கோடி பேரும் என்னை சூழ்ந்திருந்து நான் விரும்பியதெல்லாம் முடித்து வைப்பதோடு மட்டுமல்லாது உண்னுடைய மலையாகிய பொதிகைக்கு என்னை அழைத்து வர என்னை சீடனாக ஏற்றுக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். நான் உய்வதற்கு அருள் புரிய வேண்டும். அகத்தீசா உனது அருள் பூரணமாகப் பெற்றல் வேண்டும்.

This was a prayer to Agathiyar to bring all the Siddhas together to grant all our wishes, and bring us along to his abode in the Pothigai Hills, taking us as his students. I asked that he bless me so that I could progress spiritually. This was my daily prayer in the beginning. The prayer was granted when I had to go back to India a second time, this time to visit several temples mentioned in the Jnana Kaandam of the Nadi. Tavayogi volunteered to take me to the specified places. As we walked through the scrubs and forest making our way to the temples, shrines, and caves in the Pothigai Hills, Tavayogi began to point out to me that the Siddhas were ushering us, showering flower petals on us. After traveling places out there, and seeking him out and coming to know him as existing equally in the Prapanjam, it was the travel within that subtly brought on the changes that Ramalinga Adigal sang about and that Tavayogi and Agathiyar spoke about. If the above was taking on the external journey, Tavayogi used to say that our efforts in going within would bring us only till Svadishtana, the second Chakra, and that we need the grace of the Siddhas to take us further. Indeed, after taking up the Yoga Asanas that Tavayogi showed me and several others in 2007 on one of his visits to Malaysia, this practice that Agathiyar described as a treasure, activated the sleeping serpent in the Muladhara that took two steps and began to pond at the Svadishtana, not able to travel further. This brought on much pain and suffering. 

Coming through the Nadi,

• On 3.10.2007, they spoke on their amazement at seeing the Kundalini rise in me; 
• 8.5.2008, that the many techniques taught and shown and put into practice had brought on excessive heat within, prompting the need to take Sattvic food that would cool the body, listing what to do, and telling me further that the colors of the aura will accentuate further as a result of the awakening of Kundalini;
• 30.9.2008, that the light from the third eye had emerged in me; 
• 8.12.2008, that due to my Vaasi practice or Pranayama, the Suzhimunai and the crown at the top of my head had opened, and that he shall draw all the seven veils aside and have me see the Jothi, thus paving the way to reach the state of fulfillment and completeness that comes with the state of Soruba Nilai; 
• 27.8.2009, giving me a further practice known as Tava Sukmam; 
• 26.12.2009, that Gnanam has dawned on me and that the crown of my head has opened and that the third eye shall shine; 
• 12.7.2010, that I had seen Sadashiva; 
• 9.8.2010, that the heat or Gnana Kanal from the practice or Tapas had risen in me; 
• 17.10.2010 that my health was declining and asked to see a physician who could bring it back to its former state; 
• 16.1.2011, I continue taking the prescription that he gave me and on,
• 17.10.2010 for another half a Mandalam or 24 days; 
• 9.8.2011, that I was in a state of bliss and that the graceful light of Arutjothi had increased immensely and in intensity, bringing one to reach Siddhantam and higher states; 
• 26.11.2011, the Muladhara Chakra had gained intense heat, hence shutting my systems down, and my three Doshas, Vata, Kapha, and Pita, were thrown off balance; 
• 15.2.2013, that my crown was open and I had gained Mukthi; 
• 21.9.2014, that the chakras were functioning perfectly and that the Suzhimunai was opened;
• 28.3.2015, that I had gained his Jothi and had the crown chakra opened; 
• 28.8.2015, that changes had taken place within me, and that his Jothi has expanded in me, and the Suzhimunai has opened; 
• 7.10.2018, that my breath was dislodged and blocked in my sleep; 
• 8.10.2018, that, as age had caught up with me, my spine and hips were tensed, the inner gel at these joints had dried up resulting in the acute pain I was having, coming as a Jiva and speaking through the Jiva Nool or Nadi, and simultaneosly coming through a devotee at the same time, treating me and removing my pain, by stroking my body with the peacock feathers; 
• 5.9.2019, explaining the reason I fell, slithering in pain like a snake would, and that being a sign of Kundalini that had arisen and begun to move, churning up the heat and fire within, and that it was blissful at the same time, and that the third eye and the crown had opened, and I was partaking of the ambrosia within. That was the very last Nadi reading I had before the pandemic came on, and the Nadi readers went back to India. 

While all these while, Agathiyar and the Siddhas spoke through the medium of the Nadi, during the pandemic and post-pandemic, they surprised us by coming through devotees to convey their messages, as the Nadi readers from India had returned home. 

Coming through devotees, 

• On 29.11.2019, Arutperunjothi took possession of us at AVM and opened up our Souls and hearts to receive the Jothi and allow it to come within and embed in us;
• 24.12.2019, that Gnanam was the art of transforming the Asudha Degam into a Sudha Degam and later into the Pranava Degam and finally into the Oli Degam, and that observing the breath was the means to it;
• 30.1.2020, that my breath was at Svadhishthana, and that it was about time it opened up, asking me to take up the practice that Tavayogi gave me in 2007 again which he had me stop doing when I was in pain earlier, to carry out the cleansing breath that shall touch the Suzhimunai and swirl and travel along my seven Chakras, awaken them and that after traversing these Chakras, when it touches the seventh, I shall know my purpose here;
• 4.5.2020, that when I reach this state, an energy that is Suzhimunai will come within without my knowledge;
• 27.6.2022, that the "Agathiyar Kuzhambu," a herbal preparation that detoxifies, which I took, helped in expelling the excesses in the three Doshas;
• 22.8.2022, that the stagnated "water" was released when a pull and a tug of a nerve was felt below the navel, bringing on a swirling sensation followed by a chillness, making the whole body became numb right to the tips, causing nausea and the urge to pee and urine and causing me to collapsed twice and added that it was blissful, though;
• 23.8.2022, falling again upon awakening where the body became numb from the shoulders down and laying like a dead log on my bed, not able to move even an inch of the torso from the neck down, though able to see, hear, and talk, and aware of what was happening to me; and asking me to carry out Nadi Sudhi to bring the breath to travel in both nostrils and raise the Prana, so that it shall travel through Sushumna and touch Ajna where then the Jothi is seen, resting in completeness or Sudha Paripuranam where Dhyana shall be ours;

Agathiyar gave a hand in snapping the knot and freeing the energy, breaking the bunds. The energy began to flow without any resistance, reaching the Sahasrara in the next few days. The flowering of the 1000 petals took place. When I asked if I should do any further practice, he replied that there was none and that she would do her work. This was, in fact, revealed much earlier on 14 March 2020, when Ramalinga Adigal, coming through a devotee, surprised us by composing and singing the following verse that describes how the Divine comes to do the rest of the work on us. We only managed to record a small portion of it as we were caught unawares.

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என் பெருமானே என்னுள் வந்து அருளிய ஜோதி அது....

என் பெருமான் அருளிய ஜோதி அது....

திரை எனும் திரை எனும் என் பெருமான் காட்டிய திரை அது....

என் அருள் அப்பன் அருள் ஜோதி அது...

சீர்ஜோதி அது பெருஞ் ஜோதி அது... ஏறும் பெரும் ஜோதி அது

என்னுள் அது ஏறும் போது திரை அது விலகியது...

என்னுள் அது ஏறும் நிலையில் ஜோதி அது ஜோதி அது...

திரை எனும் திரை அது அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி அது...

With whatever little Tamil I know, I am giving a translation as follows of one of Ramalinga Adigal's songs about this journey, though it seems one of an external travel, but as Tavayogi told me, it refers to journeying through the Chakras. This was somewhere in 2008. Recently, Agathiyar came to say the same, telling us that Gnanam, which Tavayogi always spoke about, was not gifted but had to be earned through our efforts. He tells us that it was a journey of traversing the Chakras and arriving at Sahasrara, where Gnanam will dawn. 

"As I walked on the Path, there was a Platform. I climbed the Platform. There was a Room. As I approached the Room, there was a 7 tier Hall above it. I cannot bring myself to narrate what I saw in these 7 tiers. In one tier, the silver Pearl transformed into Blue Sapphire (Neelam), in another tier, the Blue Sapphire became Coral (Pavalam). In another tier, the Emerald (Maragatham) became Ruby (Maanikkam). Yet in another tier, it became a Pearl, and back to Coral in another tier. Then, on another tier, the gems became Gold. All these gems became Spadigams in yet another tier. Above these 7 tiers, there was a staff. Climbing the staff, what can I say of that which I saw? There were thousands of Sakthis everywhere, who came to entice me, but I remained undeterred and strong due to the Divine Grace. Due to his Grace, I saw the Jewel of the Crown. I saw a Peak atop the Crown, above this, there were 1008 Temples. As I entered through the Arch at the Temple without hesitation, within the Entrance, there stood both Sakthis and Saktas in millions. They began to question who this trespasser was as I moved on. At another Entrance, there stood five; the others showed the Way, yet to another Doorway. As I entered, a male and a female showed me to yet another Doorway. At the Doorway, my Mother, the Goddess Anandha Valli, stood to welcome me. I saw her and submitted to her Grace, and partook of the Divine Nectar. With her grace, I saw my father's Abode. I stepped into his Abode. Who could possibly understand the Gift I was showered by my father, Lord Nadarajah?"

From "Makers of Indian Literature - Ramalingar" published by Sahitya Akademi, S Vanmikanathan translates this song as follows.

"There appeared a mountain of effulgence, and on that was a street. I went along that street, and in its center, there was a platform. I climbed onto that platform, and on that platform, there was a hall. When I approached the hall, on top of that hall, I saw a seven-storeyed tower. What shall I say of the wonders that were on the seven storeys? On top of the seven storeys, there was a golden pillar. When I beheld the pillar and climbed on it, what shall I say of the novelties I saw! It is not within my capacity to describe what met me as I climbed on. At several stages, Sakthi-s, in thousands and thousands, came. They came and tried to bewitch me, but that I may not be bewitched, I gained a power of grace. By that power, I climbed up that pillar and spied the jeweled crest. On top of the crest there stood a dome that I saw. On top of that dome, there was a temple of one thousand and eight carat gold. On seeing the temple, I went unhesitatingly inside the portal in the tower. At the portal in the tower, there were Sakthis-s and Saakthaa-s in crores. Their hues were white, red, and scarlet. There, all of them asked, “Who is this man?”, but I went past them. I went past them, and there, at a sacred doorway, were five persons. With them showing me the way, I went to a jeweled doorway farther up. At that doorway, which I remember well, there stood two, a man and a woman. With them pointing it out to me, I beheld with love welling up in me the private sacred entrance (which leads to the sacred presence of Lord Civan). At that sacred door stood Aanandhavalli, my Mother. I beheld the Mother, Her grace I received, and ambrosia I partook of. By Her Grace, which held me up, I saw the presence of Natarajar, O mother, I saw the presence of Natarajar! The boon I received on going into His presence, God knows it, O mother, God knows it. In the Hall of prime gold, the sights I saw, wonderful sights they are, O mother, wonderful sights they are."

Ramalinga Adigal's journey reminds us of the mystical doors that give way to the abode of the Gods and Goddesses in the Purana films. Buddha, too, was wooed by Mara with all kinds of distractions. My sincere wish is to see each home become Agathiyar's home and that we shall all journey towards the home of Lord Siva in the near future.

MUSIC

After his message through the Nadi reading last night, Agathiyar came through a devotee today and told me that everything there is to be said has been said and blessed us. There was nothing further to say, I guess, because I had figured it all out. My purpose has been made known to me, and I have to live by it. It brings great joy to be a part of his agenda rather than taking up one by myself. It brings great joy to do his work. He surprised me by asking me to play some songs. I played some songs on Lord Siva. I have entertained many who came by my home, playing songs on my home sound system previously. Then Yogi Ramsuratkumar came one Sivarathri night and asked to play again the songs of Sadhu Om set to music and sung by Sriram Parthasarathy. The following year, Bhagawan Ramana listened to these songs played in another devotee's home, going into a state of bliss. This year, during Sivarathri, Ramalinga Adigal hugged and went into a similar state of joy and bliss, asking us to sing his songs. Later, Lord Siva came through a devotee and hugged us all to Adi Sankaracharya's Bhaja Govindam that was played in the early hours of dawn. 

Music is the only element that transcends language, race, religion, faith, and belief. Many can take the stage and debate about all these for hours chalenging others and declaring that what they follow was the true path or doctrine. But music hits the chord of love and bliss in everyone, bringing humanity together, which others have split and distanced. 

Agathiyar then asked us to share our experiences among ourselves as he sat listening. Then we brought the Satsang outdoors after having our lunch outside. I guess this is what they describe us as doing different.

AGATHIYAR VANAM MALAYSIA (AVM)

Just as Agathiyar told me that they had only passed on the time-tested rituals and yogic practices that they did, and later sent Tavayogi to show us these rituals and yoga, I, too, am obligated to pass on the baton to those keen to adapt the ways to worship the Siddhas. When Agathiyar called me to worship them, I was given a painting of Agathiyar by Sivabalan, who brought in the Nadi readers and a booklet of Siddha names by the latter. Before the coming of Tavayogi, I went around to existing establishments in the name of Agathiyar, seeking to know more about the worship. Disappointment drove me to gather these from the net and books I purchased. I soon compiled these songs of praise to the Siddhas and adopted them in my home puja. These are made available to download on this blog as PDF files. Later, Agathiyar brought several seekers to the path after their Nadi readings to my home, which then took on the name Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM). 

Today, AVM is a temple, though not the traditional kind. It is a family home that accommodates the Siddhas. If Lord Muruga told me in the Nadi reading in 2018 that my home was a temple, Agathiyar last night read out a Nadi reading establishing this fact further. I have posted portions of the Nadi regarding this in my last post. If previously Agathiyar has listed the benefits of worship today he lists why my home is their temple. Let us all begin Siddha worship and turn our homes into temples.

A HOME CAN BECOME A TEMPLE

In the previous post, I had written asking if a home could become a temple. I got the answer from Agathiyar through a Nadi reading just moments ago. Agathiyar spoke about the home being a temple and spoke about the Sivarathri that we had observed.

எங்களை தினமும் தொழுது தெளிவு தேற்றம் ஏகாந்த நிலை கண்ட மைந்தன் நீதான் 

Through your daily worship of the Siddhas you have gained clarity.

மங்களங்கள் தன் இல்லில் நாளும் கண்டேன் 

We saw joy and bliss prevail daily in your home.

மகத்துவ சக்தி கொண்ட இல்லம் அப்பா 

It is a powerhouse. 

இல்லமதில் என் ஆசி கருணை எல்லாம் ஏற்றமுடன் நீ காண வழி வகுத்தேன் 

I have provided for my blessings and compassion to all who step within your home.

இல்லமதில் எல்லை இல்லா அருளும் ஆசி ஏக்கமில்லா மாந்தர் வாழ கருணைக்  கோட்டம் 

Your home is a compassionate home.

கோட்டத்தில் அடைக்கலம் புகுந்தோம் நாங்கள் 

We have sought refuge and come to stay in your home. 

ஆட்சியாய் வாசம் செய்வோம் உன் இல்லில் தான் 

ஆனந்தம் பேரானந்தம் உந்தன் இல்லம் 

Joy and bliss prevails in your home.

உன் இல்லம் என்  இல்லம் 

வினைப்போக்கும் குருமுனி பீடம் 

Your home is my Peedham.

வித்தை எல்லாம் கற்றுவிக்கும் விருட்சம் அப்பா 

All practices shall be made available here.

அப்பனின் அன்னையின் ஆசி நிறைந்து ஆறுமுகன் கருணைப் பார்வை நிறைந்து மூப்பான நிலை அடைய வைக்கும் இல்லம் 

Lord Siva, Parvathi and Lord Muruga shall bless all.

முக்திக்கும் சித்திக்கும் பஞ்சம் ஏது?

Mukti and Siddhi shall be in abundance.

பஞ்சமில்லா ஞான வேட்கை தணியும் அப்பா 

The hunger and thirst for Gnanam shall be relieved here.

பரமசிவன் இரங்கி வந்து மகிழ்ந்த இல்லம் 

Lord Siva has come down here.

கொஞ்சி விளையாடியே மகிழ்ந்தோம் நாங்கள் 

We played our divine game and Lila here.

கோடி புண்ணியம் சிவன் இரவில் கண்டோம் அங்கே 

Blessed are those who stayed for Sivarathri.

அங்கு பல அற்புதங்கள் அதிசயங்கள் ஆனந்த நிலை அடைந்தார் சீடர் மாந்தர் பலர் 

They saw miracles and bliss that night.

ஓங்கியே சக்தி ஆசி ஓங்கி ஒளியும் ஓங்கி விதவிதமாய் போற்றி பூசை மகிழ்ச்சி 

Nadi reading courtesy of T Ramesh +60 16-357 0527

THE HOME - A TEMPLE

Nothing the Siddhas said or did back then made sense, but today I can understand what was told after having experience. The JeevAtma in us, taking the tools on hand and those that are made available to us, can bring the ParamAtma to our plane. To know how my humble home became a temple, I have to walk you through the years of Siddha worship that my family and I carried out.

On 23rd September 2005, Tavayogi, with a big, wide grin on his face and a twinkle in his eyes, tells me, “Only now our actual journey begins”, as we left on the second leg of our tour. We were headed for Agasthiyampalli in Vedharanyam, Pothigai, Courtallam, and Palani as instructed in my Nadi. He was just as excited as I was. After putting up a night at a hotel in Trichy, we arrived the next day, 24th September 2005, at Agastiyampalli, Vedharanyam at 10.30 am. A temple priest who was sitting with two people at the entrance of the temple, on seeing us alight from the car, came forward to usher us into the temple grounds. He took us straight to Agathiyar’s shrine. He lighted camphor and showed the flame. Tavayogi and I sat on the floor. Tavayogi started singing a hymn. The priests interrupted him, asking us to go around the temple grounds and then to the main temple first. He insisted we pray at Lord Siva’s shrine first, as he was going away to another temple to conduct prayers. He gave instructions on how to go around the temple grounds. Tavayogi told me, "Let us oblige him". Tavayogi and I came around the temple grounds as the priests had instructed. We stepped into Lord Siva’s shrine, where the priest was waiting for us. He showed the flame. He explained that this was the very temple where Agathiyar pressed his thumb into the ground to balance the earth that had tilted due to the Devas, Gods, and Goddesses converging in the Himalayas for Lord Siva-Goddess Parvathy’s wedding. After praying at Lord Siva’s shrine, we came back to Agathiyar’s shrine. Tavayogi picked up singing the hymns from where he had left off. I continued with the Potri songs as usual. As I started reciting the ‘Pranavam’-‘AUM’ at Agathiyar’s shrine, I could hear and feel the ‘Pranavam’ reverberate and bounce off the granite walls. I felt a cool breeze sweep over me even as I was sweating away at the shrine. As I uttered the last line of the 'Potri' song, ‘OM MAA SIDDHARGALE POTRI,’ I broke down in tears. I cried and cried. I asked Agathiyar to open his eyes and see me, for Agathiyar had promised in my Nadi reading that he would do just that. He did not respond. I shut my eyes as I wept. I opened my eyes after some time, Tavayogi who was earlier seated opposite me, was not there anymore. I turned towards the entrance. He had moved to the open and was standing there. As I got up, he ushered me to his side and told me that Agathiyar had opened his eyes twice. “There is the aroma of sandalwood in the air, too,” he added. He asked that I stand at the same spot he had stood. “Concentrate on looking at the sage's eyes”, he said. I peered at the shrine, but I could hardly make out his figure, much less see him open and close his eyes. The shrine was dark, and we were standing outside in the mid-morning heat. I could sense Tavayogi’s disappointment that I could not see Agathiyar open his eyes. This I knew from the tone of his voice when he consoled me, “Never mind, son. Let us snap some photographs, shall we?” I entered Agathiyar’s shrine again and was about to sit when Tavayogi motioned me to sit with Agathiyar in the inner sanctum sanctorium saying, “Go in and sit at Agathiyar’s feet at the inner sanctum. He is our father. Who dares object?” That’s when Tavayogi throws his shawl over to me asking me to lay it on the floor to sit on as the floor had oil spills. As I laid his shawl and sat, I glanced at Agathiyar’s face, and what do I see? Agathiyar was observing me with an eye open. I looked hard, not believing. Only a moment ago, I had seen him with both eyes shut. The eyes were engraved into the granite, and I was sure they were engraved shut as I entered his shrine this morning. I was overcome with joy seeing Agathiyar look at me, and I called out to Tavayogi, “Swami…” Even before I could complete my sentence, Tavayogi understood and told me, “Right!, he has seen you, has he, come!, They will show (themselves) to you only for a moment.” Even as I came out from his shrine Agathiyar was looking at me with one eye shut, grinning away.

Inviting me to his path, Agathiyar beckons me to build a temple for him in my very first Nadi reading in 2002. Though I set out to carry it out, the response from existing temple commitees were not favorable, and I ditched the effort. In 2009, he instructed me to have his statue made, giving very specific instructions. It was to be in the image of Agathiyar that we saw in Agasthiyampalli; it had to be done in Swamimalai; and a puja was to be conducted at Adhi Kumbeswar temple, before he was brought over to Malaysia. We gathered with family and friends performing libation with nine items and chanting his name 100,000 times again, according to his directive in the Nadi.

I never decided to start worship of Siddhas. He had me start after my Nadi reading. In later years, he tells me that my daughter was the reason I came to the path of the Siddhas. I had no desire to leave the country and tour other nations. He had me leave on a pilgrimage to temples, on the pretext that I had erred in my past birth and needed to carry out remedies or Parikaram. I never desired to have his idol commissioned and made, but he told me that it was meant for the Jegathguru Sri Raghavendra Mritiga Brindavanam in Kinta, Ipoh, which my brother-in-law was building then. Later, Agathiyar decided to stay put in my home instead. 

On the day of his arrival, 2nd January 2010, after he touched the ground at 11am, I was called for a Nadi reading at 12 noon. Agathiyar told me he would come in the statue and that I needed to give him Uru and Uyir (Spirit and Life). He said he will momentarily enter my body while my soul will reside in his idol. He will walk this ground and bless those who came to receive him during the Puja. Continuous Japa of the Mantra enhances the Uru or the spiritual energy in the statue of his too, he added.

As I was instructed in the Nadi, I followed without questioning. As simple as that. I carried out his desires. Hence, it all fell into place. If I had desired them, I would most likely have faced numerous hiccups, delays, obstacles, and financial losses. He saw to it that everything fell into place right from scouting on the net for a manufacturer of bronze sculptures based in Swamimalai, to switching the mode of freight in bringing him to our shores, from taking the ship as originally planned to arriving by plane instead. We laid our eyes on his photo only the day before his arrival, as the photo that was required for the airport and customs clearance was made available to me too. We revealed his figurine to a handful of family members and friends gathered to celebrate his Annual Jayanthi Puja on 3rd January 2010. He stole the show, none of which was decided or finalized by us. Agathiyar appreciated our move in bringing him over to other homes to conduct Kutu Pratanai or joint Puja. He told us that he would open his eyes and see those who chose to see him. In 2013, he opened his eyes in his statue. In 2018, Lord Muruga asked me to step aside and let them in. The moment I did that, all heaven broke loose. There was a torrent of rain in this case; it was the divine coming down to our plane, our home, and our body, heart, and soul. Lord Muruga runs me through what to expect in the years to come, including bringing up the subject of building a temple again. As I did not move, he said that my home was his temple.

THE DIVINE PLAY 2

Can a family home become a temple? I suppose it could, for the Siddhas seem to point to my home as a temple. In the beginning, Agathiyar wanted me to build a temple for him the very day he called me for a Nadi reading in 2002. Many years later, in 2018, Lord Muruga wanted one too. As I did not move after my initial eagerness to carry out their directive died down, after temple committees I approached, asking for a spot for Agathiyar in their temple grounds, turned me down. Then Lord Muruga tells me that he had tested me and that my home was his temple! 

After taking up the call to come to the worship of Siddhas in 2002 in my home, seeking out guidelines as to their worship, and failing to find any from existing movements in the name of Agathiyar, Agathiyar sent Tavayogi of Kallar Ashram and several other Upagurus to guide me. Then he sent devotees immediately after their respective Nadi readings to my home to witness and participate in our home Pujas. In the aftermath of the pandemic, he has them take up yoga, too. These days, he sends new arrivals immediately into his room to sit in meditation. 

If I had named my home Agathiyar Vanam Malaysia (AVM) in 2013, taking after the place Agathiyar asked Tavayogi to look up and set up an ashram upon ending his life as a traveling mendicant, Lord Muruga gave the name Agathiyar Tapovanam in the Nadi in 2018, and Agathiyar named it Gnanakottam, names that aptly fit the many transformations my home took on.

My home has become a playground for the Siddhas and the deities, just as Lord Muruga would play tricks with Krishnaveni Amma at Kalyana Theertam. There were days when Agathiyar would come by only for a brief moment before leaving for Kailash or Pothigai. Then he came for two consecutive days and sat with us at the dining table, dining with us and pouring his heart out about how his devotees had let him down. This outpouring was shared by Tavayogi too when he visited us last in 2016. 

Once, when Agathiyar summoned Bhogar to stand to his right and Tirumoolar to his left, I stepped away, but he hauled me into the circle. I am truly blessed to be given the privilege to stand in their presence and their midst.

If he had me sit by him and listen whenever he spoke to others, telling me that I needed to know too, there were times when he would ask me to vacate the area so he could have some privacy with them.

So what is in this room that Agathiyar seems to send seekers within? I recall a veterinarian from Ooty who, following Tavayogi to Malaysia, narrated an incident that he witnessed in the home of an elderly couple in India. When he entered their prayer room, he saw Agathiyar, who was lying on the floor, just as we have seen the paintings and statues of Lord Vishnu, pick himself up and disappear into thin air. This was the first-ever such story that I heard of a "sighting". Soon, I got to hear visitors to my home narrate similar "sightings". When Jnana Jothiamma came to visit us in 2013, she saw Siddhas come and go, opening doors and shutting them in the middle of the night as she lay sleeping on the sofa in the living room for the night. Finally, she saw Agathiyar come out of my prayer room and walk out too. A Chinese lady from Australia, who was driven to the airport to catch her plane back home by a friend and devotee who frequented my home, dropped by after the subject of Siddhas came up during their drive. She came out of the prayer room in tears and narrated that she saw Agathiyar standing at ceiling height. How do we account for all this? 

So why do only some have such encounters? As the Siddhas say, "Man says let it happen, and I shall believe, but the Siddhas say believe, and it shall happen", I guess faith and belief sure do deliver. 

What is the reason for taking birth? Our past Karma, both the good and bad. The sins we did and the good too that we did bring forth a birth where we are punished or rewarded respectively. Then the Siddhas also push us into situations that cause us to sin, so that we gain those experiences too. Then others might drag us with them into taking another birth so that past scores are settled or worked out amicably or to please or reward another. Finally, the soul has a purpose too in taking birth. We are told to seek this purpose and settle in it fully, coming to see it through. Only then is there any way we are going back to our homeland, merging with Siva.

A devotee had a dream after Tavayogi's demise. She dreamt that Tavayogi was taken with several others across an expanse of water with Lord Siva paddling the oars. Later, Agathiyar tells us that Tavayogi was doing his work in their plane after having fulfilled his purpose here. We are glad that Tavayogi came by. Otherwise, to whom could we have turned in our days of search?

Yogi Ramsuratkumar told his followers at his deathbed that he could do a better job and do more work in the subtle form in the subtle plane rather than being bogged down by the physical body in this physical world. The late Jeeva Nadi reader of Chennai, Hanumathdasan, according to Agathiyar, spent days after he departed his mortal frame in meditation at Pothigai. Death is not the end, as Agathiyar tells us. The journey continues. So, rather than brood on the reason for our birth, let us find out the purpose of this birth and act accordingly. Rather than fulfill our desires, let us find out what the divine wants of us and live accordingly.

 

I guess if Tavayogi was an ascetic and started an Ashram to preach the path on the directive of Agathiyar, they settled for this householder to do the same, minus taking on the life of a Turavi, as Agathiyar told me in the past, there was no Ashram life for me in this birth. I have come to know my purpose! I have come to know my purpose here, that of providing the venue and access to people to come and worship Agathiyar and meditate. That was the reason he came as a bronze statue. That is the reason Lobama came later too. My family home is an Ashram where he brings souls to work on and get them elevated. I am only to provide access to them at my home. Agathiyar does the rest. I am but a witness to all these. I am only to report and document his Lila. We are blessed indeed.