SPREADING AGATHIYAR'S FAME

While attending to their life of a turavi or monk, Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal and Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyaar find time to venture out of their hermitage or Ashram the Sri Agathiyar Gnana Peedham at Kallar to officiate functions related to Agathiyar and the Siddhas.

Tavayogi's life has revolved around Agathiyar from the very beginning. Tavayogi began to heed the instructions and revelations that came through the Nadi in the beginning. Initially Tavayogi made a transcribe of his Nadi, read by Nadi Gurus Ramesh and Senthilkumar. Today Tavayogi has the much respected and worshiped oracle or Jeeva Nadi in his possession where he reads and delivers Agathiyar's words. Blessed are those who have had the opportunity to seek out this Nadi.

Tavayogi after traveling the length and breadth of India was instructed by Agathiyar to seek out a place known as Agathiyar Vanam and set up camp. This place happened to be close to his hometown of Tirupur, and is the present day site of the Kallar Ashram.

Tavayogi did charity with funds and donations from the public, feeding the poor, the natives, and guests who arrived at his Ashram over the years. Sarojini, now a mendicant too and known as Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyaar, chanced to meet Tavayogi and was directed to seek the grace of his (Tavayogi) guru Chitramuthu Adigal. Hence began a beautiful relationship between the guru and disciple.

Tavayogi was instructed to go over to Malaysia in 2004 and reached out to devotees seeking Agathiyar's grace. Subsequently in 2005 and the years to come, Tavayogi made many trips to Malaysia and the neighboring countries, holding satsangam and preaching the teachings of the Siddhas. Tavayogi initiated many into the path of the Siddhas then. He officiated many branches of his Ashram in Malaysia.

Tavayogi spearheaded the First World Conference of Siddha Philosophy with Appana Nagappan in Malaysia in 2007. The Second World Conference of Siddha Philosophy was held closer to his home in Chennai. Mataji joined Tavayogi in his field trips abroad and began to gather a small following too.

Today many turn up at his Ashram doors seeking advise, guidance, his grace, his blessings and some words of motivation. Others come hoping to receive a mantra, a practice, and spiritual guidance. Today people come in droves to seek out the Jeeva Nadi and hear from Agathiyar too.

Tavayogi was instructed to perform the lighting of the sacrificial fire or yagam too, some time back. This was done during full moons. The pinnacle of all these rituals and celebrations is the Sarva Dosa Nivarana Maha Yagam held in conjunction with the Annual Agathiyar Jayanthi and Guru Puja celebrations. What started in the confines of his Ashram was extended to the grounds at the foot of his Ashram, with 5 pits lighted. Later Agathiyar instructed Tavayogi to conduct 108 fire pits giving devotees the opportunity to sit and conduct these rituals personally.

Tavayogi and Mataji have come a long way and have had made a strong impact on the public, what with there talent as orators and their vast exposure while they were engaged as chairpersons in Pattimandrams throughout India.

Just a couple of days ago both Tavayogi and Mataji had attended 2 functions, photos made available at their website Sri Agathiar Gnana Peedam at https://plus.google.com/u/0/104361595013399603423/photos, http://www.agathiarkallar.org/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/50976763@N08/

Installation of the Aaru Aathaara Peedham at Kallar Ashram in the beginning years

Tavayogi personally attends to the children

Tvayogi and Mataji hand out school apparels

Finding a quiet moment on the banks of the stream that runs through Kallar

Tavayogi revisits the cave at Uthiyur, Kangayam which was home for him for many years

Tavayogi finds another quiet moment to contemplate on Agathiyar

Tavayogi caressing a peacock that came mysteriously to his Kallar Ashram 

The monthly ritual of lighting the sacrificial fire during full moon

Tavayogi initiation the libation and homam rituals in Malaysia

During the 2nd World Conference of Siddha Philosophy in Chennai

SIDDHAR VIZHA PART 5/6

Bala Chandran after participating in the Siddhar Vizha conducted at Kallar Ashram, continued his tour of temples in India to perform atonement or parikaaram. He is back at Kallar Ashram and will leave for Malaysia on 24.4.2014. Bala had posted photos on fb.

Bala continues to Palani.

Thiruparangkundram

Thiruchendur

Mauna Guru Samadhi

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PIRAVAATHA NERI

பிறவாத நெறி ஒன்று இருக்கிறது என்பதைக் கேட்ட புலத்தியன் விடுவானா?

அடுத்து அகத்தியரைக் கேட்கிறான், "பிறவாத நெறி காட்டி அமிர்தம் ஈந்து மாறாத அடிமை படைத்தி  ஆளுமென்று"

அகத்தியர் கூறுகிறார்,

"மகத்தான ரகசியமடா ஞான மார்க்கம், இணங்கியதோர் அந்தரங்கமான சூட்சம், ஏகாந்த சுட்சமென்ற கதையைக் கேளு, குணங் குவிய ஆதியந்தக் குறியை நன்றாய்க், கூர்மையுடன் சொல்லுகிறோம் குணமாய்க் கேளு"

"தெரப்பா தேடியறியாத வஸ்து, தெளிவான வெளியதுதான் பரமதாகும், கேளப்பா பரமான வஸ்து தன்னைக் கிருபையுடன் அறிவதுவே ஆதி அந்தம்"

"பாரப்பா அடிமுடியும் தேடிப்போன, பதிவான மாலவனுங் காணாரென்று, நேரப்பா தேவ முறைத்திட்ட செய்தி, நீள் புவியில் யாவர்க்கும் உரைத்திட்ட செய்தி"

"யாரப்பா அறிவார்கள் பர சொரூபம், அந்தரங்கமான சிவ ரூபம் ரூபம்"

"கேளப்பா பராபரமாய் நின்ற சோதிக், கிருபையுடன் சிவன் படைக்க நினைத்த போது, மாளப்ப வல்ல பரந்தனிலே தான், வளமான சிவமதுதான் உண்டாச்சப்பா"

ஐய அகத்திய மாமுனியே, என் குருவே, இந்த உலகத்தில் ரிஷி, முனிவர், சித்தர்ரெல்லாம்  தவம் பெற்ற பெரியோர் மகிமையைச் சொன்னீர்கள் மகிழ்ந்தேன். அடியேனையும் இனி பிறக்காமல் இருக்கும் வழியைச் சொல்லி அருள வேண்டும் என்று கேட்க அகத்தியர் கூறுகிறார்,

"மகத்தான ரகசியமான மார்க்கம் ஞானமார்க்கம். அது ஒன்றோடு ஒன்று இணைந்து நிற்கின்ற அந்தரங்கமான சூட்சம். எங்கும் நிறைந்து இருக்கின்ற ஏகாந்தமான ரகசியத்தை அதன் கதையை உன் மனம் தெளிய ஆதி அந்தக் குறிப்பை கூர்மையுடன் சொல்லுகிறோம் நன்றாய் தெரிந்து கொள்ளு."

"தேவாதி தேவர்கள் வேதமுதல் சமயத்தோர் அறியமுடியாத பொருள் ஒன்று உண்டு. அதுதான் வெட்ட வெளி. அந்த வெட்ட வெளிக்குப் பெயர்தான் பரம் என்று சொல்லுவது. இந்த வெட்ட வெளி ரகசியத்தை முழுவதும் அறிவதுதான் ஆதி அந்த விளக்கம் என்று சொல்லப்படுவது."

வெட்ட வெளியின் ரகசியத்தை அறிவதுதான் ஆதி அந்தம் என்பது. இந்த வெட்ட வெளியை சிவ பெருமான் எனக் கூறி அவர் முடியை அறிவதற்கு பிரம்மா அன்னபட்சி உருவம் கொண்டு மேலும் மேலும் பறந்தார் எனவும் சிவனின் அடியைக் காண விஷ்ணு பன்றி அவதாரம் எடுத்து கீழே கீழே சென்றார் எனவும் இருவரும் அடியையும் முடியையும் காணமுடியவில்லை.

அந்த வெட்ட வெளியில் ஒரு நிறம் தெரிந்தது. அந்த நிறத்திற்கு சிவ ரூபம் என்று பெயர் வைத்தனர். சிவ ரூபம் என்றால் என்ன பொருள்? நிறம்?

அகத்தியர் வெட்ட வெளியில் தெரிந்த காட்சி ஜோதி என்றார். அதையே சிவன் என்று குறிப்பிடுகிறார். ஆகவே சிவன் எனபது வெட்ட வெளியில் காணும் ஜோதி. சிவன்தான் ஜோதி, ஜோதிதான் சிவன்.

ஜோதி என்றால் என்ன? ஒளியின் திரட்சி நிலைக்கு சுடர் என்று பெயர். ஒளியின் படர்ந்த நிலைக்கு ஜோதி எனபது பெயர். விளக்கு திரியில் எரியும் நெருப்பு சுடர், அறையில் உள்ள பிரகாசமே ஜோதி.

ஆதியிலே வெட்ட வெளியிலே தோன்றிய பிரகாசமே ஜோதி என்று அழைக்கப் பட்டது. அதையே இறைவனாக சித்தர்கள் வழி படுகிறார்கள். வெட்ட வெளியான ஜோதியைத்தான் அனைத்து சித்தர்களும் வணங்கினார்கள், போற்றினார்கள். சமீப காலத்தில் வாழ்ந்த வள்ளலாரும் அதே ஜோதியைத்தான் அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி தனிப்பெருங்கருணை  என்று வணங்கினார்கள். அதைத்தான் வாழையடி வாழையாக வந்த அனைத்து சித்தர்களும் வணங்கினார்கள்.

- தவயோகி தங்கராசன் அடிகளாரின் 'அண்டமும் பிண்டமும்' 

SIDDHAR VIZHA AT KALLAR PART 4/6

UPGRADING IN PROGRESS

With my appointed driver, Prem behind the wheels of his white Ambassador, we turned into the small road at Thuripaalam off the Methupalaiyam – Ooty trunk road, and made our way through the row of stalls and houses lined up on both sides of the road, turning right again into an even narrower road that took us to the foot of a small hill on which was perched Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal’s ashram.

I got my luggage and headed towards the ashram, walking through a small path among bushes and shrubs to come upon a railway line that serviced the Nilgiri Express from Methupaliyam to Ooty. As I approached the steps of the ashram Tavayogi was on hand to greet me. We hugged each other and I touched his feet out of respect. He offered me a chair as he brought up another for himself. He had his boys cut up some fruits and served them to me.

That was in 2005.

Lately in October of 2013, I visited Tavayogi with my family. The scenario had not changed much, only this time I had Deventhiran drive us and had Jnana Jyothi Amma accompany us. Deva was the brother in law of my first guru Supramania Swami of Tiruvanamalai. Upon hearing that I was coming over to India with my family, Deva offered to drive all the way from Chennai to pick us up at the Trichy Airport and send us to Kallar.

As we alighted from the Toyota Inova and stood at the railway line, the Nilgiri Express passed us on its return journey from Ooty to Methupalaiyam denoting the time was 5.30pm. Jnana Jyothi Amma called out for Radha and Agatheeswari, daughter and grand daughter of Mataji Sarojini Ammaiyaar. Mataji was a comrade of Tavayogi during the days of their touring the nation staging Pattimandrams. They both used to take the stage, Tavayogi as the chair person and Mataji as a participant. Today she was his disciple and he was his guru. She serves Tavayogi unwaveringly and faithfully looking after Tavayogi’s needs so that she can become enlightened.

Agatheeswari ran out of the room built for Mataji followed by Mataji. Tavayogi who was seated at his bench rose up to great us immediately. There was an air of joy. We exchanged lots of hugs and smiles. Tavayogi and Mataji led us to the mat that was spread on the tiled floor. All the memories of my first visit to Kallar came back to me.

We exchanged a lot then, with Tavayogi pointing out to me, the numerous extensions and add on at the ashram currently. What was barren ground then had been raised and tiled. They had electricity and water now.

I noticed that the ashram had grown in size too. There were many amenities now that was not available back then. All these were possible through the generosity of the devotees of Agathiyar.The Kallar Ashram is continuously upgraded and renovated to provide a conducive environment for devotees to assemble and pray. Tavayogi's Peedham has seen vast improvements since day one.

Present day Ashram

Ongoing renovations