SEEKING THE SIDHAS

Agathiyar & the Sidhas

AGATHIYAN PRODUCTION HOUSE

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To my parents, Madam Ramasamy Valliammai & the late Narayanan Avadaiyappa Chettiar, without whom I would not be here to write on the Sidhas.

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Preface

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P re face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

C o nten t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

S ee k in g Aga th i ya r a nd t he S i dhas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1

Seeking Rengaraja Desigar of Ongkara Kudil ......................... 12

Seeking the Agathiyar Sanmarga Gurukulam .......................... 15

Seeking the Dengkil Sri Mayuranathar/ Pamban Swami Temple

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Seeking the Yoga Agathiyar Dhyanam Mandram ................... 15

Seeking Agathiyar‟s Yantra and Moola Mantra ...................... 16

Seeking My Guru ..................................................................... 17

Seeking the Nadi ...................................................................... 19

Seeking My Guru‟s Presence at My Home ............................. 22

Seeking My Guru‟s Ashram .................................................... 23

Seeking Agathiyar at Agasthiyampalli .................................... 24

Seeking Karuvurar ................................................................... 27 Seeking Agathiyar at Pothigai.................................................. 27

Seeking Agathiyar‟s Cave ........................................................ 28

Seeking Dhaksanamurthy‟s Cave ............................................ 30

Seeking Ramalinga Adigal‟s (Vallalar) Cave .......................... 31

Seeking Agathiyar at Courtalam .............................................. 32

Seeking Supramaniar and Bhogar ............................................ 32

SeekingPampatti Sidha ............................................................ 34

The Sidhas ................................................................................ 35

Agathiyar .................................................................................. 35

Contents

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1 When I invited Tavayogi to my home in 2005, he had this booklet with him.

Tavayogi read a few songs from this booklet. He mentioned that he had

compiled these songs and published this booklet. Only then did I realize that

Tavayogi had already come into my life much earlier in the form of this

booklet.

Seeking Agathiyar and the Sidhas

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Seeking Rengaraja Desigar of Ongkara Kudil

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2 When Rengaraja Desigar did not bless me as did the other gurus I felt sad

and was confused. This incident had been troubling me. I began to question

myself if I was not good enough to receive his blessings. I had high regard for

the Swami as his nadi, which was published by his followers for the public,

had praises for the Swami from the Sidhas. He was said to be the reincarnation

(Avatar) of Ramalinga Adigal.

I had mentioned to Ramesh, my nadi reader that I had yet to receive an answer

as to why I did not receive the Swami‟s blessing. Later my friend Murali

relays to me what he had heard on the air. It seems Saint Avai had cautioned

those who were doing meditation to - one: refrain from cursing others and

two: to my surprise, to refrain from blessing others. It seems the Tava Valimai

would reduce by doing both. Finally it dawned on me as to why Rengaraja

Desigar refrained from blessing me that day at Turaiyur. He was already

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nearing the end of his tavam. He was in his 27th year, with another three years

to go.

Sometime later I realized the meaning of Swami‟s answer when I read a book

by Andrew Harvey where he (Andrew Harvey) asks Mother Meera (His Guru)

“Can I receive your light?” and she replies “You are receiving it. One day you

will see it.”

Later in 2008, Agathiyar tells me through the nadi reading that I had not been

blessed on the earlier occasion because of their doing as I had been to see

swami without knowing his greatness. Agathiyar explains to me the greatness

of the swami and asked that I get his blessing the next time I visit India.

3 Sourced from ONGKARA KUDIL ANUBHAVANGAL by Morsu.

Nallapar.

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Seeking the Agathiyar Sanmarga Gurukulam

Seeking the Dengkil Sri Mayuranathar/ Pamban Swami Temple

Seeking the Yoga Agathiyar Dhyana Mandram

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Seeking Agathiyar’s Yantra and Moola Mantra

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Seeking My Guru

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4 Later when I saw the nadi I was told that this Peedham is the place for me to

gain spiritually. I was also told to see Tavayogi immediately the same night

and get Teecha from him. I could have brushed aside or delayed seeing

Tavayogi. Instead when I followed as instructed and I went over to the

Peedham and got Tavayogi‟s blessing that very night, the earlier reading was

„Erased‟. When the nadi was read to me again there was no mention of the

Peedham anymore. The moment I surrendered to the guru there was no need

for the organization anymore.

On „Dega Suddhi‟, Swami Muktananda says in his book WHERE ARE YOU

GOING?, “As long as the body and the mind are not completely pure, we

cannot fully benefit from our spiritual practice. Therefore we repeat „Om

Namah Shivaya‟ to help cleanse them”.

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Seeking the Nadi

5 Just as it is mentioned in the Autobiography of a Yogi, „It was not until the

disciple (Lahari Mahasaya) had reached his thirty-third year that Babaji

deemed the time ripe for reestablishing openly the never-severed link‟,

Agathiyar too waited till I was forty-three to reveal the nadi. „After the brief

meeting near Ranikhet, the selfless guru did not keep the beloved disciple by

his side, but released Lahari Mahasaya for an outward world mission‟,

continues Yogananda. So did Agathiyar call me over to India that I could see

his greatness for myself and release me to return to Malaysia assuring me,

“My son I shall come whenever you need me‟

6 Tavayogi was holding a series of talks at the Peedham at the request of

Appana.

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7 The last reading was in 2002 and Agathiyar had promised another reading

when I was in my forty-fifth year. There was a delay though.

8 I immediately went to the Batu Caves to feed the pigeons and the monkeys

the next day.

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9 The nadi reading made known the possibilities in spiritual realization that

was open and available for me; the choice was also given to me, whether to

pursue in the direction laid out in those nadi readings, or I could turn a deaf

ear and go my way. When I decided to see Tavayogi that night as revealed in

the nadi the previous reading was erased mysteriously; the second reading

revealed much more and there was reference to the earlier reading too.

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Seeking My Guru’s Presence at My Home

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Seeking My Guru’s Ashram

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Seeking Agathiyar at Agasthiyampalli

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It was almost noon and temples would be closed in the afternoons. So why

was he in a hurry to go to another temple for prayers? Later in the nadi Sage

Agathiyar tells me he was the one on hand to greet us cheerfully at

Agasthiyampalli that day.

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Seeking Karuvurar

Seeking Agathiyar at Pothigai

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I had adopted the prayers by Rengaraja Desigar and Kunangkudi Masthan

while conducting my prayers to Agathiyar. Rengarajar says you have to ask

the Lord for your needs. Kunangkudi Masthan asks of Agathiyar that

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Seeking Agathiyar’s Cave

Agathiyar‟s disciples should accompany him (Masthan) to the Agathiyar‟s

abode in the Pothigai hills and Agathiyar should accept Masthan as a disciple

too.

I used to repeat this prayer each time I sat in front of Agathiyar. Later in the

nadi Agathiyar ask me to come to Pothigai. And who should accompany me

but my guru himself –Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal. My prayers were

answered.

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Who was this Supramaniam? He was from the city I was told. But had

appeared here on the day we arrived at the caves. He served us tea that pleased

these weary travelers on the path of the Sidhas

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Seeking Dhaksanamurthy’s Cave

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Who was he and why did he need to tell me that?

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Seeking Ramalinga Adigal’s (Vallalar) Cave

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What was that wink for?

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Seeking Agathiyar at Courtalam

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Yogi S A A Ramaiah in his book BABAJI GITA says, this shrine is built on

the exact spot where Baba Nagaraj was initiated into Kriya Kundalini

Pranayam by Agathiyar.

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Tavayogi again hurried us out of the temple having witnessed that

spectacular event. He never gives us a moment to dwell on the mystical. Most

likely he doesn‟t want us to get stuck with those images and forever be at that

stage.

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I had the gift of receiving this milk when I was on my pilgrimage to this

temple in 2003. I came out of Bhogar‟s Samadhi in a state of bliss.

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The following is based on an article by Dr Mandayam Kumar of the Sidha Medical Research Institute, Bangalore

The Sidhas

Agathiyar

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