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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Thirumooler mathematics and science about seed of life

Thiruchitrambalam

Thirumooler mathematics and science about seed of life

You may know the algeebra formula (a+b)² = a²+b²+2ab

lets see the mathematics of thirumooler

"kanakarinthaarkkandri kaanavonaathu
kanakarinthaark kandri kaikoodaak kaatchi"

if you see the meaning of above song you can understand the truth about panchachara we said before

Lets see the calculation of seevan (soul) said by thirumooler

"vinduvum naathamum okka vizhunthidil
vinduvum naathamum mokka viraiya thaam
vinthir kurainthidu naathamezhuinthidil
vinthuvai enmadi kondathu veesamey"


That is : If semen and its counter part in woman are equal in quantity
they form the seed of life. to calculate the amount of "naatham"-ie.The counter part of
arrived at the formula(from his calculation) 1/16/8 = 1/16 * 1/8.

As said above 1/16 * 1/8 is volume of naatha created from semen as according to
thirumooler half is seed in that

"virinthathu utkatta ettetumaagil" that is 1/16 * 1/8 * (8)² its thirumooler calculation

According to that statement naatha is half of semen (1/2).

1/16 * 1/8 * (8)² = 1/16 * 1/8 * 8 * 8 = 1/2

as said above thirumooler calculation ratio 1/2 semen + 1/2 naatha = one seed forms

This is the thirumooler naatha seed formula.

Also he describes on another song:

"Meviya seevan enbathu solidil
kovin mayirondru noorudan koorittu
meviya kooruthu vayiramaanaal
aaviyin kooru nooraayirath thondrey"

That is to investigate the shape of life
Divide one hair of the cow into a
hundred parts ie. first division.
to be divided by 100 ie. 1/1*100
further dividing the above quantity by 1000 we have (1/1*100)/100
i.e 1/100000


As per first song we have seen the fraction of 1/6
now we have seen that 1/16 = 1/100000
lets now see how it expands as eight multiple table

Lets see how much 1/100000 are in 1/16
and keep that value as 'X'
X = X, X 100000/16 = 1/16

that is X = 100000/16 = 6250

second thing we seen above is (1/16*1/8) 8*8 = 1/2

this 1/2 = 6250 * X = 1/2
that is X = 1/2 * 1/6250 =1/12500
finally 12500 * X = 100000

that is X = 100000/12500 = 8

that is the thirumooler song importance about eight where he describes about 8
this is Agaram. seemen eight times is Ugaram.
that is the Agara-Ugara Philosohpy

This is what agamas and vedhas describes

The value of '1' follows
i) Taken on one unit
ii) Divide one hair of cow into 100 parts
iii) If divided its 1000 that is (2)²(divide the above quantity)
iv) We have [1/1000] / 1*100
1/10000 i.e [2(2)²]
Total value =2(2)²*(2)²*2*1 = 8*8 or 8²

From this thirumooler viewed the size of seevan (soul) below follows:
Absolute ie 1/1000000 or .00001

According to that five elements volumes and measure is mention below:

No Earth Water Fire Air Ether Total
1 .0000009 .00000108 .00000072 .00000054 .00000036 .0000036
2 .0000009 .00000108 .00000072 .00000054 .00000036 .0000036
3 .00000045 .00000054 .00000036 .00000027 .00000018 .0000018
4 .000000225 .00000027 .00000018 .000000135 .00000009 .0000009
5 .000000025 .00000003 .00000002 .000000015 .00000001 .0000001

.0000025 .000003 .000002 .0000015 .000001 .00001


As per thirumooler song "meviya seevan vadivathu sollil" described seed of life
and its measurement you can check from that above table.

see how wonderfull and accurate he have found the science and calculation
with his gnana.Even its challenge for today scientist.

Absolute god's three are main importants mixes giving to human from single breath
those three are surya kala , chandra kala and agni kala those are measured from its rays.

Old greeks and romanians belived that there are only four element in entire universe
they are Earth, Fire, Air, And Water. Before they find out our thirumooler and other
siddhars had written about fifth element that is 'ether' includes with earth, water, air and fire.

Lets see about surya kala , chandra kala and agni kala which thirumooler written on his 2nd chapter

1. agni kala is = shushma naadi that is naadi which reaches eyebrow point
2. surya kala is = pingala naadi that is naadi which runs on right nostril breath
3. Chandra kala is = eda naadi that is left nostril breath

suraya naadi breath out 16 kalas
chandira naadi breath out 12 kalas
shushma naadi breath out 8 kalas.

Thiruchitrambalam

Adiyaarku adiyen (i am servitor to all the shiva servitor)

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Ganapathy songs, poems, mantras, sthuthi

Let may ganapathi bless everybody with good health, peace, money and remove all the vignas and make all the good work to sucess
Aum namashivaya
List of ganapathi songs , poems, mantra sunged by great saints which is belived to recited for specific purposes follows:

Thirumooler-To have good taught :
ஐந்து கரத்தனை யானை முகத்தனை
இந்தின் இளம்பிறை போலும் எயிற்றனை
நந்தி மகன்தனை ஞானக் கொழுந்தினைப்
புந்தியில் வைத்தடி போற்றுகின் றேனே.

aindhu karaththanai yanai mukaththanai
indhin ilampirai polum eyitraanai
nandhi makanthanai nyanak kozhundhinai
pundhiyil vaiththadi potrukinerene.

Avvaiyaar - To get educational knowledge:
"paalum theli thenum,paahum paruppum,
iavai naalum kalandhunaaku- naan tharuven.
kolanjei-thunga karimuhaththu
thoomanye nee yenakku sangath thamizh moondrum thaa"

Sekkizhar - To get writers knowledge:
"edukkum markkathai inthamizh cheyyulay
nadakkummenmai namakkarul seythidath
thadakkai ainthuthaith thazchevi ninmugak
katakkaliranaik karuththuL iruththuvom."


Kapila deva nayanar- To get single concentration :
"yanai mukaththan poruvidaiyan cheyazakar
mana manivannan mamarukan - melnikazhum
vellak kumizi mathaththu vinayakan en
ullak karuththin ulan".


Arunagiri anthathi- To get intelgence and talent:
Sitthi tharum buddhitharum, senthiruvaich servikkum
bhakthitharum meygnanam balikungch-kotthi
arimukanaik kaayantha varunesar thantha
karimukanaik kaithozhunthak kaal

Pulanthiran thuthu - To learn arts(vithaigal) :
Athi muganthaaney aranaar thirumaganey
sathiyin puthiraney sarintha vayitroney
mukthi alikindra murukarku moothoney
vithai enakarulum velavaarkku moothoney

Viruthachala puranam- To get all the goodness :
Thiruvum kalviyum seerom thazhaikavum
karunai pookavum thimaiyai pokkavum
paruvamai namathullam pazhukavum
perukam azhaithu pillaiyai penuvom


Thiruviratai manimalai- To get help:
Kaliyaanai kandrai ganapathiyai kempon
oliyaanaip parorkku udavum aliyaanaik
kannuvathungh kaithalangal koopuvathum
matravanraal naanuvathum naalor kadan

Arunagirinathar- To get married:
kaiththala niraikani appamodu avalpori
kappiya karimugan adi peni
katridum adiyavar buddhiyiluraibava
karpagam enavinai kadidhegum
maththamum madhiyamum vaiththidum aranmagan
marporu thiraL puya madhayaanai
maththaLa vayitranai uththami pudhalvanai
mattavizh malar kodu panivene
muththamizh adaivinai murpadu girithanil
murpada ezhudhiya mudhalvone
muppuram eriseydha acchivan urairatham
acchadhu podiseydha athidheeraa
aththuyar adhukodu subramani padum
appunam adhanidai ibamaagi
akkura magaludan acchiru muruganai
akkaNam maNamaruL perumaale

Thiruvarutpa -To remove death or yama fear:
ottrai maruppum orirandu kaithalamum
vetri punaintha vizhimundrumum - petrathoru
thandaikaal varanathaith thanmanathil eppozhuthum
kondaikaal vaarathu kuttru

Thiruviratai manimalai-To remove bad and negative effects:
Vinayaganey vevinaiyai verarukka vallan
vinayaganey vetkai thanivippan - vinayaganey
vinnukum mannukum naathanumaam thanmainai
kanneer panimin kaninthu

Vinayagar thuthi-To remove bad karma:
Vellaik komban vinayakanai thozhu
thulliyodum thodarntha vinaikaley
appam mupazham amuthu seitharuliya
thoppai appanai thozhu vinai arumey

Vinayagar sapthakam - To have good life:
Vaanodu neerum valiyum theeyum
vaiyagam yaavum un vadivey
maanida vaazhavai magizhurach seivaai
mangalap poruley gananaatha

mumanikovai- To get peace:
mozhiyin maraimuthaley munayanath therey
kazhiyavarum poruley kanney sezhiya
kaalalayeney engal ganapathiye ninai
aalayaney suzhatheen anbu

Thiruviratai manimalai- To become famous and better in life:
Thiruvaakum seikarumamum kaikootum senchol
peruvaakkum pidum perukkam uruvaakkum
athalaal vaanorum aanaimugathaanai
kaathalal kupuvar kai

Thiruvarutpa - To get guru bliss and god bliss:
Thiruvungh kalviyunj serunj sirapum unn
thiruvadi pugazh paadum thiramum nal
uruvum seelamum ookamum thaazvura
unarvum thanthenathu ullath thamarthava
guruvum theivamumagi anbaalar tham
kurai thavirkum gunaperung kundramey
veruvum sinthai vilaka gajananam
vilangum sitthi vinayaga vallaley



Vinayagar Agaval
(Blank poem on Vinayagar)
By
Saint poet Avaiyar
Transliteration By
Elango Kadhirvel
Translation
P.R.Ramachander


(Avaiyar (meaning a very Old mother) was one of the very great women poets of ancient Tamil Nadu. (In Telugu even today mother is called Avva) Apart from being a great poet, she played a very great role in the politics of those days; by making the great kings obey her. There are many references to her being a great Devotee of Lord Subrahmanya. Historians are of the opinion that there were, more than one lady poet who called herself as Avaiyar. One such poet existed before the birth of Christ. This poet was a great story teller and social reformer. The next Avaiyar lived in the fourteenth centaury. Her well known work is AthiChoodi, which was written foer easy learning by Tamil Children. It is interesting to note that even today; AthiChoodi shows the simple path to live well, for all children. Vinayagar Agaval is another one of her great works.

Agaval means blank poetry and it is a song addressed to Lord Ganapathy. He is addressed as Vinayagar (he who removes obstacles) or Pillayar in Tamil. This prayer is an extremely popular one in Tamil Nadu. It clearly brings out the mastery of Avaiyar in the Yoga, thathric practices and Saivism, possibly derived from the contribution of Sidhas in Tamil Nadu and the Tamil Nadu Saivism.I have taken the liberty of understanding this great work based on the English translation of Mr.Layne little

Seetha kallabha chenthamaraippum,
Paatha chilambhu pala isai paada,
Pon araijnanum, poonthugil aadaiyum,
Vanna marungil valarindu azhakerippa,
Pezhai vayirum, perum paara kodum,
Vezha mukhamum, vilangu chindooramum,
Anju karamum , angusa paasamum,
Nenjir kudi konda neela meniyum,
Naandra vaayum, naaliru puyamum,
Moondru kannum, mummatha chuvadum,
Irandu cheviyum, ilangu Pon mudiyum,
Thiranda muppiri nool thigazh Oli maarbum,
Chor padam kadantha thuriya mey jnanam,
Arpudham nindra karpaga kallire

While the anklets on the cool sandal anointed feet
Which has the color of the red hibiscus flower,
Sings various songs, while the golden waist belt,
And his clothes as soft as flower,
Shine in pretty and beautiful colors of the rainbow,
While his box like paunch, weighty tusks
Elephant like face, the saffron dot applied on it,
Five hands and the goad and rope that he has,
His blue body which attracted our mind,
Hanging mouth, his four sets of shoulders,
His three eyes, three trails of his feet’s,
His two ears, his shining golden hair,
His glowing broad chest wearing the holy thread,
His divine knowledge of Thuriya, his mastery over words,
Stood in awe at the wish giving elephant.

Muppazham nugarum Mooshiga vahana,
Ippothu yennai aat kolla vendi,
Thayay yenakku, thaan yezhundaruli,
Mayaa piravi, mayakkam aruthu,
Thirundhiya mudal aindu ezhthum thelivaay,
Porundave vanthu yen ullam thannil pugundhu,
Guru Vadivagi, kuvalayam thannil,
Thiruvadi vaithu thiramidhu porul yena,
Vaadaa vagaithaan magizhndena karuli,

OH god who rides on an elephant and eats three fruits,
Now for taking me and making me yours,
You come in the shape of my mother,
Cut off the trance like feeling of this illusory birth,
Make clear to my mind the meaning of the
Five lettered Namasivaya, enter then in to my mind,
Step in to this world in the form of a teacher in this world of ours,
And tell me with happiness that this is its real meaning

Kodaayudathaal Peru (kodu) vinai kallainthe,
Uvatta upadesam pugatti yen cheviyil,
Thevittatha jnana thelivaiyum kaatti,
Iym pulan thannai adakkum upaayam,
Inburu karunaiyin inithena kkaruli

After removing my great fate by the weapon of his tusk,
After giving me very sweet and not boring advices in my ears,
After showing sweetest clarity in the case of Jnana,
After teaching me the trick to control my five senses,
After sweetly telling me about mercy which gives happiness,

Karuvigal odukkum karuthinai arivithu,
Iru vinai thannai aruthu irul kadinthu,
Thalamoru nangum thandu yenakku aruli,
Malam oru moondrin mayakka maruthe,
Onbathu vayil oru mandhirathaal,
Iym pula kathavai adaippathum kaatti,
Aaraathaarathu angula nilaiyum,
Pera niruthi pechurai aruthe,
Idai pingalaiyin ezhuthu arivithu

After teaching me the knowledge of subjugating the senses,
After cutting of this birth as well the next and removing darkness,
After granting me mercifully the four stages of salvation,
After cutting off the trance created by the three types of ignorance,
After showing me how by one chant the five senses
Can be controlled and the nine gates of the body closed,
After teaching me how to control the chakras of the body using the goad,
After cutting off talk and making me stand firm,
After teaching me the alphabets of Ida and Pingala Nadi,

Kadayir chuzhu munai kapaalamum kaatti,
Moondru mandalthin mootiya thoonin,
Nandrezhu pambin navil unarthi,
Kundali adanir koodiya asabai,
Vindezhu mandiram velippada uraithu,
Mooladharathu moondezhu kanalai,
Kaalal ezhuppum karuthu arivithe,
Amudha nilaiyum aadithan iyakkamum,
Kumuda sagaayan gunathaiyum koori,
Idai chakkarathin eerettu nilaiyum,
Udar chakkarathin urappayum kaati,
Chanmuga thoolamum , chatur mukha sookshmamum,
Yen mugamaaga indhenakkaruli

After showing that the end of circle’s edge is in the head,
After making me realize that the snake keeps on hanging,
On the pillar that is at the junction of three realms,
After showing the silence at the junction of Kundalini,
After clearly telling me the chant to waken it up,
After pointing out the raging fire in the Mooladhara,
After telling me the idea of waking it up,
After telling me about the deathless state and the position of the Sun,
After telling me about properties of moon, the helper of lotus,
After teaching me the sixteen positions of the intermediate Chakra,
After showing me the position of wheels in the body,
After sweetly teaching me , the secret of Shanmuga,
And the principle behind the subtle four faces,

Puriyatta kaayam pulappada yenakku,
Theriyettu nilaiyum derisana paduthi,
Karuthinir kapaala vaayil kaatti,
Iruthi mukthi inithenakku aruli,
Yennai arivithu, yenakkarul cheydhu,
Munnai vinaiyin mudalai kalainthu,
Vaakkum manamum illa manolayam,
Thekkiye yendan chindhai thelivithu,
Irul veli irandukku ondridam yenna,

After making it clear about the eight subtle principles,
And making me see the real meaning of them,
After showing in my mind the gateway to the skull,
After telling me that the salvation is sweet,
After informing me, after showering his grace on me,
After removing the assets earned in the previous births,
After showing me the mental state where mind and words are absent,
After awakening my mind which was asleep,
After showing me the places of light and darkness in me,

Arul tharum aanandathu azhuthi yen cheviyil,
Yellai illa Aanandham allithu,
Allal kalainthe, Arul vazhi kaatti,
Sathathinulle Saada Shivam kaatti,
Chithathinulle Shiva Lingam kaatti,
Anuvirkku anuvaai appaalukku appaalaai,
Kanu muthi nindra karumbulle kaatti,
Vedamum neerum vilanga niruthi,
Koodumey thondar kuzhaathudan kooti,
Ancha karathin Arul porul thannai,
Nenja karuthin nilai arivithu,
Thathuva nilayai thanthu yenai aanda,
Vithaga vinayaga virai kazhal charane.

After giving me limitless happiness by pressing me down in ecstasy in my ear,
After removing all problems, after showing me the way of grace,
After showing lord Shiva in the sound “Om”,
After pointing out the Shiva Linga within my mind,
After showing atom within atom and distance beyond distance,
In the joints of the well ripened sugar cane like body,
After clarifying the role of Vedas and sacred ash.
After making me one with the crowd of realized devotees,
After pointing out the principle of five letters “Namashivaya”,
After showing me the state of my mind,
After giving me the philosophic state and after ruling me,
My wise Vinayaka ruled me and I seek refuge in his feet.

Basic Saiva Siddhantham Philosophy

sitham = mind or knowledge, siddi = accomplishment or sucess, siddhar = who know the truth of mind, antham = end,
siddhantham = end of mind ( that is its the final most stage or level of all siddha).
Saiva siddhantha principal:
1)Mupporul unmai (three meaning truths) - pathi, pasu and paasam.
2)Monnru alavai
3)pancha bootham(5 element)
4)Karma
5)Satkarya vadham
6)Maya
7)Mukthi

Indus valley civilization is the known historical orgin, connected to sivan (thirumooler), religion which worships sivan as ultimate god,practical all over indian subcontinent and world, spread its roots and established its growth in tamilnadu, the most ancient religion of indian subcontinet.
Evidence of siva worship in the south america, middle east and south-eastern countries - malaysia , vietnam, cambodia , thailand, indonesia , egypt.
In india Saivam is practised as follows:
Nepal: lagulisa pasupatham.
Kashmir:prathhiya pingchai.
Gujarat and maharashtra: sivadivita saivam
Karnatka: veerasaivam

saiva siddhantham accepts vedha but its based on 28 agamas,tholkappiyum, sangam litrature, thirukural and 12 thirumurais.
Original works of saiva siddhantham are available in 14 sattirangal they are sivagnana bhodham by meykandar, arulnandhi sivam , maraignana sambhandhar and umapathy sivam.

Pathi is god (para sivam + para shakthi or simply shivam)
1)Chittu porul ( pure knowledge)
2)Performance of five deeds (pacha kirthyam): blessing, concealing, creating, sustaining, destroying
3)Three types of divine bodies: form (uruvum)-any shiva form,formless(aruvam),both
merged(aruvurvam)-lingam.
4)Confluence of karma and life-All deeds of souls will be rewarded/punished
5)salvation(Mukthi)-when the soul realise "pathi", it attains salvation
6)Has eight characteristics- self existence, essential purity,intuitive wisdom, infinite intelligence, essential freedom from all bonds,infinite grace, infinite enjoyment, omnipotence.

Souls are a distinct real entity
Souls are also eternal like pathi but quite diffrent
Souls are normally tied by pasam (the bondage)
Souls can be liberated only with pathi's help
Souls will be never be destroyed - even while the entire universe is destroyed.
Souls are always (until after salvation) involved in birth-death -birth cycle
All living things including plants and animals have souls

Tri(3) malams(bondage)
1) anava - an inherent darkness attached to each soul
2) kanma - deeds and their result
3) maaya - a pure form of energy from which "pathi" creates this universe (that includes our bodies)

When soul has only 'anava', its said to be in a 'unitary' (kvala avathai) state
When soul has all three 'malas' its in ordinary state( sakala avathai)
When soul get rid of all three 'malas', it attains a pure state (suddha avathai)

This is non sentient energy.
With this god creates the world.
Maya transforms as the bodies of the living beins.
Hence, the whole world is reffered to as 'mayakaryam'
Maya helps life like a lamp.
Life gets exposed to knowledge through body and the worldly association.
Therefore, Its called 'om thalai" by sambandhar.
"Maya yanthira thanu" - sivagnana bodham.
Saiva siddhantham speaks highly of maaya.
God creates words with suddha maaya.
With asuddha maaya, siva creates the time and other rules.
Prakriti maaya is used to create the material world (universe)
Pathi pasu and paasam are three real eternal entities.
Pasu and pasam are not created by god, but controlled by him.
pasu (soul) is always under bondage.
pathi perfroms five (not three) duties to provide salvation.
Pathi ( siva) is pure knowledge and infinite love.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Adiyaar Manikkavasagar

Manikkavasagar

Manikkavasagar, hearing this name the devotees just think of the love that is pure and no limits set, taking the human form with its expression of tears continuously budding on the lotus face expressing the softness of the heart, the words that were not coined but dragged out in the flood of love that emerges from a broken dam on seeing the Dancing lord. He inspired the spirits of the people of the thamiz speaking land very deeply to experience by loving the sweetness of the Unexplorable Supreme. This great saint who developed the spiritual and religious upliftment is revered as one of the four samayak kuravar (religious guides). manikavasagar

In the paNdiya kingdom which was ruled by the great God Himself as raja saundhara pandiyan, near the capital madhurai is the town thiruvadhavur were this great one was born. By the time he was sixteen years old he had well learnt, mastering in the philosophies and the scriptures. He outstood in the love for lord shiva and service to His devotees. The jasmine need no go and advertise its fragrance to all, admirers automatically turn up to wear it on their head. The pandiya king arimardhanan realizing his talent and discipline made him the prime minister in his court giving him title thennavan biramarayan. He guided the governance in the righteous path to the prosperity of the land, people and their minds. Still his mind was seeking an intellectual guide who would show in clear light the blissful path to the Truth.

The king heard that high quality horses were on sale in the coast of the choza kingdom. He sent the prime minister thiruvadhavurar with lots of money to buy them. on the way vadhvUrar reached thirup perunthurai (avudaiyar kovil). There he heard from a garden the sweet chantings hara hara. The mind that jumps to the corners of the world was lost in that. He forgot himself and like a piece of iron attracted by the magnet he went in that direction. There he saw the lord sitting in the form of a shaivite sage under a tree elucidating the pupils, to see which lord sages observe austerities for births ! His seeking mind was overwhelmed at the sight of the guru he was yearning for. He surrendered himself to the Holy guru's feet and pleaded him to accept him as a disciple. The God who comes voluntarily in the way of devotees to bless them enlightened him with shivenyanam. vadhvurar who got the immense wealth of the Supreme knowledge outpoured the gems of hymns to the Glittering Feet of the lord offering his body, belongings and soul. (He then sang the first thiruvachakam song shivapuranam starting namashivaya vazhga ). The Peerless guide heard the songs and blessed him with the name Manikkavasagar (Gem speached). He ordered Manikkavasagar to build an abode and disappeared.

With the money he had brought to buy horses that would fight, kill and die in the battlefields, the devotee built a marvelous temple for the lord that would help growing the minds of the seekers in the bliss. Many days passed. The king sent people to find out what happened. His attendants reported to him the deeds of the devotee. The king was irked and sent the message to vadhavUrar ordering him to come with the horses. Manikkavasagar pleaded to the Playful lord of thirupperunthurai. The lord assured him that He would bring the horses on the avaNi mUlam day and passed through the gem worded saint, a gem to the king as a mark of assurance. The prime minister Manikkavasagar told the king about the arrival of the horses. The king was happy.

The lord probably wanted to show that patience and perseverance pays in His worship also, the horses did not arrive till day before the avani mulam day. The king got wild and arrested the prime minister. vadhavurar who had the mature vision that when the devotees surrendered themselves in wholeness to the God the Three eyed lord is the center of all deeds they do. He appealed to the lord singing anRE enRan. The God somasundara murthi who rides the bull of justice in His playful act made the foxes in the forest as horses, coming in the form of the lead man of the horses handed over them to the king explaining him the identification guidelines of good horses ! The lord went off. The same night the horses again became foxes and ran all over the capital. The king lost his sense in the peak of his ire and ordered his men to torture Manikkavasagar making him stand on the fry hot sand of the vaigai river loading him with a rock. The pained devotee with complete trust in the lord who made the vaigai river into existence for quenching the thirst of His attendant, prayed to the lord.

The lord who stopped the furious river ga.nga in His matted hair and allowed it to flow down as a stream blessing the penance of bhagIrathan flooded the river vaigai to grace the true love hearted devotee. The flood entered the streets of the capital. The king ordered the people to sharedly stop the deluging water by raising the banks. There was a lonely old poor lady by name vandhi (1), who practices marvelous love for the Parentless God with her simple mind and activities. To save her from getting penalized for not undertaking the king's order, the lord came as a laborer. But where is the end for His play ! Instead of raising the banks he spoilt the work going on there and slept innocently !! The king was annoyed and beat Him with a stick. But the pain was felt by all the creatures including the king. The flooding of the river subdued and the lord disappeared. The king realized the act of God and the glory of the saint Manikkavasagar. He begged for the saint's pardon. The loveful vachakar forgave the king and left the prime ministership.

He went to many abodes of the lord singing It at thirupperunthuRai, uththara kosamaNgai, thiruvarUr, thiruvidaimarudhUr, chIrkazi, thiruvaNNamalai, thirukkazukkunRam. Finally he reached the holy abode thillaich chiRRambalam. He got what the vEdas proclaim, "one gets bliss (amrita) here, even when he/she is alive" on seeing the heart stealing lord who dances there to the joy of the seeing eyes. He sang many hymns on the lord there.

The budhdhist people who had come from Sri lanka challenged to come for a debate on religions. With the lord's order he took it and answered the blemishes they were trying to put on the lord, making a dumb girl sing His Greatness and the opponents going dumb, he established the Shaivite glory. The opponents realized the truth of the spiritual science of shaivam and started worshipping the outstanding lord shankara. maNi vachakars service to the lord continued. The lord was getting anointed with his honey like words and the pure wonderful love. The lord wanted those gems of his hymns which could not be found a peer even the whole world is excavated to be glorified and passed to generations by generations to the world for our benefit of getting to praise the lord in sweet loveful words easily and even the hardest of the minds getting nurtured in love reading his hymns. He oneday went to the blessed saint Manikkavasagar, asked him to sing the complete thiruvachakam he had composed and wrote them down. He further asked him to sing the songs of love keeping the Dancing lord of thillai as the Hero the thirukkovaiyar. He wrote them also in the palm leaves book and put His seal as "as maNikka vachakan told the lord of thiruchchiRRambalam wrote this". He kept the script in the panychakkara steps of the abode and vanished.

The next day the priests of thillai were surprised to find the scripture on the steps of the abode with the lord's signature. They rushed to Manikkavasagar and appraised him about it. They saluted and asked him to explain them the philosophical explanation of the compositions. He took them to the golden hall abode of the lord and showed the blissfully Dancing lord and said He is the meaning of it and immersed himself in the Supreme luminance and became one in lord shiva. (This day was the ani magam day - his guru pujai day)

The history of this great saint is told in thiruvadhavurppuranam(2) and thiruvilaiyadal puranam.(3) His composistions are thiruvasagam and thirukkovaiyar. These hymns are praised for their simplicity, deep sense of love without losing focus in the description of things.

Panchachara explanation

Panchachara explanation

Word Panchacharam - pancha (five) acharam (letters) = five letters
panchachara mantra is na-ma-shi-va-ya(namashivaya).

Na-letter refers to earth
ma-letter refers to water
shi-letter refers to fire
va-letter refers to air
ya-letter refers to sky


On body each element refers as following
for earth swadistana chakra
for water manipurakha chakra
for fire anahata chakra
for air visudhi chakra
for sky ajna chakra

so 'namashivaya' is mantra which stands on all chakras inside body

thirumoolar explains on his thirumanthiram about thula-panchachara
which divided as three they are thulaa, sukshama and athisukshuma.

thula panchachara is five letter that is 'shivayanama'
by chanting 'shivayanama' inside mind sukshma vibration join in sky and stands on mooladhara strongly.
will fix namashivaya devan in body that is -

because of chanting 'shivayanama' vibration waves which created in sky spread wide
which goes upwards, downwards as circle- to neck, chest, stomach and reaches lingam.

because of sitting on some asana like 'kurmasana' it dont expand and
makes mooladhara to get contract and it travels through lingam reaches bramendra and the top of head.

1) shivayanama - mayanavashi - namashivaya are the three mantras which expands as downward facing

2) yanamashiva-vayanamashi- are the two manthras expands as upward facing


like this reach to mooladhara from there directly goes to bramendra through shushma is called as 'vasi-yoga'


on this happenining 'namashivaya' jyothi (light) get lengthier and awakens its called as "Panchachara darishan"

on this type of namashiva raise, sky galaxy stands with speciality of vindu(light) and naada(sound) combination.

fifty letters on human body converts to five letter as vindu(light) and naatha(sound) this process contains entire vedhas, agama gnana.

Thirumooler says say 'shivayanama" for once because of saying beautiful light appears as amirtha. person who doesnt drink that amirtha are people who takes recycling birth.


"thella moodurach shivayanama
vendrulamudooravorukaal uraithidum
vellamudooral virumbiyunaathavar
thulliya neerpor kazhalkindravaarey" -thirumanthiram

so for removing birth recycle panchachara is the way thirumooler said on above song.

also chant panchachara when mind get spoiled or when it waves due to negative vibration
and make your seevan(soul) essense shiva to glow

person who chant shivayanama will get naatha expose and get shivaroopa.
it also protects when death comes.

"maranangai vaithuyar matridum pothum
aranagai kootuva thanchezhutamey" - thirumanthiram

"thunjalunth thunjali laatha pozhthinam
nejaga nainthu ninaiminaadorum
vanjaga matrapadi vaazhtha vantha koor
ranjavu kaithana vanjeyuzhthumey".- thirunanasambandar pancha thirupathikam


SUKSHUMA PANCHACHARAM:
chanting "shivayanama" by thinking it has light called as sukshuma panchacharamagum.


"oliyai unni urugumanath thaarayth
theliya vothi shivaya namavennum" - thirumanthiram

on "Shivaya nama": shi is shiva, va is shakthi, ya is seevan(soul) and na is reffers to impurity

By chanting this panchachara all negative things like ego, karma and illusion are removed
due to shi shivan and va shakthi settles in ya seevan(soul), things which give sadness like na and ma illusions getlost from us.


As said above by chanting "shivayanama" na-kara and ma-kara impurities are removed,kundalini get free from holding with littleshakthi ya-kara (soul) and gives you shivagnana yoga.
on that process time doing puja to "shivaya" light is the state of free from impurities and its true state.

thirumooler explains how to chant this mantra:

"Namavendru namathai naavil oduki
shivennu namathai sinthaiyil vetrap
pavamathu theerum parisuma thaatraal
avamathi theerum arapirapandro. -Thirumanthiram

that is when you chant "shivayanama" 'nama' should be kept under tongue on neck and 'shiva' should be kept above the head on your mind galaxy.
if think and chanted on above way soul light increases and get rid out from birthcycle.


ATHISUKSHUMA PANCHACHARAM:

"shivaya shivashiva" is athisukshuma panchacharam.To send the darkness out soul became undestructable state by having shiva and shakthi always.
staying in that state of light without any think is called as 'athisukshuma panchachara darishana'.

by chanting "shivaya nama" removing all impurities making as slave to shivam, then by chanting "shivaya shivashiva" for many times will remove sadness and worries
and gives anandha(happiness).

With athisukshuma panchachara darsihan mooladhara agni travel by crossing suryamandala (sun galaxy) above the shoulder in chandra mandala(moon galaxy) light all five senses are included . because of this process sadhaka will never get away from shiva.
this is the panchachara mantra sadhaka yoga.