Sastha Aravind – Day 5 – Guruprasad குருபிரசாத் விஜயராவ்

Manikandan

Raja Rajasekhara Pandian was, in his earlier birth, a wealthy and devoted Brahmin named Vijayan, known for his unwavering faith in Lord Dharma Sastha. Though pious, he remained childless. One day a sage visited his home and suggested a sacred remedy. The sage explained that Akasha Ganga, which begins at Gangothri and has ten branches, travels underground and reemerges as the Pamba River, also called Dakshina Bhagyarathi. Near this river lies the Neela Parvatham mountain. If he climbed it, he would meet a yogini named Sabari who could guide him.

Vijayan followed the instructions and met Sabari. She asked if he had been sent by Agasthiya and handed him a Kumba (sacred pot), telling him to continue higher to a place called Maha Yoga Peetam, where Mathanga Maharishi had once performed Sri Chakra worship. From there he should climb further to reach Deva Ganga, where the holy water of Sastha Theertham flowed. He was told to fill the pot with its water and bathe in it to receive the blessing of a child. Vijayan obeyed, but as he lifted the pot, it broke and the water flowed out, forming small streams. He bathed in the flowing water, and in that moment three birds emerged from his body and turned into ashes. Lord Sastha then appeared before him and granted the vision of Brahmanda Darshan, the radiant sight of the entire universe as a single divine light.

God blessed him for child and also promised in next birth, he will be come as child (Ayoni अयोनि – not born from the womb) to him.

Kallidai Kurichi

In his next birth Sastha came as a child to Rajasekara Pandian, following the command of his father Siva. The present Sabari Mala is the very place where Mathanga Maharishi performed Sri Chakra worship. Vijayan’s maternal lineage continued to perform Sastha Pooja in a place called Kallidai Kurichi. The Lord, in the form of a child, visited their home. They prepared Kamba Kuzhu for him, offered it with love, and the child stayed with the family. Paramashvaran appeared in their dreams and told them the child was his own son, assuring them with the blessing கம்பங்குடிக்கு நான் அடிமை (Kambaggudikku nan adimai). The entire family rejoiced. The famous Harivarasanam was later composed by Kumbakudi Kulathur Iyer, a descendant of this sacred lineage.

Yesudas singing harivarasanam @sabarimala

Pettathullal

Surrender (Saranagathi) will bring miracles. 100% belief will make things happen. Erumely Pettathullal symbolizes shedding personal identity and uniting as one. Participants smear their faces with black color, regardless of social or economic status. Everyone chants Swamy Thinthakathom, Ayyappa Thinthakathom, which conveys the deeper meaning Ayyappan ente agathu, Ayyappan Ninte agathum—“God in you, God in me is the same.” Ayyappa is revered as the deity of wisdom (Gnan), and every aspect of the pilgrimage carries philosophical significance, from the 18 steps and the Erumudi to the Chinmudra, Mala, and Viratha. Families who historically contributed to building the temple, such as the Alangadu and Ambalapuzha lineages, hold the special right to perform Pettathullal at the conclusion. During the procession, a sacred Garuda is said to soar across the sky, blessing the devotees below.

Erumeli Petta Thullal

Ayyappa swamy real house | Pandalam

There are so many incidents of Ayyapa helping people. Alangadu Kesavan Pillai, Kalady,

All these Varavu songs are written by a poet named Manidasa who lived around some 150-200 years ago.Tamil poet-saint Arunagirinathar is considered as the Gurunathar of all devotees of Lord Muruga. Likewise Manidasar, a descendant of the Kallidaikurichi (Kambangudi) family lineage, is considered as the universal Gurunather of all devotees of Lord Sastha. Manidasar has sung several hundred songs in praise of Lord Hariharaputra – which are sung during the Sastha Preethi.

Shatchakras

Temple/Place	Chakra	District	State
Sori Muthaiyan Kovil	Muladhara	Tirunelveli	Tamil Nadu
Achankovil	Svadhishthana	Kollam	Kerala
Aryankavu	Manipuraka	Kollam	Kerala
Kulathupuzhai	Anahata	Kollam	Kerala
Erumeli	Vishuddhi	Kottayam	Kerala
Sabarimala	Ajna	Pathanamthitta	Kerala

Kundalini is at the bottom of spinal cord like a serpent with three spiral, Siva is at the top. The Kundalini going up is Kundalini Yoga. When the practitioner cross each step they get a power. When it reaches top, they get Paramanandam. The spiritual aspiration starts when the Kundalini trying to moves up.

Each devata has these kind of mapping each Chakra maps to a place and temple. For example, Muruga’s Six Abodes of Murugan (அறுபடை வீடு).

கற்றும் தெளியார் காடே கதியாய்
கண்மூடி நெடுங்கன வானதவம்
பெற்றும் தெரியார் நினையென்னில் அவம்
பெருகும் பிழையேன் பேசத் தகுமோ

– ஸ்ரீ அகத்திய முனிவர் அருளிய லலிதா நவரத்தின மாலை

Kerala is also called Parasurama Kshetram (The Land of Parasurama). Parasurama threw his axe across the sea, and the water receded as far as it reached. According to the legendary account, this new area of land extended from Gokarna, Karnataka to Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu. The name Malayala Deasm came from words Mountain, Ocean (மலை + ஆழி). Keralam word came later which represents coconuts (Kera). He created Pampa River (பா பாவங்களை போக்கும், பா புண்ணியம் சேர்க்கும்). Parasuram created many temples for Sastha.

Before India’s independence, the Singampatti Zamindari in the Tirunelveli district was a highly regarded and functioning princely state (Samasthanam), whose Raja, T.N.S. Murugadoss Thirthapathi, assumed the position before independence at the young age of 3½, continuing to be respected as the “Last King of Tamil Nadu” even after the abolition of the Zamindari system in 1952. Achankovil is the only temple where we have the oldest original deity. Each place is special; it is a tradition that Sabari Mala yatra covers all these Chakra temples.

பார்புகழும் சபரிமலை
பதினெட்டும் கடந்த நிலை
ஸ்ரீசக்ரபீடமதில்
சின்மயானந்த பாலன்
மகரம்சூழ் நன்னாளில்
யோகியாய் ஜோதியாய்
இரண்டன காட்சி தந்து
இருவினைகள் களையும்போது
உருகி வரும் அடியவர்கள்
சரணங்கள் விளிக்கும்போது
தருணமாய் வந்து காக்கும்
ஐயன் ஐயப்ப ஸ்வாமியே
சரணம் ஐயப்பா!

சரணம் ஐயப்பா! சரணம் ஐயப்பா! சரணம் ஐயப்பா!
எனறு மனம் உருகும் அன்பர்தமகக்கு
சகல சௌபாக்கியமும் தந்து உதவும்
திவ்யசபயோக பீடாஸ்தனதாரி
மெய்ஞான குருவே சரணம் ஐயப்பா
மாதா பிதா குருவே சரணம் ஐயப்பா
ஸ்வாமியே சரணம் ஐயப்பா!