Topic started by murugadas (@ 210.186.103.32) on Sun Nov 11 17:38:58 .
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This thread is an off-shoot from the thread 'Meaning of Name' Sengalvaraya.
It was thought more appropriate to treat it as separate thread.

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• From: murugadas (@ 210.186.58.185) on: Thu Nov 25 02:24:14 EST 2004
  
  
  Siddhas and yogis have the power to go into states of suspended animation. They attain temporary sammadhi states. Their bodily activities will become imperceptible. But the soul will be somewhere in their bodies. Sometimes they remove their sould from the body and go outside. Then they would reenter the body.
  
  Just below the uchchanthalai is a very subtle opening. It is called the Brahmarandra. It is otherwise known as the 'dasama dvaara' - the 10th aperture. Why 10th? All are aware of the 9 dvaaras - 'aindhu kallaal oru kOttai; andha aanandha kOttaikku onbathu vaasal' as is mentioned in 'nondi chinhu'. The 9 dvaaras are 2 nostrils, 2 ears, 2 eyes, 1 mouth, 1anus, 1 urethal/sexual opening.
  
  When siddhas and yogis finish their mundane existance, their soul leaves the body ideally through the Brahmarandra. Or through any of the orifices in the head. This is called 'Kapaala MOksha'. When activities cease in the body of the siddha/yogi, the disciples usually take a coconut and break it upon the top of the head to open the Brahmarandra and allow the soul to depart. This is done as a rule for siddhas and yogis.
  
  In the case of VaLLimalai SwamigaL, his fore-head opened automatically, ensuring the release of his soul.
  
  
• From: murugadas (@ klg-40-100.tm.net.my) on: Thu Nov 25 22:58:17 EST 2004
  
  
  
  VaLLimalai SwamigaL's body was taken to VaLLimalai and at the expense of money and manpower provided by Parthasarathi, the body was first placed at the bottom of the hill and the disciples sang Thiruppugalz songs. In the dawn of 23-11-1950, it was taken to the cave where the SwamigaL had lived; the SwamigaL's body was subjected to abhishekas with pancamirdham, milk, honey, coconut water, and Ganga water; a crypt was dug and the SwamigaL's body was placed in it. It was filled with camphour, salt, vibhuthi, bilva leaves, and other fragrant articles and navarathna gem stones closed. Even though it took about 30 hours for the ceremony to be completed, the body of the SwamigaL remained normal.
  
  He was thus kept in a samaadhi as was the custom with Siddhas.
  
  As the SwamigaL had said earlier, he did come back to VaLLimalai on the day before Periya Karthikai.
  
  
• From: murugadas (@ klg-40-100.tm.net.my) on: Thu Nov 25 23:02:57 EST 2004
  
  
  In the case of a yogic samaadhi entombment for a yogi/siddha, it is customary to dig a crypt. Sometimes the pit would be lined with cement of mortar or stone planks. The body would be placed inside in a seated posture. Then crypt would be filled with a mixture of salt, charcoal powder, turmeric powder, camphor, sandalwood, akil, nutmeg, cloves, cardomam and other fragrant objects. Navarathnam, etc., is also put inside sometimes. But that can give rise to grave robbery and desecration of the crypt. Then a plank stone would be placed on top. Over that a Sivalingam used to installed.
  
  
• From: murugadas (@ klg-40-100.tm.net.my) on: Thu Nov 25 23:03:34 EST 2004
  
  
  Other pujas would be held for 48 days and every year Guru Pujai would be held.
  
  
• From: murugadas (@ klg-40-100.tm.net.my) on: Thu Nov 25 23:05:29 EST 2004
  
  
  There is another form which is called 'Jiva Samaadhi'.
  
  A siddha or yogi decides the date that he wants to go into samaadhi.
  
  A crypt would be dug and it would be lined with plank stones.
  
  On the specified date and time, the siddha/yogi would descend into the pit. Then it would be filled with aromatic powders and medicinal powders. Many a times it would not be filled with anything. The top plank stone would be closed. The Siddha would subdue all his life support and life activities. Some siddhas would ask the disciples to open the crypt and see the condition of the body after forty eight days. Usually the body would be intact. Then it would be closed back again.
  
  If the body is intact, the jiivasamaadhi is treated like a place of worship.
  
  
• From: murugadas (@ klg-40-100.tm.net.my) on: Thu Nov 25 23:06:22 EST 2004
  
  
  In the case of VaLLimalai SwamigaL, he attained KapalaMoksha and thus departed from his corporeal body.
  
  
• From: murugadas (@ klg-40-100.tm.net.my) on: Thu Nov 25 23:07:49 EST 2004
  
  
  The samaadhi aaradhanai was duly performed by his disciples and the mandalaabhishekam ceremonies for 48 days.
  
  One year later, the Guru Pujai was performed.
  
  Two years later, a bronze statue of Dakshinamurthi was installed and kumbhabhishekam with ekaadasa rudra homam, rudrabhshekam, sahasranamam, annadhaanam, Thiruppugalz paaraayanam were performed. It was during a hot summer agni natchathiram day. There had been no rain and even the sunai tank in the hill had become dry.
  
  But on that day, there was a very heavy rain.
  
  Three years later, the SwamigaL appeared to Sethuraman who had run away from his home and safely took him back home. He had written a composition called 'Hara HarO Haraa Kummi' with pencil on a paper and had placed it in Sethuraman's bag. He appeared in the boy's dream and told them to sing the kummi and dance.
  
  From then onwards Sethuraman became an aasukavi and arutkavi with the ability to
  sing hundredes of songs and poems. One of them belongs to the class of rathabandham called SriVaishnavi Ratha Bandham which is a form of Chithrakavi.
  
  
  
• From: murugadas (@ klg-40-100.tm.net.my) on: Thu Nov 25 23:11:45 EST 2004
  
  
  Thus VaLLimalai SwamigaL attained Eternity.
  
  His life's mission has been carried onwards by Sengalvaraaya PiLLai, ThiruMuruga Krupaanandha Vaariyaar, DMKrishnasamy Aiyer and many other organisations.
  
  And Thiruppugal itself lives on in musical concerts and Thirumurai recitations.
  
  
• From: murugadas (@ klg-40-100.tm.net.my) on: Thu Nov 25 23:16:47 EST 2004
  
  
  I started from 'palzani pathi vaalz Baala Kumaara' and went on to Palzani, Agathiya, Idumban, PalzaniyaaNdavar, ThiruvaNNaamalai, AruNagirinaathar, Thiruppugalz, Vallimalai, VaLLimalai SwamigaL, Ramana Maharishi and completed this piece now.
  
  I will proceed with the next line, 'Aavinankudi vaalz alzagiya VElaa'.
  
  Today is Periya Kaarthigai Day.
  
  
  
• From: murugadas (@ 210.186.103.7) on: Wed Dec 8 18:29:15 EST 2004
  
  To continue with the Kandhar Shashti Kavacam....
  
  The next line is
  
  'Aavinankudi vaalz alazhagiya vElaa'
  
  'Aavinankudi' is another name for Palzani. It is also known as 'Podhini'.
  
  It is a very ancient place. It is mentioned in the Sanggam Literature.
  
  
• From: murugadas (@ 210.186.103.7) on: Wed Dec 8 18:29:34 EST 2004
  
  To continue with the Kandhar Shashti Kavacam....
  
  The next line is,
  
  'Aavinankudi vaalz alazhagiya vElaa'
  
  'Aavinankudi' is another name for Palzani. It is also known as 'Podhini'.
  
  It is a very ancient place. It is mentioned in the Sanggam Literature.
  
  

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