The Yogi Sivarajayogi Ayya Swami
Thiruvadikal was the Guru of Ayya Vaikundan, Sri Narayana Guru , Chattampi
Swamikal and Ayyankali. He was the First and the Greatest social reformer of
Kerala.He was a Yogi cum Family man. Ayya Swamikal started
"Panthbhojanam" (inte-dining) in Kerala during 19th
century even before Mahatma Gandhi thought of it. He argued that any Yogi could
install idols in temples, that inspired Sreenarayan Guru to install idols of
Siva. "Oru jathy, oru matham ,oru Daivom" is the Malayalam
translation of Ayyaswamy’s teaching . Sri Narayan Guru popularized the slogan. The
original name of Ayya Swamikal was Subbarayan. His parents were Sri.
Muthukumaran (Nakalapuram-TN) and Smty .Rugmini Ammal (Kollam). He was Manager
of Thycaud Residency. founded the famous” Saiva
Prakasha Sabha” of chalai,Trivandrum
His disciples
His disciples
- Chempazhanthy Nanu (Sree NarayanaGuru,
- Kollur Kunjan Pillai (Chattampi Swamikal
- Swayam Prakasa Yogini Amma Kollathamma
- Ayyan Kali
- A.R.Raja Raja Varma,
- Chithramezhuthu RaviVarma
- Appavu Vakil
- Thottahil Raman Kaniyar
- Manakkattu Bhavani
- Petta Fernandez
- Thakkala Peer Mohammad
- Velutheri Kesavan Vaidhyar
- Makkadi Labba etc.etc ( more than 50 )
His works
- Brahmothara Khandom
- Ulloor amarntha Guhan
- Ramayanam Bala khandom
- Ente Kasi yathraPazhani vybhavom
- Hanuman pamalai Ramayanam pattu
- Ujjayani mahakali pancharatnam
- Thiruvaroor murukan
- Kumarakovil murukan
The Doctrine he propagated
"Intha ulakathile orae oru jathy
than, Orae oru matham than, orae oru kadavul than”
Some Suggested References:
Some Suggested References:
1.Sivarajayogi Thycaud Ayyaswami
Thuruvadikal- (1960) A.C.Raja
2.Brhamasree Thycaud
Ayyaswamikal-Ayyamission(1974) Thiruvananthapuram
3.Sree Narayana Guru Sathavarshika
Smaraka Grantham(1954)
4.Upahara Mala (1950)-Salkavi
P.K.Kesavan
5.Sree Narayan
Gurudevan(1971)-P.Parameswaran
6.Guru (1996)-K.surendran
7.Thiruvithamkoorile
Mahanmar(1121)-Sooranadu Kunjan Pillai
8.Albutha Sidhan Sree Narayana Parama
Guru(1974)-VidhvanK.E.Neelakondan
9.Vivekodayam (1084 Karkidakom)-Kesari
BalaKrishna Pillai
10.upahara Malika( 20.4.1950)-Kesari
Bala Krishna Pillai
11.Ayyankali-T.P.H.Chentharassery
12.Chattampi swamikalum
Navothanavum-K.G.neelakandan Nair
13.Sree Narayan Paramahamsan-Pandit
K.K.Panicker
14.Narayana guru (1978)-Prof.M.K.Sanu
Sivaraja Yogi Thycaud Ayya
Swamikal
The first Social Reformer of Travancre,who introduced
Panthibhojan
(interdining of uppuer cast with lower caste)
Bio data
Sivaraja Yogi Ayya Swamikal was born in 1814 on Aswathy asterism in
Nakalapuram.Hisoriginal name was
Subharayan.
His grandfather Sri Hrishikesan and his father SriMuthukumaran were great
yogis and were migrated to Tamilnadu from
Pampumkadu inMalabar
during Tipu Sultan’s aggression. Lord Subramanya was their family deity.
At theage of 12, Subharayan received spiritual initiation fromtwo Tamil Saints,
SachidanandaMaharaj and Sri Chitti Paradeshi who used tovisit Subharayans
family frequently. Whenhe was 16,the Saints took him with them to
Burma ,Singapore, Penang and Africa
.During this period Subharaya acquired and practiced yogic techniques of
high order.Returning home after 3 years he continued yogic practices, often
entering the state of “Nirvikalpa Samadhi”. Gradually he acquired the
Ashtasidhies
or divine powersincluding that of
astral travel
, but his Gurus strictly warned him not to use them to gainmaterial
advantage.At the age of 27 , in accordance with his Guru’s wishes Swamikal
visited Kodungalloor Devi temple in Kerala and from their he toured
Travancore.
The Mother Goddessappeared in her “Poorna swaroopam” before Ayya at
Thycaud
in Trivandrum, where hedestined to spend the remaining part of his life.
Swathy Thirunal,
the then Maharaja of Travancore, heard about the spiritual eminence
of Ayya ,invited him to his palace and became his disciple.Swamikal
visited Sri Vaikunda Padar of Nagarcoil (Swami thoppu)and visited the famous
Maruthwamalai.When his father left to Kasi ,Subharayan had to look after the
family.To obey his Guru ,Ayya married
Kamalammal
from Kollam and the couple had three sons and twodaughters. However Ayya
continued his spiritual practices while living the married life.Ayya was a
great scholar in Tamil and gained good proficiency in English. He used
to deliver spiritual discourses at the “Ashtapathana Sabha” in Chennai.
Mc Gregor learned Tamil and Yoga from Ayya. During the reign
of Maharaja Ayillum Thirunal, Mr.Mc Gregor became the
Resident of Travancore
.Heappointed Ayya as theManager of his Residency in Thycaud.
From 1873 up to a week before his Mahasmadhi on 20th July
1909(Karkadakam, makom nal) Ayya continued inthe post. People respectfully
called him
“Superintend Ayya”
.Swamikal kept strict discipline in work and was extremely punctual. At
his residence hespent most of his time in meditation and in initiating and
instructing his disciples inspiritual practices. Ayya used to deliver lectures
on Bhakthi, Yoga and Vedanta in
Jnanaprakasha Sabha at Petta
, during which leading literary, social and spiritual personalities
in and around Trivandrum used to meet Ayya Guru. Swamikal with the helpof
Manonmaneeyam Sundaram Pillai,
the first MA holder of Travancore (father of former finance
minister
P.S.Nataraja Pillai)
founded the famous
”
Saiva Prakasha Sabha”
of chalai,Trivandrum
Disciples
Ayya Swamikal had fifty
one disciples, most of them attained the highest stage of Samadhi, some of
them leading married family life. Among the prominent
personalitieswereChithrmezhuthu Revi Varma KoithampuranKeralaVarma
Koithampuran(Thiruvalla)Sury Narayana Iyyer(Peshkar)Muthukumara Swami
Pillai(Peshkar)Periya Perumal Pillai (Peshkar)Meenakshinatha
Pillai(ChalaiMeenakshi Iyyer(Chalai)Arumukham Vadyar(Chalai)Manikavachakam
Vadyar(Chalai)Appavu Vadyar(Chalai)Kumara
Swamy Vadyar(Chalai)Ayyappan Pillai Vadyar Appavu VakilChidambaram
Pillai (Thycaud)Kollur Kunjan Pillai(Chattampi Swamikal)- Samadi at Panmana
Nanu
Assan-Chempazhanthy (Sri Narayana Guru)-Samadhi at ShivagiriDr.Krishna
Pillai(Palace Doctor)Vailur Rayasam Madhavan
PillaiBhagavatheeswarayyer(Kottarammadom)A.R.Rajaraja
VarmaAyyankali-Dalith leader-Statue in VellayambalamMakkadi Labba
(Thiruvithamcodu Mosque)-Samadhi at ThiruvithamcoduPadmanabha
Pillai(Compounder-Mankadu)Kesavayyar(Padijaretheruvu)Anaval Sankara Naraya
Iyyer,Sundaram Iyyenkar (Account Officer),Parthasarady Naidu (Head
Draughtsman),Sbba Raju (Survey Office), Nanthankodu Kotchu
Krishna,Pillai(Draughtsman)-Samadhi at Nanthancodu,Subramanya
Iyyer(Karamana),Hiarihara Iyyer(Karamana), Narayan Potty
(Vamanpuram)-Samadhi at Kazhakoottam, Narayana
Potty(Kazhakoottam),Thottathil Raman Kaniyar,Jyotsan Kalpada Kanyar,Mankattu
Bhavani(Ezhava) Swayamprakasa Yogini Amma-Samadhi at
Kulathoor Thiruvathira Thirunal AmmaThampuran (Mavelikara)
KollathammaFidilist Padmanbhan Kaniyar (Thycaud)-Samadhi at Thycaud,Vanchiyur
Balanandan, Parassala Madhavan Nair,Velaydhan Pillai (Thycaud),Sankaralingom
Pillai (Thycaud),
