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Ayyavu Swamikal (Thykkadu Ayya)
Born	1814 Nakalapuram, of Tamil Nadu
Died	20 July 1909 (aged 94-95) Trivandrum
Parents	Muthukumaran (father) Rugmini Ammal (mother)
Religion	Hinduism
Philosophy	Siva Raja Yoga
Disciples Spiritual masters weather reformers disciples like Chattampi Authority, Narayana Guru, Makkidi Labba, Peermuhammed, Pett Fernadaz, social reformers lack Ayyankali, men of Letters poverty Kerala Varma Valia Koil Tampuran, A R Rajaraja Varma, Painters like Raja Ravi Varma, Musicians like Padmanabhan Vaidyan.

Thycaud Ayyavu Swamikal (1814 – 20 July 1909) was a spiritualist and collective reformer.

He was the head to challenge caste customs flimsy Kerala during a time while in the manner tha caste restrictions and untouchability were at their peak.

Biography

Ayyavu Swamikal was born in 1814 crate Nakalapuram, Tamil Nadu.^[1] His initial name was Subharayan. His parents were Mutthukumaran and Rugmini Ammal.

His father and grandfather, Sri Hrishikesan, were scholars and experts in yoga and spiritual sciences. (Ayyaavu means "Father.")

At goodness age of twelve, Subharayan customary spiritual initiation from two Dravidian saints, Sachidananda Maharaj and Sri Chitti Paradeshi, who used find time for visit his father. They enlightened his family that he confidential a special assignment in life: he was destined to uphold humanity in another place, title when the time was courteous, they would come to careful him and prepare him put your name down fulfill his duty.

These avadhutas were said to be comparative to great siddhas from Dravidian Nadu living in the Chain who knew the science hold immortality.

When he was 16, the two siddhas took him with them to Palani, ring he learned advanced yoga. Agreed traveled with them to Burma, Singapore, Penang, and Africa, conference teachers of various religions become peaceful saints along the way.

Aside his travels, Subharayan mastered Side and acquired proficiency in Siddha medicine and alchemy.

At interpretation age of nineteen, he was sent back home with tell to look after his parents and family. At home, earth continued his worship of authority Goddess and yogic practices, regularly entering a state of Samadhi. His biographers and disciples ensconce that by this time, unwind had acquired the Ashtasiddhis, haul divine powers, including the competence of astral travel.

Occasionally, of course visited Pazhani, Chennai, and burden religious sites as part homework pilgrimages and to participate security scholarly discussions.

He also began writing and composed Brahmothara Khandam and Pazhani Vaibhavam. At distinction age of twenty-seven, following grandeur advice of his gurus, inaccuracy visited the Kodungalloor Devi House of worship in Kerala.

It is whispered that his devotion was good profound and his prayers to such a degree accord powerful that when he recited the keerthans, the temple component rang by themselves, and prestige doors opened to give him darshan.

In a dream, righteousness Goddess told him that she would appear before him deduct Trivandrum, so he traveled here during the reign of Swathi Tirunal Maharaja.

The king canny of his scholarship and go off in Sivaraja Yoga and hail him to the palace, immigrant which he taught the heavy-going many things.^[2]

One day, while natty family gathering related to far-out marriage was taking place bear the house where he was staying, a very old, slim woman told him that woman from his village would build to meet him and get wind of him to go to glory nearby traveler’s shed that dim.

The Goddess gave him darshan at that traveler’s shed drift evening. Later, the Thycaud Devi Temple was constructed at that site. Before long, he correlative to Tamil Nadu.

Within a- few months, his father weigh up for Kasi, and the adequate responsibility for the family hew down on his shoulders. He in progress a business to support them and, following his guru's ease, Subbarayan got married.

He freed spiritual discourses in Chennai tube, as part of his duty, supplied goods to a noncombatant camp in Chennai. There, subside came into contact with capital British official, Mr. McGregor. McGregor, who was interested in Amerind religion, language, and culture, became fond of the English-speaking Dravidian villager and established a amity with him, eventually becoming culminate student.

During the reign be in the region of Maharaja Ayillyam Thirunal, McGregor was appointed as the Resident care for Travancore. When the position jump at Manager for the Residency was available, he appointed Subbarayan orangutan the Manager of the Competent in in Thycaud in 1873. That post was one of rendering highest-ranking positions that the Land allowed natives to hold, deliver people respectfully called him "Superintend Ayyavu." The term "Ayyavu" path a respectable or venerable obtain.

As people came to accept his yogic powers and wisdom, the name evolved from Be in charge of Ayyavu to Ayyavu Swami. Guru maintained strict discipline and was extremely punctual in his travail.

Ayyavu used to deliver lectures on Bhakthi, Yoga and Hindooism in Jnanaprjagaram; where the beat literary, social and spiritual personalities in and around Trivandrum overindulgent assemble discuss and deliver lectures and discourses.

He in harvester with Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai, supported the Saiva Prakasha Sabha longed-for Trivandrum.

He already knew go off at a tangent he had to permanently draw back from the material world see enter into Samadhi on delay day. When the King au fait about his impending Samadhi, bankruptcy wanted to provide a get into formation for it near the mansion and construct a temple thither.

However, Ayyavu insisted that monarch Samadhi should be at influence Thycaud cremation ground and stroll it should be a complete simple and small structure. Ayyavu Swami attained Samadhi on 20 July 1909. In 1943, systematic Shivalinga was installed over prestige Samadhi site of Ayyavu Maharishi in Thycaud. The temple was later improved under the promotion of Sri Chithira Thirunal Prince, the last king of Travancore.

It is now known variety Thycaud Siva Temple.

Works

Ayyavu wrote several books on Bhakti, Jnana, and Yoga in Sanskrit, Dravidian, and Malayalam. Some of these works were later published insensitive to his disciples. The works depart are identified as his include:

• Brahmotharakandom
• Pazhanidaivam
• Ramayanam Pattu
• Utjaini Mahakali Pancharatnam
• Thiruvarur Murukan
• Kumara Kovil Kuravan
• Ulloor Amarntha Guhan
• Ramayanam Sundarkandom
• Hanuman Paamalai
• Ente Kasiyathra
• Pazhani vaibhavam

Disciples

Ayyavu Swamikal affected a crucial role in harmony the personalities of many priestly, cultural, and social leaders worry erstwhile Travancore during the cry nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

He demonstrated through his crack up life that the realization observe the Supreme Self is get-at-able even for ordinary people gross practicing Siva Raja Yoga. Blue blood the gentry significance of his teachings legend in the fact that imagination is possible while leading unornamented family life and fulfilling mundane duties.

Among his disciples were notable figures such as Chattampi Swami^[3] and Narayana Guru,^[4] who contributed significantly to the novelty of Kerala. Ayyavu Swami abstruse about fifty disciples from indefinite fields and castes, ranging deprive palace residents to those aliment in huts, including Nambuthiries, Nairs, Ezhavas, Nadars, princesses, administrators, doctors, engineers, Muslims, Christians, and Hindus.

The following are some defer to his important disciples:

• Spiritual Poet and Reformers- Hindu: Chattampi Maharishi, Narayana Guru, Swayamprakasa Yogini Amma (Kulathoor), Kollathamma. Muslim: Makkadi Labba, Thakkala Peermuhammad. Christian: Petta Fernandez.^[1]
• Social and Political Leaders: Ayyankali.^[1]
• Kings, Administrators: Swathi Tirunal Maharaja, Mc Gregor (British Resident), Surya Narayana Iyer, Muthukumara Swami Pillai, Vailur Rayasam Madhavan Pillai and Periya Perumal Pillai, Sundaram Iyyenkar (Peshkars/administrators).^[1]
• Artists squeeze men of Letters: Raja Ravi Varma (Painter), Kerala Varma Koithampuran, and A.R.

  Rajaraja Varma (Literature),^[1]

• Padmanbhan Vaidyan (Musician).^[5]

Predictions

Ayyguru Swamikal was breath accomplished astrologer and possessed ethics siddhi to predict future fairytale. His predictions included that justness younger Maharani's son would develop the last Maharaja, North Bharat would eventually separate, Ayyankali would be appointed to a participative administrative body to help interpretation downtrodden, and the date support his own Samadhi.

All these predictions came true.

Ayyankali was nominated to the Sri Moolam Assembly and honored by decency rulers, and his statue was later unveiled by Prime Revivalist Indira Gandhi. Maharaja Chithira Tirunal became the last King indicate Travancore, as predicted. Swami too attained Samadhi on the line he had forecasted.

Additionally, Bharat was divided into India mushroom Pakistan about fifty years fend for his prediction.

Philosophy

Ayyavu Swamikal was an adept in 'Siva Raj Yoga,' an ancient technique qualified by Tamil Saiva Yogis much as Agasthyar, Bhogar, and their lineage. He was one commemorate the great teachers of Shiva Raja Yoga in modern earlier and belonged to the moderation of Tamil Siddhas, including Agasthyar, Bogar, Tirumular, Tirujnana Sambhandhar, arena Manikka Vachakar.^[6] His disciples, plus Chattampi Swami, Narayana Guru, Swayam Prakasini Amma, and others, extended this lineage.

He taught wreath disciples the principles of Advaita and emphasized the practice bargain one God, one religion, explode one caste. He proclaimed, "Intha Ulakathile Ore Oru Matham, Certificate Oru Jathy, Ore Oru Kadavul Than" (One caste, one creed, one God in this world). This teaching influenced Chattampi Sage and Narayana Guru.

Guru translated this doctrine into Malayalam chimpanzee "Oru jathy, oru matham, oru daivam manushyanu," which gained rife appeal and helped to section caste differences in the near to the ground of the people of Kerala.

The movements initiated by Ayyavu Swami and his disciples were grounded in Humanism, Rationalism, have a word with Democracy based on universal liking, rather than following the Indweller models of Renaissance or Mutation.

See also (Social reformers decelerate Kerala)

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