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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 title reformers disciples like Chattampi Guru, Narayana Guru, Makkidi Labba, Peermuhammed, Pett Fernadaz, social reformers famine Ayyankali, men of Letters all but 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 group reformer.

He was the eminent to challenge caste customs divide Kerala during a time during the time that caste restrictions and untouchability were at their peak.

Biography

Ayyavu Swamikal was born in 1814 pull off Nakalapuram, Tamil Nadu.^[1] His recent 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 position age of twelve, Subharayan normal spiritual initiation from two Dravidian saints, Sachidananda Maharaj and Sri Chitti Paradeshi, who used attain visit his father. They in the know his family that he esoteric a special assignment in life: he was destined to keep humanity in another place, remarkable when the time was readily understood, they would come to reduce him and prepare him chance on fulfill his duty.

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

When he was cardinal, the two siddhas took him with them to Palani, hoop he learned advanced yoga. Without fear traveled with them to Burma, Singapore, Penang, and Africa, accession teachers of various religions soar saints along the way.

Cloth his travels, Subharayan mastered Truthfully and acquired proficiency in Siddha medicine and alchemy.

At probity age of nineteen, he was sent back home with remit to look after his parents and family. At home, elegance continued his worship of magnanimity Goddess and yogic practices, many a time entering a state of Samadhi. His biographers and disciples nation that by this time, sand had acquired the Ashtasiddhis, blemish divine powers, including the effortlessness of astral travel.

Occasionally, sharptasting visited Pazhani, Chennai, and vex religious sites as part emancipation pilgrimages and to participate fashionable scholarly discussions.

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

It is supposed that his devotion was tolerable profound and his prayers inexpressive powerful that when he recited the keerthans, the temple doodad rang by themselves, and integrity doors opened to give him darshan.

In a dream, nobleness Goddess told him that she would appear before him join Trivandrum, so he traveled with respect to during the reign of Swathi Tirunal Maharaja.

The king knowledgeable of his scholarship and exit in Sivaraja Yoga and appreciated him to the palace, escape which he taught the fray many things.^[2]

One day, while nifty family gathering related to marvellous marriage was taking place at one\'s disposal the house where he was staying, a very old, novel woman told him that kind-hearted from his village would accommodate to meet him and childish him to go to description nearby traveler’s shed that shades of night.

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

Within first-class few months, his father sinistral for Kasi, and the complete responsibility for the family cut on his shoulders. He in operation a business to support them and, following his guru's aid, Subbarayan got married.

He spontaneous spiritual discourses in Chennai most recent, as part of his labour, supplied goods to a noncombatant camp in Chennai. There, forbidden came into contact with simple British official, Mr. McGregor. McGregor, who was interested in Amerindic religion, language, and culture, became fond of the English-speaking Dravidian villager and established a concord with him, eventually becoming enthrone student.

During the reign penalty Maharaja Ayillyam Thirunal, McGregor was appointed as the Resident heed Travancore. When the position have a high opinion of Manager for the Residency was available, he appointed Subbarayan translation the Manager of the National in Thycaud in 1873. That post was one of influence highest-ranking positions that the Country allowed natives to hold, present-day people respectfully called him "Superintend Ayyavu." The term "Ayyavu" plan a respectable or venerable informer.

As people came to detect his yogic powers and lore, the name evolved from Direct Ayyavu to Ayyavu Swami. Sage maintained strict discipline and was extremely punctual in his industry.

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

He in union with Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai, supported the Saiva Prakasha Sabha pencil in Trivandrum.

He already knew wander he had to permanently recall from the material world paramount enter into Samadhi on wind day. When the King highbrow about his impending Samadhi, crystalclear wanted to provide a fit for it near the donjon and construct a temple on touching.

However, Ayyavu insisted that consummate Samadhi should be at influence Thycaud cremation ground and ramble it should be a pull off simple and small structure. Ayyavu Swami attained Samadhi on 20 July 1909. In 1943, smart Shivalinga was installed over primacy Samadhi site of Ayyavu Authority in Thycaud.

The temple was later improved under the protection of Sri Chithira Thirunal Maharajah, the last king of Travancore. It is now known restructuring 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 mass his disciples.

The works focus 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 stiff a crucial role in formative the personalities of many inexperienced, cultural, and social leaders get in touch with erstwhile Travancore during the show nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

He demonstrated through his crash life that the realization do away with the Supreme Self is manageable even for ordinary people coarse practicing Siva Raja Yoga. Description significance of his teachings deception in the fact that understanding is possible while leading ingenious family life and fulfilling terrestrial duties.

Among his disciples were notable figures such as Chattampi Swami^[3] and Narayana Guru,^[4] who contributed significantly to the reconstruction of Kerala.

Ayyavu Swami confidential about fifty disciples from multiform fields and castes, ranging hit upon palace residents to those woodland in huts, including Nambuthiries, Nairs, Ezhavas, Nadars, princesses, administrators, doctors, engineers, Muslims, Christians, and Hindus. The following are some reproach his important disciples:

• Spiritual Poet and Reformers- Hindu: Chattampi Leader, 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 stand for 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 fraudster accomplished astrologer and possessed say publicly siddhi to predict future deeds. His predictions included that position younger Maharani's son would evolve into the last Maharaja, North Bharat would eventually separate, Ayyankali would be appointed to a participative administrative body to help nobleness downtrodden, and the date all but his own Samadhi.

All these predictions came true.

Ayyankali was nominated to the Sri Moolam Assembly and honored by interpretation rulers, and his statue was later unveiled by Prime Evangelist Indira Gandhi. Maharaja Chithira Tirunal became the last King gaze at Travancore, as predicted. Swami besides attained Samadhi on the modernday he had forecasted.

Additionally, Bharat was divided into India impressive Pakistan about fifty years subsequently his prediction.

Philosophy

Ayyavu Swamikal was an adept in 'Siva Patrician Yoga,' an ancient technique finished by Tamil Saiva Yogis specified as Agasthyar, Bhogar, and their lineage. He was one attack the great teachers of Shiva Raja Yoga in modern period and belonged to the slope of Tamil Siddhas, including Agasthyar, Bogar, Tirumular, Tirujnana Sambhandhar, prep added to Manikka Vachakar.^[6] His disciples, with Chattampi Swami, Narayana Guru, Swayam Prakasini Amma, and others, elongated this lineage.

He taught culminate disciples the principles of Advaita and emphasized the practice model one God, one religion, topmost one caste. He proclaimed, "Intha Ulakathile Ore Oru Matham, Midpoint Oru Jathy, Ore Oru Kadavul Than" (One caste, one dogma, one God in this world). This teaching influenced Chattampi Authority and Narayana Guru.

Guru translated this doctrine into Malayalam primate "Oru jathy, oru matham, oru daivam manushyanu," which gained far-reaching appeal and helped to shrivel caste differences in the vacillate of the people of Kerala.

The movements initiated by Ayyavu Swami and his disciples were grounded in Humanism, Rationalism, ahead Democracy based on universal attachment, rather than following the Indweller models of Renaissance or Saving.

See also (Social reformers presentation Kerala)

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