(Before
I begin writing on this topic, I pray to God Almighty who has been my own dear
Guide, Teacher and Mentor, not to forget the remover of all obstacles and the
first point of contact on my inward journey that the message conveyed through
this post must reach the maximum number of people so that it may serve to
enlighten them on their path to Truth and their quest for knowledge.
I
also request readers to forgive me for any errors in the pronunciation of Tamil
words that I may have used in English since I’m constrained by the limitations
of the English language and my lack of knowledge about the use of Tamil
software.)
Most
people consider "ThirukKural" to be an "Ara Nool" but my
study over the past 26 years has made me understand that “ThiruVazhluvar” had
written it as a "Sara Nool" and had kept Siddha Messages hidden
inside the Kurals. ‘Saram’ is an ancient synonym for breath and breathing and
is still used by practitioners of meditation involving breathing exercises.
Such practitioners are called “Appiyasis” in Tamil and their practice is known
as “Appiyasam”. (Not to be confused with payyasam…lol). On a serious note Appu
is the most vital component of air and therefore ‘Appiyasam’ is nothing but
“Appu Vasam” (making Appu reside within) while those who are ‘Appiyasis’ can be described as “ Appu Vasam
Seibavargal”.
Coming
back to the original discussion, ‘ThiruVazhluvar’, who is considered one of the
“63 Nayyanmars” is the principal proponent of “Sara Nool Shastram” and most
Tamil scholars who did not understand ‘Vazhluvar’s’ connection to ‘Nool’
assumed he was a handloom weaver. In truth he was weaving his breath of life in
the loom of his body. 'Saram' is also called 'Nool' or thread and the same
'Nool' is also used to refer to a book or treatise. A book is also called a Nool because it is
what is written with the breath of life. This is called "Moochu
artruthal" in Tamil.
There
is a similar explanation for another Tamil word that I would like to explain to
prove my point about “ThiruVazhluvar’s” profession. The Tamil word,
“Tharithiram”, is known to all Tamil speaking persons but it is commonly
misunderstood as misfortune or bad luck. However, it must be pointed out that
those who practise ‘Appiyasam’ have to face many trials and tests of suffering by God and suffer a lot
in life. This suffering used to be called “Tharithiram” in those days, meaning
that the “Thari” or Loom referring to the human body was becoming “Thiram” or
stronger. (Obviously the thread used in the loom was 'Sara Nool', which was
woven on the 'Thari' or loom.) Later all those who had bad luck or misfortune
in life came to be said as suffering from “Tharithiram”
Once
again having strayed from the theme of the discussion that ‘ThirukKural’ is a
Sara Nool, I would like to use the example of Vazhluvar’s first Kural to
explain my contention.
“Agara
muthala elluthellam, Aadhi Bhagawan,
Muthatrae
Ullagu”
This
Kural is understood by all to mean, “God is the creator of all letters in this
world and must be given primary Importance".
Though
this may be externally true there is a deeper meaning to it. To understand this
deeper meaning I am obliged to give you some background information for reasons
of clarity and context.
There
are a few records of ancient Tamil civilization that say that there existed two
divine people named “Aadhi” and “Bhagavan” who were God’s chosen servants. Aadhi was ordered by Bhagavan to leave behind all and any children that were to be born
to them at the place where these children would be born and not worry about
them as their Children were to be special and therefore they would be able to
survive. The lady ‘Aadhi’ obeyed her husband ‘Bhagwan’ and
the children thus born to them included the great sage “Thiruvazhluvar”, the
female mendicant commonly known as “Avvaipiratiyar” as well as "Uppai", "Adhigamaan", "Kabilar" and "Valliammai". Viewed
in the light of this information the first verse takes on a different meaning.
All
the words or natural sounds such as “Agaaram”, “Uugaaram”, “Magaaram”, “Nagaaram”, “Vagaraam”, “Lagaaram” are all created only inside the human body
at the points were the ‘Adharas’ or chakras are located and this human body
which contains the thread "Nool" connecting all these chakras are a gift from the parents namely ‘Aadhi’ and
‘Bhagwan’ who are the creators of this (Vazhluvar’s) body. Therefore indirectly
implying that his parents are God to him.
I
hope I make sense to all readers of this post. I know I have veritably
opened a Pandora’s Box and I am bracing myself in anticipation of the brickbats
that I will receive.
To
conclude I would like to pose a question for fellow seekers to ponder about and
provide answers to.
“How
many books did Saint “ThiruVazhluvar” write?”
“Do
you know of any other books that he may have written and what is the proof that
it was written by the great Saint himself and not any other later day writer
who used the same name as his pen name?”
I
look forward to your replies.
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