முருகப்பெருமானிடம் கேட்க வேண்டிய வேண்டுகோள்!

ஒரு மனிதன் காலை எழுந்தவுடன் முருகப்பெருமானிடம் கேட்க வேண்டிய வேண்டுகோள்!

• தினமும் எழுந்தவுடன் "ஓம் முருகப்பெருமான் திருவடிகள் போற்றி" என 12 முறை சொல்ல வேண்டும். 

• எல்லா உயிர்களும் இன்புற்று வாழ வேண்டும் என 3 முறை சொல்ல வேண்டும்.

• முருகா உன் திருவடிக்கு தொண்டு செய்ய வாய்ப்பு கொடு தாயே! வாய்ப்பும் அதற்குரிய உடல்வளமும், மனவளமும் தந்து என்னை காப்பாற்ற வேண்டும் தாயே! உனது ஆசி பெறுவதற்குரிய அறிவும், பரிபக்குவமும் தந்து என்னை ஏற்று அருள் செய்ய வேண்டும்.

• ஓர் அறிவு முதல் ஆறு அறிவு வரை உள்ள அனைத்து ஜீவராசிகளுக்கும் தொண்டு செய்ய ஆசைப்படுகிறேன். அதற்குரிய அறிவும் ஆற்றலும் தந்து அருள வேண்டும் என்று உன் திருவடி பணிந்து யாசிக்கிறேன்.

• நீயே என் சிந்தை, செயல், சொல் அனைத்திலும் நீயாக இருந்து என்னை வழிநடத்த வேண்டி உன் திருவடி வணங்கி கேட்டுகொள்கிறேன்.

நீ நானாக வேண்டும்!!
நான் நீயாக வேண்டும்!!
நான் நீ என்ற பேதம் அற்று நானும் நீயும் ஒன்றாக வேண்டும் !!!

மகான் ஆறுமுக அரங்கமகாதேசிகர் சுவாமிகள்

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Lord Muruga: "My Love flows to all."

#Murugan #SanatKumara #Skanda

"Remember,
at all times
my Love
is available. 
I was created
for all. Even
as the sun shines
on all, my Love flows to all."

"Cease to make me
a symbolic God
in the heavens. I
am real. I am alive.
I am omnipresent.
Wake up this moment
and know my aliveness.
Sit quietly and feel
my power to conquer
enter you."

"Breathe quietly and feel
my Love, my perfect Love,
enter you. Let your
heart center become
alive as you softly
breathe in and out, in and out."

"March into the Light and
let the world not touch you.
Good will be the final victor."

"I, Skanda, Son of Siva, have spoken."
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--Hilda Charlton.

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தானம், தியானம், தவறு செய்..!

புகழ்பெற்ற துறவி அவர். அவருக்கு ஏராளமான மாணவர்கள். ஒருநாள், அந்தத் துறவியின் பழைய மாணவர் ஒருவர் அவரைப் பார்க்க வந்தார்.

பரஸ்பர விசாரிப்புகளுக்குப் பிறகு, ‘குருவே, எனக்கு ஒரு குழப்பம்,’ என்று ஆரம்பித்தார் மாணவர்.

‘என்ன?’

‘நான் உங்களிடம் படித்த தானம், தியானத்தை முறையாகத்தான் பின்பற்றுகிறேன். கவனமாகத்தான் செய்கிறேன். அவை எனக்கு மிகுந்த மன அமைதியையும் புத்திக்கூர்மையையும் தருகின்றன. அதை அனுபவபூர்வமாக உணர்கிறேன்!’

‘மகிழ்ச்சி. மகிழ்ச்சி… இதில் என்ன குழப்பம்?’

‘நான் தியானத்தில் இல்லாத வேளைகளில் முழுமையான நல்லவனாக இருக்கிறேனா என்ற சந்தேகம் இருக்கிறது. அது எனக்கே சில நேரங்களில் தெரிகிறது. சில நாள்களில் நானும் ஒன்றிரண்டு தவறுகளைச் செய்கிறேன். தானம், தியானம் பழகிய ஒருவன் இப்படிச் செய்வது சரிதானா? இதை யோசிக்கும்போது என் உள்ளம் குன்றிச் சிறுத்துவிடுகிறது!”

குருநாதர் சிரித்தார். ‘ஆக… நீ தானமும் தியானமும் செய்கிறாய், தவறுகளும் செய்கிறாய், அப்படித்தானே…?’

‘ஆமாம் குருவே. அது தவறில்லையா?’

‘இல்லை. நீ தினமும் தானம், தியானம் செய், தினமும் தவறு செய், தினமும் தானம், தியானம் செய், தினமும் தவறு செய், கொஞ்ச நாளில் இதில் ஏதேனும் ஒன்று நின்றுவிடும்!’

‘அய்யோ.. ஒருவேளை தவறு நிற்பதற்குப் பதில் தானம், தியானம் நின்றுவிட்டால்?’

"அதுவும் நல்லதுதான். உன்னுடைய இயல்பு எது என்று புரிந்துவிடும் இல்லையா?! தன் தவறை உணர்தலே தவத்தின் முதற்படி. தானம், சீவதயவு ஞானத்தின் திறவுகோல்கள். உன் தவறை உணர்ந்ந்தால் காலப்போக்கில் நீயாகவே திருந்திவிடுவாய். தானமும் தவமும் செய்வோர்க்கு முற்றுப்பெற்ற குருவருளும், திருவருளும் கைகூடுவதால் வானவர் நாடு வழிதிறந்திடும்."

"எதற்கும் அஞ்சேல், மகனே! வெற்றிவேலவன் அருளால் ஞானவெற்றிகள் உண்டாகும்"

"தொண்டுகள் செய்வோரைக் கண்டுகொள்வோம். துயர்துடைப்போம். தானமும் தியானமும் செய்வீர் உலகீர்"

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Lord Muruga: "Stand straight. Stand firm."

"I am real. I am alive. I am within you as your own perfection lying dormant, ready to burst forth. Believe in yourself; believe in the real, alive, vibrant me. I am not a myth. I have come down to be among you."

"My Love, My harmony, My bliss dwell deep within your own hearts. Let it flow forth and bless all and create a new world."

"I have been sending you help from the heavenly world to inspire and prepare you for the final battle of right over wrong. You must put on your whole armor of Light, which will protect you through the dark of the night."

"What you see happening outside is what is happening inside. You are creating the outside world. As within, so without."

"In the days to come, be not dismayed at the darkness that will seem to envelop the Earth."

"I give to you a gift of my eternal strength."

"Just act out your wisdom and then I can draw near. Learn to feel the command within you of your supreme commander — God. Develop these attributes: to listen and feel."

"The good and the evil are lined up on the inner battlefield of the emotions and mind. Be sure the general within you keeps control."

"We have battled through the ages, and now is the time to hold fast. I beseech thee, my children, to march forward."

"Sometimes the battle which wages within the senses seems to be overwhelming. Thou has to call my name but thrice: 'Skanda, Skanda, Skanda!' I shall come forth in battle guise to stand in front of thee to lead thee onwards."

"My beloved warrior children, I commend you for the valor with which you faced the heaviness of the Earth’s vibrations. Though I watched you at times falter when the problems became heavy, you never failed. For the courage and strength you brought forth from your souls, I say: Hail, Hail, Hail, Children of the Heavenly Heights! Though you yet know not your outer self the Truth that dwells within. Again, thrice, I greet your inner beings of perfection: Hail, Hail, Hail!"

"I, Skanda, Son of Siva, have spoken."

-Hilda Charlton.

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Veddas celebrate Kataragama wedding festival

(Colombo: The Observer August 24, 1993)
by Patrick Harrigan

Quietly and with little fanfare, some of Sri Lanka's most ancient traditions are showing signs of fresh vitality after many long years in decline. Even as Sri Lankan Buddhists celebrate the introduction of Buddhism 2300 years ago, so likewise the island's indigenous people have something to celebrate during 1993, the International Year for the World's Indigenous People. And much of it has to do with archaic yet living traditions connected with the great wedding celebration of the Wanniyal-aetto maiden Valli to the living spirit of Kataragama.

No one knows for certain how long island Lanka has been home to its clans of Wanniyal-aetto, the indigenous people of the Yaksa Gotra. According to some accounts, they descended here from another loka or realm of existence. Quite possibly they walked to Lanka from the Asian mainland during one of the ice ages when sea levels were low enough to expose Adam's Bridge as recently as seven thousand years ago.

Sri Lanka's first people, the Veddas or Wannniyal-aetto ('forest-dwellers') as they call themselves, have lived in Lanka for so many thousands of years that they no longer recall how they arrived. Like other indigenous people of the Yaksa Gotra, they claim to be direct matrilineal descendants of their great mother-ancestor, Queen Kuveni of ancient days and even further back to remote prehistoric times when the Nae Yaku or great ancestral spirits walked upon the earth. They were the original wanni nayakas or Lords of Lanka's vast jungle interior.

Kande Yaka

The cultural heritage of the Wanniyal-aetto preserves ample evidence of some great events which occurred here in remote prehistoric times. These traditions are not mere memories but living schools of wisdom that explore many subtle dimensions bursting with limitless spiritual energy accessible to those seers and knowers who are hunters of wisdom.

Among the nae yaku or spiritual ancestors of the Wanniyal-aetto, the greatest is said to be Kande Yaka, the terrific Spirit of the Mountain who is respected by Sinhala and Tamil communities alike as Kanda Kumara or Murukan, the ever-playful Eternal Youth of Kataragama. In South Asian lore, he is also the divine general Skanda or Karttikeya, whom many have compared with the historical al-Sikandar or Alexander the Great, the youthful lance-bearing student of Aristotle whose compact army conquered half of the ancient world in the 4th century BC.

According to indigenous accounts, the great yaksha or spirit of Kataragama is an alien divinity or presence that came to Lanka long ago from some place far away. One tradition, for instance, declares that he descended from the sky and landed upon Adam's Peak, stood there for a long time, and then followed the path of the great gajas or elephants to Gajaragama (Kataragama), 'the home of the elephants' There on the bank of the Menik Ganga, he planted his spear in the earth, sat down, and has remained ever since. Kataragama therefore claims to be the first puranagama or indigenous settlement.

Other traditions speak of him arriving by vessel, possibly from India. All say that he imparted great knowledge before proceeding onward by foot to Kataragama. Early in this century, Veddas of the East Coast informed H. Parker (quoted in Ancient Ceylon) that:

"When he came, he told us the names of things, trees, and animals, and how we should make offerings and dance to him when going into the jungle, and at other times. He told us everything we know."

To this day, the institution of pada yatra or foot pilgrimage is closely associated to Kataragama and its ancient mystery tradition. Starting with the great Kanda Yaka himself, countless generations of adivasis and other pilgrims have followed in the great god's very footsteps.

Valli Amma

In the legend of Kataragama, the terrific Spirit embodies itself forth in human guise as a handsome young stranger who seems to be hunting deer with bow and arrow. In fact, however, he comes expressly in search of Valli, the human daughter of an enchanted red deer who is, therefore, also a magical deer of sorts herself. The Wanniyal-aetto tribal chieftain Nambi Raja, who found the infant girl in the forest and raised her as his own daughter, instructs his darling daughter-princess to guard a chena-field of ripening millet at nearby Sella ('little') Kataragama. Armed only with her sweet voice and a stone sling, her duty is to chase away marauding birds and wild animals.

Valli grows up in the company of other maidens like herself, but she differs in that she has taken a vow in private to marry no one but the great God of the Mountains himself. She sings at the birds and animals to keep them away from the crop of millet, but this also attracts the attention of Kanda Yaka who is lurking, listening and watching from nearby.

Pretending to be tracking a deer, Kanda Yaka approaches boldly, but his striking appearance only alarms Valli, who bids the stranger to be gone at once. Meekly, he apologizes for intruding and explains that he is following a she-deer (who is none other than Valli herself). Still, she doesn't recognize the love of her life in the strange hunter, but bids him to depart and abuses him for straying into her chena-field.

The core of the pre-historic mystery-romance of Kataragama is the story of how the cunning hunter god appears as a stranger and lives unrecognized among the Wanniyal-aetto even while clandestinely wooing the chieftain's beautiful daughter Valli. Gradually and stealthily, the great god reveals himself to Valli, who is amazed at his transformations. In a timeless love story deep in mystical content, the 'impossible' courtship between a young maiden and the age-old deity actually comes true.

Exchange of Vows

The holy couple, now madly in love, were meeting daily while Valli's male relatives were away hunting and gathering wild honey. But finally harvest time came and Valli was called to rejoin her kinfolk.

When her divine lover appeared that evening and did not find his beloved Valli, he was extremely distraught. Weeping and calling her name, he felt exactly what it is like to be a human being deprived of one's beloved companion in life. The pathos of this scene has provided rich material for local song and poetry ever since that day in remote pre-history.

Eloped

The hunter-god did recover his composure, however, and headed straight for the Vedda chieftain's camp in Kataragama. Under cloak of darkness, the divine stranger slipped into the jungle camp, woke the girl, and "stole" her away. At once they fled and eloped into Deviyange Kaele, the 'God's Own forest'.

Before too long, the chief and his men woke up to realize that the friendly stranger was really a terrible rogue. Raising a hue and a cry, they seized their weapons and gave chase. Some versions say that the armed and angry tribesmen caught up to the mysterious couple at Suran Kotte (present-day Kirivehera) and a battle ensued.

The pursuers first released a barrage of a angry oaths and abusive epithets, followed by a volley of arrows. But tradition recalls that all their barrages turned back upon them and left them dead or senseless by some enchantment cast upon them by the fierce Spirit of the Mountain seeing Valli's distress at the sight, however, Kande Yaka bid her to restore her kinsmen to life, which she did by mere touch.

Holy Wedding

When they came to their senses, the Veddas understood that this "rogue" was none other than the terrific Kande Yaka himself. They fell down again in terror and worshipped him out of dread of his awesome power and could not stand up in his Divine Presence. Gradually their fear gave way to adoration and admiration for his grace and uncanny ability to transform every obstacle laid before him.

Needless to say, the mysterious stranger's marriage to the chieftain's daughter was instantly approved. Red-hot anger turned into ecstatic joy, and the triumphant procession or perahera returned all in one unforgettable night that would be remembered and re-enacted for thousands of years to come.

That same day, fleet-footed messengers spread the incredible news far and wide. Every Wanniyal-aetto man, woman, and child in all of Deviyange Kaele came at once on foot to Kataragama in what must surely be the origin of the Pada Yatra or foot pilgrimage to attend the divine couple's holy wedding festival. The great wedding, like all indigenous weddings, was and still is a simple exchange of vows with gifts followed by a riotous feast with singing and dancing and very manner of celebration suitable to the joyous occasion. This is the origin of the Esala festival.

Valli's own Story

This theme of the exchange of vows between the human soul and the god repeats itself daily in Kataragama or wherever human hearts yearn for intimate contact with higher orders of reality. The vow, oath, or promise, as Valli and so many other have since learned, works powerful magic and can accomplish great marvels indeed. The kap hitaweema or tree-planting ritual of unspoken promise to re-enact Valli's courtship and marriage is one fine example. The god, it seems, loves those who are faithful to him.

The structure of the story of Valli's dramatic romance and marriage to the Kataragama god suggests that Valli herself is the original narrator who has told and re-told her marvelous story from many different perspectives, inspired no doubt by the super-abundance of divine grace bestowed upon her by the loving Spirit of the Mountain. The Spirit, in a sense, spoke to Valli and through her to countless human generations right up to the present day.

In the indigenous traditions of the Valli Amma Parampara, Lady Valli is held in respect and reverence no less than her lord. For although she was a mere adolescent girl at the time, she captivated and tamed the terrible spirit of the Mountain and actually transformed him into a beloved kinsman. Ever since then, Kande Yaka or Kataragama Deviyo has been considered to be the great champion of the Veddas and all who honor the divine mystery tradition transmitted handed down from Valli Amma herself.

Patrick Harrigan has been acting editor of the Kataragama Research Publications Project since 1989.

Source: http://kataragama.org/news/wedding.htm


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You (the soul /athma /tiny particle of vast grace light) came from the supreme source (God / Vast Grace Light). No one has created the supreme source, neither no one has created you, the soul, which has always been the part of the supreme source . No one can detroy the God or you(soul). Because you were part of the supreme source and you have always been the part of it which you do not realise it now. You wanted to experience the birth and death cycle(karmic/deeds cycle). Now you are caught up in the great maya(illusion). You believe that you're separate from all other souls and the supreme soul(Paramathma/ God). But you have always been part of supreme source and all the living beings(souls) around you.In that sense, you are, indeed, the supreme creator. That supreme creator which is the immortal Self of all, which is the beginningless and endless entity, which is immutable and infinite, which is beyond the reach of mind, word, explanation and speech Meditate on this. Realise this and strive to be free.

My dears! you are, indeed, God. You are the supreme source. You are the most blessed Supreme Being! Realise this and strive to be free. Come to Ongarakudil where I, Murugan, and my disciples, Siddhas riside in our light bodies. My disciples Siddhas, who are perfected Masters and they embody my true being, are ready to guide you to reach back to the Home(Heaven or any names you want to call) which is always rightly belongs to all of you. Again I call upon all my dearest devotees, I and Siddhas are ready to guide you to free from the great maya(Illusion). Your Home(Heaven) awaits you. Meditate on this. Realise this and strive to be free. Become oneness with the supreme source.

And of course, assistance will be given to you.
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பிறப்பென்பது பேதமை என்ற ஆசான் திருவள்ளுவரின் சத்தியவாக்கிற்கமைய பிறவிப்பிணி நீக்கி மரணத்தை வென்ற வாழும் மகான் ஆறுமுக அகத்திய அரங்கமகாதேசிக அடிகளார்.

இற்றைக்கு நானூறு ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் ஞானபண்டிதரான எம்பெருமான் ஆறுமுகப் பெருமானார் தனது ஏழாவது படைவீடாகவும், ஞானத்தமிழ் வளர்க்கும் சங்கமாகவும், கலியுக இடர்நீக்கி தன் தலைமையில் உலகப்பெருமாற்றம் நடைபெறும் இடமாகவும் ஓரிடத்தை தன் சீடர்களான சித்தபெருமக்களுக்கு அறிவித்தார்.

மிகவும் ஏழ்மையான குடும்பத்தில் ஆறுமுக அரங்கன் பிறப்பானென்றும், பின் வாழையடி வாழையாக வந்த திருக்கூட்ட மரபான சித்தர்கள் வழிகாட்டலில், ஞானத்தலைவன் முருகப் பெருமானாரின் முதற்சீடரான அகத்தியப் பெருமான் பெயர் தாங்கி, உலகுக்கு வழிகாட்ட பிரணவக்குடிலாக திருச்சி துறையூரில் ஓங்காரக்குடில் சிறுகுடிசையாக அமைந்து, காலவோட்டத்தில் வளர்ந்து, உண்மை ஆன்மீகத்தை உலகோருக்கு அறிவித்து, உலகப் பெருமாற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்தும் தலமாகவும், ஆறுமுகனாரின் ஏழாவது படைவீடாகவும் அமையுமென அறிவித்தார்.

ஆறுமுகனார் அறிவிப்புக்கமைய சாதி, மத, இன வேற்றுமைகளற்ற அறக்குடிலாக சித்தர்கள் புடைசூழ ஞானவொளி பரப்பி வருகிறார் ஆசான் ஆறுமுக அரங்கமகா தேசிக அடிகளார். நீங்களும் ஒரு தடவையாவது சென்று கண்ணாரப் பார்த்து, தொண்டு செய்து ஆறுமுகப் பெருமானாரையும், அவர்தம் சீடரான சித்தர்களையும் தரிசித்து ஆசிபெற்றுப் பலனடையுமாறு அன்புடன் திருவடி பணிந்து வேண்டிக் கொள்கிறோம்.
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Sangam Era Murugan Temple Unearthed

The Subrahmanya Temple at Saluvankuppam, Tamil Nadu, is a shrine dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan. Archaeologists believe that the shrine, unearthed in 2005, consists of two layers: a brick temple constructed during the Sangam period (the 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD) and a granite Pallava temple dating from the 8th century AD and constructed on top of the brick shrine. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team which conducted the excavation believes that brick temple could be the oldest of its kind to be discovered in Tamil Nadu. However, noted Indian archaeologist R. Nagaswamy is critical of this claim owing to lack of references to the shrine in the popular literature of the period.

The temple was discovered by a team of archaeologists from the ASI based on clues found in a rock inscription left exposed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Initially, excavations revealed an 8th-century Pallava-era shrine. Further excavations revealed that the 8th-century shrine had been built on the brick foundation of an earlier shrine. The brick shrine has been dated to the Sangam period.

The temple faces north, unlike most Hindu temples. Artifacts from two phases, the Sangam phase as well as the Pallava phase, have been found. The temple is Tamil Nadu's oldest shrine to Murugan. It is also believed to be one of only two pre-Pallava temples to be discovered in the state, the other being the Veetrirundha Perumal Temple at Veppathur.

Discovery

After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami had subsided, archaeologists discovered rock inscriptions which had been exposed by the tsunami waves close to the hamlet of Saluvankuppam, near the UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site of Mahabalipuram. The inscriptions by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III and the Chola kings Parantaka I and Kulothunga Chola I spoke of a Subrahmanya Temple at Thiruvizhchil (the present day Saluvankuppam). S. Rajavelu, epigraphist with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), identified a nearby mound as the site of the temple. In 2005, archaeologists unearthed an 8th-century Pallava temple under the mound. G. Thirumoorthy, ASI Assistant Archaeologist, believed that the shrine could be the oldest Subrahmanya temple to be excavated in Tamil Nadu. There were speculations on whether the temple could be one of the "Seven Pagodas".

However, further excavations revealed that the 8th-century temple was constructed over the remains of an older brick temple. According to Thirumoorthy, the garbhagriha or sanctum Sanctorum of the brick temple was filled with sand and covered with granite slabs upon which the newer temple was constructed. Sathyamurthy, Superintendent, ASI Chennai Circle, said that the brick temple could be dated to the Sangam period as the shrine faced north unlike modern temples which face either east or west. This proved conclusively that the temple was constructed before the 6th or 7th century AD when the shilpa shastras, the canonical texts of temple architecture, were written. It has been estimated that the age of the brick shrine range from 1,700 to 2,200 years.

Archaeologists believe that the brick shrine was destroyed either by a cyclone or a tsunami which took place 2,200 years ago. The Pallavas built a granite temple on the brick foundation in the 8th century AD, which also was likely to have been destroyed by a tsunami. Archaeologists believe that the second tsunami must have occurred in the 13th century AD as the latest inscriptions which speak of the shrine have been dated to 1215.

The remains of a brick temple, dating back to the late Tamil Sangam period [circa 1st century B.C. to 2nd century A.D.], have been discovered on the seafront near the Tiger Cave at Saluvankuppam, a few km ahead of the world-famous Mamallapuram monuments.

"The brick temple is the most ancient temple discovered so far in Tamil Nadu. There is no doubt that it is about 2,000 years old," said T. Sathyamurthy, Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, Chennai Circle. Twenty-seven courses of bricks with a square garbha griha (sanctum sanctorum) that made the Sangam age temple form the center piece of the discovery. The temple is dedicated to Muruga, the presiding deity of "Kurinji" [hill] tracts. The sanctum measures 2 metres by 2.2 metres. The bricks measure 40 cm x 20 cm x 7 cm. They are still sturdy.

The big-sized bricks are typical of the period and are similar to those found at Kaveripoompattinam near Thanjavur; Uraiyur in Tiruchi district — Uraiyur was the capital of the Cholas of the Sangam age; Mangudi near Tirunelveli; and Arikkamedu near Pondicherry.

Dr. Sathyamurthy was sure the brick temple was built before the canonical period because it faced north. "Agama" texts, which came into existence in the sixth or seventh century A.D., and "shilpa shastras”, had prescribed rules for construction of temples including the directions they should face. Normally, temples faced east or west. But this one did not follow "agama" texts and hence looked north. Tsunami or tidal waves that occurred twice had pulled down the entire temple complex. There is telltale evidence of wave action from the excavation. Deposits of shells and debris of the temple have been found on the eastern side of the complex, towards the shoreline. "What is interesting is not the discovery of the brick temple but that we can record stratigraphically the remains of palaeo-tsunami deposits. The impact of the tidal wave is seen on the eastern side of the temple, close to the sea. Such a feature is absent on the western side," Dr. Sathyamurthy said.

G. Thirumoorthy, Assistant Archaeologist, ASI, said the temple belonged to two periods: the late Sangam age and the Pallava period. After the brick temple collapsed, the Pallava kings of the 8th and 9th century A.D., built another temple over it, using granite slabs. This temple too collapsed.

Artifacts found at the site include broken stucco figurines, obviously under worship; a painted hand portion with a bangle of a stucco figurine, simple-looking terracotta lamps, beads, roofing tiles made of terracotta, spinning whorls, a broken animal terracotta figurine and hop-scotches. A prakara (compound) wall of the same period has been excavated.

Archaeologists' conclusions are:

From the evidences like temple orientation, brick size and artifacts collected from this site, the ASI team concluded that this structure immediately antedates the Pallavas. They are also of the opinion that this one is the earliest brick temple in Tamil Nadu identified as of now. Further to this they also infer that no other temple of such nature is reported from south India.
Presence two evidences granite spear and the plaque depicting women dancing 'Kuravai Koothu' allow the ASI experts to conclude this one as Lord Subrahmanya temple.

The Reach foundation, Chennai conducted carbon - 14 dating on the paleo-tsunami evidences (sea shells and other debris) proved that they got deposited in different periods between 405 A.D. and 564 A.D. and between 1019 A.D. and 1161 A.D.

According to T.Sathyamurthy, Superintendent, ASI Chennai Circle, (now Reach foundation trustee) conclude that the shrine belongs to Sangam period since it faces northwards. The modern temples built according to Shilpa Shastras (written between 6th or 7th century A.D.) are facing either east or west. This fact encouraged him to conclude that the temple was constructed before the 6th or 7th century A.D. He also estimated the age of the brick shrine ranging between 1,700 and 2,200 years.

However, noted Indian archaeologist R. Nagaswamy is critical of this claim due to lack of references to the shrine in the popular literature of the period.

Historical background

Although the city of Mahabalipuram was constructed by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman I in the 7th century AD, there is evidence that a small port might have functioned at the site even earlier. Megalithic burial urns dating to the very dawn of the Christian era have been discovered near Mahabalipuram. The Sangam age poem Perumpānattuppadai describes a port called Nirppeyyaru which some scholars identify with the present-day Mahabalipuram. Sadras near Mahabalipuram has been identified as the site of the port of Sopatma mentioned in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.

Inscriptions

Number of rock inscriptions is found near the shrine. The specific three granite pillars, which lead for the discovery of the shrine, bears inscriptions of grants offered to this shrine (Ref. 1-3). Later five more inscriptions discovered (Ref. 4-8). Now three more inscriptions identified Ref. (9-11).
Kirarpiriyan of Mamallapuram made grants of ten 'kazhanjus' (small sized gold balls) First pillar inscription
Vasanthanar, a Brahmin woman offered a grant of 16 kazhanjus Second pillar inscription which can be dated back to 813 A.D.
Raja Raja Chola I (985–1014 A.D.) Third pillar inscription is about the grant
Pallava king Dantivarman (795 to 846 A.D.) Fourth pillar inscriptions which can be dated back to 813 A.D.
Pallava kings Nandivarman III (846 to 869 A.D.) Fifth pillar inscriptions which can be dated back to 858 A.D.
Pallava kings Kambavarman (9th century A.D) sixth pillar inscriptions
Krishna III (939-68 A.D) Rashtrakuta king Seventh pillar inscriptions which can be dated back to 976 AD,
Pallava king Kambavarman (9th century A.D) Eighth pillar inscriptions
Krishna III (939-68 A.D) Rashtrakuta king Ninth pillar which can be dated back to 971 A.D. in his 21st regnal year
Rajendra III Chola (1216–1256 A.D) Tenth pillar inscriptions
Kulothunga Chola III (1178–1218 A.D.) which can be dated back to 1215 A.D.
All the inscriptions in ancient Tamil script record about the donations of land and gold for the maintenance of the Subrahmanya temple at Thiruvizhchil and it continuously received grants. All these inscriptions mention the village as Thiruvizhchil.

Architecture

While the thin, tabular bricks at the top were laid by the Pallavas, the larger bricks underneath date from the Sangam period. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Murugan and faces north. The garbhagriha or sanctum sanctorum is 2 metres long and 2.2 metres wide and is made of 27 courses of bricks. The bricks used are similar to the ones used in other Sangam age sites such as Puhar, Uraiyur, Mangudi and Arikkamedu.

A stone Vel is positioned at the entrance of the shrine. During the excavations, a terracotta plaque depicting a Kuravai Koothu, a dance which is mentioned in the 1st century AD Tamil epic Silappadikaram, was discovered. Sathyamurthy feels that there may not have been any idol in the square garbhagriha as it is too small to house one. The temple is surrounded by a prakara or a compound wall dating from the Sangam period. According to Thirumoorthy, the shrine is "the biggest brick temple complex dating to the pre-Pallava period".

The temple is built on a cushion of alluvium on which a layer of man-made bricks were laid. On top of this were another four layers of man-made bricks separated by four layers of laterite. There were two types of bricks used: large-sized laterite bricks of the Sangam period and thin, tabular bricks of a later age. The bricks were plastered together with lime.

Artifacts unearthed

A terracotta Nandi (the bull of the god Shiva – father of Murugan), head of a woman, terracotta lamps, potsherds and a shivalinga (aniconic symbol of Shiva) made of green stone are some of the important artifacts found at the site. The Nandi is the first one made of terracotta to be found. While most of the items unearthed belong to the Sangam period, artifacts of a later period including a Chola copper coin have also been found.

Courtesy: tamilnadu-favtourism.blogspot.in with special thanks to Ravi M.

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