Arulmigu Shri Mouna Guruswamigal, His Disciple Balau alias Selvaranga Mudaliar, V D. Selvapillai Mudaliar and Sivaprakasha Swamigal Samadhi Temple, அருள்மிகு ஶ்ரீ மௌன குருசாமிகள் சமாதி அதிர்ஷ்டானம், Tiruvottiyur Kuppam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Mouna Guruswamigal Samadhi Temple in Appar Nagar near Appar Swamy Temple in Tiruvottiyur Kuppam, Tiru Chinna Kuppam, Tiruvottiyur was a part of “Hero Stones and Siddhars of Tiruvottiyur Visit”, on 11^th September, 2022. 

This visit was mainly focused on the Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi Temples of Tiruvottiyur. Most of the Siddhar Jeeva samadhis in Chennai belongs to Siddhars migrated from various parts of Tamil Nadu and other States, like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, etc,. The Siddhar Samadhis in and around Thiruvottiyur are closely linked with the 11^th Century Pattinathar and 19^th Century Vallalar alias Ramalinga Adigalar, considering  them as their Gurus. Even-though the Siddhars attained mukti, away from Tiruvottiyur, they were brought to Tiruvottiyur and laid in Samadhi, considering this place as a holy place.

Siddh is described as … சித் என்பது ஒர் இயக்கம். அவ்வியக்கம் எங்கிருந்து தோன்றியதோ அந்த தோன்றிய இடத்திலேயே சென்று ஒடுங்குமாம். அப்படி தோன்றிய இடத்திலேயே ஒடுங்கினால் அது பிரம்மம். பிரம்மம் என்றால் மௌனம். அல்லது அசையா நிலை. அசைவற்ற நிலையில் இருந்து அசைந்து இயக்க நிலைக்கு வந்து மீண்டும் அசைவற்ற நிலைக்கே திரும்பினால் / ஒடுங்கினால் அது அசையாது. மௌனமாக பிரம்ம நிலை எய்தும். இதையே மோன நிலை என்றும் சும்மா இரு என்றும் ஞானிகள் கூறுவர். பிரம்மத்தில் இருந்து தோன்றி பிரமத்திலேயே ஒடுங்குவதே ஞானமாகும். இதையே பரபிரம்மம் என்பர்.

Siddhars : Sri Mouna Guru Swamigal,

                Balu alias P Selvaranga Mudaliar and

                His Devotee  V D Selva Pillai Mudaliar

MOUNA GURUSWAMIGAL

The Details of this Mouna Guruswamigal are not known. A book on Kavi Yogi Suddhananda Bharathi, was written by him and also he composed a song called Ongara Thodilile.. He used hum in Kannada as “opparu illae.. nee onthey.. ithayathaalli .. om Sivam”.. this meaning in Tamil is  “ஓம் சிவ மயம்..நீயின்றி யாரும் இல்லை.. நீயே உறுதுணை.. இதயத்தில் இருக்கும் சிவனே ஓம் சிவ” மயம்”.. From this, it was understood that 

Mouna Guruswamigal belongs to Karnataka.  

During initial days, Mouna GuruSwamigal was stayed at Choolai, Pattalam, Kutty Andavar Temple. He used to cook and eat in earthen pot.  Every day morning he used walk up to Chennai Harbour area through Arunachaleswarar temple in Palliappan Street. The rice merchants will wait for Swamigal’s arrival. Swamigal will stand in front of a shop and the shop owner will put rice and moong dal in his pot. After receiving the rice, Swamigal blesses all the merchants and returned back to Choolai. Kutty Andavar Temple.  That day the merchants will earn good profit. On the way to Kutty Andavar Temple, Swamigal used go inside Sri Arunachaleswarar temple and pray Shri Shiva. After returning he will cook the food eat a portion and the balance will be feed to the Dogs. Swamigal sat on a Thinnai of a house, on opposite to the temple. 

Kutty Andavar Temple at Pattalam, Choolai

Kutty Andavar Temple at Pattalam, Choolai

After some days Swamigal didn’t went to harbour area to get rice, since most of the time he sat in meditation. Lord Shiva came in dream of a Devotee Thooya Pathini of Vyasarpadi and asked her to feed Mouna Guruswamigal. Thooya pathini gave food every day and worshiped him with flowers. Next day, Thooya pathini happened to see a silver coin in her rice pot, due to siddhu of Mouna Guruswamigal. During that time he treated a drunkard man and Painter's leprosy through his siddhu. He used practice Navakanda Yoga also,  ie, separating his body in to 9 parts and join together  latter after the yoga. In the Nava kanda yoga his head will face Thiruvannamalai and rest of the parts will be eight directions. Initially, the people are afraid of seeing Swami’s Navakandam, latter they understood.

Mouna Guruswamigal, didn’t allowed any body to come nearer to him and waiting for his 1^st disciple Balu alias P Selvaranga Mudaliar to arrive. Swamiji accepted Balu as his disciple and taught him every thing, which includes Thirukural, Gnanavasiththam, Thirumanthiram, kaivaliyam etc,. With the Gnanathiristi, Swamigal knows his samadhi day, stopped eating and informed to Balu. Swamigal attained Samadhi on 7^th February, 1902, Friday evening 07.00 pm. His body was brought to this place and kept in this adhistanam. Latter a small temple was built by his disciples and devotees.

This Mounaswamigal jeeva samadhi temple also has has the samadhis of his first disciple Balu and a Devotee V D Selvapillai Mudaliar. The details are….

BALU ALIAS SELVARANGA MUDALIAR

He was  the 1^st disciple of Mouna Guru Swamigal and more details are not known. He was born on 08^th September 1917 and attained mukti ie Samadhi on 21^st November 1995.

VD SELVAPILLAI MUDALIAR

He was also one of the Devotee of Mouna Guruswamigal, lived in Vannarapettai / Washermanpet. He was a freedom fighter. He was born on 17^th July 1917 and attained mukthi on 24^th October 1991.

SIVAPRAKASA SWAMIGAL

Sivaprakasa Swamigal jeeva Samadhi is inside the shop about  25 feet from Mouna Guruswamigal jeeva Samadhi. The Sivaprakasa Swamigal’s details are not known.

SAMADHI TEMPLE TIMINGS

The Samadhi temple pooja time is unpredictable ad the Key is available in a Shop near the temple. 

HOW TO REACH

Mouna Guruswamigal Jeeva Samadhi is on the Ennore express Rd ( as per Google map )

After crossing Ennore Express Road on Apparswamy Koil Street, turn left lane .. about 100 meters from Appar Swamigal Kovil Street

Nearest Railway Station is Tiruvottiyur.

LOCATIONS OF JEEVA SAMADHI : CLICK HERE

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Sri-la-Sri Mahan Subbaiah Swamigal & Appaiya Swamigal, Appar Nagar, Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri la Sri Mahan Subbaiah Swamigal and Appaiya Swamigal  Jeeva Samadhi Temples in Appar Nagar, Tiruvottiyur was a part of “Hero Stones and Siddhars of Tiruvottiyur Visit”, on 11^th September, 2022.  This visit was mainly focused on the Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi Temples of Tiruvottiyur.

Most of the Siddhar Jeeva samadhis in Chennai belongs to Siddhars migrated from various parts of Tamil Nadu and other states like, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, etc,. The Siddhar Samadhis in and around Thiruvottiyur are closely linked with the 11^th Century Pattinathar and 19^th Century Vallalar alias Ramalinga Adigalar. Even-though the Siddhars attained mukti, away from Tiruvottiyur, they were brought to Tiruvottiyur and kept in Samadhi considering as a holy place.

 

Siddhar : Sri Subbiah Swamigal and Appaya Swamigal

Some of the Salient features of this jeeva Samadhi are...

The Jeeva Samadhi temple is facing east with two Samadhis on which Two Shiva Lingas are installed on a square avudaiyar. A balipeedam and a Rishabam are installed in front of the room. The ceiling of the Samadhi is supported with 4 stone pillars. A Madras terrace if proved on the ceiling.

HISTORY

For the past 200 years, this thiruvottiyur was converted in to living place. Due to this many Siddhar Samadhi temples were either destroyed or converted as house. The remaining Jeeva Samadhis are squeezed between houses.

During 1980’s Maragathambal bought a land and She didn’t know that Sri-la-Sri Subbaiah Swamigal’s jeeva Samadhi with a vimanam existed on the land she bought.  The Jeeva Samadhi was with a single room. They lived more than 30 years without knowing that the structure was a Jeeva Samadhi temple. During 2016 vardha cyclone, most of the people living on the seashore vacated their houses and went some where. But the descendent of Maragathambal, Mr T R Marirajan, a Ayyappa Devotee remained there itself. In 2018, after he returned from Sabarimala, about 20 people came and inquired Marirajan, where about the Subbiah Swamigal’s Jeeva Samadhi. He said, he didn’t know jeeva Samadhi, but there is a temple like structure is there on the back side of his house. The 20 people inspected and confirmed that it is a Sri-la-Sri Subbaiah Swamigal and his disciple Appayya Swami’s jeeva Samadhis. The Jeeva Samadhis are cleaned and damages were rectified.

It is believed that Subbaiah Swamigal belongs to Andhra Pradesh and born at either Chittoor or Puttur. The real name of Subbaiah Swamigal was Thiruvenkadam. He turned to Siddhar in the young age and came to Tiruvottiyur. He had learnt and  practiced “Koodu vittu Koodu paithal – detaching the soul from own body and enters in another body”, Navakanda Yoga, conversing in Paribhasha, etc,. These are known through some indications and proof was not got. Initially Swamigal was called as Subbai and the same has got corrupted to Subbiah. He was lived during the same period of great Siddhars like, Mouna Swamigal, Appar Swamy, Chidambaram Periya Swamigal, Suraikai Siddhar, Sachidananda Swamigal, etc,. He had written many philosophical books.

It is believed that Sri Subbiah Siddhar was the descendant of Karuvur Siddhar. His Guru pooja was calculated as Thai month Uthradam nakshatra day. 4^th year Guru pooja was celebrated on Thai month 2004, after rediscovery.

The rediscovery of Jeeva Samadhis was celebrated, in which Chennai District Collector also participated. We couldn’t get any photograph of him. Further he helped economically weaker people. Hence he was not known to out side world and his fame was not spread much popular. He had done many miracles even after attained jeeva Samadhi. He helped a girl to join in Sathyabama Nursing College without payment of fees after worshiping at Jeeva Samadhi.

APPAYYA SWAMIGAL

Both Jeeva Samadhis are on the same room under the mandapam. It was told that Appaiya Swamigal was the disciple to Subbaiah Swamigal. Further details are known.

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from regular poojas and Abhishekams, special poojas are conducted on Pournami, Amavasya, Pradosham and Guru Pooja day on Thai month Uthradam nakshatra day.

CONTACT DETAILS

Mr T R Marirajan may be contacted on his mobile number +91 9514372761  for further details. The following mobile numbers also can be contacted +91 7418716219 and +917200313830.

HOW TO REACH

After crossing Ennore Express Road on Apparswamy Koil Street, turn left lane .. about 100 meters from Appar Swamigal Kovil Street

Nearest Railway Station is Tiruvottiyur.

LOCATIONS OF JEEVA SAMADHI : CLICK HERE

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Sri Veeraragavar Jeeva Samadhi, ஶ்ரீ வீரராகவர் ஜீவா சமாதி, Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

The visit to this Sri Veeraraghavar Jeeva Samadhi Temple on the Ennore Express Road in Tiruvottiyur was a part of “Hero Stones and Siddhars of Tiruvottiyur Visit”, on 11^th September, 2022.  This visit was mainly focussed on the Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi Temples of Tiruvottiyur.

Most of the Siddhar Jeeva samadhis in Chennai belongs to Siddhars migrated from various parts of Tamil Nadu and other States, like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, etc,. The Siddhar Samadhis in and around Thiruvottiyur are closely linked with the 11^th Century Pattinathar and 19^th Century Vallalar alias Ramalinga Adigalar. Even-though the Siddhars attained mukti, away from Tiruvottiyur, they were brought to Tiruvottiyur and laid  in Samadhi, considering this as a holy place.

Siddhar    : Sri Veeraghava Swamigal

Some of the salient features of the Jeeva Samadhi temple are...

The Jeeva Samadhi is about 6 feet below the road level on the corner of the Tiruvottiyur burial ground. About 9 steps to climb down & Up are provided on both sides from road. A Shiva Linga is installed on the Samadhi and balipeedam with rishabam are in front.

HISTORY

Sri Veeraghava Swamigal’s details like from where he came, where did he born are not known etc,..  There were different opinions that he came from Tiruvallur, some body said he was from Vellore, etc,. He attained jeeva Samadhi in the year 1963, a day before a pournami/ full moon day. He was a digambara sanyasi, a gnani, etc,. He had done many miracles similar to visiri Samiyar of Thiruvannamalai. Where ever he stands, that place, or shop will flourish.

HOW TO REACH

This jeeva Samadhi temple is on the corner of Tiruvottiyur burial ground, and about 300 meters from Pattinathar Jeeva Samadhi temple, on the east side of the service road along Ennore express road.

About 2 KM from Sri Thyagaraja Temple and 10 KM from Central Station

Nearest Railway station is Tiruvottiyur.

LOCATION OF THE JEEVA SAMADHI : CLICK HERE

Harichandran Temple on the right side of Siddhar Samadhi temple 

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Rengaswamy Jeeva Samadhi Temple / Sri-La_Sri Selva Rengaswamy Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi, ரெங்கசாமி ஜீவா சமாதி டெம்பிள், Appar Nagar, Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

இறை சக்தி என்பதே

இன்னல்களை எடுப்பதே !

எடுத்துச் செல்ல எதுவுமில்லையே

வருவத்தில்லை எறும்பும் கூடவே !

எட்டு திசைக்கும் எனை ஆண்டிடுவாய்

மனம் எள் மீதும் ஆசை கொள்ளாக்காத்திடுவாய் !

கோயிலைத்தேடி நான் செல்வதில்லை

நான் இருக்குமிடத்தை கோயிலாக்கிக்கொண்டேன் !

பசி இருக்கும் இடத்திலெல்லாம் நான் இருப்பேன்

நான் இருக்குமிடத்தில் பசி இருக்காது !

ஈயாதவரை இறந்து போனாலும்

ஈகூட மொய்பதில்லை !

…….இறையருள் எஸ் இளவரசி

The visit to this Sri Rengaswamy Jeeva Samadhi Temple on the Ennore Express Road in Tiruvottiyur was a part of “Hero Stones and Siddhars of Tiruvottiyur Visit”, on 11^th September, 2022.  This visit was mainly focused on the Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi Temples of Tiruvottiyur.

Most of the Siddhar Jeeva samadhis in Chennai belongs to Siddhars migrated from various parts of Tamil Nadu and other States, like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, etc,. The Siddhar Samadhis in and around Thiruvottiyur are closely linked with the 11^th Century Pattinathar and 19^th Century Vallalar alias Ramalinga Adigalar. Even-though the Siddhars attained mukti, away from Tiruvottiyur, they were brought to Tiruvottiyur and laid in Samadhi, considering this as a holy place.

Siddhar   : Sri Selva Rengaswamy

HISTORY OF SRI LA SRI SELVA RENGASWAMY

The full details of this Siddhar is not known and it is believed that Sri-la-Sri Selva Renga Swamigal attained Jeeva samadhi, about 100 years before. The Samadhi is inside a room facing east with a balipeedam and a Rishabam. The walls are adorned with flex banners of Siddhars like, Paranjothi Baba, Alavayan Swamigal, Sadaiyamma, Pattinathar, Selva Renga Swamigal, Renga Swamigal Disciple Lakshmiamma, Padagacheri Ramalinga Swamigal, Arul Veli Siddhar. 

This land belongs to Thiruvottiyur Nagaratchi and was given on rent or lease. Present structure was constructed by a muslim, who took on lease of this place doing auto component business, after knowing the mysterious power of Sri Selva Rana Swamy Siddhar.

For the past 5 to 6 years a devotee Kumaran and his family takes care of this Jeeva Samadhi. Even-though some miscreants gave trouble often to vacate this place, nothing serious things happened. Initially Kumaran was the follower of Paranjothi Mahan.  A family is living in this place will guide us to this Jeeva Samadhi.

In addition to Sri-la-Sri Selva Renga Swamigal  jeeva Samadhi, the lady who lives in the Samadhi temple guide me to another Samdhi in the same premises. The Samadhi may be of Sri Renga Swamigal Siddhar’s disciple Lakshmi Amma. The Details of this jeeva Samadhi is not known.

LEGENDS

It is believed that conch blowing sounds are heard from the Jeeva Samadhi during night times, which the devotees believes that Sri Rengaswamy Siddhar does pooja. Hence the devotees believes that Sri la Sri Selva Rengaswamy Siddhar is present in the Jeeva Samadhi as an amanushya sakthi.

 

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Poojas are done by the devotees, who visits this jeeva Samadhi regularly and Guru pooja is conducted by Mr Kumaran and his family.

HOW TO REACH

This Jeeva Samadhi temple is on the east side service road of Ennore Express Road, near Thiruvottiyur market bus stop.

The Jeeva Samadhi temple is about 100 meters from Tiruvottiyur burial ground, 2 KM from Sri Thyagaraja Temple, 15 KM from Chennai Central.

Nearest Railway Station is Tiruvottiyur.

LOCATION OF THE JEEVA SAMADHI TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

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Velayudham Swamy Samadhi Temple / Velaayutham Swami Jeeva Samadhi Temple / வேலாயுதம் சாமி சமாதி அதிர்ஷ்டானம், Tiruvottiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

சற்குரு தோத்திரம்

பராபரம் கோதகலும் அநாமயம் போத நிலை

பகாநலம் வாதமறு சுகோதயம் பாதிதமில்

நிராமயம் காரக மிதிலாத சஞ்சீவிதம் நல்

நிராசை கொண்டாருடைய நிகேதனம் சூத முறல்

வராத இன்பார வெனை முனாலில் வந்தேயருளி

மகாபலம் சேர அருள் விராவு செம்பாத நம

இராமாலிந்தோர் மனதி இராத சந்தோடநம

இராமலிங்காய நம ! இராமலிங்காய நம !!

,…… தொழுவூர் வேலாயுதம் சுவாமிகள்

The visit to this Sri Velayutham Swamy Samadhi Temple on the Esanya Murthi Koil Street in Tiruvottiyur was a part of “Hero Stones and Siddhars of Tiruvottiyur Visit”, on 11^th September, 2022.  This visit was mainly focussed on the Siddhar Jeeva Samadhi Temples of Tiruvottiyur.

Most of the Siddhar Jeeva samadhis in Chennai belongs to Siddhars migrated from various parts of Tamil Nadu and other States, like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, etc,. The Siddhar Samadhis in and around Thiruvottiyur are closely linked with the 11^th Century Pattinathar and 19^th Century Vallalar alias Ramalinga Adigalar. Even-though the Siddhars attained mukti, away from Tiruvottiyur, they were brought to Tiruvottiyur and laid  in Samadhi, considering Tiruvottiyur as a holy place.

 

Siddhar            : Sri Velayutham Swamy

Disciples          : Rai Bahadur Gundi Rancanada Mudaliar,

  Kuppuswamy Mudaliar and

  Arumuga Swamy

HISTORY

He was born on 17^th August 1832 ( 3^rd Avani month of Nandana year Thursday night 09.00 pm. ) at Thozhuvur / Tholuvure, near Sirukadal in Chengalpattu District to Chengalvaraya Mudaliar and Elavar Kuzhali.  

From the letter written to Theosophical Society in July 1882, by Velayutha Mudaliar, records that he joined as a ( First ) disciple to Vadalur Ramalinga Adigalar in the year 1849 at the age of 17.

He leaned Tamil from Vallalar. He was the instrumental for giving the Title “Thiruvarutparakasa Vallalar” to Vadalur Ramalinga Swamigal. When Conflict arises between Sri Lanka Saiva Devotee Arumuga Navalar, who was in favour of Caste with Vallalar, who was against caste system, he had written a book called  “போலியருட்பா மறுப்பென்னும் குதர்க்காரண்ய நாசமகாபரசு”. He had written 9 books and 12 poem books on various subjects. He worked as a Pulavar in Tamil at Chennai Presidency College. Admired with the knowledge he had, Vallalar has given him the title of “Upaya Kalanidhi”.

Swamigal attained Samadhi ( odukkam )  at the age of 57, on 22^nd February 1889 ( 12^th Tamil month Masi, of Sarvadhari year – Friday, morning 10 Hrs ).

The Samadhi temple also contains of Samadhis of Rai Bahadur Gudi Ranacanda Mudaliar M A and D Kuppuswamy Mudaliar. Some of the details are…

Rai Bahadur Gudi Ranacanda Mudaliar M A

One of the samadhi inscription records that “Loving memory of Rai Bahadur Gudi Ranacanda Mudaliar M A, Professor of Mathematics Presidency College and Tamil Translator To Government. He was born on 9^th July 1846 and died on 10^th December 1893”.

D Kuppuswamy Mudaliar

Another Samadhi inscription records Kummamangalam Kayilayam Nattu D Kuppuswamy Mudaliar, attained Sivapatham on 28^th Panguni month, Vikrama year, Thursday Sathurthi Thithi ). He was born on 26^th June 1892 and died on 10^th April 1941.

   

POOJAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Apart from oru kala Poojas, Guru Pooja is conducted on Masi month Vishaka nakshatra day.

JEEVA SAMADHI TEMPLE TIMINGS

Since oru kala pooja is conducted by his devotees, the key is available in house on the opposite side of the road. ( The barber shop owner may help to locate the house )

HOW TO REACH

The Siddhar Velayutham Swamigal Jeeva Samadhi is on the Esanya Murthi Street, next street to Padagacheri Ramalinga Swamigal Jeeva Samadhi.

LOCATION OF THE JEEVA SAMADHI TEMPLE : CLICK HERE

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