Abhiraami Andhaathi - Hymes on Mother of All

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Here is my humble presentation of Abhiraami Andhaathi for those who seeks truth and believes that all are creation of God. So, when creation comes the creator is obvious - the Mother. Lalitha Sahasranamam given by Lord Hayagreeva thus starts with the first namaavali as Om Sree Matha

 

To know more detail about Abhiraami andhathi - please go thru the details given below;

 

Now the first verse

 

Thaaramar kondraiyum shenbaga maalaiyum saathum

thillai oorar thampagaththu umai maindhane - ulagezhum petra

seer abhirami andhaathi eppodhum en sindhaiyulle - kaaramar

meni ganapathiye nirka katturaiye

 

Oh lord, the one who wears the dew filled flowers, oh the son of the uma, this verse of abhiraami andhathi is a shower of bliss meant for all the worlds, oh ganapathi let it stay for ever - seek your blessings

 

- will continue

 

 

 

 

Many years ago in South India there was one devotee of Goddess Abirami called Subramanian in Tirukkadaiyur, Tamilnadu. He had deep devotion towards the Mother, indulging in doing Pooja i.e., showering of flowers at the feet of others imagining that they are the goddess of Abirami. The deep love he had on this goddess made him to assume the other living females are none but goddess Abirami.

One day King Saraboji visited the temple when devotee Subramanian was meditating about Goddess Abirami. The king was provoked seeing subramani’s ignorance about the king’s arrival. The king asked who that fellow was. One man told that he was mad thinking the other ladies as Amman and used to shower flowers on them. The priest told no! He was a deep devotee of Goddess Abirami.

The king wanted to test who he is. So he asked Subramanian whether today is new moon day or full moon day. At that time Subramanian was in eternal bliss of universal mother enjoying mother’s beautiful face surrounded with thousands of sun lights. So Subramanian answered the king that the day was full moon which was actually a new moon day. Hence the king ordered to push him in burning fire at evening 6 ‘o’ clock if the moon didn’t appear.

 

After sometime, the king’s army awakened Subramanian and called him to come with them, to fulfill the punishment. Returning to his consciousness, Subramanian realized that Goddess Abirami alone made him to say it was a full moon day when it was really a new moon day.

Burning Fire with rays is beneath him and Subramanian was on the top, inch by inch moving down by the forces. Realizing that Amman alone can save him, he started singing 100 songs on Abirami (the so called Abhirami andhathi and prayed her to come to his rescue.

While singing the 79th song stating that Her merciful eyes have got superpower and she is an ocean of blessing with no limits. Immediately Annai Abirami appeared before him and threw her ear-ring in the sky which appeared as moon for full night.

The king was immensely pleased on his devotion and honored him by calling him Abirami Patter and became a disciple to Abirami Patter.

What we come to know from this is that god alone is all pervading superpower and immortal. All other worldly creatures are not perennial. If you are really interested to see Him you are supposed to do meditation and prayers that too in the early morning ie. morning 3 am to 5 am. God is great.

Also read the story of Markandeya who conquered death with the help of the divine that took place in Thirukkadaiyur in Tamilnadu.

Some Interesting facts

Abirami Pattar’s name was Subramaniam. Since he got the grace of goddess Abirami the king Saraboji named him as Abirami Pattar.

Every year during the Tamil month of thai during the new moon day Abirami Pattar festival is celebrated at Thirukadaiyur even nowadays.

Abirami Pattar’s father was Amirthalinga aiyar. His son was called Subramaniyam who was later called as Abirami Pattar. Abirami Pattar’s son was also named Amirthalinga aiyer. After him it was Ramaiya and then it was Subramanian. Their successor today is Narayanasami aiyer’s son Amrita Barathi. It seems his age as of now is 70 and he doesn’t have any issues.

Abirami Pattar wrote the following

1. Abirami anthathi (100+1+1 songs total)

2. KaLLavaranar pathigam - 10 songs

3. Amirthakadeswarar pathigam - 10 songs

4. Kala samhara moorthy pathigam - 10 songs

5. Murugu venba - 10 songs

6. Abirami ammai pathigam - 22 songs

King Saraboji not only gave the name “Abirami Pattar” but also lands, gold and also a surname “barathi” for Abirami Pattar’s generations.

Abirami Pattar had always remained aloof and received hatred from the temple priests and officials in his earlier days.

The 70 year old successor of Abirami Pattar living today, Amrita Barathi was also born on the Tamil month of thai during new moon day. His birth star is thiruvonam.

Madhavi, the second heroine in the story silapathigaram, with whom Kovalan had an affair, was also born in Thirukadaiyur. Today Madhavi’s house is used as panchayath office.

There is also an olden vaishnavite temple in Thirukadaiyur. The gods in this temple are Amrita Narayanar and Amrita Valli.

The fourth house in the street “melvalaga theru” is where Abirami Pattar lived. This house was later bought by Sivaprakasa Desikar which is used by none and remains locked even today.

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Udhikkindra senkathir uchith thilagam - unarvudaiyor

madhikkindra maanikkam mathulam pothu - malarkamalai

thuthikkindra minkodi menkadi kunkuma thoyam enna - vidhikkindra

meni abhirami endhan vizhuthunaiye

 

Raising sun is thilak on her forehead, Self realised soles alone know and rever the greatnes of her - not all know her greatness, she is so fair and sweet like a flower, lightening is her form and kumkum like fairness is her complexion, She is my only saviour - she alone is my saviour.

 

This poem give inputs on how to meditate, who can meditate etc, generally, all Male gods are supposed to be meditated from foot to head, whereas Goddess to be meditated from Head to toe, thats why the very first song starts from the thilak on her forehead, also it may be noted that As per Saiva Aagama rahasyas the Sakthi thathvam is felt at the 1000 petalled lotus at our head and then it merges with Siva thathvam. So the slokam, this blissful verse just descending from the supreme consciousness direcly to bless us all, directly from the Goddess, it may be noted that the Abhirami andhathi was given by Abhirami pattar when he was in the supreme state of Dhuriayaatheetham (as called in yoga saastras).

 

The male gods are meditated from foot to head, pl refer the verses on Ganapathi by Avvaiyar (ancient women saint who lived 2000 years ago)

it starts as 'Seethak kalaba senthaamarai poom patha silambu pala isai paada'

and one on Lord muruga starts as 'Sashtiyai nokka sarahana bavanaar sishtaruk udhavum senkathir velon Paadham irandil panmani chathangai pala isai pada'

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These are very beautiful poems. Thank you for sharing them.

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Thunaiyum thozhum theivamum petra thaayum- suruthikalin

panaiyum kozhunthum padhi konda verum - pani malar

poonkanaiyum karuppuch chialaiyum - men paasaankusamum

kaiyil anaiyum thiripura sundari aavadhu arinthaname

 

If we think deeply we can conclude if at all we live today it is because of our mothers selfless love - she took care of us when we were not even able to talk, even when we were in her womb, she took care of us did so much service to us when as a child we gave all sort of troubles not allowing her to eat, sleep etc - she ignored all and loved us so much - because of which we live today. All living being almost exist surely because of its mothers unconditional love - which made life survival possible - sometime even fighting with the father - the male who fathered it - see pussy, lioness etc.

 

Here Abhirami pattar tells that he realised that Abhirami is with him as his wife, as his beloved goddess and as his mother. And now he now find the meaning of the vedas - the vedas in different ways only praises her in the beginning in its explanations - that is puranas, and in its conclusions - vedantas - the Upanishads, though they talk many differnt things - but in effect its all talking about her and Her only. By the term 'pathi konda verum' he refers that the Vedas have come from Her Husband (pathi) Lord Shiva only.

 

So now he realises that wherever he could find unconditional love and supreme knowledge - it is infact She the Great Goddess Abhirami he is seeing.

 

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