“Madurai Aadheenam sampradaya & Devi Meenakshi”

Madurai Aadheenam sampradaya & Devi Meenakshi

Mon, 30 April 2012

Today, before entering into the Satsang, I wanted to give some clarification, for the sake of many people in Tamilnadu, asking , some people unknowingly, some people knowingly, cunningly. I will clarify some of the doubts and questions.

First thing about this Sampradaya:

“Oh. You belong to Shankara Sampradaya. You are now sitting in the seat of Gnanasambandar”. Arre..Understand. Shankara himself belongs to Gnanasambandar Sampradaya. When he was singing Soundarya Lahari, he is describing Devi’s body, and Devi’s beauty and glory. When he is describing the breast, he says the breast which has created Gnanasambanda, by a drop of milk. He says “Dravida Shisu”. He very clearly talks about Gnanasambandar in Soundarya Lahari, and there is one more thing – Soundarya Lahari was sung when Shankara was in the Bhava of Shiva.

There is no literature to Devi in Madhura Bhava. Understand. All male deities enjoy the Madhura Bava. Krishna, Shiva. All the male deities enjoy Madhura Bhava. There is not a single female deity or a Sthothra with Madhura Bhava. Please understand. See in these 5 Bhavas, only four are for female deities. Practically, Madhura Bhava was never used,Never any female deities were looked, addressed in Madhura Bhava. It is always Mathru Bhava. At the most Dasa Bhava, not even a Sakha Bhava. No question of Madhura Bhava. Shankara, a great Saint sings about Devi, in Madhura Bava. Understand. It means he has become one with Shiva. Shiva himself is singing through Shankara. In that great Sthothra Soundarya Lahari, Shankara clearly beautifully praises Thirugnanasambandar, the great Saint, enlightened being, an incarnation of Shiva himself. So, I have not done anything against the Sampradayas. That is one thing. This is the basic explanation.

I have also decided, to send 50 Sanyasis and 5 crore rupees immediately to revive all the activities of Madurai Adheenam, Spiritual and social -all the activities of Madurai Adheenam.

And, but, there is a huge circle, congratulating and very happy about the whole coronation. Many VIPs, who called me personally, and congratulated and called my predecessor 292 Guru Maha Sannidhanam and congratulated. So many political figures, social figures and religious figures and celebrities have personally sent me emails, phone calls, messages congratulating, congratulating me and thanking 292 Guru Maha Sannidhanam for this decision.

All our Dhyanapeetam temples should have Gnanasambandar’s Moorthy. We will have Thirugnanasambandar’s Moorthy Deity sent very soon to all our temples, and from now onwards all our temples should celebrate “Chithirai Brhamotsavam - Madurai Meenakshi Devi’s marriage and coronation festival”.

I declare Madurai Adheenam, as the Cultural Capital of our whole movement, whole organization. Madurai Adheenam, will be the cultural capital of Nithyananda Movement. Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam will be one part of Nithyananda’s Movement. There will be many organizations, be part of Nithyananda movement. So, the whole Nithyananda Movement’s cultural capital will be Madurai Adheenam. And Bidadi will be the spiritual capital, spiritual headquarters; Madurai Adheenam will be the cultural headquarters.

All our buildings, photos, books everything should be designed based on Pandiya culture, the Madurai culture. The backgrounds we use in the books, the furniture, the buildings, architecture, look, feel, everything said/unsaid, books, everything, our way of dressing, eating, lifestyle, language even the pooja vessels. Pooja vessels are already,see more than 80% is already from the Pandiya Culture only. Because the day I realized Meenakshi’s bio-memory is in this body, the day I realized my connection with Meenakshi, I have started using everything of Pandiya Tradition already. So whatever remaining, one or two things, we need to add, add.

After all, Pandiya Tradition is created directly by me. It is from Chokanada Pandiyan.

Meenakshi and Chokanada, both of themselves directly will protect Madurai Adheenam. You will see them directly walking in and around of Madurai Adheenam. Meenakshi and Chokanadar will be there continuously. You will see “Ellam Valla Siththar” (A tamil term) will come in physical body going around, doing Leelas in Madurai Adheenam, protecting people. Protecting all the good people and destroying the evil, doing miracles, continuously blessing.

I also saw one more thing, inside the Madurai Adheenam, the Garbhamandir, where the main deity, the Chokanadar and Meenakshi, the deities which are directly from Chokanadar and Meenakshi. Those two deities are directly worshipped by Chokanadar and Meenakshi. How, I workship my own Murthy and give to people after doing Prana Pratishtha. Like that Chokanadar and Meenakshi – both of them have done Pranapratishtha to the deity. That Chokanadar and Meenakshi is there.

When I went and had the darshan of the deity, I saw inside there was a huge shivalinga. I did not know what it was. I was investigating, I was asking the Madurai Adheenam 292 Guru Maha Sannidhanam. I asked “what is this deity, Swamiji”. He said “I don’t know”. I asked some other people. They also said they do not know very clearly. I thought all right. Let me ask Kaala Bhairava. Maha Kaala. He will tell. Night in the Samadhi I asked the question. I got the answer in the morning. This deity, this Shivalinga is Aadhi Chokanada. This was the original deity for which the whole Madurai temple was built. But, during the invasion, they wanted to protect the main deity from getting damaged or broken. They brought to Madurai Adheenam and preserved it by completely covering it with the Mud wall and worshipping the mud wall itself as the Sivalingam. So in the same way this Adhi Chokanada was preserved in Madurai Adheenam during the invasion period, and even after the invaders went away, this Shivalinga, Adhi Chokanadar stayed back in Madurai Adheenam itself. That is the deity. This deity is Adhi Chokanadar.

I instruct all our ashramites and Madurai Adheenam we should respect the deity, and start worshiping it very sincerely and carefully. Understand that is the deity emerged out of the chokanada’s body itself. It is literally chokanadar’s body which has become stone. Understand it is just like our Bidadi Nithyanandeswar’s Linga. How the Shivalinga - it emerged out of enlightened being’s body same way that shivalinga is emerged out of chokanadar’s body. It is very chokanadar’s body itself. It is a swayambhu. It was just polished using the Lemon. It is not carved. It is polished properly, into that shape by using lemon and herbs. So, all of you should worship and respect that shivalinga, that deity. That is Adhi Chokanadar and Adhi Sundareswarar.

Yesterday, as a 293 Guru Maha Sannidhanam, I was taken inside the Garbhamandir of Meenakshi. First time I entered. The Meenakshi’s Garbamandir, after, I do not know how many thousands of years, and the moment I went to her breathing space, just body got into that Samadhi, and that whole Meenakshi’s bio memory has flowered, I saw very clearly below Devi’s Thirumeni the body is in the standing position, the hands are kept like that (showing the position of the hands), 8.5 feet it has become a stone. She was in the body which never had 1,2,3. There was no urination and motion. She had that kind of a body. Her very body, because the body was created out of the homa fire, she did not have a physical and normal body. She had a physical body, but it was not functioning, like with normal laws and rules. It was functioning as a divine body with yogic powers. It came out of the Homa fire, the sacred fire ceremony’s fire. She did not stay in the mother’s womb and take birth in regular way. So the whole body has become just a stone. It did not get disintegrated. It is there just as a stone in a smiling face with a long hair and her trademark “Kondai” Hairdo, with whole diamond and pearl set jewellery. Her body is there inside. The whole the box in which her body is there is a stone coffin, it is huge stone. It is there and she was so happy. Of course I should say I was so happy and it was such a joy, and they gave me the jasmine from the Devi’s feet.

Usually in Public, I will be little decent, but I did not bother about anything. I had my own hairdo, done like a Meenakshi’s Kondai. I put that Jasmine on my hairdo on my hair. Usually women only wear Jasmine in the hair I put on jasmine on my hair. Even though I was in public and some people were laughing, smiling, the on lookers. I did not care that. It was such a Samadhi, one with Meenakshi’s energy, put the jasmine.

For my surprise, I went to the Gnanasambandar’s shrine. There is one old painting. We have taken the picture of that. I will show you. Old painting of meenakshi sitting in the swing. What a resemblance with this body (showing his own body). Literally as if my face is put on the Meenakshi’s painting. Even the hairdo and jasmine everything was as I was wearing. All our Bramacharis were shocked. I was not shocked, but I was surprised. I do not know about others. Still I am not able to come out of that whole Samadhi and joy of Meenakshi and I will also start talking on the subject “Madurai adheenam” regularly. I am going to give complete history.

Please understand, Madurai Adheenam has two histories. One is historic period which is recorded 1500 years. Another one is pre-history, See Madurai Adheenam was basically founded by Chokanada and Meenakshi himself. Sundareswara and Meenakshi himself. It was revived by Gnanasambandar swamigal. From Gnanasambandar, first -Adheenakarthar, to – 293. This is recorded history. But before him, before Gnanasambandar, from Shiva it is pre history. All the recorded history, I will talk from the historical facts and interpret and explain, all the pre-historic things, I will read it out from Akashic reading. I will start talking on the subject Madurai Adheenam, may be atleast for next 2 months. Till I completely finish, I will give the whole biography of Meenakshi, Chokanadar, Gnanasambandar and the whole tradition of Madurai Adheenam.

I know, we will rule, we will run Meenakshi temple. Even I did not think it will happen so quickly. Only Guru Maha Sannidhanams of Madurai Adheenam are allowed inside the Garbamandir of Meenakshi’s temple. Nobody else is allowed. No other Adheenams are allowed. I never thought so soon I will become the official, legal representative of Chokanadar and Meenakshi, Sundareswara and Meenakshi.

There is always a saying, if Jesus comes back he will not be let inside the Church. If Shiva comes back, he may not be recognized by the temple’s priests . But in my case it is completely proved wrong.

And one more thing, yesterday, my predecessor 292 Guru Maha Sannidhanam, publicly announced that he was healed from Wheezing, by me. Never, ever, one Hindu Guru will announce the glory of another spiritual guru, even his own disciple. Forget about disciple, I am his just successor. Whole world knows about my biography. But he was bold enough to tell the media, and not only he says “I challenge and request all of you, whoever has any disease, go to Nithyananda Swami, go to my successor, he will heal you”. And then he made a statement “I also challenge you guys. Come and test his powers”.

I was so humbled. That is the right word, not just “pleased”, humbled by my predecessor’s declaration. Media came with lot of usual negative anger to drill him. He finished them all in just 10 minutes. “Over Next”.

“How can you make him as a Peetadhipathi?” “Only I have the right – Over, Next”.

“What qualification he has”, media is asking. “No body, Not only in Bharat. I will not get even all over the world a person qualified like Nithyananda. Over. Next” .

I really thought whether my predecessor is doing Akashic reading. Because it is very strong and straight replies and 292 Guru Maha Sannidhanam was so clear, and strong and articulate in his answers. Finally, like usually how in my press conference after 5 minutes media disappears, exactly the same thing happened there. Within 10 minutes the media fellows disappeared. Sannidhanam also made a beautiful statement to me. I told Guru Maha Sannidhanam “Swamiji, there are so many controversies and rumors around me. Why do you want me to be a successor? Better I will give one of my brahamacharies, who does not have any controversy.” I even named Gnanaswroopananda. I told Gnanaswaroopa name only. Let Gnanaswaroopa be Guru Maha Sannidhanam. I will give you all the support. Like I will send 50 Sanyasis, I will give you money, I will do all the work. I will do all these as my offerings at your feet, as you are my Kula Guru”.

See, all the human beings are indebted to your family deity and family guru, your family traditions. So I also trust I have to be respectful and indebted to my family guru. Because of him, all the spiritual traditions were kept alive in my family, which has inspired me to be a seeker, and finally I became enlightened. So it is he who poured the water for the tree of Nithyananda to grow and flower and fruit. So I am indebted to him for pouring the water, and taking care and nurturing the culture and the spiritual traditions. So I told him “I am indebted to you. I will give whatever is needed swamiji, money or brahmacharis or sanyasis everything. I will be at your service. But better I give one of my brahmacharis, you initiate him. You do all the rituals to him. Let him become your sampradaya sanyasi. Let him become completely the Thambiran of Madurai Adheenam and let him serve you for 5 – 10 years and after your time let him become Guru Maha Sannidhanam. So I will support you completely, and create a beautiful structure support, Swamiji, I will make sure that there is everything is ensured- regular income comes, people are there, all the service and spiritual and social work happens. Everything let it happen”.

But very clearly in one word Guru Maha Sannidhanam refused. “No. I want you”. I said, “Why swamiji”. He said “after recognizing you, as an incarnation of Gnanasambandar by my own experience, if I don’t make you as the successor, Peetadhipathi, Guru Maha Sannidhanam, it will be a historical blunder”. Used that very word. “History, History will blame me. I don’t want to take that blame. See if, I have not recognized you, if I have not come near you, if I did not know about you then I will not incur that blunder, I will not be blamed. I know you. I have experienced you. I lived around you. Now I recognized you as an Incarnation. Now, if I don’t act properly and make you as a successor, it will be a historical blunder. I cannot afford to commit that blunder”.

There are earlier references, where the incarnations have been made as Pontiffs of the traditional Muts, like Swami Narayan. Bhagwan Swami Narayan, He was a great incarnation. He himself has started initiating hundreds of Sadhus and disciples, created a huge sanga around him. But a traditional mutt Udhava Sampradaya the Peetathipathi Ramananda Swami went and requested Bhagavan Swami Narayan and asked him “Swamiji, Guruji, you should become the head of this monastery”. Finally Bagavan Swami Narayan was convinced and he became Pontiff, head of the Udhava sampradaya and Ramananda Swami also was very satisfied and relaxed. See what has happened. Today Udhava sampradaya is the largest, biggest, most active, highly socially useful, richest Hindu tradition in the world.

I tell you, the same thing will happen to Madurai Adheenam. It will become largest, richest, most useful tradition of living enlightened sages and saints. Shiva did 64 Leelas in Madurai those days, assuming human body. Now I tell you, now numerous,in-numerous Leelas will start again, Again in Madurai.

I also declare, Madurai is the official pilgrimage center of Dhyanapeetam. So, all our programs, whether Inner Awakening or Kailash Yatra or South East Asia Yatra - all our programs, from now should include a visit to Madurai, as a compulsory part of the syllabus. Visit to Madurai Adheenam should become the important and compulsory part for all our programmes. Whether it is meditation retreats or sacred study tours. sacred travel study tours, travel study pilgrimages and as I said earlier, even if you are not from the Hindu tradition, Westerner also, you will be allowed to have the darshan of the deity as you are initiated by me now, officially.

Earlier also we used to take our Western disciples to the temple Executive Officer and there was kind of an affidavit that we will not disrespect the deity and tradition and take them to the darshan. Now no procedure is required. If you have this Mala that is the pass and directly you can go and have the darshan of Meenakshi and Sundareswara. We only have to take care that nobody misuses this Mala, our official ashram Mala.

All the tenants of Madurai Adheenam gathered yesterday and celebrated my presence there. All of them standing in the road and waving. God! You should see the whole Maja-Maja celebration. My predecessor was telling “Jam Jam Nadakudu” (A tamil term). He was very happy.