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Thursday, 11 March 2021

Chidambara Ragasiyam - Scientific Secret of the Universe !!! - Part 2

Chidambara Ragasiyam - Undecoded Biggest scientific secret !!! - Part 2


 In continuation from the previous part

        My Previous post explained Ether through spiritualism, this post will explain in detail about Ether through Science, Universe and at last connecting spiritual and science.

The Thillai Natarajar temple at Chidambaram represents the fifth natural element -  'Akash'. Lord Shiva, represented here as natural element in the form of 'Formless Lingam', called as 'Aagaya / Aakash Lingam' (Ether). This fifth element can be viewed in both Spiritual and Scientific ways.

Chidambara Ragasiyam Ether


Science behind the Secret   
  
   Now let us go by science, What really Ether / Akash is ??

In Science, Ether is called as Zero point fieldZero-point energy (ZPE) is the lowest possible energy that a quantum mechanical system may have. The matter and force fields have zero-point energy. A related term is zero-point field (ZPF), which is the lowest energy state of a particular field. The vacuum can be viewed not as empty space, but as the combination of all zero-point fields.

        Zero Point Field is the mother of all fields. It provides the ultimate holographic blueprint of the world for all time, past and future. It is this that we tap into when we see the past or future. This is key concept of Time travel, 'Inception' movie is based on this, will explain about it in the below section


        All space is filled with this (ZPF) quantum vacuum energy. It fills everything and in doing so changes what we think is a vacuum into a space absolutely full to the brim with energy, technically known as a “Plenum”. 

        Ether is Nikola Tesla's fascinating subject, He used akasha for ether / zero point field (ZPF), He calls this 'Akasha' as luminous ether. Many of his discoveries have been stolen and patented in other westerners name, Tesla secretly kept some his work related to ether which is not discovered till now, he understood Brahman, consciousness and energy, he used many sanskrit terms like 'Aakasha', 'Prana', 'Kalpa' in his works. 



        Swami Vivekananda the first person to go to west to teach them about the Eastern practices specifically about Hinduism. His first visit was to attend religion Congress. As Swami Vivekananda continued his tenure in US ,  Tesla and swamy Vivekananda met, they exchanged ideas on various topics. Vivekananda introduced  him to akasha / ether and he was deeply influenced by concepts of Siddhis,  cosmology and philosophy, he was moved by the lectures of Swami Vivekananda and saw that as the future of science.

    Fascinated with this cosmology, Tesla began to use the Sanskrit words akasha (all-pervading material of the universe) and prana (energy) to describe mass and energy in his work. 

    Tesla had recognized that all perceptible matter comes from a primary substance, of a tenuity beyond conception and filling all space - the Akasa or luminiferous ether - which is acted upon by the life-giving Prana or creative force, calling into existence, in never ending cycles, all things and phenomena.


Consciousness is a form of electromagnetic energy which with focused thought and intent can achieve extraordinary things. We have unlimited access to the radiant field of consciousness which is infinite active universal intelligence. We all have direct and immediate access to that ZPF field, which has been referenced by the spiritual traditions as the Divine Being. (Explained with examples in the sections below)




Ether was initially postulated by scientists as a medium for the propagation of light, when the scientists learned more about the true nature of light, the properties of ether became increasingly magical. But, in order to be consistent with the laws of physics, they viewed ether as, that it had to be fluid, so it could fill all space, but also solid enough to support light waves. It existed everywhere, yet was invisible, weightless, undetectable, and had no effect on physical objects—almost as if it didn’t exist at all.

Ether in universe

Scientists says, "Ethers were invented for the planets to swim in, to constitute electric atmospheres and magnetic effluvia, to convey sensations from one part of our bodies to another, and so on, until all space had been filled three or four times over with ethers …"

Astrophysicists have found that only 6% of the universe is actually made of matter. 

Why stars (27 nakshatras) are not moving part ? How it retains its position for several million years ?? For example, during Makar sankranti / Pongal (Mid january), sun enters into capricorn zodiac, how these stars are not flying apart from its position ?

There isn’t enough matter in the universe to create enough gravitational force to hold everything at place. So, which force stops everything from moving apart?  

 Scientist’s call the energy that holds everything together as Dark Energy. Dark energy emerges from the bubbling of empty space, a small effect that is also widespread, making it powerful enough to drag apart clusters of galaxies without ripping them apart from within.

Tesla about Ether and gravitational force...




        Ether is something that boosts gravitational pull of stars and galaxies, it increases the flexibility of space time for the matter to have bigger gravitation effect than their weight. The presence of dark matter in the universe, vacuum energy, the velocity of stars in the galaxies are linked to 'Akash' / The Ether and it is not just medium of light. 

        To the contrary of Big bang theory, our universe is expanding. This is due to mysterious force called dark energy, that's causing the rate of expansion of our universe to accelerate over time, rather than to slow down. Now, Astronomers in the 20th century have learned that the universe is expanding.....      

  The Dark matter produces an attractive force (gravity), while dark energy produces a repulsive force (antigravity). Together, they make up 96 percent of the universe—and we can't see either. Astronomers know dark matter exists because visible matter doesn't have enough gravitational muster to hold galaxies together.

NASA data: It turns out that roughly 68% of the universe is dark energy. Dark matter makes up about 27%. The rest - everything on Earth, everything ever observed with all of our instruments, all normal matter - adds up to less than 5% of the universe.


        Note that the answer behind the Chidambara Ragasiya is about Ether, the Universe expansion, dark energy, cosmos, and these concepts are still not understood by the modern scientists, which was best known to the ancient tamizhians.

    To represent the importance of Ether, ancient tamizhian built this temple about 5000 years ago. The knowledge, skills and glory of tamizh civilization was consistently being suppressed and as a result, younger generations are unaware about the historical truth about the wisdom of ancestors and the importance of traditions. These scientific knowledge of ancestors are not recognised and thus falling prey for the fancy western concepts !!!

        Now, you all know what Chidambara Ragasiyam is. It's an open massive scientific secret,  it's an empty space, also known as ether, which exists everywhere,  also known as ZPF. Akash - is the reason of cosmos and is mother of Quantum physics. When one realises the ultimate truth, then our soul and universe will become one...

But, why this ether is related to Lord Natarajar, an anthropomorphic form of Lord Shiva? 

The world we see is 3-dimensional. Time is the 4th dimension. Our thoughts (or the mind) are beyond that.

 Cosmic vacuum energy determines the space time geometry of empty universe. This space time is holographic, it can be accessed by the quantum process in the brain. It is the key for telepathy and time travel concept, through which one can make a minutes into lakh years and years into minutes. In the 'Inception' movie, the heros will go to 'Dreams' of other person and access information about that person, how did they go to dreams and access information ?? 


        They take a drug / medicine, which makes them to leave their mind from their body, get into other person dreams. Dreams is the level where information about them will be stored, it is also called as 'Sub Consciousness'. They tap sub consciousness level of brain and gain information / data about their past and future through mind. During the period of dreams, minutes of real time is felt as several hours in the dreams. This is the Time dimension, which is not yet explored or experienced by humans...


Now, coming back to Lord Natarajar, when the time dimension gets shaped up, it will resemble the cosmic dance pose of Lord Natarajar.

        Another significance of the pose of Lord Natarajar is, Lord Shiva’s cosmic dance symbolizes the interaction between the static and the dynamic energy flow. This energy flow contains five principles – Creation, destruction, preservation, illusion and emancipation.

    Why did a great research institution like CERN, a world famous nuclear research centre install a statue of a Hindu God?


        The universe consists of matter, we all are matter. Anti-matter is that which cancels out with the matter. It is based on this particular concept that the CERN has made a particle collider within their underground premises and are experimenting on colliding the subatomic particles at high speed to make antimatter. The cosmic dance or the Nataraja Nritham of Lord Shiva is related to the Anti-matter research done at CERN.

There is a reason behind everything. Shiva’s cosmic dance is popularly known as 'Anandatandava ', the dance of bliss and symbolizes the cosmic cycles of creation and destruction, also the daily rhythm of birth and death. 

cosmic dance of lord shiva

        The figure of Nataraja is enclosed in a ring of fire which represents the continuous creation and destruction of the universe. The mass, space and time are enclosed within this cosmic ring of fire. 

  • Upper right hand -  Damru [his favourite instrument in the shape of hourglass] - represents creation and time
  • Lower right hand - Abhaya Mudra, which is his message to all, whoever follows the path of truth and righteousness will be blessed. 
  • Upper left-hand - holds fire, the symbol of destruction. 
  • Lower left hand is raised near his chest with his palms facing down. It symbolises the mastery of meditation and attained enlightenment.
  • Right leg - on a demon named Apasmara, which signifies the end of ignorance.
Shiva has a drum tied to his trident which represents the big bang and origin or creation.


Shiva holds a conch bugle , which resonates at 7.83 hertz or the earth’s heartbeat. Astronauts don’t go into space without taking a 7.83 hertz field generator along with them ( 7.83 Hz is also called as Schumann’s resonance ). The buzz of zero point of field called om... Blowing conch emits frequency of divine energy.



The cobra snake on his shoulders represents raised Kundalini.

    Cosmic dance is the interaction of matter and anti matter. According to quantum field theory, the dance of creation and destruction is the basis of the very existence of matter. Modern physics has thus revealed that every subatomic particle not only performs an energy dance, but also a pulsating process of creation and destruction. For the modern physicists, Shiva’s dance is the dance of subatomic matter, the basis of all existence and of all natural phenomena.

lord shiva dance

        Popular scientist Carl Sagan was the one who introduced this idea in the West through his show Cosmos. He had said: "Hindu religion is the only one of the world’s great faiths dedicated to the idea that the cosmos itself undergoes an immense, indeed an infinite number of deaths and rebirths. It is the only religion in which the time scales correspond, no doubt, by accident, to those of modern scientific cosmology. Its cycles run from our ordinary day and night to a day and night of Brahma 8.64 billion years long. Longer than the age of the Earth or the Sun and about half of the time since the Big Bang. And there are much longer time scales still."

It is noticeable that Shiva's body is angular and thus, depicts Maya (An illusion to the eye, and in turn the mind!). In this manifest, all the forms are in the Golden Ratio of 1.618!



        Thus, the cosmic dance of lord Shiva represents the continuous flow of energy in and out of this world. 
It is no wonder why the DANCING SHIVA statue had pride of place at the LHC hadron collider at CERN Switzerland. Self realization is called opening of the third eye and is the ultimate goal of consciousness.

 
Ether and consciousness connection

Now, connecting spiritual and science in simple terms. 

 Ether - This mystical substance is everywhere and within it is recorded every action, emotion, thought, feeling and experience of every living being. It is like a huge database that contains a record of everything. Mystics have long suggested that this information can be accessed in certain states of raised consciousness and the data can be accessed for the future use.

All matter and psychological processes such as thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and attitudes are composed of energy. The human brain has direct access to the Akashic Field and the virtually limitless information that it contains (Inception movie portrayed this concept of accessing information). Thus Akasha can be described as a huge digital database that stores the records of everything that has happened and will happen in the universe

Not able to believe ??? Scroll down for examples......

 

For Example:  The siddhars of tamizhakam have attained higher consciousness, they excelled in science, technology, medicine, astronomy etc. 

What to do you do after attaining higher consciousness, how it is helpful for the mankind ?? 

        After attaining consciousness / achieved perfection, siddhars invented Siddha Medicine to save humanity in the world, they are the founders of Varma Kalai, the ancient martial arts & science and medical treatment at the same time. They possess super natural powers, siddhars perform telepathy so that they gets connected with the normal people's mind and provides them solution without being conveyed by the people. 

There are some more examples to understand about consciousness...

        1. Navapashanam: Ancient Siddhar Bogar made Lord Murugan statue which is made out of 9 poisonous minerals / herbs and hence called as Nava Pashanam. The amalgamation of the navapashanam was prepared through a secret process. It is the elixir of mankind.

    How did they convert a poison into healing elixir of life ??

Navapashanam bogar

        It was not made due to sheer human brilliance, a true wisdom of knowledge was gained from the universe (God) , which helped siddhars to make Navabhashanam. Siddhar means one who attained spiritual perfection / consciousness and the power to control the physical realm. 

        Navapashanam contains “high positive energy”. It also acts as a catalyst to awaken ones self. Siddhar Bogar was dated back to 4000 BCE.

    2. Bodhidharmar: Bodhidharmar was a famous tamizh prince from Kanchipuram, Tamil nadu. He was also a siddhar, who awakened his kundalini (consciousness), to spread the knowledge, to create awareness among people, to help and to save the mankind. This is the reason that he left his samsara bhanda (family bonding), took ascetic life,  he travelled across India and reached East (China). During a severe pandemic in China, his siddha medicine only helped the chinese people to get cured.  He taught chinese people, the ancient martial arts called 'Adimurai'.

        In chinese texts, it is mentioned that Bodhidharmar had supernatural powers, he had supreme knowledge about peace, prosperity and happiness to mankind. His text works stress about importance of self - realization / awareness / consciousness. 


        The knowledge, lessons and experience in one's life will be stored as an information in the universe. For better understanding, let me a quote from reference of a tamizh movie 'Ezham Arivu' (7am Arivu - seventh sense), they portrayed a hero who is from the clan of Bodhidharmar. In the movie, they depicted that through science they tap the DNA of a person and gain transfer knowledge of their ancestors.

DNA will have genes of ancestors, but how information will be transferred or gained ???

        Through science, they tapped the ZPF / Akasha / Consciousness,   gain knowledge of the ancestors  (who are matching with the DNA) from the universe and it's then transferred to this hero. Inception movies showed accessing information at Sub consciousness level via dreams. This tamizh movie showed an example of accessing information, knowledge transfer from dead ancestors (it's not well explained in the movie). DNA will have only genes of the ancestors of seven generations, it doesn't contain knowledge of the ancestors, but will have the capacity / skill / ability to recreate, perform things easily that our ancestors did in the past. I have mentioned about the movie just to have better understanding of Consciousness. 


        This hero in turn after gaining knowledge of his ancestor, Bodhidharmar, saves the millions of people who are getting affected from the infectious virus diseases, which is spreading through air. This is the example to visualise that human is just a ball of energy, all the life experience and knowledge are stored in the universe. Once, we attain consciousness, will be communicating with the universe and access the ocean of knowledge about past, present and future. 

Thus consciousness is not a myth !!! It was attained by several sages and helped mankind in the World !!!

How it works ???

In deep meditation, when waves of alpha and theta rhythms cascade across the entire brain, a resonance is possible between the human being and the planet. Mind is real and eternal. Matter is forever changing. The Energy and information which are embedded in the zero point field or aether field are transferred. The planet communicates with us in this primal language of frequencies.


Ether / Akash -is- ZPF -is- Abundant energy -leads to- Consciousness -is - electromagnetic energy -present- Universe -viewed as- Space time - depicts- Cosmic dance of Lord Natarajar 

        As i said above, 'Chidambaram' means Consciousness of the Supreme. When you have the Consciousness, true meaning of ether will be clearly understood, our soul first unites with ether (Aakash), then with the remaining elements of nature. In modern science, Ether, Quantum vacuum, ZPF are neither completely explained nor understood, but it was clearly understood by tamizh people 5000 years ago. It is also said that Chidambaram is at the center of World's Magnetic Equator. 

        This is the only one temple in all over India, dedicated to Lord Shiva as Natarajar, the lord of dance. Also Ether is the substratum of sound (Shabda). 



Om is the Sound of Cosmic energy, has all the sounds within. This cosmic sound can't be heard, it can only be felt in heart. The frequency of Om is 7.83 Hz, where as human ear can hear the frequency between 20 Hz to 20000 Hz. 

  The earth and all the living beings in the world is resonating with the natural frequency pulsation of 7.83 Hz... called OM, the sound of consciousness !!! 

 Nikola Tesla said, "If you want to find the secrets of universe, think in terms of Energy, Vibration and Frequency"..... This was already found out by ancient maharishis, so created specific sound mantras and orally transferred it to generations... 


Consciousness ( Brahman ) is the only element in creation that knows itself. By being in constant interaction with itself, consciousness knows everything about itself.  

        Your body is mortal, but you are immortal. When your body dies, your consciousness will return to its original form with all the lesson, experience and knowledge gathered in this life. When you are awakening yourself, you are awakening the whole humanity in the world enabling them to explore unlimited possibilities !!

Happy Maha Shivaratri !!! OM NAMA SHIVAYA !!!


- Aarthi Thiyagarajan

Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Chidambara Ragasiyam - Scientific Secret of the Universe !!! - Part 1

Chidambara Ragasiyam - Undecoded Biggest scientific secret !!!


        In Tamizh 'Chidambara Ragasiyam' means the ultimate secret and it's a idiomatic term used by tamizh people. This term is coined after the famous temple called 'Thillai Natarajar Temple' at Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu. 

What is chidambara Ragasiyam (Secret) ???

Chidambara ragasiyam

  Before going to the answer, let us have a small intro of the chidambaram temple. This is one of the 'Pancha Bootha Sthalam', Pancha - meaning five, Bootha - natural elements, Sthalam - meaning place, together it means Temples of Five Natural elements. There are five temples built in ancient tamizhakam for the five basic elements of nature, which is the basic for cosmic creation. 
        

 There are two meanings for the name 'Chidambaram'.

Meaning 1
'Chit' means -    True Awareness, 
'Aum' means -    sacred pranav mantra, 
'Param' means -  The Supreme being , 
together - 'Consciousness of Supreme Lord Shiva'. 

Meaning 2, In Tamizh
'Chit' -  Consciousness / Wisdom (Cittar / Sidhar)
'Ambaram' - meaning Atmosphere, Ether . அம்பரம் அனல் கால் நிலம் சலம் (Atmosphere, Fire, Air, Earth, Water)
together it means 'Atmosphere of wisdom / consciousness'. 

        This Thillai Natarajar temple is located at Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, which is 16 kilometers west from the shore of Bay of Bengal. The main deity of this temple is Lord Natarajar (shiva), he is situated in a hall called 'Chitsabha' (Garbha griha). Behind this deity, there is a small space covered with a black screen, which is believed to represent Akasha lingam (Ether). But, the truth is, there is no lingam over there, it is a belief that it's an invincible lingam, usually covered with Bilva (Indian Bael) garlands. 

chitsabha
                                                Golden roof of Chitsabha

What is the significance of this temple ???

        It is not only a temple, there is also limitless scientific knowledge and universal truth behind it. The spirituality of the temple intentionally camouflaged a biggest secret about universe which is still not understood by modern scientist and it's not bound by the law of physics (scientific part is explained in section below). Ancient tamizh people hid the truth in the fear of this temple getting destroyed during the rule of foreign invaders. They wanted to pass the knowledge to the people, so kept it as secret with a spiritual cover.

This temple represents the fifth natural element -  'Akash'. Lord Shiva, represented here as natural element in the form of 'Formless Lingam', called as 'Aagaya / Aakash Lingam' (Ether). This fifth element can be viewed in both Spiritual and Scientific ways. 

First let us know about Ether / Akash through spiritual way explained in Hinduism / Santana Dharma

Ether Through Hinduism

Akasha (or ether) is the substratum of sound (Shabda). It is the One, Eternal and All Pervading physical substance, which is undetectable. In Human body, Akasha is equivalent to Third Eye / Pineal Gland / Consciousness... It is also called as Brahman. Consciousness is the creative force of this entire universe.

What is consciousness ?

Consciousness is "the fact of awareness by the mind of itself and the world". Inspite of numerous analysis, explanations and debates by scientists, consciousness remains a big puzzle. Thinking is only a small aspect of consciousness. Thought cannot exist without consciousness, but consciousness does not need thought. A simple mirror test will evaluate one's self awareness, that is, the ability to distinguish oneself from others.humans have this awareness and few animals has it. Scientists have conducted mirror test to Humans (older than 18 months) , apes, bottlenose dolphins, killer whales, elephants etc, they have all been observed to pass this test.

There are different level of consciousness, Akasha / ether refers to higher consciousness of a person in Hinduism. Higher consciousness is spiritual or energetic awareness that transcends the mind  with the past and the future. Higher consciousness is something that's beyond our ordinary conscious mind. It’s the ultimate consciousness, the consciousness of higher self, universe, and God

consciousness



At the higher levels of consciousness, we no longer feel separate. We feel, we know and we experience oneness with the universal energy field... Brahma

        We are only point of energy, but energy has no limits. Ancient Siddhar / Cittar of Tamizhakam were spiritual masters, they actually posses supernormal abilities (Ashtama Siddhis). Abilities such as flying through the air, walking through solid obstructions, diving into the ground, walking on water and so forth are achieved through changing one element, such as earth, into another element, such as air. Siddhars have achieved 
Extraordinary powers of the soul (siddhi), developed through consistent meditation and gruelling tapas 

siddhar

Siddhars were the first Scientists, saints, doctors, alchemists and mystics all in one. Siddhars are also believed to be the founders of Varma kalai - a martial art for self-defense and medical treatment at the same time. They were the first to read pulse reading and identifying the diseases through pulse. They had extraordinary knowledge in science, technology, astronomy, literature, fine arts, music, drama, dance, and provided solutions to common people in their illness and advice for their future before the arrival of Vedic civilization. 

        Siddhars lived during first tamizh sangam i.e around 10,000 BCE. Sage Agastya was a Siddhar and immortal who complied first tamizh grammar work called 'Agathiyam' and presented in in the First tamizh sangam.

Several thousand years before Siddhars said the biggest truth, answer for the secret that,

"அண்டத்திற்குள் பிண்டம்..! (Andathirkul Pindam)
பிண்டத்திற்குள் அண்டம்.. ! (Pindathirkul Andam)
அண்ட, பிண்ட விசாரம்..!" (Anda Pinda Vicharam)

Andam - means Universe
Pindam - means Human body

Meaning: We are in this Universe and Universe is within us. 

Another quotes of tamizh siddhars as, 

“Andathil ullathe pindam, 
Pindathil ullathe Andam, 
Andamum Pindamum ondre, 
Aarinthu thaan parkum pothey.”  
-  Sattamuni Gnanam

Meaning:  What is there in this cosmos is existing within this body and the vice versa, both are one and the same when one realizes the truth.

Similar verses in vedas as,
"Yatha pinde tatha brahmande
Yatha brahmande tatha pinde " 


     Thus,  One's Consciousness is connected to the Universe, Our mind and universe are vibrating at the same frequency. It is viewed as Brahman (God) in Hinduism, as per Advaita vedanta.  Consciousness remains one of the science's greatest mysteries.

In Chidambaram lord Shiva himself gives us the realization that he is seen as both form and formless. It is the only temple in the world, where the God is worshiped in both Dvaita and Advaita ways.

 There are two philosophy in Sanatana Dharma / Hinduism

Dvaita (Dual Form) - Dualism, meaning two truths (principles), viewing Gods in the form of trinity with their consorts i.e Brahma (Creator) - Vishnu (Preserver) - Shiva (Destroyer) 

Advaita (Non - dual form) - views God as Brahman, Brahman alone is the ultimate reality - the morphogenetic conciseness field. 

Fields of consciousness is called as M - field, morphogenetic. Minds are extended beyond brains through these fields. 

    Thus in this temple God is worshiped as the Fifth element Ether, in the form of 
1. FORMLESS - Akash linga (no lingam at all, only empty space) - Advaita philosophy 
2. FORM - as Lord Natarajar (Lord Shiva, the Cosmic dance pose) -  dvaita philosophy. 

Why only in this temple, Lord Shiva is seen as Lord Natarajar, anthropomorphic form rather than Lingam ??

Why he is not seen in anthropomorphic form in other pancha bhuta sthalas ??

What is the speciality of this form at this place ?

To know the answer and the secret of this temple, please read the post fully (part 2).

    Now, coming back to the topic, the priest in the sanctum unveiling the black curtain to an empty space within the inner sanctum of the temple and called this is as Chidambara Ragasiyam. Philosophers says, When the curtain of “maya” (illusion) is removed one can see his real self. 

        Once we uncover the dark cloth of ignorance covering the consciousness then we can realize that the paramatma (God) who is formless and our soul become one. This is a spiritual and simple answer for the secret, but the interpretation through Science will leave you awestruck !!

maya curtain
Space covered with black screen in the sanctum


Universe reveals itself in two fundamental properties: as Motion and as that in which motion takes place, known as Space. This Space is called as 'Akasa', through which things step into visible appearance.



        The earth and all the living beings in the world is resonating with the natural frequency pulsation of 7.83 Hz... called OM, the sound of consciousness !!! 

OM NAMA SHIVAYA !!! Happy Maha Shivaratri !!

    - Scientific view of Ether in part 2

- Aarthi Thiyagarajan

Sunday, 7 March 2021

Tamizh kings and culture in ancient Iran - Hidden truths !! - Part 1

 Tamizh kings and culture in ancient Iran - Hidden truths !! - Part 1

        In my previous post, have uncovered practice of Hinduism in early Iran several thousand years before. In this post, let me throw some lights on hidden truths about tamizh civilization in ancient Iran.

        The historical records about Tamizh civilization in Iran was deeply buried, believing that it won't be recognised, the credibility of ancient tamizhs are consistently suppressed. But now, it can't be hidden anymore. This blog will expose the glory of early tamizh civilization that occurred outside India. There are many facts to fall for the tamizh civilization that already existed in Iran. 


        Tamizh people have established their civilisation in different period of times starting from 10,000 BCE i.e during the submergence of Kumari kandam's First tamizh sangam. Kollam in Kerala served as Port city of Pandyas at West and Kulasekarapatnam at the East. Kollam was important port city of tamizh kings, during Sangam age Kerala was part of tamizhakam.

         Ancient tamizhakam comprises of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Lakshadweep i.e the entire south india was called as tamizhakam. Only in the span of last 100 years, it was split into different states such as Kerala, Andra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka due to divide and rule politics of British people. Tamizh was the natural language of the people in South India for several thousand years, it's culture was followed unanimously by all south indians / tamizhakam people. Tamizhakam was named as 'tamizh' and 'akam' -  means internal, together know as  'Homeland of tamizh people'

ancient tamizhakam

        The ancient tamizhakam was divided into kingdoms, some of the popular kingdoms were Pandyans, CherasCholas and Pallavas. During the Sangam period, Tamil culture began to spread outside Tamizhakam. Ancient Tamil settlements were also found in Sri Lanka and Maldives.

        Tamizh kings have also expanded their kingdom in Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria as well. Once, Iran was ruled by great tamil kings and tamil was widely spoken by the people over there. They worshiped early thamizh gods, followed their livelihood, traditions and culture according to the texts mentioned in Sangam literature. 

The tamizh kings who ruled outside India doesn't have much historical records and not recognised either. Tamizhakam was ruled by major kings and minor kings ( kuru Nila mannargal). When the history and reference of great major tamizh kings were buried deeply, then the laurels of minor chieftains were gone in air.... 

    Now, before going to facts of tamizh civilisation in ancient Iran, first let us see about minor kings of tamizhakam, who were later connected with Iran.


These Ay, Velir, kizhar chieftains were minor kings who ruled some of the regions of tamizhakam. They mostly held the regions in western side (Kerala) of tamizhakam. So, through their Western ports these kings have explored through Persian gulf and established their kingdom in Persian countries. The references for the same explained in this post in the first point.  This post is about 3 parts, it will uncover the buried facts of tamizh civilization in ancient Persia. 

       There are many places and lakes in Iran were named in tamizh, some places were named as per the guidelines of Sangam literature and some were named after tamizh kings and Gods. Let us see about the details one by one.

1. Ay and Velir kings of Tamizhakam in ancient Persia

        Ay dynasty in Tamizhakam has controlled the south-western tip of the peninsula, from the early historic period up to the medieval period. Traditionally this clan had their dominance over the harbour of Vizhinjam, the fertile region of Nanjinad and southern parts of the spice-producing Western Ghat mountains. From this king's region pepper, cardamon, aloe vera and much valued spices were exported to persian countries.

The Ay formed one of the major chieftains of early historic and elephant was their emblem. The name Ay is derived from the early tamil word "Ay" meaning cowherd, Lord Krishna was from this clan and their group of people called as 'Ayar', meaning cow herd people.


Ay kingdom

        As Ay kings held power over the harbour regions of south western tamizhakam (present day Kerala), they served as liege to early Pandya Kings. Famous Ay Titiyan was a vassal of the Pandya ruler Bhuta Pandya. In the medieval period, this dynasty was also known as 'Kupaka dynasty'. Sangam literature mentioned about the list of tamizh speaking countries (nadu) outside tamizhakam, Kupaka nadu is one of them. So, this Ay dynasty kings has established their kingdom outside ancient tamizhakam and named it after them as 'Kupaka'.

Now, how is this Ay dynasty related to Iran ???

        Kings of Ay ruled early Iran and named their capital as Kupaka, as mentioned in the sangam literature. 

        Kuhpayeh - also known as Kuhpa is a city and capital of Kuhpayeh District in IranIn Iran, the word "kuhpayeh" means "the foot of mountain" or "the base of mountain" and there are several cities and villages across Iran named "Kuhpayeh". Kuhpayeh has a distinct language/dialect, known as "Velayati". This language name's root word 'Vel' is a proper tamizh word. 

Velir Kings

        Velir kings were independent chieftains, Ay kings had a close relationship with velir kings from the pre historic period. Athiyaman neduman anci was famous generous velir king of ancient tamizhakam. He was praised for his generosity known as Kadai ezhu vallal - meaning last seven patrons. He ruled the neighbouring region of Iran, i.e present day Turkey. 

        There is a major city in Turkey, major after Velir king Adhiyaman - 'Adiyaman' is capital city of Adiyaman province of Turkey. Why it has to be named after Tamizh king??

    King Adhiyaman's homeland was Malaya mountains of tamizhakam and hence there is a place called 'Malatya' near Adiyaman province in turkey.  Why there are places in turkey named in tamizh ???

tamizh in turkey

    So, Velir kings and Ay kings have ruled some regions in ancient Persia. These kings have reached persia after early Pandya kings and Chola kings have expanded their kingdom over there. It is also mentioned that Velir chieftains were vassals of Pandya kings, as they belong to clan of Pandya kings. It was mentioned in the historic caves of tamil nadu that velirs traced their ancestry to Pandya Kings. 


2. Malaiyaman dynasty

        Malaiyaman thirumudi Kaari of Malaiyaman dynasty is one of the kadai ezhu vallal of last sangam era, last seven patrons. People considered him as one of the most modest king. Poet Auvaiyar took velir king Vel pari's daughters named Angavai, Sangavai and married them to Deiveegan, son of King Kari. 

  Ay Kings <-> Velir King <-> Malaiyaman King

    Now, Velir dynasty is linked with Malaiyaman dynasty and it in turn linked with Ay dynasty. Important point to be noted here is, they all are chieftains of ancient tamizhakam and established their flag in the persian countries. Thats the reason that many places in persian countries (Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria) were named after them. 


malaiyaman kings


        This clan's most famous king was Malaiyaman Thirumudi Kaari, who ruled mostly hill countries. Their royal emblem featured a horse, depicted on their issued coins. Malaiyamān chiefs ruled over the Tirukoyilur area also known as Kovalur in Tamizhakam. They traced their lineage to the ancient Chedi Kingdom mentioned in the Kurukshetra war   

        The Malayamans were also chieftains who ruled Miladu Naadu in Tamizhakam, during the Sangam period and so they were called as Malayarayar, Maladu-mannar (king of the inhabitants of hills), Milad-udaiyan

How Malayamans are linked with Iran ?

Like Miladu nadu of Malaiyamans, there is place called 'Milatun' in Busheher province of Iran. There is also place called 'Kari' nearby, which was named after their king Malaiyaman Kari. 

    A. Malard also known as Malār is a city and capital of Malard County, Tehran Province, Iran. Malar is a proper tamizh word.

    B. Milatun  is a village in Mishan Rural District, Mahvarmilani District, Mamasani County, Fars Province, Iran. 
        Mamasani is an ancient tribe with numerous sub-tribes live in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other countries. The main tribe resides in Mamasani county in Fars province in Iran and speak Luri language. This luri language is spoken in Illam province, Malayer, Markazi provinces of Iran. 


Miladu or Milatu is a very pure Tamil form of Malainadu - meaning the hill country  

    C. Milad is a village is East Azerbaijan district of Iran

Malayer -  Malaiyamans are the descended from the pastoral shepherd tribe in the Mullai (forest) region and the people who ruled hill countries were called as 'Malayer'. 

'Malayer' is city and county located in Hamadan province of Iran. Why it should be named in tamizh ?

malayer

It was named after Malayer caste people, denoting that they were the hill ruling people. Malai - means mountain / hill in tamizh.  It is of interest to note that Vanavan Mahadevi, the mother of Rajaraja Chola I, was a princess of Malayaman family. Thus, Malaiyaman clan and Cholas are related.

kalar malayer                 

In the above picture, there is also a place named 'Kalar' in Iran. What is the meaning of Kalar ?  Who are they ?

2. Kalar ? 

        Kalar were originally called as 'Kallar'. Kallar - a rural group of people in ancient tamizhakam, served in majorly armies of Chola and Early Pandya kings. As they were into armies, they traditionally practiced the ancient martial arts from childhood known as 'Adimurai'. Adimurai is the oldest martial arts and science and the mother of all martial arts in the world. Detailed information about Adimurai is mentioned in the below link


        The famous Thondaiman dynasty kings were hailed from kallar caste. 
    
        Kupaka, Kari, Adiyaman, Malatya, Milatun, Malayer, Kalar... Why all these has to be named in tamizh ? Till now, I have revealed only few tamizh places in Iran, a lot more places and major facts to come in the next part....

--- to be continued in Part 2....

- Aarthi Thiyagarajan