Pranam
12 children of Vara ruchi and Vallon: *TIRUVALLUVAR*
*He did not mention ‘his religion, caste, place of birth or language’ in
his verses of 1330. *
The ongoing political controversy over the origins of Tamil saint-poet
Tiruvalluvar is nothing new. The religion to which he belonged has always
been a subject of debate among scholars.
Even a perusal of four different works does not offer much clarity on the
subject. The works are: *A History of Tamil Literature*, Mu. Varadarajan
(Mu.Va), Sahitya Akademi, 1988;* Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature*,
Volume-V, Sahitya Akademi, 1992; *A History of South India* (Fourth
Edition), K.A. Nilakanta Sastri, Oxford University Press, 2000; and *Tamil:
A biography*, David Shulman, The Belk nap Press of Harvard University
Press, 2016.
1 In his work, Mu.Va. noted that there were many anecdotes surrounding the
name of Tiruvalluvar, but literary critics gave no credence to them. The
name referred to “a clan or an occupational group”. { Valluvan means an
astrologer; வான் உள்ளியவன் = வள்ளுவன் ( உள்ளுவதெல்லாம் உயர் உள்ளல்
திருக்குறள்; உள்ளுவது என்பது உள்ளத்தில் உதிப்பது ; intuiton ; intution என்பது
ஜோதிடத்தில் முக்கிய பகுதி )}
Mu. Va. concluded that Thiruvalluvar should have “practised religious
eclecticism, maintained unshakeable faith in dharma but should have
rejected religious symbols and superstitious beliefs”.
2 Discussing the universal appeal of the Tamil saint-poet, the scholar K
A Neelakanta sastri, was of the view that he “neither mentioned his
religion and caste nor his place of birth and language” in any of the
verses. He had not “emphasised his ideas about a particular religion or
ritual”. Sastri also talked about the absence of authentic information
about Tiruvalluvar life.
3 Another Professor Shulman, who extolled Tirukkural as a “comprehensive
manual of ethics, polity and love”, was emphatic in saying that “the author
was most probably a learned Jaina divine and his close acquaintance with
the works of Manu, Kautilya and Vatsyayana is unmistakable”.
4 The Sahitya Akademie’s ‘Encyclopaedia’, which called Tiruvalluvar the
“author of one of the most extraordinary expressions of human thought”,
referred to several versions about his origin. The publication said legend
had it that he was born to a Brahmin — Bhagwan — and a woman from a
Scheduled Caste community– Adhi. (one ardent Tamil books printer from
Coimbatore questioned then Adhi Parasakthi must also be a scheduled caste!!)
5 Citing the claims of eminent historians that the poet-savant was a
Saivite, a Buddhist, a Jain and even a Christian, it stated that “he should
have professed one of the religions in practice in his days”.
*6 Valluvar* (Tamil <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language>:
வள்ளுவர்) வள்ளுவர் is a caste <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste> belonging
to the a sub caste of Paraiyar community in the Indian
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_people> state
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_and_union_territories_of_India> of Tamil
Nadu <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu>. They are the hereditary
priests preaching and practicing astrology, astromomy and medicine in Tamil
Nadu <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu>. Valluvars are believed to
have been the priests of the Pallava kings
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallava> before the introduction of Brahmins
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmins> and for sometime after their
arrival The exalted position of Valluvars in the social hierarchy during
those times is indicated by inscriptions which refer to Valluvars in a
respectful manner. ( If so how paraya became scheduled caste unless DMK
Govt did it?).
7 Owing to their occupation as priests, all males over twelve wore the
sacred thread. The priests of the Valluvars are sometimes called
*Vellala *Pandaram,
Thiruvalluva Nayanar. (hence writing it as vellon in G write up, is
incorrect; it could be vellala which group today stay in scheduled caste as
well as backward community).
8 The important sub-sects of Valluvans are Tavidadari and
Tiruvalluvan. Valluvars
are broadly classified into two main sub-divisions: Arupadhu Katchi or
sixty clans and Narpadhu Katchi or forty clans. The Arupadhu Katchi
considered themselves the descendants of Nandi Gurukkal and have his name
as their gotra The Narpadhu Katchi are of the gotra Sidambara Sayichya
Ayyamgar. The sub-division alvar claim descent from Tiruppan Alvar.
9 Valluvars follow both Saivism <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saivism>
and Vaishnavism <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaishnavism>. Saivite and
Vaishnavite Valluvars dine together, but not intermarry. Valluvars wear a
necklace of *tulsi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsi>* beads and are
known as Alvar Dasari or Tavadadhari. Some hold that the true Valluvan is
one who practices astrology and that those who officiate as priests aren't
true Valluvars. The affairs of the community are handled by a
caste-council. The community is headed by a *Kolkaran* or a *Kanakkan*. There
are the hereditary astrologers of the Indian temple town of Vaithiswaran
Koil
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vaithiswaran_Koil&action=edit&redlink=1>
and
are considered experts in *Nadi* astrology.
10 The Moottukaani (@ Mukkani @ Tiruchendur temple can be seen) said
that Thiruvalluvar was their King who ruled Valluvanaadu and he used to
visit the hilly tract with his wife and consume honey and 'thinai' (little
millet) flour. "The study of Kaani settlement (காணிப் பத்திரம்) reveals
that their lifestyle and mode of worship reflects Thirukkural. It also
confirmed the existence of four kinds of land as classified by
Tholkappiyar, another ancient poet," the release said. Dr Padmanabhan has
requested the state government to protect the Valluvan Hill and also
include in textbooks, "the fact that Thiruvalluvar was born in Kanyakumari
district."
11 I have a book on Brahmin Varalaru where Tolkappier is established (the
first book in Tamil) {it was agathium, but that book is not available so}
as a brahmin; also the name of the author who wrote the original name of
the 1330 verses text as MUPPAAL (AS Mahabharatham is originally titled only
as JAYA) was Ganapathi Sastry a brahmin. The contemporise of G U Pope, Monsieur
Ariel <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monsieur_Ariel>, a French
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_people> translator of his work
in the 19th
century, only interpreted the word “ famously said it is "the book
without a name by an author without a name". The name *Thiruvalluvar* (
*lit.* Saint Valluvar) was first mentioned in the later text *Tiruvalluva
Maalai <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiruvalluva_Maalai>*. Starting around
the early 19th century, numerous legends on Valluvar in Indian languages
and English were published.
12 Who drew his picture first? Venugopala sharma. In a book of
‘Thirukural’ commentaries penned by well-known scholar K. Balasubramaniam,
Mr. Mohan has published an old picture of Thiruvalluvar and an old poetry —
Thiruvalluvar Swaroopasthuthi — depicting the features of the poet.“The
picture of the Thiruvalluvar, now widely in use, depicting him in a white
robe and without any religious marks was drawn by Venugopala Sharma, who
resided in Mylapore. It was first used in a stamp released by the former
Union Minister Dr K. Subbarayan,” said K. Thirunavukkarasu, historian of
the Dravidian Movement, who had written in detail about the transformation
of the portrait in his book on the history of the DMK.Even during the
release of the stamp a question was raised about the absence of the “sacred
thread” (*poonool*) in the picture and Subbarayan had explained that either
it would not be there in the picture or covered by the robe on the poet’s
body. Mr. Mohan said the robe, originally known as *yogapattai, *was worn
by those who meditated, and it was reduced to a sacred thread. Before the
arrival of Venugopla Sharma’s picture, Balu brothers, who ran a magazine
*Kalai,* drew a painting devoid of all religious marks. “They drew two
portraits and they were used in the meetings and offices of the DMK,”
explained Mr Thirunavukkarasu. Subsequently, the portrait found a place in
the Assembly. The statue of Thiruvalluvar in Mylapore was made based on the
portrait of Venugopala Sharma,” Mr. Thirunavukkarasu said. KR IRS 171121
On Wed, 17 Nov 2021 at 08:10, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 <
[email protected]> wrote:
> *QUES ANSW DIVINE 49*
>
> *Dear friends,*
>
> *These are information posted by members compiled as QA by me in
> 1998’s-2004’s and stored in my computer. At this date I have no information
> of the members posted. *
>
> *Being compilation there may be errors.*
>
> * Sincerely,*
>
> *R. Gopalakrishnan, 78, Former AGM Telecom Trivandrum dated 17 -11-2021*
> *Q1 What is the speciality with occurring a death in Benaras?*
>
> *A1 They will not have punarjanma. Lord will advise tharaka manthra in
> their ears and they gain mukthi.*
>
> *Q2 Which place in Banaras is called Kapalamoksham?*
>
> *A2 Once Lord Siva while travelling came to Sathya loka where Brahma
> reside. Braha received him. Braham’s four faces welcomed but one face ill
> treated. Lord Siva just touched that face. It came out but did not fell
> down. It got sticked to his finger.*
> *Lord Siva started further journey. When Lord siva came to Kasi it fell
> down. Lord Siva got pleased and decided to permanently stay there. The
> place where Brahma’s head fell down from Siva’s finger is called
> Kapalamoksham. *
>
> *Q3 Everybody Knows about Ravana, Seetha, and Soorpanakha. Question- Who
> are the parents of Ravana? What is the full name of Janaka? Who is the
> husband of Soorpanakha?*
>
> *A3 Full name of Janaka- Sooradwaja Janaka. Soorpanak’s husband- Vidyuth
> Jihava.parents of Ravana – Sage Visravas and mother kechuki*
>
> *Q4 What is Vararuchi story?*
>
>
> *A4 Vararuchi a Brahmin, learned in all sastras was a famous scholar in
> King Vikramaditya’s court. One day the king wanted to know from all those
> assembled, the key verse in Ramayana and he wanted the answer in 41 days *
>
>
> *Vararuchi set out and went all around the country, met number of
> scholars, none of whom could give a satisfactory answer. One evening,(on
> 40th day) tired and worried he rested under a banyan tree. Soon after he
> heard chirping of birds and two birds talking to each other. *
>
>
> *Vararuchi knew bird language. One bird asked the other who was the person
> resting under the tree and the other replied that he was Vararuchi who did
> not know “mam viddhi” and who was destined to marry a lower caste(paraya)
> girl. *
>
> *Vararuchi knew immediately that the key verse in Ramayana was Ramam
> Dasaradham viddhi,*
> mam viddhi janakatmajam Ayodhyam ataveem viddhi gacha tata yadha sukham
> *This is waht Sumtira told Lakhmana when he was about to leave for the
> forest with Rama and Sita. Consider Rama as Dasaradha, Consider Sita as me
> Consider the forest as Ayodhya, Go with comfort. *
>
>
> *The king showered Vararuchi with gifts and Vararuchi took this
> opportunity to plead with the king to locate the girl child whom he was
> destined to marry. *
>
> *The girl child was located and Vararuchi floated the child in a river in
> a boat.*
>
> *Vararuchi was impressed with the girl’s intelligence and married her Only
> after the marriage did he come to know that the girl was the foster
> daughter of the landlord and that the girl was rescued by the landlord’s
> wife some years back from the river*
>
> * Vararuchi realised he had married the low caste girl whom he was
> destined to marry.*
>
> *The 12 children of Vararuchi are known as parayi petta pandiru kulam. *
>
> *They are:*
>
> *1 Melathol Agnihotri *
>
>
>
> *Brahmin*
>
> *2 Pakkanar *
>
>
>
> *Parayan*
>
> *3 Rajakan *
>
>
>
> *Washerman*
>
> *4 Vaduthala Nair *
>
>
>
> *Nair soldier*
>
> *5Vallon *
>
>
>
> *Thiruvalluvar*
>
> *6Uppukottan *
>
>
>
> *Mlehan*
>
> *7Naranathu brandan *
>
>
>
> *Elayathu*
>
> *8Karakkal matha *
>
>
>
> *High grade nair*
>
> *9Akavoor chathan *
>
>
>
> *Vaisyan*
>
> *10Pananar *
>
>
>
> *Panan *
>
> *11Perumthacchan *
>
>
>
> *Carpenter*
>
> *12 Vaayilla Kunnilappan *
>
>
>
> *Deity*
>
> *Vararuchi consecrated the 12th baby on top of a hill in Thiruvazhode
> near Kadampazhippuram in Palghat Distt and this came to be known as
> Vaayilla Kunnilappan.*
>
> *The 11 children were found and brought up by different people from
> different community and it is said that the descendents are still
> alive.raju*
> *Q5 Every body know Dakshinamoorthy is the form of Siva as Guru. Which are
> the other different forms of Siva?*
>
> *A5 The different forms are the following:-*
>
> * Panchanana Siva: In some temples Siva is shown with five faces. Each of
> the faces has a name and represents a specific aspect. These five faces are
> Isana, Tatpurusa, Aghora, Vamadeva and Sadyojata. *
>
> *Isana faces south east and represents Iswara aspect of Siva known as
> Sadasiva, or the Eternal Siva. Tatpurusha faces the east. He is Siva in his
> aspect as a deluded purusha or ego. Aghora faces the south and represents
> the destructive and regenerative aspect of Siva that, like fire, first
> devours life and then prepares the ground for its renewal. Vamadeva faces
> north. He is healer and preserver. Sadyojata faces west and represents the
> creative power of Siva.*
>
> *Anugrahamurthy: This is the milder or peaceful aspect of Lord Shiva when
> he is in the company of his beloved devotees or his family members.*
>
> *Ugramurthy: Also known as Rudra , Bhairava, Kankala or Samharamurthy,
> this is the ferocious or angry form of Siva, generally associated with the
> events during which Siva assumed his terrible form to slay the demons or
> the wicked.*
>
> *Kankala-bhairava: The form which he assumed after cutting off the fifth
> head of Brahma.*
>
> *Tripurantakmurthi: The form he assumed while destroying the three cities
> of gold, silver and iron built by the three sons of Andhakasura.*
>
> *Sarabhesa-murthy: The form in which he allegedly fought and sanctified,
> Narasimha, the incarnation of Vishnu.*
>
> *Kalari-murthy: the form in which he fought and defeated Yama to save his
> devotee Markandeya.*
>
> *Kamantaka-murthy: The form in which he destroyed Manmadha, the god of
> lust, for disturbing him while doing penance.*
>
> *Andhakasura-vadha-murthy: The form in which he defeated Andhakasura, who
> subsequently joined his forces as his commander and became popular as
> Bhringi.*
>
> *Q6 What is the story of chandrasekhar?*
>
> *A6 Everybody knows the story of Moon’s special favour to Rohini. So all
> the other wives complained it to the father dakasha that their husband moon
> is not treating them fairly Daksha got angry and cursed the moon to lose
> its luminance (kala) day by day. Everyday the moon started loosing one
> luminance part (kala) out of his 16 parts.*
>
> * Afraid and ashamed moon disappeared into the ocean. There are many herbs
> that require the light of the moon to grow. Without moon, they were harmed.
> Consequently there was suffering in the world. *
>
> *To end the problem the celestials advised moon to take refuge in the
> Great Divine, Lord shiva. Left with only one kalA, he took refuge in Lord
> Shiva. Being the graceful Almighty, He wore the moon crescent on His head,
> making him grow for 15 days and decay for 15 days periodically.*
>
> *Thus chan^drashEkharar is considered a giver of refuge.*
>
> *Q7 Who is Kalyansundar? What is kayana-sundaravratham,?*
>
> *A7 The enchanting Lord in the wedding robe got married to the Daughter of
> the mountains and this form of God is called kalyANa sundharar*
>
> *kalyANa vratam is one of the eight auspicious vratas. When the Sun is
> shining in the Pisces sign(mIna rAsi) that is in the month of paN^guni (mid
> of March to mid of April) on the uththara naxaththiram on the Moons growing
> face (shukla paxam), this vratam is observed. This is the day Shakthi
> married Lord Shiva It is also observed as the auspicious day when Lord
> Muruga married devaseenaa. This vratam is explained in the skandha purANam.*
>
> *MahA vishNu got wedded to Laxmi sincerely observing this vratam. Brahma
> wedded saraswati, Indra wedded indrANi, Moon wedded the 27 stars, sage
> Agastiya wedded lobhamudra observing this vratam *
>
> *The two daughters of vishhNu namely amR^itavalli, saundaryavalli were
> married to the six faced Lord as devasEna and vaLLI. The daughter of
> vedAN^ga R^ishhi called sukesi got married to nandi devar. The two
> daughters of sage satyapUrNar pUrNa, pushhkaLai were wedded to mahA sAsthA.
> kAma got Rathi, sIta got rAma, jAmbhavati got kR^ishhNa, The man who
> observes this vratam will get the girl he likes and the woman gets
> beautiful man as her husband. The couple who observe this will get good
> offspring. Pleased with her austerity, Lord shiva granted her the boon of
> being part of His form. So the Lord now appeared male on the right side and
> female on the left side and hence became arDhanArIshvara.*
>
> *Q8 Every body know Siva won Durga by a dance at Chidambaram. Question-
> What is the name of the Dance form? How many places Siva performed it?*
>
> *A8 Siva won the play by acting the Urdva tANDava, raising His Feet to His
> Head Lord Shiva danced in the five ambalams during various occasions. Out
> of them chithambaram is very much renowned. Lord danced here to fulfil the
> worship of patanjali and vyAghra pAda mahaR^ishis.*
>
> *Q9 What are all the specialties of Cowdung in Ayurveda and jewellary ?*
>
> *A9 A little-known shloka says that every Deity dwells in a different part
> of the cow, making her as holy as the Deities themselves. According to the
> Mahabharata, Lakshmi, Goddess of Wealth and Prosperity, dwells in the cow’s
> dung, giving it spiritual value in Hinduism. Through the centuries, many
> practical uses for cow dung, as well as urine, have been discovered.*
>
> *Cow dung is also used to prepare vibhuti (holy ash) and plays a role in a
> variety of religious rituals, such as Lakshmi Puja .Jewelers employ cow
> urine to purify gold and silver ornaments, and ayurvedic doctors prescribe
> it in the treatment of skin disease, obesity. Cow dung can leech poison
> from the body, including from snake and scorpion bites, and when made into
> a solution and sprayed on municipal waste, its antiseptic qualities kill
> foul odors.*
>
> *Q10 Everybody knows death mean soul departed from physical body. What
> happen to soul on death?*
>
> *A10 At the time of death, the body dies but the soul never dies. The soul
> passes from one body to another after the death, like a body changes
> clothes, the soul goes on taking endless number of bodies; until it pays
> off all the karmas attached to the soul. The path the soul takes is decided
> by the past actions, popularly known as “Karmas”. After death the soul
> seeks an ideal body to be born again. So if one is born rich or poor - it
> is because of his actions in previous life. Thus a man continues the
> journey of life and death with karmas attached to it from one life to
> another by undergoing pain or pleasure.*
>
> *Q11 Everybody knows that we wait for crow to take the pinda during
> ANNUAL ceremony. Why we wait so?*
>
> *A11 A departed soul can easily get back to us not necessarily in a
> human form, A crow is the next most accessible form towards a human
> family..The pindam that we keep {ideally everyday} is not for the crow but
> for the “potential” pithru.*
>
> * It could be any of your forefathers including your father who can bless,
> save and can curse. I am a rationalist and a scientist. Yet facts are
> facts. You can question superstitions but not science.*
>
> *Anybody who does NOT DO THARPANAM OR THEVASAM CAN PROFESS to be scholarly
> or modern but only until they become a Pithru themselves, but alas, only
> too late, for they will have no “ BODY” left. Their children will not feed
> them because they have not fed their own parents. This is Kaliyuga. We can
> mourn or curse but cannot correct.*
>
>
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