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the rock summit that infused Supreme bliss in Guru

Maruthwamala to Guru
is like the Cave of Hira to Muhammed Nabi,
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The Holy Land of Maruthwamala is at Pottayadi near Nagercoil.The mountaintop is believed to be the fallen portion of a medicine hill that Hanuman carried from the Himalayas during the Rama Ravana war.The land flanked by sea on all the three sides. Sree Narayana Guru observed Tapas and Dhyanam in ‘Pillathadam’ cave on the top of Maruthwamala in the search of Ultimate Wisdom and was enlightened.

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Sree Narayana Guru was born in the village of Chempazhanthi in Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala. It is widely held that he was born under the star 'Chathayam' in the month of 'Chingam' in 1855 AD. Narayana Guru's father was Madan Asan and his mother was Kutti Amma. He was the only son of his parents in the family of Vayalvaram, of which a small cottage is still remaining next to a Bhagavati Temple called Manakkal.

At the age of 22, Guru’s quest for self-discovery and Unitive Understanding led him to the cave at Pillathadam on the crest of Marutwamala. There, the days of rigorous penance ensconced in the tranquillity and grandeur of elemental Nature allowed him to sift the grains of self-knowledge which guru advocates in Atmopadesha Shatakam. He returned from the secluded nooks of the hills to spread Truth to the people. Guru tarried a while in a cave at Kodikuthimala in Aruvippuram enjoying the bliss of cosmic consciousness and in preparation in making his mead lead to the happiness of others.

Aruvippuram is a village in the southern district of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It is famous for the Siva temple established by Sri Narayana Guru. The Guru consecrated the Siva idol in the year 1888. Aruvippuram Sivarathri is a very popular event attended by a large numbers of devotees and followers of Guru. Sivarathri also marks the anniversary of the Aruvippuram Siva temple. Koduthooki Mala is a rocky hill nearby the Aruvippuram Siva temple. There is a cave on top of this hill, where Guru used to visit for rest, solitariness and meditation tapas.

Guru unleashed the momentum for secular and social thrust spreading his Darsanam of Love, Brotherhood and Humanism under the reformist movement the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam, becoming its founder and life time president. He was assisted by Kumaran Asan (General Secretary) and Dr. Palpu (Vice President). These two illustriously took upon themselves the liability of organising and building up the Yogam which in fact was the indefatigable Doctor’s brain child and the Poet served as its foster mother.

Guru was aware of universalism and the sense of equality of the true Hindu faith. Through temple prathistas he highlighted the ideals of tolerance, reconciliation and integration. In his on-going mission to reform worship, Guru was keen about a temple to Goddess Saraswathi. This beaming idol radiates peace and tranquillity. The emphasis of the installation of Devi was on silent meditation to that power which disseminates knowledge and helps illuminate the Inner Light.

Advaithashramam founded by Guru in Alwaye at the tranquil spot on the left bank of river Periyar went a step ahead in the significant saga of temple installation as there is no temple at all but a prayer hall for all the people. Attached to the mutt is a free Sanskrit school open to children from all communities.

Daiva Dasakam ... This simple hymn to the Absolute is the embodiment of the hard core of Guru’s teachings in ten verses. The hymn is considered as the simplest of prayers to that Omniscient Power epitomising all the sublime concepts of Indian Philosophy.

In the All Religious Conference Guru proclaimed to the world his objective and motto: To know and make known; not to argue and win. His aim was to bring home to the people the essential unity of all religions through a comparative study. He made his intentions clear to set a Brahma Vidya Mandiram- an abode of the Science of the Absolute- where facilities for teaching all religions would be made available.

September 20 dawned with thick clouds and heavy rain. In the afternoon when the glow of the bright evening sun diffused a sense of benevolence and hope, Guru’s calm face indicated that he was past all mortal suffering. He wanted his disciples to recite Daiva Dsakam . He listened in peace and towards the end of the recital He gently closed his eyes and the great Rishi and Social Reformer merged in Nirvikalpaka Samadhi.

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Teachings of Guru

Bestow on me, Uma’s Spouse,Thy eyes’ corners two;
That’s thy slave’s wish
With this shall inertia overcome:
The mind finds no room to feast on any of them.
(Chith-Jada- Chitanam: 2)

Bereft of Grace, one is nothing
But a stinking carcass of bone, skin and vein;
Such one is like a stream in desert, lost,
A fragrant flower sans fruit.
(Anukampa Dasakam:4)

You are existence, subsistence and value,
You are the present verily, and the past and future
Are no other than You; even the spoken word considered
Is nothing else than You at all.
(Daiva Dasakam:7)

Man as that or this who discriminates
Be he a chief, as animal is he;
When all attachment is completely cut off,
Genuine waters of happiness shall gushing come.
(Descending Inner Experience:10)

Man’s humanity marks out the human kind
Even as bovinity proclaims a cow
Brahminhood and such are not thus wise;
None does see this truth alas!
One of kind, one of faith and one in God is human
Of one womb, of one form; difference herein none.
(Jaatimiimaamsa:1-2)

What name? Caste? Trade? How old?
From questions such, when one is free;one gains release.
From all considerations such, one freed
Himself becomes He, the one Released.
(Nirvriti Panchakam:1)

Shadow can’t subsist unaided without model original
As this manifest world itself sans Its original;
Shade is it neither,nor reality; but all things
Seen like a snake an artist cleverly draws.
(Atmopadesa Satakam:85)

Always do man every way survive
For Self’s happiness, count this
As the only religion of this world ;
And shunning evil, restrain the inner Self.
(Atmopadesa Satakam:49)

Not killing makes a man good
Else an animal’s equal he becomes;
No refuge has the slayer
Although to him all goodness arrive.
(Jeevakarunya Panchakam:5)

In the deep ocean of Your glory
Immersed let us all become
There to dwell, dwell everlastingly
In Felicity Supreme.
(Daiva Dasakam:10)

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