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According to Akilattirattu Ammanai
, the scripture of the Ayyavazhi
religion, Ayya Vaikundar
, the Incarnation of God in Kali Yukam
, has five Seedar (disciples). They were in the previous Dwapara Yukam as Pandavas who were transmigrated as disciples of Vaikundar in this Yuga
.
of Tamil Nadu
. He was Dharmar, the elder of the Pandavas in the previous Dwapara Yukam
. In history he was known as Sivanandi.
. He was Bhima, the most courageous of the Pandavas in the previous Dwapara Yukam. In history he was known as Pantaram (his name).
. He was Arjuna
, one among Pandavas in the previous Dwapara Yukam. In history he was known as Arjunan.
. Among the Pandavas in the previous Dwapara Yukam he was Nakula
. In history he was known as Subaiah.
(Akilam), the holy scripture of Ayyavazhi. In the Adiyeduttharulal
part in Akilam One
of Akilattirattu he claims that it was not he, but God
who wrote the contents of Akilam.
Akilam says that he was Sakadeva, one among the Panchapandavas and he was made to born in Kali Yukam in a village south to Swamithoppe. He was known as Sakadevan in human history. There are also some reports claiming that Hari Gopalan Citar was illiterate and he did not know even the alphabet
s of Tamil before he wrote Akilam.
Akilattirattu Ammanai
Akilathirattu Ammanai , also called Thiru Edu , is the main religious text of the Tamil belief system Ayyavazhi...
, the scripture of the Ayyavazhi
Ayyavazhi
Ayyavazhi is a dharmic belief system that originated in South India in the 19th century. It is cited as an independent monistic religion by several newspapers, government reports and academic researchers. In Indian censuses, however, the majority of its followers declare themselves as Hindus...
religion, Ayya Vaikundar
Ayya Vaikundar
Ayya Vaikundar , according to Akilattirattu Ammanai , a scripture of the Ayyavazhi, was a Manu Avatar of Narayana, incarnated as Muthukutty or Mudisoodum Perumal, a Nadar of Swamithoppe, Tamil Nadu Ayya Vaikundar , according to Akilattirattu Ammanai (or Akilam), a scripture of the Ayyavazhi, was...
, the Incarnation of God in Kali Yukam
Kali Yuga
Kali Yuga is the last of the four stages that the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas described in the Indian scriptures. The other ages are Satya Yuga, Treta Yuga and Dvapara Yuga...
, has five Seedar (disciples). They were in the previous Dwapara Yukam as Pandavas who were transmigrated as disciples of Vaikundar in this Yuga
Yuga
Yuga in Hindu philosophy is the name of an 'epoch' or 'era' within a cycle of four ages. These are the Satya Yuga, the Treta Yuga, the Dvapara Yuga, and finally the Kali Yuga. According to Hindu cosmology, life in the universe is created, destroyed once every 4.1 to 8.2 billion years, which is...
.
Dharma Seedar
The native place of Dharma Seedar is Mylady, a town in Kanyakumari districtKanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...
of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. He was Dharmar, the elder of the Pandavas in the previous Dwapara Yukam
Dwapara Yukam
According to Akilattirattu Ammanai the holy text of Ayyavazhi the present universe has eight aeons and we are in the seventh aeon, Kali Yukam.In the sixth aeon called Dwapara Yukam, the fifth fragment of Kroni, the primordial personification of evil, was apportioned into hundred pieces, and made...
. In history he was known as Sivanandi.
Bhiman Seedar
The native place of Bhiman Citar is Karumbattoor, a village in the district of KanyakumariKanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...
. He was Bhima, the most courageous of the Pandavas in the previous Dwapara Yukam. In history he was known as Pantaram (his name).
Arjunan Seedar
The native place of Arjunan Seedar is Pillayar Kudiyiruppu, a village in the district of KanyakumariKanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...
. He was Arjuna
Arjuna
Arjuna in Indian mythology is the greatest warrior on earth and is one of the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Arjuna, whose name means 'bright', 'shining', 'white' or 'silver' Arjuna (Devanagari: अर्जुन, Thai: อรชุน, Orachun, Tamil: Arjunan, Indonesian and Javanese: Harjuna,...
, one among Pandavas in the previous Dwapara Yukam. In history he was known as Arjunan.
Nakulan Seedar
The native place of Nakulan Seedar is Colachel, a town in the district of KanyakumariKanyakumari District
Kanyakumari District ) is a district of Tamil Nadu state, India and is the southernmost land area of mainland India.The district is the second most urbanised district in Tamilnadu, next only to Chennai and ahead of Coimbatore. It also has the highest literacy and education levels in the...
. Among the Pandavas in the previous Dwapara Yukam he was Nakula
Nakula
Nakula, also spelt "Nakul" was one of the five Pandava brothers according to the epic Mahābhārata. Nakula and Sahadeva were fraternal twins born to Madri, who had invoked the Ashvins using a mantra for a son, the mantra shared by Kunti...
. In history he was known as Subaiah.
Sakatevan Seedar
Hari Gopalan Citar, also known as Sakatevan Citar, is considered to be the most important among the Seedars because he was the man to write Akilattirattu AmmanaiAkilattirattu Ammanai
Akilathirattu Ammanai , also called Thiru Edu , is the main religious text of the Tamil belief system Ayyavazhi...
(Akilam), the holy scripture of Ayyavazhi. In the Adiyeduttharulal
Adiyeduttharulal
Adiyeduttharulal was an event of Akilam One in Akilattirattu Ammanai, the religious book of Ayyavazhi, which shows the method by which Akilam was written....
part in Akilam One
Akilam one
The Akilam one is the first among the seventeen parts of Akilattirattu Ammanai, the religious book of Ayyavazhi. This section includes the Kappu, the very first part; it tells of the Detchanam, and describes the political and sociological situation in the early world.- The Kappu :The word, Kappu,...
of Akilattirattu he claims that it was not he, but God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
who wrote the contents of Akilam.
Akilam says that he was Sakadeva, one among the Panchapandavas and he was made to born in Kali Yukam in a village south to Swamithoppe. He was known as Sakadevan in human history. There are also some reports claiming that Hari Gopalan Citar was illiterate and he did not know even the alphabet
Alphabet
An alphabet is a standard set of letters—basic written symbols or graphemes—each of which represents a phoneme in a spoken language, either as it exists now or as it was in the past. There are other systems, such as logographies, in which each character represents a word, morpheme, or semantic...
s of Tamil before he wrote Akilam.
See also
- History of AyyavazhiHistory of AyyavazhiThe History of Ayyavazhi traces the religious history of Ayyavazhi, a belief-system originated in mid-nineteenth century in Southern India. Ayyavazhi came to be noticed by the large number of people gathering to worship Ayya Vaikundar in the middle of the 19th century...
- List of Ayyavazhi-related articles
- Payyan dynastyPayyan dynastyPayyan dynasty is a family which manage and administer Swamithope pathi, the head quarters of Ayyavazhi. The genesis of Payyan dynasty was a bit uncertain. It was believed to be the descendants of Pothukkutty who was called as Payyan by Ayya Vaikundar...
- Timeline of Ayyavazhi historyTimeline of Ayyavazhi historyThe purpose of this chronology is to give a detailed account of Ayyavazhi from the beginning of the incarnational events of Vaikundar to the present time. Question marks on dates indicate approximate dates. A star indicates the mentioning of that particular date in Akilam or Arul Nool...