Payyan dynasty is a family which manage and administer Swamithope pathi

Swamithope Pathi

Swamithoppe Pathi , Swamithoppu-pathi, Manavai-pathi, Thamarai-pathi or Thalaimaippathi [Thalaimai + pathi] is the primary pathi of the Ayyavazhi, the head of all Worship centers of Ayyavazhi, and the place where Ayya Vaikundar is said to have performed the Tavam...

, the head quarters of 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...

. 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

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...

. But some people claim that they were the descendants of Paradevathai and Muthu Kutty.

Payyan dynasty - Claims

There are a number of claims about them. Some legends says that they were the descendants of Pothukkutty who was the son of Paradevathai and her first husband. This legend says that Paradevathai after leaving her first husband went to the house of her grand mother on Poovandanthoppe. Along with she brings her three children, two boys and one girl. There she met Muthukuttu, who was known as Sampooranathevan

Sampooranathevan

Sampooranathevan is a mythical figure found in Ayyavazhi mythology. He was considered a powerful Deva of Deiva Loga.- Love with Para Devathai :...

 in Akilam and fall in love with him. He too fall in love with her. They lived as husband and wife without marrying. One of the male child Paradevathai brought with her though married, died without descendants. And the remaining child was podukkutty and the ancestor of Payyan dynasty. He was taken as the primary Panividaiyalar by Ayya Vaikundar and called affectionately as 'Payyan' which later changed as the name of their dynasty. The female child was married to Vellaicchamiyar of a village Pallam

Pallam

Pallam , is a small village in the Kottayam district of Kerala state, south India. It is near Kottayam town.-Religion:The village has a mix of predominantly Hindu and Christian residents....

, a devotee of 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...

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But the Payyan dynasty claims that they were the descendants of Podukkutty who was born to Muthu kutty and Paradevathai.

Payyan in Akilattirattu

But the religious text of 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...

 not even mentions a word about this Payyan dynasty. Only a quote in Arul Nool

Arul Nool

The Arul Nool is a supplement to the Akilattirattu Ammanai, and is likewise considered a holy scripture of Ayyavazhi, an offshoot sect of Hinduism. This book contains the collection of messages given by Ayya Vaikundar to his Disciples , whose names are unknown...

 refers only a single word as Payyan in Pattiram.

Mythical Claim

Some of the followers of Ayyavazhi claims that a cow which was mentioned in the Cow and Women of Akilam seven

Akilam seven

The Akilam seven is the seventh sub-section of Akilattirattu Ammanai the Primary scripture of Ayyavazhi. This is considered a bit more important to all previous sections during religious studies since the events and plans related to Pre-Incarnational activities of Vaikundar starts from here onwards...

, which perform tavam towards Narayana was given birth here as Payan. There is also a belief that the term ' Kappitta makan ' of Arul Nool was a reference to Payyans.

Payyans with 'Pattathu Ayya' status

• Pattathu Ayya. Podukkutty
• Pattathu Ayya. Krishna Narayana Vadivu
• Pattathu Ayya. Chella vadivu
• Pattathu Ayya. Bala Krishnan
• Pattathu Ayya. Anathakutty Nadar
• Pattathu Ayya. Rajamani Nadar
• Pattathu Ayya. Chella Raj

Other Payyans

• Payyan. Bala Prajapathi Adikalar
• Payyan. Bala Janathipathi
• Payyan. Bala Lokathipathi
• Payyan. Swamy
• Payyan. Thanga Pandiyan
• Payyan. RajaSekaran
• Payyan. Raja
• Payyan. Paal Payyan
• Payyan. Krishna Raj
• Payyan. Nemi
• Payyan. Raghu
• Payyan. Krishna Namamani
• Payyan. S.Ananth