Venneesan
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Venneesan was a mythical figure found in Ayyavazhi mythology
. According to Akilattirattu Ammanai
, the holy text of Ayyavazhi
and source of Ayyavazhi mythology, he was the son of Kalineesan
.
was performing tavam in order to gain a child, he was distracted by the scene of a cleric embracing a woman. Upon seeing this, the semen
of Kalineesan came out and fell into the water. A white crane came and swallowed the semen, became pregnant, and delivered a baby boy in the water. A sage, Punal Rhishi
, took the baby, which was white in appearance, and looked after it. He named it Asubakkiri and also taught him the technique of swimming and shipping
. He also taught him the art of diving in the sea and searching for pearls. He also taught him the technique of finding Gold
and silver
rushes. He in addition taught him various stratagem.
By teaching him all these things, he married him to two girls of the Chenkomatti country and made him the king of the Chenkomatti land.
, elephant
and camel
forces. He also provided a huge number of dreadful weapons. Due to his growth in power, he said "there is nobody in the world to oppose me".
He created a veda (scripture) of his own. He changed the agamas and made them to say that there are 27 star
s (astrology
). He made a calendar
with 12 months in a year. He made changes to the agamas which were earlier intended by the kaliyan
. He added and removed some parts from the previous. He changed the ultimate mantra
Ari-namo and replaced it with the mantra Veeriyaayan-aathi. To make the people accept his Veda (scripture), he supplied them with money. By this he succeeded in converting the people. His dynasty became very large and so did his armies, weapons and military strength.
, Cholas and Pandyas. While they were ruling the land a male child was born to a nurse women. He grew up as a powerful boy. Meanwhile due to a curse from some girls of Deiva Loga
, the three kings lost their kingdom and their relatives died (including all their children and wives). They went into the sea and sat there as stones. From then the whole land was controlled with an iron fist, ruled by the boy of the nurse. He was able to control the whole land by his magical power. And it's now time to wage a war against him and defeat him.
. Thirumal who was dwelling in Thiruvananthapuram
sensed this and informed Kalineesan. At once he formed a great army and defeated Venneesan by the grace and mercy of Thirumal
.
Ayyavazhi mythology
Ayyavazhi mythology is the mythology of the growing South Indian religious faith and a sect of Hinduism known as Ayyavazhi. The main source of Ayyavazhi mythology is the Ayyavazhi scripture, Akilattirattu Ammanai, and its supplement, Arul Nool. The Akilattirattu Ammanai is a recitation by Mayon to...
. According to Akilattirattu Ammanai
Akilattirattu Ammanai
Akilathirattu Ammanai , also called Thiru Edu , is the main religious text of the Tamil belief system Ayyavazhi...
, the holy 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...
and source of Ayyavazhi mythology, he was the son of Kalineesan
Kalineesan
Kalineesan is someone who was caught by Kalimayai according to Akilattirattu Ammanai, the source of Ayyavazhi mythology. Kaliyan is the sixth fragment of Kroni and Kalineesan. According to Ayyavazhi mythology, the kalimayai captured the King of Travancore and henceforth was called Kalineesan....
.
Birth and marriage of Venneesan
While KalineesanKalineesan
Kalineesan is someone who was caught by Kalimayai according to Akilattirattu Ammanai, the source of Ayyavazhi mythology. Kaliyan is the sixth fragment of Kroni and Kalineesan. According to Ayyavazhi mythology, the kalimayai captured the King of Travancore and henceforth was called Kalineesan....
was performing tavam in order to gain a child, he was distracted by the scene of a cleric embracing a woman. Upon seeing this, the semen
Semen
Semen is an organic fluid, also known as seminal fluid, that may contain spermatozoa. It is secreted by the gonads and other sexual organs of male or hermaphroditic animals and can fertilize female ova...
of Kalineesan came out and fell into the water. A white crane came and swallowed the semen, became pregnant, and delivered a baby boy in the water. A sage, Punal Rhishi
Punal Rhishi
This Punal Rhishi is a sage in Ayyavazhi mythology. When Venneesan was born this sage took that baby and taught him all skills and made him the king of Chenkomatti....
, took the baby, which was white in appearance, and looked after it. He named it Asubakkiri and also taught him the technique of swimming and shipping
Shipping
Shipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
. He also taught him the art of diving in the sea and searching for pearls. He also taught him the technique of finding Gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
and silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
rushes. He in addition taught him various stratagem.
By teaching him all these things, he married him to two girls of the Chenkomatti country and made him the king of the Chenkomatti land.
The quality of Venneesan
By the techniques he learned from the sage he earned a large amount of gold and silver and piled them as mountains. His economic possession was the greatest in the world. As his economic growth was extraordinary, he formed various armed forces. He formed a huge army, which included horseHorse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
, elephant
Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals in two extant genera of the family Elephantidae: Elephas and Loxodonta, with the third genus Mammuthus extinct...
and camel
Camel
A camel is an even-toed ungulate within the genus Camelus, bearing distinctive fatty deposits known as humps on its back. There are two species of camels: the dromedary or Arabian camel has a single hump, and the bactrian has two humps. Dromedaries are native to the dry desert areas of West Asia,...
forces. He also provided a huge number of dreadful weapons. Due to his growth in power, he said "there is nobody in the world to oppose me".
He created a veda (scripture) of his own. He changed the agamas and made them to say that there are 27 star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
s (astrology
Astrology
Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world...
). He made a calendar
Calendar
A calendar is a system of organizing days for social, religious, commercial, or administrative purposes. This is done by giving names to periods of time, typically days, weeks, months, and years. The name given to each day is known as a date. Periods in a calendar are usually, though not...
with 12 months in a year. He made changes to the agamas which were earlier intended by the kaliyan
Kaliyan
Kali was the sixth fragment of the primordial manifestation of Kroni according to Akilam, the source of Ayyavazhi mythology and the holy book of Ayyavazhi religion. Unlike other previous manifestations, Kali spread in this yugam as maya...
. He added and removed some parts from the previous. He changed the ultimate mantra
Mantra
A mantra is a sound, syllable, word, or group of words that is considered capable of "creating transformation"...
Ari-namo and replaced it with the mantra Veeriyaayan-aathi. To make the people accept his Veda (scripture), he supplied them with money. By this he succeeded in converting the people. His dynasty became very large and so did his armies, weapons and military strength.
Superiority
Due to his abnormal economic and military growth, he called out "is there any one to oppose me here in this world"? On hearing this, a man in his country told him that there were 56 nations which were once ruled by three powerful kings known as CherasChera dynasty
Chera Dynasty in South India is one of the most ancient ruling dynasties in India. Together with the Cholas and the Pandyas, they formed the three principle warring Iron Age Tamil kingdoms in southern India...
, Cholas and Pandyas. While they were ruling the land a male child was born to a nurse women. He grew up as a powerful boy. Meanwhile due to a curse from some girls of Deiva Loga
Deiva Loga
This was one among the seven Logas in Ayyavazhi mythology. The Sanskrit term for deiva loga is Devaloka....
, the three kings lost their kingdom and their relatives died (including all their children and wives). They went into the sea and sat there as stones. From then the whole land was controlled with an iron fist, ruled by the boy of the nurse. He was able to control the whole land by his magical power. And it's now time to wage a war against him and defeat him.
Defeat of Venneesan
Following this direction, for the first time the Venneesan led a war against KalineesanKalineesan
Kalineesan is someone who was caught by Kalimayai according to Akilattirattu Ammanai, the source of Ayyavazhi mythology. Kaliyan is the sixth fragment of Kroni and Kalineesan. According to Ayyavazhi mythology, the kalimayai captured the King of Travancore and henceforth was called Kalineesan....
. Thirumal who was dwelling in Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram , formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. It is located on the west coast of India near the extreme south of the mainland...
sensed this and informed Kalineesan. At once he formed a great army and defeated Venneesan by the grace and mercy of Thirumal
Thirumal
Perumal also Thirumal is the Hindu deity most popular amongst Tamils of Tamil Nadu state in India and in the Tamil diaspora. Perumal is also another name of Lord Vishnu.-Early mention in Sangam literature:...
.