Agathiyar — First Siddhar Who Reached The Highest Level Of Enlightenment
Agathiyar is one of the oldest siddhar to be known. His reference is in almost all of the oldest literature in India. You may wonder why I should learn about Agathiyar. Because he gives you a lot of knowledge in various fields that include astrology, medicine, physics, science, human anatomy, spirituality, and so on. Following him will positively impact your life.
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Many people have an opinion that Siddhas or enlightened people are aliens. But, that is not true. They are similar to us. They build themself both physically & mentally to reach the highest spiritual level. So, It is in our hands what we are going to do in our life.
Who Is Agathiyar Or Kumba Muni?
Agathiyar is one of 18 siddhas that is mentioned in the ancient texts. He is also called Kumba Muni because it is believed that he is born from a clay pot. He may be the first test tube baby born on Earth. He is the first & foremost siddhar that has ever lived. The reference to Agathiyar is in most of the Indian literature. This leads to confusion about how a man can live in different centuries (like 2000 years). Many historians also say that multiple Siddhars may have the same surname as “Agathiyar”. Some others believe he is a time traveler and that’s how he can impact various events in different centuries.
Most of the things related to Agathiyar like his birth, timeline & works of literature are not dated. So, there is a lot of myth about his living & he is still believed to be alive. Agathiyar gives key knowledge to the people about Siddha medicine, astrology, science & martial arts like kalarippayattu & varma kalai. After Corona, the world gets to know the importance of Siddha medicine. Even the poorest of India survived corona using simple Siddha medicines.
What are his works of literature?
The main purpose of siddhar is to pass on their knowledge to the people. When you want to attain spirituality then, Siddhars books are there to help & guide you. Agathiyar work of literature acts as a reference guide to all other siddhars. He also corrected many pieces of literature as he is one of the teachers (guru) for most of the siddhars.
Agathiyar is also considered the father of Siddha medicine. The Indian government has announced that his birthday at Star Ayilyam in the Tamil month of Margazhi will be celebrated as Siddha Day. He gives a lot of insights into various medical & psychological treatments. His work about neuro treatment is at a higher level that we aint reached till now. Here are some of his pieces of literature that you can refer to,
- அகத்தியர் 2000 Agathiyar 2000
- அகத்தியர் இரணநூல் Agathiyar Rana Nool — Deals with medicines for internal and external wound dressings.
- அகத்தியர் வைத்திய இரத்தினசுருக்கம் Agathiyar Vaithiya Rathina Surukkam — Brief Siddha Medicine preparation methods.
- அகத்தியர் வைத்தியம் — 1200 Agathiyar Vaidyam — 1200- A medical book in Tamil deals with Material Medica
- அகத்தியர் வைத்தியம் — 1500 Agasthiyar Vaidyam It deals with medicine preparations.
- அகத்தியர் வைத்தியம்-500 Agasthiyar Vaidyam — 500 It is valuable work on medicine, with classification diseases and great varieties of formulae.
- அகத்தியர் நயனவிதி Agastiyar Nayana vithi — It deals with the classification of eye diseases medicine and surgery for incurable diseases.
- பெருநூல் Perunool — It deals with treatment aspects
- அகத்தியர் பெருநூல் Perunool 12000
- அகத்தியர் மணி Mani 4000
- அகத்தியர் தருக்க சாத்திரம் Agathiyar Tharukka Saasthiram
- அகத்தியர் பூரண சூத்திரம் Agathiyar Poorana Soothiram
- திருமந்திரம் Thirumanthiram 1500
- அகத்தியர் வைத்திய காவியம் Vaithiya kaaviyam 1500
- அகத்தியர் அமுத கலைஞானம் Amuthakalai gnanam 1200
- அகத்தியர் ஆயுள்வேதம் Ayulvetham 1200
- அகத்தியர் சௌமியசாகரம் Sowmiya sagaram 1200
- அகத்தியர் வாத சௌமியசாகரம் Vaatha sowmiya sagaram 1200
- அகத்தியர் இலக்க சௌமியசாகரம் Ilakka sowmiya sagaram 1200
- அகத்தியர் பரிபாஷை Paribaasai 500
- அகத்தியர் ஜாலசூத்திர திரட்டு Jaala soothira thirattu 500
- அகத்தியர் ஞானம் Gnanam 500
- அகத்தியர் இரணவாகடம் Rana vagadam 500
- அகத்தியர் வைத்தியம் Vaithiyam 500
- அகத்தியர் கௌமாதி Gowmathi 400
- அகத்தியர் எடைபாகம் Aedaipaagam 400
- அகத்தியர் வைத்திய இரத்தினசுருக்கம் Vaithiya rathina surukkam 360
Note: It is believed that Agathiyar has written the grammar of the Tamil language.
Some Key Takeaways:
- Agathiyar always wants you to meditate and learn the Siddha way.
- As Agathiyar introduced martial arts to India, he pushes you to regularly practice martial arts & keep yourself fit.
- The main motto of Siddhas is to pass on knowledge to others & build a good community.
- Never stop learning as Agathiyar himself is an expert in biology, psychology, neurology, astrology, martial arts, and so on.
- Be true to yourself & people around you. Live a life that is somewhat meaningful to your environment.
Where Is His Samadhi?
Most of the people related to Siddhas believe Agathiyar is still living with us. There are some rumors that Agathiyar is in Samadhi. His exact location of samadhi is unknown to us. Some people believe his samadhi is at Sri Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, many believe it is at Padmanabha Swamy Temple.
Note: Samadhi is a state of sleep that siddhas been in for years. But for some siddhas, it is the end of their life.
His book reference showed that he lived in Pothigai hills which is currently located in the deep forest of Kerala. People are allowed to visit there only in January of every year. It is a breathtaking experience to trek into the forest to reach Agatyamalai.
Here is the youtube video to know more about the Agasthyamalai trek.
Conclusion:
I believe this article might help you to at least know about Agathiyar. I have given you a tiny bit of information about enlightened people. You can find a lot of useful articles which you can refer to.
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