PRĀGYATĀ

The Ageless Guru of Gurus

AGASTYA
 DEDICATION
To your devine grace
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYI

Initiated to undertake Guru Agastya’s manuscripts for

indepth study with newer insights at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeeta.
Sri O. Sham Bhat who elicited and thought to understand finest
philosophical verses of Guru Agastya most comprehensively
and profoundly for present day.
 FORWARD NOTE
Brahmarshi Sri Narayana Guru of Kerala-a
prominent spiritual and social reformer of
20th Century, in one of his poems referred
Agastya as King of Rishis. Rishi Agastya
is also being referred as Dakshina Rishi.
The different belief system in South India
and diverse culture, sculpture, language,
occupations, etc., of South India are rooted at his feet. Rishi
Agastya had ultimate realization that energy is Brahman. In his
Shakthi Sootra he concludes that Shiva is also Shakthi, Devi is
also Shakthi. He declares that everything emerges from Shakthi
and everything dissolves in Shakthi. He is the only Rishi who
actively lived in all the 4 Yugas. His achievements in religious,
social and material living of the people is uncomparable. With
the special blessings and spiritual blessings of Rishi Agastya and
Lopamudra, Dr. Sudha has come up with a small book giving
clues about Agastya’s achievements in diverse fields, which
should promote a real spiritual aspirant to take up research about
Agastya and his contribution in every field. Dr . Sudha is running
an Ayurveda Hospital in Jayalakshmipuram, Mysuru under the
name of Agastya Hospital. She has studied Agastya with special
instructions from Agastya Rishi himself, told to her through the
messages in “ Naadi “ composed by Agastya. This book should
provoke our thoughts about Rishi Agastya’s contribution to our
nation, culture, language, occupation, nature etc.,
I sincerely thank Dr . Sudha in her endeavor to project
thoughts of Agastya to the world. - O. Shama Bhat
 PREFACE
Agastya the most Prominent Parama Jnani Sage of all time
or Yugas who is exmplary known among all eminent conscious
Seer, the chaitanya rishi of this infinite universe. It’s difficult to
document his universal wisdom, this is only a handful few of
those important documents or truths, were vitally selected from
the great works of venerable Sage Agastya, which are essentially
appropriate for the current cyclic of time this evolutionary planet
earth. My humble undertakings includes Agastya’s enlightening
comments spanning from the vedas to the current age as an
atomist and believer of this infinite universe ‘Bramhanda’.
Antiquity of Indian Civilization, education, Science, medicine,
arts, martial arts, music, occult arts of architecture, temples,
yoga, language,grammer, astronomy, astrology, ship building
technology, alchemy, devine mantras etc, etc… name anything
Agastya’s legacy is endless. We all have to reorient our modern
scientific mind to emulate Agastya Guru’s incredible legacy.
For me it will take more than one life to understand Guru
Agastya and his message to world. The more and more we try
to study and understand about dimensions of his multifarious
personality, it’s indeed hard to label and frame his contributions
to mankind in this small book. He is an inspirational leader to
my life and of many…. My life has been shaped and continuous
to be reshaped by his blessings, teachings. Each time when I
attempt to reflect and relate his knowledge to practical life, I
realize deeply his blessings, changed my thinking and my way
of life. To me he is not just an icon or guru…..he is the reason to
live, practical message of serving ‘ God in man ’ humanity what
world needs today!
As, I am cognizant that I am just one among those
surrenderer of Guru, this book is very limited to view such a
gigantic personality. This is a collection or bird view of great
Sage, humble offering to iconize or diefy him, an attempt at
inspiring the youth of India to understand his life and message
to mankind.
THIS BOOK IS A MOVEMENT
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Any accomplishment requires the
effort of many people and this work is no
different. Many examples, Stories, and
anecdotes are the results of a collection
from various Sources. An inspiring
reading will root on the spirit greatly...
Late Sri P. Karthigayan, Author of book
“History of medical and spiritual Sciences
of Siddhas of Tamilnadu “gave lots of insight. My humble
gratitude to his work.
I thank my family whose patience and support have been
instrumental in accomplishing this task.
I thank my Staff Smt. Rekha, Kum. Roja, Sri Nandakumar
of Agastya Ayurveda Hospital, Mrs Rashmi Gundappa, Sri
Srinivas, for their diligent effort, which made my work possible.
I do remember with greatfulness, every one for boosting my
confidence towards his devine work, Summing up a vast work
in a precise and Concise done by Sri O. Sham bhat Sir, I deeply
acknowledge him.
— Dr. Sudha.M.N
CONTENT
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Agastya Vedic Sage Of Hinduism
2. Ramayana
3. Mahabharatha
4. Puranas
5. Tamil Literature
6. Buddhist Literature
7. Javanese And Indian Literature
8. Agastya Samhita
9. Agastimata
10. Agastya And His Sacred Places of Power
10.1 Agastya In South India
10.2. Agastya’s Jeeva Samadhi
10.3 Agastya’s Sourabha Samadhi And The Temple
10.4 Agastya Lives In The Southern Forest
10.5 Kriya Yoga Initiation Of Sathguru Babaji
10.6 The Shenbaga Devi Amman Temple
10.7 The Siddha Caves
10.8 Adichunchanagiri
10.9 Agastya Called ‘Tirupati Balaji As Govinda’
10.10 Temples Of Agastya In South India
11. Martial Arts
12. Agastya And Siddhar Cult
13. Guru Agastya The Archetype Of All Gurus
14. Agastya Nadi Astrology
15. Agastya And Siddha Medicine
16. Lopamudra And Agastya: Exploring The Relationship
17. Agastya River Kaveri For Mankind
18. Agastya And Solar Energy
19. Agastya Master Of Astronomy
20. Agastya’s Explanation About Big Bang Theory
21. Aerial Gliding By Using Baloons
22. Agastya And Deluge
23. Agastya As A Nation Builder Of Nation Through Lord Rama
24. Democracy And Agastya
25. Agastya And Shaivism
26. Ship Building And Navigation
27. Newzealand Maoris And Chinese Worship Agastya
28. Agastya In China
29. Agastya Jnanapeeta
30. Conclusion
 1 Agastya

AGASTYA
Vedic Sage of Hinduism

A gastya was a revered Indian sage of Hinduism.In the Indian

tradition, he is a noted recluse and an influential scholar
in diverse languages of the Indian subcontinent. He and his
wife Lopamudra are the celebrated authors of hymns 1.165 to 1.191
in the Sanskrit text Rigveda and other Vedic literature.
Agastya is considered to be the father of Siddha Medicine. Agastya
appears in numerous Itihasas and Puranas including the major
Ramayana and Mahabharata. He is one of the Seven most revered
rishis (the Saptharish) in the Vedic texts, and is revered as one of the
Tamil Siddhar in the Shaivism tradition. He is also revered in the
Puranic literature of Shaktism and Vaishnavism. He is one of the
Indian sages found in ancient sculpture and reliefs in Hindu temples
of South Asia, and Southeast Asia such as in the early medieval era
Shaiva temples on Java Indonesia. He is the principal figure and
Guru in the ancient Javanese language text Agastyaparva, whose
11th century version survives.
Agastya is traditionally attributed to be the author of many Sanskrit
texts such as the Agastya Gita found in Varaha Purana, Agastya
Samhita found embedded in Skanda Purana, and the Dvaidha-
Nirnaya. Several different etymologies have been suggested for
“Agastya”. One theory states that the root is Aj or Anj, which
connotes “brighten, effulgent one” and links Agastya to “one who
brightens” in darkness, and Agastya is traditionally the Indian name
for Canopus, the second most brilliantly shining star found in skies
in the Indian sub-continent, next to Sirius. A third theory links it to
Indo-European origins, through the Iranian word gasta which means
“sin, foul”, and a-gasta would mean “not sin, not foul”. The fourth
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theory, based on folk etymology in verse 2.11 of the Ramayana states

that Agastya is from aga (unmoving or mountain) and gam (move),
and together these roots connote “one who is mover-of-mountains”,
or “mover-of-the-unmoving”. The word is also written as Agasti and
Agasthiyar.
Agastya is the named author of several hymns of the Rigveda.
These hymns do not provide his biography. The origins of Agastya -
Pulastya, one of the Rig Vedic Saptarishis is his father. His miraculous
rebirth follows a yajna being done by gods Varuna and Mitra, where
the celestial apsara Urvashi appears. They are overwhelmed by her
extraordinary sexuality, and ejaculate. Their semen falls into a mud
pitcher, which is the womb in which the fetus of Agastya grows. He
is born from this jar, along with his twin sage Vashistha according to
some scriptural sources which give him the name kumbhayoni, which
literally means “he whose womb was a mud pot”.
According to legends in the Puranic and the epics, the ascetic sage
Agastya proposed to Lopamudra, a princess born in the kingdom
of Vidarbha. Her parents were unwilling to bless the engagement,
concerned that she would be unable to live the austere lifestyle of
Agastya in the forest. However, the legends state that Lopamudra
accepted him as her husband, saying that Agastya has the wealth of
ascetic living, her own youth will fade with seasons, and it is his virtue
that makes him the right person. Therewith, Lopamudra becomes
the wife of Agastya. In other versions, Lopamudra marries Agastya,
but after the wedding, she demands that Agastya provide her with
basic comforts before she will consummate the marriage, a demand
that ends up forcing Agastya to return to society and earn wealth.
Agastya and Lopamudra have a son named Drdhasyu, sometimes
called Idhmavaha. He is described in the Mahabharata as a boy who
learns the Vedas listening to his parents while he is in the womb, and
is born into the world reciting the hymns.
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Agastya had a hermitage (ashram), but the ancient and medieval era
Indian texts provide stories and location for this ashram. Two legends
place it in Northwest Maharashtra, on the banks of the river Godavari,
near Nashik in small towns named Agastyapuri and Akole. Other
putative sites mentioned in Northern and Eastern Indian sources
is near Sangli in Ainwadi (Agastinagar) (Tal-khanapur) village
(Western Ghats at Maharashtra), or near Kannauj (Uttar Pradesh), or
in Agastyamuni village near Rudra prayag (Uttarakhand),or Satpura
Range (Madhya Pradesh). In Southern sources and the North
Indian Devi-Bhagavata Purana, his ashram is based in Tamil Nadu,
variously placed in Tirunelveli, Pothiyal hills, or Thanjavur. Facing
east, he penanced upon a rock at Kanyakumari immediately after
the beginning of Kali Yuga. It is also considered that his final resting
place is in Agastyarkoodam in Thiruvanatha puram.
The hymns of Rigveda related to Agasthya also mentions about the
need to lead adventurous life and reach oversees destinations through
ships. Ships and Boats are all referred in such hymns. Likewise, the
hymns of Rigveda related to Lopamudra, reveals that the hymns are
in respect of the education of women and her liberties in selecting
bridegroom before marriage.
Agastya is mentioned in all the four vedas of Hiduism, and
is a a character in the Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads, epics,
and many Purans. He is the author of hymns 1.165 to 1.191 of
the Rigveda (~1200 BCE). He ran a Vedic school (gurukul), as
evidenced by hymn 1.179 of the Rigveda which credits its author
to be his wife Lopamudra and his students. He was a respected sage
in the Vedic era, as many other hymns of the Rigveda composed by
other sages refer to Agastya. The hymns composed by Agastya are
known for verbal play and similes, puzzles and puns, and striking
imagery embedded within his spiritual message.
His Vedic poetry is particularly notable for two themes. In one
set of hymns, Agastya describes a conflict between two armies led
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by gods Indra and Maruts, Agastya successfully reconciles their

conflict, makes an offering wherein he prays for understanding and
loving-kindness between the two. Twenty one out of the twenty
seven hymns he composed in Mandala 1 of the Rigveda have his
signature ending, wherein he appeals, “may each community know
refreshment (food) and lively waters”. Scholars interpret the same
hymns to be an allegory for any two conflicting ideologies or lifestyles,
because Agastya never uses the words Arya or Dasa, and only uses
the phrase ubhau varnav (literally, “both colors”). The theme and
idea of “mutual understanding” as a means for lasting reconciliation,
along with Agastya’s name, reappears in section 1.2.2 of the Aitareya
Aranyaka of Hinduism.
The second theme, famous in the literature of Hinduism, is a
discussion between his wife Lopamudra and him about the human
tension between the monastic solitary pursuit of spirituality, versus
the responsibility of a householder’s life and raising a family. Agastya
argues that there are many ways to happiness and liberation, while
Lopamudra presents her arguments about the nature of life, time
and the possibility of both. She successfully seduces Agastya, in the
simile filled Rigvedic hymn 1.179.
Agastya is mentioned in both the oldest and the youngest layers
of the Rigveda (c. 1500–1200 BCE), such as in hymn 33 of mandala
7, which is older than mandala 1. He is also mentioned in other
three Vedas and the Vedanga literature such as in verses 5.13–14 of
the Nirukta. Agastya and his ideas are cited in numerous other Vedic
texts, such as section 7.5.5 of Taittiriya Samhita, 10.11 of Kathaka
Samhita, 2.1 of Maitrayani Samhita, 5.16 of Aitareya Brahmana,
2.7.11 of Taittiriya Brahmana, and 21.14 of Pancavimsati Brahmana.
A person without a spiritual experience and spiritual knowledge
cannot understand the longevity of Agastya’s life. Agastya by doing
highest Yoga Saadana had reached immortal status. The longevity
of Agastya’s life should be related to his achievements. The pseudo-
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intellectuals of Western Culture tried to project as though ther were

several Agasthya’s. Dr.Karthigayan who has done a great research on
Siddhas, in his book Siddhars of Tamilnad had quoted the poem of
Bogar, the first disciple of Agasthya. The translated version of said
Kaviyam reads as hereunder:
“To reveal the lifespan of Agathiyar, is impossible for anyone
to declare; with years, months and fortnights-required with
mathematical precision, I reveal, hence, as said in books, that, He
succeeded to survive the 4 great aeons, being, the one with strategic
learning and the one who conferred alphabets, the one who, born of a
Kumbam and the one, worshipped by all, over the world”. 1016(Bogar,
Saptha Kaandam-7000:6:757) Agasthya is also being considered as
Father of Tamil Vedas. The fact of Agasthya’s contribution to Vedas
as a Mantra Drishtara and huge literature in Tamil shows that the
theory of Arya-Dravida is a divisive idea conceived and propagated
by British to divide the culture and country.

2. RAMAYANA
Sage Agastya is mentioned in the Hindu epic Ramayana in
several chapters with his hermitage described to be on the banks of
river Godavari.
In the Ramayana, Agastya and Lopamudra are described as living
in Dandaka forest, on the southern slopes of Vindhya mountains.
Rama praises Agastya as the one who can do what gods find
impossible. He is described by Rama as the sage who asked Vindhya
mountains to lower themselves so that Sun, Moon and living beings
could easily pass over it. He is also described as the sage who used
his powers to kill demons Vatapi and Ilwala after they had jointly
misled and destroyed 9,000 men.
Agastya and his wife meet Rama, Sita and Lakshmana. He gives
them a divine bow and arrow, describes the evil nature of Ravana
adviced “Rama, demons do not love men, therefore men must love
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each other”.

3. MAHABHARATHA
The story of Agastya is mirrored in the second major Hindu
epic Mahabharata. However, instead of Rama, the story is told as a
conversation between Yudhishthira and Lomasa starting with section
96 of Book 3, the Vana Parva
He is described in the epic as a sage with enormous powers of
ingestion and digestion. Agastya, once again, stops the Vindhya
mountains from growing and lowers them and he kills the demons
Vatapi and Ilvala much the same mythical way as in the Ramayana.
The Vana Parva also describes the story of Lopamudra and Agastya
getting engaged and married. It also contains the mythical story of a
war between Indra and Vritra, where all the demons hide in the sea,
gods requesting Agastya for help, who then goes and drinks up the
ocean thereby revealing all the demons to the gods.

4. PURANAS
The Puranic literature of Hinduism has numerous stories about
Agastya, more elaborate, more fantastical mythologies found in
Vedic and Epics literature of India. For example, chapter 61 of
the Matsya Purana, chapter 22 of Padma Purana, and seven other
Maha Puranas tell the entire biography of Agastya. Some list him as
one of the Saptarishi (seven great rishi), while in others he is one of
the eight or twelve extraordinary sages of the Hindu traditions. The
names and details are not consistent across the different Puranas, nor
in different manuscript versions of the same Purana. He is variously
listed along with Angiras, Atri, Bhrigu, Bhargava, Bharadvaja,
Visvamitra, Vasistha, Kashyapa, Gautama, Jamadagni and others.
Agastya is reverentially mentioned in the Puranas of all major
Hindu traditions: Shaivism, Shaktism and Vaishnavism. Many of the
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Puranas include lengthy and detailed accounts of the descendants of

Agastya and other Saptarishis.

5. TAMIL LITERATURE
In Tamil traditions, Agastya is considered as the father of the
Tamil language and the compiler of the first Tamil grammar,
called Agattiyam or Akattiyam. Agastya has been a culture hero
in Tamil traditions and appears in numerous Tamil texts. Agastya
learnt the Tamil language from god Murugan when he arrived in
the southern Tamil country from north India.
There are similarities and differences between the Northern
and Southern (Tamil) traditions about Agastya .The Tamil
text Purananuru, dated to about the start of the common era, or
possibly about 2nd century CE, in verse 201 mentions Agastya along
with many people migrating south.
In the northern legends, Agastya’s role in spreading Vedic tradition
and Sanskrit is emphasized, while in southern traditions his role in
spreading irrigation, agriculture and augmenting the Tamil language
is emphasized. In the north, his ancestry is unknown with mythical
legends limiting themselves to saying that Agastya was born from a
mud pitcher. In southern traditions, his descent from a pitcher is a
common reference, but two alternate southern legends place him as
the Cañkam (Sangam) polity and is said to have led the migration of
eighteen Vêlir tribes from Dvârakâ to the south. Agastya pioneered
the first sangam period that lasted 4,440 years, and took part in the
second sangam period that lasted another 3,700 years.
The Tirumantiram describes Agastya as an ascetic sage, who
came from the north and settled in the southern Pothigai mountains
because Shiva asked him to. He is described as the one who perfected
and loved both Sanskrit and Tamil languages, amassing knowledge
in both, thus becoming a symbol of integration, harmony and
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learning, instead of being opposed to either, According to the Skanda

Purana, the whole world visited the Himalayas when Shiva was
about to wed Parvati. This caused the earth to tip to one side. Shiva
then requested Agastya to go to the southern region to restore the
equilibrium. Thus, Agastya migrated south at Shiva’s behest.

6. BUDDHIST LITERATURE
Several Buddhist texts mention Agastya. Just like early Buddhist
texts such as Kalapa, Katantra and Candra-vyakarana adapting
Panini, and Asvaghosa adopting the more ancient Sanskrit poetic
methodology as he praises the Buddha, Agastya appears in 1st
millennium CE Buddhist texts. In Tamil texts, for example,
Akattiyan is described as the sage who learnt Tamil and Sanskrit
grammar and poetics from Avalokitan (another name for Buddha-
to-be Avalokitesvara).
The Manimekalai and Viracoliyam are two of many South Indian
texts that co-opt Agastya and make him a student of the Buddha-
to-be.
Agastya elsewhere appears in other historic Buddhist mythologies,
such as the Jataka tales. For example, the Buddhist text Jataka-
mala by Aryasura, about the Buddha’s previous lives, includes
Agastya as the seventh chapter. The Agastya-Jataka story is carved
as a relief in the Borobudur, the world’s largest early medieval
era Mahayana Buddhist temple.

7. JAVANESE AND INDIAN

LITERATURE
Agastya is one of the most important figures in a number of
medieval era Southeast Asian inscriptions, temple reliefs and arts. He
was particularly popular in Java due to his teaching of Saiva Siddhanta
which was easily accepted into the Javanese society. He introduced the
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Vedic science and the Pallavan Grantha script, his popularity declined
when Islam started to spread throughout the islands of Indonesia. He
is also found in Cambodia, Vietnam and other regions. The earliest
mentions of Agastya is traceable to about the mid 1st millennium
CE, but the 11th-century Javanese language text Agastya-parva is a
remarkable combination of philosophy, mythology and genealogy
attributed to sage Agastya.
The Agastya-parva includes Sanskrit verse (shlokas) embedded
within the Javanese language. The text is structured as a conversation
between a Guru (teacher, Agastya) and a Sisya (student, Agastya’s
son Drdhasyu). The style is a mixture of didactic, philosophical
and theological treatise, covering diverse range of topics much like
Hindu Puranas. The chapters of the Javanese text include the Indian
theory of cyclic existence, rebirth and samsara, creation of the
world by the churning of the ocean (samudra manthan), theories of
the Samkhya and the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy, major
sections on god Shiva and Shaivism, some discussion of Tantra,
a manual like summary of ceremonies associated with the rites of
passage and others.
Agastya is common in medieval era Shiva temples of southeast
Asia, such as the stone temples in Java (candi). Along with the
iconography of Shiva, Uma, Nandi and Ganesha who face particular
cardinal directions, these temples include sculpture, image or relief of
Agastya carved into the southern face. The Shiva shrine in the largest
Hindu temple complex in southeast Asia, Prambanan, features four
cellae in its interior. This central shrine within Prambanan group of
temples dedicates its southern cella to Agastya.
The Dinoyo inscription, dated to 760 CE, is primarily dedicated
to Agastya. The inscription states that his older wooden image
was remade in stone, thereby suggesting that the reverence for
Agastya iconography in southeast Asia was prevalent in an older
period. In Cambodia, the 9th-century king Indravarman, who is
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remembered for sponsoring and the building of a large number of

historic temples and related artworks, is declared in the texts of this
period to be a descendant of sage Agastya.

8. AGASTYA SAMHITA
Agastya Samhitâ is the title of several works in Sanskrit, attributed
to Agastya.
One of those works is the Agastya Samhita, sometimes called
the Sankara Samhita, a section embedded in Skanda Purana. It
was probably composed in late medieval era, but before the 12th-
century. It exists in many versions, and is structured as a dialogue
between Skanda and Agastya.

9. AGASTIMATA
Agastya is attributed to be the author of Agastimata, a pre-10th
century treatise about gems and diamonds, with chapters on the
origins, qualities, testing and making jewellery from them. Several
other Sanskrit texts on gems and lapidary are also credited to Agastya
in the Indian traditions.
Other mentions of Agastya include:
l Brhaddevatâ in section 5.134.

l The Lalita sahasranama of Shaktism tradition of Hinduism,

which describes the 1000 names of the goddess Lalita is a part

of the Brahmanda Purana. It is presented as a teaching from
Hayagriya (an avatar of Vishnu) to Agastya.
l Agastya is credited as the creator of the Âditya Hrdayam (literally,

“heart of the sun”), a hymn to Sûrya he told Rama to recite, to

win against Ravana.
l Lakshmi Stotram and Saraswati Stotram.

l The Tamil text Pattuppattu states Agastya to be master

of icai (music, song).

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l Kalidasa, in his Raghuvamsha (6.61) states that Agastya officiated

the horse sacrifice of a Pandya king of Madurai.
l One of the authors of Nadi Shastra / Nadi astrology

10. AGASTYA AND HIS SACRED

PLACES OF POWER
Forests, Mountains, Temples, and Caves of Agastya
The great Siddha, Agastya, is loved by Kriya Yoga Sadhaks
everywhere, he is the guru of immortal Babaji, the peerless Himalayan
Avatar. There is a long tradition in yoga that the guru of ones
guru, when honored, brings the Grace of the lineage into ones life.
Shrouded in mystery, the Siddha Agastya is revered too, by devotees
throughout south India. The Siddha reigns over the vast southern
mountain forests along the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. He is
said to have been initiated directly by Yogi Shiva, with whom his soul
is merged. Describing events in his life does not reflect his greatness,
which can only be understood when he speaks from within. There,
one can begin to feel the cosmic ocean of his soul. Nevertheless, our
minds and hearts are elevated just by discussing him.
Agastya was born to a Saptarishi, Pulasthya and the beautiful
Urvashi. Urvashi held the power of levitation (laghiman siddhi).
Her husband, Sage Pulasthya, it is said, heard the prayers of the sick,
and traveled astrally to their bedside in order to heal them. He used
yantras and tantra and performed untold miracles. He possessed an
astral weapon of immense power (Brahma Astra), which could be
countered by only one amazing defense (Brahma Danda). It is said
that the Sage passed the weapon on to Lord Krishna through Drona,
the preceptor of the Pandava Kings in the Mahabharata war.
The great Siddha is known to have spent some years in Varanasi.
He had more than one Ashram in north India. In the Himalayas,
there is a village named Agastyamuni near Rudraprayag which is a
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Agastya and his beautiful Shakti, Lopamudra, performed Tantric sadhana with the
Sri Lalita Yantra, and together, won the Grace of Tripurasundari.

prime candidate. His Nashik Ashram is found on the banks of Pravara

River in the town of Bhandardara. Agastyapuri, a nearby village lies
on the banks of river Godavari, near Nashik. Agastya was a “Kuru”
Muni, a Sage who is short of stature. Though short of stature, he
was a giant among Siddhas. Agastya’s links to both Shaivism and
Vaisnavism are strong. In addition, he was a great Shakti devotee.
Agastya and Lopamudra were in the lineage of Tripura Acharyas,
devotees of Shri, and were freed from all sins through sadhana and
prayer to Tripurasundaris’ magnificent Yantra. The Siddha made
massive contributions to the field of Indian astrology (jotish) as well
as practical theology. He had the capacity to enter into samadhi at
will.

10.1 Agastya in South India

Shiva instructed the Siddha to shift to the south, so Agastya
migrated to southern India. In those ancient days, the southern lands
extended much farther south than they do at this time. Ancient Tamil
literature records that a large land mass was once submerged in the
ocean. The power points of energy, Temples of Miracles developed
by Agastya, refined the written language of Tamil, Tamil is the oldest
indigenous language in south India, and the mother tongue for many
other languages. Many miraculous things are attributed to Agastya.
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Agastya Ashram is said to have been somewhere on or near

Agastya Malai mountain, near the border of present day Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

He made contributions to the southern system of medicine (siddha

vaidia). Agastya and Lopamudra practiced tantra, and the great sage
is known to have stated that the most noble way of enjoying bliss is
through “lllaramay Nallaram”, that is, considering ones partner as
none other than the Goddess Lakshmi. The waterfall where Agastya
initiated Babaji has strong Trimurti energy (Shakti) and the Shiva
temple at the very spot, is said to have been converted from a Vishnu
to a Shiva temple by Agastya ages ago. This Courtallam temple is
dedicated to Lord Thiru Kutrala Nathar, a form of Shiva, and contains
many inscriptions about both Chola and Pandya Kings. His Ashram
in the south is reported to have been, or perhaps still is, in or near
Agastya Malai mountain, near the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
He became the head of the Tamil Sangam, an ancient assemblage of
poets and scholars, based in the ancient city of Madurai, and from
there, led the council. His notable disciples became great siddhas
themselves,, including Rama Devar and Sundaranandar.

   10.2 Agastya’s Jeeva Samadhi

Jeeva Samadhi is the dissolution of the individual soul (Jiva) into
the cosmic soul (Shiva). Here, the ego, and all of the Jiva tattvas
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dissolve into the cosmic ocean, forever to be identified with a wave

of the Brahmic ocean. Although it results in physical death to most,
it is the beginning of a journey of transformation of the physical
cells to a rare few, all chosen by Shiva himself. This experience is
sometimes referred to as Sahaja samadhi. This is exactly the samadhi
that Agastya experienced at the present site of Kombeswara Temple
in Thiruvaduthurai, near Kumbakonam. There, one can even find
the samadhi of Agastya. It is an excellent place to do sadhana. We
make great progress on the spiritual path when we do sadhana at
these sacred spots, sanctified by the divine vibrations generated by
the samadhi of such siddhas.

10.3 Agastya’s Soruba Samadhi and the Temple

The great Sage was destined to surpass even the stellar state of
Nirvikalpa Samadhi, as the Godhead led him into the full descent
of Divine light, transforming the physical body forever. He is said
to have achieved the end stage deathless state of the golden body
while living (Soruba Mukti) on the south-western coast of Kerala.
Drenched in the nectar of his powerful Samadhi experience, the
sacred site developed into the famous Padma-nabha-swami temple.
The actual age of the temple is not known. It was referred to in the
Sangam period of Tamil literature, thought by schollars to be between
500 b.c. and 300 a.d. The actual age may be much older. The temple
has been mentioned in many Puranas, including Brahma, Matsya,
Varaha, and Skanda, to list a few. It is also referred to in the classical
Mahabharata.
It is a temple with both spiritual and material wealth Agasthya
had a great spiritual technology of drawing different kind of
energies. It is being told that he had attained Suvarna Samadhi in
the place where now Padmanabhaswamy Temple is in existence in
Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala. His technology of identifying himself
with atoms of different kinds was the highest achievement of
Samadhi. Probably the large stock of the gold and golden ornaments
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now being noticed below the temple is related to his Suvarna

Samadhi. He could make and unmake things. In Tirumaichur of
Tamilnadu State when Agasthya worshiped Lalithambika through
the chanting of Lalitha Sahasranama which he composed as per the
revelations of Hayagreeva, Lalitha Devi appeared before him in the
form of Gems which subsequently made him to compose a book on
text of examination of Gems.
The temple and process are very clean and highly ordered. The
ornate carvings on the 350 granite columns which support the
roof, display a high level of artistic skill and, due to their granite
construction, will amaze for generations to come. The images
depict scenes from the Puranas, including yogis, animals, and the
performance of the tasks of everyday village life in ancient times. At
least one carving depicts a sadhu with an erection, which seems to
harken back to the ancient Lakulisha Shiva tradition, revealing the
great antiquity of the temple. The image demonstrates the creative
energy available to the yogi or tantric who recirculates the tejas within
the ojas, an important technique in Tantra. The granite portions of
the temple are in the Chola style. The roof is plated with gold, as is
the symbolic flagpole.
The wealth of the temple is not limited to its spiritual vibrations
and physical beauty, which it certainly has in abundance. Historians
and scholars are of the view that the temple was known as “The
Golden Temple” in ancient times. This was based on the fact that the
temple was already unimaginably wealthy well more than a thousand
years ago. In works of ninth century poet-saints like Namma Alwar,
the temple is referred to as having walls of pure gold. In the early
medieval Tamil literature Vaishnava saints identify the temple as
one of the 108 principal Holy Abodes (Divya Desams) in the grand
tradition of Lord Vishnu.
The king of Nepal once donated a fortune to develop this temple,
bringing gifts on a procession of elephants under a great deal of pomp
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and celebration. In more recent times, around 1750, the Maharaja of

Travancore, Marthanda Varma, offered his sword at the feet of Lord
Vishnu, symbolic of his dedication. He, in fact, dedicated his entire
kingdom to the protection of the temple. Since that time, the rulers
of Travancore have functioned as caretakers of the temple, adopting
Vishnu’s conch as their symbol of authority.
The assets of this sacred temple have been examined by
representatives of the Supreme Court of India. Many vaults exist
in and under the temple itself. A public report to the court has
established that the riches of the temple, mostly gold and gems,
have a monetary value of $18 Billion U.S. This does not take into
account the antique and cultural value of these items, which are
believed to increase their value ten fold. These riches are thought
to be an accumulation of donations reaching back several thousand
years. Items from ancient Rome and Mesopotamia are found in the
horde. This establishes the temple as the most wealthy spiritual site
in the entire world.

The gold plated Goparam tower of the “Golden Temple”

is so wide that the height appears lower than its many levels suggest.
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10.4 Agastya Lives in the Southern Forest

Residing with his equally powerful Shakti, Lopamudra, the divine
couple moved mostly between the wilderness around Courtallam and
the present day Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, father south. Between
the two, nestled deep in the forest, lies the remote village of Agastya
Malai. This village, with the Siddhas’ namesake, lies in the area where
he and his Shakti have roamed for many bygone centuries. Supremely
free, these Siddhas are believed to move through the mist of the forest
even today. Some say that, like the Mahavatar Babaji and his eternal
partner (nityapriya) Mataji, Agastya and Lopamudra have retained
their physical bodies for the benefit of humanity, though few elect
may view their golden bodies. They will, however, respond to any
sincere call for help anywhere on earth and in the heavens. There
is absolutely no doubt about that! They are the ultimate tantrics,
who saw the divine in each other and rode that vision to the highest
reaches. Thus, their physical union did not debase their consciousness,
but rather lifted it up to the supreme heights of God and Goddess
union, and the conscious union of all polarities. Even the Devas serve
such Siddhas, for the Dharma transcends all things.

10.5 Kriya Yoga Initiation of Sathguru Babaji

The Coutallam Falls, the site where the Great Mahavatar Kriya
Babaji was initiated into Kriya Yoga by Sage Agastya many centuries
ago.
In the early part of the second century of this common era, Babaji
had just completed tapas in Kartirgama, Sri Lanka, where, under the
inspiration of the Siddha Boganathar, he had attained the state of
nirvakalpa samadhi. During that period of sadhana, he had become
aware of and aspired for, initiation into the Kriya process (kriya
diksha) in order to bring that state of omnipotent oneness into the
lower planes (soruba samadhi).
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Migrating under the guidance from Bhogar to the pristine falls

of Courtallam, he sought diksha from Agastya. He continued
his intensive yogic sadhana, determined to do so, without food
or water, until Agastya appeared or until he, Babaji, had perished
from dehydration, or from the physical stress of the effort. He was
determined to win the Grace of Agastya or die. As his life force
ebbed, he moved in and out of consciousness and was nearing physical
death when the great master, Agastya, appeared. Agastya then gave
him the seminal technique of Kriya. Babaji recovered his health, and
shifted again to a remote cave in the Himalayas. Five years later, he
emerged from that remote cavem his golden body burning with the
fire and light of immortality (soruba samadhi).

Shenbaga Devi Ammon Temple, Courtallam

10.6 The Shenbaga Devi Amman Temple

Agastya lived for centuries in the area above the main Courtallam
falls. For those who would like to follow in his footsteps, a trek
through the jungle path that leads to his cave complex, very quaint
Shakthi Temple, that’s the Shenbaga Devi Amman Temple, the
energy around the temple is magical. The temple is a prime place
do Sadhana.
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10.7 The Siddha Caves

Continuing the trek upriver, one ultimately reaches an area by
the river below the trail and to the right which contains the ancient
cave complex. The cave opens into several rooms where sadhus
reside and practice their yoga sadhana, Kundalini Pranayama, deep
meditation, which is Agastya’s energy. The sadhus there informed
us that during the last half of the 20th century, two saints, including
one lady saint, performed high level tapas, and lived in a very small
adjoining cave room. That adjoining cave room was cage-like, not
tall enough to stand up in, but having just enough space to lie down
and to sit up to do pranayam or mantra. The sadhus said that each of
these saints performed mantra sadhana and observed silence (mouna
yoga) for more than a year. The resident sadhus were pleased to feed
them. Serving a saint in tapas is one of the most sacred acts one can
perform in the physical plane. The energy of the caves was beyond
description, not only due to Agastya and Lopamudra, but due to so
many centuries of spiritual practices by untold Yogis.
Agastya has played and continues to play a vital role in the Kriya
lineage. The great Paramahamsa Yogananda refers to Agastya in the
magnus opus, without identifying his relationship to Babaji. The hills
above Courtallam falls are magical, and there are many secrets to be
unwrapped in the trails around them.

10.8 Adichunchanagiri
Mahasamsthana Math, is a hill township in Nagamangala
situated on a rocky hill at an altitude of about 3,300 ft. above
M.s.l. It is the spiritual headquarters of the Natha Parampare and
Jogi Cult of Hindus of Karnataka. Sri Kalabhairaveshwara is the
Kshetra Palaka of Sri Adichu nchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math.
Lord Gangadhareshwara is the presiding deity. The Pancha Lingas,
the Jwala Peetha, Sthambamba are all held in great reverence by the
devotees. The peak point of the Giri (hillock) is known as Akasha
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Bhairava and the sacred pond by the temple is Bindu Sarovara. Two
lakes have been built for the deepostava programmes. The old Bindu
Sarovara was also renovated as per agama tradition, initiated by
Agastya and Lopamudra.

10.9 Agastya called “Tirupati Balaji as GOVINDA”

A lovely incident happened when Lord Vishnu came to Bhuloka
in search of Mahalaxmi …..when he entered Bhuloka as usual, he
got human qualities like thirst and hunger, this following incident
is conversation between Lord Srinivasa and Sage Agastya Muni..…
Lord Srinivasa once went to the hermitage of Sage Agastya and said
“Munindra, I have come to Bhu Loka (Earth) on a particular mission
and going to stay here till the end of the Kali Yuga…. I’m very fond
of Cow milk and need one for my daily needs. I know you have a
large Gosaala with many Cows. Can you offer me one Cow for my
needs.”Sage Agastya smiled and said “Swamy, I know very well that
you are Lord Sri Maha Vishnu in the human form of Srinivasa. I’m
so happy that the creator and the ruler of this universe has come to
my hermitage and seeking a favor from me. But, I also know your
maya, Swamy and know that you have come all the way to test my
devotion.”
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“Please remember Munindra, every time I’m called by this name

you are remembered too. If any devotee for whatever reason is unable
to come to my Temple I shall still grant him whatever he rightfully
deserves if he recites just this name GOVINDA as many times as
he’s comfortable chanting”.  ”I shall also grant salvation (moksha)
to all those devotees who recite this sacred name at least 108 times
while climbing the seven hills”. Agasthya called GOVINDA his
sankalpa to bring to Bhuloka arranged Srinivasa Padmvathi Kalyana
for Lokakalyana.
Temples for Agastya are found in Tamil Nadu. They include the
Sri Agasthiyar Temple at Agasthiyar Falls (Kalyana Theertham)
in Papanasam (Thirunelveli District) and the Sri Lobamudra
Samedha Agasthiyar Temple in the Arulmigu Chidambara Vinayagar
Thirukoil at A. Vellalapatti
Agastya statues or reliefs feature in numerous early medieval
temples of north India, south India and southeast Asia. One
famous Agastya temple is also located in Uttarakhand in the town
of Agastyamuni. The town derived its name on the name of Sage
Agastya. The Dasavatara temple in Deogarh (Uttar Pradesh, near
Madhya Pradesh border) features a 6th century Gupta Empire era
Agastya carving. In Karnataka similarly, he is reverentially shown
in several 7th-century temples such as the Mallikarjuna temple in
Mahakuta and the Parvati temple in Sandur. He is a part of many
Chalukya era Shaivism temples in the Indian subcontinent peninsula.
The artistic iconography of South Asian and Southeast Asian
temples show common themes such as he holding a pitcher, but also
differences. For example, Agastya is featured inside or outside of the
temple walls and sometimes as guardian at the entrance (dvarapala),
with or without a potbelly, with or without a receding hairline, with
or without a dagger and sword. Rock cut temples and caves, such as
the 8th-century Pandya rock temples group, show Agastya.
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10.10 Temples of Agastya in South India

Temples for Agastya are found in Tamil Nadu. They include the
Sri Agasthiyar temple at Agasthiyar Falls(Kalyana Theertham) in
Papanasam(Thirunelveli District) and the Sri Lopamudra Samedha
Agasthiyar Temple in the Arulmigu Chidambara Vinayagar thirukoil
at A.Vellalapatti.
Agastya statues or reliefs feature in numerous early medieval
temples of north India, south India and southeast Asia. One
famous Agastya temple is also located in Uttarakhand in the town
of Agastyamuni. The town derived its name on the name of Sage
Agastya. The Dasavatara temple in Deogarh(Uttar Pradesh, near
Madhya Pradesh border) features a 6th-century Gupta Empire era
Agastya carving. In Karnataka similarly, he is reverentially shown
in several 7th century temples such as the Mallikarjuna temple in
Mahakuta and the Parvati temple in Sandur. He is a part of many
Chalukya era Shaivism temples in the Indian subcontinent peninsula.
The artistic iconography of South Asian and Southeast Asian
temples show common themes such as he holding a pitcher, but also
differences. For example, Agastya is featured inside or outside of the
temple walls and sometimes as guardian at the entrance(dvarapala),
with or without a potbelly, with or without a receding hairline, with
or without a dagger and sword. Rock cut temples and caves, such as
the 8th century Pandya rock temples group, show Agastya.
Almost all the temples in Southern part of India particularly in
South and Western part of India are related to Agasthya in one or
another way.
1. He sat in meditation in Kanyakumari and found energy of
Goddess Mahakali or Bhagavathi and installed the temple of
Kanyakumari. The divine energy which had been originally
drawn by Agasthya in Kanyakumari subsequently became the
plot farm for the rejuvenation of Hinduism with the advent
of Swamy Vivekanda.
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2. Agasthya was the Rajaguru of Pandya Kings. At the end of the

Avataar of Lord Aiyappa who was an young prince of Pandya
Lineage, Agasthya had told Aiyyappa to leave his energy in
Shabarimala. he directed him to throw his arrow and to leave
the energy in the place where the arrow lands. Later, it is in the
said place Parashurama constructed the Shabarimala Temple.
3. When Lord Subramanya was in ferocious mood and trembling
with the anger Agasthya brought him to the Western Ghats and
made him to cool down in the Hill now being called as Kumara
Parvatha and undergo a Samadhi in the said place leaving the
energy of blessing to all those who undergo hardship in the
life becuase of Sarpa and Rahudosha.
4. Saint Agasthya was instrumental in energizing Srishailam
Kshetra. It is being told that it is in the said place he had a
long conversation with Subramanya. Most part of the Skanda
Purana and its materials got composed their. It is in Srishailam
he composed a religious text called Siddhantha Shikhamani
which is being followed by the peoples of Shaiva Cult.
5. Saint Agasthya had also got performed Ashwamedha Yaga by
Pandya Kings in Madhurai Meenakshi Temple and energized
the whole area with the divine power and made the Pandya
Kings to construct a massive temple for Goddess Meenakshi.
6. Saint Agasthya is also conncted to Arunachaleshwara Temple
of Tamilnadu where he worshipped Lord Shiva in the form
of Dakshinamurthy, which gave room for emergence of great
spiritual masters like Ramana Maharshi in the said vibrating
place. Saint Agasthya had a vision of Dakshinamurthy sitting
below Ashwatha Tree in Arunachalam. His statement was
subsequently confirmed by Ramana Maharshi also.
7. Saint Agasthya had installed Rajarajeshwara Temple near
Kannur, Kerala, And most of the political aspirants do visit
the said temple for grace.
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8. Saint Agasthya is also related to Talakaveri Agasthyeshwara

temple, the place where river Cauvery got originated. He
installed said Agasthyeshwara temple. Likewise, for Talakaveri
to Kaveri Pattanam near Tamilnadu he had installed huge
number of Agasthyeshwara temples which made river Cauvery
to flow calmly without changing its course and without
flooding.
9. Saint Agasthya had also linked to Changanur Mahadeva temple
situated in Alappi district of Kerala which was originally an
Agasthya Ashram.
10. Likewise, Pandya Kings constructed Tenkashi Shiva temple to
please their Guru Agasthya.
11. Saint Agasthya is also related to Chidambareshwara temple at
Tamilnadu where he recorded the messages that he received
from the divine dance of Lor Nataraja to compose Tamil
Language.
12. Saint Agasthya had also installed Somanatha temple in Gujarat,
which was perfectly in the line of Southern Pole.
13. Saint Agasthya is also related to Shankaranarayana temple at
Kundapura, Udupi district.
14. Saint Agasthya had taken Lord Rama and Goddess Seeta to
Rameshwaram and directed Rama to make Abhishekam to
the Lingam formed by Seeta in sand. There is a great thing
that has to be observed here, Agasthya had a technology of
converting the sand into a big Lingam which is evident from
the story of Agasthyeshwara temple situated at T.Narasipura,
Kapila-Cauvery Sangam
15. Saint Agasthya village is also situated near Kedara giving clear
indication of his connection to Kedareshwara of Himalaya.
16. In Skanda Puraana it is the Agasthya who had given the
complete details of Kashi Vishwanatha temple at Kashi and
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Vishnuhari temple at Ayodhya. The present Sri Rama temple is

under construction in the very same place where Vishnu Hari
temple existed earlier referred in the Skanda Puraana by Saint
Agasthya.
17. The Tantra practice carried in Kamakya temple at Gauhati are
also linked to Agasthya as the said Vidya had been given by
him.
18. The all famous Palani temple is situated in a Hill which had
been originally gifted to Agasthya by Lord Shiva himself. It is
being told that Lord Subramanya told Agasthya that he will
keep the Hill for himself. The Lord Subramanya Vigraham
in Palani is being made by Agasthya’s discipline Bogar in
Asthapashana which had high medicinal effect.
19. The Tiruchi Agasthyeshwara temple is constructed by
Cholas. Agasthya was the Rajagauru of Cholas. Chola Rulers
constructed thousands of temples to please their Guru
Agasthya and other siddhaguru like Karuru Siddhar emerged
in the lineage of Agasthya Siddha cult.
20. Saint Agasthya is also linked to Otumalai temple of Lord
Muruga and Srichakra temple situated in a hill near Salem.
21. Kalsheshwara temple in Chikkamagalur district, Karnataka
state had been installed by Agasthya. Kalasa is being considered
as a place of birth of Agasthya. One Annapurneshwari famous
temple in nearby place is also being linked to Saint Agasthya.
22. Agasthyeshwara temple at Kutralam in Kanyakumari district,
of Tamilnadu is another place blessed by Saint Agasthya.
23. Sree Jaladurga Parameshwari temple, at Anekal, Bantwal taluk,
Dakshina Kannada district, had been originally installed by
Saint Agasthya.
24. Lakshminarasimha temple at Hariharapura, on the bank river
Tunga.
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11. MARTIAL ARTS

Maharishi Agastya is regarded as the founder of Silambam,
an Indian martial art from Tamil Nadu, and varmam, an ancient
science of healing using varmam points for varied diseases which is
also utilized by practitioners of the southern form of Kalaripayattu,
an Indian martial art from Kerala. Murugan, the son of Shiva, is said
to have taught varmam to Agastya, who then wrote treatises on it
and passed it on to other siddhar.
Agastya is also considered as one of the foremost exponents of
the martial art Kalaripayattu, the mother of most of the oriental
martial art forms. Unlike other martial arts, which are mostly about
training the human body and mind to defend oneself and defeat
an opponent, Kalaripayattu is taught as a complete science with
instruction on human anatomy, physiology, and how to treat the
same. It is also unique in the way it is taught and practiced. Unlike
other martial art forms, Kalari teaches how to disable an opponent
through prayogam, and the revival of the person disabled through
upasamanam. Some of the techniques of Kalari are so subtle and
closely found the practice of Kalari a good preparation of the body
and mind to experience higher states of consciousness.
Human civilization should be thankful for Rishi Agastya’s theory
of electricity generation. His theory for generating electricity requires
an earthen pitcher, copperplate, copper sulfate, wet sawdust, and
mercury amalgamated zinc sheet. These same principles scientists
have used to produce current.

12. AGASTYA AND SIDDHAR CULT

Agathiyar is the first Siddhar. His disciples and other siddhars
contributed thousands of texts on litratures, including medicine and
form the propounders of the system in this world. He is considered
Father of Tamil literature and compiled the first Tamil grammar
called Agathiyam. It is believedlived in the 6th or 7th century
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B.C and specialized in language, alchemy, medicine and spiritualiand

gnanam). There are 96 books in the name of Agathiyar.
‘Agathiyar Muni is considered to be the embodiment of one of the
nine celestial intellectuals who came to this earth for enlightening
human beings.’ ‘Siddhars are those who have attained perfection in
yogic practices to ultimately reach the stage of immortality. Through
higher-level yogic practices they attain a state of ultra luminosity that
results in invisibility; thus they remain impervious to ordinary vision.
Such siddhars work incessantly for the propagation of knowledge
and the evolution of souls.’ f literary research on the Siddha medical
sciences in a Tamil manuscript written on palm leaves about 3,000
years ago. The text is titled ‘Prapancha Kaandam’ and runs into
several volumes
It is attributed to Lord Muruga. It was narrated by sage Agathiyar
while recorded by sage Pulasthiya.
The sages recorded their knowledge on palm leaves after extensive
discussions held in Alagan Kulam and presented them to Dhashina
Murthi for his perusal. This included the 64 kinds of learning, 18
Puranas, 96 Tatvas, and 48 branches of scientific knowledge. The
entire literature in Tamil came to be called Sidha Veda. It was then
translated into the four existing languages of that period vis Sanskrit,
Greek, Hebrew and Chinese. Sage Agathiyar on the instruction of
Lord Murugan originated the Tamil language. Sage Bhogar from
China, Thaeraiyar from Malaya, Yugimuni from Kerala, Pulipani
from Kantha Malai, Pulathiyan and Kapiyan too served Agathiyar.
A conference of sidhas called Sidhar Sabai was held during the 53rd
year, Sidharti Samvatsara, of Kali Yuga at Courtalam. An institution
known as Sidhar Gnana Koodam was inaugurated by Lord Murugan
and was headed by Agathiyar. Pulathiyan and Kapiyan headed the
literary section while Pulipani in research. Thaeraiyar who was into
surgery headed a medical research centre established at Thorana
Malai. Yugimuni who was into herbal medicines headed an Ayurvedic
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hospital at Paradesi Kundai. Sage Bhogar who was in charge of

all scientific researches established an alchemy research centre at
Thiruparankundram. Pambatti Sidhar was heading a team researching
venom at Marudamalai. After having established these institutions
Agathiyar again started on an extensive mission of propagating the
wealth of knowledge gained by these sidhars in Tibet, Manchuria,
Egypt, Palestine, Rome, America, Africa, Malaya and Arab world.
After satisfactorily completing their mission of propagating the said
teachings the sages went into ‘Samadhi’ merging themselves into the
cosmos. Kandan went into Samadhi in Thorana Malai, Bhogar in
Palani, Thaeraiyar, Pulipanai and Yugimuni in Kantha Malai, and
Agathiyar himself choosed to come back to Courtalam. He chosed
a spot called Dhashina Meru in the Pothigai Hills. This spot is also
the abode of Lord Siva as Dhashina Murthi.
13. GURU AGASTYA THE
ARCHETYPE OF ALL GURUS
In the hierarchy of siddhas or perfected human beings, or Initiates
of the White Brotherhood as they are called in the West, who have
guided the destinies of nations on our planet Earth for the past
12,000 years of recorded history, the ageless legendary siddha Srî
Agastiya Maha Muni stands out as the senior-most guru who
initiated a galaxy of eminent gurus and siddhas down the ages, and
who had established and nurtured the ancient civilization lasting
several millennia. He is also acknowledged, in occult circles, as the
head of a representative group of rishis entrusted with the guiding
of the destiny of India and other nations called the Sapta Rishis as
disclosed in certain ola leaf manuscripts called rishi vakyams and also
in theosophical writings.

Agastya the warrior Guru

In the Ramayana saga, which is deemed by historians to have
taken place about 9,000 years ago in the Treta Yuga, Srî Agastiyar is
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reported to have appeared before Rama himself on the day before

the final victorious termination of the war with Ravana, the hitherto
invincible King of Lanka, and initiated Lord Rama with a special
divine mantra to counter the effect of the powerful boons that Ravana
had earned from the gods by his great tapas.
It is significant to note that, according to geo physical research
based on the movement of the continental plates, the Lanka of
Ravana was situated in the continent of Lemuria, also known as
Kumari Kandam, which was a land mass, connecting the Deccan
plateau in South India and the island of Ceylon, with intervening
straits to be crossed, with Madagascar in the West, Australia on the
East and Antarctica on the South, until it sank into the Indian ocean
in stages over 3,500 years ago.
The First Sangam period from 9600 BC to 5200 BC, spanning
the Satya and Treta yugas, the Second Sangam period from 5200 BC
to 1500 BC spanning the Treta and Dwapara yugas, and the Third
Sangam period from 1500 BC to 600 AD spanning the Dwapara
and Kali yugas.
According to the present cycle of four yugas, namely Satya, Treta,
Dwapara and Kali yugas, in their descending arc of 12,000 years and
ascending arc of another 12,000 years, as stated by Úrî Yukteswar in
his famous treatis called ‘Holy Science’, we are now in the ascending
arc of Dwapara yuga completed the Kali yuga period lasting from
600 BC to 1800 AD.
The Mahabharata war, where Lord Krishna propagated the
teachings of the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna, is reckoned to have taken
place during the Second Sangam period about the year 3100 BC.
The First Sangam, which was founded and nurtured by Siddha
Srî Agastiyar, lasted for 4,400 years and had its centre in the city of
Dakshina Madura in the continent of Lemuria.
The Second Sangam, which was also established under the
patronage of Srî Agastiyar, lasted for 3,700 years and had its centre
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in the city of Kavatapuram in the continent of Lemuria, after the

records in the city of Dakshina Madura had gone under water.
The Third Sangam, also sponsored by Srî Agastiyar, lasted for
1,800 years and had its centre at Uttara Madura, namely the modern
city of Madurai, which lays north of the earlier centres, after the whole
of the Lemurian continent had gone under water. Sage Agasthya was
evaluator of all languages.
After the commencement of the gradual inundation of the
Lemurian continent, it is reported that Srî Agastiyar led a migration
of Dravidians to Java and Cambodia and Central and South America.
The legends of the Incas, Mayans and Aztecs of South America
regarding the founding of their cultures by tall beared white-robed
teachers confirm the tradititional view that the Lemurians, under the
guidance of their siddhas, colonized North and South America, as
well as the Nile Valley, when they founded the Egyptian civilization.
It is significant to note that Edgar Cayce the well-known ‘sleeping
prophet’ of America, had in the course of his recent voluminous
psychic messages given out by him while in a state of trance
mentioned a similar sinking of the continent of Atlantis in stages into
the Atlantic Ocean over a period of several centuries between 12,000
BC and 10,000 BC, before the sinking of the Lemurian continent.
Maha Avatar Kriya Babaji of the Himalayas, the lineal Guru of
Paramahamsa Yogananda, Yukteswar and Lahiri Mahasaya, who is
well nigh 1,800 years old today, still retains a young physical body
of a 16 year old youth, as a result of his divinising the cells of his
physical body, after receiving initiation from two of the greatest
siddhas of all time.
Siddha Boganathar instructed him in the higher Kriya yoga
techniques, for six months at Kataragama in Sri Lanka in the year
214 AD and sent him thereafter to his own Guru Siddha Agastiyar
at Couttalam in India, where Babaji had the final initiation in Kriya
yoga, after he had practised severe austerities for 48 days to invoke the
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grace of Agastiyar, who finally appeared before him in his physical

body emerging from the adjoining forest; and showered his full
blessings on him.
Babaji is known to have initiated among others the famous Hindu
reformer Adi Sankaracharya into the mysteries of Kriya yoga about
the year 800 AD.
Among the several Siddhas initiated directly by Srî Agastiyar
were, according to certain sources, (1) Tirumoolar, the author of
Tirumanthiram described as one of the greatest texts of yoga and
mystic truth ever written, who lived for over 3,000 years in the pre-
Christian era, and (2) Tiruvalluvar the author of the world famed
classic scripture the Tirukkural, who lived 2,000 years ago.
It was the immortal Srî Agastiyar who originally taught and
transmitted to several of his disciples over the ages the Kriya yoga
techniques of divinising the cells of the body and: rendering the
physical body deathless for centuries, (as in the case of the 18 Siddhas
and Kriya Babaji), or enabling   the physical body to disappear
completely and resurrect in a glow of light into a subtler vibrational
field, (as in the case of Adi Sankaracharya and the four great Saiva
saints namely the Nayanmars and Kabir of medieval times and
Ramalinga Swamigal as recently as 1874), or enabling the physical
body to be placed in a tomb in jeeva samadhi at will, in a state of
suspended animation, where the blood circulation and the breathing
have stopped but a luminous pranic energy keeps the body-cells
alive, with the possibility of the siddha dematerializing the body
in the tomb and materializing it outside in a completely different
locality and living out an extended span of life for several years (as
in the case of three well-known siddhas of modern times, namely
Srî Raghavendra Swami about whom a popular film had been made
recently, Srî Kulandaj Ananda Swami whose last jeeva samadhi is in
Madurai city and Srî Muthukrishna Swami whose jeeva samadhi is
in Vallioor).
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14. AGASTYA NAADI ASTROLOGY

Nadi Astrology (nadi jyotisa) is a form
of Dharma astrology practiced in Tamil
Nadu and adjacent regions in India. It is
based on the belief that the present lives of
many humans were foreseen by Hindu sages
in ancient times.
In Tamil Nadu, the texts are mainly
written in Vattezhuthu, which was an
abugida script used to write Tamil up
until the 12th century CE. The content of
the manuscripts is often attributed to the
Vedic sage Agastya who is believed to have
possessed a highly developed consciousness.
These ancient records of providence were made famous by
practitioners around the Vaitheeshwaran Temple in the state of
Tamil Nadu. First, the Naadi palm leaves are located based on thumb
impressions (right for men, left for women).
These Naadi leaves were initially stored on the premises of
Thanjavur’s Saraswati Mahal Library in Tamil Nadu. The British
colonialists later showed interest in the Naadi leaves concerned with
herbs and medicine, future prediction, etc. Some leaves got destroyed,
and the remaining were auctioned during the British Raj (rule).
These Nadi leaves were obtained by the families of astrologers at the
Vaitheeswaran Temple and have been passed down the years from
one generation to the other.
The basic concept of Nadi Astrology is “Nadi” (nadi). There are
150 Nadis in a sign or Raashi; one sign is 30 degrees of the zodiac
360. Twelve signs of the zodiac are grouped into three categories:
Moveable (Chara), Fixed (Sthira), and Dual (Dvisvabhva) signs. The
nomenclature of 150 Nadis is peculiar to each of these three types of
signs. There are 1,800 Nadis in 360 degrees. The numbers and names
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of Nadis are identical among all four Chara signs. Among all four
Sthira signs, the numbers and names of Nadis are identical, but the
numbering is different from those in Chara and Dvisvabhva signs.
Similarly, the numbering of Nadis in all four Dvisvabhva signs is
identical among themselves but different from Chara or Sthira signs.
For instance, the first Nadi in Chara signs such as Aries is Vasudh
Nadi, but in Sthira signs the order is reversed and Vasudh is 150th
Nadi. In Dvisvabhva signs such as Gemini, Vasudh is 76th Nadi; that
is, from the middle of 150. Thus, there are 450 distinctive names and
numbers in the full zodiac. Nadi texts use this concept of Nadi as the
basic unit for prediction. That is why they are called “Nadi amshas”.
Understanding Cosmic Energies Through Nadishasthra
Agastya and Siddars
Naadi Astrology is like a mirror of one’s karmas in the previous
birth(s). While this is not entirely accurate, for simplicity’s sake,
consider two options associated with one’s Karma. One either
lives out one’s mistakes or one can overcome them by performing
corrective actions in a proactive manner – this goes for all living
beings.
All beings, irrespective of species, nationality, religion, social class,
aggressiveness, etc., are controlled by the Navagrahas (nine houses
or planets). The Navagrahas are very sincere in their duties as cosmic
public servants and never deviate in performing their duties. They
cannot be bribed. They affect individual beings as well as entire
societies as per the Karma (thoughts, words and deeds of beings in
this world as well as other worlds) applicable. The current life path
of a person is determined by past Karma. For example, if a person
is blessed with wealth in this birth, then it implies this person has
done many punyas (activities that resulted in good Karma) in his/
her previous births and he/she is enjoying the benefits of it in this
birth. It is like a person who has saved a lot of punyas in his or her
account cashing it in when the need arrives.
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Birth, death, rebirth and moksha are all controlled by our karma.,
Paapams (activities that result in negative Karma) are obstacles that
may take long to dilute whereas punyas earned can be ‘spent’ very
soon. From the Hindu point of view, this makes it important that
one always thinks good thoughts and does no harm to any other
being. Bad Karma is committed even if one thinks unrighteous
thoughts., What is to be given to one’s lot in life, when, how and
where are all decided by the Brahma using the Navagarahas and the
Siddars as channels. As the Brahma cannot do everything in our
realm directly, 84,000 Siddars have been created to perform duties
on its behalf. Siddars are only another level of public servants in
the cosmos, and they have capabilities and energies many would
consider supernatural, although in Hinduism this is quite normal.
Of all the siddars, 84,000 are identified as very powerful and these
siddars express themselves by way of Naadi. Agathiyar is the leader of
all Siddars – Agathiyar along with Kakapujandar, Bokar. Agathiyar
always thrived for Jeeva Karunyam (to not harm any being), i.e.,
taking care of all living things in this world and guiding them to the
path of Gnana or the attaining of supreme self-knowledge.,
Agastya with lord Shiva’s blessings written about past, present
and future of human life in kaliyuga which is called Agastya Nadi
Jothidam, his detailed writings includes ones past, present, future,
spiritual, panchabutha(five elements), health, medicine, vedas and
much more Apart from Agastya Nadi with tremendous divine power
sage Agastya can also be communicated lively by means of jeevanadi
readings which is more powerful than any other kind of astrology in
the world. Nadi readers who can practice jeevanadi need to be very
well organized mentally and physically to conduct the jeevanadi
readings. There are very handful of Nadi readers out there to practice
and conduct jeevanadi readings.
Bramhanaada chudi, Jnana Khanda, Jala Khanda, Rishi Khanda,
Prashna Khanda etc are the tremendous knowledge bank and
Treasure of India which has to be Studied and recorded orderly
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for future generation. Today in this world of Science, we have to

understand the great work of Agastya realized the limitations of
human sciences. Nadi shasthra is a science of answering questions
araising in common man’s mind.
‘Vision’ of Agstya here means
the abilit y to se e thing s by
contracting the distance between
time and space and to notice or
hear of things with the subtle
inner cognizance, extra-sensory
knowledge the Naadi shasthra to
visualize detailed happenings of the
future of generations, and note them
down on palm-leaves demonstrating
Divinity’s mechanical, methodical
and mathematical control of all
happenings in the universe. Saint
Agastya’s vision in the meditative
grasping of the Vedas for selfenlightenment and insight into
the future of the Universe, the other subjects such as Ayurved
(Medicine), Jyotirved (Forecasting ), Dhanurved (Archery),
Sthapatya (Architecture), Chitrakala (Painting), Nrutya (Dancing)
and Sangita (Music) etc. must have been taught for relaxation from
their concentration in divining the future of all human beings.
Agastya trained coding hundreds of disciples – especially trained in
the Tamil code script, must have etched the writings on palm-leaves
with a sharp nail gripped firmly in their palms.
The proof of Carbon 14 test conducted in Germany proves the
age of Naadi leaf as at least 350 to 400 years old. It is quite relevant
to state that all Naadi Readers tell that the matter on the leaf is very
ancient but the leaf on which it has been rewritten on many occasions
or periods. Last known period being Maratha King Maharaj Sarfoji
II Raje of Tanjavur, kingdom. (A. D. 1798 to 1832).
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15. AGASTYA & SIDDHA MEDICINE

Siddha is an ancient Indian traditional treatment system which
evolved in South India, chiefly in Tamil Nadu. According to
ancient literature of Siddha, it is said that the system of this
medicine originated from Hindu God Shiva who taught it to his
consort Parvati. Parvati then passed it on to Nandi and Nandi taught
about it to nine Devtas.
Though the origin of this system is considered to be divine,
Siddhar Agasthyar is considered as the founding father of this
medical system. There are 18 prominent siddhars who are the main
contributors to this system of medicine. The original texts and
treatise for siddha are written in Tamil language. Concept of disease
and cause, The herbal agents used by the siddhars could be classified
into three groups: thavaram (herbal product), thadhu (inorganic
substances) and jangamam (animal products). The thadhu agents
are further classified as: uppu (water-soluble inorganic substances
that give out vapour when put into fire), pashanam (agents not
dissolved in water but emit vapour when fired), uparasam (similar
to pashanam but differ in action), loham (not dissolved in water but
melt when fired), rasam(substances which are soft), and ghandhagam
(substances which are insoluble in water, like sulphur). Enermous
scientific studies to be done in this field.

16. LOPAMUDRA AND AGASTYA:

EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP
The enlightened world of Lopamudra and Agastya, where the
Creator depends on his creation to realise his goals. No one claims
ultimate superiority but share a synergetic relation. Here, the
Producer becomes a Yachak (seeker) to his creation. Though the
creation owes its existence to the Creator, it simultaneously puts
conditions that Creator is bound to fulfil.
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Lopamudra the Brahmavadini ( the knower of supreme

knowledge), the perfect beauty, gives purpose to her Creator. In
this world, Creator doesn’t dominate you but seeks you for worldly
obligations.
Lopamudra is an equilibrium in his ( Agastya) life as she guides
him to balance his ascetic and householders duties alike. She is an
essential element in the whole journey of Agastya to fulfil his worldly
obligations, which is a prerequisite for liberation. In the Rigvedic
context, she is a scholar who is fulfilling, demanding and an enabler.
According to another source, Lopamudra was created by Rishi
Agastya as his ancestors demanded that he ( Agastya) marry and
beget a son and help them liberate. The making of Lopamudra is
metaphoric of the beauty in the universe and our dependence on
them to bring out perfection in our life. When the most beautiful
and intelligent human being was to be created, the inspiration and
contribution came from other organisms which coexist on this planet.
When Agastya wanted to beget a child with her, she put a
condition of royal comfort before they procreate. The precondition
of Lopamudra and fulfilment of the condition by Agastya symbolises
the respect and importance of women’s acceptance in domestic life.
To honour her words and fulfil her desires considering it a husband’s
duty, he looked for riches with the three rich kings Srutarvan,
Vradhnaswa, and Trasadasyu. The three kings kept their balance
sheet in front of him and expressed their helplessness as they could
not spare anything. But they advised Rishi Agastya to approach the
king of Asura and seek wealth from him. Rishi met Illwala, the king of
asuras and deceived him by killing Illwala’s brother Vatapi following
which Illwala surrendered and gave all his riches to rishi Agastya.
The making of Lopamudra and the fulfilment of Agastya’s
obligation points towards the limitations of our existence,
interdependency and necessity of coexistence.
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Agastya creates a woman - the most beautiful and intelligent by

the contributions from the best of other organisms, indicating our
dependency on ecology despite being the most evolved species on
the globe. It directs us to appreciate the beauty of others apart from
oneself
No one in this world is self-sufficient. Even the most scholarly
person, the mantra drashta (Agastya), who had powers to create the
most beautiful human being, depended on Lopa-mudra (his creation)
to liberate his ancestors. He could bless the childless king with a child
but could not accomplish his purpose independently.
The story also eulogises the duties of a person in grihastha ashram;
the most powerful of the rishi went seeking for riches as his wife
desired for it.
Apart from being one of the famous Brahmavadini who strives
for the highest philosophical knowledge, Lopamudra contributed
to matriarchal theology. She has to her credit the composition of the
Nadi Pancha Dasi mantra of Shakta tradition (here Shakti- women is
the supreme reality). She is a representative of feminine divine power,
which is a vital characteristic of the Hindu religion.
Princess Lopamudra of Vidarbha renounced her royal life of
comfort and became Agastya’s Rishipatni, despite the understandable
initial hesitation of her parents. In terms of modern Human
Resource Management, we may see in this act of Lopamudra both
her own immense spiritual potential and her deep understanding
and veneration of the rishi.
Perhaps, the highest form of marriage is the shared self realization
of two kindred souls. They are believed to have led a life of great
happiness and partnership in spiritual matters.
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17. AGASTYA RIVER KAVERI

FOR MANKIND
When the kaveri was flown from the Kamandala of Agastya as a
river, Agastya installed Shiva Temple throughout the banks of River
Kaveri from Talakaveri to Bay of Bengal (Bangala Kolli). The purpose
was to make River to flow peacefully and make it pious. Even Lord
Rama was brought by Agastya to the place like Ramanathapuram
situated on the banks of Kaveri River and made him to worship Lord
Shiva by pouring Kaveri Water.By establishing many temples on the
banks of Kaveri. Agastya has also notified his sankalpa that the river
should be treated as Holy River and Kaveri should continue to bless
the people for all the time with the spiritual and material benefits,
blessed with intense energy of Agastya.

18. AGASTYA AND SOLAR ENERGY

It praises the divine qualities of the sun, seeing him as a divine
being. Reciting it with due reverence will bestow many divine
benefits. The profound potential psychological benefit is to imbibe
the qualities of the Sun,which can help you in any battle or task. Just
reflect how modern technology helps mankind to turn to solar energy
to deal with adverse climate changes, which is probably the biggest
challenge to the survival of humanity and other species.
Agasthya is a great exponent of Solar energy. Agasthya had taught
amazing technique of preparing Solar Batteries. He was a great
astronamet and also astrologer. Some of his writings in this behalf
are quite amazing particularly related to the cosmic aspects. It seems
he used to fly very high in the sky and move from earth to different
places. Some of his literatures clearly reveal that we are quite ignorant
about the achievement of our own saints in astronomy.
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19. AGASTYA-MASTER OF
ASTRONOMY
Some of the literary works of Agasthya revels the deapth of his
understanding of Universe, Sun, Moon, measurement of the Earth
etc. In Agathiyar Thaththuvam-300:217-218. As it is being quoted
by Dr. Karthigayan in his research book on Siddhars of Tamilnadu,
the translated version of the Kavyam unfolds the Agasthya’s thought
on concept of Universe. His understanding wipes out all the
arguments that it is only Greeks and Western Scientists found the
Universal set up. Dr.Karthigayan quotes the said Agasthya’s poem
by duly translating the same in English which is as hereunder: “Let
me explain what is Universe, Many rooms make a House; Many
houses makes a street; Many streets make a village; Many villages
a State; Many states make a Country; Many countries makes a
Continent; Many continents make a world; Many worlds makes
a Solar system; Many systems make a Universe; and How; many
universe are there? Even Sadhaasivan can’t tell us!” 319(Agathiyar
Thaththuvam-300:217-218) Thus, Siddhas were knowledgeable
about the Solar system and byond that. They even coined different
words like Oor( Village), Naadu(State), Desam(Country),
KaaNdam(continent), Ulagam(world), Andam(Solar System),
Buvanam(Universe), Perumbuvanam(greater universe). They
believed lives on earth also part and parcel of the universe and our
solar system. This idea gave birth to their unusual companions of
human body with cosmos and enbled them to achieve immortality.
About rotation of earth around Sun and Moon around earth are also
being revealed in Agasthya’s Perunool Kaviyam, we can find from the
translated poem by Dr. Karthigayan as hereunder: “The Sun, placed
static like a live flame in the space, Lighting, warnking and nurturing
the earth”. 312(Agathiyar Perunool Kaviyam-12000:5:357), excerpt)
“The Moon rotates around the Earth Steadily on its left side (in
anti-clockwise)” 313(Agathiyar Perunool Kaviyam-12000:5:358,
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excerpt) Another Kaviyam of Agasthya indicates about Agasthya’s

Cosmo Travelling.
Following are the Agasthya’s records regarding the aerial view of
the Earth, which is as hereunder: “It will be very small, like an atom
and different, You will feel that you have not seen it before; But
it is the beautiful planet of the God’s creation, it is the Earth that
accommodates the life and the lifeless!” 310 (Agathiyar Perunool
Kaviyam-12000:5:359), excerpt) Courteasy History of Medical
and Spiritual Sciences of Siddhas of Tamilnadu by Dr.P.Kathigaya.

20. AGASTYA’S EXPLANATION

ABOUT BIG BANG THEORY
The earth is believed to be a fragment of the sun blown into space
as a big ball of solar system. ‘The Prapancha Kaandam commences
with explanations about the origin of the earth and the entire fire
billions of years ago. This big fire globe, after spinning round and
round at a very high speed for innumerable length of time, began
to cool on its surface’. During the course of its voyage from the sun
through different gaseous highly energetic particles the earth being
attracted and repelled by diff the solar system, acquired the energetic
potencies of all the planets. Later it gained a constant movement
rotating on its own axis having its sun. It is stated that the earth
took its origin 200 billion years ago.’ The world was not habitable
having only land and water ‘Gradually vegetation began to appear
as the earliest form of life on earth Subsequently aquatic living
creatures followed by insects, reptiles, bircame upon; with the last
being humans. Each species had its own genetic origin and human
beings are considered the order of original creation. It is stated that
planet earth is the only survival and existence of life in the entire
solar system. As life began to be counted.
Agathiyar returned to Kumari Kandam where he met Lord
Murugan insage Kandan or Supramaniar at Trikona Malai, present
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day Trincomalistation called Kadari Kama or Kadhirgama, Lord

Murugan imparted spknowledge to Agathiyar. In his meditation
he could see into the future; see impending calamitiemoved to the
North Pole considering it to be a save place. This period the Arctic
was said to coincide with the end of the Dwapara Yuga placBC.
Just as he had seen of an impending calamity and had decided to
movetremendous explosion in the planet Mars sents a piece of debris
towardimpact caused a great deluge on the earth. Significant portions
of Kumsubmerged into the Indian Ocean. Continental drift resulted
in the presarrangement of this region. On returning to Mancuria
after the great flood Kailas was no more but Himalayan mountain
range had emerged in North India
He located a mountain range in South India. This is the present
day Cospot is said to be the safest place and free from any future
catastrophesmet Lord Siva and Uma in the form of Dhashina Murthi
and Shenbaga where the meeting took place between Dhashina
Murthi, Shenbaga Devi Murugan and Agathiyar was Mahadeva Giri.
This meeting also significant commencement of Kali Yuga.
Other sages then stated coming to Mahadeva Giri. Lord Dhashina
Murthi revived the knowledge of the Vedas and instructed these
sages to propagate this knowledge at the appropriate manner and
time for the benefit of humanity. This imparting of this knowledge
was said to have taken place on the 21st day of the Tamil month
of Kartigai, during the eleventh year , Eswara Samvatsara, of Kali
Yuga. Agathiyar gave much importance to this day. All his dating
was reckoned from this day.

21. AERIAL GLIDING BY

USING BALOONS
The history of Othumalai hill temple near Salem, Tamilnadu
reveals that Agasthya used to teach the flying technologies to his
disciples in that place. The history of the place further reveals that
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Bogar took the lessor from Agasthya in flying in Othumalai. In

Bogar’s own Kaviyam he has given the details of such technologies in
three of the poems of Bogar in Saththakaandam are being translated
to English by Karthigayan which are as hereunder: “It is a true craft
and it will to float above, in the sky(391) I will tell you how to do
that, first, add magnet(ore) with iron, Melt it like water, my son,
and cast it into fine wire, then, construct a globular structure as you
like, of ten feet diameter(392), 429 cover the structure with cloth
and tie it neatly, and, Devise a square in the centre of the fabrication,
Prepare a basket for keeping lamps insidew and Hook it diligently
with the fabrication, cover the basket with fibre silk and hang it
conveniently like a cradle above, arrange covering in such a way, the
lower can be opened and the upper fully closed.(393)” 430(Bogar
Saththakaandam-7000:3:391-393)
“Boil camphor oil with the mild heat of lamps kept below, keep
the balloon above and see that it is filled with camphor gas, the gas
will emancipate the balloon and it will rise above slowly, the balloon,
thus, gains the power to glide diligently in the sky(394)”, 431(Bogar
Saththakaandam-7000:3:395).
“It’s going up and up carried by air, in the sky, As the humans
views it from the planes beneath, oh oho! It will go till the peaks of
Mr.Kailash!” 432(Bogar Saththakaandam-7000:3:395)
Such a valuable messages about flying technology naturally gives
a vast field for research particularly by studying available literature
of Agasthya, Bogar, Kalanginathar etc., and by making endeavor to
search literatures from Naadi manuscripts.

22. AGASTYA AND DELUGE

Agastya has got special relation with deluge, flood, earth quake,
land slips. Agastya had been sent by Lord Shiva to South and to get
settled in THREE KOOTA to keep the balance of the earth. Agastya
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has kept accounts of deluge and calamities took place right from the
days of Threthayuga, in his ancient Tamil literatures.
Before crossing over to South, Agastya made river Narmada to
flow in a proper dimension without causing flood and changing
direction.
Narmada River was originally called as Reva River. Said river
was frequently changing its direction and causing frequent flood
causing lot of calamities. Then people at that time approached
Agastya and requested him to find remedies for such frequently
occurring calamities. Agastya prayed Devi Bhavani who had settled
in Vindhyaand the said fact is being referred in Skaanda Puraana.

23. AGASTYA AS A BUILDER

OF NATION THRUOGH LORD RAMA
Rama initiated to Aditya Hridaya Sage Agastya’s ashram was
located in the midst of Dandakaranya where he used to stay with
his wife Lopamudra. The place oozed most pious and spiritual vibes
owing to the prolonged penance and tapas performed by the couple.
While on exile, Lord Rama along with his wife Sita and brother
Lakshmana visited the sage. As mentioned in scriptures, Agastya
played a very good host to them and Lopamudra also gifted Sita
divine ornaments. Most importantly, while teaching Lord Rama
the nuances of dharma, Agastya presented Lord Rama the Vaishava
Dhanus with divine arrows. Rama along with his brother also built
an ashram on the bank of River Godavari as instructed by the sage.
Sage Agastya also helped Lord Rama in gaining victory over Ravana
to a certain extent. As per the legend of Ramayana, Ravana had ten
heads which were indestructible as no sooner did Rama cut one,
than a new one sprang on his head and this was endless. Upon seeing
Rama’s difficulty in defeating Ravana, Sage Agastya initiated Rama
with the sacred hymn ‘Aditya Hridaya’. Finally, with the blessings of
Sun God, Lord Rama defeated Ravana and became one of the most
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prosperous king of the Treta Yuga. As suggested by Sage Agastya,

Rama also performed Aswamedha yaga for the wellbeing of his
kingdom and subjects.

War strategies of Agasthya

Valmiki Ramayana reveals the illusionary visions created by
Indrajitu. However, in the Tamil literature of Saint Agasthya in
Perunool Kaviyam, how Lakshmana and Rama could counter the
Maya Vidyas(illusionary visions of Indrajitu, Ravana, Megadoota is
being specified). Dr. Karthigeyan has translated one of such poems
of Agasthya in Perunool kaviyam to English from Tamil, which
is as hereunder: “With the help of Ashtama Siddar’s Mai, Rama
appeared everywhere, Rama stood overlaid upon the original army
on all the eight sides; As if (one) standing in his place and (one)
moving inside the Viyoogam, (thus,the eight appearances were
engaged in eight different strategies). The combined powers of rare
herbs produced an extraordinary miracle” 397(Agathiyar Perunool
Kaviyam-12000:1:730)
The Asuras on each side started to fight with Rama on their side,
some moved inside while others the other way, and thus the Lotus
strategy, the trap set for Rama, was shattered into chaos. Thus, the
Asthama Siddhas helped to restore justice and help Rama and with
Siddhas help Rama could conquered miraculuously, the big army
of Ravana consisting of men, aromour and magic. It is also very
interesting to state that Agasthya also says how Sanjeevi-mooli was
administered to Lakshmana by Siddhars. If Valmiki Ramayana is
read together with Agasthya’s Perunool Kaviyam, one can better
understand the nature of Lankan Warfare and can also understand
the importance of spiritual saadhkas in Dharmayuddha. Siddhas
illusionary visions: History never originated with the evolution of
mankind.
As such, it is a later devised tool to educate mankind. Folklore is an
unconventional form of history. Mythology is a mixture of divinity
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and folklore which later attained a literary status. Mythologies

often contain only the main events, and as such, much other related
information was ignored by passage of time on an unstable earth
which experienced many deluges. Courtesy: History of Medical and
Spiritual Sciences of Siddhas of Tamilnadu by Dr.P.Karthigayan.

24. DEMOCRACY AND AGASTHYA

The roots of democracy are deeply rooted in ancient Indian
wisdom, Guru Agastya the progenitor of democracy, advocated the
principles of equality and the “devine origin of kingship” like Pandya,
Chola, Chera etc. The Hindu religion is self democratical religion
origin of Sanatana Dharma, the unity and discussion of all sages lead
by Guru Agastya promoting the dharma in kingdoms to follow the
same. Veerapandiya Kattabomman was the best example for justice
of equality and dharma thought by Guru Agastya parampara. At
Thrippunithura(Kerala), the founder of the temple complex or
kshetra samuchayam of Guru Agastyaa told the devine experiences
about the conferences that Agastya conveying in the Cutralam on
full moon day, presided by Dakshina Murthy, all gather to discuss
each of everyone’s performances to protect dharma, these are also
refered in Agastya’s kaavyams, as Evaluater of literatures, revealed that
Sangam Ist 4449 poet apart from other personalities, every literature
was evaluated and accessed by Agastya and his methodology
was discussion and taking decision about spirituality and life of
people(Ref.Dr.Karthigayan).
Our Honourable Prime Minister of India, Sri. Narendra Modi
refered Anubhava Mantapa of Basavanna, Karnataka was one of
the earliest democratic movement. The concept of “Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam”(The whole world is a family) originated in India.
Greeks thought about democracy in the later age, but it was
advocated the principles of equality and the rulers actually followed
this principle in practice, these has to be projected to our younger
generation of today.
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25. AGASTYA AND SHAIVISM

Agasthya was also a part of reformed sect of Hindhu Religion.
Renukacharya who is being considered as saint emerged out of
Shivalingam is virtually the founder of Shaivism which later termed
as Veerashaiva Sect and subsequently take the shape of Lingayath
Sect during the time of Basavanna of Karnataka.
Text for this reformed sect of Hindhu Religion called
Siddhantha Shikhamani. With the inspiration and instructions from
Renukacharya Agastya took Shaivism to several countries like, Lanka,
Indonesia, Malasiya, Jawa, Cambodia etc., One of the royal families
in Cambodia have claimed that they are the lineral descendants of
Agastya. The Island of Jawa considers Agastya as a Guru. The Agastya
Parva is the Religious book which comprise of Agastya’s Teachings
to his son Idma. The people of Jawa consider the said text book as
their religious text book. It is being told that even Anchorwat the
largest temple of the world had been constructed as per the sankalpa
of Agastya. Agastya had developed technology of building ships
and made the people to became adventurous and carry the torch of
Sanaathana Dharma to several countries of South East. Agastya has
composed a separate book on the Shasthra of building ships. Agastya’s
knowledge of Rudraveena, Mayavidya, Skull surgeries, Kriya yoga is
also contribution to human kind.

26. SHIP BUILDING AND NAVIGATION

Guru Agasthya must have thought the Ship building technologies
to the Kings of Royal Dynasties like Cholas, Pandyas and Cheras who
had large naval fleets of ocean bound ships. He was the Rajaguru of
these Royal families, further studies to be done regarding the science
behind this.
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27. NEW ZEALAND MAORIS AND

CHINESE WORSHIP AGASTYA
Agastya’s presence and worship in South East Asian countries
outside India. We see his statues in all the countries of South East
Asia and all major museums around the world. We also pointed out
what ‘Agastya drank the ocean’ and ‘Agastya Humbling the Vindhya
Hills’ meant. It means he was the first to cross the ocean to establish
a Hindu empire in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia,
Singapore, Indonesia and beyond. He was the first one to lay a road
route to South India. Before that all the Rishis (sages) used the sea
coast to travel around India where it was easy to cross the huge rivers
with boats. They avoided travelling through thick forests of central
India. But Agastya, a great engineer and a pioneer of ancient India,
broke all these traditions. In fact he paved the way to Columbus,
Magellan, Vasco Da Cama, Captain Cook, Marco polo and umpteen
Greek and Roman sailors.

Agastya from Prambanan ,Indonesia

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Now let us look at his presence in China and New Zealand.

Scholars have arrived at a conclusion about the origin of Polynesians.
They say that they migrated from Taiwan area of China to different
locations. But they settled in Indonesia and adjacent countries and
slowly migrated to New Zealand and other Pacific islands.
Agastya’s name as a saint and a star is in China in Fu Lu Shou
worship. But his presence in Maoris of New Zealand was not noticed
by any one. Studies shows the Star Canopus and his name in Maori
worship in New Zealand. Since all Polynesians came from China
region they could have brought it to Indonesia or they could have
taken it from Indonesian Hindus. Whole of South East Asia was
Hindu-Buddhist rule for 1300 years till Muslims occupied those
lands.
Maori tribes have several names for Agastya/Canopus star:Ariki=
High born (one of the seven virtues of sages is high birth)
Atutahi, Aotahi = all these are corrupted form of AGATHI (ya)
Tapu = Tapas (penance)
Since scholars could not find any etymology in Maori language
they used the ordinary meaning for those words stand alone, solitary
etc.
Food is offered to the star as offering. This shows the respect and
worship of Maoris.
One mythology says that Atutahi was left out of the basket when
Tane wove it. This is a Hindu story where he was known to be born
out of a pot (basket). Agastya is called Kumbha muni, Kalasi Suta,
Ghatodbhava and Kumbha sambhava all meaning pot born or basket
born. Atutahi sounds Agathi.
It is interesting to compare the veneration, worship, food offering
and star staus with that of the Hindu Agastya. Hindus also has his
name in Sraddha mantra (ancestor worship). Sanskrit saying praises
him as the patron saint of the sailors:
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Agastyodaye jalani prasidanti = when the star Agastya rises,

the waters become calm.

Agastya from Nepal

Agastya is associated with the South in Kalidasa’s Raguvamsam,

Sangam literature and Hindu Puranas. He was one of the ancient
Rishis in the rig-Veda. Studies points out five families of Rishis of
early period including Agastya’s mention the three Vedic goddesses
in the same order Bharati, Ila, Sarsvati. Later period Rishis change
this order. Kalidasa links Agastya with Pandya kings.
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Chinese Temple in Malysia: Fu Lu Shou

28. AGASTYA IN CHINA

Chinese worship three Devas Fu, Lu, Shou representing
Happiness, Prosperity and Longevity. They are worshipped as stars
in the sky. Fu represents Jupiter (Guru), Lou represents Vasishta
Nakashatra in Ursa Major constellation or Saptarishi Mandalam and
Shou represents Agastya Naksahatra /Canopus in the southern sky.
They have been worshipping these stars in the form of three human
figures for at least 800 years. There is no doubt that they have learnt
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all these things from the Hindus. Vasishta and Arundhati are in
Sangam Tamil literature which is at least 2000 years old. Agastya
Star is visible only for people living in the southern latitudes. Only
Hindus could have made him a God or a Star!

29. Agasthya and South

Eastern Countries
In Srisailam Agasthya met Sri Renukacharya, founder of Shaivism.
Renukacharya instructed Agasthya to install 1000 Shivalingams in
Srilanka and other Southern Countries. Even today Agasthya’s idols
are being found in several temples in Srilanka. The archaeological
escavations in the countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Jawa, Burma,
Cambodia, Vietnam etc., have revealed the buried Shivalingams and
in most of the places Agasthya’s idols are also being found Except
the idol of Agasthya no idols of any other Saints are being found
in South Eastern countries. The South Eastern Countries came
under the influence of Hinduism during the expeditions of Chola’s
and Pandya’s. Saint Agasthya was Guru for both the lineages. Saint
Agasthya is the greatest saint of Sanatana Dharma who took the
message of Sanatana Dharma outside Bharatha Khanda. It is also
being told at many of the Southern countries were prone for natural
calamities like earthquakes, floods etc., It is also being told that
Agasthya had installed Shivalingams in all those place to keep the
nature under balance. However, with the advent of Buddhism and
later Islam all the temples were virtually abandoned or destroyed.
In the result even today all these Southern countries like Malaysia,
Indonesia are facing the natural calamities very frequently. Worship
of Lord Shiva and installations of Shivalingams are essentially related
to protect the nature. The said aspect requires a scientific study in
the modern era particularly in the light of happening of flood and
earthquakes frequently all over the globe.
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30. AGASTYA JNANAPEETA

The knowledge centre for the studies, focusing , on
empowering all aspects of “Science of life“ irrespective of age,
nationality or religion, to explore and spread knowledge of science
which Guru Agastya contributed to the world has to be established.

31. CONCLUSION
Agastya Muni has been a sage from many years, starting from
the mountains covered with snow in Northern India to all the temples
far off in Southern India. aspects of civilization and traditions,
beliefs, or the evolving technologies and many more are contributed
by the sage of Hindu religion. Agastya Maharshi – The Father of
Indian Mysticism, it is beyond our limitation to cover multiple facts
of lore of Agastya. Our modern so called scientific minds has to
study, understand the nation building vision of multidimensional
personalty of saint.
The contribution of Agasthya in every aspect of life is quite
tremendous, unmatching and greatest ever. Agasthya is being
considered as forefather of pancha dravida Bhashas. It is an admitted
fact that among panchadravida Bhashas i.e., Tamil, Kannada,
Malayalam, Telugu and Tulu most ancient literatures are found in
Tamil. Most of the Tamilians accept Agasthya as the person who
has composed Grammar in Tamil Language. Now it has to be found
out whether Agasthya has composed languages by taking clues out
of the sound and vibration generated by the Natyam of Lord Shiva
as Nataraja. Perunool Kavyam is one of the most ancient Tamil
Literature probably composed during Tretayuga by Agasthya. Now
in the said kavyam one can get lot of information’s regarding the
research that Agasthya has made on different fields.
Sanatana dharma is the only religion in the world which tells
about plurality in society headed by Guru Agastya initiated many
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traditions, suiting to every feature of individual in a genetic order,

making us to study plrural aspects of Agastya like shavism (shiva
worship) shakta tradition (shree chakra, lalitha sahasranama) kriya
yoga, subramanya tradition, concept of shiva Vishnu worship
(shankra narayana temple kodaramalai). Etc. made hindu religion
very democratic, scientific worshiping of bhava of energy suitable
for every catagories of people. Indepth study of our own legend
Agastya’s enormous work on chitrakala (paintings) ,carvings
(wood,stone), Architecture, stone blasting techonology, electricity,
battery, aerospace, aeroplane building techonology, building dams
etc, building temples and allaining techonology of drawing energy
from region to region geographically aspects behind this has to
be considered.
The knowledge seekers around the world including Indians,
researching about Edgarcayce‘s recordings, Baba vanga‘s and
Nanstradamus predictions, then why not about scripts and
predictions of Agastya‘s?
This book is all about a labour of love, out pouring of honest
emotions from all devotees, as we humans should try to attune
ourselves to the supreme nature.