Ascetics or Supernalpossessing mystic power are called Siddah Purush. They are considered to have won over the time. The Ascetic (Siddah Purush) who live in dense jungles, caves and even open spaces unmindful of weather conditions,performwonders beyond nature and ones imagination. Some believe that the Supernal (Siddha Purush) are eternal, but that is not true. Those who are bornon earth are destined to shed their body one day or the other, but the real difference between a Supernaland humans are that Siddah Purush can shrink and expand their body in seconds,fly on air like a plane,enter into the body of even dead to revive them shedding their own body. They can remain in the state of samadhi without food and water for years together,foresee events of tomorrowandeven beyond several years. They can instantly cure any ailments.
ButrealSupernal would not normally indulge inacts of performing miracles often and on butrarely display their power for the sake of humanity like instantly curing someone's illness or wipe out their miseries because they are the agents of divine forces on earth. However they would not exercise their power to each and everyone who reach them, for they realize that those who had committed sins in the past will have to atone it in their present birth, lest the sins called karma will be carried by them over few more births. They also knowexercisingextraordinary powers with them will be against the canon ofdivine justice.Therefore all that an Ascetic does is to help the people undertake sincere penance praying almighty in some form or the other to reduce the intensity and magnitudetheir sufferingsprovided they are sincere in their act of atonement.
It is generally believed that the Ascetics and Supernaloriginally manifested only in India as agents of divine. The reason could be sacred Himalayaswhere Lord Shiva supposedly resides with his consort and other Celestial is in India . This is the land wheresacred rivers like river Saraswathi, Thambrabarani, Ganges and other suchrivers were born and ran over many other lands.Several disciples of the great Ascetics who originally manifested in Indian soil travelled to many places carryingmessages of their masters thus spreading the fame of Supernal all over the world. Once upon a time Srilanka was part of Indian landscape and perhaps thereason why many powerful and famous Supernal lived in Lankanside of the territory. It is generally believed that there were many no of Ascetics and Supernal in Srilanka, more than in Indian part. Few famous amongst them were:
Once he took up sanyas he led a very simple life. He always carried in hand an umbrella, wore a small dhoti covering up the body from hip to knee. He never wore any cloth to cover his upper body. Never used a slippers nor shaved his beard. His body was found slightly bend, and moved in peculiar manner like limping or jumping. He used to sleep only on plain floor or over dried hay stacks in the fields or over stacked cut woods .
None could vouch where Kudai Swamigal would enter when he walked in theirstreets. Suddenly he would enter someones’ house and ask for food, but before the inmates bring food, he would disappear. He would not be traced anywhere near. Some considered him to be insane, but many believed that he possessed supernatural powers and was a great personality. Manywhohappened to experienced the erratic behaviour of Swamigal confirmed that they gained unexpected wealth when Swamigal visited them and vanished without leaving any trace. On many occasions he had forewarnedpeople of impending dangerand true to his pronouncement, the events occurred. Perhaps all these acts might have won him several devotees.
The belief was so deep that irrespective of one's stature whomsoeverhouse he entered, rich or poor, rich gained more wealth and misery and poverty of those who were poor vanished. He rarely spoke and never even answered to the queries of each and everyone. If he spoke to someone, they would feel blessed. All of sudden he would call someone from the street and forewarn them of some impending ominous event to occurand true to his warning they would find inauspicious event occurringat their home. On many occasions Kudai Swamigal also forewarned ofgood or badevents only by gesture without uttering a word by mouth. Those who could correctly understand the implication of that gesture were consideredlucky.
It is said that once a Police officer pushed him down to shame him publicly. But very soon he lost sense on the very same hand by which he pushed him, and could not move the hand too. He realized his folly of shaming Kudai Swamigal by pushing him down and therefore ran to him seekingpardon. Swamigal blessed him and he got the ailment instantly cured. Similarly he told a farmer that he would reap big harvest on a particular period and that it turned out to be true. Several such stories were in circulation on him. The ascetic passed away in the year 1978, but beyond the above information not much is known about him.
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ButrealSupernal would not normally indulge inacts of performing miracles often and on butrarely display their power for the sake of humanity like instantly curing someone's illness or wipe out their miseries because they are the agents of divine forces on earth. However they would not exercise their power to each and everyone who reach them, for they realize that those who had committed sins in the past will have to atone it in their present birth, lest the sins called karma will be carried by them over few more births. They also knowexercisingextraordinary powers with them will be against the canon ofdivine justice.Therefore all that an Ascetic does is to help the people undertake sincere penance praying almighty in some form or the other to reduce the intensity and magnitudetheir sufferingsprovided they are sincere in their act of atonement.
It is generally believed that the Ascetics and Supernaloriginally manifested only in India as agents of divine. The reason could be sacred Himalayaswhere Lord Shiva supposedly resides with his consort and other Celestial is in India . This is the land wheresacred rivers like river Saraswathi, Thambrabarani, Ganges and other suchrivers were born and ran over many other lands.Several disciples of the great Ascetics who originally manifested in Indian soil travelled to many places carryingmessages of their masters thus spreading the fame of Supernal all over the world. Once upon a time Srilanka was part of Indian landscape and perhaps thereason why many powerful and famous Supernal lived in Lankanside of the territory. It is generally believed that there were many no of Ascetics and Supernal in Srilanka, more than in Indian part. Few famous amongst them were:
- Kadayir Swamigal
- Paramaguru Swamigal
- kuzhanthai Swamigal
- Navanatha Swamigal
- Periya yaanai kutti Swamigal
- Sinthanai kutti Swamigal
- Sadaivarada Swamigal
- Mahadeva Swamigal
- Naganaatha Siththar Swamigal
- Nayinaa theevu Swamigal
- Chellappa Swamigal
- Kudai Swamigal
Once he took up sanyas he led a very simple life. He always carried in hand an umbrella, wore a small dhoti covering up the body from hip to knee. He never wore any cloth to cover his upper body. Never used a slippers nor shaved his beard. His body was found slightly bend, and moved in peculiar manner like limping or jumping. He used to sleep only on plain floor or over dried hay stacks in the fields or over stacked cut woods .
None could vouch where Kudai Swamigal would enter when he walked in theirstreets. Suddenly he would enter someones’ house and ask for food, but before the inmates bring food, he would disappear. He would not be traced anywhere near. Some considered him to be insane, but many believed that he possessed supernatural powers and was a great personality. Manywhohappened to experienced the erratic behaviour of Swamigal confirmed that they gained unexpected wealth when Swamigal visited them and vanished without leaving any trace. On many occasions he had forewarnedpeople of impending dangerand true to his pronouncement, the events occurred. Perhaps all these acts might have won him several devotees.
The belief was so deep that irrespective of one's stature whomsoeverhouse he entered, rich or poor, rich gained more wealth and misery and poverty of those who were poor vanished. He rarely spoke and never even answered to the queries of each and everyone. If he spoke to someone, they would feel blessed. All of sudden he would call someone from the street and forewarn them of some impending ominous event to occurand true to his warning they would find inauspicious event occurringat their home. On many occasions Kudai Swamigal also forewarned ofgood or badevents only by gesture without uttering a word by mouth. Those who could correctly understand the implication of that gesture were consideredlucky.
It is said that once a Police officer pushed him down to shame him publicly. But very soon he lost sense on the very same hand by which he pushed him, and could not move the hand too. He realized his folly of shaming Kudai Swamigal by pushing him down and therefore ran to him seekingpardon. Swamigal blessed him and he got the ailment instantly cured. Similarly he told a farmer that he would reap big harvest on a particular period and that it turned out to be true. Several such stories were in circulation on him. The ascetic passed away in the year 1978, but beyond the above information not much is known about him.
Kudai Swami's Statue @ Cosy restaurant Jaffna
( Courtesy: Cosy Jaffna and