The Mystery Of Muneeswaran

Aum Namah Shivaya......

  Muneeswaran is Maha Eeshwar Who Is He ?....The Great Muneeswaran.These two great guardian gods are as similar as they are different and if you dig deep into their character and history , it will be easy to find out why.

Karuppargal are an araka/asura amsam , extremely fierce in their martial arts and fighting ways , very dedicated in bhakti and meditation but also having very similar emotions to us humans. It is the reason that human beings can relate so much to them, for they understand human emotions and logic pretty well.

The Muneeswarargal on the other hand are a Deiva amsam , holding the name of eeswaran in their name itself. Only two other legendary figures in history had that pathavi , Lord Saneeswaran , the one who judges us all , and Lord Ravaneeswaran , one of Lord Shiva’s greatest devotees at one time.

The difference between Karuppars and Muneeswarars is further illustrated in this famous short story.

A man went to see Muniswaran and Karuppar for a problem regarding his workplace. He first went to muneeswaran , who asked him , what wrong you did at the workplace first? He then went to karuppar who settled the issue by giving problem to the guy at the workplace giving problem to the man, thereby solving the man’s problem.

As you can see, they both have different styles of working. Karuppar being an asura amsam having human tendencies , feels for us more and tries to settle our base problems as quickly as possible. Muneeswaran , being a deiva amsam, tries to fix our own flaws and push us past our human tendencies.

Though they have different styles of working , they respect each other for their specialities greatly.There is a reason why Muneeswaran worship was first established in The Malaysian and Singapore region. And that worship brought along the Karuppar worship here.

Years ago , karuppar was worshipped as an extra deity to those who worshipped Munis. But now , Karuppar worship is going even past that of the munis. The munis had a reason for bringing the karuppargal here , and establishing their worship, which will be revealed to devotees in the near future.

Getting back to muneeswaran worship , a very sad scene has developed in the worship tradition that i would like to talk about today. A great myth has been perpetuated and spread all over. They have an illustrious history that has been hidden and a fake story has been given prominence.

Many are familiar with the Dhakshan story , the father of Shakti , who humiliated her during a yagam by not inviting Lord Shiva , and for that Mother Shakti gave her life up. The yagam was then ended by Lord Shiva’s army led by the fierce Maha Kali and Veerabhadran, who cut off Dhakshan’s head and threw it into the sacrificial fire.

That is a great story from our ancient history.

But people have modified that story for their own purposes.

There is a famous myth going around our region that the Munis history came from that legend too. That is a great lie.

If one searches the puranas and other ancient text that mention’s the Dhakshan story , no where is muneeswaran mentioned there.

So why did this myth came about?

Certain sects of ayyars (priests), wanting to structure Muneeswaran worship as Shivan worship created this story. They use Lord Shiva’s mantras in temple worship place of the true Muneeswaran mantras that can be found in the many villages in India.

Of course Muneeswaran accepts Shiva mantras. He himself is a devotee of Lord Shiva. But wouldnt it be better if we gave our great warrior god his own mantra , that are already around in India?

Muneeswaran is From Shivan. But Shivan Is Not Muneeswaran. Muneeswaran is a drop from the Great Lord Shiva. But even he will be the first to say he is different from him.

The muni clan is vast , with over 108 Munis. They came from the Pandi Muniyaandi vamsam. In fact , in ancient days , nobody knew the name muneeswaran , they were all called as Muniyaandi rather than muniswaran. Later on , due to a request to Lord Shiva , they were allowed to adopt the name Eeswaran into their back of their true name.

Most of the Muneeswarans came from the various parts of the Great Lord Shiva himself. The very famous Jada Muniandi ( now prayed to as jada muni or sada muni ) came from the Jadai (hair) of Eesan himself. He is the great shadow that is always behind Lord Shiva, so you can imagine how great a power he really is.

Raja muni , one of the munis holding the highest pathavi at the moment among muneeswarans (muniyaandis) also came directly from Shiva. There is a famous portrait of him seated in a yogic post , with black hair and gold moustache. In fact he has white hair and gold moustache , and in many trance sessions , you can see other gods calling him the “kelaivan” (old man) . Here is a picture of him below.

rajamuni

There is also another retired muni , older than Rajamuni himself (rajamuni took over from him) , who held the position of General in the muni clan for the longest time. Many people have heard of him as the kilavan , holding a walking stick with a bend back , with santhanam spread all over his body. He is also very respected by all karuppargal and muniyanmargal.

He currently goes around checking on people who are giving arul vaaku and correcting their mistakes. I shall not mention his name here as per his wishes.

As you can see , each muni has an illustrious history of their own. There is no reason to lump them as Lord Shiva . This was a political move trying to implement a non vedic deity into the vedic system.

Munis are Lord Shiva’s amsam , not his avathaaram. Lord Shiva doesnt have Avathaarams , only Maha Vishnu does.

The munis are great powerful beings, constantly in meditation and communion with the Great Lord Shiva , the world’s father. They are as great if not greater than the humans mahaans and rishis we hear about. Rishis and Mahaans are humans who reached God. Munis are those who came down from the Great Lord himself.
Lord Sri Muneeswarar may be quite unknown to many but he is a powerful God and has an interesting origin.

Long before our time, in ancient India lived King Thakshar who was Lord Siva's father in law. One fine day, he decided to perform a special pooja called the Achvametha Yagam. Unfortunately he did not invite Lord Siva to the Yagam. Brahma, Vishnu, Indra, the Thevars and Maha Rishis strongly requested that Lord Siva be invited but King Thakshar was indeed stubborn. He flatly refused.

He continued to conduct the Yagam without giving Lord Sivca his share of the Avir. Lord Siva's anger was apparent. King Thakshar was cursed by Nandhithevar, who sits at the base of Lord Siva's idol , and Sivanintahi resulted. The Yagam did not end. Lord Siva's anger exploded. Frightful Veeera Pathirar, Lord Siva's guard, appeared angrily from the Yagam.

And from the Lord Siva's face came Sri Muneeswarar who took seven incarnations - Sivamuni, Mahamuni, Thavamuni, Naathamuni, Jadamuni, Tharammamuni and Vaazhamuni. This he did to protect the souls.

Ø As he appeared from Lord Siva's face. He assumed SIVAMUNI.

Ø Possessing immeasurable divine power he became Mahamuni.

Ø Thavamuni removed all obstacles in the path of the Thevars and Rishis during their Yagam.

Ø Naathamuni offered blessings to the Devagananga and Poothaganga.

Ø Jadamuni grew the trees and possessed the Ruthrkshamala Kaatgar and the book.

Ø Tharmamuni protected the good and destroyed evil.

Ø Vaazhamuni is praised by the Kabalis who live in the jungle.

In so assuming the different incarnations, Lord Sri Muneeswarar has showered his blessings on His devotees. Sivasakthi is Knowledge. In praying to Lord Muneeswarar, devotees may achieve bliss and good health in life.

MUNEESWARAN MOOLA MANTRA

Om ham yogeewaraya yogavalapaaya
Saagala yopalaprathaaya thusta gragamarthanaya
Muneewawaraya the namaha

MUNEESWARAN GAYATRI MANTRA...

Om muneeswaraya namaha
Om bulandavayaa vidmahe,
Suula hastaya Dheemahi
Thanno muniswara prachodayat!!!Katka hastaya Dheemahi
Thanno muniswara prachodayat!!!

Om Kanaga Vasaya Vidmahe
Trisula (sula) hastaya Dheemahi
Thanno Muniswara Prachodayat!!!

Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe
Maha Devaya Parivara Dheemahi
Thannop Muniswara Prachodayat!!!

Om haam vam vanesvaraya, jeevarachagaya, loga sanjsaraanaya, shaowbakya prathaayagaaya vaal muniswaraya namaha!!!

Om katka hastaya Dheemahi
Sukraprathaya Dheemahi
thanno val muniswaraya prachodayat!!!

Om sri thavamuniswaraya hamsaya vidmahe,
Parama hamsaya Dheemahi
Thanno hamsap prachodayat!!!

Om purupoowaya namaha, saum klim iyum klim iyum bagawathy namaha, om sakthi muniswaraya namaha!!!

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Om namah shivayah sri maha jada muniswaraya namaha
Om thanda hasthaya Dheemahi
Jada mukhundaaya Dheemahi
Thanno sri maha jada muniswaraya prachodayat