WORSHIP OF SATHURNILAI (FOUR TYPES OF WORSHIPS)

The worship of God, our world follows lots of methods, according to their religion, caste, clan, race, etc, but if concluded them in a specific way, we can have the conclusion of the following and each and every methods comes under these four methods:

Sariyai Worship (divine worship using with idolatry)

Kiriyai Worship (divine worship using with rites)

Yoga Worship (divine worship of God with Yoga stage)

Wisdom worship (diving worship of God with wisdom)

Extend the above four method, we attain the following 16 sub-methods,

1. Sariyai in Sariyai, Kiriyai in Sariyai, Yoga in Sariyai, Wisdom in Sariyai

2. Sariyai in Kiriyai, Kiriyai in Kiriyai, Yoga in Kiriyai, Wisdom in Kiriyai

3. Sariyai in Yoga, Kiriyai in Yoga, Yoga in Yoga, Wisdom in Yoga

4. Sariyai in Wisdom, Kiriyai in Wisdom, Yoga in Wisdom, Wisdom in Wisdom

There is a close relation between above mentioned methods and the chronological methods mentioned in the previous chapters (sathur yugas). The research in historical way, it clearly reveals the relationship between these two. All worships that were followed in all Yuga but the people followed the four methods mentioned below:

Wisdom worship in Krudha Yuga
Yoga state worship in Thredha Yuga
Kiriyai worship in Dhvabara Yuga
Sariyai worship in Kali Yuga

And also some other methods were followed by some people in some places.

In Sariyai worship, the people idolize the images of the persons, changed them as Idols, worshipped them as God, who are attained the spirituality and divinity. The majority of the people followed this type of worship in the Kali Yuga.

In Kiriyai worship, the people aimed to attain the designates of divinity with the help of Fire and Water, these are the two out of five important power that occupies the world and they are called Panchaboothams (five matters that occupies the world) through rites and ritual methods (these methods has water and fire as the chief sources to attain the divinity). The majority of the people followed this type of worship in the Dvabara Yuga.

Yoga Stage Worship is, the person tries himself/herself to attain the divinity through Ascetic activities, Meditation and Yoga. The majority of the people followed this type of worship in the Threda Yuga. In the Wisdom State worship, the people believed, that there is a God to all living beings and controls them, so the people loves every one and give affection on them, from this attitude they (people) attain the spirituality, divinity and they worshipped by other divine people too. The majority of the people followed this type of worship in the Krudha Yuga alias Sathya Yuga. For example worshipped the Idol of Krishna, who attained the Vishnu state, is the Sariyai state.

To whomsoever be in the seat of Lord Vishnu, worshipping him by conducting rites with the help of Fire and Water, is called Kiriyai State.

In Yoga State, one must try oneself to attain the Vishnu State through yoga and Thavam (a Hindu system of philosophy which aims to unite self with God and also a set of physical and mental exercises, Indian in origin, which is intended to give control over the body and mind) and obtain some spiritual powers, and also attain the Panchakrithi’s (Masters of the Five essential activities of Creation, Protection (Organize), Destruction, Blessing, and Vanish).

The Apex state, even that cannot be attain by the Karthas, can be attain by Pure Love with every living being is the Wisdom State, it also tends to the way, the Karthas also worshipped the person, who attain the Wisdom State and finally that person will be merge with God.

The person, who follows Sariyai worship, tries to find out the God through the idols.

The person, who follows Kiriyai worship, tries to find out the God through the natural essential things such as Fire, Water and their natural powers.

The person, who follows Yoga state, tries to find out the God through his own mind, which is belonged from himself, and he control his raw mind in to controlled mind, and make it as a tool to find out the God, finally he can see the God from his soul.

The person, who follows Wisdom State, cannot stop to see the God in his soul, tries to see the God in every living beings through Pure Love.

In the above mentioned states, arrogance is accompanying with the first three states, but the person who is not having arrogance, he can only follows the last state. When we research the Sathur Yuga and Sathurnilai Worship, it is exactly coincide with our Karunaimighu Ramalingam Ayya’s calculations about chronology.

The details are as follows:

According to the thoughts of our Karunaimighu Ramalingam Ayya, the last Kali Yuga extended from 14,800 B.C. to 10,000 B.C. (let it be considered that, the impact of Yuga started from 15,100 B.C. to 9,900 B.C.) According to the Historical Scholars, this period was the period of the Indus Valley Civilization, they cannot able to find out its full fame but they find out the worship methods, so it is the key to trace out the Kali Yuga hence it has lots of hope that, prevailing Sariyai worship, idol worship in the Indus valley Civilization.

The Krudha Yuga extended from 10,000 B.C. to 8,800 B.C. (let it be considered that, the impact of Yuga started from 10,400 B.C. to 8,600 B.C.). This was the period of Rig Vedic, and all the sages, prophets lived with their wife, children and their live based on wisdom, they lived without caste, religious variations and clans. For example, Vasishta, the Saptharishi (one and eldest of seven Rishies(Sages)) married a woman, who was a daughter of cobbler. It clearly proved that there was no caste system prevailed in that period. So it was the period of sages, prophets.

The Thredha Yuga extended from 8,800 B.C. to 6,400 B.C. (let it be considered that, the impact of Yuga started from 8,900 B.C. to 6,100 B.C.) This was the period of the Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Adharvana Veda. Most of the people in this period, relinquished their family life, had liked the ascetic life, they felt this was the highest stage of the religious life, so they took the asceticism. The impact of this belief, yet it has been continued in the society so the hermits are considered as the great. On the basis of this belief, many yogis were born and the situations to born those people were also created hence this period prevailing as Yoga period.

The next, Dhvabara Yuga started from 6,400 B.C. to 2,800 B.C. (let it be considered that, the impact of Yuga started from 6,600 B.C. to 2,400 B.C.). People were abandoned all Yogic and Wisdom worships, worshipped through rites and ritual activities with lavishly (this method is called Kiriyai). So, this period is mentioned as epic ages by the historical.

The next, Kali Yuga started from 2,800 B.C. to A.D 2,000 (let it be considered that, the impact of Yuga started from 3,100 B.C. to A.D. 2,100). The people have worshipped Idols and they have been lived as Idolaters from the beginning of this Yuga, hence it is mentioned as New Kali Yuga.

On the basis of this belief, the Krudha Yuga alias Sathya Yuga has started from A.D. 2,000. The Krudha Yuga is the First in Yugas. Let us discuss about the Sathunilai Worships.

The Idol Worship ends with the four stages in the first state, Sariyai State.

From fifth stage to eighth stage in the Second State, Kriyai State, need not the idols for worship. But the essential tools which are believed to be very useful to worship, are used when the worship take place, they are Dharbai (it is a type of grass), Poonool (it is a band, used in the body), Madivasthiram (a type of holy dress tied in the hip) and Vipoodhi (a type of ash powder, make from herbs) Thirumann (Holy sand). Without these there is no fulfillment in the worship.

From ninth stage to twelfth stage in the third state Yoga state, need not the religious symbols for worship, but if using, not considered as bad. At the same time, be a vegetarian, be a person not accepting the donation, be a person not telling lies, are the necessary characters involved in this state also be a person keeping the bachelordom. Emphasizing control of mind and meditating on God should be kept in mind. Here the person who undergo this stage, he may having some special divine powers which helps him to do some miraculous happenings, from this powers he may get Panchakrithiangal (to control the five essential activities from birth to rebirth of the man) and he must have the aim to get all those things mentioned above.

From the thirteenth stage to sixteenth stage in the wisdom state, are explaining the methods involving in the wisdom state. We discuss them in the next chapter.

Each and every worship, have an apex state. Let we discuss the persons who attained the apex state in different states in the following lines.

Thirugnana Sambanthar in Sariyai worship

Adhi Sankarar in Kiriyai Worship

Vishwamithirar in Yoga worship

We must notify Our Divine guru Karunaimigu Thiruvarut Prakasa Vallalar in Wisdom state worship.

The Last mentioned Wisdom State Worship is the one and only way to lead the soul to the end but the other worships lead the man to particular level for sometimes and finally lead the soul to rebirth. We will discuss them next chapter.

To be continued (next week)

JothiMaindhan Cho. palani