Easwara Pattar
Easwara Pattar (EP) Whose odukum @ Palani was a saint born in a Kannada
speaking family. His young age was in Andhra and and had his odukkam at
Tamilnadu. One of his disciples called Prasad ayya was from Kerala was
my asan. So thatcovers all the 4 south Indian states now.
I'm
attempting to collectively put details on EP whatever I have listened
and heard. Eswarapattar (EP) was a mystic right from his younger age.
During his younger age itself he used to get into a state of
self-introspection. Once while playing with his friends, he got into the
mode of trance. He had re-gained general state after being beaten by
stick. This started continuing and he was provided shelter from rain by
few of his good friends during his meditation session which use to
happen in open spaces like shades of trees. Some provided him food while
few others managed to steal it from him. His main food use to be a
glass of milk mostly. Once when he was meditating below a tree, there
was a huge Storm. All trees were disturbed except the one beneath which
he was sitting.
During his state of meditation ants, spiders and
other insects use to surround him. His legs got completely stuck and
had a bad odour over a period of time. Post this he was visited by the
Collector of Godavari. The collector and his assistant were attracted
toward the mystic and provided him with a tiger asanam and built a small
house for him. EP couldn't move and hence was locked inside this house
to ensure that no-one disturbed him during meditation.
Another
mystic called Thapasvi maharaj (his age was 180 at that time) came and
met Eswarapattar. He smiled at EP and started continuing his meditation
from a near by location. He created few medicines for EP that brought
his leg and body back to Normal. Maharaj inducted him to the next level
in meditation. After this maharaj took his Samadhi State. After this
EP went for many years into continous meditation Other than my asan,
direct disciples of EP were Natraja Swamigal (whose Samadhi is next to
EP) in Palani and the other one is Punjai Pulliyampatti –Venugopal
Swamigal. All of them are no more in Physical state. I've had a chance
to spend with both of them. With EswaraPrasad sir for many years and
with Venugopal swamigal for few days...
Eswara Pattar with Natraja Swaigal
Natraja Swamigal use to have a severe stomach ache since his young age.
Despite many treatments and operation the trouble only grew bigger. By
the time he almost lost hope his encounter happened with Eswara pattar
near Palani. EP called NS by him name and asked to come near him. He
asked to open his hand and massaged his forefinger. The long lasted pain of NS came to a permanent end. NS was surprised and happy about this.
EP said no body in your family/generation will get this trouble hence
forth. He asked NS to come with Beedi and matches to meet him again.
(will explain some interesting things on this) After that for many days
NS could only find him after many days. NS brought him to home to stay
with him.
Mystics are tough to handle since they live in a
different plane beyond a dimension perceivable by normal human being.
They are close to truth and have no trouble doing what they want,
however it is so confusing for a commoner to interpret this. Hence
whatever Siddhars speak is a paradox to Dogma practices and cults, which
were developed by fake gurus under the name of religion. They tend
to continuously challenge this rustic theoretical people who make money
and utter absolute non-sense in name of truth. So EP starts displaying
his mystic behaviour now. He used to pass/excrete motion in front of
NS's house especially when NS's mother and wife wash vessels or clothes.
Many women who walked thro' couldn't deal with this behaviour. Now the
problem was brought to the notice of NS. He bought his guru EP a nice
glass bowl to collect his motion. After passing motion the content will
be disposed by NS by burying it in a place little distant from home.
Once before disposing he happened to smell the content which gave a
un-believable sugandham. NS showed this to his Mother and wife and they
too were astonished with scent that came from the content. Next day EP
figured this activity and wouldn't pass motion in the open place hence
forth. Once Natraja swamigal and his family went out for 5 days. EP
cooked food for them and gave. The cooked food content without perishing
or getting spoiled came out for all the 5 days. When NS asked him it
seems he laughed and said mine is "NalaBhaagam," cooking and will never
spoil at all.
He used to do rare homams which no one can
understand. Once he put all the stuff that NS's mother brought from the
shop into homam fire. NS's mother was worried because the money she had
was also in the bag with the stuff. When NS came to EP, from the burn
out ashes he pulled out the money and gave back. He has done a technique
which was done by Adhi sankara once. That is when NS and other disciple
of EP walked in remote areas they had severe thirst. EP bent the
Coconut tree by his abilities for cutting the tender coconuts. After the
cutting the tree went back straight to its original position. These
were few siddhis...
Eswara Pattar and Eswara Prasad (my 1st guru), Venugopala Swamigal
It was during my College days my cousin introduced me to Easwara Prasad
sir. He was a foreman of Goverment Bus transport in KK dist.
After speaking to Easwara Prasad Asan I was so fascinated with his
knowledge on Medicine, Sculpting, Astrology and Tamil. He was well
versed in Malayalam and Sanskrit also. He offered me very rare
collection of books which was instrumental in me getting to know who
Siddhars are. He used his sculpting skills for renovating near by
temples. He also supplied the medicines to near by villagers for free
I came to know that he was inducted with Siva Saara dekshai by
Easwarapattar and his main disciple Natrajan. On a full moon day I was
given deeksha by Asan Eswara prasad at midnight 12.00pm when I was 21
years. Flowers, Cigrattes and Soda were used during induction which was
strange for me. Very next day asan asked me to go and get blessing for
Thakkalai peer Mohammed appa and Ayya vazhli Narayana swamigal
His place was 4 kms from my native place (in KK dist). In night the
place use to look extremely dark because of the dense trees and fields.
Despite my fear for darkness I use to chat with him till morning 2 or
4am and then walk back to our place in my native. This happened for many
many days. Every time when there were long college holidays I used to
go and meet him. He has spoken a lot to me which has been my guiding
line till now.
During discussion he use to say that Eswara
Pattar took samadhi 60 times and has almost done all kind of siddhis.
Easwara Pattar is also popularly known as Rasamani Siddhan in Palani and
Thirunelveli. Even during my recent visit to Pattar's samadhi @ palani I
could feel his bliss and communication. Interestingly before going to
place of Pattar's odukkam I was waiting for mootai swami and recieved an
instruction to go ahead instead of waiting. Based on instruction
recieved I went to odukkam of Pattar and Sivanandar and didn't meet
mootai swami after that.
I also had a chance to stay with
Venugopala Swamigal (known as Punjai Puliyampatti swamigal) who was
another disciple of Easwara Pattar. However I found his deeksha and
inducting method was different. He wanted me to stay for few days with
him. I left him at earliest because these were one of the years when I
was too cranky. I use to roam crazily without knowing what was required.
Easwara Prasad, Venugopala Swamigal and Natarjan Swamigal are no more
in Physical form. However the truth and path they have provided
continues.
