The Metaphysical Gynecology of Tirumular - Part 27

The Moon and the Real Meaning of Yajna





We have seen that the worship of Sun and Moon is very ancient and was widely prevalent in the Tantric cults of the Sumerians and Egyptians particularly  the Nubians. 


The Sul Utus the SUN in the Sumerian and Su'en  the MOON. There is mention of the link of masculinity with Nitah (. Naataa, naatam) in Suruppak's NeRi itself (c. 3000 BC). While all these matters and their link with Snake (Sumerian. Usumgal) worship so widely prevalent in the ancient world including the Far East, need to be studied more carefully,  it is quite clear that they have contributed immensely to the formation and genesis of the later religions and philosophies.


Among them the Nubians, the African blacks closely related to the Egyptians are also eminently Tantric. They worshiped Amon and which resembles the Sumerian am-an- (ki) and Tamil Amman and their Aten, Sun is quite close to Tamil Aatan, aatavan, the sun. This word “aten' or Tamil aatan is also available in some personal names like Ceeral aatan and so forth. The aatans of KeraLa may have some links with the Nubians of Egypt. We should also note whether Amon or Aten that they preferred to worship, both also worshiped the Snake.


Now in the following verse, Tirumular gives the real meaning of the Vedic Yajna, the kindling of Fire, the Homa, called aakuti in Tamil. 

For Tirumular the real significance of this ritual is that kindling the AUM as the Fire mantras that will burn off all the obstacles within and without, the Vratya (Ta.varai: to bind and demarcate) so that the soul can soar high and reach the Soma, the Moon within and enjoy the amutu, the Soma Juice, the Soma Paanam.

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1971

விந்துவும் நாதமும் மேவி யுடன் கூடிச்
சந்திர னோடே தலைப்படு மாயிடில்
அந்தர வானத்து அமுதம் வந்து ஊறிடும்
அங்குதி மந்திரம் ஆகுதியாமே

உரை:

ஆண்மை பெண்மை என உயிர்கள் தோன்றுவதற்கு மூலமாகிய சிவதத்த்வங்களாகிய நாதமும் விந்துவும் உள்ளத்திலும் உடம்பிலும் மேவி நிற்குமாறும் சுழிமுனை நாடிச் செலவில் சென்று அவை இரண்டும் தனித் தனி இயங்காது கூடி நின்றே அறிவினை செலுத்துமாறு செய்து பரவிந்துவின் வடிவாகிய சந்திரனோடு சேர்ந்திடுமாறு செய்தால், கரந்து அந்தரத்தில் இருக்கும் அமுதம் உள்ளத்திலும் உடம்பிலும் வந்து ஊறிடும். இதுவே ஆகுதியாகிய ஓமத் தீ வளர்ப்பதின் மெய்ப்பொருள் என்பதோடு உள்ளத்தில் அங்கியாகிய நெருப்பாக ஓங்கார மந்திரத்தை உதிக்கச் செய்யும் வழிமுறையும் ஆகும்.
56.

1971

vintuvum naatamum meevi yudan kuudic
cantira noodee talaippadu maayidil
antara vaanattu amutam vantu uuRidum
aGkuti mantiram aakuthiyaamee


Meaning:

We have the Siva Tatvas Natam and Bintu, which are, the roots causal Tatvas for the birth of males and females in the world. Now when the anma ensures the dominance of these Tatvas in the soul and body and sojourning in the Cuzi Munai where both are jointly present interpenetrating each other, if one reaches the MOON (the form Para Bintu) then the Amutu, the ambrosia in the Deep Space will flow into the mind and body (rejuvenating the person). This is the real meaning aakuti, the Yajna where fire is kindled as the ritual of Homa. This is the way to bring the Aum as the inner fire.


Comments:

Here emerges the Hermeneutic Semiotics of Homa sacrifice and which is NOT sacrifice of animals but rather the ritual of Fire and which is designed to kindle the Mantra Aum but as Vanni Ezuttu, the Fire Syllables. We can see Tirumular is trying to give the authentic meaning of Yajna, and which, we should note was already present as part of the Temple rituals, the kindling of Fire is the suulai, as observed by En Hudu Anna in her Sirbiyam.
(Sumerian)


This external worship of Fire is intended to activate the Fire within and with that enjoy the amutu of Caci Vintu, the Moon-Bintu, as said by Tirumular above, the Soma of Rig Veda and Su'en of the Sumerians.


But the REAL technology is NOT just this but rather sojourning in the Cuzi Munai Nadi, that channels in the neural network where both the Natam and Bintu are present and interpenetrate each and which is captured metaphorically as the sexual union of Siva and Uma and symbolized also as the SivaliGkam. With the Fire syllable activated by the Homa, helping the soul by BURNING off all the obstacles, the anma will reach the MOON within, the Soma and on reaching which, the amutu, the Sooma Paanam or Soomap Paal, will flow into the soul and body, rejuvenating the person and thus making him youthful forever, the dream of the ancient kings and rishies.



ULLAGANAR


( editing and re-paragraphing by his student )

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