The Songs of Ramalingam numbering around 6000 was given the name of TiruVarutpa and the songs were divided in to six volumes. The good merit to these goes to the Upaya Kaalanidhi Perum Pulzhavar Tholuvoor Velayidha Mudhaliyaar. It is he who honored Vallalar with the title “TiruArut Prakasa Vallalar”.
In the year 1867 first publication of 4 Volumes of Tiruvarutpa was done by Irukkam Rathina Mudhaliyaar.
In the year 1883 second publication of 4 Volumes of Tiruvarutpa was done by Tholuvoor Velayudha Mudhaliyaar.
In the year 1880 first publication of 5th Volume of TiruVarutpa was done by Tholuvoor Velayudha Mudhaliyaar.
In the year 1887 second publication of 5th Volume of TiruVarutpa was done by Tholuvoor Velayudha Mudhaliyaar.
Vallalar asked his beloved members not to publish the 6th Volume of TiruVarutpa for the time being.
In the year 1885 due to the efforts Padmanaabhar of Vellore and Ragavallu of Bangalore first publication of 6th Tiruvarutpa was done by M. Loganathar of Tiruchy.
The original text of Tiruvarutpa was well researched and after correcting all the publication mistakes was published again as 12 books by late Hindu Religious Trust Commissioner A. BalaKrishnan of Chennai.
Ooran Adigalar who is a scholar of Sanmarga published the life history of Vallalar along with 6 Volumes of Tiruvarutpa in the date 24-05-1972.
At present Vadalur Vallalar Theiva Nellayam has pubilsed all the six volumes of Tiruvarutpa in two parts in less price. Vallalar’s UraiNadai Paguthi (Prose book) was also published as separate book by them.
For Four years from Vadalur DharmaSaalai Vallalar did the rule of grace. Next four years that is from 1870 to 1874 till he attained Siddhi and got the divine light body he went to the place called Mettukuppam which is 5 Km south of Vadalur. The house which he stayed in this village is called as “Siddhi Valaagam”. In the date 30-01-1874 at the time 12Midnight it is from this place of “Siddhi Valaagam”, Vallalar became Supreme Divine Light and united with the Supreme Lord.
TiruArutPrakasa Vallalar Ramalinga Swamigal for many years through this Upadesam (divine teachings) and through his 6000 songs he showed the way to attain divine blissful deathless life. Even by these efforts Vallalar was not satisfied. He thought in what other easier way can the Gnanam be thought to the world. The way for this is shown by the Supreme Lord himself. As a great divine gift of Grace the holy building of “Sathiya Gnana Sabai” came in to being.
Till that time the holy temple build by great Gnani MaanickaVaasagar who also gave the great divine literature of Tiruvaasagam was the one that explained the Gnanam in a easier way. This temple is called AaVudaiyaar temple. In the sanctum of this temple only base or Pedastal of linga will be present. This is to explain that Supreme Lord is beyond forms and he is as divine Light and Sound. That’s why linga was not kept there in the sanctum. The ignorant fools without realizing this kept one sivalinga over there. Since only pedestal of linga is there this temple is called AaVudaiyaar (Aavudai means Pedestal of linga
in Tamil). Even the place name is called as “AaVudaiyaar Koil”. Even today in the place of AaVudaiyaar koil ceremonies and functions were for the great Saint and Gnani MaanickaVaasagar only.
TiruArutPrakasa Vallalar always praises and worships Saint MaanickaVaasagar as God.With the blessings of MaanickaVaasagar and with the grace of the Supreme Lord Valllar formed the great temple of Gnana “Sathiya Gnana Sabai”. In the date of 25-01-1872 and in the year of Projothpathi in the Tamil month of Thai 13rth day and in the week day of Thursday in the star of Poosam first worship in this Sathiya Gnana Sabai started. It is our great boon that TiruArutPrakasa Ramalinga Vallalar constructed such a divine temple of Gnana in Tamil Nadu. He oversaw the construction of this great temple for about a year. Vallalar Sings “I saw the Sathiya Gnana Sabai within me and got the divine boon (siddhi)”. So what does Sathiya Gnana Sabai represents!?
Sathiya Gnana Sabai Representation:
Vallalar use to say Sathiya Gnana Sabai is the explanation of nature. Sathiya Gnana Sabai has eight sides to it. Sathiya Gnana Sabai is the symbolic representation of seeing and experiencing the inner Jothi (Divine Light and flame) of our soul. The building of Sathiya Gnana Sabai represents our head. In the Center of Sathiya Gnana Sabai is the Jothi. In the Outer two sides there are two halls called as SirSabai and PorSabai. During Thai Poosam festival which occurs once in a year seven screens will be unveiled and the Jothi will be shown in the center of the Sathiya Gnana Sabai. During this day of Thai Poosam Sun and Moon will meet in a straight line in the sky. What is the significance of all this. To see the Jothi in Sathiya Gnana Sabai the screens hiding the jothi has to be removed. Similarly to see the divine light of our soul sever layers of Karma which is covering our eye and hiding the divine light of our soul has to done off with. Ego, Lust and illusion were the three impurities that were as seven layers or screen of karma. Sirsabai and PorSabai represents our two eyes. If we do penance by thinking and realizing with tenderness and softness on the divine light in our two eyes then the divine light of Sun and moon in our two eye will go inside and will reach the divine light of our soul. During this effort all our seven layers of karma will be unveiled or removed one by one. Vallalar tells what color of light will be seen during each layer of karma. At the end one gets to see and experience the divine light of his soul. This is the way each and every one has to do penance. Also Vallalar tells what type of experiences one will get when doing penance. He Sings “SirSabai and PorSabai became mine” and in his Agaval he tells about the characteristics of each layer and immerse us in bliss.
In this world no one else have clearly bought out the teachings of Gnana. In order to explain this to a normal person is Sathiya Gnana Sabai which is the shape of head. Like seeing the divine light in the center of Sathiya Ganan Sabai see the divine light of your soul in the center of your head. This Gnanam or knowledge is the greatest thing everyone should know and realize. Vallalar is the first Gnani to tell openly in a clearly understandable way to this world. Not only he just told the inner experience was bought out in the shape of Sathiya Gnana Sabai. Such a great and incomparable Gnanai is our Vallalar.
Below is the transliteration of the song in TiruVarutpa
En Seyal Anaithum Than Seyal Aakki Ennai Vaalvikinra Pathiyai
Pon Seyal Vagayai Unarthi en ulathae
Porunthiya Marunthae En Porulae Van Seyal Agatri Ulagellam Vilanga Vaitha Sanmarga Sargurvai KonSeyal olitha Sathiya Gnana Koyilil Kandu Kondaen
TiruVarutpa 6th Volume
[Meaning : Taking my deeds as his the God my lord who is the true thing adhering within me and the one who showed and made me realize the way of golden duty, the one who removed my impurities and showed me to the world, the one who is the Sarguru of Sanmarga, I found him in the temple of Sathiya Gnana. ]
This is Gnanam. This is the way. This is what told by all the Gnanis and Saints in cryptic and coded forms in scriptures and in all religious texts. But Tiru Arut Prakasa Vallalar being the Guru for the world explained all these openly and easily understandable way without any secrets. He told everything in the way it is. Because of the unveiling of divine secrets the ignorance that surrounded the world went off. The light of Gnana lit by Vallalar is shining brightly.
Understand this, Sanmargam is not in Dharma Saalai but in Sathiya Gnana Sabai. One who does not die is a sanmargi. One who just gives food to the other is not Sanmargi. Oho true Sanmargi “Be with Hunger in Soul to realize and attain lord, Always be alone with your soul and always be with awareness with eyes open and with consciousness in soul”. Do not just dress and act like Vallalar. But do what Vallalar told us which is Penance of Gnana.
The noble doctrine of Vallalar is “Seeing all souls as us” and “Compassion on living beings”(JeevaKarunyam). Only if you consider all souls as yours you will get compassion on the living beings. Also see your soul with compassion. This is JeevaKarunyam. JeevaKarunyam is not just providing food. The act of giving the needed things to the needy were all simple acts!?
Guru of the world Vallalar told us to know and realize our soul and do penance and attain the Supreme Lord of Supreme Divine Light. For this spiritual practice he has shown the way through the divine light of his eyes. Guru of the world Vallalar asked one to always be awake and keep the eyes open. Any spiritual practice done with eyes closed will not give Gnanam. First you need to open your outer eyes to see the Jothi Darshan in Sathiya Gnana Sabai. Similarly with your eyes open and looking inside within, you can see the inner light of the soul. If you close your eyes you will sleep. In the end you will permanently close your eyes (death). First open your outer eyes! Open the eyes of your intelligence and knowledge! Open the eyes of your mind! Only then the inner blindness of your eye will go off and your eyes will shine as the Eyes of Gnana.
Apply holy ash. Excess water in your head will go off. It is not that if you do not apply holy ash you will get Gnanam. Vallalar by applying holy ash in the fore head has removed so many illness and sufferings of many beloved members. Have you not read the great work of Saint TiruGnanaSambanthar which tells about the greatness and holiness of the holy ash. Think why then in DharmaSaalai and in MetuKuppam
holy ash is provided. Stop making unnecessary arguments and debates instead think about the way Vallalar told and try to get divine blissful deathless life and the body of divine light.