Chattambi swamikale patti 101 Kaaryangal by   Bhrahma sree Kailasaananda Swamikal 

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Chattambi swamikal was born on Malayalam Era   1029  chingam  month 11^th    with Bharany star at a   house named Uloor kottu  house  near Kannanmoola  (Trivandrum Dist) ,Koloor village .  Chattambi swamikal was a great knowledgeable   person who could clear the doubts of   great personalities like  Swami   vivekanand.  His knowledge level was that high that he was called Parama Bhattaara  VidyadhiRaja  Chattambi swamikal .

He was called Ayyappan first then a pet name Kunjan.   He received Bala subrahmanya mantra    from an un known Avadhootha.   Swamy learned Sanskrit ,Tamil,Malayalam etc in the child hood. AS he was from a poor family he worked as a document writer a job he got due to his good hand writing. He worked for some time in the Hajoor Kacheri(SEcratariate  for some time but left it due to the ill treatment of officials.

 Swamiji`s gurus were Pettayil   Raaman pillay aassan, Swaminaatha desikar, Subba Jada paadikal,  He concentrated in social revolution of the society and Chattamby swamy`s first disciple was SreeNarayana. Though born in an orthodox   society of 19^th centaury   in    Kerala, swamy became  the guest to many Ezhava families like Perunally. He had aptitude for writing poems and  made poems along with Veluthery and Perunally  jointly  .

Animal lover

Chattamby swamikal had a great affinity towards animals.  The feast he conducted for dogs at the house of Puliyadi Vilaakam Padmanabhan Vaidyan  is very famous .  It is believed that he could understand the languages of the animals like dogs.

Percussionist and singer.

 Swamiji had good knowledge of thaalam and  once   he played  “Chenda “ at  the Eatuumanoor temple  after taking the instrument from an old person. Once he went to the Krishna temple of Ambalappuzha  and Sreebhootha bali was being conducted there. Swamiji took the  “ paani    “from the maarar who was doing it and played it with full vigor as per the  system to be followed.Swamiji was able to play the percussion instrument called Ginjira also well.

  As a social reformer, Chattambi swaamiakl

His  journey to Ezhumatoor   and the  very great reception he received there is well known.He had disciples like  Neelakantha padma paadar, hertha paada parama daasan . Kumbalathu sankooppilla  was a   grahasthama sishya of Chattambi swamikal.

Chattambi swamikal believed in equality of men and women.  Samikal  was against the prasaadam being thrown by Brahims to persons of other casts. He quoted old books and proved that throwing the Prasad by the priests is wrong.\

Knowledge of  indigenous medicines

He could give medicines  for typhoid, small pox etc.   

Books of Swamiji

His works are  many .  Those books of chattambiswamiakl  are   Praacheena Malayalam(Old Malayalam), Vedadhikaara Niroopanam , Adwaitha chintha padhathi, Kristumatha saaram, Jeeva kaarunya niroopanam, Sree chakra pooja a kalpam, AadiBhaasha,GruhashtasramaKaivalyam,Advaitha panjaram, Brahma thatwa nirbhaasam, Mano naasam, Desa Naamangal(names of places) ,Sareera thathwa sangraham,  Prapanchathil stree purushanmarkulla sthaanam(Place of men and women in the universe), Thamizhakam. A learned person like Mahakavi  Uloor S.Parameswarayyar, says that swamy`s Theertha paada sambrathayam is an assimilation of  SreeSankara`s advaitham and Saiva sidhantham of Sundara moorthy Maanika vaachakar.

Meeting with  Swamy Vivekananda.

Chattambi swamikal met swamy Vivekaananda once  at his disciple`s house. Vivekaananda swamikal   and Chattambi swamikal   spoke each other alone for some time. Vivekaanada asked many people through out India to explain  the meaning and importance of “Chiin mudra “and he did not get the correct answer from any body.

 Vivekaanada   asked Chattambi swamikal “kaa dru see Chin mudra”.

Chattambi swaamikal explained to   Vivekaanand ji  deeply  how the energy passes when thumb and  pointing finger joined and Vivekaanada was overwhelmed by the explanation given by Sree  Chattambi swamikal. Chattambi swaamiakl quoted from Bruhad aarany Upanishad  to  confirm what he esxplained to Vivekaanad.  Vivekanada wrote in his dairy” I met a remarkable man “ !!.  Returning back fromKerala, Swami  Vivekanada has sent a  sishya known as Aaanadaji to Chattambi swamikal who  lived with chattambi swamikal for one month and learnt   many things from him .  Chattambi    Swamiji was called   “  Vidydhi Raaja “  .Chattabi swamy`s    life from poverty to the high position of knowledge is always an inspiring one for all.

We have almost forgotten the great person who lived in our society and transformed the society with his knowledge and will power. He believed in castles society and equality for men and women. He could create a disciple like Narayana Guru who has got more fame than his Guru perhaps.

I hope all Malayalam readers will read the book about a great personality  who was king of knowledge (Vidya dhiRaaja) .