Kerala Rennaisance Leader for Kerala PSC: Thycaud Ayyaguru

Sree Ayya Guru’s original name was Subbarayan.
He was called Pandi Parayan
He was born in Madras in 1814.
His parents Muthu Kumaran and Rukmini Ammal close to stay in Madras
Teachers of Ayya were Sree Satchidanand and Sree Chitti Paradesi
He followed the Sivaraja Yoga tradition. It has its roots in Tamil Nadu later acquired perfection under Sree Ayya Guru.
After 3 years he continued yogic practices, often entering the state of “Nirvikalpa Samadhi”.
Subbarayan came to Kerala and meditated at the Kodungalloor Bhagavathy temple
Swathi Tirunal invited Subbarayan to his court and honored him.
During the reign of Ayilyam Tirunal Rama Varma, Subbarayan was appointed Residency Manger of Travancore
He came to be known as Ayya Guru
He was married to Kanakammal.
Staying at Thycaud in Thiruvananthapuram, Sree Ayya Guru carried out his duties both as a yoga teacher and Residency
The Mother Goddess appeared in her “Poorna Swaroopam” before Ayya at Thycaud in Thiruvananthapuram
He used to deliver spiritual discourses at the “Ashtapathana Sabha” in Chennai.
People respectfully called him “Superintend Ayya”
Ayya used to deliver lectures on Bhakthi, Yoga and Vedanta in Jnanaprakasha Sabha at Petta
Swamikal along with Manonmaneeyam Sundaram Pillai, the first MA holder of Travancore, founded the famous “Saiva Prakasha Sabha” of Chalai, Thiruvananthapuram.
He started Panthibhgojanam in 19^th centuary.
Chattambi Swami, Sree Narayan Guru, Ayyankali, Sree Swayam Prakasha Yogini Amma, Thakkala Peer Mohammed, Makkadi Labba, Sree Padmanabha Bhagavathar, Sree Thottathil Raman Kaniyar studied Yoga under Ayya Guru.
Sree Ayya Guru’s important works include ‘Brahmothara Kandam’, ‘Ente Kasi Yatra’, ‘Pazhani Vaibhavam’, ‘Ujjaini Mahakali Pancharatnam’, ‘Tiruvavur Murugan’.
Sree Ayya Guru attained samadhi in July 1869.
Ayya Gurus word ‘Any Yogi consecurate a temple’ motivated Sree Narayana Guru to done Aruvipuram Prathishta.
‘Intha Ulakathile Orae Oru Jathy than, Orae Oru Matham than, Orae Oru Kadavul) is the teaching of Ayyaswamy.
Then it was latter populularised by Sree Narayana Guru.
The Thycaud Ayya mission was formed in 1984 at Thiruvananthapuram.