Supramania Swami

Supramania Swami of Tiruvanamalai

Supramania Swami's grandfather, Thuraisamy Pillai was born in Ladhavaram near Tiruvanamalai. He worked as an Accountant at the Arunachaleswarar Temple. Swami's father, Jayaram was a teacher in Reddi Kuppam, Anaikoyil. Swami was born on Monday, 17th Julai 1943, at Tirutani Murugan Temple grounds.

Swami lost his memory as a teenager and roamed the streets curing the public of their illness, with 'vibhuti', 'panjamirtham', and 'kunkumam' that Swami produced out of sand. Swami indicated the site where a 'vel' was buried. That 'vel' was kept by Swami. Finally a lady gave Swami milk and rice that eventually brought Swami to his senses.

Swami sold flowers to devotees at Tiruchendur to earn money to support his mother. For seven years he pulled the chariot of Lord Murugan at Tiruchendur wearing spiked sandals and hooks on his back. Swami had adorned the costume of Lord Murugan and acted out in dance dramas too. Once when chopping down a 'kalli' tree, the milk from the tree hit his eyes and blinded him.The politician MU.Karunanidhi who was undergoing treatment in Madras at that time sponsored towards the cost (Rs 950,000) of operation on Swami's eyes. Swami who was good in astrology predicted the future for those who came in search. He was married at the age of 31.

Supramania Swami went into samadhi on 7th February 2007 at Tiruvanamalai.He leaves behind a wife and four children. Swami's samadhi is at the foothills of Tiruvanamalai adjacent to Bhagawan Sri Ramana's Ashram.
Tavayogi Thangarasan Adigal is establishing a Peedham for Sage Agathiyar in the kudil that was put up with donations by devotees in Malaysia. Prayers and meditation and yoga shall be held here in the future. 

Supramania Swami Sees The Light

I could not get through to Supramania Swami for some time now. This evening there was someone trying to call me on my phone numerous times. But each time we answered the like went dead or disengaged. I then thought if it could be Swami. When I called he answered. Finally I manage to get in touch with him after a long absence. “I have not forgotten you,” he said. “How can I forget you; you have given me a place to stay, referring to the kudil that we had built for him. You have been my son in the past birth” he said. He asks that I meditate. He blessed me. Then he said, “I am seeing the jhoti. At times it stays on for half an hour. My time is nearing. Ask Ramesh - referring to the nadi reader - to see when my day will come so that I can send you word and you can be present”. I cried like a child.

He told me he wanted to start a fast where he would not speak to anyone and survive on fruits and milk beginning 31 January 2007 for a forty-eight day period. The day he chose to start the fast would be the eve of the day that Saint Ramalingam vanished into light.

I called Swami on the 3rd February 2007. He was already observing the fast. But he spoke to me. When I apologised for calling him and making him break his fast, he replied, “No harm done. I shall talk to you”. He told me he had started the fast on wheat porridge, chapati and milk since the last Pornami day, 1st February 2007 and would end his fast on Pangguni Uttiram day – a fast that would last 60 days. He did not speak to anyone, only writing out on paper if required.

He told me I am letting loose of my senses. He asks me to meditate and be focused. He asks that I gather some funds from Thayalan and his father so that he could feed a thousand devotees when his fasts ends on 1st April 2007.

Supramania Swami Attains Samadhi

8th February 2007 Mages calls me in office at 3.40 pm to inform she had received a call from Tiruvanamalai. Supramania Swami’s wife was crying over the phone saying, “I have to tell Swami’s wish that was not fulfilled". Mages asked me whether Swami had gone into samathi?

I called Tiruvanamalai. Swami’s wife broke down and cried. I consoled her that we should be happy Swami had seen the Jhoti. Swami passed away at 10.20 am, 7th February 2007. On complaining of chestpain, he was taken to the clinic and later referred to the general hospital. They found nothing wrong with him and sent him home. Back at the kudil he went into samadhi and passed away. His son, Ramajayam who was a driver to another Swami in Tiruvanamalai informed his employer who arrived to assist. Twenty sadhus came forward to conduct Swami’s last rites. No one cried. Only songs of praise to God were heard. The sadhus took his body to the vicinity of Ramana Maharishi’s ashram and Easanya lingam where he was laid to rest the same day.

When I was with him in his kudil, he mentioned to me he would like to be laid to rests in the spot where he had his altar in the kudil. So when I was informed by Ramajayam that he was laid in another spot and not in the kudil that he longed for, I was disappointed.

That weekend Ramesh calls me over to have the nadi read. To my surprise Sage Agathiyar reveals that the spot chosen for Supramania Swami's burial was indeed a very auspicious spot. The Sage conforms that it was true Supramania Swami had indeed gone into samadhi. He shall gain fame. “Devotees will gain by visiting his samathi, including you too”, the Sage tells me. The sage adds further, “You have chosen a true guru. This was the right moment for him to go into samadhi”. The Sage instructs me, “When the opportunity comes for you to travel to India, place a garland of flowers on his samadhi. Do prayers, and meditate and feed the poor too”.

Swami’s wish was to have a small temple erected above his samadhi. Ramajayam wanted to put up a lingam and built a small shrine but was adviced against it by some sadhus.

Swami being an astrologer told me when I visited him last that he would past away when he was 65 years of age and that coincided with 2007. Ramajayam tells me later that they come across Swami’s diary where he had written down the date and time of his demise. This entry was done on the 23rd May 2005. Swami also had mentioned in the diary that he wanted his body to be buried within eight hours of passing away. He had also written down how to
attend to his body.