The Mysterious Revelation of a Great Siddha’s Mahasamadhi at Anaadi Ashram

In spaces consecrated by tapasya, time bends. What appears ordinary becomes a gateway to the Ishwara.

Nestled at the foothills of Ivarmalai, Anaadi Ashram has long been a sacred space of inner seeking, sadhana, and dharmic living. Over the years, many have quietly experienced the presence of Siddhas in this vibrant kshetra. Yet, one profound mystery lay hidden—until it chose to reveal itself—a Mahasamadhi of a great Siddha.

A Forgotten Place of Worship

Years ago, a very few local villagers would gather near a tree just along the boundary of Anaadi Ashram to offer humble worship. A small bell still hangs there, hidden amidst the branches—a silent witness to their devotion. But for at least six years now, nothing has been happening in the space. The worship had ceased.

A Siddha’s Tapasya and Grace

Many years earlier, a great being—Siddhaguru of Sri Nandheeswarar Gnana Peetam, Karur, a realized Siddha in the sacred lineage—received a dream instruction from his Guru, Tavabaleshwarar: “Do tapasya at Ivarmalai.” The Siddhaguru obeyed without hesitation.

Deep in the silence of the hill, he sat unmoving for 48 days, lost in profound absorption. During this tapasya, he had direct darshan of Agastya Maharshi, Vishwamitra, Tavabaleshwarar, and other great Siddhas. They blessed him, and Agastya Maharshi instructed: "Your 48 days are complete. You may return.”

Years later, during a Girivalam at Arunachala, Siddhaguru received a live Jeevanadi of Lord Nandeeshwara—a sacred stream of real-time divine guidance revealed through the grace of his Guru. This Jeevanadi had guided many seekers on their path. It was this same Jeevanadi that would later unveil the hidden presence of a Jeeva Samadhi within the Ashram.

A Kutir Emerges for Swami Kumarananda

A few weeks before Guru Poornima, Swami Kumarananda, a sannyasi of the Giri tradition, came to the Ashram. The Gurus, with reverence, envisioned a kutir—a simple dwelling for Swami to stay—constructed entirely from natural materials: fermented mud and cow dung bricks, with a thatched roof.

When asked about the design he preferred, Swamiji described a Shatkonam—a six-cornered form. This was no ordinary shape. The Shatkonam (hexagram) holds great spiritual significance for Lord Muruga.

The children of the Gurukulam undertook the construction joyfully. Like the ants building the anthill around Maharishi Valmiki, without knowing who resided within, so too did the children and Ashramavasis begin constructing this kutir. They did not know that this unique kutir, built with bricks made from soil fermented by cow dung, was being constructed exactly around a Mahasamadhi.

Until the divine revelation through the Jeevanadi of Lord Nandeeshwara, we were unaware that the Shatkonam Kutir that was taking shape was indeed resting over the pulsating source of great energy—the live Jeeva Samadhi of a Maha Siddha.

Interestingly, the location of the kutir was earlier planned to be elsewhere. However, much before the revelation, Shrimanji strongly felt that the energies were most suitable at the current spot where the Shatkonam Kutir now stands. This was an important lesson to all sadhakas—that Shrimanji’s words and intuitive guidance cannot be taken lightly.

By Guru Poornima, about 40% of the work was complete. Parents and sadhakas who had gathered for the celebrations also joined in, making bricks and offering their hands in service.

A Revelation in the Stillness

Just days after Guru Poornima, in the quiet of night, Siddhaguruji called Shrimanji. The Jeevanadi had revealed: “There is a Jeeva Samadhi within the premises of Anaadi Ashram.”

Without pause, Shrimanji and Kumarananda Swami set out for Karur to meet Siddhaguruji for deeper clarity. By midnight, they were in his presence. The three immediately returned to Anaadi Ashram. Siddhaguru requested a lemon, which would serve as an energetic indicator to locate the Samadhi.

At Brahmamuhurta, the Ashramavasis and a few Gurukulam children gathered. They first went to the old tree where villagers once worshipped. But the energized lemon and the gaze of the Siddha pointed elsewhere—inward, into the Ashram.

They moved slowly, reverently. And then, it became clear. The lemon swayed gently and precisely at the center of the Shatkonam Kutir. This humble space, built with devotion, was unknowingly constructed exactly around the sacred Mahasamadhi of a great Siddha. It seemed that the Shatkonam Kutir, by divine plan, got placed rightly as the abode for the Samadhi.

The Siddha of Six Syllables

The Jeevanadi revealed more: 820 years ago, this Siddha was known as Shadakshara Sannyasi Siddhar—the ascetic who ceaselessly chanted the six sacred syllables of Lord Muruga.

He had undertaken deep tapasya, spending 12 years at each of the Arupadai Veedu (the six abodes of Lord Muruga), and several months at other sacred kshetras. Renowned for his unwavering sadhana, he eventually prayed for solitude.

Lord Muruga responded. He guided the Siddha to the remote groves of Ivarmalai, where he built a humble hut near a flowing stream, surrounded by dense forest.

In his sixteen years of sadhana at the very location where the current Shatkonam Kutir stands, the Siddhar was in deep samadhi. Every month, during Krittika Nakshatra, he would emerge, draw the sacred Shatkonam yantra on the sand, and offer 1 lakh japa of the Shadakshara Mantra. His only diet on those days was pori (puffed rice) and naval pazham (jamun fruit).

After 16 years of such tapasya and visits by great Maha Siddhas—including Agastya Maharishi, Thirumular, Kalanginathar, Boganathar, and many others—and having had the darshan and active guidance of Lord Skanda, Shadakshara Sannyasi Siddhar took up Jeeva Samadhi 820 years ago on the very sacred lands where Anaadi Ashram stands today.

A Living Presence

The kutir had unknowingly become the very vessel for this Siddha’s eternal presence.

The sankalpa was taken: for 48 continuous days, there would be Akhanda Japa of the Shadakshara Mantra inside the kutir. Children of the Gurukulam joined in with deep reverence—at least one or two always chanting at all times, accompanied by an Akhanda Deepam. The presence of the Maha Siddha filled the space with grace and fulfillment.

Every desire, when aligned with Dharma, shall be fulfilled in this space. The Siddha’s presence is alive.

Each grain of sand at Ivarmalai vibrates with Muruga’s nama. Every tree stands in devotion. The mountain itself is an expression of the Lord. This is a living Kailasa, radiant with the presence of Lord Muruga and innumerable Siddhas who guide sincere seekers even today.

Gurupoornima and the Dawn of a New Era

During Gurupoornima 2024, Siddhayogi Shriman Adinarayanan Ji and Maatrushree Ananthalakshmi Ji initiated the Vel Sadhana and initiated close to 200+ sadhakas into the Shadakshara Mantra.

A year later, now in Gurupoornima 2025, with the arrival of Swami Kumarananda Giri Maharaj, and with the Guru Dampatis ushering a new era for Anaadi—after 10 years of the Sthapana of Anaadi Foundation—the revelation of the Jeeva Samadhi of a Maha Siddha in the Ashram premises has deeply moved all Ashramites and sadhakas.

On August 9, 2025, under the Śravaṇa Nakṣatra (Tamil Tiruvōṇam Nakṣatra), in the Śravaṇa māsa (Tamil Āḍi month), the Kutir construction is completed, and the Shiva Linga prasthāpana is performed by Kumarananda Giri Swami directly over the Jīva‑Samādhi. This consecrated space, pulsating with infinite energy, is now offered to all sādhakas for tapasya for loka‑saṃgraha.”

With renewed vigour, we march into the next decade with the blessings and support of the Shadakshara Sannyasi Siddhar and the live energies at His Jeeva Samadhi.

Vetri Vel Muruganukku Arohara!