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Kroni is a mythical figure found in Ayyavazhi mythology. Kroni is the primordial manifestation of evil, and is analagous to Satan in the Christian tradition. He manifests in various forms of evil, such as Ravana and Duryodhana, in different ages or yugas. In order to counteract and destroy the evil of Kroni's manifestations, Mayon (a Tamil name for Vishnu), incarnates as avatars such as Rama and Krishna. ImageMetadata File history File links Emblem_of_Ayyavazhi. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Ayyavazhi mythology is the mythology of the growing South Indian religious faith and offshoot of Hinduism known as Ayyavazhi. ... Akilathirattu Ammanai அகிலத்திரட்டு அம்மானை (Tamil: akilam (world) + thirattu (collection) + ammanai (ballad)), also called Thiru Edu (venerable book), is the main religious book of the Southern Indian Ayyavazhi faith, officially an offshoot of Hinduism. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... Forms of worship and the features attendant on them can be said to be manifestations and indicators of the type of religiosity present in a religious universe. ... Swamithoppe Pathi (also called சுவாமிதோப்பு பதி, Swamithoppu-pathi, Manavaippathi, or Thalaimaippathi (Thalaimai (chief) + pathi)) is the primary pathi of the Ayyavazhi path of Hinduism, the head of all worship centers of Ayyavazhi, and the place where Ayya Vaikundar is said to have performed the Tavam. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Ayyavazhi Trinity is the Incarnation of God in this Kali Yukam. ... The tradition of Ayyavazhi came up with a corpus of teachings found in Akilattirattu in the form of instructions and slogans. ... Arulnool considered to be the supplementary to akilathirattu, is a collection of a few short litratures composed by different Arulalarkal whose names are unknown. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ayyavazhi அய்யாவழி (Tamil: path of the father), officially a Tamil Hindu sect, is a monistic religion that originated in South India in the mid-19th century. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gustave Dores depiction of Satan from John Miltons Paradise Lost Satan (שָׂטָן Standard Hebrew Satan, Latin Sátanas, Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Aramaic שִׂטְנָא Śiṭnâ: both words mean Adversary; accuser) is an angel, demon, or minor god in many religions. ... Ravana, Indian Demon King of Lanka In Hindu mythology, Ravana is one of the principal antagonists of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. ... In the Mahabharata Duryodhana is the eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari, and the eldest of the Kaurava brothers. ... In Hindu philosophy, the existence of the world is divided into four Yugas (ages): Satya Yuga or Krita Yuga Treta Yuga Dwapara Yuga Kali Yuga According to the rishis of ancient India, the world goes through a continuous cycle of these ages. ... Mayon Volcano is a volcano in the Philippines. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tamil is a classical language and one of the major languages belonging to the Dravidian language family. ... Jump to: navigation, search For other uses of the name Vishnu, see Vishnu (disambiguation). ... See Avatar (disambiguation) for other meanings. ... Deities of Sri Sri Sita (far right), Rama (center), Lakshmana (far left) and Hanuman (below seated) at the Bhaktivedanta Manor, Watford England Lord Rama (center) with wife Sita, brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lord Krishna Krishna (कृष्ण, Sanskrit for black), is according to common Hindu tradition the eighth avatar of Vishnu. ...

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Kroni in the Akilattirattu Ammanai

According to the Akilattirattu Ammanai, the Ayyavazhi holy book, Kroni was born in the first of the Eight Yukams (aeons) with multitudinous limbs each the size of a mountain, and was the first evil to be born in the Universe. He had a fire of ravenous hunger in his stomach, and he drank all the waters of the sea to quell it. The water being insufficient, he swallowed Kailayam, the abode of Sivan, and the proceeded to devour the entire Universe. Mayon, residing with Sivan in Kailayam, escaped promptly and undertook a Tavam to receive a boon from Sivan in order to destroy the Kroni. Sivan granted the boon, but made Mayon aware of the necessity to Appear in different forms for the successive six yukams in order to destroy the six fragments of the Kroni. Being aware of the mission, Mayon sliced Kroni into six fragments, and saved the Universe. With that even the first Yukam came to an end. (see: Birth of Kroni). Akilathirattu Ammanai அகிலத்திரட்டு அம்மானை (Tamil: akilam (world) + thirattu (collection) + ammanai (ballad)), also called Thiru Edu (venerable book), is the main religious book of the Southern Indian Ayyavazhi faith, officially an offshoot of Hinduism. ... The introduction of this article does not provide enough context for readers unfamiliar with the subject. ... Sivan In Ayyavazhi mythology Sivan is one among the Three Great Godheads or Trimurti in Ayyavazhi mythology and is the Tamil name for Siva. ... Mayon Volcano is a volcano in the Philippines. ... Tavam is a Tamil word which denotes Austerity. ...


Fragments of Kroni

The six fragments of Kroni were then born as evil spirits (or Asuras) in six successive Yukams (aeons). In all the yukams Mayon had to incarnate in the world to destroy the evils. The six fragments were then known as In Hindu mythology, the Asura are a group of power-seeking deities, sometimes misleadingly referred to as demons. ... Mayon Volcano is a volcano in the Philippines. ...

  1. Kuntomasali
  2. Thillaimallalan and Mallosivakanan
  3. Suraparppan Sinkamukasuran and Iraniyan
  4. Ravanan
  5. Thuriyothanan and the Ninety-nine Brothers
  6. Kaliyan

Kroni, the spirit of Kali Yuga, is said to be omnipresent in the present age, and this why one of the reasons why followers of Ayya Vazhi, like other Hindus, believe that the current yuga, Kali Yuga, is so degraded. In Hinduism, Hiranyakashipu (or Hiranyakasipu) was a demon whose younger brother, Hiranyaksha was killed by Varaha, one of the avatars of Vishnu. ... RAVANA, Indian Demon King of Lanka (Sri Lanka) In Hindu mythology, Ravana is one of the principal, if villianous, characters of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. ... In the Mahabharata Duryodhana is the eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari, and the eldest of the Kaurava brothers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Kaliyan was the sixth fragment of the primordial manifestation of Kroni according to Akilam, the source of Ayyavazhi mythology and the holy book of Ayyavazhi religion. ... Kali Yuga is also the title of a book by Roland Charles Wagner. ... Kali Yuga is also the title of a book by Roland Charles Wagner. ...


Philosophical View

Philosophically Kroni is viewed in relation to Chakras. The six-fragments were considered as six chakras except Sahasrara of physical Human body. It was told that every human beings should overcome the qualities of six fragments (ill effects) and should attain divinity (Sahasrara) the state of union with God. Jump to: navigation, search In Hinduism and its spiritual systems of yoga and in some related eastern cultures, as well as in some segments of the New Age movement -- and to some degree the distinctly different New Thought movement -- a chakra is thought to be an energy node in the... Sahasrara is the highest primary chakra according to the Hindu Tantric tradition (Shakta). ...


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Ayyavazhi mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (6206 words)
Kroni, who is analogous to Satan in the Christian tradition, is a primordial personification of evil.
Though Kroni is said to have been born with multitudinous limbs, each the size of a mountain, he nevertheless assumes different forms in different yugas: as Ravana or Duryodhana, for example.
The third fragment of Kroni was, once again, made into two siblings, called Suraparppan and Sinhamuka Asuran, and they were given responsibility to rule the Earth.
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