Jeeva Samadhi
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In Kundalini
Kundalini
Kundalini literally means coiled. In yoga, a "corporeal energy" - an unconscious, instinctive or libidinal force or Shakti, lies coiled at the base of the spine. It is envisioned either as a goddess or else as a sleeping serpent, hence a number of English renderings of the term such as 'serpent...

 Gnanam Jeeva Samadhi is a person imbued with eternal life force.

In this concept, by spiritual practices, life is not allowed to go out of the body. The seed cells in the body never get damaged. Such a person stops the functions of the body after completion of his or her mission by his or her own will. Gnani
Gnani
Gnani is a term in many Indian languages meaning "wise".The term is added to the names of various individuals, but does not denote a specific person....

 will fix his or her mind with the Almighty and stop functioning. The body is then buried. That body will never decay whether it is thousand or ten thousand years, because the magnetic force in the body itself acts as a life force in the body. As "unseen masters" or "invisible helpers" they guide the human race to wisdom.

It is believed that this force remains forever and the time limit for the Samadhi status depends upon the saint's bio-magnetic strength, which may vary in terms of hundreds of years. Until then, the soul in samadhi stage will continue to bless the devotees. The place around such Jeeva Samadhi has very high spiritual magnetic force. It can be sensed by the gnana aspirant. If these places are maintained properly, they become energy banks supplying the needful.

In Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 there are many Jeeva Samadhis. All the popular Temples in and around Tamil Nadu are having one or more 'Jeeva Samadhi' in it, on other hand Andra Pradesh also possess many jeeva samadies. People feel some relief in visiting such Temples and are becoming Popular. The temples formed around these shrines are believed to have good magnetic fields.

Some Jeeva samadhis include
  • Shri Veerabramhendra Swamy Jeeva Samadi at Kandimallayapalle, Cuddapah, Andra Pradesh, India
  • Eswaramma Jeeva Samadi at Kandimallayapalle, Cuddapah, Andra Pradesh, India
  • Shri Sadu Siddaiah Swamy Jeeva Samadhi at Mudumala, Cuddapah, Andra Pradesh, India
  • Shri Yadati Govinda Swamy Jeeva samadhi at Palugurallapalle, Badwel Talug, Cuddapah, India
  • Shri Peddaperaiah Swamy Jeeva Samadi at Mudumala, Cuddapah, Andra Pradesh, India
  • Shri Peddaiah Swamy Jeeva Samadi at Ramapuram, Cuddapah, Andra Pradesh, India
  • Brahma Gnana Gurubhiran Ayyanpatti Jeeva Samadhi at Thiruchendur
    Thiruchendur
    Thiruchendur Murugan Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Muruga and one of the Arupadaiveedu of Lord Muruga. It is located in the small town of Thiruchendur in the district of Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India. It is 55 km south-east of Tirunelveli, 40 km from Tuticorin and 75 km...

    ,
  • Siddhar BhogarJeeva Samadhi at Murugan temple in Palani
    Palani
    Palani is a city and a municipality in the Dindigul district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located about 100 km South of Coimbatore City and 60 km west of Dindigul...

  • Siddhar IdaiKadar Jeeva Samadhi at Annamalaiyar Temple
    Annamalaiyar Temple
    Annamalaiyar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva, located at the foothills of the Annamalai Hill in the town of Thiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Annamalaiyar or Arunachaleswarar represented by lingam, withhis consort, Unnamalaiyaal...

     in Thiruvannamalai,
  • Siddhar Sadashiva Brahmendra Jeeva Samadhi in Shiva temple at Nerur, near Karur
  • Saint Bodhenthral's Jeeva Samadhi at Govidapuram,
  • Shri Narayana Theerthar Jeeva Samadhi under a Mango tree at Thirupponthurtthi village
  • Saint Jnaneswar's Jeeva Samadhi at Alandi in Maharashtra,
  • Shri Madhavendra Theertha Swami Samadhi at Walkeshwar in Mumbai,
  • Shri Siddharameshwar Jeeva Samadhi in the temple complex Siddheshwar Temple, Solapur Maharashtra
  • Guru Raghavendra Swamy's Jeeva Samadhi at Mantralaya
  • Shri Apprananda Swamy at Nettore in Tirunelveli district near Alangulam
  • Shri Sankara Narayanan Swamy and his son Shri Dakshinamoorthy Swamy Jeeva Samadhi in Panaiyur village near Sankarankovil, Tirunelveli


Siddhar
Siddhar
Siddhars are saints in India, mostly of the Saivaite denomination in Tamil Nadu, who professed and practised an unorthodox type of Sadhana, or spiritual practice, to attain liberation. Yogic powers called Siddhis are acquired by constant practice of certain yogic disciplines. Those who acquire...

s of Tamil Nadu attained Jeeva Samadhi at the following places.
  • Sri Pathanjali - Rameswaram
  • Sri Agastyar - Thiruvananthapuram
  • Sri Kamalamuni - Thiruvarur
  • Sri Thirumoolar
    Thirumoolar
    Tirumular was a Tamil Shaivite mystic and writer, considered one of the sixty-three Nayanars and one of the 18 Siddhars...

     - Chidambaram
  • Sri Kuthambai - Mayavaram
  • Sri Korakkar - Perur
  • Sri Thanvandri - Vaideeswarankoil
  • Sri Sundaranandar - Madurai
  • Sri Konganar - Tirupathi
  • Sri Sattamuni - Thiruvarangam
  • Sri Vaanmeegar / Valmiki
    Valmiki
    Valmiki is celebrated as the poet harbinger in Sanskrit literature. He is the author of the epic Ramayana, based on the attribution in the text of the epic itself. He is revered as the Adi Kavi, which means First Poet, for he discovered the first śloka i.e...

     - Ettukudi
  • Sri Ramadevar - Azhagarmalai
  • Sri Nandeeswarar - Kasi
  • Sri Edaikkadar - Tiruvannamalai
  • Sri Machamuni - Thiruparankundram
  • Sri Bogar - Palani
  • Sri Pambatti
    Pambatti Siddhar
    Pambatti siddhar was the latest from the 18 siddhars who lived at various time periods in India and mainly southern India. Some of his poems, roughly around 600 lines of text are available today. His poems are written in Tamil and he is famous for finishing his poems with the term 'Addu Pambe'...

    - Sankarankoil
  • Sri Ramanujachariyar - Inside Srirangam Temple
  • Devi Mayamma (Mayi amma) - Yercaud Main Road, Salem


Worshippers at these shrines believe that they achieve peace and have their prayers fulfilled and it is evident that their prayers are replied.
Siddhar Age Place of Samadhi
Sri Pathanjali 5 Yugas 7 Days Rameswaram
Sri Agastyar 4 Yugas 48 Days Thiruvananthapuram
Sri Kamalamuni 4000 Years 48 Days Thiruvarur
Sri Thirumoolar 3000 Years 13 Days Chidambaram
Sri Kuthambai 1800 Years 16 Days Mayavaram
Sri Korakkar 880 Years 11 Days Perur
Sri Thanvandri 800 Years 32 Days Vaideeswarankoil
Sri Sundaranandar 800 Years 28 Days Madurai
Sri Konganar 800 Years 16 Days Titupathi
Sri Sattamuni 800 Years 14 Days Thiruvarangam
Sri Vaanmeegar/Valmiki 700 Years 32 Days Ettukudi
Sri Ramadevar 700 Years 06 Days Azhagarmalai
Sri Nandeeswarar 700 Years 03 Days Kasi
Sri Edaikkadar 600 Years 18 Days Tiruvannamalai
Sri Machamuni 300 Years 62 Days Thiruparankundram
Sri Karuvoorar 300 Years 42 Days Karuvur
Sri Bogar 300 Years 18 Days Pazhani
Sri Pambatti 123 Years 14 Days Sankarankoil
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