Payyan dynasty

Payyan dynasty is a family which manage and administer Swamithope pathi, the head quarters of Ayyavazhi. The genesis of Payyan dynasty was a bit uncertain. It was believed to be the descendants of Pothukkutty who was called as Payyan by Ayya Vaikundar. But some people claim that they were the descendants of Paradevathai and Muthu Kutty.

Payyan dynasty - Claims

There are a number of claims about them. Some legends says that they were the descendats of Pothukkutty who was the son of Paradevathai and her first husband. This legend says that Paradevathai after leaving her first husband went to the house of her grand mother on Poovandanthoppe. Along with she brings her three children, two boys and one girl. There she met Muthukuttu, who was known as Sampooranathevan in Akilam and fall in love with him. He too fall in love with her. They lived as husband and wife without marrying. One of the male child Paradevathai brought with her though married, died without descendants. And the remaining child was podukkutty and the ancestor of Payyan dynasty. He was taken as the primary Panividaiyalar by Ayya Vaikundar and called affectionately as 'Payyan' which later changed as the name of their dynasty. The female child was married to Vellaicchamiyar of a village Pallam, a devottee of Ayya Vaikundar. But the Payyan dynasty claims that they were the descendants of Podukkutty who was born to Muthu kutty and Paradevathai.

Payyan in Akilattirattu

But the religious text of Ayyavazhi not even mentions a word about this Payyan dynasty. Only a quote in Arul Nool refers only a single word as Payyan in Pattiram.

Mythical Claim

Some of the followers of Ayyavazhi claims that a cow which was mentioned in the Cow and Women of Akilam seven, which perform tavam towards Narayana was given birth here as Payan. There is also a belief that the term ' "Kappitta makan" ' of Arul Nool was a reference to Payyans.

Renowed Payyans

Payyans with 'Pattathu Ayya' status

* Pattathu Ayya. Podukkutty
* Pattathu Ayya. Krishna Narayana Vadivu
* Pattathu Ayya. Chella vadivu
* Pattathu Ayya. Bala Krishnan
* Pattathu Ayya. Chella Raj
* Pattathu Ayya. Bala Prajapathi Adikalar

Other Payyans

* Payyan. Bala Janathipathi
* Payyan. Bala Lokathipathi
* Payyan. Anathakutty Nadar
* Payyan. Raja
* Payyan. Swami
* Payyan. Nemi
* Payyan. Krishna Raj
* Payyan. Thanga Pandiyan
* Payyan. Sekar
* Payyan. Paal Payyan
* Payyan. Raghu
* Payyan. Krishna Namamani

References

* "Akilattirattu Ammanai" published by T.Palaramachandran Nadar, 1989, 9th impression
* N.Elango & Vijaya Shanthi Elango "Ayya Vaikuntar the light of the world", 1997, The Gurukulam