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Kroni
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{{Religion of Ayyavazhi}}
'''Kroni''' is a
mythology mythical figure found in
Ayyavazhi mythology. He is the primordial manifestation of
evil, and 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,
Narayana Mayon (a
Tamil language Tamil name for
Vishnu), incarnates as
avatars such as
Rama and
Krishna. He is analogous to
Satan in the Judaeo-Christian tradition.
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).''
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
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Kuntomasali
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Thillaimallalan and
Mallosivakanan
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Suraparppan Sinkamukasuran and
Iraniyan
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Ravanan
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Thuriyothanan and the Ninety-nine Brothers
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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.
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.
See also
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List of Ayyavazhi-related articles
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Ayyavazhi mythology
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Kaliyan
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