Umlando we-Vallalar: Umlando womuntu owathumba ukufa.
Kubayini kufuze sifunde umlando ka-Vallalar? Umlando wamambala womuntu owathumba ukufa. Usosayensi weqiniso owathola indlela yokuthi umuntu aphile ngaphandle kokufa. Lowo owathola isayensi etjhugulula umzimba womuntu ube mzimba ongafiko. Lowo ophendule umzimba womuntu waba mzimba wolwazi. Lowo owasitjela indlela yokuthi siphile singafi. Lowo owazwa iqiniso lemvelo lakaZimu begodu wasitjela bona ngiyiphi isimo sakaZimu esingafiko nokuthi ukuphi. Lowo owasusa zoke iinkolelo-ze begodu wabuza yoke into ngolwazi lwethu begodu wathola ilwazi leqiniso. Ibizo leqiniso lesayensi: Ramalingam Ibizo abathandekako abambiza ngalo: Vallalar. Umnyaka wokubelethwa: 1823 Umnyaka wokutjhuguluka komzimba ube mzimba wokukhanya: 1874 Indawo yokubelethwa: e-India, e-Chidambaram, e-Marudur. Ipumelelo: Lowo owathola bona umuntu angafinyelela ubujamo bakaZimu angafi, begodu wafikelela ubujamo lobo. E-India, e-Tamil Nadu, edorobheni elibizwa ngokuthi yi-Marudhur, elitholakala emakhilomitheni amatjhumi amabili ngetlhagwini yedorobha le-Chidambaram, u-Ramalingam alias Vallalar wabelethwa ngeSondarha, mhlazi-5 kuSewula wee-1823, nge-5:54 ntambama.Ibizo lakayise ka-Vallalar bekungu-Ramaiah, begodu ibizo lakanina bekungu-Chinnmai. Ubaba u-Ramaiah bekangumcwaningimali we-Marudhur begodu amfundisi ofundisa abantwana. Umama u-Chinnammai watlhogomela indlu begodu wakhulisa abantwana bakhe. Ubaba ka-Vallalar u-Ramaiah wahlongakala ngenyanga yesithandathu ngemva kokubelethwa kwakhe. Umama u-Chinnammai, nakacabanga ngefundo nekusasa labantwana bakhe, waya e-Chennai, e-India. Umfowabo omdala ka-Vallalar u-Sabapathy wafunda ngaphasi kukaProfesa Sabapathy we-Kanchipuram. Waba mfundisi wekulumo ye-epic. Imali ayithola ngokuya eenkulumweni bekasebenzisa ukusekela umndenakhe. USabapathi ngokwakhe wafundisa umfowabo omncani u-Ramalingam. Ngokukhamba kwesikhathi, wamthumela bona ayokufunda ngaphasi kotitjhere ebegade afunda naye, uSolwazi we-Kanchipuram u-Sabapathi.
U-Ramalingam, owabuyela e-Chennai, bekavame ukuvakatjhela ithempeli le-Kandasamy. Bekathabile ukulotjha iKosi u-Murugan e-Kandakottam. Waqamba begodu wahlabelela iingoma ngeKosi asesemncani. U-Ramalingam, obekangayi esikolweni nofana ahlale ekhaya, wakhuzwa mfowabo omdala u-Sabapathi. Kodwana u-Ramalingam azange alalele umfowabo omdala. Ngalokho-ke, u-Sabapathi wayala umkakhe u-Papathi Ammal bona alise ukuphakela u-Ramalingam ukudla. U-Ramalingam, wavuma isibawo somfowabo omdala, wathembisa ukuhlala ekhaya ayokufunda. U-Ramalingam wahlala ngekamelweni eliphezulu lendlu. Ngaphandle kwesikhathi sokudla, bekahlala ngekamelweni ngezinye iinkhathi begodu bekakhuthele ekukhulekeleni uZimu. Ngelinye ilanga, esibonibonini ebodeni, bekathabile khulu begodu wahlabelela iingoma, akholelwa bona uZimu uvele kuye.
Umfowabo omdala, u-Sabapathi, ogade anikela iinkulumo ngeenganekwane, bekangakghoni ukuya ekulumisweni ebegade avumile ukuyo ngebanga lokugula. Njeke wabawa umfowabo omncani u-Ramalingam bona aye endaweni lapho bekuzokubanjelwa khona ikulumo begodu ahlabelele iingoma ezithileko ukubuyisela ukungakghoni kwakhe ukuza. Ngalokho-ke, u-Ramalingam waya lapho. Ngalelo langa, inani elikhulu labantu belibuthene ukuzolalela ikulumo kaSabapathi. U-Ramalingam wahlabelela ezinye iingoma njengombana umfowabo omdala amtjelile. Ngemva kwalokhu, abantu ebegade babuthene lapho baphikelela isikhathi eside bona kufuze akhulume ngokomoya. Ngalokho u-Ramalingam naye wavuma. Ikulumo yenzeka ebusuku khulu. Woke umuntu bekamangale begodu ababaza. Lokhu bekuyinkulumo yakhe yokuthoma. Bekaneminyaka elithoba ngesikhatheso.
U-Ramalingam wathoma ukukhonza nakaneminyaka elitjhumi nambili e-Thiruvottriyur. Bekajayele ukukhamba ngeenyawo ukuya e-Thiruvottriyur qobe langa ukusuka endaweni enemithombo elikhomba lapho bekahlala khona. Ukulandela ukuphikelela kwabanengi, u-Ramalingam wavuma ukutjhada nakaneminyaka ematjhumi amabili nesikhombisa. Watjhada nendodakazi kadadewabo u-Unnamulai, u-Thanakodi. Bobabili indoda nomfazi bebangazibandakanyi epilweni yomndeni begodu bebacwiliswe emcabangweni kaZimu. Ngemvumo yomkakhe u-Thanakodi, ipilo yomtjhado iqedwa ngelanga elilodwa. Ngemvumo yomkakhe, u-Vallalar uragela phambili nemizamo yakhe yokuthola ukungafi. U-Ramalingam bekafuna ukwazi uZimu weqiniso ngolwazi. Ngalokho-ke, ngo-1858, watjhiya i-Chennai wavakatjhela amathempeli amanengi begodu wafika edorobheni elibizwa nge-Chidambaram. Ukubona u-Vallalar e-Chidambaram, umlawuli wedorobha elibizwa nge-Karunguzhi, elibizwa nge-Thiruvengadam, wambawa bona eze azokuhlala edorobheni lakhe nendlini yakhe. Ebotjhwe lithando lakhe, u-Vallalar wahlala e-Thiruvengadam iminyaka elithoba.
UZimu wamambala usebuchotjhweni ekhanda lethu, njenge-athomu encani. Ukukhanya kwalowoZimu kulingana nokukhanya kwamalanga ayi-bhiliyoni. Ngalokho-ke, ukwenzela bona abantu abavamileko bazwisise uZimu ongukukhanya ngaphakathi kwethu, u-Vallalar wabeka isibani ngaphandle begodu wasidumisa ngendlela yokukhanya. Wathoma ukwakha ithempeli lokukhanya eduze ne-Sathya Dharmachalai ngomnyaka ka-1871. Wabiza ithempeli, elaqedwa ngemva kweenyanga ezisithandathu, 'UmKhandlu wokuHlakanipha'. Wakha ithempeli edorobheni elibizwa ngokuthi yi-Vadalur kaZimu ohlala ngendlela yokukhanya njengelwazi elikhulu ebuchotjhweni bethu. UZimu wamambala lilwazi elisekhanda lethu, begodu kilabo abangakwazi ukulizwisisa, wakha ithempeli ephasini, wakhanyisa isibane kulelo thempeli, begodu wabatjela bona bacabange ngesibani leso njengoZimu begodu balilotjhe. Nasigxilisa imicabango yethu ngaleyo ndlela, sithola uZimu oyilwazi emahlombe wethu.
NgeLesibili ekuseni nge-awa lesibhozo, waphakamisela ifulegi phambi kwesakhiwo esibizwa nge-Siddhi Valakam edorobheni le-Mettukuppam begodu wethula ikulumo ede ebantwini ebegade babuthene. Leyo ntshumayelo ibizwa ngokuthi 'imfundiso enkulu'. Intshumayelo le inqophisa umuntu bona athokoze ngaso soke isikhathi. Iphendula imibuzo eminengi ephakama esandleni. Intshumayelo imayelana nokuphula iinkolelo zethu. Uthi indlela yeqiniso kukwazi nokuzwa iqiniso lemvelo njengombana injalo. Ingasi lokho kwaphela. U-Vallalar ngokwakhe ubuze imibuzo eminengi esingakacabangi ngayo begodu wayiphendula. Imibuzo leyo ilandelako:.
Uyini uZimu? Uphi uZimu? UZimu munye namkha banengi? Kubayini kufuze simlotjhe uZimu? Kuzokwenzekani nengabe singamlotjhi uZimu? Ingabe ikhona into enjengezulu? Kufanele simlotjhe njani uZimu? UZimu munye namkha banengi? Ingabe uZimu unezandla neenyawo? Kghani kukhona esingamenzela uZimu? Ngiyiphi indlela elula yokuthola uZimu? Uphi uZimu emvelweni? Ngiyiphi indlela engafiko? Silitjhugulula njani ilwazi lethu libe lilwazi lamambala? Ubuza njani imibuzo begodu uyithole iimpendulo? Khuyini esifihla iqiniso kithi? Kghani singafumana okuthileko kuZimu ngaphandle kokusebenza? Ingabe ikolo iyasiza ekwazini uZimu weqiniso?
Umcimbi olandelako ngemva kokuphakamisela ifulegi, ngenyanga ye-Tamil ye-Karthigai, ngelanga lomnyanya wokugidinga ukukhanya, wathatha isibane se-deepa ebesihlala sivutha ngekamelweni lakhe wasibeka phambi indlu ekulu. Ngelanga le-19 lenyanga ye-Thai ngomnyaka ka-1874, okutjho bona, ngoTjhirhweni, ngelanga lenkanyezi ye-Poosam ekhulunywa ngeenkwekwezi ze-India, u-Vallalar wabusisa woke umuntu. U-Vallalar wangena ekamelweni lendlu enkulu phakathi kobusuku. Ngokuya kwesifiso sakhe, abafundi bakhe abaqakathekileko, u-Kalpattu Aiya no-Thozhuvur Velayudham, bakhiya umnyango wegumbi elivaliweko ngaphandle.
Solo kwalelo langa, uVallalar akhenge abonakale njengefomu emehlweni wethu, kodwana bekasolo akhanyisa ukwakheka kwelwazi. Njengombana amehlo wethu wenyama anganawo amandla wokubona umzimba wolwazi, angeze akwazi ukubona iKosi yethu, ekhona ngaso soke isikhathi begodu yoke indawo. Njengombana umzimba welwazi ungaphezu kwe-wavelength ye-spectrum ebonakala emehlweni wabantu, amehlo wethu angeze akghone ukuyibona. U-Vallalar, njengombana bekazi, wathoma watjhugulula umzimba wakhe womuntu waba mzimba omsulwa, bese waba mzimba womdumo obizwa nge-Om, bese waba mzimba wolwazi olungapheliko, begodu uhlala unathi begodu usipha umusa wakhe.