Can you please tell me the names of the 6 availiable AgamAs? Can we get them, and where? What is the main content of the AgamA, ‘makutam’?
In reply to your query about available AgamAs, I’d state as per the available information, the following are the 6 AgamAs that are available on print:
1. KaranAgamA
2. KAmigAgamA
3. VeerAgamA
4. AjitAgamA
5. VAdulAgamA
6. MakudAgamA
Of these, some of them have been printed by Research Institute of Indology, Pondicherry, all having been printed not in ‘Granta Libhi’, but in ‘DevanAgiri’. Some of them were printed in ‘Granta Libhi’ by an institution called ‘Sithantha ParibAlana Sabai’ of Devakottai. Unfortunately, these are not readily available now and the said sabai is defunct now for all practical purpose. You can contact Pondicherry Institute for further details.
As I know, the KaranAgamA and KAmigAgamA have been printed by South India Archagar Association for about ten years ago. The exact details as to the place of availability of these collections are not known, as the Association has changed its address. I had the oppurtunity of perusing a very old publication of KAmigAgamA, perhaps, dating back to 1840 that is available with Kanchi MeygandAr Math. However, this is not for sale, but kept as one for reference purpose only.So much is the information available about the 6 AgamAs
As regards MakutAgamA, it’s an unique AgamA dealing with modes and methods of Kiriyai to be performed in Thillai. The peculiarity about the Thillai is that the kiriyai here relates to all the three forms of worship viz., Lingam (Formless form), Nataraja (Form), and Chith Space (formless) whereas, all the other 273 Shrines which have been sung in praise of by NAlvar are concerned with kiriyai for worship of Lingam only. This AgamA is known to the esoteric called as Dhikshidhars of Thillai and kept among themselves as if patented.For your information the 9th thanthra of Thirumanthiram is the quintessance of MakudAgamA only.