The journey to the Sathuragiri Mountain continues in this post also. The guidelines of the Korakkar are very clear and most useful. These songs make us realize that the Siththars were living far from the common people and living in these places where common people do not enter. Let us start our journey from Danvanthiri’s ashram.
If we come from the north of the Danvanthiri’s ashram, we can find a path from the east direction. In that way we will find another way from the south and walk along it. Towards its north side, we can find a mirage. It is named as ‘yamapura kaanal’. To its south, we will find a path towards east and on walking through it, we will find a white Vinayaka’s temple. From there, to a distance an arrow can travel, we will find a sathumbu tharai. To its south we can find the Rajarishi’s forest and his ashram located within it.
If we walk on the straight north of the ashram, there is way which leads to the east direction. Walk along it for 12 minutes, we will find a forest with beautiful plants. At the centre of that forest we will find the ashram of Konganavar. On its east side we will find the border stone leading to depth. From there walk towards south for 72 minutes, we will find a thapovanam* which is called as maavootru. If we go north of it, we get the border of Udhayagiri. There we can see the ashram of Udhayagiri Siththar.
From there if we walk along the slope for 12 minutes, we will again reach to the border. To its north we can see the ashram of Pirunjaga muni. Towards the north-east direction of thae ashram, we can find the sanjeevi herb. It seems sanjeevi herb will grow only in marsh land.
If we walk towards the direction upside of this marsh land for a distance an arrow can travel, we can find a rock like an elephant sleeping. If we go towards its south for a distance an arrow can travel, we can find gravel land. If we walk towards the straight west of this gravel land, we can see a mountain stream. If we walk for a distance an arrow can travel, we can find a white Vinayaka. If we go near and see, a rock will be seen. Yet when seen from far, it looks like lord Vinayaka.
From there if we walk for 24 minutes, we will reach Vaadha maedu. Korakkar says that 18 Siththars has tried the Alchemy in the place Vaadha maedu. I shall share its greatness of the place in another situation.
On the west of Vaadha maedu, we can find the cave of Gnana Siththar. If we walk for 12 minutes on the north side we find a small pit. If we walk to its west on the way, we can find the Kannimaar temple. To its west we can see the temple of Mahalingam. In the way that goes towards north we can find a river. On its south, we can find two ways diverging and if we choose the west side path it would lead to the place where we began our journey that is near to the Thaanipaarai. If we go to the north side way then we find a pond named ‘Kulippatti Poigai’. On its south we can find the border. Near that we can find a tree name paal pattai.
From that tree, if we walk towards west we can find a rock named thirukkaip paarai at a distance an arrow can travel. To its west there is the ashram of Yacab Siththar. In way that runs along the west of Yacob Siththar’s ashram for 48 minutes, we can find the cave of Kaduveli Siththar. If we cross this we can find a black mirage. If we move without entering into it, we can find the wet ground.
From there if walk towards north for 48 minutes, we can find another mirage named ‘thaedik kaanal’. If we go along the path downwards we can find the cave of Azhukani Siththar. To its south we can find the cave of Sivavakkiyar. This is the only place where we can find the caves of two Siththars closer. From there if we walk towards west we reach to the Brahmagiri border. With this Korakkar finishes the journey of Sathuragiri Mountain.
In the upcoming posts we shall see about the information that is filled and hidden in the Sathuragiri Mountain.
*Thapovanam – forest where ascetics perform penance
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