The information about the Sathuragiri Mountain continues in this post also. It is easy to share the information in the way they are. As I told in the beginning of the post, I am sharing all the information without any exaggeration. The Siththars have written the songs in simple tamil with deeper meaning.
As of now most of the information about the Siththars are exaggerated in someway only. The surprising fact is that there is no such information in the books that I am going through. My idea is not to point out somebody.
In this post we shall individually see what are all present in Sathuragiri Mountain.
Temples
In the songs of the Siththars we find that the following important temples located in the Sadhuragiri Mountain: Karuppanna swamy, Irattailingam temple, Karuppan temple, Sandhana Mahalingam temple, Sundarar temple, Mahalingar temple, Sundara Mahalingar temple, Vellai Pillaiyar temple, Kannimaar temple.
Siththars
If we see who are the Siththars lived on this Sathuragiri Mountain, almost all the Siththars have lived on this mountain at any one point of their life time. Most of them have attained their Samadhi here. It is also believed that most of the Siththars live here.
Holy water/Rivers
Chandra theertham, Koundunya River, Sandhana Mahalinga theertham, Thirumanjana fountaini, Poigai theertham, Pasukkidai theertham, Kuliraaati fountain, Vatraa fountain, Paambuk kaeni (well), Udhaga spring are those that are mentioned in more than one song.
Trees/Herbs
In Sathuragiri Mountain various trees like bamboo, naangil, koangai, kongu, sandalwood, eagle-wood, asoka, teak, east Indian kono tree, surapunnai are available. Azhukanni, iruppaval sedi, uthira vaengai, uroama vaengai, uroama virutcham, aerazhinji, katraamarai, kanaierumaivirutcham, karunochi, karunelli, karungodivaei, senthaadupaavai, kaiyaanthakarai, kaanarpalaa, saayaavirutcham, sengodi vaeli, sengadukkaai, sennaayuruvi, sengatraalai, thillaivirutcham, sanjeevi mooligai, sivantha ilaikkalli, sunangi virutcham, soathi virutcham, mundaga virutcham, panjatharu, vennaaval, manjappoothavaelai, vellaippunal murungai, soathippullu, pavalath thuththi, potraalaikkarippaan, karunaaraththai, naagathaali, vanapirammi, paeisurai, thozhukanni, muppirandai, naagapadakkatraalai, kuruvarikkatraalai are the rare kaya kalpa herbs that are found. Apart from this many poisonous trees like visha poolaamaram, mugam veengimaram, erimukimaram, vishathaetraamaram, thumbuga sedi are found. If these plant touch the human body, it will cause danger to life.
Birds/Animals
There are peculiar animals like paravai keeri, paravai poonai, paravai oandhi. Also we can find the two headed birds aganda paerandam, theevizhungum patchi, mathipamizhthaththai yunnum sagoara patchi sembothu and many other kinds of birds. We can also find the anri which wander in groups, lion, yaali*, tiger, bear are animals which cause harm to human and also we can see the deer, Indian elk sambur, forest cow, jungle sheep, and wild buffalo which live hiding from the eyes of the Human.
*yaali – a mythical lion-faced animal with the trunk and tusks of an elephant
Original – www.siththarkal.com
