Our ancient moral book have positioned the guru after the mother and father. God also comes after them only. The vedas tell the same as “Guru saatchaath parabrahmam thasmai sree Guruvae namaha”.
In the siddhalogy, it is not necessary to describe about the greatness of the Siththars at all. Because they are the origin and end. The Siththars strongly believed that there is nothing superior to the guru. At this point we should recall the proverb, ‘any art without a guru is of waste’.
Paambaatti Siththar explains the greatness of the guru in the following way.
"சாற்றும் உடல்பொருள் ஆவி தத்தமாகவே
saatrum udalporul aavi thaththamaagavae
தானம் வாங்கிநின்ற எங்கள் சற்குருவினைப்
thaanam vaanginira engal sarguruvinaip
போற்றி மனம்வாக்கு காயம் மூன்றும்பொருந்தப்
poatri manamvaakku kaayam moonrumporunthap
புகழ்ந்து புகழ்ந்து நின்றாடாய் பாம்பே!
pugazhnthu pugazhnthu niraadaai paambae! "
- பாம்பாட்டிச் சித்தர் (Paambaatti Siththar)
Body, object and soul all these have come from the supreme being. The guru only is the form of that supreme being. We should praise and do honors to that guru. Paambaatti Siththar also says that we should realize whatever guru told and act accordingly.
As far as my knowledge, this type of celebration is rarely seen in the songs of the Siththars. I feel that as since it is about guru he brought such a celebrating state into this song.
In the next post I shall meet with another song.
Original – www.siththarkal.com
Translated by சந்தியா
