KINGDOM OF SITHTHARS

The information about the rare and wonderful herbs in the Sathuragiri Mountain continues in this post also. As there are many other important information to share about the Sathuragiri Mountain, I thought to finish this series already. But as there is little very important information that is to be shared, I will share them and then finish this series. You can find certain important information about the Sathuragiri Mountain which you never heard of.

Let us continue about the herbs that are present in the Sathuragiri Mountain.

Potralaikkarippaan

If we go to the south side from the kuruvarikkatraalai herb that I mentioned in the previous post, you can find this herb at a distance an arrow can travel. Its fruit will look like pepper. If we crush its leaves with hand, you will feel a kind of burning sensation in hands. If we mix that juice with the arsenics and do pudamiduthal, then itwill result as sendhooram*. If we apply that sendhooram, we can attain kaaya siddhi.

Udhiravaengai

These are found in adequate at the forest of Kalangi muni. It will look like vaengai tree and its bottom will be black in color. If we poke this tree you get milk in red color. That milk will be helpful to make effects on the metals. Add udhiravaengai’s milk to that effected metal and melt it. It will change into gold. If we do pudamiduthal to the gold, it will form as sendhooram. If we eat that sendhooram for a week, we can attain kaaya siddhi.

Saayavirutcham

In the northern side of the Yugimuni’s forest we can find an elevation of mud. Across that area, we can find this herb. It is also named as Nizharkaandhan. Its shadow does not fall on ground. It is in the color of ash and leaves look like the leaves of poon tree. The fruit will be like suranda vellarikkai. If we remove the bark of the tree, we will get milk in blue color. If we add the milk to the mercury and do suriyapudam, mercury will become solid. Take it and make sendhooram out of it.  Add ghee to that sendhooram and consume it for 48 days to attain kaaya siddhi.

Senthaadupaavai

If we go to the northern side from the Saayavirutcham herb that I mentioned above in the post, we can find this herb. It looks like kuththukkarai plant. Its leaf look like the leaf of sammatti tree. If we take its juice and mercury and melt it, mercury will be soidified. Take this solid mercury and dip in the milk of this tree for seven days and then do pudamiduthal. This results in the formation of sendhooram and add it with the cow’s ghee and consume for a week to attain kaaya siddhi.

With this the post, the rare herbs in the Sathuragiri Mountain series comes to an end. In the next post we shall meet with another interesting information about Sathuragiri Mountain.

*Sendhooram – any chemical or metallic compound used medicinally

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There are some thousands of songs that narrate about the greatness of the herbs that is present in the Sathuragiri Mountain. If those were collected together and if researches were done,  then the siddha medicine would have reached up to the first place in the medication world wide. I always worry that we have missed such a great opportunity. Even now it is not late. If the government of Tamilnadu and the people who are interested in the siddha medicine join hands, we can bring them to the notice of a huge number of people.

All the herbs which I was sharing since my last three posts are related to those in Sathuragiri Mountain only. As a continuation to that let us see about three more herbs today.

Vanapirami

This is present to the right of the vennaaval trees that I have mentioned in the previous post.  This will be spread like a creeper. Its leaves are as thick as the leaves of amla tree. Pluck the herb on sunday by relieving its curses and crush its roots into powder. If we mix it with the ferment vinegar and drinking it for 30 days, we can attain kaaya siddhi.

Muppirandai

This herb is near to the vanapirami creeper. It will be like ordinary pirandai (square-stalked vine). Pluck this herb and make juice of it. Using this we can able to solidify mercury. Immediately mix solid mercury with naagam and naagam gets solidified. Take kendhi to the equal measure of mixture of both mercury and naagam, then mix all with the extract of muppirandai and do pudamiduthal. We will get sendhooram* and by eating it, we can attain kaaya siddhi.

Kuruvarikkatraalai

On the northern side of the Sathuragiri Mountain you can find this herb. It will be in the size of the thumb finger. It will grow to a height of 1.5 span. We can find lines across its body. Pluck this herb by relieving its curses. Crush the roots and extract the juice from it. Take a sheet of iron and dip it in this juice, it will turn into copper. Make it as sendhooram and eat to attain kaaya siddhi.

*Sendhooram – any chemical or metallic compound used medicinally

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The information about the rare herbs of Sathuragiri Mountain continues in this post also. 

Vennaaval

In the most of the trees seen in the western side of the Sathuragiri Mountain, Vennaaval virutcham  is one important tree among them. Its flower, fruit will be white in color. Remove the upper layers of the bark and take the inner layers and make kuzhith thailam out of it. If we rub that thailam on the slightly heated copper sheet for 40 times it will turn into silver. If we change that silver to sendhooram* and mix with the powder of the vennaava tree bark. Eat 488 mg of that powder six times a day for three days. Then we can attain kaaya siddhi.

Kanaierumai Virutcham

In the Sathuragiri Mountain if we walk towards west of the Nandeeswarar ashram for a while we can find this tree. It will look like South Indian mahua tree. Its fruit will be round in shape. If anybody stands under the tree, then the tree will sound like a buffalo. If we prick the tree we will get milk. If we drink that milk for four days we will get swoon. If someone gives cow’s milk to drink at regular intervals, we may get relieved from swoon and will attain kaaya siddhi.

Pavalaththuththi

To the north of the kanaierumai tree, at a distance an arrow can travel, we find this plant. It looks like marshmallow plant and the leaves tip are red in color. The leafstalk and its stem are red in color too. Its flower is in color of coral. If we powder the leaves and add it to the cow’s milk and drink for a week we can attain kaaya siddhi.

Uroamavirutcham

If we walk 48 minutes downwards to the Ramadevar’s ashram we can find more uroamavirutcham trees. It will be in the colour of ash. Its branches will be like hairs and if we touch it will as soft as cotton. Its bark has to crushed into powder without the help of the iron. Take thirikadi piramanam* quantity of it and mix in honey and eat for 48 days to attain kaaya siddhi. The urine of the person who attains this kaaya siddhi have effect on the panchaloga*.

(There is a story which says that the urine of Sivavaakkiyar has changed iron and it turned into gold. That’s because he might have ate some kaya kalpa of this kind.)

If we make hole one this tree’s bark and pour mercury in the hole and cover the hole by tree’s bark itself. If you see it after 45 days, it will become solid. Take the bark of this tree, grind it with that solid and make a shield. Do pudamiduthal and melt to solid balls. If we put that solid mercury ball in mouth then the cut through a knife or a hit by an arrow causes no harm. Also we can prevent white hairs, wrinkles, aging, diseases and attain kaaya  siddhi.

*Sendhooram – any chemical or metallic compound used medicinally

*Thirikadi Piramanam – the quantity taken using the tip of three fingers

*Panchaloga  - the five metals of gold, iron, copper, lead and silver

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The information about the rare herbs in the Sathuragiri Mountain continues in this post also. We shall see about certain herbs which has been told as special and rare species in the puranas and the epics.

Karpaga Tharu

This tree which has been named as the karpaga tharu or panja tharu is present beind the temple of Mahalingar. It has been told that the tree contains five different kinds of branches and each one of them has got distinct kinds of leaves. With this only we can easily identify the tree. If we one pana edai* quantity of the bark of this tree then we can get rid of all the diseases. Also if we hit this tree it will shed

milk and if we drink it for 48 days we can attain kaaya siddhi.

Sanjeevi herb

You might have heard the story in the Ramayana that the entire mountain has been uprooted for the need of one single herb. This herb has got various names like Sanjeevini herb, the herb that won lord Yama, Thasaiyotti herb. The leaf of this tree will be like that of the small neem leaves. This is kuththu plant. If we pour a pinch of the leaf’s juice into the nose and blow, even the dead ones can be given life. Also if we apply this juice at the places where the cuts/wounds are present then it will rejoin and the person will wake up as if he just woke up from sleep. Those who have got swoon, for them if we blow with the herb they will get relieved from it. If we just inhale the air that comes after touching this tree, it will increase the life time and helps in attaining kaaya siddhi.

Uroama vaengai

In the Sathuragir Mountain there is a rock named Sangili paarai. To its south east this uroama vaengai tree is present. This is as soft as East Indian kino tree and it is in the colour of ashes. This branch will be hanging like the hair of the deer. If we pluck the bark of this tree then milk will shed like blood. If we apply that milk to gold then it will become parpam. If we eat that we can attain kaaya siddhi.

Katraamarai

There is a forest named Kalangi vanam in the Sathuragiri Mountain. To its north there is water damp ground. On that ground you can find this herb. If we touch one leaf of this herb, it would bloom into four more leaves. The roots of the tree will be like a plot of the women’s hair. If we insert an iron nail into its roots and remove it will turn into a copper nail. Later if we again insert and remove that copper nail at another place in the roots,it would turn into silver nail. If we again insert and remove that silver nail at another place in the roots, it would turn into gold nail. Also if we press that nail with foot in the daytime and see the sky, we can find stars. With these hints we can identify this herb and pluck it removing the curses of herb. If we make the roots dry and crush them into powder. Take verukadi piramanam* amount of that powder and consume it for 48 days, then we can attain kaaya siddhi.

In the next post also, we shall see about some other wonderfulful herbs of the Sathuragiri Mounitain.

*Pana edai - 488 mg

*Parpam – dust, sacred ashes

*Verukadi Piramanam - The quantity (of sand) taken by three fingers, including thumb, of the Wild cat. Veruku denotes the Wild cat.

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So far we have seen about the various rare trees and herbs that is present in the Sathuragiri Mountain. In the upcoming posts, let us see about the information where they are located. Also we will know about their nature and greatness.

Some of the friends have show their disinterest in me sharing these rare information in the public. I wish to answer to those friends. All these are possible for me only under the guidance of a guru. The secrets which are cursed by the Siththars can be known only to those who attempt doing with good heart and with the grace of the guru. Let us know about the herbs.

Mundaga Virutcham

In the northern side of the Mahalinga murthy‘s temple, if we walk for 24 minutes we can find a forest. In the north-west corner of that forest, these trees are present. Though it looks like banyan tree, the leaves are small and the fruits are like kalaththikkaai. If we hit this tree milk sheds.

On drinking half cup of that milk for thirty days, swoon happens. At that time some one should stay with swooned person and has to give the spoon boiled cow’s milk, mixed with honey, often. If they drink this continuously, then the swoon stops.Within a week kaaya siddhi will be attained. The body shines in gold color.

Azhukanni

Next to the tree that is mentioned above i.e. mundaga virutcham, there is a round rock. To its west you will find a damp ground filled with crushed stones. There this herb azhukanni is grown. The leaves of the herb will be like jackfruit pulp. The flower will be yellow in color and the fruit will be like fruit  of climbing nettle. The curse of the herb has to be removed and then pluck it. The root of the herb has to be mixed with cow’s ghee and eating it for 48 days can prevent from the white hairs, wrinkles, diseases and aging.

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Thozhukanni

From the place mentioned above, moving bit forward we can find this herbthozhukanni. The leaves of the herb looks like willow tree’s leaf. The flower is white in colour and leafstalk is black in color. It will be facing the sun. With these tips, we can identify this herb. Take some leaves of this herb and the thozhukanni herb in equal measures and powder them. Take thirikadi piramanam* quantity of that powder and add cow’s milk to it and drink. You can attain kaaya siddhi.

In next post we shall see about the karpaga virutcham and the sanjeevi herb.

*Thirikadi Piramanam – the quantity taken using the tip of three fingers

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ஒருபலம் கருஞ்சீரகம் யிருபலம் கழற்சிப்

orupalam karunjeeragam yirupalam kazharchip 

பருப்பு மஞ்சள் ஒருபலம் ஒருசேர இடிச்சு

paruppu manjal orupalam orusaera idichu 

பொடி செய்து ஆறாவகுந்து நாளுக்கு

podi seythu aaraavagunthu naalukku 

இருவேளை கொடப்பா தீரும்பாரே

iruvaelai kodappaa theerumpaarae"

- அகத்தியர் குணபாடம் (Agathiyar gunapaadam)

Add up 35 gram of black cumin, 70 gram of kazharchi dhal, 35 gram of turmeric and grind it and divide them into 6 equal shares. Eat it for morning and evening for three days and it frees from cold. There was no diet mentioned for this medication.

We shall see some other tricks that the Siththars had made out of the herbs in the upcoming articles.

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"கையாந்தகரை சாறுநா லுபலம் யெடுத்து

kaiyaanthakarai saarunaa lubalam yeduththu

ரெண்டுபலம் குன்றிமணிப்பருப்பு கலந் தரைத்து

rendupalam kunrimanipparuppu kalan tharaiththu

ஒருபலம் எள் எண்ணெய்சேர்த் துகாய்ச்சி சீலை வடிகட்டி

orupalam el ennaisaerth thukaaychchi seelai vadikatti

தினம் பூசப்பா கிழவனுக்கும் குமாரன்போல் சடைகாணும்

thinam poosappaa kizhavanukkum kumaaranpoal sadaikaanum."

- அகத்தியர் குணபாடம் (Agathiyar gunapaadam)

The 140 grams of kaiyaanthakarai (Eclipta alba) juice and two measures of kunrimani (Abrus precatorius) nuts are to be grinded together and add 35 gram of gingely oil and boil it and filter the same. On applying this to hairs, even the elderly ones hairs grow like the youngsters says Agathiyar.

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"எண்ணெய் இட்டு முழுகும் பொது

ennai ittu muzhugum pothu 

நெல்லிமுள்ளி யெடுத்து பாலில் ஊறவைத்து

nellimulli yeduththu paalil ooravaiththu

அரையப்பா அரைத்து போட்டு முழுகு

araiyappaa araiththu poattu muzhugu"

The Nellimulli has to be soaked in milk and grinded. While taking oil bath apply this also to hairs and then taking bath will blacken the hairs.

"தலை நரைக்கு மாத்து பொன்பருத்தி

thalai naraikku maaththu ponparuththi 

யிலைச் சாறு தேச்சு முழுவு கறுப்பாம்

yilaich saaru thaechchu muzhuvu karuppaam"

By taking the juice of the ponparuththi leaf and applying to the head and taking bath will also blacken the white hairs.

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"ஒருதலை வலிக்கு பூண்டரைச்சி

oruthalai valikku poondaraichchi

மெழுகுருகி அதிட் போட்டு

mezhuguruki athit poattu

வலிச்ச பிறத்திலே பூசப்பா

valichcha piraththilae poosappaa

நொடியில் நிக்கும் கேள்

nodiyil nikkum kael"

- அகத்தியர் நயன விதி (Agathiyar Nayana Vithi)

Grind the garlic. Burn the candle and get wax. Add this wax to the grinded garlic and mix and apply it on the place where it is paining. It will relieve the one sided head ache.

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"ஏலரிசியும் தேங்காய்ப்பூவும் நெரிஞ்சிவேற் மாவி

yaelarisiyum thaengaaippoovum nerinjivaer maavi 

லங்கம் வேற் சிறு பூனை வேற்றிவை மூணும்

langam vaer siru poonai vaetrivai moonum 

அரைத்துக் தண்ணி விட்டு சிறந்து காச்சி

araiththuth thanni vittu siranthu kaachchi 

இருவேளை ஆறுநாட் கொடப்பா கல்லுவீழும்

iruvaelai aarunaat kodappaa kalluveezhum" 

- அகத்தியர் நயன விதி (Agathiyar Nayana Vithi)

Cardamom seed - 25g

Coconut flower -25g

Thistle (Tribulus terrestris) root - 25g

Crateva magna root - 25g

Siru poonai root- 25g

Take all the above mentioned ingredients into a new pot and boil it to 10:1 percent i.e., add one litre of water and boil it to 100ml. Drinking it on morning and evening for 6 days will make the stone in the kidney to dissolve and it will be excreted through urine.

The diet that has to be followed while eating this medicine has not been mentioned.

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 "நிசமான கற்பங்கள் தின்னும் போது

nisamaana karpangal thinnum poathu

நிசமான சடத்திற்கு வருத்த மேது

nisamaana sadaththirku varuththa maethu

பாசமான கற்பமுண்போன் பத்திம்விட்டு

paasamaana karpamunboan paththimvittu

புசமான பெண்ணோடு புணர்சசிகொண்டால்

pusamaana pennodu punarchikodaal

பேரான சயரோகம் சண்ணும் பாரு

paeraana sayarogam sannum paaru

வேளப்பா கற்பமுண்போன் புளிதின்றாக்கால்

vaelappaa karpamunboan pulithinraakkaal

மிடுக்கான பெரு வயிறு யுப்பலாகி

midukkaana peru vayru yuppalaagi

காளப்பா கால்கடுப்புமா குந்தானே

kaalappaa kaalkaduppumaa kunthaanae"

- போகர் (Bogar)

If someone eats Kaya Kalpa by following all the diet strictly then there won’t be any issues regarding their health. But if he skips the prescribed diet and copulate with the girl, he will get tuberculosis. If he eats tamarind, then his beautiful stomach stomach will bulge and legs also may be swollen.

"தானென்ற  கற்பமுண்போன் கிழங்கு தின்றால்

thaanenra karpamboan kizhangu thinraal

தன்னுடம்பில் சோகையோடு பாண்டுவாகும்

thannudambil soagaiyoadu paanduvaagum

மீனென்ற மாமிசங்கள் மீறித் தின்றால்

meenenra maamisangal meerith thinraal

மிக்கன மயக்கமொடு சுரமுமாகும்

mikkana mayakkamodu suramumaagum

மோனென்ற தாகத்தால் மோருகொண்டால்

moanenra thaagaththaal moarukondaal

மிகையான குன்மாவலி மிடுக்குமாகும்

migaiyaana kunmaavali midukkumaagum

பானென்ற பச்சையுப்பு தின்றாயானால்

paanenra pachaiyuppu thinraayaanaal

பட்டதடா கண்ணிரெண்டும்பரிந்துகாணே

pattathadaa kannirendum parinthu kaanae"

- போகர் (Bogar)

Bogar says, “When one who take Kaya Kalpa eats bulbous root, then he will get anaemia with the ailment paandu*. If he eats fish and meat, then he will get fever with high giddiness. If he drinks buttermilk because of thirsty, then his stomach will ache highly. If he use salt, then he will lose his vision in both the eyes.”

*paandu - chronic dropsy causing bloating of the stomach

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"வடிவான கிளி மூக்கு மரமதொன்று

vadivaana kili mookku maramathonru

மகாஉயர்த்தியாயிருக்கும் மகத்தானமரம்

magaauyarththiyaayirukkum magaththaanamaram

இடிவான யிலையதுவும் அரிசிபோலிருக்கும்

idivaana yilaiyathuvum arisipoalirukkum

ஏத்தமாம் பூப்பூத்த மற்றநாள் பழமாம்

yaeththamaam pooppooththa matranaal pazhamaam

படிவான பழத்தையுண்டால் சாமத்தில்பற்பாகும்

padivaana pazhaththaiyundaal saamaththilparpaagum"

There is a tree named ‘Kili mookku’. It will be very tall. The leaf of that tree will be like rice. In that tree if a flower blooms the next day only it develops into a fruit and gets ripen too. If we eat that fruit that day only we will attain Kaya Kalpa says Bogar.

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"உண்மையாய்க் கருப்பாக வேம்புண்டாக்கி

unmaiyaai karuppaaga vaembundaakki

உகந்துமே மண்டலம் தான் கொண்டாயால்

uganthumae mandalam thaan kondaayaal

வெண்மையாஞ் சரீரமது கருவண்டு போலாம்

venmaiyaanj sareeramathu karuvandu poalaam

மேனியில் ரோமமெல்லாம் நிமிர்ந்தெழும்பும்

maeniyil roamamellaam nimirnthezumbum

தண்மையாய் சடந்தானும் கற்பாந்தகாலம்

thanmaiyaai sadanthaanum karpaanthakaalam

சமாதியிலே யிருக்கலாந் தழுக்காய்க்காணும்

samaadhiyilae yirukkalaan thazukkaaikkaanum

ஒண்மையா இருட்டறையி லிருந்தயானால்

onmaiyaa iruttaraiyi lirunthayaanaal

உதிக்கின்ற கதிர்போலே யிருக்கும்பாரே

uthikkinra kathirpoalae yirukkumpaarae"

-போகர் (Bogar)

The bark and roots of the  ‘Karuvembu (Garuga Pinnata)’  has to be dried and grinded, and can be taken every evening for 48 days. As a result the hair fall can be controlled. While having this Kalpa we can stay in the Samadhi* easily. While eating this Kalpa if you are in a dark room then your body will shine like rising sun says Bogar.

*Samidhi - Intense Yogic contemplation of becoming oneness with God

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"திறந்திட்ட விஷ்ணுகிராந்தி தனைக்கொணர்ந்து

thiranthitta Vishnukiraanthi thanaikkonarnthu

மண்டலந்தான் பாக்களவு பாலில் அரைத்துண்ணு

mandalanthaan pakkalavu paalil araiththunnu

மறந்திட்ட நினைவெல்லாம் மருவியுண்ணும்

maranthitta nhinaivellaam maruviyunnum

மாசற்ற எலும்புக்குள் சுரந்தான் போகும்

maasatra elumbukkul suranthaan pogum

கரைந்திட்ட தேகமது கறுத்து மின்னும்

karainthitta thegamathu karuththu minnum

கண்ணொளிதான் யோசனை தூரங்காணும்

kannolithaan yosanai thoorangaanum

இறந்திட்ட சுவாசமெல்லாம் இறுகியேறும்

iranthitta suvaasamellam irugiyaerum

ஏற்றமாஞ் சுழிமுனையும் திறந்துபோமே

yetramaanj suzhimunaiyum thiranthupoamae"

- போகர் (Bogar)

A shrub named 'Vishnu Kiraandhi (Evolvulus alsiniodes)' is taken without the root part. Grind it by adding milk with it. An areca nut size of this mixture is to be eaten in the evening for the next 48 days.

If you continue to eat it, then you will regain all your lost memory and also your memory power will grow up. Your eye sight will also grow to see upto one yoasanai distance, your body seems to glow, your inhaling process will happen well says Bogar.

Important Note:- 

While eating this Kaya Kalpa the diet has to be strictly followed. I have already told about the diet to be followed in the previous article.

*one yoasanai distance - We don’t know about the exact measurement. Will update once we know it.

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 "வயிரமாம் நெல்லிமுள்ளி தனைவாங்கி

vayiramaam nellimulli thanaivaangi

மருவ நன்றா யிடித்துமே யெடுத்து

maruva nanraa yidiththumae yeduththu

ஆயிரமாம் அப்பிரேகச் செந்தூரந்தான்

aayiramaam appirega senthooranthaan

அதற்கெட்டுப் பங்கு ஒன்றுசேர்த்து

atherkettup pangu onrusaerththu

துயிரமாந் தேன்தன்னில் குழைத்துண்ணு

thuyiramaan thaenthannil kuzhaiththunnu

சுகமாக மண்டலந்தான் உண்டாயானால்

sugamaaga mandalanthaan undaayaanaal

கைரமாங் காயமது கருங்காலிக்கட்டை

kairamaang kaayamatu karungaalikkattai

கனல்போலே சோதியாய்க் காணும்காணே

kanalpoalae soathiyaaik kaanumkaanae"

- போகர் (Bogar)

The nelli vatral* is called as “nelli mulli”. Nelli vatral and sendhooram* can be available in general store itself.

Bogar says, "Crush the nelli vatral finely into powder. Now mix up 8 parts of the nelli vatral with one part of sendhooram. Take about 84 ml of this mixture and make it as a mash by mixing with the pure honey. Eat this mash in evening times.

If you eat this mash continuously for 48 days, then your body will tune like an ebony tree and will shine like a fire.”

Important Note:-

While eating this Kaya Kalpa, the diet has to be strictly followed. I have already told about the diet to be followed in the previous article.

*Nelli vatral - salted and dried gooseberry

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“பாரப்பா நாக மல்லி மூலம் வாங்க

paarappaa naaga malli moolam vaanga

பாடுகிறேன் மந்திரந்தான் பண்பாய்மக்காள்

paadugiraen manthiranthaan panpaaimakkaal

செய செய ஓம் கிலியும் பகவதா

seya seya oam kiliyum bagavathaa

வென்று தியானம் செய்து ஆரப்பா பிடுங்கி

venru thiyaanam seythu aarappaa pidungi

வந்து நிழலு லர்த்தி அப்பனே பொடியாக்கி

vanthu nizalu larththi appanae podiyaakki

திரியி லூட்டி பெறப்ப காராவின் நெய் யெரித்து

thiriyi lootti perappa kaaraavin ney yeriththu

மையைப் போட்டிடவே தேவரெல்லாம் வசியமாவார்

maiyaip poattidavae devarellaamm vasiyamaavaar.” 

- கருவூரார் பலதிரட்டு (Karuvoorar palathirattu) 

Karuvoorar says, “Dear students, listen. I will say how to pull out the shrub called “naaga malli”. You chant the mantra ‘jeya jeya oam kiliyum bagavathaa” and pull out the plant. Then dry it in shadow, powder it and make a wick spreading it in a cloth. Take the kaaram pasu’s* (cow) ghee in a lamp and light it using the wick. Collect the mai* and if you apply it as thilagam* in forehead, all the celestials will be enticed.” 

*kaaram pasu - cow with black tongue and black nipple 

*mai - a black pigment

*thilagam - a mark applied in forehead.

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“பாரப்பா வெண் குன்றி மூலம் வாங்க

paarappaa ven kunri moolam vaanga

நேரப்பா மந்திரந்தான் வம்வம் வசி வசி

naerappaa manthiranhthaan vamvam vasi vasi

நிறை மிருக வசீகரி ஓமென்று போற்றி

nirai miruga vaseegari oamenru poatri

வேரப்பா பிடுங்கி யதைவா யிலிட்டு

vaerappaa pidungi yathaivaa yilittu

பேசவே மிருக வசீகரங் காணும்

paesavae miruga vaseegarang kaanum.” 

- கருவூரார் பலதிரட்டு (Karuvoorar palathirattu) 

Karuvoorar says, “To take the herb “Ven kunri”, you have to chant the mantra ‘vam vam vasi vasi mirugavaseegari oam' while you are pulling out the root. If you then put it in your mouth and call any animal, that animal will be enticed.”

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So for the better usage of the herbs, it is important to pluck out the plant without loosing its soul. If we pluck out the herbs after getting rid of the curses, then the soul will continue to stay with the herbs. It’s necessary to get rid of the curse from the herb to make the herb function properly. If not, the herb is useless.

The herbs, which are free of curse, are used for medicine. But in the medicinal herbs, different way is used to get rid of the curse.

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Mostly many of us don’t know about the great qualities of neem. Even if it is known, that may be the general characteristics of the neem tree. In his book 'Thathuvam Munnooru', Agathiyar had explained about the benefits of neem in detail in third gnana kaandam.

“பாரப்பா வேம்பினூட பிறப்பைக் கேளு

paarappaa vaembinooda pirappai kaelu

பணியனையன் பாலாழி யமுர்தம் தனை

paniyanaiyan paalaazhi yamurtham thanai

நேரப்பா பெண்ணுருவாய் தேவர்க்குப் படைத்தார்

naerappaa pennuruvaai devarkku padaiththaar

நிகரில்லா ராட்சதர்கள் பெண்ணைப் பார்த்து

nigarillaa raatsatharkal pennai paarththu

சாரப்பா மயங்கி நின்ற ரசுரர்ககளி லொருவன்

saarappaa mayangi ninra rasurarkakali loruvan

தானவர்கள் பந்தியிலே வந் திருந்த தாலே

thaanavarkal panthiyilae van thiruntha thaalae

சேரப்பா தேவருடன் கலந்திருந்த தாலே

saerappaa Devarudan kalanthiruntha thaalae

திருமாலு மூன்றகப்பை படைத்தான் கேளே

Thirumaalu moonragappai padaiththaan kaelu.”

The above script says, “Listen. I will say about the birth of Neem. When Thirumal appeared as girl and shared the elixir to celestials using wooden ladle, demons fell in love with the beauty of that girl. But a demon sat in the middle of the celestial without the knowledge of others. Thirumaal without noticing gave three wooden ladles of elixir to the demon who sat among the celestials.

“படைத்திட்ட பெருமாலாம் பெண்ணி நோடு

padaiththitta perumaalaam penni noadu

பருதி மதி யசுரனவ ரென்ற போது

paruthi mathi yasuranava renra poathu

உடைத்திட்ட அசுரனவன் னமுர்த முண்ண

udaiththitta asuranavan namurtha munna

ஓரடியா யாகப்பையினால் வெட்டினார் மால்

oaradiyaa yaagappaiyinaal vettinaar maal

படைத்திட்ட யிரண்டாகி ரவி மதிக்கு

padaiththitta yirandaagi ravi mathikku

பகையாகி ராகுகே துக்களேன்றே சர்ப்பமானார்

pagaiyaaki raagukae thukkalaenrae sarppamaanaar

அடைத்திட்ட அகப்பையினால் வெட்டும் போது

adaiththitta agappaiyinaal vettum poathu

அவன்வா யாலமுர்த்த மாதைக் கக்கி னானே

avanvaa yaalamurththa maathai kakku naanae.”

The above script says, “Suryan (Sun) and Chandran (Moon), who were near to the Thirumal, showed a gesture to Thirumal that he was giving elixir to demon. Thirumal had cut off demon’s head from his body using the wooden ladle. Hence demon(s) Raagu(head) and Kaethu(body) had become enemies to Suryan and Chandran”.  Demon spitted the remaining elixie when he was cut by the wooden ladle.

“கக்கும்போ தமூர் தமது லிங்கம், போலக்

kakkumpoa thamoor thamathu lingam, poala

காசினியில் விழுந்ததுவே வேம்பு மாச்சு

kaasiniyil vizhunthathuvae vaembu maachchu

முக்கியமாய்க் கசப்பு வந்த தேதென்றாகால்

mukkiyamaai kasappu vanhtha thaethenraagaal

சக்கியமாய் வேம்பு தின்றால் சாவோ யில்லை

sakkiyamaai vaembu thinraal saavoa yillai

சனகாதி நால்வருடன் யானுந் தின்று

Sanakaathi naalvarudan yaanum thinru

அக்கண மேசித்திபெற் றவேம்பு நேர்மை

akkana maesiththipe travaembu naermai

ஆரறிவா ருலகத்தோ ரறியார் காணே

aararivaa rulakaththoa rariyaar kaanae.”

The above script says, “When demon spitted, the elixir fell on the Earth became neem tree. The reason why neem got bitter taste is because it has came from the demon’s (snake) poisonous mouth. If you eat neem regularly then there is no death for you. Like this I ate neem with four Sanakaathi’s (my masters) and attained kaaya siddhi*. Who in the World  knows such a great values of neem?”

*Kaaya Siddhi - 'Kaayam' means body. Siddhi means power that can be attained. Hence kaaya siddhi can be meant as the power of attaining immortal body.