KINGDOM OF SITHTHARS

In the previous post, we have seen the Paambaatti Siththar’s poem which gives better insight regarding the true state of godliness. In this post, today we will see one example, which gives approach to understand the true meaning of Siththar’s poems.

"செப்பரிய மூன்றுலகும் செம்பொன் ஆக்குவோம்

seppariya moonrulakum sempon aakuvoam

செங்கத்திரைத் தண்கதிராய்ச் செய்துவிடுவோம்

senkaththiraith thankathiraaich seithuviduvoam

இப்பெரிய உலகத்தை இல்லாமற் செய்வோம்

ipperiya ulakaththai illaamar seivoam

எங்கள் வல்லபம் கண்டு ஆடு பாம்பே!

engal vallapam kandu aadu paambe!”

For the above Paambaatti Siththar song, the following description is depicted in one of the recently published book, which is available with me.

There are three lokam which are “boolokam”, “paathala lokam” and“suvarkka lokam”. It is an unending process to describe the glory of the above three lokam. We will change that glorious lokams into shining gold i.e, pure gold.

The above meaning might look correct when reading the poem overview. But, Siththars poems have hidden secrets and it is an unique art to understand the true meaning of poem. This is possible only with guru’s blessings and teaching. In that sense, the accurate meaning of above

poem is given below.

Rechak, purak and kumbhak are three unique aspects in Vaasi yoga. Kundalini will originate and shine if, we unite the above three in proper manner. The shining light of Kundalini looks like dazzling gold and is warm. Siththars who excel in this Vaasi yoga can grasp any amount of heat and make their body remain cool.

“Karima” which is one of the asta siddhi is possible when, one get excel in Vaasi yoga. Through the power of karima, one can annihilate any gigantic structure, even can destroy the earth. Paambaatti Siththar says to Kundalini snake, ’Siththars are more powerful and strong. Realize it and dance snake’. (In his songs we can notice that, aadu paambae, was thw word mostly used which literally means dance(v) snake).

When they attempt to release books for commercial purposes they miss out to share all these details. I am not sure if it is done purposefully or it happened by mistake. I am not putting forth this information to point out anyone. It is just an attempt of sharing my views.  

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Translated by Lalithambika Rajasekaran

State of Godliness is possible to one, who follows the way shown in the Siththar’s poem. Moreover, we cannot see any imaginary information neither praising quotes nor the decorative lines in these poems. There might be possibilities of some exceptions in some poems which belongs to later period.

According to Siththars view, godliness is the well stabled higher state of mankind and that state can be achieved through the regular practice by any person. Many poems can be quoted to prove this statement.

Siththars were highly disappointed with the ignorant fake practice of spirituality on the basis of Godliness state and god. Most of the critics have ignored and rejected these statements and prevented it from reaching the common public. However, some remnants poems are eternal and still present beyond the ages.

In that sense, we will see the following poem of Paambaatti Siththar in this post.

"பூசை செய்தாலே சுத்தபோதம் வருமோ?

poosai seithaalae suththapoatham varumoa?

பூமிவலம் செய்ததனாற் புண்ணியம் உண்டோ?

poomivalam seithathanaar punniyam undoa?

ஆசையற்ற காலத்திலே ஆதி வஸ்துவே

aasaiyatra kaalaththilae aathi vasthuvae

அயைடலாம் என்று துணிந்து ஆடாய் பாம்பே!

ayaidalaam enru thuninthu aadaai paambae!”

Paambaati siththar questioning us regarding the basis of spirituality as, how one can get benefit from the poojas performed on god as daily basis and searching virtue on temple of various places?

One cannot find the state of godliness in form of mankind nor the blessings from certain places. It is eternal thing present everywhere and shapeless structure which can also be felt and seen inside everyone.

One cannot achieve this eternal state by performing pooja neither roaming to find the virtue nor reading the religious books. Paambaatti Siththar says, one can feel and attain this high state by destroying their selfishness and start living with magnanimous thoughts.

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Translated by Lalithambika Rajasekaran

The human mind is a collection of experiences. These spread all over our memory and try to control us. The conflict of these experience between the two extremes, good and bad, is what we assume as concience. This conscience only rule our thoughts, actions and ideas.

The one with clear thoughts remains as the best person and the one with confused thoughts remains as the loser. Though the mind is responsible for the growth or fall of an individual, the reason behind it lies in the above mentioned experiences. 

Paambaatti Siththar explains the same in a simpler way in the following song.

"சூரியனைக் கணட பனி தூர ஓடல்போல்

sooriyanaik kanda pani thoora oadalpoal

சொந்த பந்தஞ் சிந்தபரி சத்த தலத்தில்

sontha panthanj sinthapari saththa thalaththil

சூரியனைக் கண்டுதரி சித்தே அன்புடன்

sooriyanaik kanduthari siththae anbudan

அகலாமல் பற்றித் தொர்டந்து ஆடாய் பாம்பே!

akalaamal patrith thrdanthu aadaai paambae!

- பாம்பாட்டிச் சித்தர்  (Paambaatti Siththar)

Snow is thicker like smoke. Through that anything cannot be seen clearly. This is known as the snow screen. But this screen of snow will disappear when the sunlight appears.

Our mind is surrounded by desires and illusions. We have to realize the Supreme Being in mind and get rid of all the desires and get away from illusions, like the snow that gets disappeared due to the sun light.

Like the snow that gets disappeared due to the sunlight, the mind should also realize the Supreme Being and get rid of the virtual screen that surrounds the mind says Paambaatti Siththar.

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Translated by சந்தியா

There is nobody beyond comments. Everyone is being subjected to reviews and criticisms at some point of time. The consequences can be listed such as it impacts on your mind or on our body. Paambaatti Siththar has explained how the people with pure heart resolve these issues in the following song.

"காய்த்தமரம் அது மிகக் கல்லடி படும்

kaaiththamaram athu mikak kalladi padum

கன்மவினை கொண்டகாயம் தண்டனை பெறும்

kanmavinai kondakaayam thandanai perum

வாய்த்த தவம் உடையவர் வாழ்பவர் என்றே

vaaiththa thavam udaiyavar vaazhbavar enrae

வஸ்துத் திருவடி தொழுது ஆடாய் பாம்பே!

vasthuth thiruvadi thozhuthu aadaai paambae!”

- பாம்பாட்டிச் சித்தர் (Paambaatti Siththar)

 It is believed that the tree with fruits will be punished by hitting with stones. It means that the tree which has got nice flowers and fruits on it will be hit with stones to get that fruits.

Likewise those with the blessings of guru and attempting to realise themselves may also need to face punishments and protests. Also the people with pure heart serving the society and serving the god are no exceptions for this. The sorrows can cause nothing to these people. He says that they will be in a higher state where they are clear about all these issues.

The tree which is being hit by the stones even after getting hit continues to give fruits. Likewise the saints and sages who face all these problems will also continue to shower their blessings says Paambatti Siththar.

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Translated by சந்தியா

If one gets fame, money and good name and also has got people around him to realize it, then they feel that it is the biggest happiness. We human consider this as the greatest happiness and make our life move towards all these happiness. Some of them attain this state of happiness but for some people it remains as a far peak state which they could never attain. In this way only the people are leading their lives.

Paambaatti Siththar says that all these are not the state of happiness but realizing the supreme being is the most happiest thing and also he says the way of attaining it in the following song.

"பேசரிய நவவாயில் பீற்றல் துருத்தி

paesariya navavaayil peetral thuruththi

பெருங்காற்று உள்புகுந்ததால் பேச்சு உண்டாச்சே

perungaatru ulpugunhthathaal paechu undaachae

ஈசன்நிலை அறியாருக்கு இந்தத் துருத்தி

eesannilai ariyaarukku inhthath thuruththi

எரிமண்ணிற் இரையென்றே ஆடாய் பாம்பே!

erimannir iraiyenrae aadaai paambae!"

- பாம்பாட்டிச் சித்தர் (Paambaatti Siththar)

The goldsmith’s use an instrument named bellows which they use to blow air to the furnace. When it is operated, it takes the air from outside and blows the air through a hole to the furnace, so that the flame burns brightly. Paambaatti Siththar says that the human body is also similar to this.

There are nine holes in our body. Each one of them serves a purpose individually. Only if these function properly, the person remains alive. For all these, fundamentally we require oxygen. By handling the breath properly by doing the rechak, purak and kumbhak, we shall attain vaasi yoga. When the vaasi yoga is being done, the kundalini will also be attained and will result in realizing the Supreme Being.

But the human do not realizing this and go behind the unstable happiness and Paambaatti Siththar compares them to the dead body burning in the cemetery.

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Translated by சந்தியா

Mukthi - salvation/final emancipation

The journey of human life which begins from the moment we take birth continues till our last breath. In this journey, the path that we choose decides our consequences and its effects. Paambaatti Siththar narrates how to choose that path in the following way. 

"தசநாடி தசவாயு சத்த தாது

thasanaadi thasavaayu saththa thaathu

சார்ந்த மரக்கப்பல் அதுதத்தி வீழுமே

saarntha marakkappal athuthaththi veezhumae

இசைவான கப்பலினை ஏக வெள்ளத்தில்

isaivaana kappalinai aega vellaththil

என்னாளும் ஓட்டத் துணிந்து ஆடாய் பாம்பே!

ennaalum oattath thuninthu aadaai paambae!"

- பாம்பாட்டிச் சித்தர் (Paambaatti Siththar)

If the waves increase, then the ship in the ocean loses its control and sinks into the ocean. But the ship which travels in an ocean without much of waves will reach to the destination safely.

Likewise if this body which is made out of ten tubular vessels (dasanaadi), ten vital airs (dasavaayu), seven types of constituent elements (saththa thaathu) are not placed towards the Supreme Being then it will fall on the ground like a ship drowned in the ocean.

Like the ship travelling in a waveless ocean, if the body and soul are placed towards the supreme being then the bitrthless beatification state can be attained says Paambaatti Siththar.

Ten tubular vessels (Dhasanaadi) -

Idakalai, Pingalai, Suzhimunai, Pooda, Gaandhaari, Aththisinguvai, Alampudai, Sangini, Guru, Kanni are ten tubular vessels.

Ten vital airs of the body (Dhasavaayu) -

Abaanan, Pranan, Samaanan, Udhaanan, Viyaanan, Naagan, Koorman, Giridharan, Devathaththan, Dhanunjayan are ten types of vital airs.

Seven constituent elements of the body (Saththa Thaathu) -

Rasam, blood, bone, skin, muscle, brain and sperm are seven constituent elements of the human body.

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Translated by சந்தியா

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.

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Translated by சந்தியா

"இறந்தவர் ஐவர் அவர் இஷ்டமானவர்

iranthavar aivar avar ishtamaanavar

எய்தும் அவர் இறந்தார் என்று எல்லார்க்குஞ்சொல்

aeithum avar iranthaar enru ellaarkkunjol

மறந்தவர் ஒருவரென்றே மண்ணில் உள்ளோர்

maranthavar oruvarenrae mannil ulloar

வகையறிந்திடவே நின்று ஆடாய் பாம்பே!

vagaiyarinthidavae ninru aadaai paambae!”

- பாம்பாட்டிச் சித்தர்  (Paambaatti Siththar)

If a human who has been under the control of the five sense organs lose his life, then he cannot re enter into the same body once again. Once lost is lost. Though a person takes re-birth, he is dead only according to his friends and relatives.

But the one who realises them inspite of the attractive forces due to sense organs is known as the jeevan mukthar. They are beyond the birth and death. Realize that they are the stable people says Paambaatti Siththar.

These jeeva mukthars are only called as Siththars. They are beyond the death. They attain jeeva samadhi. Also they can attain jeeva samadhi* at various places simultaneously. Most of the Siththars call this as one of their theurgic play.

In the next post we shall see another song of Paambaatti Siththar.

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Translated by சந்தியா

Most of the Siththars have preached to their disciples that all the happiness that are attained by the external life are unstable, which leads to the cause for rebirth and hence we need to identify these unstable pleasure and stay away from them in order to prevent ourselves from the re birth and attain a state of beatification. Now let us see a song told by Paambaatti Siththar.

"மணக்கோலம் கண்டுமிக மன மகிழ்ந்து

manakkoalam kandumika mana magizhinthu

மக்கள்மனை சுற்றத்தோடு மயங்கி நின்றாய்

makkaamanai sutraththoadu mayangi ninraai

பிணக்கோலம் கண்டுபின்னும் துறவா விட்டால்

pinakkoalam kandupinnum thuravaa vittaal

பிறப்புக்கே துணையாம் என்று ஆடாய் பாம்பே!

pirappukkae thunaiyaam enru aadaai paambae!”

- பாம்பாட்டிச்சித்தர்  (Paambaatti Siththar)

The marriage which brings two hearts closer is always a happy beginning only. But does the happiness stay forever? This is the question to the people who say, ‘I have finished the marriage of my children and got grandchildren, have an own home with garden, a vehicle, all the wealth and I am leaving happy!!’.

By seeing the dead body, realize that one day we will also attain this state. If we do not retire from all these unstable pleasures and seek for a blissful state, then again again we will take rebirth, says Paambaatti Siththar.

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Translated by சந்தியா

Mukthi - salvation/final emancipation

Our Siththars believe that based on the good and bad, one does in his life time, he takes re-birth and faces all the corresponding results either good or bad. It is also considered that this cycle continues until one faces the results for all the sins he performed. To get relieved from all these sins and lead an entirely happy life is known as attaining mukthi.

Attaining mukthi refers to a very high state of achievement. One can attain this state only after a very hard practise and attempts. If we attain success in all the eight stages of yoga, only then we can attain mukthi. We have already seen about it in the previous posts.

Paambaatti Siththar in one of his song has told about a way to attain mukthi. Here is the following song,

திரளான போரில்ஊசி தேடல் போல்முத்தி

thiralaana poariloosi thaeddal poalmuththi

சிக்காது தேசாசார தேசிகர் தம்மால்

sikkaathu thaesaasaara thesigar thammaal

அருளான மூலகுரு அவர் செயலால்

arulaana moolaguru avar seyalaal

ஆனந்தம் கண்டோம் என்று ஆடாய் பாம்பே!

aanantham kanoam enru aadaai paambae!

- பாம்பாட்டிச் சித்தர் (Paambaatti Siththar)

In a war field, where people are fighting with their troops, if we drop a needle and try to search it we may not find it. Like wise it is not easy to attain mukthi. Though we make many hard attempts and practises we cannot attain mukthi very immediately.

Also we need to possess the blessings of all the Siththars and the blessings of guru only we can attain mukthi. Also with their great blessings of them, celebrate the joy says Paambaatti Siththar. The information that one can attain mukthi with the blessings of a guru is a very new one to all of us.

Note:- The greatness of the Paambaatti Siththar's songs are that they are very simpler and easy that anyone can understand. But the sorrowful fact is that we have got only 129 songs of Paambaatti Siththar.

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Translated by - சந்தியா

Do you know about the puppet show, rite? A person behind the screen directs and the puppets dance on the stage. The human life is also like this only. If the person who directs us stops doing it then the show ends up, the human life is also similar to this only says Paambaatti Siththar in the following song.

"மரப்பாவை போலொரு மண்ணுருச் செய்து

marappaavai poaloru mannuruch seythu

வளமான சீவனெனும் சூத்திரம் மாட்டி

valamaana seevanenum soothiram maatti

திறக் குள்ளிருந்தசைப் போன் தீர்ந்த பொழுதே

thirak kullirunthasaip poana theerntha pozhuthae

தேகம் விழுமென்று தெளிந்தாடு பாம்பே

thaegam vizhumenru thelinthaadu paambae"

- பாம்பாட்டிச்சித்தர் (Paambaatti Siththar)

Also the human life is unstable and will destroy.

"சீயும் மலமும் செந் நீரும் நிணமும்

seeyum malamum sen neerum ninamum

சேர்ந்திடு துர்நாற்றமுடைக் குடமது

saernthidu thurnaatramudaik kudamathu

உடைந்தால் நாயும் நரியும் பேயும் கழுகும்

udainthaal naayum nariyum paeyum kazhugum

நமதென்று தின்னும் மென்றாடாய் பாம்பே

namathenru thinnum menraadaai paambae"

- பாம்பாட்டிச்சித்தர் (Paambaatti Siththar)

This body that has been grown up by taking care will wish for everything it sees in the world until the soul resides in it.

If life/soul goes away from the body that comprises puss, blood, urine, excretory then the dog, fox, eagle, devil think that it belongs to them and start sharing it.

Tell now. Is this body yours?? Else it belongs to the dogs and foxes.. questions Paambaatti Siththar as slapping on the face.

In the next post we shall catch up with another information.

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Translated by - சந்தியா

There are so many varities of Kaya kalpa, if I start teling about all those Kaya kalpa then it may lead an endless posting. In my previous post I have told about a few kinds of Kaya kalpa. 

After eating the Kaya kalpa, to identify that kalpa has been attained take Cissus quadrangularis and on eating it will taste sweet as sugarcane says Siththars. Also they have told that for those who have attained Kaya siddhi, whatever they eat nothing will happen to their body.

"தித்திக்கும் லட்சணம் தான் பிரண்டை முந்தி

thiththikkum latsanam thaan pirandai munthi

செய்த பின்பு என் மக்காள் கேளு கேளு

seytha pinbu en makkaal kaelu kaelu

மத்திக்கும் பாசணமெல்லாந் தின்னு

maththikkum paasanamellan thinnu

மலஜலமும் பொன்னாகும் வயிரதேகம்

malajalamum ponnaagum vayirathaegam

மொத்திக்கு மூன்றுடம்பில் தேகந்தகம்

moththikku moonrudambil thaeganthagam

உத்தமனே செம்பாகு மோடுந்தூரம்

uththamanae sembaagu moadunthooram

அத்திக்கு சூதமொடு கந்தகத்தை உண்ணு

aththikku soothamodu kanthagaththai unnu

அம்மம்மா தேகமெல்லாம் களங்குமாச்சே

ammammaa thaegamellaam kalangumaachchae"

By following the methods above said and identifying that one has attained karpam, eating arsenics, mercury, brimstone their body will glow like a bright light. Also the grey growth of hairs and shrinking of skin due to aging, the skin peels off and becomes goldish and there will be no yawning, tireness and sleep. All these are the signs to identfy, says Siththars.  

Like this the Paambaatti Siththar has also told about the benefits he attained on eating the kalpa.

"காலனெனும் கொடிதான கடும் பகையை நாம்

kaalanenum kodithaan kadum pagaiyai naam

கற்பமேனும் வாளினாலே கடந்து விட்டோம்

karpamaenum vaalinaalae kadanthu vittoam

தாளமத்தில் பிறப்பினை தான் கடந்தோம்

thaalamaththil pirappinai thaan kadanthoam

தற்பரம் கண்டோமென்று ஆடு பாம்பே

tharparam kandoamenru aadu paambae"

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Translated by - சந்தியா

"மலைபோன்ற செம்பொற்குவை வைத்திருப்போர்

malaipoanra semborkuvai vaiththiruppoar 

மறலிதான் வருகையில் வாரிச் செல்வரோ?

maralithaan varukaiyil vaarich selvaroa? 

அலையாமல் அகத்தினை அதன் பால்வைத்தோர்

alaiyaamal agaththinai athan paalvaiththoar 

அழியார் என்றே நீ துணிந்து ஆடு பாம்பே!

azhiyaar enrae nee thuninthu aadu paambae!" 

- பாம்பாட்டிச் சித்தர் (Paambaatti Siththar)

Those who have got lots of things will never carry any of them after their death. All the earthly pleasures are false imagination only. Really the one that has no destruction is the supreme being only. For the one who trusts the supreme being and follows it will never get destructed. The one who does not distract their minds for this earthly pleasure and who always think about the god will attain the stable fame says Paambaatti Siththar. 

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Translated by - சந்தியா 

A deer running in a desert on seeing a mirage, considers it as water and runs for it. Likewise, we human consider this earthly life as real and get immersed in happiness. But the people who resolve the puzzles and take their life a step ahead donot get lost in the earthly life. They beleive only in the eternal truth. The deer which thinks the mirage as water body and keeps running behind it, the mirage also runs forward as it chases it and finally the deer falls tired without getting the water.

Even the human life also becomes like the deer that considers the mirage as water. Even before they know what the eternal truth is, their life comes to an end. This idealogy has been illustrated in a very simple words by Pambatti Sidhar.