KINGDOM OF SITHTHARS

The foremost contagious skin disease is ringworm which is a type of mosaic disease. It gets infected in  fontanel, face and in reproductive organs.

The place where this patches occurs become discolored into dark black and causes unstoppable itching sensation. On scratching this patch with the hope of feeling comfortable, it further makes the condition worse than before. The reason is the liquid oozing out of that patch while scratching gets transmitted to skin where and all it touches. Main cause of this disease is due to improper hygienic condition and non-sanity in both dressings and body itself. 

Even though, the recent medical advances put forth many remedial cure for itching, the disease used to hibernate inside on skin and waiting for suitable condition to bloom further. Hence, continual treatment is highly necessary to eradicate this disease completely which is rather a expensive one. Surprisingly, our Siththars put forth many simple cures for this disease, some of which are discussed earlier which may be available in the article, skin infections and solutions.

Let us see a cure for ringworm told by Siththar Theraiyyar in his book titled “Theriayyar Vaakadam”, which is given as follows:

கொன்றைக் கொழுந்து தகரைவிதை குழலா வரைவேர் குளவிந்தம்

konraik kozhunthu thakaraivithai kuzhalaa varaivaer kulavintham

மனறத் துளசி திரிபலையும் மற்று மிலுப்பைப் புண்ணாக்கும்

manarath thulasi thiripalaiyum matru miluppaip punnaakkum

ஒன்றக் கூட்டிப் பழமோரில் ஊறி யெடுத்தெலு மிச்சம்சாற்றில்

onrak koottip pazhamoaril oori yeduthelu michamsaatril

நன்றா யரைத்துப் பூசியிட நாடா படர்தா மரைதானே

nanraa yaraiththup poosiyida naadaa padarthaa maraithaanae.

- தேரையர் (Thaeriayyar)

Collect the equal amount of following ingredients: konrai kozhunthu, thakara vithai, root of caasia auriculata (aavaarai root), basil, turmeric, terminalia chebula (kadukkai), terminalia belerica(thaanrikkai), nelli mulli (dried amla) and mahua oil cake (iluppai pinnaakku) and grind it well. Now, let the powder to soak under old butter milk and grind it well using lemon juice and apply it on the affected areas, which will get cured for sure.

All the above mentioned ingredients are easily available with herbal store and are not expensive too. So, those who are in need can try this natural remedy from home with proper guidance from siddha doctor.

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Translated by Lalithambika Rajasekaran

Almost all women suffer from the hair fall problem. However, it is unavoidable too. Both physical and mental health are associated with this hair fall and the main reason is due to pottu and dandruff.

High hair fall can be seen even after the cure of typhoid disease. Hence, it is a habitual among ancestors that the affected person  will shave off the hair fully in head after this disease. Since, only after complete removal of old hair, new dark hair will start grows else, there can be some baldness as patches in head.

For those women who suffered from this typhoid baldness, Theraiyar gives out a remedy in his book “Theeraiyyar Vaiththiya Kaaviyam” as follows:

காரு நாய் கரிச்சான்பட்டை யார்பலம்

kaaru naai karichaanpattai yaarpalam

பாரு பேருறை யார்பலம் வெள்ளுள்ளிச்

paaru paerurai yaarpalam vellullich

சேரு வாய்பலஞ் சேர்த்து நறுக்கியே

saeru vaaipalanj saerththu narukkiyae

ஏரு வாய் நாழி யெள்ளெண்ணே யூற்றிடே

aeru vaai naazhi yellennai yootridae.

ஊர்த்திடுங் கதிரோன் புட மேனிதம்

oorthidung kathiroan puda maenitham

போர்த்திடு மிரு போதுமோ ரேழுநாள்

poarthidu miru poathumoa raezhunaal

சேர்த்திடு மயிர் சேர முளைத்திடு

saerththidu mayir saera mulaiththidu

மேர்த்திடும் பத்திய மில்லைக் கார்த்திடே

maerhtidum pathhtiya millaik kaarthhtidae.

Take 6 palam of naaikarichaan bark, 6 palam of paerurai, 1 palam of garlic and then cut all the above three ingredients and put it in a vessel containing 1 naazhi seasame oil (1 palam refers to 35 grams.)

Then place this vessel containing oil in sunlight as surya pudam and collect the oil. Now, apply this collected oil on the bald headed area on morning and evening as daily two times for seven days. You can see the new hair perking on those places.

There is no food restriction for this remedy and all these ingredients are easily available in all ayurvedic shop in low cost hence, anyone can easily prepare this oil in home. Those who are in need can use this oil with proper medical consultant if required.

There is no note regarding the application of this cure in case of men. However, interested readers can do their research work in this field.

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Translated by Lalithambika Rajasekaran

Lot of periodical and historical happenings are noted in between Siththar’s songs and I have already pointed and shared such events information in previous posts. In that series, today’s post comprises of one such information.

This sing is taken from the book titled “Theraiyar Kaaviyam” written by Siththar Theraiyar. This poem reveals information concerning the temple which is situated north to Madurai city.

கோடியென்ற மதுரைக்கு வடக்கேயப்பா

koadiyenra mathuraikku vadakkaeyappaa

கெடியான யோசனைதான் பத்துக்கப்பால்

kediyaana yoasanaithaan paththukkappaal

ஆலென்ற விருட்சமது ஒன்றுண்டப்பா

aalenra virutchamathu onrundappaa

நலமான கணேசனென்ற கோயிலொன்று

nalamaana Ganesanenra koayilonru

ஆடியடா அங்கொருவ ராருமில்லை

aadiyadaa angoruva raarumillai

அப்பனே யருள்பால சோழனென்று

appanae yarulpaala sozhanenru

தேடியல்லோ தர்மத்தைச் செய்யவென்று

thaediyalloa tharmaththaich seyyavenru

திரும்பினான் கணேசர்பதம் வணங்கினானே

thirumbinaan Ganesarpatham vananginaanae.

வணங்கியல்லோ ஆலயத்தை முடித்தானப்பா

vanangiyalloa aalayahthai mudiththaanappaa

வகையான தர்மமது மெத்தவப்பா

vakaiyaana tharmamathu meththavappaa

இணங்கியல்லோ கணேசருக்கு கிருபைவந்து

inangiyalloa ganesarukku kirubaivanthu

ஈஸ்பரிக்குத் தான்வணங்கி யியம்பிச்சொன்னார்

eesparikkuth thaanvanangi yiyambichonnaar

கணங்கியல்லோ யீசருக்குத் உரைத்திட்டப்பா

kanangiyalloa yeesarukkuth uraiththittappaa

காட்டிவிட்டார் சிதம்பரத்தை கைக்கொண்டப்பா

kaattividdaar chithambaraththai kaikkondappaa

அணங்கியல்லோ சிதம்பரத்தை கைக்கொண்டப்பா

anangiyalloa chithambaraththai kaikkondappaa

அப்பனே வாலையைத்தா னீய்ந்திட்டாரே

appanae vaalaiyaiththaa neeynthittaarae.

ஈய்ந்திட்டார் கணபதியும் நந்தியப்பா

eeynthittaar Ganapathiyum nanthiyappaa

யிகபரமா யறுகோண சுப்பிரமணியம்

yikaparamaa yarukoana Suppiramaniyam

போந்திட்டார் சண்டேசுரர் வீரர்கூட

poanthittaar sandaesurar veerarkooda

புகழான வடுகனுடன் மாயைபீசம்

pukazhaana vadukanudan maayaipeesam

ஊத்திட்டார் புவனையுடன் திரிபுரையின்பீசம்

ooththittaar puvanaiyudan thiripuraiyinpeesam

உத்தமனே மேருவைத்தான் கொடுத்தார்பாரு

uththamnae maeruvaiththaan koduththaarpaaru

ஏந்திவிட்டா ரத்தனையு மிரண்டுகையால்

aenthivittaa raththanaiyu mirandukaiyaal

இகபரமாய் குளிகையது கேட்டானப்பால்

ikaparamaai kulikaiyathu kaettaanappaal.

கேழ்க்கையிலே கணபதியுங் குளிகைவாங்கி

kaezhkkaiyilae Ganapathiyung kulikaivaangi

கொடுத்துவிட்டார் சோழனுட பாக்கியந்தான்

koduththuvittaar soazhanuda paakkiyanthaan

கேழ்கையிலே அவனுடைய நாமங்கேளு

kaezhkaiyil avanudaiya naamangaelu

கடிதான கணேசனென்ற சோழனப்பா

kadithaana Ganesanenra sozhanappaa

வேழ்க்கையிலே மேருவில்தான் பூசைமெத்த

vaezhkkaiyilae maeruvilthaan poosaimeththa

விதிமுறையாய்க் கைவரிசை யதிகம்பாரு

vithimuraiyaaik kaivarisai yathikampaaru

ஆழ்கையிலே யஷ்டாங்க யோகமெல்லாம்

aazhkiyilae yashtaanga yoakamellaam

அப்பனே மெத்தக்கூடும் சென்றுபாரே

appanae meththakkoodum senrupaarae.

According to the above said song, there lies a Banyan tree at 10 yojana* distance north to Madurai city. There lies Lord Ganpathy’s temple, which was not taken cared by anyone and left alone. There comes a great kind hearted Chola king. On seeing temple, he praised Lord Ganapathy and worshipped his feet.

Later, the same Chola King extended the temple and finished the construction work. Lord Ganapathy himself got satisfied with King’s worship, charity and kind heartedness. And Lord Ganapathy prayed Lord Shiva and Sakthi. So, Lord Shiva told Nandhi to give Chidambara Chakra, Vaalai Devi’s Sakthi and beeja mantra (of Lord Subramaniya, Lord Sandeshwarar and Lord Vaduka) embedded Meru yantra to Chola King. As per Lord Shiva’s instruction, Nandhi gave all the above to Chola King, which was then placed in that Lord Ganesha’s temple itself. Then, king prayed Lord Ganesha to give him “ikapara kulikai”.

Lord Ganapathy gave ikapara kulikai to Chola king, hence king was named as Ganesha Chola. Theraiyar told that, poojas were performed to that meru yantra very accurately as per instructions and those who perform meditation on that temple will accomplish and achieve “ashtanga yoga” without fail.

Any readers who were aware of that Ganapathy temple which is at 10 yojanai distance from Madurai city can share their information here.

*1 yojana – approximately 5 miles

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Translated by Lalithambika Rajasekaran

On traversing the Siththar songs, some information were highly astonishing and unbelievable. However, suspect is common thing that arise regarding the question of genuinity. However, the information hidden under these songs may need further research. In this series, I would like to share information from book named ‘Theraiyar Vaithiya Saaram’.

The breast of women is a lactating and feeding organ which purely symbolizes femininity. The size of breast differs and varies from person to person due to the hereditary nature and the intake of food. However, left side breast is little bit bigger in size compared to right one. But, nowadays breast are treated and seen only in the aspect of one’s beauty.

Recent scientific advancement put forth many surgeries and treatments focusing in the aim of marketing on women like beautifying breasts, decreasing or increasing the size. However, these treatments are highly challenging in the health aspect of that person and may cause side effects. Hence women must get proper knowledge in this regard.

Fine. But readers might get doubt or questions might arise in their mind. What is the relation between the above said information in today’s post?

Siththar Theraiyar also put forth certain method for decreasing or increasing the breast size. 

Surprising, isn’t it?

Let us see the song from book ‘Theraiyar Vaithiya Saaram’ as follows:

கொள்ளப்பா மூஞ்சூரை நீரதிலே விட்டு

kollappaa moonjoorai neerathilae vittu

            குதித்தாவி நீந்திடும்போ திருதுண்டாக

            kuthiththaavi neenthidum thiruthundaaka

மெள்ளப்பா கத்தியினால் வீசிப்போடு

mellappaa kaththiyinaal veesippoadu

             மிதந்ததுவும் முழுகினதும் வெவேறே கண்டு

             mithanthathuvum muzhukinathum vevaerae kandu

தள்ளப்பா பசுஞ்சாணம் கவசம் செய்து

thallappaa pasunjaanam kavasam seithu

              தவறாமல் புடமிடவே நீறிப் போகும்

              thavaraamal pudamidavae neerip poakum

விள்ளப்பா ப்றணியில் புரிவாய் செய்துவைத்து

villappaa paraniyil purivaai seithuvaiththu

             மெல்லியர்கள் கொங்கையிலே தடவிப்பாரே

              melliyarkal kongaiyilae thadavippaarae.

பாரடா அழுத்திய துண்டத்தின் பற்பம்

paaradaa azhuththiya thundaththin parpam

        பாங்காகப் பூசிடவே சுருங்கிப் போகும்

        paangaagap poosidavae surungip poakum

வேரடா மிதந்த துண்டு பறபந்தன்னை

vaeradaa mithantha thundu parapanthannai

         மேலிட்டுப் பூசிடவே பெருத்துக் காணும்

          maelittup poosidavae peruththuk kaanum

மாரடா இப்படித்தான் செய்து பாரு

maaradaa ippadiththaan seithu paaru

          மகத்தான என்குருவின் முறை பொய்யாகாது

          makaththana enkuruvin murai poiyaakaathu

சாரடா சிவசக்தி பூசை தன்னை

saarada sivasakthi poosai thannai

          தவறாது செய்திட்டால் சாதிப்பாயே

           thavrthu seithiddaal saathippayae.

Put the shrew mouse on water which swim across the water. Now cut that rat into two equal halves. Now, you can see one half submerged in water and other half gets floated. Now collect two halves separately and now put shield of cow dung on rat parts separately and put it in pudam. Theraiyar says that, now those parts get burnt and become ashes. Collect it.

Now, on applying the ash of submerged rat part on women’s breast, it will shrink further. On contrary, applying the floated part ash on breast will increase the size. On performing this treatment, one should pray to Lord Shiva Sakthi without fail.

Our Siththars revealed the remedy several 100 years before, which is highly challenging to very expensive modern treatment which includes more side effects too. Even though this information requires further scientific research, the knowledge and power of our ancestors are highly unimaginable and astonishing which are evident from their poems.

Any interested readers can do further research in this regard.

Let us see new information in the upcoming post.

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Translated by Lalithambika Rajasekaran

Cracked heel also called cracked feet is a problem among women which cause pain and make them suffer.  It is due to one of the fungal infection which makes the skin hard and rigid rather than soft and supple. The hardness of cracked feet makes it to look unpleasant. 5 among 10 women were suffering from this problem.

Even though the modern scientific medicine put forth cure for this cracked heel, it is known truth that it is expensive and also it is not a complete cure. However, Theraiyar gives out two simple remedy for this problem, which we discussed below.

Theraiyar in his book ‘Theraiyar Vaagadam’ gives out the following cure for cracked heels.

"உப்பு மண்புழுங் கரிசியூ மத்தவித் திந்துப்புத் தயிரொ

uppu manpuzhung karisiyoo maththavith thinhthupith thayiro

டெருக்கம்பால் ஒக்க விரைப்பன விற்பா தப்பிளப் படங்கப்பூச

terukkam okka viraippana virpaa thappilap padangappoosa

நிலைவிற் றாமரை யாங்காலே யறுத்துப் போடும் வேரோடே

nilaivir traamarai yaangaalae yaruththup poadum vaeroadae.”"

The following ingredients viz, saline soil, puzhungal arisi*, datura seed, rock salt should be taken in equal amount and grind to paste using curd. Mix the yarcum milk to above paste and apply it on the affected cracked feet. This will cure the fungal infection and make the foot soft. The foot will become soft like lotus.

For same problem, Theraiayar gives another cure too, which is as follows:

"காத்துக் கஞ்சிநீர்காலசா தத்தினடுக்

kaaththuk kanjineerkaalasaa thaththinaduk

கொண் ணெறித்தி ரிக்குதென

kon neriththi rikkuthena

நீற்றுப் பாலநெய்யில்காலிட வல்லீரெல்

neetrup paalaneyyilkaalida valleerel

சேத்துத் தாமரை செய்யிதழொக்குமே

saeththuth thaamarai seyyithazhokkumae."

Theraiyar says that, put your cracked foot on filtered hot steaming rice water or apply the paste of steaming rice grinded using above said filtered water and stone-lime will give the softer foot like lotus flower.

Simple remedy right.!

*Puzhungal arisi – rice husked from parboiled paddy

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Translated by Lalilthambika Rajasekaran

I have already discussed various kalpa in my previous posts. However, many people request to share about simple form of kalpa. Let us see very simple pepper kalpa which is taken from the book “Therayyar Kaapiyam” in today’s post. 

மரிசமொவ் வொன்றொரு வார மட்ட திக

marisamov vonroru vaara matta thika

வரிசையாய்த் தினமுமோர் மண்டலங் காலமே

varisiyaaith thinamumoar mandalang kaalamae

யுண்டிடு தேசுட னுரமிகு பசியுங்

yundidu thaesuda nuramiku pasiyung

கொண்டிடு மதன்பொடி குழைத்து நெய்யுடனே

kondidu mathanpodi kuzhaiththu neyyudanae

யுண்டிடத் தொனிதரு மோதுமிப் பொருளொடக்

yundidath thonitharu moathumip porulodak

காரமுங் குழைத்துணக் கடும்பசி யழலுறும்

kaaramung kuzhaiththunak kadumpasi yazhalurum

பாரிய நோய்களும் பறக்கும தொன்றையுங்

paariya noaikalum parakkuma thonraiyung

குடிநீ ரட்டுணக் குலவுமுத் தோடமுங்

kudinee rattunak kulavumuth thoadamung

கொடும்பிணி யாவும் குடிகெட் டோடுமே

kodumpini yaavum kudikett toadumae.

-  தேரையர் (Theraiyar)

For this kalpa, 192 best quality peppers are needed. First day start with 1 pepper, second day 2 peppers, third day 3 pepper, similarly increase the amount till reaches 7 peppers on seventh day in empty mouth and grind it well and swallow it completely.

Then decrease the amount on eighth day as 6 peppers and consecutively decrease the number of pepper till it reaches 1 pepper on thirteenth day and again increase and decrease for each consecutive seven days. Continue this intake process for 48 days.

On continuous intake of this kalpa for 48 days, it will make the body strength and luminous. Moreover it also increase the life time.

How to eat this pepper? There lies the secret of this kalpa.

We can eat at morning or evening and one should not eat anything 3 hrs before this pepper intake. And one should avoid the liquor, non-vegetarian food and copulation.

Easy kalpa process right!!

Another thing is, one can get sweet voice by eating pepper powder mixed with honey. 

With a pinch of pepper powder add necessary normal sugar (brown colour) and eat it. This will cure bile related diseases and will increase your hunger.

Theraiyar says that, by boiling pepper as drinking water, the intake of it will equalize vali, azhal, aiya related disesses and other severe diseases. Boil the pepper water and allow to  shrink it to the ratio of 1:8.

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Translated by Lalilthambika Rajasekaran

Whenever, the insulin hormone secretion decreases, the glucose in our food get accumulated in blood. This results in increased blood glucose level. We normally called this as diabetes. Many people discern this as disease and modern medical science report this diabetes as a permanent disease.

Regular exercise, food diet and medicine intake can keep this blood glucose level in controlled equilibrium state. So far, no permanent cure is found for diabetes. Our Siththars also recount this diabetes in their books.

Let us see the one such cure for diabetes given by Siththar Theraiyar in his book "Theraiyar Kudineer".

தேற்றான் விதைக் கடுக்காய் செப்புமா வாரை வித்து

thaetraan vithaik kadukkaai seppumaa vaarai viththu

ஏற்ற விளம்பிசினோ டித்தனையும் – கோற்றொடியே

aetra vilambisinoa diththanaiyum - koatroadiyae

பங்கொன்று காலாய் கசிவின்மோ ரில் பருக

pangonru kaalaai kasivinmoa rilparuka

பொங்கிவரு நீரிழிவு போம்!

pongivaru neerizhivu poam!

- தேரையர் (Theraiyar)

Take equal amount if each one of the following: strychnos potatorum (thaetran kottai),  terminalia chebula (kadukkaai), seeds of cassia auriculata (aavaram) and gum of aavaaram plant. Now, put above all in water and boil till it shrinks in ratio 1:3. Filter this liquid and for one part of this filtered liquid, add 1/4th part of cow's butter milk. Drink it daily to get cure from diabetes.

One can drink 30 – 60 ml of this drinking water every morning and evening. As far as I know, there is no scientific evidence for this cure. I may suggest that anyone can try this with proper medical guidance.

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Sleeping is basically an essential thing for better human health. One third of a day, we people normally spent in sleeping. Even, nowadays science also imposes the necessity of deep sleep. Sleep gives rest and peace for body and mind.

Siththars gave plenteous information about sleep. Even though, it is an essential activity in human life,  sithars mainly denoted sleep as the focused mind and the relaxed body. It is the form of sleepless sleep. Pathirakiriyaar denoted this stage as follows:

ஆங்காரம் உள்ளடக்கி ஐம்புலனை சுட்டறுத்து

aangaaram ulladakki aimpulanai suttaruththu

தூங்காமல் தூங்கி சுகம் பெறுவது எக்காலம்? 

thoongaamal thoongi sukam peruvathu ekkaalam?

Sleepless sleep is the highest awaken state which is embedded with energy from cosmos. Moreover Siththars poem have a note that, breathe get wasted during our sleep. Agathiyar in one of his poem told that, one should not waste breathe during eating, intercourse and sleeping. The sleepless sleep told by Siththars is high blissful state and can be attained by any person with dedication and focus.

Siththars poem also has following quotes that, one should lessen their sleeping time even during the yoga practice. That too, sleep during day time is not entertained. How to sleep at night? Theriyar explained that trick in his book  “Maruthuva Kaaviyam” as follows:

பாரப்பா சிவயோகம் பண்ணும்பேர்க்கு

paarappaa sivayogam pannumpaerkku

பரிவாக நித்திரைதான் வேண்டாமப்பா

parivaaka niththirathaan vaendaamappaa

நேரப்பா ராக்கால நித்திரைதான்பண்ண

naerappaa raakkaala niththiraithaanpanna

நிலையாகச் சூட்சமொன்று நிகழ்த்துறேன்கேள்

nilayaagach sootchamonru nikazththuraenkael

வாரப்பா வரிசையாய்க் கால்தான்னீட்டி

vaarappa varisaiyaaik kaalthaanneeti

வகையாக நித்திரைதான் பண்ணவேண்டாம்

vakaiyaaka niththiraithaan pannavaendaam

ஓரப்பா ஒருபக்க மாகச்சாய்ந்து

oarappaa orupakka maakachaainthu

உத்தமனே மேற்கையை மேற்கொள்வாயே

uththamanae maerkaiyai maerkkolvaaye

கொள்ளப்பா ஒன்றின்மேல் சாய்ந்துகொண்டு

kollappaa onrinmael saainthukondu

குறிப்பா நித்திரை செய்துநீங்க

kurippaa nithhtirai seithuneenga

அள்ளப்பா அஷ்டாங்க யோகம்பாரு

allappaa ashtaanga yogampaaru

அப்பனே சிவயோகம் வாசியோகம்

appanae sivayogam vaasiyogam

நள்ளப்பா பிராணாய மவுனயோகம்

nallappaa piranaaya mounayogam

நலமான கவுனத்தின் யோகம்பாரு

nalamaana kavunaththin yogampaaru

வள்ளப்பா வாசியது கீழ்நோக்காது

vallapaa vaasiyathu keezhnoakkaathu

வகையாக மேனோக்கி யேறும்பாரே

vakaiyaaka maenoakki yaerumpaarae.

We should not sleep by keeping the body upward as we do normally. We should practice sleeping like by keeping the body sideways by keeping the hand underneath the head which makes the vaasi (breathe) to move upward and not downward. This sleeping practice helps to achieve the following easily; siva yoga, vaasi yoga, pranayama, mouna yoga, kevuna yoga. 

Readers may find a doubt that is this practice possible in this mechanical hasty world? Irrespective of discussing the possibility and impossibility of sleeping practice that is discussed above, this post generally aimed to put forth the information given by Siththars and ancestors to this generation.

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*Thaemal – small pale white patches on the skin; Tinea versicolor 

Today we are going to see about one medicinal tip for beauty care!

Irrespective of gender, both men and women were doing everything possible to have glowing skin. And with this attitude, different cosmetics are blooming in market and their manufacturers living a prosperous life.  Nowadays people were ignoring the easily available natural cosmetics whereas, they prefer the same thing if packaged in neat cover with high prices.

We generally refer the change of colour in skin as tinea versicolor which has numerous medical reasons behind it. Even though, tons of medicines available in allopathy, they are comparatively much costlier than Tamil Siddha medicine. It is termed as “hand cure” or “grannys cure” and everything is ignored and  left behind in last generation itself hence, no one have any knowledge on this.

The thaemal is termed as “Mangu” in Tamil and Siththar Theraiyar gave cure for this in one of his poem which is shown below:

கொள்ளவே யரிதாரப் பளிங்கு மாகுங்

kollavae yarithaarap palingu maakung

குறையாமல் பலமரைதான் நிறையோர் கட்டி

kuraiyaamal palamaraithaan niraiyoar katti

உள்ளவே நற்கோவை ரசத்தை வாங்கி

ullavae narkoavai rasaththai vaangi

உறவாக யிழைத்து வழித்தெடுத்துக் கொண்டு

uravaaka yizaiththu vaziththeduththu kondu

மெள்ளவே ஐந்திருநாள் யிருபோதுந் தான்

mellavae ainthirunaal yirupoathunthaan

விளங்கவே அடுத்தடுத்துப் பூசும்போது

vilangavae aduththaduththu poosumpoathu

துள்ளவே திருமுகத்தில் படரும் வங்கும்

thullavae thirumukaththil padarum vaangum

தொந்தித்து நில்லரிது துலைந்து போமே.

thonthiththu nillarithu thulainthu poamae.

This song is taken out from the book ‘Theraiyar Maruthuva Kaaviyam’. According to this song, this medicine will cure the tinea versicolor, marks and dots in skin.

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Arithaaram* is a marble like stone or powder available in the general shop itself. Take half palam* of  solid arithaaram and grind nicely it with extract of ivy gourd. Then, apply this mixture daily two times on morning and evening continuously for 10 days on the affected part of the skin to get the clear and beautiful skin.

People with tinea vericolor can try it and suggest this remedy to anyone in need.

*Arithaaram – yellow orpiment

*Palam – 35 grams

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The important organ that helps in excreting the excretory from the body is the kidney. It is located slightly above the hip, behind the stomach, and near the back bone. Its important action is to remove the unwanted or excess salts present in the blood and excrete it as water. Apart from this it maintains the levels of the acids in the body.

Though there are many other issues related to kidney, in this post i wish to share about the stones in the kidney. An individual must drink atleast one litre of water per day. If we intake water less than this then the amount of salt that is seperated gets increased. 

This salt gets blocked in the way of kidney and forms stones.

As days passes this stones gets blocked in the kidney and creates a blockage. Then it causes an unbearable pain. Though the modern science has many methods for treating it, but there is a opinion that it is too costly and they also causes a lot of side effects. 

The Siththars have told so many natural and simpler methods years ago only to dissolve these stones. I have already shared about one such method in my previous posts, how to dissolve the stone in the kidney?

To dissolve the kidney stones, daily in the morning drink one cup juice of the banana stem (internal edible spadix of the plaintain tree) and then the stone gets dissolved and comes through the urine says Theraiyar. He also adds that if we drink that juice once in fifteen days then any issues related to the kidney could be avoided.

In the next post I shall meet you with another remedy.

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The blood that circulates all over the body, gets pumped in one of the part i.e. heart. 

The functioning of heart can be categorized into two. Due to the expansion and contraction of the heart the blood in the veins will be taken in and out. The chambers of the heart are surrounded by the blood vessels.

The left side of the heart collects the blood from all the organs of the body and sends to lungs.  It removes the carbon-di-oxide from the unpurified blood collected from all the body parts and converts it into oxygen and sends it to the right side of the heart. The right side of the heart pumps this blood back to all the organs of the body.

Due to the blockage of the fat in the blood vessels that surrounded around the heart, it stops the blood flow. This causes heart attack. Apart from this they may also occur due to the contraction and expansion of the heart. This is only considered as cardiac diseases. 

The main reasons that affect the heart are due to the genes, high blood pressure, stress, over weight, smoking, tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption.

The heart can function properly by doing exercises, following diet food, self disciplines, stress-less life. The oil less food is the friend of heart. Atleast here after make it a habit. I wish to remind the Siththars ideology , "Food is medicine and medicine is food". I will discuss this on some other time. 

Though there are very good teatments for the cardiology diseases, no one can disagree that these are too costly for a normal person. The Siththars have told so many yogic methods and treatments to keep the heart healthy. The breathing exercises like Pranayama, Kundalini yoga all these can be used to maintain the heart healthy.

I will share certain treatments that is told by Theraiyar.

"மருந்தும் பரங்கிப் பட்டை ஆறுபலம்

marunthum parangip paettai aarupalam 

குருத்தாள் வேருக் கூருங் கழற்சிக்காயும்

guruththaal vaeruk koorung kazharsikkaayum 

பொறுத்த நன்னாரி பூடும் நுணா வேரும்

poruththa nannaari poodum nunaa vaerum 

தீர்ந்து முழக்கு சேர இடித்திடவே

theernthu muzhakku saera idiththidavae 

இடித்து சூரணம் எழிலாய் வடி செய்து 

idiththu sooranam ezhilaai vadi seythu 

கடித்து சீனியில் கலந்து அருந்திடு

kadiththu seeniyil kalanthu arunthidu 

வடித்து தேரையன் வாக்கு போய்யதீது

vadiththu theraiyan vaakku poayyatheethu 

நடித்த மார் நோய் நடுங்கியே ஓடுமே

nadiththa maar noay nadungiyae oadumae"

- தேரையர் (Theraiyar)

Grind 210g bark of Cucurbita maxima, kurundhan roots, Caesalpinia crista ,  Hemidesmus indicus, roots of Morinda citrifolia, pepper together and filter it and mix with sugar and by consuming it heart diseases can be cured says Theraiyar. He also adds that it would not go wrong.

Ginger, garlic are to be roasted and add palmyra jaggery and grind it, by eating this the irritation caused in the chest can be cured. Apart from this if we eat more number of custard apple then the heart would become healthy.

In the next post I shall meet you with another remedy.

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The pressure that is caused when the blood flows in the vessels is called as blood pressure. This is dependant on the pressure that occurs during the pumping of the heart. The pressure during contraction is more compared to the pressure during expansion. 

For a normal man the blood pressure during the contraction has to be 120mm Hg and during expansion it has to be 80mm Hg. The changes in our body immediately influences the changes in the blood pressure.

The blood pressure will be more for those who have crossed the age of 40 years and those who are fat and for those who are working in a stressful job. If this is not treated immediately it may cause danger to life also.

To maintain the blood pressure in the correct levels, Siththars have told certain ways. The best part of these methods is that they are simpler and cheaper. 

Take the roots of the sarpagandha plant and make it like into a sooranam* and if we eat it then blood pressure could be controlled says Theraiyar.

Take the white lotus and cut it into tiny pieces, and add half a litre of water and boil it till it comes to 1/4 measure and by add honey to it and if we consume it in the morning and evening then the blood pressure could be controlled says Pulipaani Siththar. He also says that by eating the mulai leafy vegetable the blood pressure could be controlled.

In the next post I shall meet you with another remedy.

*Sooranam - medicinal powder (Siddha medicine)

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In our society, since so many generations we have been following this custom. For people like us who live in the hot climatic conditions, the modern reasearches have told that taking oil bath is good for health. This has already been told by our ancestors. So many other things behind this have not been researched yet is the fact. In this , category "Wednesday, Saturday headbath" is the most familiar word, why should we take head bath during wednesday and saturday.

On taking bath on which day results out with what benefits has been told out clearly by Theraiyar in one of his song.

"கேளு அருக்கன் பலன் தான் அழகை மாற்றும்

kaelu arukkan palan thaan azhagai maatrum

கெடியான திங்கள் பலன்தான் பொருளுண்டாகும்

kediyaana thingal palanthaan porulundaagum

பாலு செவ்வாய் பலன் தான் உயிரை மாய்க்கும்

paalu sevvaai palan thaan uyirai maaikkum

பாங்கான புதன் பலன் தான் மதியுண்டாகும்

paangaana puthan palan thaan mathiyundaagum

தாளு வியாழன் பலன் தான் கருத்தை போக்கும்

thaalu viyaazhan palan thaan karuththai poakkum

தப்பாது வெள்ளி பலன் கடனே செய்யும்

thappaathu velli palan kadanae seyyum

நாளு சனியின் பலன்தான் எண்ணெய் மூழ்க

naalu saniyin palanthaan enney moozhga

நட பொருளும் சகதனமும் வரும் சாதிப்பாயே

nada porulum sagathanamum varum saathippaayae"

- தேரையர் (Theraiyar)

He says that taking head bath on sunday will lead to change the beauty of the body, taking head bath on  monday would result in earning of wealth, taking head bath on  tuesday would result in the state of death , taking head bath on  wednesday would result in growth of knowledge, taking head bath on  thursday would result in blunting the sharpness of the brain, taking head bath on  friday would result in debts, taking head bath on  saturday would result in attaining good fame and friends.

This could not be written without knowledge or research. The story behind this is yet to be discovered.

In the next post we shall meet with another information.

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"கேளப்பா அகத்தீசர் கற்பம் நூறு

kaelappa Agaththeesar karpam nooru

கிருபையுள்ள நந்தீசர் கற்பம் நூறு

kirubaiyulla  Nandeesar karpam nooru

நாளப்பா போகமுனி நாதர் கற்பம்

naalappaa Bogamuni naathar karpam

நாற்பத்து நாலுகற்பம் நன்றாய்க்கொண்டார்

naarpaththu naalukarpam nanraaik kondaar

வேளப்பா சட்டை முனிதின்ற கற்பம்

vaelappaa sattai munithinra karpam

மேதினியில் லிருப்த்தோர் கற்பமாகும்

maethiniyil lirupaththoar karpamaagum

ஆளப்பா கொங்கண ரீரெட்டாக

aalappaa Kongana reerettaaga

அருந்தினார் கற்பமிக அருந்தினாரே

arunthinaar karpamiga arunthinaarae”

"அருந்தினார் திருமூலர் அறுபத்தாறு

arunthinaar Thirumoolar arupaththaaru

அற்புதமாய் கற்பன்களன்பாய்க் கொண்டார்

arputhamaai karpankalanpaaik kondaar

பொருந்தியதோர் கோரக்கநாதர் தானும்

porunthiyathoar Korakkanaathar thaanum

பூதலத்தில் தொண்ணூறு கற்பங்கொண்டார்

poothalaththil thonnooru karpangkondaar

திருந்தயதோர் ரோமரிஷி கூகைக்கண்ணர்

thirunthiyathoar Romarishi koogaikkannar

செப்பமுள்ள மச்சமுனி இராமதேவர்

seppamulla Machchamuni Raamadevar

வருந்தியே எழுத்தோர் கற்பங்கொண்டார்

varunthiyae ezhuththoar karpangkondaar

மானிலத்தில் சாகாவரம் பெற்றாரே

maanilaththil saagaavaram petraarae”

The Siththars had practiced their own way of Kalpa and also the number of times each one of them had the Kalpa, all these are listed by Theraiyar. Agathiyar 100, Nandhisar 100, Bogar 44, Sattai muni 21, Konganavar 16, Thirumoolar 66, Korakar 90, Romarishi 71, Machcha muni 71, Raamadevar 71. Likewise there are so many people whose names we do not know, had also practiced Kaya Kalpa. Ramalinga Vallalar is junior to all of them, but Vallalar has preferred Yogic Kaya Kalpa methods than medicinal Kaya Kalpa methods.

What is that Yogic Kaya Kalpa method? We will see that in our next article.

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So far, we have seen a brief introduction about Siththars. At some other time I will share about few more Siththars. In next post, I shall come up with a new information.

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