KINGDOM OF SITHTHARS

Why it's hard for everyone to have Siththars literature in hands? Agathiyar had given answer for it too.

“கெதியறியாப் பாவிகட்கு இந்நூல் கிட்டாது

kethiyariyaa paavikatku innool kittaathu

கிருபையுள்ள ஞானி களுக்கே எய்தும் எய்தும்

 kirubaiyulla gnani kalukkae eythum eythum

பதியறிய நன்மெளன யோகிகட்கே

pathiyariya nanmouna yogikatke

பெரிசுத்த நூலிதனுதான் பதனம் பண்ணும்

perisuththa noolithuthaan pathanam pannum

விதியிலை என்றெண்ணாதே; நூதலைத்தேடு;

vithiyilai enrennaathe; noothalaithedu

விண்டு மிண்டு பேசாதே; வேண்டாம் வேண்டாம்;

vindu mindu pesaathe; vendaam vendaam

நிதி பெறுவார் உபசாரம் நீக்கி போடு;

nithi peruvaar ubasaaram neeki podu;

நினைவு கொண்டு சூத்திரத்தின்

ninaivu kondu soothiraththin

நிலையை பாரே

nilaiyai paare”

- அகத்தியர் பரிபாசைத்திரட்டு (Agathiyar paripaasaithirattu).

“அருளினதோர் ஐநூறும் யாருக்கென்றால்

arulinathore ainoorum yaarukkenraal

அகங்கடந்த மேஞ்ஞானியருள் பெற்றோர்க்குக்

agangadantha maegananiyarul petroreku

குறு முகமாய் கொடுப்பதல்லால் மற்றோர் கையில்

kuru mugamaai koduppathallaal matrore kaiyil

கொடுத்தவர்க்கும் பெற்றவர்க்கும் சாபம் கூறிப்

koduthavarkkum petravarkum saabam koori

பெருமையுள்ள சித்தர்தமை வணங்கிப் போற்றி

perumaiyudan Siththarthamai vanangi poatri

பிரமன் தன் உத்தரவு தன்னால் இந்நூல்

piraman than uththaravu thannaal innool

கருவறிய ஞானிகட்கே வெளியிட்டேனால்

karuvariya gnanikatke veliyittenaal

கையடக்கமாக வைத்துக் கண்டுதேறே

kaiyadakkamaaga vaiththu kanduthera”

- அகத்தியர் பரிபாசைத்திரட்டு (Agathiyar paripaasaithirattu).

In the above song, Agathiyar says, that his scripts are not for all people. But only for those who are in search of spiritual knowledge has to know the script from his Guru, says Agathiyar.

Siththars had never cared for literary beauties such as simile and metaphor in their songs, instead they had hidden the secrets using complex words. Their works are rare treasure to the Humankind. Unfortunately, it’s too sad that we haven’t fully de-ciphered the Siththar songs.

Original - www.siththarkal.com

Translated by - தமிழ் தமிழானவள்.

Alchemy, which have been founded by Siththars, was the best ever Scientific research. The metals, salts, arsenics, roots, leaves, seeds, bark of a tree, flowers, pearl, coral and many sea materials, and things got from animals such as musk-deer, civet, urine and dung were analyzed by the Siththars and sorted out their qualities. They had even established the healing capacities of those materials. They found the combinations of materials for a specific medicine and also indexed the medicines for respective diseases. They categorized the intake of medicines in various forms such as inhaling, drinking, coating and so on.

Like now,  there was no laboratories in those days. It was quite surprise that Siththars who had lived in forests, mountains and caves had done many researches and found medicinal qualities of each material. Siththars also did research on astronomy, astrology, medicine and concluded their results.

Though Siththars lived thousands of years ago, their practical solutions applicable even to the current era. They had dedicated their researches to the welfare of the Humankind. Hence we could call Siththars as the World’s first scientists and foregoer of Science. In next post, we shall see why it is not possible for everyone to know about Siththars.

Original - www.siththarkal.com

Translated by - தமிழ் தமிழானவள்.

“நந்தவனத்தில் ஓர் ஆண்டி - அவன்

Nandhavanathil ore aandi - avan

நாலாறு மாதமாய்க் குயவனை வேண்டி

naalaaru maathamaai kuyavanai vendi

கொண்டு வந்தான் ஒரு தோண்டி - மெத்தக்

 kondu vanthaan oru thoandi - meththa

கூத்தாடிக் கூத்தாடிப் போட்டுடைத்தாண்டி

kooththaadik kooththaadip poottudaiththaandi"

- கடுவெளி சித்தர் (Kaduveli Siththar).

A saint in the garden - who

prayed to the potter for 4 to 6 months

and brought an Earthen pot,

by dancing heavily, he broke it.

If we see as such, the above song seems to be a funny one. But Kaduveli Siththar emphasized a great philosophy about life in those four lines using simple words.

The Human soul is metaphorized to a saint in this song. Here the creator is said to be potter. Human soul, a saint, had prayed to potter for 10 months (4 to 6 months = 4 + 6 = 10) and hence potter gave a body (pot) to soul(saint).

The soul, with the body from the God, comes to the Earth as a Human. The potter(God) created the pot(body) to be used rightly by the saint(soul). But what does saint do with it?  The saint had simply broken the pot by contemptuous dancing, even before he realises the motive of receiving the pot(body) from the God.

The soul, by praying to God, had got this body. But people are misusing it in wrong ways. Kaduveli Siththar had expressed this worry for Humankind in this song.