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# [[Kalangi Nathar|Kamalamuni]] ([[Confucius]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=SHAKING THE TREE: Kundalini Yoga, Spiritual Alchemy, & the Mysteries of the Breath in Bhogar's 7000 |url=https://www.alchemywebsite.com/bhogar3.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.alchemywebsite.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kamala Muni Siddhar @ Kalangi Nathar @ Kanja Malai Siddhar 5.1 |url=https://www.mail-archive.com/thatha_patty@googlegroups.com/msg10214.html |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.mail-archive.com}}</ref> |
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# {{ill|Sattaimuni|ta|சட்டைமுனி}}<ref name="anaadi.org">{{cite web |title=Siddhar Charithiram |url=https://anaadi.org/blog/parnika/siddhar-charithiram-sattaimuni |website=anaadi.org |access-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414150503/https://anaadi.org/blog/parnika/siddhar-charithiram-sattaimuni/ |archive-date=Apr 14, 2023 |language=en |date=January 6, 2017}}</ref> |
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# [[Vanmeegar]] ([[Valmiki]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Siddhar Charithiram Vanmikar |url=https://anaadi.org/blog/parnika/siddhar-charithiram-vanmikar |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=anaadi.org}}</ref> |
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# {{ill|Ramadevar|ta|இராமதேவ சித்தர்}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anaadifoundation.org/blog/siddhars/ramadevar-siddhar}}</ref> |
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# [[Karuvurar|Karuvoorar]] |
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# [[Bogar|Bhogar]] |
# [[Bogar|Bhogar]] ([[Laozi]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Siddha Bhoganathar: An Oceanic Life Story |url=http://palani.org/bhogar-biography.htm |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.palani.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SHAKING THE TREE: Kundalini Yoga, Spiritual Alchemy, & the Mysteries of the Breath in Bhogar's 7000 |url=https://www.alchemywebsite.com/bhogar3.html |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.alchemywebsite.com}}</ref> |
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# [[Pambatti Siddhar]] |
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# {{ill|Kuthambai|ta|குதம்பைச்சித்தர்}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://anaadi.org/blog/parnika/siddhar-charithiram-kudhambai/}}</ref> |
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==== The [[Navagrahas|Navagraha]] 18 ==== |
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# Sri [[Pattinathar]] Siddhar - Sun, [[Surya]] |
# Sri [[Pattinathar]] Siddhar - Sun, [[Surya]] |
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# Sri {{ill|Kaduveli|ta|கடுவெளிச் சித்தர்}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://storibuzz.in/the-story-of-kaduveli-siddhar-of-irumbai}}</ref> Siddhar - Sun, [[Surya]] |
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# Sri [[Vallalar]] Siddhar - Mercury, [[Budha]] |
# Sri [[Vallalar]] Siddhar - Mercury, [[Budha]] |
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# Sri [[Idaikkadar]] Siddhar - Mercury, [[Budha]] |
# Sri [[Idaikkadar]] Siddhar - Mercury, [[Budha]] |
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# Sri [[Kalangi Nathar|Kanjamalai]] Siddhar - Venus, [[Shukra]] |
# Sri [[Kalangi Nathar|Kanjamalai]] Siddhar - Venus, [[Shukra]] |
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# Sri Chennimalai Siddhar - Venus, [[Shukra]] |
# Sri {{ill|Chennimalai Siddhar|ta|சென்னிமலை சித்தர்}} - Venus, [[Shukra]] |
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# Sri [[Bogar|Bhogar]] Siddhar - Mars, [[Mangala]] |
# Sri [[Bogar|Bhogar]] Siddhar - Mars, [[Mangala]] |
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# Sri [[Vyaghrapada|Pullipani]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=IN THE LAND OF THE SIDDHAS |url=http://www.sutrajournal.com/in-the-land-of-the-siddhas-by-john-weddepohl |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.sutrajournal.com}}</ref> Siddhar - Mars, [[Mangala]] |
# Sri [[Vyaghrapada|Pullipani]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=IN THE LAND OF THE SIDDHAS |url=http://www.sutrajournal.com/in-the-land-of-the-siddhas-by-john-weddepohl |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=www.sutrajournal.com}}</ref> Siddhar - Mars, [[Mangala]] |
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# Sri {{ill|Sivavakkiyar|ta|சிவவாக்கியர்}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vaidhayashala |first1=TKN Siddha Ayurveda |title=Sivavakkiyar Siddhar-Padalgal |url=https://www.tknsiddha.com/medicine/sivavakkiyar-siddhar |website=www.tknsiddha.com |access-date=27 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229194856/https://www.tknsiddha.com/medicine/sivavakkiyar-siddhar/ |archive-date=Dec 29, 2022 |language=en |date=21 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Siddhar - Moon, [[Chandra]] |
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# Sri [https://www.tknsiddha.com/medicine/sivavakkiyar-siddhar/ Sivavakkiyar] Siddhar - Moon, [[Chandra]] |
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#Sri Kailaya Kambili Sattaimuni<ref name="anaadi.org" /> Siddhar - Moon, [[Chandra]] |
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# Sri [[Kaagapujandar]] Siddhar - Jupiter, [[Brhaspati]] |
# Sri [[Kaagapujandar]] Siddhar - Jupiter, [[Brhaspati]] |
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# Sri {{ill|Agapai|ta|அகப்பேய்ச் சித்தர்}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vaidhayashala |first1=TKN Siddha Ayurveda |title=Agapai Siddhar |url=https://www.tknsiddha.com/medicine/agapai-siddhar |website=www.tknsiddha.com |access-date=25 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418120705/https://www.tknsiddha.com/medicine/agapai-siddhar/ |archive-date=Apr 18, 2023 |language=en, ta |date=20 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Siddhar - Jupiter, [[Brhaspati]] |
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# Sri [https://www.tknsiddha.com/medicine/agapai-siddhar/ Agapai] Siddhar - Jupiter, [[Brhaspati]] |
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# Sri [[Kapilar]] Siddhar - Saturn, [[Shani]] |
# Sri [[Kapilar]] Siddhar - Saturn, [[Shani]] |
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# Sri [[Karuvurar|Karuvoorar]] Siddhar - Saturn, [[Shani]] |
# Sri [[Karuvurar|Karuvoorar]] Siddhar - Saturn, [[Shani]] |
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# Sri Azhugani Siddhar - [[Rahu]] |
# Sri Azhugani Siddhar - [[Rahu]] |
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# Sri [[Pambatti Siddhar]] - [[Rahu]] |
# Sri [[Pambatti Siddhar]] - [[Rahu]] |
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# Sri {{ill|Sattaimuni|ta|சட்டைமுனி}}<ref name="anaadi.org" /> Siddhar - [[Ketu (mythology)|Ketu]] |
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# Sri {{ill|Kuthambai|ta|குதம்பைச்சித்தர்}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://anaadi.org/blog/parnika/siddhar-charithiram-kudhambai}}</ref> Siddhar - [[Ketu (mythology)|Ketu]] |
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=== Contemporary Siddhars === |
=== Contemporary Siddhars === |
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=== A verse from [[Kaagapujandar]]'s Gnanam 80 |
=== A verse from [[Kaagapujandar]]'s Gnanam 80 === |
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=== A verse from [[Thirumoolar]]'s [[Tirumantiram]]; Tantra 3, Verse 725 |
=== A verse from [[Thirumoolar]]'s [[Tirumantiram]]; Tantra 3, Verse 725 <ref>{{cite book |author= Saint Thirumoolar |title= Tirumantiram: English Translation of The Tamil Spiritual Classic by Saint Tirumular |publisher=[[Himalayan Academy Publications]] |pages=170 |url=https://www.himalayanacademy.com/view/tirumantiram}}</ref> === |
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=== A verse from [https://anaadi.org/blog/parnika/siddhar-charithiram-kudhambai/ Kuthambai]'s Siddhar Padalgal |
=== A verse from [https://anaadi.org/blog/parnika/siddhar-charithiram-kudhambai/ Kuthambai]'s Siddhar Padalgal <ref>{{Cite web |title=Siddhar Charithiram Kudhambai |url=https://anaadi.org/blog/parnika/siddhar-charithiram-kudhambai |
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See within your self' <ref>{{Cite web |title=Siddhar Charithiram Kudhambai |url=https://anaadi.org/blog/parnika/siddhar-charithiram-kudhambai |
See within your self' <ref>{{Cite web |title=Siddhar Charithiram Kudhambai |url=https://anaadi.org/blog/parnika/siddhar-charithiram-kudhambai |
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== Jeeva Samadhi == |
== Jeeva Samadhi == |
Siddhar (Tamil: சித்தர் cittar, Sanskrit: siddha)[2] describes a self-realised human being, who has attained spiritual powers called Siddhis. Their main objective however, was to experience Sivam, the supreme consciousness, in their respective human frame,[3] and share this knowledge with others, interested in following their path.
Historically, the term Siddhar referred to individuals who decided at a young age, to become wandering ascetics and mendicants, and explore consciousness; ancient psychonauts, if you will. They dominated the ancient Tamil academic landscape with regards to health, alchemy and philosophy. They were iconoclastic philosophers and scientists, whose ideas and views challenged the norms of the time, and still do today. They were knowledgeable in alchemy, technology, astrology, medicine and the fine arts.[4] They provided various solutions to remedy ailments and illness amongst the population, as well as advice for future generations to come.[5] Most of their ideologies have their origins in the First Sangam period.[6][7][8]
Siddhars, from their own accounts, were born into families of potters, goldsmiths, blacksmiths, merchants, fishermen and shepherds. One of their number was a snake charmer (Pambatti Siddhar) by profession. Contrary to what is known, Siddhar Kuthambai was a woman.[9] Although they were from various backgrounds, they had a singular unifying purpose. They chose, during the course of their lives, to relinquish the material and live as wandering ascetics, in the quest to experience the supreme consciousness and ponder life's mysteries. By virtue of their austere penance (Tapasya), they developed Siddhis. However, these were and are distractions on the path. Returning later, upon completion of their Tapasya, to live with us as poets, saints, philosophers, physicians and alchemists, to share their knowledge with everyone, irrespective of gender, creed or caste. They recorded their discoveries, in the form of cryptic Tamil poetry on to palm leaf manuscripts.[10] These manuscripts are still owned by some families in Tamil Nadu and are handed down through the generations. Some of which are kept at universities in India, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States.[11] There is an overall reluctance to translate these manuscripts and share this knowledge with a wider audience; possibly to control the dissemination of this knowledge, to present their biased views, using only their interpretation to support said views.
An ancient system of healthcare, now known as Siddhar Medicine, evolved from the Siddhars' understanding of the human body, in relation to the natural world.[12] The basic tenets of this system are food and lifestyle. It is a holistic and sustainable way of delivering healthcare, as it is largely preventative and focused on rejuvenation and prolongation. There is a saying, common amongst those familiar with the system, 'unave marunthu, marunthe unavu' (food is medicine, medicine is food).[13] A rustic form of healing, inspired by Siddhar medicine, is practiced today by experienced elders in the villages of Tamil Nadu, referred to as 'paatti vaitthiyam' (grandmother's medicine) 'naattu marunthu' (folk medicine) and 'mooligai marutthuvam' (herbal medicine).[14] The Siddhars also used pulse-reading to identify the origin of illnesses and physical conditions. [15]
Siddhars are also believed to be the founders of Varma Kalai, a martial art used for self-defense. It also can be harnessed as a form of medical treatment, depending on how it is applied. Varmam, are vital energy points located in the human body serving as concentrations of life energy,[16] the manipulation of which, can produce various results, such as disabling an attacker for self-defense, or for mitigating a physical condition as an easy first-aid medical treatment in the field.
The Siddhars wrote many such cryptic Tamil poems pertaining to our human existence, as well as describing alchemical processes. It is believed that most of them have lived for centuries, if not millenia, in and out of states of samadhi. Their base of operations was Sathuragiri, a mountain range near Thaaniparai village in Tamil Nadu, which pilgrims frequent to this day. Siddhar Agastya, who gave us the Tamil language, took up residence in Pothigai.
The Abithana Chintamani encyclopedia states that there were 18 Siddhars, as listed below, but Siddhar Agastya tells us that there are many who precede and follow these 18. Siddhar Agastya was head of the Siddhar Gnana Koottam, a Siddhar collective, that was inaugrated by Lord Kartikeya. Together they furthered research in various fields, pertaining to their respective strengths.[17] Siddhar Bhogar established an alchemical research centre in Thiruparankundram, leading the scientific division, Pulastya developed literature and Pambatti Siddhar led a team researching venom at his centre in Marudhamalai.[18]
These are the 18 esteemed Siddhars of yore, according to the Tamil tradition: [19]
Apart from the 18 listed above, there is a further list of 18 Siddhars, representing the 9 Navagrahas (2 Siddhars per heavenly body).[30] Special homams and poojas have been devised in order to invoke and obtain the blessing of these Siddhars to negate any malefic effect the Navagrahas might have on one's material life. The details of the 18 Siddhars who represent the 9 Navagrahas are as follows:
There is a universal shrine for these 18 Siddhars from the 2nd list, in Madambakkam, Chennai, called the Sri Chakra Mahameru Sri Seshadri Swamigal 18 Siddhars Vrindavana Sakthi Peedam built under the instruction of Sathguru Sri Seshadri Swamigal.[36]
The supreme Siddhar is Lord Shiva himself.
There are two major Nath traditions that began millenia ago, with the first primal Siddhar, Lord Shiva or Adinath; the ever-popular and flourishing Nandinatha Sampradaya which led to the development of Saiva Siddhanta philosophy, and the other more obscure Adinath Sampradaya which resulted in Siddha Siddhanta philosophy.[37][38] Both traditions have syncretized, systematized and interpreted the teachings of the ancient Siddhars, for anyone wishing to follow in their footsteps.
According to Saiva Siddhanta, Nandeeswarar is considered to be chief among the Siddhars, initiated by Mother Parvati and Father Shiva into the divine knowledge of the Agamas. He conferred this knowledge to his 8 disciples, namely, the Four Kumaras, Sundaranandar who later becomes Tirumular by a chance happening, Vyagrapada (also known as Pullipani),[39] Patanjali, and Sivayoga Muni. They were sent out in 8 different directions, to spread wisdom. His teachings continue to be upheld today by the Nandinatha Sampradaya, a line of gurus descending directly from Maharishi Nandinatha himself.[40][41] The Saiva Siddhanta school is a proponent of a living preceptor, a distinct monastic or Grihastha lifestyle for the avid seeker and places much emphasis on Tirumular's Tirumantiram. The philosophy was responsible for the Bhakti Movement that swept through Tamil Nadu in the 7th to 10th centuries CE.[42]
Spiritual lineage : Maharishi Nandinath → Sundaranandar, who later becomes Tirumular → → → Kadaitswami → Chellapaswami → Siva Yogaswami → Sivaya Subramuniyaswami → Bodhinatha Veylanswami[43]
Dattatreya, to whom the Avadhuta Gita is attributed, an incarnation of the Trimurti, initiated Siddhar Machamuni, who then founded the Adinath Sampradaya and later passed on his teachings to Gorakhnath. Gorakhnath, or Korakkar, as he is known in Southern India, further developed Siddha Siddhanta philosophy. The Adinath Sampradaya's line concluded with its last living preceptor, Shri Gurudev Mahendranath, as he did not officially inititate anyone into the tradition before he entered Samadhi.[44][45]
Today, many subsects of the Sampradaya exist as the Navnath Sampradaya which takes as its principal gurus nine saints, descending from Dattatreya, which include Matsyendranatha and Gorakhnath. However, Nisargadatta Maharaj maintained that the tradition is informal and a conventional guru-shishya relationship is not always necessary.[46] Siddha Siddhanta methods are heterodox to the standard Vedic school of thought and Saiva Siddhanta philosophy; practicing a mixture of both Vamachara and Daksinachara, taking Gorakhnath's Siddha Siddhanta Paddati as its main textual reference, thereby shunning monastic life for solitude and aseticism.[47][48] The Adinath Sampradaya was integral to the development of the unadulterated form of Hatha Yoga.[49]
The Siddhars had both major and minor Siddhis, these are described in detail in various tantric texts, like the Tirumantiram.[50] They had the power to convert their mass to energy and thereby achieve teleportation to different galaxies without any external means. They were also able to move their awareness into lifeless bodies, reanimating them; as in the case of Sundaranandar transferring his being into the body of the dead cowherd Moolan, because the cows Moolan had been tending to were mourning their loss and as such Sundaranandar felt sorry for them. [51]
These eight are the Great Siddhis (Ashtama Siddhis), or Great Perfections. [52] Apart from the Siddhars, only Hanuman the Vayuputra is known to wield all 8 Ashtama Siddhis, being an avatar of Lord Shiva.
Some of their compiled works, in the form of the aforementioned cryptic poetry, addressing topics such as health, science, social equality, alchemy, yoga and the nature of our existence, are mostly available in the Tamil language, with a few in Sanskrit. A small minority of important texts have been translated into English, such as the Tirumantiram. [53] Their poetry can be interpreted in a number of ways, subjective and dependent upon the spiritual attainment of the seeker.
'தானென்ற பிரமத்தை யடுத்திடாமல்,
Thaanendrra brahmaththai yaduthedaamal
தரணியில் தெய்வமடா அனந்த மென்றும்'
Tharanneyyil deivamadaa anantha mendrrum
'Forgetting to embrace the self-god within,
We search this wide world for various divine solutions'
'உடம்பினை முன்னம் இழுக்கு என்று இருந்தேன்
Udampinai munnam izhukkendru irundhaen
உடம்பினுக்கு உள்ளே உறு பொருள் கண்டேன்
Udampinukkulle uruporul kandeen
உடம்பு உளே உத்தமன் கோயில் கொண்டான் என்று
Udampule uthaman kovil kondaanendru
உடம்பினை யான் இருந்து ஓம்பு கின்றேனே'
Udampinai yaanirundhu ombuginraenae
'There was a time when I despised the body;
But then I saw the self-god residing within
And the body, I realised, is the Lord's temple
And so I began preserving it with care infinite' [55]
எங்கு நிறைந்தே இருக்கின்ற சோதியை
Yengu neerainthey irukindra jothiyai
அங்கத்துள் பார்ப்பாயடி குதம்பாய்
Angathul paarpaiyadi kudhambai
அங்கத்துள் பார்ப்பாயடி
Angathul paarpaiyadi
'That divine omnipresent light,
See within your self, O Kuthambai,
See within your self' [57]
Samadhi is a state of oneness with Sivam, the supreme consciousness. There are various states of Samadhi one can experience on the spiritual path. The most complete dissolution of the small self into the all pervasive, omnipotent Sivam, is termed Nirvikalpa Samadhi. These states can be experienced for durations at a time, or even permanently.[58][59]
The ancient Siddhars, adepts in their practice, achieved these various states, and on completion of their mission on this earthly plane, chose sites of their preference, wherein they attained Jeeva Samadhi; becoming, of their own volition, completely immersed and absorbed in Sivam, ceasing bodily functions, leaving their mortal coils and entering into an eternal state of Samadhi.[60][61] Some Siddhars, like Vallalar, dematerialized his physical body and became one with the Arut Perum Jyoti, the divine light. [62]
However, in most cases, their physical bodies were left behind, entombed in caves by disciples, at behest of the Siddhars. Over time, some of these Jeeva Samadhis have turned into pilgrimage sites, with temples dedicated to various deities being built around them. [63][64]
To individuals on the path and the meditative, a Jeeva Samadhi can hold immense dimensions of energy that can help catalyze a seeker's spiritual unfoldment.[65][66]
There are many such Jeeva Samadhi sites across the Indian subcontinent.[67][68] Siddhar Bhogar's Jeeva Samadhi can be found in the southwestern corridor of the Dhandayuthapani Temple, Palani, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.[69] This being the temple where he crafted and installed the Navapashanam murti of Lord Kartikeya.[70] Other murtis that he worshipped have also been installed at his Jeeva Samadhi.[71] The Sankara Narayanaswamy TempleinSankarankovil, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, is the site of Pambatti Siddhar's Jeeva Samadhi. There are also other, more obscure Samadhis, that are found outside the Indian subcontinent; take for example, Mauna Guru Siddhar's Jeeva Samadhi, within the Batu Malai temple complex in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia.[72]
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