Willingness too charity - Thirumoolar!!

"ஆர்க்கும் இடுமின் அவரிவர் என்னன்மின்

aarkkum idumin avarivar ennanmin

பார்த்திருந் துண்மின் பழம்பொருள் போற்றன்மின்

paarththirun thunmin pazhamporul poatranmin

வேட்கை யுடையீர் விரைந்தொல்லை உண்ணன்மின்

vaetkai yudaiyeer virainthollai unnanmin

காக்கை கரைந்துண்ணும் காலம் அறிமினே

kaakkai karainthunnum kaalam ariminae."

- திருமூலர் (Thirumoolar)

"யாவர்க்குமாம் இறைவர்க்கொரு பச்சிலை

yaavarkkumaam iraivarkkoru pachilai

யாவர்க்குமாம் பசுவுக்கொரு வாயுறை

yaavarkkumaam pasuvukkoru vaayurai

யாவர்க்குமாம் உண்ணும்போதொரு கைப்பிடி

yaavarkkumaam unnumpoathoru kaippidi

யாவர்க்குமாம் பிறர்க்கின்னுரை தானே!

yaavarkkumaam pirarkkinnurai thaanae!"

- திருமூலர் (Thirumoolar)

Whatever you can give, give it without any partiality to everyone, this is only called as charity. Anything that wipes out the sorrow of other living beings is good only. This kind of charity has to be done with whole heart with same thought, action and words. By doing this kind of charity it takes an individual and his people to an higher level.

Also only giving away money and wealth alone is not charity, giving a bunch of grass to a hungry cow and praying to god by spreading an herb to god is also charity. Also talking with words which do not hurt others is also a kind of charity only says Thirumoolar.

A saying that has a great meaning with simpler words!!

Willingness to charity!!

Siththars and Vaishnavism

Though Siththars lived as the essence of Lord Siva, they have told a lot about the Vaishnava gods like Lord Maha Vishnu, Lord Raama. Sivavaakkiyar has told about the greatness of Lord Rama in the following way.

"அந்தி காலம் உச்சி மூன்றும் ஆடுகின்ற தீர்த்தமும்

anthi kaalam uchchi moonrum aadukinra theerththamum

சந்தி தர்ப் பணங்களும் தபங்களும், செபங்களும்

santhi tharp panangalum thabangalum, sebangalum

சிந்தைமேவு ஞானமும் தினம் செபிக்கும் மந்திரம்

sinthaimaevu gnanamum thinam sebikkum manthiram

சிந்தை ராம ராம ராம ராம என்னும் நாமமே

sinthai raama raama raama raama ennum naamamae”

Raama! Raama! If you keep chanting this, it is enough. No poojas, austerities and meditation are needed. Sivavaakkiyar says that by chanting the name of Lord Raama, we can get all the benefits that we get by doing things and also we get the results that could be attained by doing the holy bath in the morning, mid noon and evening.

Also he says the greatness of saying the name of Lord Raama in the following way.

"சதாவிடாமல் ஓதுவார் தமக்குநல்ல மந்திரம்

sathaavidaamal oathuvaar thamakkunalla manthiram

இதாம்இதாம் இராம ராம ராமஎன்னும் நாமமே

ithaamithaam iraama raama raama ennum naamamae"

Agathiyar says about the Vishnu Mohini form in the following way.

"பணியனையன் பாலாழி யமுர்தம் தனை

paniyanaiyan paalaazi yamurtham thanai

நேரப்பா பெண்ணுருவாய் தேவர்க்குப் படைத்தார்

naerappaa pennuruvaai devarkkup padaiththaar

நிகரில்லா ராட்சதர்கள் பெண்ணைப் பார்த்து

nigarillaa raatsatharkal pennaip paarththu

சாரப்பா மயங்கி நின்ற ரசுரர்ககளி லொருவன்

saarappaa mayangi ninra rasurarkakali loruvan" 

"ஓம் நாராயணா என செபிப்போர் நமனையும் வெல்வர்

om narayana ena sebippoar namanaiyum velvar"

says Thirumoolar.

Like wise many other Siththars have also told about Thirumaal's greatness and the specialities of his avatars.

"சதாவிடாமல் ஓதுவார் தமக்குநல்ல மந்திரம்

sathaavidaamal oathuvaar thamakkunalla manthiram

இதாம்இதாம் இராம ராம ராமஎன்னும் நாமமே

ithaamithaam iraama raama raama ennum naamamae"

From this it is so obvious that though the Siththars pray to Lord Siva as prominent god they have also sang about the Vaishnava gods.

From now on I am going to write a topic that most of them were asking to write since I started writing about the Siththars.

God the Siththars prayed to!!

"ஓமெனும் ஓங்காரத்துள்ளே ஒரு மொழி

omenum oangaaraththullae oru mozhi

ஓமெனும் ஓங்காரத்துள்ளே ஒரு அழகு

omenum oangaaraththullae oru azhagu

ஓமெனும் ஓங்காரத்துள்ளே பல பேதம்

omenum ongaaraththullae pala paetham

ஓமெனும் ஓங்காரம் ஒண்முத்தி சித்தியே!

omenum oangaaram onmuththi siththiyae!"

- திருமூலர் (Thirumoolar)

The superior guru to all of us is god only!! For those who has acheived and those who wanted to achieve, god is only the supreme guru. To make us realise about this we need a human guru.

After recognising a guru of that kind, yogic and wisdom practices has to be done with confidence, belief and full of dedication. Those who does with continuously only can attain perception. Like crushing the seed and getting oil, the body has to be strained and enlighten the soul. The Siththars have also enlightened the soul by physically straining themselves.

The Siththars who have attained this higher position has prayed to which god?

Did all the Siththars worship the same god?

There are many opinions about this. This is always been as a controversial topic only. 

Irrespective of what others have told, based on the informations we got all the Siththars have worshipped to only one god. There is no Siththar who have attained theurgy without praying to that particular god. We can say this stubbornly.

Which god is that powerful and great?

Details in the next post.