saiva siddhanta and sivalingam – light of true path tamil
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Saiva Siddhanta and Siva Lingam – Light of True Path -Tamil
Dr. S. SundarabaluVisiting Professor
ICCR’s Tamil Chair Institute of Oriental
StudiesDept. of Indology
Jagiellonian University,Krakow-Poland
Sunder_balu@yahoo.co.in9715769995
The lingam (also, linga, ling, Shiva linga, Shiv ling, Sanskrit लि�ङ्गं�, liṅgaṃ, meaning "mark", "sign", or "inference") is a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples. In traditional Indian society, the linga is rather seen as a symbol of the energy and potentiality of the God.
The lingam is often represented alongside the yoni, a symbol of the goddess or of Shakti, female creative energy. The union of lingam and yoni represents the "indivisible two-in-oneness of male and female, the passive space and active time from which all life originates".
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7. Crown Center – Top of head towards back; Connection to divinity, spirit, bliss; Drive to transcend.6. Third Eye – Slightly above midpoint between eyes; Intuition, metaphysical wisdom, stillness; Drive to know.5. Throat Chakra – Center of throat; Self-expression, speaking truth; Drive to communicate.4. Heart Chakra – Center of chest at breastbone; Love, compassion, beauty, joy, balance; Drive to connect.3. Navel Chakra – Just below navel; Personal power, self-definition, boundaries; Drive to act successfully.2. Sacral Chakra – Internal reproductive organs; Sensuality, creativity, abundance, passion; Drive to create.1. Root Chakra – Tailbone; Connection to earth, nature, physicality; Drive to survive.
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SAIVA SIDDHANTA TEXTS சை�வ��த்தா�ந்தாநூல்கள்
Saivism The word Hinduism is a common name which
denotes many Indian religions, including Saivism. It is not a religion by itself. Saivism or Saiva religion is the dominant religion of the Hindu fold.
Saiva Siddhanta (Saiva Siththaantham in Tamil) is the philosophy of Saiva religion which considers Lord Siva as its primary deity. Siddhanta means the final conclusion (reached after taking into consideration all other important views).
It is the popular philosophical system of the Tamils of South India, based on Saiva Agamas, Upanishds, ancient Tamil works, Thirumurais and Meykanda Sastra works.
Who am I?
Is there a God?
What are the natures of God, Soul and the
cosmos? What is my relationship with God and
the worldly things?
What is the reason for happenings in life over
which one has no control?
Such questions often arise in any
philosophical system. Saiva Siddhanta gives
plausible answers and explanations to them.
Eternal Entities Saiva Siddhanta believes in the three eternal
entities of God, Soul and Bondage (materials of bondage). These are called Pati, Pasu and Pasam respectively in Siddhanta philosophy.
Pati means Lord (of the souls) who is God. Pasam means bondage. Pasu means that which is under bondage. All things known and perceived are included in these
three categories. According to Saiva Siddhanta God is one, Souls are many and Pasam consists of three impurities (malams) called Anava (anavam), Karma (kanmam) and Maya (mayai). Like Pati who is real and eternal, Pasu and Pasam are also real and eternal.
Existence of God and other eternal entities is established by various epistemological means. Logical arguments, based on sense perception, inference and scripture are important means of proving their existence.
Anything that has a beginning, existence and decay is made by someone. It has a maker. Our physical body including the mental and psychological equipments, the world and the worldly things had a beginning. They exist for a certain period of time and then decay. They, therefore, have a maker who is God. Existence of God is thus established by inference. The existence of other entities is also established similarly by various means.
God: Siva (Sivam) is the name given to their God
by the Saivites. Siva means One who is perfect
and /or auspicious. His inherent nature is wisdom.
He is with infinite love to benefit the souls. It is His
Grace which is part of Him. Like the sun and its
light, He remains inseparable with his Sakthy which
is Grace. Sakthy literally means power or energy.
He is omnipresent. The Tamil word for God,
Kadavul, meaning One who resides outside and
inside, indicates his omnipresence.
Soul: According to Saiva Siddhanta, Souls are many. No two persons or beings are alike. We may therefore, conclude that every living being has a soul of its own. Anma and uyir are other names for soul. Soul has the capabilities to know, act and desire. These are called its gnana sakthy, kriya sakthy and iccha sakthy respectively.
These capabilities are impaired by the associated entity calledanava. Soul has a dependant nature and behaves like the one on which it depends. When it depends on the worldly things, it behaves like them. When it depends on God, it behaves like a divine being. This nature of dependency is called in Tamil as ‘Sarnthathan Vannamathal’.
The most respected shaivite scriptures in thamiz the thirumuRais , were composed almost in the first millenium developed the in the thamiz people the spiritual nourishment. Based on these holy texts and developed on the fertility they made in the thought process gave rise to many philosophers dwelling in the highly complex question of the Supreme, soul and surroundings and their inter-relationship.
Among them four are quite significant and are referred to as sandhAnak kuravargaL. The texts which are explanatory/ commentory texts of shiava sidhdhantha, that were written in this period of 12th to 14th century are called santhAna nulgal or meykaNda nUlgaL.
While the rest of the thirumuRais are singing the glory of Lord shiva, the nineth thirumuRai thirumanthiram is the one that deals in detail about the philosophy and yoga. These santhAna texts are absolutely dedicated for philosophical discussions. These texts analyse the various factors, logics and experiences, refute and support the various philosophies on the ground of raising and answering questions. These are excellent food for thought and are Shaiva sidhdhanthic philosophical tutorials. May the Nameless, Formless Supreme pashupati, Which transcedes everything bless us, the seekers !!
Tamil Shaivite Literature taalapuraanam and etc : 705 – சி�த்தா�ந்தா சி�த்தா�ரம் 14 chaaththiram (shaastram)-
guidelines or philosophical treatises http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/san.htm
Saiva Siddhanta Texts Author
1. தா�ருவுந்தா�யா�ர் (thiruvundhiyAr)thiruviyalUr uyya
vandha dhEva nAyanAr
2. தா�ருக்களி�ற்றுப் படியா�ர் (thirukkaLiRRup padiyAr) thirukkadavUr uyya vandha dhEvar
3. சி�வஞா�னபோப�தாம் (shiva gnAna bodham) meykaNda sivam
4. சி�வஞா�னசி�த்தா�யா�ர் (chivanyAna chiththiyAr) aruNandi chivAchchAriyAr
5. இருப�இருபஃது (irupA irupaqthu)
6. சி�வப் ப�ரக�சிம் (chivap pirakAcham)
umApati shivAchchAriyAr
7. தா�ருவருட் பயான் (thiruvarut payan)
8. வ�ன� வெவண்ப� (vinA veNpA)
9. போப�ற்றி�ப் பஃவெறி�டை% (pORRip paqRodai)
10. வெக�டிக்கவ� (kodikkavi) 11. வெ&ஞ்சுவ�டுதூது (nenychuvidu thUdhu)
12. உண்டை,வெ&றி� வ�ளிக்கம் (uNmai neRi viLakkam)
13. சிங்கற்ப &�ர�கரணம் ( chaNkaRpa nirAkaraNam )
14. உண்டை,வ�ளிக்கம் (uNmai viLakkam) manavAchakaN kadandhAr
The Core Saiva Siddhanta Texts - santhAna nulgaL / meykaNda nulgaL -
��வஞா�னபோ��தாம்-Sivagnana Bodham
1. அவன்அவள்அதுவெவனும்அடைவமூவ�டைனடை,யா�ன், போதா�ற்றி�யா தா�தா�போயா வெயா�டுங்க� ,லத்துளிதா�ம், அந்தாம்ஆதா� என்,ன�ர் புலவர்.
I. As the (seen) universe, spoken of as he, she and it, undergoes three changes (origin, development, and decay), this must be an entity created (by an efficient cause.) This entity owing to its conjunction with Anava Mala has to emanate from Hara to whom it returns during Samharam. Hence, the learned say that Hara is the first cause.
2. அடைவபோயாதா�போனயா�யா�ருவ�டைனயா�ன் போப�க்குவரவுபுர�யா ஆடைணயா�ன்நீக்க,�ன்றி� &�ற்கு,ன்போறி.
II. He is one with the souls (Abetha). He is different from them (Betha). He is one and different from them (Bethabetha). He stands in Samavaya union with His Gnana Sakti and causes the souls to undergo the processes of evolution (births) and return (Samharam) by including their good and bad acts (Karma).
http://www.shaivam.org/english/sen-san-sivagnana-botham-jmnp.htm
3. உளிது, இலவெதான்றிலின், எனது%வெலன்றிலின்ஐம்புலன், ஒடுக்கம்அறி�தாலின், கண்படில்உண்டிவ�டைனயா�ன்டை,யா�ன், உண்ர்த்தாஉணர்தாலின், ,�யா�வ�யாந்தா�ரனுவ�னுள்ஆன்,�.
III. It rejects every portion of the body as not being itself; It says my body; it is conscious of dreams; it exists in sleep without feeling pleasure or pain or movements; it knows from others; This is the soul which exists in the body formed as a machine from Maya.
‘Among the many revelations that Mohenjadaro and Harappa have in store for us, none perhaps is more remarkable than this discovery that Saivism has a history going back to the chalcolithic age’ – John Marshall
The Saiva religion and its philosophy are praised highly by scholars.
‘Saivism is the oldest pre-historic religion of S. India’ – G.U.Pope
‘One of the most closely reasoned religious philosophies found anywhere in
the world’. – John H. Piet
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