PAMBATTI SIDDHAR The most popular and well known of the siddhar’s is Pambatti Siddhar (the snake character) who may be taken to be a true representation of his tribe. He takes the snake for a symbol to represent the human Soul and uses the expression : AODU PAMBE (De thou, Dance Snake) as a refrain at the end of each stanza of his poem. The poem of this siddhar is in fewer than six hundred lines and deals with philosophic and spiritual matters in the authentic siddhar pattern with great passion. He sings Lord Siva as the Supreme Power of the Universe. There is a poem on his Guru, Who is credited with super natural powers. He then boasts of the similar powers of his tribe in a mood of fantastic self-adulation, where his imagination runs riot. We can make men women, he says and adds, We can destroy this great universe. He asserts that they have power equal to that of God and can control the elements. He is there, merely expatiating on the Ashtama Siddhis, which is believed to confer eight kinds of devises and super natural powers on those who have achieved it. They areAnima -- Power of becoming the size of an atom and entering the smallest beings. -- Power of becoming mighty and co-extensive with the universe. -- Capacity to be quite light though big in size. -- Capacity to weigh heavy, though seemingly small size.Prapthi -- Capacity to enter all the worlds from Brahma Loga to the neither world.Prakasysm -- Power of disembodying and entering into other bodies (metempsychosis) and going to heaven and enjoying what everyone aspires for, simply from where he stays. -- Have the creative power of God and control over the Sun, the moon and the elements and -- Power of control over King and Gods. Whether any man ever had or can have these powers is an open question. He then bursts out that they, like Prahima can create new worlds, make him his servants and live in a status of equality with Lord Siva and make Him play with them. Then there is usual tired against this life and its short lived sensual pleasure. The value of reminciation and sacation is also dealt with. He ridicules ideal worship and the Vedas. Agomas and other Scriptures. The cast differences are denounced by him. He has also several stanzas on mystic knowledge of Yoga. As a poet, he is not contemptible (deserving to be treated with contempt). He has a facility of expression and an imaginative flavour in thought. He holds that those who have no feeling of love in their hearts can never attain salvation. His God vision is pictured in a fine stanza. This poet uses entirely the common speech of the people and has produced powerful effect. Each one of the stanzas of his work ends in the world Aodu Pambe. Probably that may be the cause of his name. He seems to belong to Maruthamalai in Kongunadu. It is given in the work above that he got instructions from Sattamuni. As per the lines Pathir-ar-Sankarankoil Pambatti found in the old stanza, which is given as source so far, his place of Samadhi has to be taken as Sankarankoil is Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu (India). Sree Garuda Jothidam Astrology and numerology Sri Saravanaa iyyer 016 3171996
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:09:59 +0000
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