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Basic Tenets of Saiva Siddhantham
Professor Arunai Palaravayan Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Basic Tenets of
Saiva Siddhantham

  1. Introduction
  2. What is Saivam?
  3. What is SaivaSiddhantam?
  4. SaivaSiddanthaprinciples
  5. Mupporulunmai: Pathi, Pasu,Pasam
    • MoonruAlavai
    • PanchaBootham
    • Karma
    • Satkarya
    • Vadham
    • Maya
    • Mukthi
Basic Tenets of Saiva Siddhantham
Introduction
  • Indus Valley civilization is the known historical origin
  • Connected to Sivan (Thirumoolar)
  • Religion which worships Sivan as the ultimate god.
  • Practiced all over Indian subcontinent and world
  • Spread its roots and established its growth in Tamil Nadu.
  • The most ancient religion of Indian subcontinent.
  • Evidence of Siva worship in the South America, Middle East and South-Eastern Countries
    • Malaysia
    • Vietnam
    • Cambodia
    • Thailand
    • Indonesia
    • Egypt
  • In India Saivamis practisedas follows:
    • Nepal:Lagulisapasupatham
    • Kashmir:Prathiya
    • PingchaiGujarat and Maharashtra:Sivadivitasaivam
    • Karnataka:Veerasaivam

What is Saivam?

  • The word Saivamindicates: Religious practices Worship, Tradition, Rules governing everyday life, Beliefs, connected with SIVAM
  • In India “Vedas” form the base: Vedic religion incorporates Vedas; Saivism is a Vedic religion
  • But, Saivamis primarily based onAgamas
  • Religions which deny Vedas: Avaidicreligions
    • Ulagayatham
    • Jainism
    • Buddhism

What is Siddhantham ?

  • Siddha’ means knowledge
  • Antham’ means end
  • Conclusions arrived at exercising knowledge (research) is Siddhantham
  • Saiva Siddhanthamis a collection of conclusions reached after a thorough research

Siddhantham Principles

  • Saiva Siddhanthamaccepts Veda, but based on
    • Tholkappium–Saiva Agamas 28
    • SangaLiterature
    • Thirukkural
    • Thirumuraigal12
  • Original works of Saiva Siddhanthamare available in 14 sattirangal
    • Sivagnana Bhodhamby Meykandaar
    • Arulnandhi Sivam
    • Maraignana Sambhandhar
    • Umapathy Sivam

Saiva Siddhantham Principles - The trinity - Pathi

  • Pathi is God (Para Sivam+ Para Sakthi or simply Sivam)
    • 1.ChittuPorul(Pure knowledge)
    • 2. Performance of five deeds (Panchakrithyam)
      • Blessing
      • Concealing
      • Creating
      • Sustaining
      • Destroying
    • 3. Three types of Divine Bodies
      • Form (Uruvam)
      • Formless (Aruvam) and
      • Both Merged (Aruvuruv
    • 4. Confluence of Karma and Life
      • All deeds of souls will be rewarded / punished
    • 5. Salvation (Mukthi)
      • When the soul realise‘Pathi’, it attains salvation
    • 6. Has Eight characteristics
      • Self existence
      • Essential purity
      • Intuitive wisdom
      • Infinite intelligence
      • Essential freedom from all bonds
      • Infinite grace
      • Infinite enjoyment
      • Omnipotenc



Saiva Siddhantham Principles – Pasu (Soul)
Souls are a distinct real entity

    • Souls are also eternal like Pathi but quite different
    • Souls are normally ‘tied’ by ‘Pasam’ (the bondage)
    • Souls can be liberated only with Pathi’shelp
    • Souls will never be destroyed -even while the entire Universe is destroyed.
    • Souls are always (until after salvation) involved in birth - death - birth cycle
    • All living things including plants and animals have souls

Saiva Siddhantham Principles – Pasam (Bondage)

  • Tri ‘Malams’ - Anava, Kanmaand Maya
  • Anava - an inherent darkness attached to each soul
  • Kanma - the deeds and their results
  • Maya - a pure form of energy from which ‘Pathi’ creates this Universe (that includes our bodies)
  • When Soul has only ‘Anava’, it is said to be in a ‘unitary’ (KvalaAvathai) state.
  • When soul has all three ‘Malas’ it is in ordinary state(SakalaAvathai)
  • When soul get rid of all three ‘Malas’, it attains a pure state(SuddhaAvathai)

Saiva Siddhantham Principles – Maya (Energy)

  • This is non sentient energy.
  • With this God creates the world.
  • Maya transforms as the bodies of the living beings
  • Hence, the whole world is referred to as ‘Mayakaryam’
  • Maya helps life like a lamp.

Saiva Siddhantham Principles – Maya (Energy)

  • Life gets exposed to knowledge through body and the worldly association
  • Therefore, it is called “OmThalai” by Sambandar.
  • “Maya YanthiraThanu” -SivagnanaBhodham.
  • Saiva Siddhantham speaks highly of Maya.
  • God creates words with Suddha Maya
  • With Asuddha Maya, Siva creates the time and other rules
  • Prakriti Maya is used to create the material world (Universe)

 
Pathi, Pasu and Pasam are three real eternal entities
  • Pasu and Pasam are not created by God, but controlled by Him (It?)
  • Pasu (Soul) is always under bondage
  • Pathiperforms five (not three) duties to provide salvation

Pathi(Siva) is pure knowledge and infinite love.

  • No need to be afraid of Him
  • Make Him as your best friend
  • You will always be in a happy and joyful state
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