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At 06:23 PM 12/14/01 +0000, you wrote:

>, jaybee <jaybee@t...> wrote:

>> The Siddhar used ro recite a composition called

>> Vaaraahi Maalai. This was a little known composition

>> that was first published in late 19th century. It was

>> republished twice. The second publication by the

>> Durgai Siddhar.

>>

>> Regards

>>

>

>

>By any chance do you have this in electronic form?

>

>Thank you.

>

>Ravi

 

 

Not yet.

It is made up of 32 verses of the 'kattaLai kali

thuRai' metre. The number 32 is very significant.

The first verse describes the appearance of the

Devi Vaaraahi and attributes the qualities of the

navarathna(nine noble gems) to nine of Her organs.

 

1. iru kulzai kOmaLam, thAL pushparAgam, iraNdu kaNNum

kuru maNi nIlam; kai kOmEdhagam; nakam kUr vaiyiram;

thirunagai muththu; kanivAy pavaLam; siRandha valli

maragadha nAmam thirumEniyum pachchai mANikkamE.

 

(The short vowels are small letters and the long vowels

are capital).

 

2. thOrAdha vattam;mukkONam shatkONam thulanggu vattaththu

irARu idhalz ittu hrImkAram uLLittu adhu naduvE

ArAdhanai seydhu aruchiththup pUsiththu adipaNindhAl

vArAdhirAL allaLe vAlai njAna VArAhiyumE

 

'Valai' is ' Bala' who is worshipped by the Siddhars. There is a

Siddhar who is known as 'vAlai chiththar'. MahAKavi Subrahmanya

Bharathi sings, "vAlai kumariyadI kaNNammA..."

The second verse describes the yantra.

The Siddhars are not - I repeat, are not - atheists as

many would wrongly beleive. They take one of Siva Vakyar's

verses and not understanding the deep meaning in it, they

would say that it is atheism. But they have not read the other

499 verses that Siva VAkyar has sung.

Many Siddhars were worshippers of BAlA, BhuvanA,

Vaaraahi, and several other Devis.

BAlA is known as SiddhEswari and Siddha MAtA.

 

The majority of the verses in Vaaraahi Maalai

reflect - to put it in a very subjective manner - violence.

But then, that is also an attribute of life. In fact, and

essential aspect of life.

Vaaraahi Maalai has always fascinated me, because I

held the palmyra leaf manuscript of Vaaraahi Maalai in

my hands in the puja room of the Great Siddhar Muthu vaduga

Naadhar.

This embarked me on a private Odessey which lasted

for 16 years.

 

Regards

 

JayBee

>namaH shivaayai cha namaH shivaaya

>

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I have heard that she is also a patron to the siddhi's but in saying so isnt the

divine mother Varaahi of satwick nature hence how can the agoris worship her?

 

 

 

 

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