KNOWING OUR ROOTS

Spiritual Search Questions

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Dr. R. Lambotharan MD, CCFP

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Shakthi - Centre for Holistic Health for Wholistic Health

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 KNOWING OUR ROOTS
Series Number: 1. Who is our God?
God does not have any name really. He does not have any shape or form
either. This formless, nameless God is called as Parasivam in Chaiva
Religion. The sacred texts of Vaethas and Upanishaths call this as
Parabrahmam. The sacred Brahmasutra says this as THAT. This formless
and nameless Parasivam manifest in several forms for us out of His grace.
When this nameless Parasivam takes the forms we call Him as SIVAN in
chaivam.

Quotations:

1. That is formless and difficult to perceive but came with form by Itself (by
grace)
- Thiru Unthiyaar by St. Uyyavantha Thaevar of Thiruviyaloor, Song -1

2. For Him Who has no one name, no one form

We sing thousand names with praise and play

- Thiruvaasakam by St.Ma'nikkavaasakar

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 KNOWING OUR ROOTS
Series Number: 2. Why our God has a wife?
Answer: God is one. His grace we name it as his consort or Shakthi.
Shakthi means power. Like the sun and the rays God's power is
inseparable from him. We see this as His consort or wife in Chaivam. This
is also for us to understand the origin, existence of the working module of
the polarity of the forces in the creations in the same way as they are in the
Being. All the living beings have polarized as feminine and masculine
forces. Even the particles of matter are no exception as from the atoms to
the universe we see the polarity of the forces as negative and positive
charges. Even the non particle energy forces such as electricity, electronics
and magnetic fields are no exception. This is the complete understanding
of the God and His wonderful creations AS IT IS in Chaivam. Constant
interactions and movements of these forces are perceived as Dance of
Siva.

Quotations:

1. The God (Sivan) who is inseparable form the Grace which gives the
Sivahood or Godness to us the souls

-Thru Arud Payan by St. Umapathi Sivaachchariyaar -2nd song

2. The grace is the Shakthi

- Siva Gnana Siththiyaar by St. Arul Nanthi Sivaachchariyar - 5-9

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 KNOWING OUR ROOTS
Series Number: 3. Why our God Murugan
has two wives ?
God is one. His grace we name it as his consort or Shakthi. Shakthi means
power. God's power is inseparable from him like the sun and the rays. We
see this power or Grace as His consort or wife or even wives. This is also
for us to understand the different forces in the Being and in us and their
working relationship. God's power of motivation or Ichchaa Sakthi is Valli.
God's power of action or Kriyaa Sakthi is Thevanai. God's power of wisdom
or supreme knowledge is Gnana Sakthi is the Spear Vael the weapon he
has in his hand. We as souls are also embodiment of all these powers but
masked or restrained by the darkness of ignorance the Prime fetter
A'navam . When we establish our connection with God then the darkness
of ignorance the fetter of Anava Malam goes away. Thne three powers will
manifest to the fullest in us by His grace.

Quotations:
Valli represents Ichchaa Sakthi or power of motivation
Thevaanai represents Kriyaa Sakthi or power of action
Vael or Spear represents Gna:naa Sakthi or power of wisdom

- Kantha Puraanam by St. Kachchiyappar

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 KNOWING OUR ROOTS
Series: 4. Forms of the formless God
Following are the forms of the formless God in our Chava tradition.

a) Siva Lingam is the form between form and formless. There are four
formless forms of the God as Chivam, Sakthi, Naatham and Bindu. Then
there are four defined forms of formless as Maheswaran, Ayan or
Brahmaa, Maal or Vishnu and Rudran. So the one and the same formless
God manifests in all these nine primary forms.

b) Then there are twenty five Maheswara Moorthams or forms of

Maheswaran aspect of the God including Nadarajar or dancing Siva,
Thadshana moorthi or preaching Siva, Somaskanthar, Chandra sekarar
etc.

C) In addition forms of Amman, Vinayakar, Murugan and Vairavar are also

the additional four forms of the one and the same God in chaiva tradition.

D) At last there are eight symbolic forms (Adda Moorththam) of the one and
the same God. They are earth, fire, water, air and space the five basic
elements of Mother Nature, sun, moon and the soul(s). These are not God
themselves. But the formless God has revealed Himself and His Grace to
us through these eight forms.

Quotations:

1. Sivalingam is for the form of unseen formless and the form.

- Periya Puraanam by St. Saekki'lar, song-3648

2. See! He is the Naara'na:n; He is the Brahma with four faces; He is the

Embodiment of four vaethaas ( the sacred texts of the Hindus),
He is like the navigating ship in the vast ocean of wisdom;
He is the one Who is complete without any defect; He is the
Embodiment of righteousness, He is the eternal;
He is none other than The Lord Chiva Who has received the River
Gankai on His matted hair locks.
 -Thevaaram songs by St. Thiru Navukkarasar - 6-088-3

3. He, the Being First, and He, the Emerald hued Vishnu,
And He of the glowing original Lotus seated Brahma
Though the three form an integral whole
The world considers them separate and quarrel
- Thirumanthiram by St. Thirumoolar, song 104

4. The Supreme is one, absolute without lapse,

In descent thereof, Maal and Aya:n becoming;
Thus He, the One into many ranked;
By conscious choice a Self -deduction made
- Thirumanthiram by St. Thirumoolar, song 111

5. The same one acts as nine different forms

- Sivagnana siththiyaar by St. Arul Nanthi Sivaachchariyar 2-74

6. Siva the First, then the Three, and the following,

With whom flourshied Bindu and Nada
Nine are they all, yet one and the same
All these but names of Sankara First
- Thirumanthiram by St. Thirumoolar, song 106

7. There are 25 Maheswara forms. -Saiva Questions and answers by

SrilaSri Arumuga Naavalar, Book - 2, Question- 23

8. The Lord comes in eight forms as earth, water, fire, air, space, moon,
sun and the soul(s)
- Thevaaram songs by St. Thirugnana Sambanthar - 2-184-3

9. He is the earth; the fire; the water

He is the soul(s); the wind
The moon; the sun
And the space thus eight different forms
- Thevaaram songs by St. Thiru Naavukkarasar - 6-094-1
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 KNOWING OUR ROOTS
Series Number: 5. Why do we worship many
Gods?

There is no worship of many Gods or polytheism in chaivam. Chaivam says

there is only one God Who comes in different forms for us by His grace.
There are formless forms of God as Sivam, Sakthi, Naatham and Bindu
which are unable to comprehend with our human mind, intellect and
conscious. So there is Siva Lingam which is both a form and formless form
of the God. This is the first symbolic form of God we can see and we can
try to understand it. Then there is God as Maheswara with twenty five
different forms such as Nadarajah - the dancing Siva, Thdcha'naa Moorthi
or preaching Siva etc. The God is Vishnu the Lord of sustenance, Brahma
the Lord of creation and Rudra the Lord of dissolution. Thus the nine
primary forms of one and the same God revealed in Chaivam.

Then there are eight symbolic forms of God in nature. They are the mother
earth, the fire, the water, the wind and the space. These are the five basic
elements of this universe. They are the basic elements of our body too.
Then there is the sun and the moon we see every day are also the nature's
symbolic forms of God. The last but not the least is the soul where the God
is expressed as the master of each soul. Whatever the service we do for
our fellow human beings and other living beings is the service to the God;
the worship to the God. These eight forms of God in nature are not God
themselves but we worship them for the unseen God revealed in these
symbolic forms. This is like the respect we pay for the flag of the nation
which is not the country but a symbol of it.

In addition forms of Amman, Vinayakar, Murugan and Vairavar are also the
additional four forms of the one and the same God in chaiva tradition for
centuries.

These forms are not merely the imaginative creations of human mind. They
are the real revelations and visualizations for the great Rishis and
Devotees in their spiritual journey. Even now many people experiencing
and visualizing these forms when they are going through the prescribed
spiritual practices. This happens to even for people unknown of these
forms or knowledge before. There are number of personal testimonies for
this including mine.

Then there are other forms in Hinduism along but not within the Saiva
tradition. Aiyappan, Ram, Krishna, Hanuman etc are some examples.
There are large group of Hindu followers of these forms of God.

Then there are forms and expressions of other religions too. Such as
formless God as Allah in Islam, God with faint visualization as Yehovah in
Christianity, God as a great splendor in Zoroastrianism, God as
nothingness in Buddhism etc.

Whatever the form of God we worship among these, we are worshipping

the one and the same God. This is the stand of Chaivaism.

Quotations:

1. Sivalingam is for the form of unseen formless and the form.

- Periya Puraanam by St. Saekki'lar, song-3648

2. See! He is the Naara'na:n; He is the Brahma with four faces; He is the

embodiment of four vaethaas ( the
sacred texts of the Hindus),
He is like the navigating ship in the vast ocean of wisdom;
He is the one Who is complete without any defect; He is the
embodiment of righteousness, He is the eternal;
He is none other than The Lord Chive Who has received the River
Gankai on His matted hair locks.
-Thevaaram songs by St. Thiru Navukkarasar - 6-088-3

3. The same one acts as nine different forms

- Sivagnana siththiyaar by St. Arul Nanthi Sivaachchariyar 2-74

4. There are 25 Maheswara forms. -Saiva Questions and answers by

Arumuga Naavalar, Book - 2, Question- 23
5. The Lord comes in eight forms as earth, water, fire, air, space, moon,
sun and the soul(s)
- Thevaaram songs by St. Thirugnana Sambanthar - 2-184-3

6. He is the earth; the fire; the water

He is the soul(s); the wind
The moon; the sun
And the space thus eight diffrent forms
- Thevaaram songs of Thiru Naavukkarasar - 6-094-1

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 KNOWING OUR ROOTS
Series : 6. Why do we worship idols?

We are not idol worshipers. We worship different forms of the one and the
same God in deities. These are symbolic forms of the formless God but not
God themselves. This is like the flag which is the symbolic of the country
and we do pay our due respect to the flag as we give it to the country. Flag
is the reminder for us about the country too. We need these forms for our
focus and attention to the formless, nameless God Who is difficult to be
understood or perceived by us.

Quotations:

1. That is formless and difficult to perceive but came with form by Itself
(by grace) - Thiru Unthiyaar by St. Uyyavantha Thaevar of
Thiruviyaloor, Song -1

2. Oh! God! Please come and stay in this stone statue. May you reside
in this statue as your from (for me).
- Atharva Vaetha 1st canto 2nd katpa 3rd thvani

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 KNOWING OUR ROOTS
Series: 7. Are we the followers of God Siva Who
is one of the Hindu Trinity ?

Answer: Hindu trinity represents the God of creation Brahma, God of

sustenance or Vishnu, and the God of dissolution Rudran. Siva is in
complete control of this trinity. Siva takes the forms as trinity Gods as part
of his nine primary forms and does the actions of creation, sustenance and
dissolution by His Grace for the benefit of us. These forms are called
Sambhu Padcha forms as they represent the supreme one and the same
God Siva.

The name Rudran is confusing for the people as it indicates different

personalities at different places.

1. Rudra is one of the names for the Supreme Siva as per Sri Rudram
of Yajur Vaetham.
2. Rudran is one of the nine primary forms of the one and the same God
Siva.
3. At the same time there are so many Rudras who are among the
succession of disciples. So many Rudras were instructed of Agamas
- the texts of sacred truths by Sivan. These Rudras are called A’nu
Padcham as they are the elevated souls in that position.
4. Even one of the disciples of St. Thirumoolar is Rudran as per
Thirumanthiram song.
5. Then there are numerous positions as Rudras bestowed to the
elevated souls. They are A’nu Padcha Rudras who are different from
the Supreme Rudra or God Siva. They enjoy the privilege of having
the highest form, the form of Siva. Privilege of having the form of Siva
is called Saayujiya . This is the enjoyment given for the souls in the
higher state for their good deeds and spiritual austerities.
6. So there are numerous Brahmas, Vishnus and Rudras and other high
positions or states enjoyed by the souls in the higher states. All
belong to A’nu Padcha forms as thay are different from the one and
the same God Siva. But they act as per the direction of the supreme
one and the same God Siva and may even do the actions of creation,
sustenance, dissolution as A’nu Padcha Brahmas, Vishnus and
Rudras along with other actions for the enjoyment of them and for the
 benefit of us.

So the name Rudra is not indicating Supreme Siva all the times as many
people interpret superficially. Sambhu Padcha Rudra is one of the nine
primary forms of the one and the same God. Chaivam says this one and
the same God none other than Sivan Himself Who is in control of the Hindu
trinity. This Rudra form of Siva in the Hindu trinity is the cause of the all
causes as He is the Lord of Dissolution and all must emerge from Him
again including the other Lords of Hindu Trinity as He is the only one
everlasting without an end or beginning.

We Chaivaities are the followers of this concept.

Quotations:

1. See! He is the Naara'na:n; He is the Brahma with four faces; He is

the embodiment of four vaethaas ( the sacred texts of the Hindus),
He is like the navigating ship in the vast ocean of wisdom;
He is the one Who is complete without any defect; He is the
embodiment of righteousness, He is the eternal;
He is none other than The Lord Chive Who has received the River
Gankai on His matted hair locks.

-Thevaaram songs by St. Thiru Navukkarasar - 6-088-3

2. He, the Being First, and He, the Emerald hued,

And He of the glowing, original Lotus seat-
Though the three form an integral whole
The world considers them separate and quarrel
- Thirumanthiram by St. Thirumoolar, song 104

3. The Supreme is one, absolute without lapse,

In descent thereof, Maal and Aya:n becoming;
Thus He, the One into many ranked;
By conscious choice a Self -deduction made
- Thirumanthiram by St. Thirumoolar, song 111
 4.millions and millions of Brahmas
- Thiruvaasagam by St. Ma'nikkavaasakar

5. Even the Maal and four headed Brahman didn't see thy greatness
- Thiruvaasagam by St. Ma'nikkavaasakar

6. Hundreds of millions of Brahmas the lords of creation have come and

gone
Sixty millions of Naaraya'nars the lords of sustenance have come
and gone
The count of Indras the lords of heaven come and gone are equal to
the count of sand particles in the bank
of river Gangai. The Lord Siva is the only one without any end.

-Thevaaram songs by St. Thiru Navukkarasar - 5-100-3

7. Eighteen Rudras received each of the eighteen Aagamas- the Sacred

texts of Chaivaism from Parama Sivan.
- Kiraa'na Aagamam, Vidyaapaadam, Tantraavathaara Padalam,
10th Chapter
- Ajitha Aagamam, Tantravathaara Padalam, 44-50

8. Does the God does all the five actions of creation, maintenance,
destruction, veiling and grace by Himself?

• In suththa maya world He Himself does all five actions.

• In Asuththa maya world He does these things through
Anantheswarar.
• In Prakrithi Maya world in which we live, He does all His actions
through Anatheswarar as follows. Creation by Sri Kanda Rudrar,
sustenance by Vishnu and destruction by Kaala Rudrar
- Chaiva Questions and Answers by Arumuga Naavalar,
Book- 2, Question- 18.
( details of suththa maya, asuththa maya and prakriti maya see Chaiva
Siddhantha Texts or talk to a qualified Guru)

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