Watching the video, the compere mentioned a verse from the song "Yezhu swarangalukkul" penned by poet Kannadasan, that goes "In the beginning birth was not in our hands, and all subsequent happenings too were not ours (to take credit for), when the path is already laid, (why fear to walk) walk it, and all sins shall vanish.
ஆரம்பத்தில் பிறப்பும் உன் கையில் இல்லைஎன்றும் அடுத்தடுத்த நடப்பும் உன் கையில் இல்லை
பாதை வகுத்த பின்பு பயந்தென்ன லாபம்
அதில் பயணம் நடத்திவிடு மறைந்திடும் பாவம்
I have only come to understand now, at the age of 67, why I was disturbed and saddened by the happenings and events that surrounded the lives of friends and relatives as a 20-year-old in the 1980s. Though I had studied on my own numerology, palmistry, astrology, and read about gems and their healing effects, and read on Siddha medicine back then, only recently in following the many videos on YouTube that I came across in the wake of the transit of Guru or Jupiter, I came to understand my nature and why I was the way I was, and why others reacted the way they did to me. The planets took charge of my nature and subsequently determined all that took place, and at times undermined the goodness that was to come my way. But Agathiyar sheltered me from the storm to the extent that I never realised a storm was brewing. Only now, when the storm had subsided, did I open the door and look out of my secure home at the devastation that had taken place in others' lives.
It is said that the Siddhas approached Lord Brahma and voiced their concern for the sufferings of humanity in the days of the past. Velayutham Karthikeyan Aiya, the admin and author behind the blog "Siththan Arul", brings us back to time immemorial when the Siddhas, being compassionate and kind, put forward to God their wishes for humanity. The Siddhas had wished that whoever seeks them out for solutions to their problems and surrenders to them, shall be pardoned for their past deeds, however bad and evil they may be, and shall not be put through the trial and tribulations and made to face the consequences, but instead be saved. Agathiyar did not give up on his devotees and insisted that Lord Brahma change their fate, humbly requesting that Lord Brahma change the karma of all those who came seeking him (Agathiyar) as he had given his word to them. He sought Lord Brahma's word of promise that he would not harm any of his devotees. When Lord Brahma granted the Siddhas this wish, the next instant the Siddhas wrote down the reasons for each individual’s sufferings; listed out solutions and remedies; and showed ways and means to overcome or end the seeker's problems, sins, diseases, illnesses, and sufferings in Tamil prose on dried palm leaves, which came to be known as the Nadi. Karthikeyan Aiya adds that the Nadi has been written by Siddhas for us to know about our past, the present, and the future.
“The Siddhas are those who know the past, present, and the future. They were gnosis. The Siddhas were similar to a company’s secretary. The Siddhas were God’s messengers. When those who had prayed to God and had yet to receive God’s blessings approached the Siddhas instead, they immediately received God’s blessings.”
Many have corrected their lifestyle after listening to the explanations, heeding the instructions, and carrying out atonement. Many more had regained their health and peace of mind. One only has to seek out the Siddhas to solve one's problems. Though what we go through is part of the game, the Siddhas come into our lives as the game changer, often pleading with Lord Siva, just as they begged of Lord Brahma. It is all because of their love and compassion towards us. Besides this, Agathiyar gave all of humanity a set of tenets to uphold and follow. He presented the five tenets to mankind at the Tamil Sangam, so that mankind would gain salvation. The Siddhas strove to elevate the human species to the nature of the Gods. They are said to have initiated human societies of that era into the age-old cultural order known as the Siddhar Neri. They imparted wisdom to their people and passed on the knowledge of medicine to many. This is true of them, for till this day the Siddhas have never given up on us, although we tend to give up on them in the face of adversities.
But at times, we do not see the said results or the changes that Agathiyar and the Siddhas had told us. At other times, the word does not come in as we desperately await it, and are in dire straits and need solutions. The question arises whether Agathiyar had deserted us.
Someone had messaged me asking to read the Nadi recently. This is not the first time it has happened, for many think that since I have written extensively on the Nadi, I own the Nadi and read them. Though Agathiyar had offered me the Nadi back then, I refused it as I did many other gifts that came my way. Though I am no authority on the Nadi and do not own one, I guess I can picture what takes place behind the curtain to some extent. Either the Siddha is withholding, refusing to reveal the reasons or solutions, awaiting the right moment for reasons only he knows, or the Nadi reader, playing god, is withholding the news, although the Siddhas have made it known in these Nadi. Eventually, it all adds up to our previous understanding that it is all a divine play, and we are puppets in their hands and at their mercy. The only way out is to accept whatever comes our way, surrender, and pray hard that the Siddhas manage to convince Lord Brahma and Lord Shiva to change our fate for good.