9.5:CREATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SOUL:

 

From the remaining part of the unclean maya the siva employs the sri-kanda-rudhra to stir the kalai principles. From the kalai principle the moola pragrathi appears(fundamental physical bodies).

The fundamental physical matters are also called fundamental bodies, the avyaktha,( sitham, guna,or the maan.)

From the guna(temperament) the buddhi(insight)emerges

From the insight the agankara (ego)emerges

From the ego three principles emerge.

1.saidhasa=brings information to the mind and illuminates சைதச

2.vaigari=communicates with exteriorவைகாரி

3.boodhadhi=sensations=sensory experienceபூதாதி

 

Thr saidhasa are the perceptual organs lik eye,ear,nose,tongue and skin these are the gnana indhriya(knowledge source machines)

 

The vaigari are the arm,leg,mouth,uterus and the rectum. These are kanma indhriyam(machines of action)

The boodhadhi are  the noise, taste,smell,light and the tactile . They are called thanmathra (energy in the  perceivable form).

From, the boodhadhi the boodhas emerge. They are the sky,wind, fire,water and the earth.

 

9.6:CREATION OF THE HUMAN BODY:

 

So far we have dealt with  the creation of the maya(dark force) , the siva thathvas, the vidhya thathvas and the anma thathvas. These issues have detailed the creation of the universe from the dark force of maya. The maya is responsible for the creation of the thought and the thought produces the universe. This point is very important as the primary importance is given to the thought and the mind.  This is is unique to the siddhantham philosophy as opposed to the other hindu schools.

Now we shall go to see how the siddhantha describes the creation of the human body.

 

The human body is described to have five  distinct  layers each over others. The layers are

1.ANANDHA KOSAM ஆனந்தகோசம்( HAPPINESS LAYER)=KARANA SAREERAM

2.VIGNANA KOSAM( KNOWLEDGE LAYER)=விஞ்ஞானகோசம்SANJUKA SAREERAM

3.MANOMAYA KOSAMமனோன்மயகோசம்(MENTAL LAYER)=GUNA SAREERAM

4. PRAMAMAYA KOSAMபிரமயகோசம்(LIFE SUPPORTING LAYER)=SUKUMA SAREERAM

5.ANNAMAYA KOSAM அன்னமயகோசம்(BODYMADE FROM FOOD)=DHOOLA SAREERAM

 

These five layer concept laid one over another is a good model for the understanding of human physiology. It is nevertheless not complete and it has to understood from the complete descriptions of the thathvas and the thathveegas (which we shall see later).

 

This model of human physiology is a primitive human physiology and does not correspond to modern human physiology. But it still has some fundamental correctness and coul well have helped early siddha (antha) medicine system.

 

The karana sareeram is closest to the soul and is made up of maya itself ,it may be the early nervous system or the DNA.

The sanjuka sareeram is is made up of the viddhya principles ” kalai,niyadhi,kalam,viddhai and aragam” and hence may be the cerebral cortex.

 

The guna sareeram is made from the mind, buddhi and ahangaram. it is closer to the modern model of FREUDIAN mind namely the thought, higher mental function and the self.

The sukuma sareeram is one deals with perceptions like eye, ear, tongue…etc. it is the perceptual organs generally.

The last is the dhoola sareeram is one closer to our somatic body consisting of muscles, nerves, blood, heart, lungs, the  basic biochemical foundations of the body like hydrocarbons, proteins, enzymes ,hormones, water, energy bonds, mitochondria…etc.

 

It is the dhoola sareeram which gets destroyed in each birth. The other four sareera are not destroyed and reach the sivam.  This is a common knowledge that our body perishes at death. But our DNA is continued through children. The thoughts and actions do not die as they exist for the benefit of the mankind long after our death.