ஞானக்கூத்தன் கவிதைகளில் சித்தர் தத்துவப் பதிவுகள் / Siddhar Philosophy in the Poetry of Gnanakoothan

Ever since man began to think, he has been trying to concentrate his mind's energy. Siddhas are those who concentrate their energy inwardly and see the Lord within themselves and merge with it. Siddhas know the tricks of the Transformation of souls. They are those who do the siddhis that make the soil into gold, who chanted lofty ideas like life is an illusion, alchemy, raja yoga and high philosophy to merge with the only Lord Shiva. There are eighteen siddhars in Tamil Nadu. More others also existed and yet living now in the modern world. The Siddha Gurus who live and the ancient ones in Tamil Nadu have laid down the four principles of medicine, argumentation, yoga and wisdom. They sang uplifting and meaningful philosophies for the betterment of people. This paper is about the way poet Gnanakoothan deals with Siddhas' philosophical ideas in his poetry.