Main Principle of Real SPRITUALITY1. To carry out acts of charity, to have profound sympathy for the less fortunate,

to nourish the feelings of brotherhood of all human beings regardless of anydifferences and to practice compassion to all living beings.

2. To love and treat all living beings on earth as equals and to treat them all withdue respect and compassion.

3. To create a world in which all human beings live together in harmony andpeace regardless of race, religion, nationality, language and etc by workinghard at fostering understanding and tolerance among all the people of earth.

4. To serve one's nation as a responsible citizen and to live withoutdiscriminating others by status, standard of living, wealth and otherdifferences.

5. To live with a caring attitude towards everyone and to do our best in helpingthose who are in need of assistance.

6. To show unreserved hospitality to all those who come in search of us and todo our best to make them feel welcome regardless of who they may be.

7. To immediately render assistance and relief to those who are suffering fromhunger, starvation, sickness and poverty regardless of which part of the worldthey are in or of what nationality.

8. To respect justifies of those who are suffering in poverty and to be ofassistance to find a solution to solve poverty all over the world.

9. To not differentiate and discriminate against others by showing preferencesbetween the rich and the poor, between the higher and lower caste and manyother man made ranks that serve to divide human kind from each other.

10. To strive to be rid of the traits of selfishness, arrogance, pride and the desireto rule and suppress others.

11. To teach to others with true intent and without hiding or retaining anyinformation regarding all the experiences and lessons that one has learnt inthe spiritual journey of one's life.

12. To place trust on the returns of true hard labour and to carry the responsibilityof family and close relatives gladly and willingly.

13. To restrain altogether from gambling, drinking alcohol, taking drugs, stealingand all other acts that degrade the human person.

14. To actively create awareness among the public of the dangers of AIDS andto make available all necessary information regarding this epidemic.

15. To practice meditation (dhyanam) and alms giving (dhanam) as the way oflife.

16. To be of service to those who are physically handicapped.17. To read the Thirukkural and to expound its knowledge and wisdom to the

masses.18. To read the Thirunamthiram and to spread its word of truth.19. To read the Thiruvasagam and to give public speeches whereby ordinary

people who have no exposure to these great literary and spiritual works mayget a chance to know and to practice the highest kind of moral andspirituality.

20. To preach the greatness to the 'Thiruarutpa' by Saint Ramalingar in order tointroduce and make prominent the concept of 'Universal Brotherhood of all

mankind' and to foster the practice of compassion as the only way to trulyreach the feet of the Divine Lord.

21. To offer prayers to the Great Sage Agathiar with true devotion and love, andto spread his fame in the world.

22. To meditate for World Peace and that all human beings be freed from thedreadful sufferings of war and crime.

SPIRITUALITY

To attain Eternal Bliss or Godly status a man must practice alms-giving and meditation.To practice alms giving or charity he needs wealth. Even if he is wealthy, he should begenerous. Even if he is generous to carry out the noble acts of charity, he should have aconducive environment, place and scrupulous followers. For all these he needs the greatblessings of Guru Sri Agathiar. For meditation or prayer he must be aware us whom hemust pray to and obtain the blessings. Even if he has this awareness, he must be taught asto what and how he must seek in his prayer. He must also be taught as to when and howlong he must meditate or pray. Otherwise people will stumble without knowing how torealize God.

Hence a Preceptor or Teacher should be available to him who c an guidethe disciple with all His rich experience. To be fortunate to have such a Preceptor or Guruthe man needs the great blessings of Guru Sri Agathiar. So his daily prayer to Guru SriAgathiar must comprise of his humble request for Guru Sri Agathiar’s blessings to practicecharity and meditation with his submission that he realizes that those two would beimpossible without the holy blessings of Sri Agathiar. He must realize that without those twopractices it would be impossible to attain Eternal Bliss. He must surrender that even theprayer itself is the result of mercy shown by the Great Guru Sri Agathiar and realize that allthe above are only due to his own virtues or good deeds.

With an intention to attain Godly status, some practice breathing exercise (Pranayama).When they hold their breath for a long time they get acute stomachache, ulcer and willsuffer from hypertension (high blood pressure), indigestion and dysentery. There will beswelling in their arms, legs, stomach and they will face untimely death leaving behind theirwife and children as orphans. The reasons for this are the absence of the true Guru in theirlife and the chasing ill effects of their vices or bad deeds.

Some in their eagerness to avoid death try many types of medicines, herbs etc., andassume that due to its effect they would not die. Unfortunately they will have an unnaturaldeath. Such people will never listen to or will never take the advices of knowledgeable

persons. This is again due to their vices or bad deeds.

Some will read Siddha's (Immortal Sages) writings on medicine and alchemy (scienceof converting metals into gold) and will try to practice them. Such poems can never beunderstood for their real meaning. Unaware of this truth such people will loose all theirwealth in greed, become bankrupt and therefore turn out to be laughing stock in the society.These people too will never take the advices of the knowledgeable one. Even this is due totheir vices or bad deeds.

However it is true that there is a potion to enable one to conquer death or become immortal.One can only know about it with the holy blessings of Lord Subramanyar or Sri Agathiar.

There are 64 types of potion (medicine) or herbs that will not make a person immortal.Within our body there is a potion drinking with which only one can conquer death. Toexperience this we must devote ourselves to the Great Guru Sri Agathiar.

Some tend to believe t he preaching of fraudulent spiritualactivists and start thinking that wife, children, parents, wealth, life and the whole world areall illusions. Such fraudulent activists will cheat and grab money from any innocent familyman.

Whereas the true path to attain godly status is:

1. To love and be affectionate to his parents.2. To respect the feelings of their spouse.3. To execute a parent’s duty for the well being of their children.4. To earn money in a righteous way.5. To use such money and wealth for the will being of the family members,friends,

relatives and practice alms giving to the poor around him.6. To pray or meditate by chanting the holy mantra "Om Agatheesaya Nama" for 10

minutes both in the morning and evening in order to be blessed with the GreatDivine Knowledge and also the determination to attain it through continuous prayerand meditation.

Only the people with real sense and knowledge will make use of their family life and willnot develop any hatred for the worldly affair. They will enjoy the spiritual improvement. Butthey will realize that it would take many years to enjoy the heavenly experience andmaintain patience till then.

And by chanting “OM AGATHISAYA NAMA” all ill effects of one’s bad deeds willdisappear. When they disappear he shall possess the true knowledge and sense. Only withsuch knowledge we can realize spirituatity and ultimately experience the Eternal Bliss.Hence only uninterrupted prayer or meditation will help us attain the Godly status.

In conclusion, "The Praise Garlands of the Siddhars' is a precious gift to human by theGrace of the Divine Himself because it is the most easy and practical way to endear us to alife of righteous living and devotion to God.

****Reciting the compilation of the Siddhars' names daily in the mornings and evenings willrelease us from the problems, hurts and falls in our lives and reap the benefits of peace, joyand happiness. This is the most successful way to attain the 'Bhakti Margam' or 'The way ofloving devotion' to Godhead. This will also break us free from the cycle of birth and death byenabling us to attain eternal life. To keep this holy handbook always with oneself in thepurse or shirt pocket is to gain the constant watchful eyes of the Siddhars and protectionagainst enemies, persons of bad conduct, poisonous creatures and spirits. We will gainsuccess in whatever good deeds and righteousness family life that we would intend to do.

Praise Garlands of the SiddharsOM AGATHTHIAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM AGAPPAICHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM ASUVINITHTHEEVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM ATHTHIRIMAGARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM ANUMAAN THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM AMBIGAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM ARUNAGIRINAATHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM ARULNANTHISIVAACHCHAARIYAAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM ALLAMAAPIRABU THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM ALUGANNICHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 10

OM IDAIKAADAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM IRAAMALINGGA SWAMIGAL THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM IRAAMATHEEVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM IRAAMAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM UMAABATHISIVAACHCHAARIYAAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM AUVAIYAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KANJAMALAICHCHITHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KADAIPPILLAICHCHITHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KANNAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KADUVELICHCHITH THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 20

OM KANNICHCHITHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KANANAATHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI

OM KANABATHITHAASAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KATHAMBAMAGARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KABILAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KAMALAMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KARUVUURTHEVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KALLUULICHCHITHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KALAIKKOODDUMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KAUBAALACHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 30

OM KANARAAMAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KAAGABUJANDAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KAASIBAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KAALAANGGINAATHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KUGAI NAMACHCHIVAAYAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KUTHAMBAICHCHITHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KUMARAGURUBARAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM GURU THADCHNAAMUURTHTHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM GURURAAJAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KURUMBAICHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 40

OM KUURMAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KONGGANEESVARAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KOORAKKAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KAUSIGAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM KAUTHAMAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SANGGAMUNICHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SANGGARAMAGARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SANGGILICHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SACHCHITHAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SADDANAATHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 50

OM SANDIKEESAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SATHYAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SIVAYOOGAMAAMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SIVAVAAKKIYAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SIVAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SUGABBIRAMMAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SUNTHARAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SUNTHARAMUURTHTHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SUUTHAMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SUURIYANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 60

OM SUULAMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SEETHUMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM SORUUBAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI

OM JAMBUMAGARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM JAMATHAKNI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM JANAGAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM JANANTHANAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM JANAATHANAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM JANAKKUMAARAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM JEGANAATHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 70

OM JEYAMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM NYAANACHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM DAMAARAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM THANVANTHIRI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM THAAYUMAANA THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM THAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM THIRUKOONACHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM THIRUNYAANASAMBANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM THIRUNAVUKKARASAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM THIRUMAALIGAITHEVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 80

OM THIRUMUULATHEVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM THIRUVALLUVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM THUURVAASAMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM THEERAIYAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM NANTHANAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM NANTHIISVARAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM NAATHAANTHACHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM NAARATHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM NONDICHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PADDINATHTHAAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 90

OM PATHRAGIRIYAAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PATHANJALIYAAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PARATHTHUVAASAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PARAMAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PARAASARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PAAMBAADDICHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PINGGALAMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PIDINAAKIISAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PIRUGUMAGARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM BIRUMMAMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 100

OM BIIRMUGAMATHU THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PUNNAAKKISAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PULATHTHIISAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM PULIPPAANICHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI

OM PUUNAIKKANNAAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM BOOGAMAGARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM MACHAMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM MASTAAN THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM MUYUUREESAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM MAANIKKAVAASAGAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 110

OM MAARKKANDEEYAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM MAALANGGAN THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM MIRUGANDARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM MUTHTHAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM MEIKANDATHEEVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM MAUNACHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM YAAKOOBU THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM YUUGIMUNIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM YOOGACHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM YOOGAANANTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 120

OM ROOMARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM VASISDAMAGARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM VARATARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM VARARISHI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM VARAGIMIGI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM VAALMIGI THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM VISUVAAMITHTHIRAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM VIYAAKRAMAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM VIYAASAMINIVAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM VILAIYAADDUCHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRIOM VEETHANTHACHCHITHTHAR THIRUVADIGAL POTRI 131

" OM YENNILA KOODI SHITHTHARISHI-GANANGGAL THIRUVADIGAL POTRIPOTRI "

****Daily chanting of the mantra 'Om Agatheesaya Namaa' 108 times in the mornings will bringus clear and precise thinking with which we will be able to discern the good deeds (merit /punniyam) and bad deeds (demerit / paavam) in the tasks that we do everyday. To be ableto discern the good and bad in each of our actions itself is already on the beginning steps ofenlightenment. Getting rid of sinful deeds and increasing our virtue through good deeds istrue higher knowledge. As our good deeds and virtues accumulate, it will give us therealization about our true Self, the Soul or Atman. With the power of increased virtue andthe Grace of St. Agatheesan, we will know about the three Malas (Malam, Jalam &Sukkilam) that imprisons the Atman in the veil of ignorance and Maya.

****As the power of good deeds and virtue increases further, we will be blessed with theknowledge to free ourselves from the binds of Maya and the three impurities, namelyEgoism, Illusion and adverse effects of past deeds or karma. When the soul is free from thisbind, it will at once gain realization and oneness with the Supreme Soul of the Lord. Thiswill result in the soul becoming into the same form of God, which is True Divine Light (Arutperum Jothi ). Those who have gained entry into this rare state of being aretransformed into the 'Grace Light of God', gain the powers of Siddhis and will perform thefive duties of Creation, Preservation, Destruction, Bestowing and Witholding of Grace.