Siddha in different views Part 3
Siddhashrama
In Hindu theology, Siddhashrama is a secret land deep in the Himalayas, where great yogis, sadhus and sages who are siddhas live. The concept is similar to Tibetan mystical land of Shambhala.
Siddhashrama is referred in many Indian epics and Puranas including Ramayana and Mahabharata. In Valmiki's Ramayana it is said that Viswamitra had his hermitage in Siddhashrama, the erstwhile hermitage of Vishnu, when he appeared as the Vamana avatar. He takes Rama and Lakshmana to Siddhashrama to exterminate the rakshasas who are disturbing his religious sacrifices
Siddha Sampradaya
The famous mahasiddha Virūpa, 16th century
Whenever siddha is mentioned, the 84 siddhas and 9 nathas are remembered, and it is this tradition of siddha which is known as the Nath tradition. Siddha is a term used for both mahasiddhas and naths So a siddha may mean a siddha, a mahasiddha or a nath. The three words are used interchangeably.
The eighty-four Siddhas in the Varna(na)ratnakara
A list of eighty-four siddhas is found in a manuscript (manuscript no 48/34 of the Asiatic Society of Bengal) dated Lakshmana Samvat 388 (1506) of a medieval Maithili work, the Varna(na)ratnākara written by Jyotirishwar Thakur, the court poet of King Harisimhadeva of Mithila (reigned 1300–1321). An interesting feature of this list is that the names of the most revered naths are incorporated in this list along with Buddhist siddhācāryas. The names of the siddhas found in this list are:
Minanātha
Gorakshanātha
Chauranginātha
Chāmarinātha
Tantipā
Hālipā
Kedāripā
Dhongapā
Dāripā
Virupā
Kapāli
Kamāri
Kānha
Kanakhala
Mekhala
Unmana
Kāndali
Dhovi
Jālandhara
Tongi
Mavaha
Nāgārjuna
Dauli
Bhishāla
Achiti
Champaka
Dhentasa
Bhumbhari
Bākali
Tuji
Charpati
Bhāde
Chāndana
Kāmari
Karavat
Dharmapāpatanga
Bhadra
Pātalibhadra
Palihiha
Bhānu
Mina
Nirdaya
Savara
Sānti
Bhartrihari
Bhishana
Bhati
Gaganapā
Gamāra
Menurā
Kumāri
Jivana
Aghosādhava
Girivara
Siyāri
Nāgavāli
Bibhavat
Sāranga
Vivikadhaja
Magaradhaja
Achita
Bichita
Nechaka
Chātala
Nāchana
Bhilo
Pāhila
Pāsala
Kamalakangāri
Chipila
Govinda
Bhima
Bhairava
Bhadra
Bhamari
Bhurukuti
The Siddhas in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika
In the first upadeśa (chapter) of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, a 15th-century text, a list of yogis is found, who are described as the Mahasiddhas. This list has a number of names common with those found in the list of the Varna(na)ratnākara:
Ādinātha
Matsyendra
Śāvara
Ānandabhairava
Chaurangi
Minanātha
Gorakṣanātha
Virupākṣa
Bileśaya
Manthāna
Bhairava
Siddhibuddha
Kanthaḍi
Koraṃṭaka
Surānanda
Siddhapāda
Charpaṭi
Kānerī
Pūjyapāda
Nityanātha
Nirañjana
Kapālī
Bindunātha
Kākachaṇḍīśvarā
Allāma
Prabhudeva
Ghoḍā
Chholī
Ṭiṃṭiṇi
Bhānukī
Nāradeva
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