கதிரச்சி மதிமச்சி சேச்சி மாச்சி
கனகக்கு ருச்சிசுக் ரச்சி மேச்சி
விதுரச்ச னிச்சியர வச்சி வாச்சி
மேடமிட பச்சிமிது னச்சி யலவன்
சதுரச்சி சீயச்சி கன்னி கைச்சி
சாருந்து லைச்சிதே ளச்சி வில்லில்
அதிரத்து ளைச்சிமக ரச்சி கும்பத்
தப்பிச்சி மீனச்சி குப்பிச்சியே
kadhiracchi madhimacchi sēccī mācchī
kanakakku ruccisuk racchi mēcchī
vidhuraccha nicchiyara vacchi vācchī
mēdamida pacchimidu nacchi yalavan
sadhuracchi sīyaccī kanni kaicchī
sārundhu laicchidhē laccī villil
adhirattu laicchimaka racchi kumbath
thappicchī mīnacchi kuppicchiy
“Kathir-acci, Madhi-macci, Secci, Macci;
for gold (kanakam) — the ‘taste/pleasure’ (ruchi) one — the ‘protecting/guarding’ (racchi) one — the ‘praising/cherishing’ (mecchi) one.
With firmness/certainty (niccayam), place and preserve (vacchi–vaaschi).
In Mesham (Aries) place; in Mithunam (Gemini) place (…).
Sathur-acci, Seey-acci; in Kanni (Virgo) place.
Joined with Thulam (Libra); with the scorpion (thel = Scorpio); in the Bow (vil = Sagittarius).
Within/among Makaram (Capricorn) and Kumbham (Aquarius).
Escaping/turning (thappi…); in Meenam (Pisces), overturning/closing (kuppicchiye).”
The verse reads like a coded mnemonic for assigning planetary forces to their own zodiacal domains (a Siddhar-style “placement” list).
One likely intent:
- “Kathir” (radiance) hints the Sun-force (Surya) and its sign (often Leo/Simham, though not named outright here).
- “Madhi” (moon/mind) hints the Moon-force (Chandra) and its sign (often Cancer/Kadakam, likewise not named outright).
- “Kanakam / ruchi” (gold/pleasure) plausibly hints the Venus principle (Śukra), whose domains are Taurus and Libra (Thulam is named).
- The explicitly named rāśis then align with the usual “own-sign” pairings: Mars with Mesham (Aries) and Thel (Scorpio); Mercury with Mithunam (Gemini) and Kanni (Virgo); Jupiter with Villu (Sagittarius) and Meenam (Pisces); Saturn with Makaram (Capricorn) and Kumbham (Aquarius).
Thus the instruction “vacchi–vaaschi” (“place/keep”) can be read as: fix the graha-forces in their proper rāśis (externally, as astrology; or internally, as yogic ‘grahas’ seated in the body).
Siddhar verses often compress technical lists into playful, semi-nonsensical sound-clusters (here the repeated “-acci / -icci” endings) so the teaching works simultaneously as (1) a mnemonic, (2) a cipher, and (3) a mantra-like utterance.
On one level this resembles ordinary jyotiṣa doctrine: each graha has “its own house(s)” (sva-kṣetra). Knowing these placements is foundational for timing (muhūrta), choosing auspicious windows, and interpreting strength/weakness.
On another (Siddhar) level, the same “grahas” can be read as internal psycho-physiological powers: sun (heat, vitality), moon (coolness, mind-fluid), Venus (reproductive essence/pleasure), Mars (fire/force), Mercury (speech/intellect), Jupiter (expansion/grace), Saturn (constraint/discipline). “Placing” them correctly then hints at yogic regulation—balancing heat and coolness (kathir–madhi), stabilizing desire/essence (kanakam–ruchi), and governing the bodily winds and humors through disciplined inner ‘astrology’.
The repeated verbs implying holding/placing/turning (“vacchi–vaaschi… thappi… kuppicchi”) keep the verse ambiguous between an external chart-instruction and an internal alchemical/yogic operation where forces are ‘seated,’ ‘made to circulate,’ or ‘sealed.’