SrI:
Dear
VedhAbhimAnis:
34th Mantram
Introduction
The names of the 8 Agnis are presented
here.The kanti viSEshams of these eight Agnis are referred to
.
34th Mantram Text
agnisccha
jAtavEdhAsccha
sahOjA
ajirAprabhu:
VaisvAnarO
naryapAsccha
panktirAdhAsccha
saptama:
VisarpE vaa
ashtamOagneenAm
yEtEashtou Vasava:
kshitA iti
yathartvEvAgnErarchivarNa viSEshA:
neelArchisccha
peetAkArchiscchEti
atha
vAyOr-EkAdhaSa-purushasyaikAdaSastreekasya
prabhAjamAnA
vyavadhAtA:
Word
by Word Meaning of the 34th PanchAti
Agnisccha
JaatavEdhAsccha , sahOjA AjirAprabhu:,VaiSvAnarO NaryApAsccha ,
PanktirAdhAsccha saptama: , VisarpE vaashtamO-agneenAm,
yEtEashtou
Vasava: kshitA iti= The names of the eight Agnis are:Agni , JaatavEdhas ,
SahOjA , AjirAprabhu:,VaiswAnara:, NaryApas , PanktirAdhaa and Visarpee
.These eight Agnis are the aids for the comfort of the janhtus ( Vasava:)
and forms of comfort ( KshitA:).
yathA rutvEva
AgnE: archi VarNa viSEshA: , neela archisccha peetaka archisccha
iti= As in the case of the rutus , the Agnis have uniqueness
of lustres( varNa ViSEsha:).Some are accompanied by blue lustre and the
others have golden hue.
atha VaayO:
yEkAdasa Purushasya yEkAdaSa strikasya , prabhrAjamAnA
vyavadhAtA:=Now , we will give the names of the
eleven Male assemblies of the Vaayus and their counterpart female assemblies
as well . The first two male groups have the names of PrabhrAjamAnars and
VyavadhAtaas.
In our Vaidheeka
sampradhAyam , we start the worship of Agni Kaaryams with the 8 names of Agni
: AgnayE nama: , JaatavEdhasE Nama: et al.
Thirty Fifth Mantram( 9th
anuvAkam):
The names of the Female gaNams of
Vaayu are first given here. Next , it is stated that the UpAsakAs of
Agni,Vaayu and Sooryan have no fear of death from
thunder strkes.
Text of
the 35th Mantram
Yaasccha Vaasuki
vadhyuta:
rajatA: parushA
SyAma:
KapilA
atilOhitA:
UrdhvA
apapatantAsccha
Vaidhyuta
ityEkAdaSa:
naitam VaidhuyutO
hinasti
ya yEvam
Vedha
sa hOvAcha
VyAsa: pArASarya:
VidhyudhvadhamEvaaham
Mrutyumaicchamiti
na tvakAmagum
hanti
Word by Word
Mesnings:
Yaasccha Vaasuki
Vaidhyutaa:-----------Vaidhyuta ithyEkAdaSa= The Male and the Female GaNams of the 11 Vaayus
are: Vaasuki VaidhyutAs, RajatAs , ParushAs, SyAmA: , KapilA:
,AtilOhitA: UrdhvA:,AvapatantA:,VaidhyutA: et al.
Ya yEvam vEdha nainam
VaidhyutO hinasti=One who understands the Vaayu GaNams in
this way is not harmed by
Lightning and
thunder.
ParAsaryA: VyAsa: ha saa
uvaacha=Thus spoke VyAsa ,
the famous son of Sage ParASarA .
Vidhyudhvadham yEva aham
Mrutyum Iyccham iti; akAmam na tu hanti= VyAsa says: I
prayed to Mrtyu dEvan to have freedom from death and harm by lightning and
thunder.
akaamam na tu hanti=
The Lightning and thunder will not harm one , who does not
seek that kind of death .
Ninth AnuvAkam: 36th
Mantram: Introduction
This Mantram lists the elevan
Gandharva gaNams and describes their Vaibhavam.
The Text of the 36th
Mantram
Ya yEvam Vedha
atha Gandharva
GaNA:
svAnabhrAt,
AngArir-BimbhAri:
Hastassuhasta:
,KuSAnu-ViSvAvasu:
Moordhanvaan
SooryavarchA:
krutirityEkAdAsa
Gandharva gaNA:
dEvAsccha
MahAdhEvA:
rasmayasccha dEvA
garagira:
Word by Word
Meaning:
Ya yEvam Vedha= For One who understands this way , there is no fear of apamrutyu
.
atha Gnadharva GaNA:=
now about the assembly of
GandharvAs.
svAnamrATh
---Sooryavarchaa: kruti iti gandharva gaNA: yEkAdaSa= The
Eleven Gandharva gaNams are SvAn , abhrATh, angrAri , BambhAri ,Hastan ,
Suhastan, KruSAnu , ViSvAvasu ,MoordhanvAn, Sooryavarchas and
Kruti.
dEvAsccha MahAdEvA: cha raSmaysccha
garagirA: cha =The shine as MahA dEvAs among
the dEvAs and have splendid effulgence.They have the power even to digest
Visham ( Poison).
Scope of Ninth anuvAkam:37th
Mantram
The above mantram instructed us that
freedom from fear of Poison is gained by UpAsanA of GandharvAs. The power of
Gouri ( One with white hue) upAsanai is described in this mantram . Gouri
is to be viewed here as Sabdha Brahma RoopiNi, the Vedha MaatA with
thousands of mantrams as Her limbs.
Text of the 37th
Mantram
nainam garO hinasti, ya
yEvam vEdha
Gouree mimAya
salilAnitakshati
yEkapadhi dhvipadhi saa
chatushpadhee
ashThApadhee navapadhee
BaBUshee
sahasrAksharA paramE
vyOmanniti
vachO VishEshaNam
atha nigadha
vyAkhyAtA:
tAnAnukramishyAma:
VarAhava:
svatapasa:
Word by Word
Meaning:
Ya yEvam vEdha yEnam
gara: nahinasti=
For one who understands the mahimai of
GandharvAs , there will be no fear of death from
poisons.
Gouree mimAya=Gouri DEvi measures the world and puts everything there in
order.
salilAni dakshatee=She brings order to all entities that arose from
the waters.
The other Veda Mantram to refer
to in this context is: " AapO vaa idhagum sarvam ViSvA
bhUtAnyApa:, sarva dEvatA AapO BhUrbhuva: suvarApa Om".
yEkapadhee dhvipadhee
chatushpadhee ashtApadhee nava padhee sahasrAksharA BaBUvushee paramE vyOman
Saa=The rg mantrams with one paadham , the others ( Veda
Mantrams) with two,four,eight , nine and those with thousand aksharams were
willed to come into being ( sankalpa mAtrENa) by Her , who is at the abode of
ParaBrhmam embodying Parama-AkAsam .
The AkAsam has three divisions:
PErAkAsam( gross) , ChidhAkAsam and Parama AkAsam . ParamAkAsam is Brahman and united with that
Brahman is the Vaag DEvi .
This
is the UpAsanA mantram of Veda MaatA . The Lakshmi RoopiNi sitting on the left
thigh of Sri LakshmI HayagrIvan is known as VaaNi or VidhyA dEvi ( not
to be confused with
Saraswathy , the wife of Brahma
dEvan).She has a white hue
and vastram matching that of Suddha SphaDika maNi roopan , SrI HaygrIvan.These
tattvams and Haygriva Bheejaksharams are referred to in Sri Haygriva Sahasra
Naamams ( Sundara Simham ebook # 66,
Page 21 , SlOkams 28 & 20
).
Vaacha: viSEshaNam=This mantram extolls the glories of Vaag dEvatai , VaaNi
referred to above.
atha nigadha vyAkhyAtaa:
taann anukramishyAma:= now , we will discuss one by one
the Maruth gaNams, whose vaibhavams are revealed by their names alone.( The
next mantram of this anuvAkam covers their names).
vara aavhava: svatapasa:
=These Maruth gaNams bring plentiful and nourishing rains.
With their innate power , they create warmth
.
NamO Veda PurushAya
,Daasan ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
.