SrI:
Dear
VedhAbhimAnis:
56th Mantram
Introduction:
Indhran is the king of DevAs and hence
a prayer is extended to him to send Agni and Agni is praised as Rudra
Svaroopi.
Indhran is requested to place the embryo inside Sooryan for
nourishment by Chandran to transform into rain for descending down to
earth for the wellbeing of the
janthus.
56th Mantram
Text:
Aatanushva
pratanushva
uddhamAdhama
sandhama
AadhityE chandravarNAm
garbhamAdEhi ya:
pumAn
itissktagum
Sooryagatam
chandramasE
rasamkrudhi
vArAdhamjanayAgrEagnim
ya yEkO Rudhra
uchyatE
asankhyAtAssahasrANi
smaryatE na cha
dhruSyatE
Word by word Meaning of
the 56th Mantram
This
is the prayer to
Indhran.
Aatanushva=
Please present Your Moorthy in all four
directions.
pratanushva=Please give us your beautiful sevai to
us.
uddhama adhama
samdhama=Please spread your lustrous arrival in the upper and lower
directions.
ya: pumAn
chandravarNAnAm garbham AadEhi= Oh Lord , who is the chief among
PurushAs ! Please place the cool garbham with the hue of the moon inside
the Sooryan.
ita: siltam
Sooryagatam chandramasE rasam kruti= Please transport this offering (
AahUti) made here travel to Sooryan and thereafter create rain water from
Chandran.
vaarAdhamAgnim
agrE janaya= please make the boon giving Agni to appear in front of
me.
Ya: yEka: Rudhra
uchyatE= That Agni is considered as a matchless Rudhran by the
SaastrAs.
Agni is recognized as Rudhra Svaroopi
and Indhran as the Lord of Agni is approached to send Agni to the
Yajn~am.
asankhyAtA:
sahasrANi smaryatE=The forms of Rudhra not seen by the physical eyes
are stated to be in their thousands by the SaastrAs.
The presence of Rudhran in many forms
in Agni , Jalam , plants and creepers and in a pervasive form in all living
beings is indicated by the following Veda Mantram:
" yO RudhrO Agnou yO
apsya Oshadheeshu yO RudhrO ViSvA bhuvanAaavivESa Tasmai RudhrAya
nama:"
Garbham
AadEhi: Indhran places the garbham , Chandran nourishes it with its
nectarine rays and that transforms to the life giving rains and pours down on
earth.What a Poetic conception ! What a
Vedic Vision !
57th
Mantram Introduction
Here, the prayer to Indhra
continues.He is asked to mount in his chariot drawn by the horses having hair
of the color of peacock feathers ( mayil kaNNu) and come to the YaagasAlai to
bless the assembled. The YajamAnan asks for a ride with Indhra during such a
journey along with the KaalAbhimAni dEvatAs.
57th Mantram
Text
yEvamEtaanniBhOdhata
Aamandhrairindhra
haribhi:
yAhi
mayUrarOmabhi:
maa thvA
kEchinnayEmurinna pASina:
dhadanvEva taa
ihi
Maamandhrairindhra
haribhi:
yaami
mayUrarOmabhi:
ma maa kEchinniyEmurinna
paaSina:
nidhanvEva taa(2)m imi
aNubhisccha
mahadhbhisccha
Word by Word
Meaning of the 57th Mantram:
yEtam yEvam
niBhOdhata=We should comprehend this Agni as said before as Sri Rudhran
.
Indhra!
mandhrai:mayUra-rOmibhi: haribhi: AayAhi=Oh Indhra! please arrive at
our yajn~asAlA in Your chariot drawn by the joy-producing horses with hairs
with the hue of peacock feathers ( Mayil KaNNu).
ThvA kEchit maa
niyEmu:= no one will block your arrival here.
pASina: ith na
niyEmu:= Your charioters will not stop your arrival
either.
dadhanvEva taa:
ihi= Please arrive at our places as the boon granting
Lord.
Indhra! mandhrai:
mayUra rOmibhi: haribhi:maa yaami=Oh Indhra! please take me along in
your chariot drawn by the joy-generating horses with hair having the hue of
peacock fethers .
maa kEchit maa
nyEmu:= may no one stop me from coming along with You in your
chariot.
PaaSina: na
nYEmu:= May the drivers of Your chariot not stop me.
nidhanvEva taann
imi= I wish to gain the svarga lOkam of Yours and feel like one who is
joyous on gaining a great
hiddeen treasure.
aNubhiSccha
MahatbhiSccha AayAhi= Please arrive with both the miniscule and the
gigantic KaalAbhimAni
dEvatAs !
58th Mantram
Introduction
Indhran is welcomed with gusto now. He
is invoked as riding chariot drawn by white and black horses representing the
kaalam ( day and night). These two
horses are also represented as Kaala-
abhimAni dEvatais. Indhran is seen in
the company of Vaayu and Samvatsara dEvatai and is greeted thrice endearingly
as " SubhramaNya" or OmkAra
svaroopi and the srEshta BrahmaNyar .
58th Mantram Text
nigrushvairasamAyutai:
kaalar-hari
thvamApannai:
IndhrayA hi
sahasrayuk
agnirvibhrvibhrAshtivasana:
Vaayu:
SvEtasikadhruka:
samvatsarO
vipoorvaNai:
nityAstE
anucharaastava
SuBrahmaNyOgum
SuBrahmaNyOgum- SuBrahmaNyOm
IndhrAgaccha hariva
Aagaccha-
mEdhAtithE:
mEshAvrushaNaSvasya
mEnE
58th Mantram Meaning :
Word by word
nishkrushvai:
asamAyudhai: Harithvam Aapannai: Sahasrayuk Indhra Aahi=
Oh Indhran with thousand eyes ( sahasrayuk) ! Please arrive with the lustrous (nishkrushvai:) KaalAbhimAni dEvatAs , who have
taken the form of horses (harithvam
Aapannai:) displaying unyoked existence .
vibhraashti
vasana:Agni:SvEtasikadhruka:
Vaayu:
vishUvarNai: samvatsara: tE nityAnucharA:=Agni with his
shining clothes ( VibhrAshti vasana:), Vaayu with
the hue of white chalk (SvEta sikatruka:) and the
multihued ( VishU varNai:) Samvatsara
dEvatai accompany you always ( nityAnucharA:)
during your sanchArams.
Om SuBramaNya(3) Indhra
Aagaccha=
Oh Loftiest One among BrahmaNaas !
Please honor us with your arrival !
The Name of SubrahamaNya is invoked
thrice with longing
and reverence .
Hariva: mEdhAtithE:
mEsha (Aagaccha)=
Oh Indhra who carried away
MEdhAtithi, the son of Sage KaNva ! , (Indhra carried the son
away on his back while taking the form of a ram). Oh InhdrA ! Please
arrive at our Yajn~a SaalA !
VrushaNaSvasya mEnE
Aagaccha= Oh Indhra , who fell in love with Menaka
,
the daughter of VrushSvasa rishi !
Please arrive at our Yajn~a saalA !
59th Mantram
Introduction
Indhra is saluted with his different
names and is informed that the eight Agnis in the form of the
Rudraas are already assembled at the Yajn~asAla
.
59th Mantram
Text:
gouraavaskandhinnahalyAyai jAra
KouSika BrAmaNa
goutmaBruvANa
aruNASvA
ihAgatA:
Vasava:
pruthivikshita:
ashtou
dhigvAsasOagnaya:
agnisccha
jAtavEdAScchEtyEtE
tAmrASvAstAmra
rathA:
tAmravarNA-stathaasitaa:
dhaNdahastA:
kkhdhagdhata:
itO RudhrA:
parAmgatA:
59th Mantram: Word by
Word:
Gouraavaskandhin ! =
Oh IndhrA who took the guise( vEsham) of a white deer
!
AhalyAyai Jaara= Oh IndhrA , the secret lover of AhalyA
!
KouSika BrAhmaNa = Oh Indhra who appeared before sage KouSikar in the guise of
a Brahmin !
GoutamaBruvANa=
Oh Indhra , who praised
sage Goutamar !
AruNASvaa: Vasava: Pruthveekshita: dhigvAsasa:
Ashtou Agnaya: iha AagatA:=Oh IndhrA ! The Eight Rudhra Moorthys ( the eight Agnis) with red
horses , who live on this earth ,who have the directions as their dresses (
naked dhigambharars) and who nourish the people of the earth have arrived here
already .
yEtE AgniSccha
JaatavEdhAccha=These eight Agnis have been referred to in
the 34th Mantram of the ninth
auvAkam.
tAmra aSVA: tAmra RathA:
tAmravarNA: tathA asitA: dhaNDahastA: kkhAdhagdhata: ita: parAm gatA:
RudhrA:= these
Agni-RudhrAs have copper red horses yoked to copper red
chariots. Most have copper red hues, while some are black in color.They
have cudgels in their hands for punishment and grind their teeth in anger .
These are the RudhrAs , who reside in the other world
(Vaanulahu).
60th Mantram
Introduction
The RudrAs are invited to their seats.
Prayers are offered to Bruhaspati and SavitA and they are invited to arrive at
the YaagasAlA in their own chariots.
VaasAtya mantram is invoked to
describe the svaroopam and the abode of Aswin dEvAs.VaasrEva mantram
is recalled next to dramatize the lightning calling its mother, Marut DevatA
thru the loud voice of thunder . The full mantram is
:
"VaasravE vidhyun mimAti vatsam na
mAtA sishakti ,udhEshAm vrushtirasarji".
When there is rain , the Mother cow
calls with a loud bellow its calf.This act is compared to the lightning(
calf) thru thunder calling the Mother ,the Maruth devatai.
This panchAti concludes with an eulogy
of Sooryan.
60th Mantram:
Text
uktagumsthAnam pramANam
cha pura ita
BruhaspatiSccha SavitA
cha
ViSvaroopairihaagatAm
rathEnOdhakavartmanA
apsushA iti tadh
dhvayO:
uktO vEshO vAsAgumsi
cha
kAlAvayavAnamita:
pratheechyA
VaasAtyA
ityaSvinO:
kOantarikshE SaBdham
karOteeti
VaasishtO rouhiNO
meemAmsugum- chakrE
tasyaishA
bhavati
VaaSrEva
vidhyudhiti
BrahmaNa
udharaNamasi
BrahmaNa
udheeraNamasi
BrahmaNa
AastaraNamasi
BrahmaNa
upastaraNamasi
60th Mantram: Word by
Word Meaning
sthAnam pramANam cha
uktam; pura:ita=Oh RudhrAs! Your seat locations and their
signs have been pointed out.
The prayers now are for
Bruhaspati and SavitA:
BruhaspatiSccha SavitA
cha ViSvaroopai: udhakavartmanA rathEna iha AagatAm=
Oh Bruhaspati and SavitA ! You both
are capable of taking whatever form (roopam) that You desire.Please come in
Your chariots that can travel even under water .
apsusha (saha iha
AagatAm ) iti tath dhvayO: =Our prayers are to both
of You to arrive at our place of residence with rain as Your
companion.
KaalAvayavAnAm
Vesha: vAsAmsi ita: pratheechyA=The forms and the
dresses of the different RutUs ( limbs of Kaala dEvatai) have been
described in the earlier panchAtis ( Fourth and the sixth
anuvAkams).
VaasAtyA: iti
ASvinO:=With the mantram beginning with " VaasAtyA ",
the abode and the inherent nature(
savroopam) have been described.
antarikshE ka: SaBdham
karOti iti Vaasishta: RouhiNa: meemAmAmsAm chakrE =Sage
RouhiNar of Vasishta kulam reflected on who is the one making all that
noise in the space between the earth and heaven (
antariksham).
tasya yEshA bhavati;
vASrEva vidhyudhiti=There is a mantram about it
starting with " VaaSrEva vidhyut".
This mantram refers to the lightning travelling
between the earth and sky and the
sound it makes ; that sound is compared to the lightning( Vidhyuth) calling
its mother , the Maruth dEvathai.
Now comes the eulogy for
Sooryan
BrahmaNa: udharaNam
asi=Oh Sooryan ! You habe become the abode(udharaNam) for
the Parabhramam
.
BrahmaNa: udheeraNam
asi= Oh Sooryan ! You have become the body/sareeram for
that Brahman.
BrahmaNa: AastaraNam
asi= Oh Sooryan! You have become the seat for this
Brahman .
BrahmaNa: upastaraNam
asi=Oh Sooryan! You have become the vidhAnam( cover) for
this Brahman.
Here , it is indicated that Sooryan
has not only serves as the Aasanam and VidhAnam but also pratyaksha Moorthy
for the Brahman , which can not be seen with our mortal eyes
:
" TvamEva Pratyaksham
BrahmAsi
TvamEva Pratyaksham
Brahma
VadhishyAmi".
NamO Veda
PurushAya,
DhAsan , Oppiliappan
Koil V,Sadagopan