"
abhidhUnvanthOabhignanta iva--- akshaNayO: kshipaNOriva
"
(
Meaning & Commentary): In this panchAti ,
Hemanta rutu is in focus . Marghazhi and Thai are cold months . Damp and cold
winds blow.The devatais of this rutu are
Maruths ( Vaayu
dEvatAs). People huddle together to ward off the effects of this biting
cold . A thumb nail sketch of the Hemanta rutu and the features of the
devathais of this rutu are given here .
" abhidhUvanta: abhignanta iva vAtavanta: Marudh
gaNaa:" The assembly of cold and damp winds
( Marudh gaNams) circulate( howl) causing the
people to shiver and suffer during this Hemanta rutu. The marudh
gaNam makes one shiver with the piercing cold (
abhidhUnbvanta:) . They seem to be causing harm thru such himsai
(
abhignanta:). These Marudh gaNams blow strong and are cold as well as
damp
(Vaatavanta:
MarudhgaNaa: ).
" amuta: ishumukham jEtum sannaddhA iva saha dhadruSEha"
=The people appear to win over these cold
winds ( amuta: marudh gaNAn jEtum)
arising from the Marudh gaNams , which hurt them like piercing
,sharp arrows (ishu
mukham);they
seem to get themselves ready to fight by uniting in
groups like battle ready warriors ( SannaddhA:
iva saha dadhruSE) intent on defending
themselves .
" apadhvastai: vastivarNairiva viSikhAsa:
kapardhina:" The shawls of the Marudh gaNams have the
hue of unwashed leather ( apadhvAsatai:
vastivarNairiva) and their heads display matted
hair instead of the traditional
sikhA/ tuft (ViSiSikhAsa:
kapardhina:).
" yOdhsyamAnasya kruddhasya iva akruddhasya hEmata: chakshushee lOhinee
vidhyAth" =We should recognize that the eyes ofthe
devathAs of Hemanta rutu are red ( Chakshushee lOhiNee
vidhyAt) like that of an angry one engaged in battling an enemy
( yOtyamAnasya akruddhasyEva)
although Hemanta rutu itself has no display of anger (
akruddhasya Hemata:) .
" (Hemata: ) akshaNyO: kshipaNOriva" = The red eyes of Marudh GaNAs are rotating rapidly from side to
side ( KshipaNO iva) as in the case of an angry
person .
SrI Veda PurushAya nama:
Dhaasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
M,
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