SrI:
Dear AasthikAs :
Sriman ShrEyas Sarangan, the Web Master
of
Oppiliaappan Web site belongs to Kautuma
SaakhA
of Saama Vedam . He has identified (A) the Kumbha Prathishtai
and (B) PuNyAha Vachana Saamans as follows
:
A. Kumbha Prathishtai: Three Saama R^ks : 321 , 352
and 449
B. PuNyAha Vachana Japam : Seven Saama
R^ks:
500 , 350 , 91, 274 , 321 , 565
and 169
All of the Saama PuNyAha Vachana Saamans come
from
PurvArchika section .PurvArchika section can be
called
the Karma KhANDam .
As an introduction , Saama Vedam has a total of
1875 mantrams
(R^ks) classified as Follows:
1. PUrvArchika : 1-585 ( AagnEya : 114, Aendra :
352, PavamAna : 119).
2. AaraNya : 586-640 (55 Saamans)
3. MahAnAmni-Archika
: 641-650 ( 10 Saamans)
4. UttarArchika ( 651-1875)
Most of the Saama r^ks are from Rg
Veda Mantrams
set to Saama GhAnam . Only 99 Saamans of Saama
Veda
do not come from Rg Veda. Fifteen come from Yajur
Veda ;
Two occur in both the Atharva Veda and Yajur
Veda .There are
approximately 70-80 Saama Rks that are unique to
Saama Vedam .
Kumbha PratishtA Saamans
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A.1 Saama R^k 321(Cf : Yajur Vedam XIII.3, Atharva
VedamIV.1.1 , V.6.1)
Brahma jajn~Anam prTamam purastAdvi
seematha: suruchO vEna Aava:
sa BudhnayA upamA asya vishDA:
satasccha yOnimasatasccha viva:
(Meaning ):" In the beginning of the
creation , the Supreme Lord alone
knew all the details . From all
sides , this effulgent wise one has manifested
the bright rays. In the mid-space,
our Lord has set up beautifully the celestial
bodies , which speak of His
unparalleled eminence . He is the sole cause of
the today existing , and yet
non-existing creation ." ( Saaman
321)
Another translation goes this way: "
That God alone is adorable ,
who , in the beginning of the
Universe created every thing is wide
in expansion . Highest of all
effulgent , and worthy of worship .
The Sun ,Moon and other worlds in
the atmosphere stationed in
their orbits , testify to His
knowledge . He pervades them all through
His omnipresence and comprehends the
visible and the invisible
in space ". (
Yajur Vedam: XIII.3 )
This translation
is more in the Yajurvedic style . The same mantram
with svaram variations in different Vedams can
acquire different
meanings .
Yajur Veda Mantram XIII.2 and XIII.4
bracket the XIII.3 under
discussion focus also on the
Jagath Srushti KaaraNan ,
the Omniscient Lord and the
mysteries of His Creation
this way :
Oh God ! Thou art the
support of Waters ( apAm prushThamasi)
,
the abode of fire ( yOniragnE: ) , the enveloper of the
Ocean
as it swells and surges( samudramabhimata:
pinvamAnam) .
" Oh loftiest of All , worthy
of adoration by humanity , and full
of majesty in space , shine forth
for us with omnipresence and
Omniscience ( vardhamAnO mahaam aacha pushkarE divO
mAthrayA varimNA praTasva) ." -------Yajur Veda Mantram:
XIII.2
Yajur Veda Mantram (XIII.4)
acknowledges that the Lord is the Creator of
the Universe , its one and only
Lord , who sustains luminous objects
like the Sun ( HiraNyagarbha: samavarthathAgrE bhUthasya jaatha:
pathirEka Aaseeth) . In the second paadham of this mantram ,
Vedam
acknowledges that the Lord
sustains the Earth , the Sun and this world
( sa
dhAdhAra pruTiveem dhyAmuthEmAm ) and commandfs us
to worship Him ( the Creator ,
Sustainer) with our devotion , Him,
the embodiment of happiness
( kasmai dEvAya havishA vidhEma)
.
These are very similar to the
revelations in the Rg Veda HiraNya
garbha sooktha mantrams
.
Yajur Veda Mantrams XIII.2, 3
and 4 stay well together in
a thematic sense ( Creation )
and XIII.3 is sung as
Saaman 321 in Kumbha
Prathishtai.
This same PoorvArchika Saaman
(321) is seen at two chapters of
Atharva Vedam ( IV.1.1 and V.6.
1) and it has the same meaning
like the Yajur Veda mantram .
They state that the Sun , Moon and
the Stars are pervaded by this
Omnipotent Creator and they
testify to His Omniscience
.
additional reflections on the first Saaman for
Kumbha Prathishtai
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This is an eulogy of the Jagath Srushti Karthaa ,
Aadhi-MadhyAntha
rahithan , Sriman NaarAyaNan . He is the One who
revealed that He is
Saama Vedam among the four VedAs . Among the three
VyApArams ,
the creation , sustenance and dissolution of the
Universe and its beings ,
the Creation aspect is being highlighted for
salutation here .
The VishNu PurAna slOkam echos this
Sarvajn~athvam ( Omniscinece) ,
Sarva Sakthithvam ( Omnipotence ) , comprehension
of all created objects
( ChEtana , achEtanams and Naama roopa Prapnacham)
as Sarva dhruk .
This slOkam also salutes Him as the abode of
KaaaruNyam , Vaathsalyam,
which are the subdivisions of His Jn~Anam . This
slOkam further recognizes
Him as free from inauspicious attributes such as
fatigue, laziness, fear, anger
and desire :
sarvajn~a: sarvadhruk sarva
Sakthi Jn~Ana BalardhdimAn
klama-tandhree bhaya krOdha
karmAdhibhi: asamyutha:
This unique state of our Creator has been
saluted by Swamy
Alavanthar in HIs Sri Sookthi ( Aathma Siddhi)
and AchArya
RaamAnuja in Sri Vaikunta Gadhyam as
:
svAdheena thirividha chEtana
achEtana svaroopa sTithi
pravrutthi bhEdham "
The svarropam ( inherent nature) , sTithi (
the sustenance) ,
pravrutthi ( vyApAram ) of the three kinds of
ChEtanams
and three kinds of achEtanams are under the
control ( adhenam)
of this Creator .
This famous passage has been extensively
commented upon
by PoorvAchAryALs .
The ramifications of this Saama R^k is thus
enormous and touches
on the relationship of the ChEtanAchEtanams
with their creator
from AadhAra-AadhEyam , NiyAma-Niyanthruvam
and Sesha-Seshi
bhAvam . AshtAksharam contains these meanings
of the Lord being
all of the above as SarvAdhAran , Sarva
NiyAmyan and Sarva Seshi .
The creation is the divine vyApAram of our
Lord carved on the canvas
of Prakruthi ,the primordial mattrer . To fully appreciate
the mysteries of Creation
by the Lord in the multiparameter,
multidimensional aspects of space , time ,
nAmaa and roopam , the HiraNyagarbha Hymns of Rg Vedam (
X.121)
and the Naasadiya Sukthams of Rg Vedam ( X.129 ) have to
be studied .
Selected excerpts from the HiraNyagarbha hymns will relate to
the first
Saama r^k used in Kumbha PraTishtai ( 321)
:
Rg R^k : X.121.1 : " In the beginning , there existed the Lord
of divine
effulgence ( hiraNyagarbha: samavartaagrE ) ; He was the sole
Lord of
all created beings. He fixed and held up this earth and heaven
. To that
Lord alone , may we offer our adorations ! Rg R^k : X.121.5: By Him , the heavens are strong and the earth
is
steadfast; by Him light's realm and sky vault are supported ;
by Him
the regions in the mid-air are measured . To that Lord alone ,
May we
offer our adorations !
The cosmic creation is conjoined in the Vedic views with
cosmic worship
and " by this knowledge , men were raised to the highest
sublime position
of Rishis"( Rg Vedam X.130.6) . In the matter of Creation , the
Lord is
recognized as the Master Weaver , who weavs with exteme care
and skill.
In this weaving , Saama hymns are considered as weaving
shuttles ( Rg R^k:
130.1-2).
We will continue with the next two Saaman for Kumbha
Pratishtai ( 352 & 449)
in a companion posting .
NamO Veda PurushAya ,
NamO NamO SrI HayagrIvAya ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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