Sri:
Dear
VedAbhimAnis:
Introduction to
PanchAtis 95-98
Through these four panchAtis( 95-98) ,
the creation of Vaayu , Indhran , PooshA,dEvAs, ManushyAs, Pitrus,asura
jAthis( AsurAs , RaakshasAs , PisAsus) by AaruNa kEtu(VirAt Purushan)
thru argyam and invocation by sankalpam are
described.
Srishti from Jalam by the VirAt
Purushan in Koorma
roopam emphasizes waters(Jalam/Aapa:) as the primordial source of
creation.Virat Purushan's glories in pervading the universe, the Jeevans ,
their directions (dhiks) are celebrated here as
well.
Text of the 95th
Mantram
tatO
VaayurudhatishData
saa oratheechee
dhik
athAruNa: kEturuttarata
upAdadhAth
yEvAheendhrEti
tatO vaa Indhra
udhatishDath
sOdheechee
dhiK
athAruNa: kEturmadhya
upAdadhAth
yEvAhi
pUshanniti
tatO vai
pUshOdhatishDath
sEyam
dhik
Word by Word Meaning of
the 95th Mantram
tata: Vaayu:
udhatishDath=From the water placed in the westerly
direction ,
Vaayu
arose.
saa pratheechee
dhik=That direction from which Vaayu arose came to be
known as the West .
atha AaruNa kEtu:
uttarata:
upAdadhAth= AaruNa kEtu poured next the argya jalam in the Northerly
direction.
yEvAhi Indhra
iti=He called out IndhrA
to arise and
arrive.
tata: Indhra:
udatishDath ,saa udheechee dhik=Then Indhran came into
being and the direction he arose from became known as the northern
direction.
atha AruNa kEtu: madhyE
upAdadhAth=
Then
, AaruNa kEtu poured PraLaya jalam from His cupped palms in the middle
direction(center).
yEvAhi
Pooshanniti=He called out: "
Pooshan! Arise and arrive!".
tata: PooshA
udhatishDath , saa iyam dhik=then , Pooshaa dEvan came
into being.The center direction is associated with him
.
Text of the 96th
Mantram
athAruNa:
kEturuparishDAdhupAdadhAth
yEvAhi dEvA
iti
tatO dEvamanushyA:
pitara:
gandharvApssarasascchOdhatishDan
sOrdhvA
dhik
yaa viprushO
viparApatan
thAbhyOasurA
rakshAgumsi-- piSAchAscchOdhatishDan
tasmAttE
parAbhavan
vipruDbhyO hi tE
samabhavan
tadEshAabhyanUktA
Word by word Meaning of
the 96th Mantram
atha AaruNa kEtu:
uparishDAdh upAdadhAth=Now , AaruNa kEtu looked upward to
the sky and threw the water in this direction from His folded palms.
dEvA: yEvAhi
iti=He called out:dEvAs!
please come into being and arrive here
".
tata: dEva-manushyA:
pitara: gandharva apsaras: cha udhatishtan =from there(
from the sky) arose dEvAs, humans,
pitrus , gandharvAs and apsaras
sthrees.
saa UrdhvA dhik=This direction that they rose from came to be recognized as the
Urdhva( upper) direction .
yaa: viprusha:
viparApatan tAbhya: asurA: rakshaAgumsi piSaasccha=those
drops of waters , which splattered from the main stream beame the source for
the creation of asura jaathi( asurAs, RaakshasAs, ghosts and goblins).
tasmath tE
parAbhavan=asura jaathi creations reached a lower status
because of that origin.
vipruDbhya: samabhaavn
hi ?=it is because they arose from drops that were
disconnected from the main stream of argyam and had asura
svabhAvam.
tath yEshA
abhyanUktA=of that , the next mantram also refers
to.
Text of the 97th
Mantram
AapOhayadh
Bruhateer-garbham Aayan
dhaksham dadhAnA
janayantees-svayambhum
tata imEdhyasrujjanta
sargA:
adhbhyO vaa
idhagumsamabhUth
tasmAdhidagum sarvam
Brahma- svayambhviti
tasmAdhidagumsarvam
sithilamivAdhruvam
-ivAbhavath
prajApatirvAva
tath
AatmanAtmAnam
vidhAya
tadhEvAnuprAviSath
tadhEshAbhyanUktA
Word by Word Meanings of
the 97th Mantram
Bruhatee Aapa: yath
garbham Aayan daksham svayambhum dadhAnA: janayantee
sargA:tata:adhyassrujyanta=
These immense waters(Bruhatee Aapa:) , which had the universe and its beings
as the child in the Mother's womb (yath
grabham Aayan) also carried (dadhAna)the VirAt Purushan ( daksham
svayambhum) in the form of a tortoise in
its garbham and thru that VirAt
Purushan created this naama roopa Prapancham (sargA: adhyasrjyanta).
idham sarvam adhbhya:
vaa abhUth=All these worlds and their beings arose
thus from these immense waters.
tasmAth idham sarvam
Brahma-svayambhu iti=Since they all arose from VirAt
Purushan inside the Jalam, all of these are known as Brahma
svayambhu.
tasmAth idham sarvam
Sithalam iva adhruvam iva abhavath=Brahman
enters the jeevan and pervades the
entire universe as well as it is present as antaryAmi Brahmam in the
sentient and insentient .The perishable body (Sithilam and
adhruvam) is also the house for the imperishabale ParamAtmA and
JeevAtmA,the two coexist in the same body are like the two birds
mentioned in the upanishads sitting in the same tree with
distinct lakshaNams ( chith-achith-Iswara tattvams are alluded to
here).
A VisishtAdhvaitic intrepretation is
given here to explain the Brahma Svayambu tattvam.
prajApati: vaava AatmanA
AtmAnam vidhAya tath , tath yEva anuprAviSath
tath yEshA
abhyanUktA=VirAt Purushan
created this universe thru Himself and
by Himself and enters into
them as the indweller.There is a mantram that follows about this
tattvam. Creation of
th world by VirAt Purushan is
a vast subject that is beyond the scope of this
monograph.
Srimath BhAgavatam says in this
context: " ManasaitAni bhUtAni praNamEth BahumAnayan ,
IsvarO jeeva-kalayA pravishtO BhagavAniti".
Bhagavan becomes the indweller of the
jeevans ( Jeeva Kalaa and antaryAmi ) in the sareerams of the created beings.
Therefore these created janthus
should be respected and saluted with
the mind.
Text of the 98th
mantram
vidhAya lOkAn vidhAya
bhUtAni
vidhAya sarvA: pradhiSO
diSasccha
prajApati: prathamajA
rutasya
AtmAnamAtmAnam
abhisamvivESEti
sarvamEvEdhamAptvA
sarvamavarudhya
tadhEvAnupraviSati
ya yEvam
vEdha
Word by word Meanings of
the 98th Mantrams
lOkAn vidhAya bhUtAni
vidhAya pradiSa: diSa: cha rutasya PrathamajA PrajApati: AatmanA AatmAnam
abhisamvivE iti=
It
is prajApati arising from Virat Purushan and empowered by Him creates all
jeevans ( bhaddha-Mukta-nitya jeevans) ,the achith and the
directions.
The
VirAt Purushan enters into all these beings and entities created by
PrajApati
to
empower them . These tattvams are covered in the 23rd anuvAkam
.
ya yEvam vEdha idham
sarvam yEva AaptvA sarvam avarudhya tath yEva anupraviSathi=One who understands the above tattvams on creation attains every
thing here and becomes a mukta jeevan and attains Brahma saayujyam and enjoys
all bhOgams there .
23rd AnuvAkam SampoorNam
NamO Veda PurushAya
,DhAsan ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan