Adiyen would like to add that, Namakam as its name suggests is a passage
where the word nama: or namo occurs repeatedly and makes a wonderful
impression on the listener. A chamakam is a passage wherein the word
'cha mE' meaning 'for me' occurs repeatedly as in Rudram.
See 'namo nishangiNe chAyudhimathe namo nicherave paricharayaraNyanAm
nama: kulunchAnAm pathaye namo' etc used in shrAddham.
There is a humorous subhashita about 'cha mE' reciter
'iti mE mE kurvANam kAlavriko hanti purushAjam'
meaning that the wolf of Kala (kAlapurusha) kills a goat in the form of
the man who repeatedly bleats 'mE mE'- this is for me, that is for me,
that is for me, that is a person who is very greedy meets death at the
end.
dasan
Ramanuja
On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, sgopan wrote:
> Sri:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Rudram_chamakam
>
> You can also access it at http://www.mypuroith.com
>
> B. Sooktham is both a general term and a specific term .
> Rg Vedam is the oldest of the Vedams . It is divided in to
> either MaNDalams or Ashtakams .
>
> MaNDalam is further divided into Anuvaakam and Sooktham .
> Ashtakam is divided into AdhyAyam , Vargam , Rk and antham .
>
> Sookthams or individual Rg Veda Manthrams(clusters) about a specific
> topic . The Pancha Sookthams for instance refer to Purusha Sooktham
> et al , which are recited every day .
>
> There are other groupings of Sookthams . For instance , the First
> anuvAkam
> with its 24 Sookthams realtes to the purification of the SthUla sareeram
> ( Physical Body) . The 36 Sookthams of the 2nd anuvAkam deals with the
> purification
> of the mi ( Sookshma Sareeam) . The final 7 sookthams of the third
> anuvAkam
> are addressed to the 7 regions of the spirit ( KaaraNa Sareeram).
>
> There are many similar groups of Sookthams on the different Veda
> Manthrams
> to reflect upon .
>
> Yesterday I recieved the tape of the Purusha Sooktam
> containing its recitation in the way in which different
> available SaakhAs of the 4 Vedam recite . I am waiting for
> the completion of the recording of Purusha Sooktham in
> Saama Veda SaakhA of RaaNAyini . Hope to have it recorded
> at Thirumala duirng the October visit to Lord Venkatachalapathy's
> sannidhi .
>
> NamO Veda PurushAya ,
> V.Sadagopan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sangeetha" <sangs5@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <Oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 2:06 AM
> Subject: [Oppiliappan] Difference between Chamakam and Suktam
>
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> > I would like to know the difference between Chamakam and Suktam.
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Sangeetha
>
>
>
> Namo VenkateshAya namah:
>
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