Dear
VedhAbhimAnis:
In the last posting , the 29th PanchAti was
wrongly labelled as 28th PanchAti . The correct 28th
PanchAti was skipped by mistake . adiyEn regrets the confusion . I am providing below the Text and
meanings of the 28th PanchAti along with the 29th that was
covered yesterday as the 28th . Now you can read it
together to keep the flow .
Daasan , V.Sadagopan
28th Mantram
Introduction
The
nature and attributes of VishNu holding the earth and the sky are
explored here .The adhAram for VishNu is examined .The uttama sthAnam of this
omnipotent VishNu is saluted as " tath VishNO: Paramam
padham ".
The
Text of the 28th Mantram
vyashDabhnAdhrhOdasee
VishNavE tE
dhAdartham
pruthiveemabhitO- mayUkhai:
kim
tadhvishNOrBalamAhu:?
kaa dheepti: kim
parAyaNam ?
yEkO
yadhdArayaddhEva:
rEjathee rhOdhasee ubhE
VaatAdhvishNOr-BalamAhu:
aksharAt
dheeptiruchyatE
Yadh-VishNOrEkamuttamam
Word
by Word Meaning of the 28th Mantram
yEtE rhOdhasee
vyashtabhnAt= The Sooryan with the name of VishNu
(rhOdhasE) holds well ( vyashDabhnAt) both the earth and the
heaven.
dhaadartha
pruthveemabhitO mayUkhai:
Oh VishNu ! There is a stOtram , which
states that You protect (dhAdartha)
this earth all around (abhitO) with Your rays ( mayUkhai:).
yath dEva: yEka:
rEjatee ubhE rhOdhasee dhArayath tath VishNO: Balam kim ?
What is the nature of
the strength ( Balam) this divine being(dEva:)
bears (
dhArayath) both the earth and heaven all by Himself
and shines ( rEjatee).
Kaa dheepti:
? Kim ParAyaNam Aahu: ? From Where is its effulgence coming
from ? What is its foundation ( ParAyaNam) ? Thus
asked the disciples of the AchAryan .
The AchAryan answered the above
questions :
VishNO: VaatAth
Balam Aahu:=It is said that the strength for the Sooryan
with the name of VishNu comes from the winds (Vaayu) .
One can relate to the gale force winds
and hot Sun spreading fast
the fires in Victoria and NSW provinces of Australia and the Santa Ana
winds in California burning up the draught ridden
( Parched )
brush there.
aksharAth dheepti:
uchyatE=The jyOti (dheepti) of
this VishNu-Sooryan arises from the akshara
Brahman.
Here , the KaThOpanishad mantram
(5.15) is identified for reflection: " na
tatra SooryO bhAti , na Chandra tArakam nEmaa VidhyutO bhAnti kutOayamagni:?
TamEva bhAntam-anubhAti sarvam Tasya bhAsA sarvam-idham
vibhAti".
(Meaning): " There the Sun does
not shine; neither the Moon and the Stars; nor do the flashes of lightning
shine. How (then) can the
fire shine? All these shine after Him only , who is ever shining.With His
light,all these shine".
tripadhAth dEva:
dhArayath=With the wealth of the Para Brahmam known as
thripAdh-VibhUti , Soorya-VishNu holds the universes.
yath yEkam VishNO:
uttamam= That alone is known
as VishNu's exalted place
( uttamam padham).
Vedam address this uttamam padham as
" Tadh VishNO:
Paramam Padham". The three fourth of the wealth of Para Brahman
existing as His creations are staying in an unchanging form in Parama Padham
and the remaining quarter is in
this universe ( "
PaadhOasya ViSvA bhUtAni , thripAdhAsyAmrutam
dhivi").
The Text
of the 29th Mantram
agnayO
vAyavascchaiva
yEtadhasya
parAyaNam
prucchAmi thvA param
mruthyum
avamam mahdyamam
chatum
lOkam cha
puNya-pApAnAm
yEtath prucchAmi
samprati
amumAhu: param
mrutyum
pavamAnam tu
madhyamam
agnirEvAvamO
mrutyu:
chandramAscchaturuchaytE
Word by Word Meaning of
the 29th PanchAti
agnaya:
Vaayavasccha yEtath asya parAyaNam=The assembly of agnis
and the winds ( Vaayu:) are the
AadhAram( ParAyaNam) for the Sooryan .
ThvA Param Mrutyum
madhyamam avamam chatum prucchAmi= adiyEn asks of You ( Param Mrutyum) the first , second , third and the
fourth reasons for death (
mrutyu).
PuNya-pApAnAm
lOkam cha samprati yEtat prucchAmi=adiyEn asks You about
the world ( yEtat prucchAmi) occupied now
( samprati) by those PuNyasAlis and sinners
( puNya-pApAnam
lOkam).
amum Param mrutyum
Aahu:= This Sooryan is described by the learned as the
chief kAraNam for death (mrutyu). Life ends with
the dawn and setting of the Sooryan .This is Kaala Mrutyu and is the first
kAraNam .This Kaala Mrutyu can not be conquered since PrArabdha karmAs can not
be overcome.
The 95th PanchAti of AruNam refers to this fact: " Sa SarvEshAm bhUtAnAm PrANAnAdhAyAstamEti".
Sooryan pulls away all the breaths of janthus and sets
down.
PavamAnam tu
madhyamam agni yEva avama:mrutyu: chandramaa: chatur- uchyatE = the second KaaraNam has been identified as PrANa Vaayu ,the
third maraNa kAraNam is Agni and the fourth kAraNam is
Chandran.
The second KaaraNam: If the prANa
Vaayu stops flowing , death will result.Thru PrANAyAmam , one can overcome this akAla mrutyu (
untimely death).
The third reason for akAla maraNam is
Agni . When the body temperature falters or the agni in the stomach ( the
digestive fire) becomes dull , the death is associated with Agni .This
can be overcome with proper treatment.
The fourth reason for akAla mrutyu is
Chandran . Due to deficiency in food intake or other related dhOshams , akAla
mrutyu can result. Chandran is the dEvatai for food (annam) and the mediicnal
plants ( Oushadhis). With extracts from proper medicinal plants, akAla mrutyu
can be overcome.
Soorya namaskAram and Mrutyanjaya
hOmam are recognized as helpful to overcome akAla mrutyu.The homam known
as Mrutyunjaya homam has prayers addressed to Vaayu and
Agni:
"vAtam prANam
manasAnvAraparamahE"(
adiyEn meditates intensely on VaayuBhagavAn who flows outside as air
and inside as PrANa
Vaayu ).
NamO Veda PurushAya
,Daasan ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan