SrI:
Dear
VedhAbhimAnis:
48th Mantram
Introduction
This mantram salutes
Sooryan and concedes that his UpAsanai is widely spread aroud the world. A
contrast is made between those who are engaged in such upAsanAs and those
who are not.
48th Mantram
Text
pavitravanta:
parivAjamAsatE
pitaishAm prattO
abhirakshati vratam
mahassamudhram VaruNastirOdadhE
dheerA icchE
kurdharuNEshvArabham
pavitram tE vitatam
BrahmaNaspatE
prabhurgAtrANi
paryEshi viSvata:
atapta
tanUrnatadhAm aSnutE
SrutAsa
idhvahantastathsamASata
BrahmA
dEvAnAm
asatassadhyE
tatakshu:
Word by Word
Meaning of the 48th Mantram
Pavitravanta: vAjam pari
AasatE=The pious ones perform with ardour the upAsanai of
Sooryan for multiplication of the food sources .
PitA pratta:yEshAm
vratam abhirakshati =Sooryan stands as the Father and
ancient One and protects their vratam.
VaruNa: maha: samudram
tirOdadhE = King VaruNan uses the water from the big
oceans to form the clouds and hides the heavens .
dheerA: ith dharuNEshu
Aarabham chEku=The heroic ones , who have conquered their
indhriyams,become capable to begin their upAsanais at the places appropriate
for such worship.
BrahmaNaspatE! tE
pavitram=Oh Lord SooryA ! Your UpAsanai is spread well all
over the world.
Prabhu: viSvata: gAtrANi
paryEshi=You as the Lord are pervading the bodies of
all janthus all over this universe with your rays.
ataptatanU: AamA:,tath
na aSnutE=The body of one who has not done the penance (
upAsanai) is like incompletely cooked food. He will not attain the fruits of the
tapas.
SrutAsa ithvahanta:
tatsamASata=The ones who have performed the upAsanA are
like well cooked havis and they thru these auspicious acts enjoy the puNyams.
BrahmA dEvAnAm=the mantram starting with "Brahma dEvAnAm" should be recited
here .
This mantram is a description of RaajA
Soman : " BrahmA dEvAnAm padhavee kaveenAm Rishir-viprANAm
mahishAm mrughANAm , SyEnO gruttrANAgum Soma: pavitramathyEti
rEphan".
The meaning of this Mantram is: Soman
stays eulogized and stands above all sacred/auspicious entities . He is Brahma
dEvan among dEvAs; Master of words among the poets, Rishi among Brahmins,
strong Buffalo among animals, mighty Garudan among birds and among splitting
weapons , He is the axe .
asata: sat yE
tatkshu: Those who made the manifest universe (
Kaarya roopa world) out of the unmanifest( KaaraNa poruL) are hailed as
PrajApatis or Aadhi Rishis .
49-50th Mantrams(
11th AnuvAkam ) Introduction
The UpAsana of SooryantaryAmi BahgavAn
and its glories continue to be covered here . Gaayatri Mantram is
invoked in this context .
Texts of the
49-50th Mantram
Rushaya: saptaadhrisccha
yath
sarvEatrayO
Agastyasccha
nakshatrai:
SamkrutOavasan
atha savitu:
SyAvAscchasthAvarti-kAmasya
amee ya rukshA nihitAsa
ucchA
naktam dadhruSrE
kuhachiddhivEshu:
adhaBdhAni VaruNasya
vratAni
vichAkaSac-chandramA
nakashtramEti
tatsaviturvarENyam
bhargO dEvasya
dheemahi
dhiyO yO na:
prachOdhayAth
tathsavithurvruNeemahi
vayam dEvasya
bhOjanam
SrEshtagumsarvadhAtamam
turam bhagasya
dheemahi
apAgUhatasavitA
trubheen
sarvAn dhivO
andhasa:
naktam tAnyabhavan
dhruSE
asthyasthnA
sambhavishyAma:
nAma nAmaiva nAma
mE
49-50th Mantram:Word by
Word Meanings
rushaya: sapta atrisccha
yath sarvE Atrya: Agasytya: cha=The seven rishis of this
Vaivastha Manvantram ( KaSyapar,Atri, VaSishtar, ViswAmitrar, Goutamar,
Jamadhagni and BhardhvAjar) have the Vaibhavam of creating this universe
because of their power of UpAsanA , which makes them unify with the BhagavAn .
Those who perform the UpAsanA of the BhagavAn , who is the indweller of
Sooryan will attain the lofty status similar to that of the sapta Rishis
.
The
group of sapta rishis change in each manvantaram( Bhagavatam:
8.13.5).
Nakshatrai: Samkruta:
avasan=These upAsakAs will attain the form of stars and
bless the world just like the sapta Rishis.These are statements by Sage
Angeerasa.
SaastrAs state that the Aadhi rishis
stay in the form of stars in the sky.The
sapta rishi maNDalam is said to be
near Dhuva MaNDalam .
atha savitu:
avartikAmasya SyAvAscchvasya =Now , we will recite the
mantrams seen by the dispassionate mantradhrushtA
SyAvaaSvar , who had
no desire to be reborn . (This rishi is one of the AtrEya gOtra rishi.The
mantrams seen by him are stated now).
amee rukshA: yE ucchA
nihitAs: naktam dadhrSrE=These stars( nakshatrams), which
have been held aloft by BhagavAn are seen at night
.
dhivA
guhachityeeu:=They disappear somewhere during the
day.
VaruNasya vratAni
adaBdhAni=The will of VaruNan are neither known to us nor
controlled by us.( In the morning SandhyA upAsanam , Sooryan is
worshipped as Mitran and in the evening as
VaruNan).
ChandramA vikASat
nakshatramEti= Chandran is united with well shining
assembly of stars.( Chandran shines at night with his 27 wives in the form of
Nakshatrams).
Ya na: dhiya:
prachOdhayAt tath Savitu: dEvasya varENyam bharga:
dheemahi=
Let us meditate on that BhagavAn the
creator( Savitu:) , who stimulates the power of our minds and who is the
embodiment of supreme jyOthi !
Bhagasya Savitu: dEvasya
bhOjanam SrEshtam sarvadhAtamam tath vayam turam dheemahi vruNeemahE =May we rush to meditate upon and pray to that MangaLa svaroopi ,
Savithuru dEvan , who has the enjoyable and lofty power to protect all
beings. ( Savithru dEvan is the Supreme Being inside the savitru
MaNDalam).
SavitA andhasa: sarvAn
trybheen dhiva: naktam apAgUhata:=SavitA ( Soorya
antaryAmi BhagavAn ) hides all his
rays
that
hide the stars from the sky during the night.
tAnidhruSe abhavan=then , it becomes possible to see the stars at night .
asthyasthanaa
sambhavishyaama:=We are born in this earth with bodies
supported by bones and flesh and have a name.
mE nAma nAma yEva
nAma=After we are blessed with Jn~Anam thru upAsanA
of
Sooryan , the names linked to the
physical body are mere names without any meaning.
IsaavAsya Upanishad mantrams 15 and 16
are relevant in SooryOpAsanaa.
Mantram 15:HiraNmayEna PatrENa -
The face(i-e.the mind) of
Truth
(i-e. Jeevatan) is covered
by the golden Vessel(
i-e.Rajas/Passion) .
Oh Pushan! Do remove
that ( cover of the mind)
for the sake of perceiving Brahman , which is the function(dharma) of the
Jiva( satya)".
Mantram 16: PushannEkarshE ---
" Oh Pushan! the one seer,Oh
controller,
Prompter, the indwelling ruler of all
creatures born of PrajApati.Remove thy
(fierce) rays. Do gather up thy
dazzle. I shall behold that form of thine , which is most auspicious . Who
this person is He this I am ".
NamO Veda
PurushAya ,Daasan ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan