SrI:
Dear
VedhAbhimAnis:
53rd and 54th Mantram
Introduction:
The relationship between
perishable body and the eternal Aatmaa is explored here.The
uniqueness of
the Aatmaa is described. A prayer to Agni bhagavAn is made to
come quickly and bless the YajamAnan .
53rd and the 54th
Mantram Text
Mantram
53:
VeeNA-paNava
lAsitam
mrutam jeevam ch yath
kimchith
angAnisnEva viddhi
tath
atrushyagumstrushyataddhyAyAth
asmAmjAtA mE
mithUcharan
putrO
nirruttyA vaidEha:
achEtA yasccha
chEtana:
sa tamm
maNImavindhath
sOanangulirAvayath
sOagreeva:
pratyamunchath
Mantram 54
sOajihvO
asacchat
naitam rishim vidhitvA
nagaram praviSEth
yadhi praviSEth
nithou charitvA
praviSEth
tath sambhavasya
vratam
AatamagnE ratham
tishta
yEkASvamEka
yOjanam
yEka
chakramEkadhuram
vAtadhrAjigatim
VibhO
na rishyati na
vyathatE
Word by Word
Meaning of the 53rd and 54th Mantrams:
VeeNA-PaNava lAsitam=
the happiness arising from listening to the sounds of
Veenai and Mrudhangam
mrutam jeevam cha =
the happiness and sadness arising from life and
death
yatkichit tath angAni
snA AnmAdhrug=
these are like the limbs and nerves
tied together to the body .
atrushyan trushya asmAth
jAtA: mE dhyayath= the Soul with its house in the body has
no desires and attachments and yet thinks that this laughter and weeping
and the joy and the sorrow associated with both belongs to
it.
mithUcharan vaidEha: nirrudhyA: putra:
achEtAya: cha chEtana: =Since the jeevan lives by uniting
with the body, it( the jeevan) although it is distinctly different from the
body becomes like the son with the asurA svabhAvam and behaves like an
achEtanam although it is an eternal chEtanam
.
sa: MaNim avindhat=after
reaching that state,the jeevan gains as stated
before
a most enjoyable gem (
bhOgya vastu),
ParamAtma.
sa: anaguli:
Aavayath , sa: agreeva: pratyamunchath, sa: ajihvA:
asaSchath=The jeevan
without fingers adorns this gem ; without a neck , he wears it ; without a
tongue , he tastes this bhOgya vastu or eulogizes it.
yEtam rishim viditvA
nagaram na praviSEth=having comprehended the all seeing
Aatma , one will not enter in to the cage( prison) like
body.
yati-praviSEth mithou
charitvaa praviSEth= If by chance he enters , then he will
live with full knowledge that the relationship between body and AathmA is not
real and will stay there for the well being of the world ( lOka sangraham)
like an adhikAra purushan.
tath Sambhavasya
vratam=This is the way of life ( anushtAnam) and the
credo
( siddhAntam) of Sage Sambhava
.
From here is a prayer
for Agni dEvan.
AgnE ! tamm ratham
Aatishta=Oh Agni !
Please mount Your chariot and arrive
here !
yEkASvam yEka
yOjanam=That chariot of Yours has only one horse and yet
can travel one yOjanai distance in a single
minute.
yEkachakram yEka
dhuram=That chariot of Yours has only one wheel and one
nuhatthadi (dhuram=binding
post).
Vaata-dhrAji gatim=That chariot of yours moves swiftly like the wind.
na rishyati na
vyathatE=that chariot of Yours is indestructible and will
not harm anyone. Please mount that chariot , arrive at the YagnasAlaa and
bless adiyEn !
55th Mantram
Introduction
The features of the chariot of Agni
and its movement are first described. Next ,
the features of the chariot of Vaayu
are included and a prayer is made for Vaayu to arrive at the YaagasAlA of the
yajamAnan and to aceept the worship offered to Him .
55th Mantram Text:
nAsyAkshO yAtu
sajjati
yacchEvatAn
rohitAgumscchAgnE:
rathE
yuktvAdhitishtati
yEkayA cha daSabhisccha
svabhUtE
dhvAbhyAmishtayE
vigumSatyA cha
tisrubhisccha vahasE
trigum SatA cha
niyudhbhir vAyaviha taa
vimuncha
Word by word Meaning of
the 55th Mantram:
asya aksha: yAtu na
sajjati=When it travels , the axle of this chariot does
not collide wiht anything.
AgnE: yath rathE SvEtAn
rOhitAn cha yuktvA adhitishtati=In this chariot ready to
travel are bound the white and red horses.
From here on , there is
a prayer for Vaayu BhagavAn.
yEkaa cha daSabhisccha
dhvAbhyAm vigumsatyA cha tisrubhisccha trigumSatA cha niyutbhi: svabhUtE
vahasE=Oh Vaayu
BhagavAn ! some times You travel
in a one horsed or ten horsed chariot; other times , You travel in a
chariot driven by two or twnety horses and yet at other times Your chariots
are drawn by three or thirty horses. In this type of chariot befitting
you , You travel from one place to the other.
VaayO ! iha taa:
vimuncha=Oh VaayU !
please unfasten your horses near my
YaagasAlA and accept adiyEn's worship.
11th anuvAkam
sampoorNam
NamO Veda
PurushAya,
DhAsan , Oppiliappan
Koil V,Sadagopan
.