Sri:
Dear
VedAbhimAnis:
In the 3 mantrams of the
13th
anuvAkam (61-63) , dEva MaatA
,
Adhiti
dEvi is eulogized and
her
eight sons
are identified
.
The purpose of her
leaving
Sooryan , the 8th son of
hers
in the earth prior to returning
to
her home in heaven is
decribed.
Text of Mantrams
61-62
ashtayOnimashtaputrAm
ashtapatneemimAm
maheem
aham vEdha na mE
mrutyu:
na chaa
mrutyuradhAharath
ashtayOnyashtaputram
ashtapadhidhamantariksham
aham vEdha na mE
mrutyu:
nachAmrutyuragAharath
ashtayOnimashtaputrAm
ashtapatneemamUm
dhivam (61)
aham vEda na mE
mrutyu:
na
chAmrutyuragAharath
sutrAmANam
maheemUshu
adhitir-dhyouradhitirantariksham
Adhitir-mAtA sa
PitA sa putra:
ViSvE dEvA Adhiti:
pancha janA:
Adhitir-jAtamadhitirjanitvam
ashtou putrAsO
AdhitE:
yE jAtAstanva:
pari
dEvA (2)mupapraith
saptabhi: (62)
Word by Word
Meanings of 61-62
Mantrams:
ashta yOneem ashta
putrAm ashta
patneem imAm maheem
aham vEdha=
adiyEn knows this BhUmi dEvi ,
who
has eight kinds of causes or
eight kinds
of places of birth
, eight sons and
eight kinds of
protectors.
ashta yOni= The eight root causes
( Moola KaaraNams) for this earth
is Prakruti , Mahath, ahankAram
,
the pentad
SaBdha-sparSa-roopa-
rasa-gandham ( GeethA:
7.4).
ashta putrAm= Adhiti's eight sons
are: Agni, JaatavEdhas,
SahOjas,
AjirAprabhu , VaisvAnaran ,
naryApas,
PanktirAdhas and Visarpi( the
eight
kinds of
Agnis).
Ashtapatneem=The word , "Pathnee"
is used to
mean protectors.The eight
protectors for the BhUmi are:
Indhran,
Agni, Yaman,Nirruti , VaruNan
,Vaayu,
KubhEran and IsAnan .There are
the
eight lords of
Directions.
na mE mrutyu:=Because I know this
I do not face death
.
amrutyu: agA na
chAharath=Untimely
death( akAla Mrutyu) can not
give
me sorrow and
sins.
ashtayOneem
ashtaputram
ashtapadh idham
antariksham
aham vEdha=I know this antariksha
dEvatai , who has eight causes
,
eight sons and eight
protectors.
na mE mrutyu:=
Because I know
this , I do not meet
death.
agA amrutyu: na
chAharath=
akAla maraNam( death) does
not
give me sins and
sorrow. akAla
maraNam does not affect
me.
ashtayOneem
ashtaputrAm
ashtapatneem dhivam
aham
vEdha=I comprehend the deity
of heaven , who has eight
causes,
eight sons and eight
protectors.
na mE
mrutyu:= Because of
my
comprehension of these
doctrines,
I have no
death.
aghA amrutyu: na
chAharath=
the akAla maraNam does not
confer any sins or sorrows
on
me.It does not affect
me.
suthrAmaNam
maheemUshu=
We have to invoke the meanings of
two Veda
Mantrams:"suthramANam
and MaheemUshu". The text
and
the meanings of the mantrams are
given below.These are Mantrams
eulogizing Adhiti dEvi.
"
SuthramANam" Mantram asks us to
perform SaraNAgathy to Adhiti
dEvi
and feel joyous therefrom . She
is
recognized as One who protects
all
well, One who is of the form of
sky
and earth, One who is beyond
time,
grantor of auspiciousness
,remover of
enimity, sinless and like a
divine ship
engaged in carrying out
MangaLa
kAryams.
"
MaheemUshu" mantram asks us also to
perform SaraNAgathy at the
benovolent
Adhiti dEvi's feet and become
free from
burdens .She is described as the
most
reverence worthy ,as the caring
Mother
for those , who perform
vratams,ageless,
adored by kings ,guide towards
the good
path.
Adhiti:
dhyou , Adhiti: antariksham,
Adhiti mAtA , Sa:
pitA , sa Putra:=
She is the heaven ,She is the interspace,
She is
the Mother and she is
the Father ,
She is the
son.
Adhiti: ViSvE dEvA:
pancha janA: =She is
the ViSvE dEvars and She is the
pancha
janams ( those of the
four Varnams and
the fifth one outside them
).
MahA NarAyaNa Upanishad
Mantram
( 25th anuvAkam: 111st
Mantram)
celebrates Aditi as the above
two
AruNa
Mantrams:
" Adhiti is the
Mother of all living
beings such as
gods,gandharvAs ,
human beings, the
pitrus, asurAs ,
and She is
signified by names
such as Medhini ,
Mahee ,Saavitri,
Gaayatri, Jagathi ,
Urvee,Prithvi ,
BahuLa , VisvA ,
Bhuta , Katama,
Ka, Ya , Satya and
Amrita.Thus did
Sage Vasishta
praise Mother Earth."
Adhiti jAtam
janitvam =Adhiti dEvi is
the universe that has come to
be
( the present one) and
the one to come
into being(future universe)
.
Adhiti putrAsa:
ashtou tanva: pari
yE jAtA:=The eight sons of Adhiti
were born out of Her
body.
saptabhi: putrai:
dEvAn upapraith=
She returned to deva lOkam
with seven
of Her eight children . She left
the eighth one behind on earth.
He
is Sooryan.He takes away the
lives of
janthus thru His udhayam (
dawning)
and astamanam
(setting).
Introduction to
Mantram 63
In this mantram , it is pointed
out
that Adhiti dEvi left for heaven
with
7 sons and left the 8th son
below.
He is MaarthANDan left
behind for
the mortals , who can not avoid
death.
The names of the 8 sons of Adhiti
are
recited in the order of their
birth.
Next a description is given about
Sooryan staying in the form of
seven
Purushans.
The Text of the
63rd Mantram
parA-mArtANDamAsyath
sapatabhi:
putrairadhiti:
upapraith poorvyam
yugam
prajAyai mrutyEva
tath
parA-MaartANDamAbharadhiti
tAnanukramishyAma:
mitrasccha
VaruNasccha
dhAtAchAryamA cha
agumSaSccha
bhagaSccha
IndhraSccha
VivasvAmScchEtyEtE
HiraNyagarbhO
hagumsSSuchishath
Brahmajajn~anantadhitpadhamiti
garbha:
prAjApatya:
atha
purushas-saptapurusha:
63rd Mantram:Word
by word Meanings
MaartANDam parA
AasyAth=Adhiti
dEvi left behind the 8th son
named
MaartANDan.
Adhiti: sapatabhi:
putrai: poorvyam
yugam upapraith
=Adhiti dEvi returned
with Her seven sons to her former
place of residence ( dEva
lOkam).
prajAyai mrutyavE
tath MaartANDam
parA AabharAth ithi
=She sacrificed
that eighth son for the people of
the
world associated with death.This
is
the story told in the
vedhAs.
taann
anukramishyAma:=Let us count
and name the eight sons of
Adhiti.
MitraSccha
VaruNaSccha dhAtAcha-
aryamA cha=They are Mitran , VaruNan,
DhAtA and AryamA as well
as
amSaSccha
bhagaSccha indhraSccha
VivasvAmScchEtyEtE=AmSan ,
Bhagan,
Indhran and VivasvAn
.
HiraNyagarbhO
hagumsa:
Suchishath
Brahma
Jn~Anam
tadhithpadham=Here , we have
to remember the three mantrams
starting with (1)hamsa: Sushichith ,
(2)Brahma Jn~Anam and
(3)tadhithpadham.
Meaning of
HiraNyagarbha Mantram:
The father of
HiraNyagarbhar(Brahma)
provides the foundation for the
earth
and heaven ( sa DhAdhAra
prutiveem
dhyAmutEmAm) . To whom else can
we
offer the Havis ( kasmai dEvAya
havishA
vidhEma?) .To no other god.
Meaning of
the hagum sa: suSishath
Mantram( MahA
NaaryANa upanishad
40.3
: " The Sun,the brilliant,the
wind
in the atmosphere , the fire on the altar,
the guest in the house ,the
innerself
dwelling in men, the indweller
of
those gods above,the one in
which
resides in the world of truth ,
the
dweller in the celestial sky
,
the water-born, the earth
-born,
sacrifice-born,
mountain-born--all
these are( the nature of
Brahman)
the great Truth.
Meaning of
the Brahma Jn~Ana
Mantram: MahA
NaarAyaNa
Upanishad:
1.10.1: At the very
beginning , the lustrous
Venan(Sooryan)
arose from Brahman , shone across
the entire world and pervaded in
all
directions . He illumines the
earth
and the upper world. He
inserts
the forms like Him
everywhere.
He becomes the origin of
the KaaraNa
and Kaarya
lOkams.
Meaning of
"tadhitpadha" mantram:
Not even the most intelligent
person
can figure out where the soul
after it
leaves the body enters and
gains other
sareerams.The reason for this
lack of
knowledge is due to us being
under the
influence of the MaayA
constituted by
the three guNams. Like the ever
rotating
wheel , jeevan takes on new
births again
and again due to its karmAs. This
jeevan
does not die and
disappear.He continues
to live . He is
eternal.
garbha:
prAjApatyA:=In the mantram
starting with
HiraNYagarbha:,
the pregnancy linked to
PrajApati
is referred to
.
atha Purusha: sapta
purusha:=
Next , explanation is given
as to
how Soorya Purushan is in the
form
of seven
PurushAs.
Thirteenth anuvAkam
sampoorNam
NamO Veda PurushAya
,
DhAsan, Oppiliappan
Koil
VaradAchAri
Sadagopan
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