" from
Dhurbhiksham dEvalOkEshu-- to Sarma saprathaa
aavruNE "
( Meaning &
Commentary): In this panchAti , SiSira rutu is in
focus.Maasi and Panguni are covered.There is not much rain fall during
SiSira rutu. Agni Devan takes pity on the lot of the suffering people and
intercedes with the Maruth gaNams(Vaayu devatAs) to bless the people with
rain. The dEvAs of SiSira rutu are VisvE DevAa. They are skilled in destroying
the enemies. In this rutu , homam in Agni and pleasing ViSvE dEvAs ( UpAsanam)
, both conquest over one's enemies and banishment of obstacles in one's way
result.
" dhurbiksham
dEvalOkEshu , manUnAm-udhakam gruhE " = even
in dEva lOkam
( in AakASam) , there is no water even
one begs for it .There is a small amount of water on earth in the houses of
human beings .dhurbhiksham means alabhyam ( unattainable) even thru seeking
bikshA( alms) for water .
" yEtA vAcha:
pravadantee , vaidhyutO yAnti SaiSaree: = Speaking such words (
yetA vaacha: pravadantee) , the people of this world carry on with their lives
in SiSira rutu ( SaiSiree yAnti) with
difficulty/tApam(vaidhyuta:
yAnti).
" Taa Agni:
pavamAnA anvaikshata "=
Agni BhAgavAn looked ( anvaikshata) at
these sufering souls without water ( PavamAnA:) with compassion
.
" iha
jeevikAm-aparipaSyan , tasyaishA bhavati "=Agni saw
these souls here on earth (iha) unable to locate
the life-sustaining
water (jeevikAm aparipaSyan ) with compassion and appealed to Maruth
ganAs. Here are His words of appeal
( tasya yEshA bhavati )
:
"ihEhavasvatapasa: marutas-sooryatvacha:"= Oh Maruth
dEvatAs having the lustre equal to that of the radiant Sooryan (
Sooryatvacha:) and possessing power from Your own penance ( svatapasa:)
!
Va: Sarma saprathaa
AavruNE "= Oh Maruth dEvAs ! Please
bless all these
suffering people plentifully during the SiSira rutu
through Your blessings
in the form of copious rains . I appeal to You to intervene and make it
possible.
Agni BhagavAn is appealing here to
Maruth gaNams to bless the people of the world with life-sustaining rains for
well being ( subhiksham).
PanachAti 15: From " ati tAmrANi VaasAgumsi to pruthivyAm
aparASritA "
ati tAmrANi vAsAgumsi=
The VisvE dEvAs linked to SiSira rutu have very bright red
dresses.
ashDi-vajri-Satagnicha cha -ViSvEdEvA vipraharanti=ViSvE dEvaas possess weapons like Ashti ( Kind of spear) ,
Vajri ( VajrAyudham similar to that of Indhra) and Satagni ( a weapon spitting
hundreds of flames like Sudarsana BhagavAn ) .They defeat soundly
(vipraharanty) their enemies.
Agni-jihvA asaSchata
=VisvE dEvAs have Agni as their tongues and shout with joy
that
naivO dEvO na martya:
mAtrukkasccha na vidhyatE =there is no known dEvan or
human to match them in valour ( Maatrukkaccha na vidhyatE)
and
na rAjA VaruNO vibhu:=
that King VaruNaa is no match to them
and
nAgnirnEndhrO na
pavamAna:=neither Agni or Indhran or Vaayu could
equal them in their power over enemies.
dhivyaisyaikA
dhanurAtni: , PruthivyAm aparASritA =asya yEkA dhanurtni:
dhivi, aparA pruthivyAm SritA . One end of the bow of
these ViSvE DevAs ( asya yEkA dhanurArtni:) touches the dEva lOkam (
dhivi) and the other end touches the bhU lOkam ( aparA pruthivyAm SrithA ).
Victory over one's enemies and
banishment of obstacles in the way of the Saashakaas are the phalans of
performing Homams for the SiSira rutu dEvathais, ViSvE
dEvA:
Fourth AnuvAkam sampoorNam
.
SrI Veda PurushAya nama:
Dhaasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
M,
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