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SrI:
 
Dear Vaidhikaas & AnushtAthaas :
 
Yesterday  , the Saama Vedins completed their
Upaakarmaa .One of the highlights of their
Upaakarmaa is the most comprehensive
Deva Rishi Pithru TarpaNam for AdhyAyOthsarjana
Karmaa . It will take almost three hours to observe
Saama Upaakarmaa , where bulk of the time is
spent on performing  the many TarpaNams .
 
Saama Veda TARPAnAMS
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There are 264 Deva Rishi TarpaNams and 12 Pithru
TarpaNam for those who do not have living parents .
 
We discharge our debts to Devaas by performing
Yaj~nams . They recieve Havis in these Yaagams
and are satisfied with us . 
 
For the Rishis , we absolve ourselves of our debts
by adhyayanam of Vedams .That VEda adhyayanam
pleases them and they bless us as MantradhrashtAs .
 
We discharge our debts to Pithrus with male progeny
to please them through tarpaNams and Sraardhams .
 
Saama Veda Upaakarmaa is comprehensive to cover
TarpaNams for all the three categories (Deva, Rishi
and Pithrus) of supernal beings to whom we owe
the three kinds of debts .
 
Saama Vedam Highlights & The First TarpaNam to Agni
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Before we describe the details on the Unique TarpaNams
in Saama Upaakarmaa , let us briefly summarize some
basic facts about Saama Vedam :
 
1. It is considered as " the earliest divine Music of ecstasy " .
 
2. Saama Veda has 1875 Saamans ( verses put into musical
    chants . These Saamans are divided into PurvArchika ,
    UttarArchika , MahaanAmni-Archika and AraNya .  
 
3. Agni , Indra , VishNu and other DevAs are invoked
    in Saama Vedam . The Deva TarpaNams are to these
    DEvaas and the very First TarpaNam is to Agni .
 
    The First of the 1875 Saamans Saaman is an invitation
    (invocation) for Agni to come and be seated :
 
    Agna Aa yAhi veethayE gruNAnO havyadhAtayE
    ni hOtaa satsi Barhishi -- Saaman 1 , Rg Vedam VI.16.10
 
(meaning): Having been eulogized by us , Come Oh adorable
Supreme Being to confer Your blessings on this dedicated
worshipper with prosperity . Oh Generous One ! May Thou
be seated in our innermost chamber of the heart ( specially
decorated chair) ! Be our hOta ( the preist of our invocation)
and be seated in this elegantly decorated chair that has been
specially created for You .
 
Similar to the Saama Vedam starting with salutations to Agni
( the Deva PurOhitha) , the First Rg Veda mantram  also starts
with the eulogy to Agni :
 
AgnimeeDE purOhitham Yajn~yasya dEvamruthvijam
hOthAram rathnadhAthamam
 
(Meaning) We salute the most adorable Lord (Agni) ,
the supreme priest of cosmic activities , the divine
Lord , " who works through the eternal laws , and who
feeds and sustains all that is divine and luminous".
 
The salutations and the prayers for protection to Agni Devan
are many in Saama Vedam :
 
" mithramiva priyam sthushE " -- Passage from the 5th Saaman
(Meaning): Agni is dear to me as a close friend and
hence I adore Him .
 
The passage in the 47th Saaman salutes Agni as
" Gaathuvitthama: " ( Knower of all of Our Paths ,
Sarvaj~nan) .
 
The 61st Saaman seeks Agni's protection from every
amangaLam and adresses Him as our Lord of the House
(Gruha Pathi) ,our invoker (hOthru) and protector(pOthru):

ThavamagnE  Gruhapathistavagum hOthAnO adhvarE
Thvam pOthaa visvavaara prachEthaa yakshi yAsi
cha vaaryam---61st Saaman
 
(meaning) : " Oh Fire -divine , You are the head of
the Family (Gruhapathi) , You are the invoker of
our benovolent actions( hOthaa) ; Oh Lord of all
boons !You are the preserver and all knowing .
May You convey the oblations to other bounties
and also enjoy Yourself ".
 
The above are examples of Saamans from
the AagnEya ( Belonging to Agni) KaanDa of
PurvArchika Saamans .
 
Such a reverence to Agni as a Deva is displayed as
the First of the 81 Deva TarpaNams  among the 264
TarpaNams is for AGNI devan  in the adhyAya
uthsarjana Karmaa (Saama Upaakarmaa) :
 
" Agni: thrupyathu "
 
TarpaNam for Indra (7th of the 264 TarpaNams) 
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We will continue with the tarpaNam for Indra ,
another celebrated deva in Saama Vedam .
It is the 7th in order of TarpaNams after
the TarpaNams for (2) Brahma ( the Creator
ordained by Bhagavaan) ,(3) Soma: ( Chandran
and Soma Rasam) , (4) Siva: , (5)PrajApathi: ,
and (6) Savithaa .
 
The 7th TarpaNam following that of Savithaa
is for Indhran among the Devaas:
 
" Indhra: thrupyathu" . 
 
The Saamans 115 to 585 are dedicated to Indra
as the Supreme Reality and this section is known
therfore as " Aindra Parvaa". The antharyAmi Brahman
inside Indra , the Satha Krathu ( the performer of hundred
Yaj~nAs ) is addressed here.  
 
( To Be continued)
 
NamO Veda Purushaaya ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan   
 
 
 
      
   
 
 
 
 
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