The 18th Mantram Text
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adhrapsO amsumateem
atishDat
iyA na: KrushNO
dasabhissahasrai:
Aavartamindhrasccha
dhamantam
upasnuhitam-nrumaNAmathadhrAmiti
yEtayaivEndhras-salAvrukyA
saha
asurAn parivrucchati
prutheevyagumsumatee
tAmanvavastithassamvatsarO dhivam cha
naivam
vidhushAaachAryantEvAsinou
anyOnyasmai
dhruhyatAm
yO
dhruhyati
bhraSyatE
svargaallOkAt
ityurutamaNDalAni
sooryA
maNDalaanyAkhyAyikaa:
ata Urdhvagum
sanirvachanA:
18th Mantram: Word by
word Meaning:
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avadrapsO amsumateem
atishDat=The rain waters descended from the sky (
avadhrapsa:) and reached BhUmi (amsumateem
atishDat).
iyA na: krushNO daSabhi:
sahasrai: This rain
water flowed ( iyAna:) thru tens of thousands of
canals(daSabhir-sahasraI:)
for the benefit of farmers and
to facilitate agriculture ( krushNa:iyAna).
Aavartam Indhra:
Sachyaa damantam upasnuhitan
nrumaNAm-athadhrAm-iti=
Indhran comes frequently ( Aavartam) with the sound of thunder
(dhamantam)and uses his power (SachyA) to let the rains desired by men descend
to earth( athadhrAm upasnuhi) . There is a mantram
elsewhere relating to this prayer (
athadhrAm upasnuhi iti ).
yEtyaivEndhras-salAvrukyA saha: asurAn parivruschati ,
pruthivyAgumsumatee=
Indhran , the devatai responsible for rain commands the
life-giving(vital) rainy clouds to descend from all directions to
earth . Nourished by these downpours ,
BhUmi is rich with all kinds of crops and gains the name of amSumati
(amBhumati)
What does Indhran do ? For the benefit
of this water-gulping ( salAvrukya)
BhUmi ( yEyaiva saha) , He sends the
life giving ( asurAn= asU dhattAn) , PrANaadhAra mEghams from all directions (
parivrucchati) .The BhUmi becomes rich with all these rains
( thrice a Month) , yields abundant
crops and inherits the name of amsumati.
tAm-anvavasthita:
samvatsarO dhivam cha= BhagavAn Sooryan , the Kaala roopi
( Samvatsara:) , is seen touching both the BhUmi and the sky ( dhivam cha)
.
naivam
vidhushA-aachAryAntEvAsinou ,
anyOnyasmai dhruhyatAm=
Those learned ones united with their sishyAs ( achArya
antEvAsinou) , who understand this Vaibhavam of Soorya
NaarAyaNan
(
VidhushA) should not cheat each other ( anyOnyasmai) and not commit
drOham between themselves ( na dhruhyatAm).
yO dhruyati , bhrasyatE
svargAllOkAt =
One (ya:) who cheats and
misbehaves(dhruhyati) falls down from the svarga lOkam ( svargAn lOkAn
bhraSyatE).
ityurutu maNDalAni ,
Soorya maNDalAni AakhyAyikA: = In this manner,
the vast glories of the Rutu and Soorya MaNDalams have been
described
(
iti maNDalAni AakhyAyikA).
ata Urdhvagum sa
nirvachanA: From hereon ( ata Urdhvam) , the mantrams with
elaborations (nirvachanam) about the many forms of Sooryan will be
covered .
Sixth AnuvAkam SampoorNam
.
SrI Veda PurushAya nama:
Dhaasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
M,
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