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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
********************************

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) 
*********************************************************
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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