Sri
Dear BhakthAs :
Few days ago , some one asked me a question
about VyAhruthis .I went on the trip to India and forgot
to answer that query .
Here is my input on that important question on VyAhruthis ,
which has links to the sacred Manthram , the three
Vedams and PraNavam ultimately .
VyAhruthi: means utterance and in this case the utterance of
a mystic word or words . Specifically , VYAhurthis are invoked
during SandhyA Vandhanam . They are three in number
( BhU: , Bhuva: and Suva: ). Some account for 7 VyAhruthis .
The number three fits nicely .
PoorvAchAryAs have explained that the Manthra dhrashtAs or the Rishis
churned the 21 Rg Veda SaakhAs and obtained their essence in
the form of 8 aksharams .These 8 letters are recognized
as the essence of the Rg Veda SaakhAs . Similar intensive efforts
by the Rishis conversant with the Yajur and Saama Vedams
led to the realization of 8 aksharams as the essence of Yajur
Vedam and another set of 8 aksharams for the Saama Vedam .
Since Atharva Vedam is implicit in the other three Vedams ,
the Maharishis seemed to have stopped with the three Vedams
alone. One can speculate whether the ChathurpAdha Gaayathri
has the fourth paadham as the condensation of Atharva Vedam .
In total , there arose to prominence 24 aksharams with 8 each
for the three VedAs . In these 24 aksharams , the essence of
all the Vedams are contained / housed.
These 24 Aksharams together constitute the "ThripadhA
Gaayathri or AshtAkshara Gaayathri " . Each of the 3 Paadhams
of the most sacred Gaayathri Manthram is linked to one
particular Vedam according to Manu . This manthram that
protects those , who recite it with the correct Svaram
protects the reciter ( Gaayantham ThrAyathee ithi Gaayathree).
In view of Gaayathri manthram being the essence of the three
VedAs , it is saluted as " ChandasAm MaathA ".
Vaikunta Vaasi MukkUr Sri Lakshmi NrusimhAcchAr Swamy
goes on to explain that additional condensation of the 8 aksharams
of each of the three VedAs ( the three Paadhams of Gaayathree
Manthram) gave rise to thre esabdhams : BhU: , Bhuva: and Suva: .
Together , the above three sabdhams joined to form the VyAhruthi
manthram : " BhUr-Bhuva: Suva: ".
Further churning of the three VyAhruthi manthrams led to
additional compression /condensation : Out of BhU: came
the letter " A" . VyAhruthi Bhuva: gave rise to "U " and VyAhruthi
Suva: led to "M" . When these three letters ( A, U, M) were United ,
one was blessed with PraNavam or EkAksharam .This could not
be condensed any furhter .
MukkUr Swamy sums up the interrelationships this way :
" All the VedAs are contained inside the Gaayathri manthram ;
Gaayathri is housed inside the VyAhruthis ; The VyAhruthis are
contained inside PraNavam , which has all the Veda manthrams
inside it . PraNavam is saluted as " Veda Siras or Veda ChoodAmaNi ".
The detailed esoteric meanings of PraNavam is covered by
Swamy Desikan in the Moola ManthrAdhikAram of Srimath
Rahasya Thraya Saaram .
Additional comments on VyAhruthis
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Rg Veda Manthram (X.33.5) gives a clue to these three VyAhruthis:
Yasya maa harithO raTE THISRO vahanthi saadhuyaa
sthavai sahasradakshiNE
(Meaning) : " I praise Him at the ceremony , where three vital
energies , yoked in the chariot of body , carry us nicely forward
to the place of work or worship , in which He presents to us
with thousands of rewards ".
The three vital energies can be viewed as the three VyAhruthees
condensing to form the most important PraNavam .
NamO Veda PurushAya ,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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