Questions

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I will be highly grateful to the people who can clarify the following for

starters

 

1. How to pronounce "gam" , for example in the following and other places

like "kavigam" in Ganapati mantra? I understand , that because of some

grammer rule you write "gam" but pronounce differently.

 

"PatimvishvasyAtmeshwaragam shAshvatagam shivamachyutham".

 

2. In the following verses what and why is the differnce between

 

tamasastupAre and tamasas parastAt

 

vedAhametam purusham mahAntham Aditya varNam tamasas parastAt tam evam vidhvaan

amrta iha

....

 

vedAhametam puruSHam mahAntam | AdityavarNam tamasastu pAre | sarvANi

roopANi vicitya dheera: | nAmAni krtvAbhivadan yadAste || 16 || ...

 

3. The source and number in that source for the following:

 

Ayam Nijaha Paroveti ganana laghu chetasam

udaara charitaanamtu Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.

 

4. In the Sri Sukta which is correct( and I have seen both equally):

 

Jaatavedo Ma maavaha or ma aavaha (mama vs ma).

 

Thanks and regards to all the learned people.

$undar

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Sri:

Sri Brahmantantra Swatantra Parakala Guru Paramparaayai Nama:

 

I have dared to comment on these questions. I stand corrected on any errors

in this posting.

 

| 1. How to pronounce "gam" ,

 

It almost sounds like "gum", with the "u" sound being very minor in length

and emphasis. One may

even pronounce a deliberate "gm".

 

| 2. In the following verses what and why is the differnce between

| tamasastupAre and tamasas parastAt

|

| vedAhametam purusham mahAntham Aditya varNam tamasas parastAt tam evam

vidhvaan

| amrta iha

| ...

|

| vedAhametam puruSHam mahAntam | AdityavarNam tamasastu pAre | sarvANi

| roopANi vicitya dheera: | nAmAni krtvAbhivadan yadAste || 16 || ...

 

tamasastupAre = astu + pArE + tamas = One who is on opposite of tamas

(darkness).

tamasasparastaat = One who is on the other extreme side of darkness.

 

pArE and parastaat: pArah is to be on the opposite of something, not just

after or beyond. It the

the other extreme, concluding limit. parastaat is to be beyond something. It

may be the case where

Verse 16 of Purusha Sukta, during the description of the ananata kalyaana

guna ganaas of Lord Naraayana,

the word pAre is used to best describe HIS LIMITLESS GUNAS (qualitatively

and quantitatively). Having

established and proclaimed that, when making reference to the same GUNAS, an

alternative word, parastaat,

may have been used. (Its meaning may be taken as, "As it has already been

mentioned/proclaimed, One who is

beyond darkness..., I KNOW HIM". )

 

This Purusha is beyond ignorance. That is, one who is not instructed by his

Guru and the sastras, cannot see Him. With

proper instruction and acharya anugraham, one SHALL SHED one's ignorance and

see HIM. For this, mahA vishwAsam

and absolute surrender at the feet of acharya is required of the shishya (in

form of Samaashrayanam and Bharanyaasam).

 

|

| 4. In the Sri Sukta which is correct( and I have seen both equally):

|

| Jaatavedo Ma maavaha or ma aavaha (mama vs ma).

 

ma aavaha is correct, as far as my limited knowledge goes.

 

Sri Hayagriva Parabrahmane Nama

Regards

 

Rajeev