[t'venkatam] Difference between Chamakam and Suktam

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Adiyen would like to add that, Namakam as its name suggests is a passage

where the word nama: or namo occurs repeatedly and makes a wonderful

impression on the listener. A chamakam is a passage wherein the word

'cha mE' meaning 'for me' occurs repeatedly as in Rudram.

 

See 'namo nishangiNe chAyudhimathe namo nicherave paricharayaraNyanAm

nama: kulunchAnAm pathaye namo' etc used in shrAddham.

 

There is a humorous subhashita about 'cha mE' reciter

 

'iti mE mE kurvANam kAlavriko hanti purushAjam'

meaning that the wolf of Kala (kAlapurusha) kills a goat in the form of

the man who repeatedly bleats 'mE mE'- this is for me, that is for me,

that is for me, that is a person who is very greedy meets death at the

end.

 

dasan

Ramanuja

 

On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, sgopan wrote:

 

> Sri:

>

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Rudram_chamakam

>

> You can also access it at http://www.mypuroith.com

>

> B. Sooktham is both a general term and a specific term .

> Rg Vedam is the oldest of the Vedams . It is divided in to

> either MaNDalams or Ashtakams .

>

> MaNDalam is further divided into Anuvaakam and Sooktham .

> Ashtakam is divided into AdhyAyam , Vargam , Rk and antham .

>

> Sookthams or individual Rg Veda Manthrams(clusters) about a specific

> topic . The Pancha Sookthams for instance refer to Purusha Sooktham

> et al , which are recited every day .

>

> There are other groupings of Sookthams . For instance , the First 

> anuvAkam

> with its 24 Sookthams realtes to the purification of the SthUla sareeram

> ( Physical Body) . The 36 Sookthams of the 2nd anuvAkam deals with the

> purification

> of the mi ( Sookshma Sareeam) . The final 7 sookthams of the third

> anuvAkam

> are addressed to the 7 regions of the spirit ( KaaraNa Sareeram).

>

> There are many similar groups of Sookthams on the different Veda

> Manthrams

> to reflect upon .

>

> Yesterday I recieved the tape of the Purusha Sooktam

> containing its recitation in the way in which different

> available SaakhAs of the 4 Vedam recite . I am waiting for

> the completion of the recording of Purusha Sooktham in

> Saama Veda SaakhA of RaaNAyini . Hope to have it recorded

> at Thirumala duirng the October visit to Lord Venkatachalapathy's

> sannidhi .

>

> NamO Veda PurushAya ,

> V.Sadagopan

>

> -

> "Sangeetha"

> <Oppiliappan>

> Sunday, September 25, 2005 2:06 AM

> Difference between Chamakam and Suktam

>

>

> > Dear All,

> >

> > I would like to know the difference between Chamakam and Suktam.

> >

> >

> > Regards

> > Sangeetha

>

>

>

> Namo VenkateshAya namah:

>