Srimad Ramayana Tatva Deepika - Ba:la Ka:nda #117

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Srimathe Ramanujayanamaha!

Jeeyar Tiruvadigale Saranam!!

 

As the yajna was in progress, the Brahmins were engaged in scientific

discussions on religious matters. Question and answer sessions were going on

with the titles of Brahma, Ho:tha and Brahmo:dyam. Eminent orators were putting

forth their point of view by presenting the ‘pu:rva paksham’ and formulating

theories on matters of sasthras to defeat other scholars. There was none among

the assembled Brahmins who was not well read in Vedas and Veda:ngas. Neither

there was any who did not follow rituals and vedic culture. There was none

either incapable or inefficient of debating. Thus in that congregation a great

number of erudite scholars were present.

 

During the aswame:dha yajna on the day of ‘Oupavasadhyam’, they perform a ritual

– apasuviSasanam. Prior to that, they erected ‘yupams’(posts) to tie those

animals. Six yupams made of ‘maare:du’ wood and six of ‘chandra’ wood were fixed

closely. Six more ‘yupams’ made of ‘mo:dugu’ were fixed at a distance. There

were two made from the wood of ‘shle:shmaathakam’ and one made of ‘deodar’.

There was a distance of two hands wide stretched between them. Thus the yupams

were erected as per the dictates of the scriptures. In total there were twenty

one posts each of the height of twenty one hands

(jaana). Each post was decorated with gold plates and draped in cloth and then

erected. The sculptors built them strong with octahedral surfaces which were

smoothened. Those posts were glowing like the constellation of Seven Sages in

the space.

 

(To be continued…)

Jaisrimannarayana!

Rmanujamma Mudumbai, Ramanujadaasi.