Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Members, As all are aware that panchayatana means 5 deities namely shiva, Vishnu, ganapati, surya and ambika. Depending upon the devotion, any of them can be put at the centre and the rest of 4 follows as per the directions which all of us know. Now the importance of panchayatana is explained as: sandhyAmbikA – dEvahavirdinAdhipah piturmanuShyasyacha – viShnurIritah brahmEshwaro bhUtabalirgaNAdhipo yajnEshwarA ssUryajanIyadEvatAh viShnustapahpUrtikarassa karmaNAm sAkShI ravirmantramayI manonmani dhyAtu ssa vighnArtihridambikAsUno jnAnaprada sshambhuritIryatE budhaih Ambika is Sandhya rupa; Surya is Devata Havir rupa; Vishnu is Pitru Kavih rupa; Shiva is Brahma (pradhAna ritvik) rupa; Ganapati is Bhuta Bali rupa. Hence, all the 5 deities represent Sandhya, Deva Yajna, Pitr yajna, yajamAn, bhuta bali which are the Pancha Yajnas. The panchayatana is the performance of 5 yajnas respectively. Moreover, Vishnu is Karma Phala Pradata; Surya is Karma Sakshi; Ambika is Mantra Swarupini; Ganapati is vighna nashaka; Shiva is Jnana prada. And hence, Panchayatana is a MUST for every Smarta which in a way represents Pancha Paka Yajnas. With regards, sriram Connect with friends all over the world. Get India Messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 , venkata sriram <sriram_sapthasathi << Moreover, Vishnu is Karma Phala Pradata; Surya is Karma Sakshi; Ambika is Mantra Swarupini; Ganapati is vighna nashaka; Shiva is Jnana prada. And hence, Panchayatana is a MUST for every Smarta which in a way represents Pancha Paka Yajnas. >> Shriram- I do appreciate your many useful posts with stotras and stutis and the pains you take to sincerely expound your viewpoint. But sometimes you seem to state certain opinions rather exclusively. My good South Indian smArta friend actually said that Panchayatana is a defective concept because it leaves out Skanda. I have actually heard him being rather aggressive in stating that Panchayatana should be taken off the shelf for this reason. Of course in North India most people have no affinity for Skanda so Panchayatana must be fine for them. The absence of Skanda that he keeps mentioning shows that the reality is Panchayatana is a very late concept with no real support in any classical Smriti. The word also is connected to 5 temples of the 5 gods in which form it is quite late. I think what is a must for Smartas is devayajana, rather than Panchayatana Puja. Devayajana can take different forms in different communities and may be Panchayatana is included as one of them. RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Respected rajitha madam, Namaste. Yes pachayatana is a later concept introduced by Acharya Sankara. Some do include subramanya as the 6th deity with the objective that it is Agni swarupa. Upasana of Subramanya is in a way is Upasana of Agni tattva. Earlier as you pointed out, there was Pancha Yajnas and Panchayatana was the later origin which is a valid substitute for Pancha Yajnas. BTW, i can make out to whom you are referring to as regards Subramanya Upasana and his aggression is to be noted as a valid point. With regards, sriram , " rajita_rajvasishth " <rajita_rajvasishth wrote: > > , venkata sriram > <sriram_sapthasathi@> > << Moreover, Vishnu is Karma Phala Pradata; Surya is Karma Sakshi; > Ambika is Mantra Swarupini; Ganapati is vighna nashaka; Shiva is Jnana > prada. > > And hence, Panchayatana is a MUST for every Smarta which in a way > represents Pancha Paka Yajnas. >> > > Shriram- I do appreciate your many useful posts with stotras and > stutis and the pains you take to sincerely expound your viewpoint. But > sometimes you seem to state certain opinions rather exclusively. > My good South Indian smArta friend actually said that Panchayatana is > a defective concept because it leaves out Skanda. I have actually > heard him being rather aggressive in stating that Panchayatana should > be taken off the shelf for this reason. Of course in North India most > people have no affinity for Skanda so Panchayatana must be fine for > them. The absence of Skanda that he keeps mentioning shows that the > reality is Panchayatana is a very late concept with no real support in > any classical Smriti. The word also is connected to 5 temples of the 5 > gods in which form it is quite late. > I think what is a must for Smartas is devayajana, rather than > Panchayatana Puja. Devayajana can take different forms in different > communities and may be Panchayatana is included as one of them. > RR > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 Respected madam, Namaste. Panchayatana is probably the post-shankara mode of worship. I understand the aggression of your friend (whom i know) who is a subramanya upasaka. Some do include it as the pratika for Agni tattva. regs, sriram , " rajita_rajvasishth " <rajita_rajvasishth wrote: > > , venkata sriram > <sriram_sapthasathi@> > << Moreover, Vishnu is Karma Phala Pradata; Surya is Karma Sakshi; > Ambika is Mantra Swarupini; Ganapati is vighna nashaka; Shiva is Jnana > prada. > > And hence, Panchayatana is a MUST for every Smarta which in a way > represents Pancha Paka Yajnas. >> > > Shriram- I do appreciate your many useful posts with stotras and > stutis and the pains you take to sincerely expound your viewpoint. But > sometimes you seem to state certain opinions rather exclusively. > My good South Indian smArta friend actually said that Panchayatana is > a defective concept because it leaves out Skanda. I have actually > heard him being rather aggressive in stating that Panchayatana should > be taken off the shelf for this reason. Of course in North India most > people have no affinity for Skanda so Panchayatana must be fine for > them. The absence of Skanda that he keeps mentioning shows that the > reality is Panchayatana is a very late concept with no real support in > any classical Smriti. The word also is connected to 5 temples of the 5 > gods in which form it is quite late. > I think what is a must for Smartas is devayajana, rather than > Panchayatana Puja. Devayajana can take different forms in different > communities and may be Panchayatana is included as one of them. > RR > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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