shrImadharikathAmR^itasAra - by Sri SGP CHAR - HKAS_04-21

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BHOJANA RASA VIBHAGA SANDHI

 

  trinavati svarUpAtmakaniru

ddhanu sadA yajamAnanAgi

ddanala yama sOmAdi pitR^idEvatEgaLige anna

nenipanA pradyumna saMkaru

ShaNa vibhAgava mADikoM

DuNipa nityAnaMda bhOjanadAyi tuRyAhva……….HKAS_04-21

 

trinavati = 92

svarUpAtmaka = His own 92 rUpa-s

aniruddhanu = aniruddha ParamAtma

sadA = always

yajamAnanAgiddu = being the Regulator in the person who is performing the pitR^i kARya-s

anala = via agni dEvaru towards pitR^i-s

yama = via yama dEvaru towards pitAmaha-s

sOmAdi = via chaMdra dEvaru prapitAmaha-s and ‘Adi’ indicating vasu,R^idra ..

pitR^idEvatEgaLige = to the group of pitR^i-s, pitAmaha amd prapitAmaha

annanenipanu = the same aniruddha ParamAtma satisfies the pitR^i dEvata-s by calling Himself ‘anna’

pradyumna = pradyumna ParamAtma

saMkaruShaNa = saMkaruShaNa ParamAtma

vibhAgava mADikoMDu= separates the dEva bhAga and pitR^i-s bhAga (dEva

bhAga = 6 and pitR^i bhAga=3)

tuRyAhva = the same aniruddha ParamAtma calling Himself as ‘tuRya’

uNipa = takes those portions (bhAga) of anna to pitR^i-s via agni, to pitAmaha via yama and to prapitamAha via chaMdra as food and satisfies them

nityAnaMda bhOjanadAyi = this ParamAtma is permanently (nitya) happy (AnaMda) and provider of food (bhOjanadAyi)

 

Here JagannAtha dAsa explains the way in which how the anna reach pitR^i

dEvata-s.

 

The ever satisfied aniruddha ParamAtma is exists as ‘trinavati’ i.e. 93 names and acts as the Regulator in the person performing pitR^i kARya-s. The process of reaching the ‘anna’ to pitR^i-s can be looked at two ways:-

 

One way to look at the process of ‘shrAddha’ addresses the three departed persons of the kaRtR^i (the person performing the shrAddha as under:-

 

During pitR^i shrAddha

1. pitR^i – father of the kaRtR^i

2. pitAmaha – grandfather of the kaRtR^i

3. prapitAmaha -great grand father of the kaRtR^i

 

while during matR^i shrAddha

1. mAtA – mother of the kaRtR^i

2. mAtAmahi – mother-in-law of the mother of the kaRtR^i

3. mAtAprapitAmahi – mother-in-law of the mother-in-law of the mother of the kaRtR^i

 

trinavati is connected to the following:-

 

aShTavasugLu    =  8    (eight vasu-s)

EkAdashaR^idraru        = 11    (eleven R^idra-s)

dvAdashAdityaru = 12    (twelve Aditya-s)

                TOTAL   = 31

 

If this 31 is multiplied by 3 rUpa-s i.e. pradyumna, saMkaruShaNa and vAsudEva then 31x3=93. This is ‘trinavati’ svarUpAtmaka.

 

Another way to look at the process of shrAddha is that there are two classes of dEvata-s:-

vishwE dEvata-s = 10

pitR^I dEvata-s =       21 (amURta gaNa =3 and mURta gaNa=4 thus total = 7. This 7 is multiplied by 3 rUpa-s of pradyumna, saMkaruShaNa and vAsudEva. Thus 7x3=21).

 

Total dEvata-s = 31

 

agni, yama and chaMdra are the adhipati-s to reach the ‘anna’ to the above dEvata-s. Thus 31x3=93. Hence trinavati rUpa-s

 

aniruddha ParamAtma having 93 rUpa-s as explained above, acts as the Regulator in the kaRtR^i calls Himself as ‘yajamAna’ and the same aniruddha in the rUpa of pradyumna is ‘anna’ for pitR^i-s and in the rUpa of saMkaruShaNa separates the dEva bhAga and pitR^i-s bhAga (dEva bhAga = 6 and pitR^i bhAga=3) totally 9 parts (vibhAgava mADikoMDu) and the same aniruddha in the name of ‘tuRya’ accepts the ‘svAkhya rasa’ in the form of vAsudEva ParamAtma and reaches the same to pitR^i dEvata-s in three routes:-

1. via agni dEvaru towards pitR^i-s

2. via yama dEvaru towards pitAmaha-s

3. via chaMdra dEvaru prapitAmaha-s

 

This is similar to the example of a pregnant woman eating food and and reaching food/nutrition to the foetus/baby thus “uMDuNipa”

 

> > Another way to look at the process of

> > shrAddha is that there are two

> > classes of dEvata-s:-

> > vishwE dEvata-s = 10

 

> --  Can you please let me know who are these 10 vishwe devatas.

 

They are companions of departed souls. In the vaivashvata

manvantra, they are 'born' to Vishva, the daughter of Daxa,

and Dharma as 'niyamaka' for all pitR^i puja.

 

They are kratu, daxa, sava, satya, kama, kala, dhuri,

lochana, pururava, and Ardrava.

 

pururava, Ardrava, lochana, dhuri and kratu

were later born as upa-pandavas to Draupadi.

 

> > pitR^I dEvata-s = 21 (amURta gaNa =3 and mURta gaNa=4 thus total =

 

>  who are amurta and murta ganas among pitru devathas

 

pitR^i-s are children of devata-s and they are of many

kinds. The division is based on several things. Sometimes

they are divided into seven based on their protection of

departed souls in seven places [HKS 14.14]

 

Sometimes it is based on how they take the offerings and

bhagavata 4.1.? divides them into 4 and then 2.

 

I read in an old magazine[j~nAna vahini] that among the

seven categories of pitR^i-s, 4 are in sUxma[amUrta] rUpa

and 3 are in stUla rUpa. Any way, I don't know how reliable

this info is.

 

> 7. This 7 is multiplied by 3 rUpa-s of pradyumna, saMkaruShaNa and

> vAsudEva. Thus 7x3=21).

 

What relevance does pradyumna, saN^karuShaNa have here?

 

I thought that the 3 here refers to the aniruddha rUpa-s

in pitR^i, pitAmaha, prapitAmaha or the three ahaN^kAra-s

[cf.HKS 14.1]

 

> rUpa of saMkaruShaNa separates the dEva bhAga and pitR^i-s bhAga (dEva

> bhAga = 6 and pitR^i bhAga=3) totally 9 parts (vibhAgava mADikoMDu) and

 

>---  Who are the devathas for whom these 6 bhagas go

 

Basically pitR^i gaNa is huge. Among them ten are pradhAnas

but it reaches all vishvedevata-s as well[Mbh]. Yama, Chandra

and Agni[Kavyava] are their superiors and they in turn have

Vasu, Rudra and Aditya as their deva-s.

 

Regards,

 

Meera Tadipatri

 

sukumar

 

 

shri kR^ishnarpanamastu