Ekadasi , DhwAdasi Veda PaarAyaNams for Malolan and Dolai KaNNan at SrI Matam : Part II

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The Details of the Veda ViNNappam

*******************************************In Part I , we focused on the The Veda BhAgams of

KrishNa Yajur Vedam : amhithais and BrAhmaNams .

The Samhithai*****************The first Part of KrishNa Yajur Vedam is TaittirIya Samhithai consisting of many mantrAs.The Samhithai is further divided into 7 KhANDams.Each KhANDam has chapters ( Prasnam) . Each Prasnamis divided further into smaller and biger anuvAkams .A fifty Padham based unit of anuvAkam is knownas PanchAdis ( Pancha dasees).These anuvAkams of Samhithai instruct us on the KarmAs to be performedand the salutations to the Vedic gods linked to those KarmAs . The BrAhmaNams**********************The second part of the KrishNa Yajur Vedam is referred to as Taittireeya BrAhmaNam . The BrahmaNam is divided into threeashtakams, Kaadakam and AruNam( AaraNyakam) . There isa view that recognizes Ashtakams alone as BrAhmaNams andidentify Kaadakam and AruNam as seperate entities .

 

There are nine Prasnams in Taitthireeya BrahmaNam constituted by

three Ashtakams . Acchidram is a part of the Third ashtakam ,

which has nine Prasnams .

 

Acchidram :

**************Acchidhram ( recited on EkAdasi evening after SandhyA Vandhanam ) forms the seventh Prasnam among

the Nine .

 

Acchidram is a Prasnam that pleases BhagavAn VishNu

( VishNu Preethikaram) .Acchidhram means blemishless .

Various PrAyscchittha Mantrams are in Acchidra KaaNDam .

Praayascchittham ( atonement ) for the mistakes made in

Vedic recitation consciously or Unconsciousy are covered by

Acchidhra mantrams . Acchidhram serves as a link between

imperfect and perfectly performed Karmaas . Acchidhram

confers thus fulness to Vedic Karmaas like Yaagams and

Yajn~ams .

 

Among the Tithis , EkAdasi has close links with VishNu . Hence ,

the tradition is to recite Achidram and AswamEdham on EkAdasi.

Such a recitation confers immense PuNyams for the reciter

and listener .

 

AswamEdham

 

AswamEdham ( Recited along with Acchidhram )

on the EkAdasi Evening after SandhyA Vandhanam)

is known as the AsvamEdha BrahmANam . It constitutes

the 8th and the 9th Prasnams of the Third Ashtakam .

 

The PradhAna dhravyam in the AswamEdha Yaagam is

Aswam or horse . It was conducted mostly by Kings

in olden times . Pancha Mahaa Paathakams ( the Five

heinous sins ) are destroyed by performing AswamEdha

Yaagam . In today's parlance , dhravyams other than

the horse are used .Kaadakam Recited on DhvAdasi Day*******************************************

The three Prasnams of Kaadakam are recited

in the early morning of DhvAdasi along with the four

Prasnams of the Upanishad .

 

The Agni associated with the Yaagams , Yajn~ams

and Homams has immense glory .It is very powerful.

The KuNtam or Vedhi , which holds that Agni also

becomes glorious. It is considered that the Vedhi

is the embodiment of Agni Devan . Vedhi or Agni

KuNtam ( Vedic sacrificial pit) is made up of

bricks assembled in a specific sequence

as per the rules of Chayanam . There are many

big and small Chayanams . When it is a big Vedhi ,

the Chayanam associated with it is known as

Mahaagni Chayanam and when the Vedhi is small ,

the Chayanam associated with it is known as

KshudhrAgni Chayanam . There are othe chayanams

known as Saavithra Chayanam , NaachikEtha Chayanam ,

ChAthurhOthra Chayanam and Vaiswasruja Chayanam .

The chayana mantrams associated with the construction of

the Vedhis and their prayOgams are housed in KaaDakam .

They form the backbone of PrayOga Vidhis used by

Aapasthambha and BhOdhAyana Soothrams .

 

Status of the SamarpaNams for the Vedic Recitation

on EkAdasi and DhvAdasi days :

 

1) This Kaimkaryam will start on Dec 20 at Chembur

Ahobila Matam in presence of Srimath Azahgiya Singar ,

Malolan and Dolai KaNNan . This day is very special

because it is SrI Vaikunta EkAdasi day ; On Dec 21 ,

Kaadakam will be recited in the early morning before

PaarAyaNai .

 

2) The 2008 EkAdasi-DhvAdasi Veda PaarAyaNams of

Acchidram, AswamEdham and KaaDakam will commence

on Uthpatthi EkAdasi-DhvAdasi on Jan 3-4 and conclude with

the EkAdasi -DhvAdasi ( Dec 22 and 23) after Sri Vaikunta

EkAdasi of 2008( Dec 9 and 10) .

 

3) AdiyEn has the BhAgyam of being a Sponsor for

this Year's Vaikunta EkAdasi-DhvAdasi ( Dec 20 and 21 ).

 

4) Among the 25 EkAdsis-DhvAdasis , 11 have been

spoken for . Here are the Sixteen available slots

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Feb 2-3 , 16-17

March 17-18

April 2-3, 15-16

May 1-2, 15-16 , 30-31

June 29-30

July 13-14

August 26-27

Sep 10-11, 25-26

Oct 24-25

Nov 9-10 , 22-23

December : Both taken .

 

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SrI Lakshmi Nrusimha ParabrahmaNE Nama:

Daasan , V.Sadagopan