Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 - " M.G.Vasudevan " <mgv <oppiliappan >; Cc: <tiruvenkatam > Monday, February 06, 2006 4:32 AM points on pindam 2 > > Dear sri vaishNava perunthagaiyeer, > > Continuing the discussion on points on how piNdam came and its > significance, now, we will see what the two sages nara - naaraayaNa said > in reply to sage naaradha. Naaradha asked how piNdam came into existence. > For that question reply is offered. > > nara naaraayaNou [uvaacha - said - is understood] > > imaan hi DharaNeem poorvam nashtaam saagara mEkhalaam | > gOvindha ujjahaaraasu vaaraahan roopam aasritha: ||11 > > meaning: Nara and NaaraayaNa said, 'The Earth, in days of yore, with her > belt of seas, disappeared from the view. gOvindha assuming the form of a > gigantic boar, raised her up (with his mighty tusk). [MGV - is it part > varaaha avathaaram story?] > > Point: see here naaradha calls gOvindha appeared as varaaha. We remember > in srimadh bhagavatham dhasama skandham dhEvendhra offered this title > " gOvindha " to krishNa after he was subdued in that gOvardhana giri > lifting. Also that is the only pattabhishEkam krishNa had in that > avathaaram. But here, it is the title conferred during 'varaaha' > avathaaram. > > Another point on this writeup / article is that some of these points are > already given by Smt. Jayasree saranathan in her article on 'thilam eLLU > part 12' [the dharbham series]. Since I located the slOkams, and some > additional points are there, I am sharing with you all these. > > sthaapayithvaa thu DharaNeen svE sthaanE purushOththama: | > jala kardama lipthaangO lOka kaaryaartham udhyatha: || 12 > > meaning: Having replaced the Earth in her former position, that foremost > of Purusha, his body smeared with water and mud, set himself to do what > was necessary for the world and its denizens. > > praapthE cha aahnika kaalE sa madhyandhina gathE ravou | > dhansthraa vilagnaan mruth piNdaan vidhooya sahasaa prabhu: || > sthaapayaamaasa vai pruthvyaan kusaanaastheerya naaradha ||| 13 > > meaning: O Naaradha, when the sun reached the meridian, and the hour, > therefore, came for saying the morning prayers, the puissant Lord, > suddenly shaking off 3 balls of mud from his tusk, placed them upon the > Earth, having previously spread thereon certain blades of grass. > > Point: here the important point is, the lord, even though supreme, > observes or says his midday prayers - madhya aahnikam. > This also indicates that the time for offering piNdam is after > maadhyaahnikam - just around noon - not by 8-30am so that you finish your > sraardha kaarayam by 8-30, 8-45am and rush to office by 9 am. > > sa thEshu aathmaanam udhdhisya pithryan chakrE yathaa vidhi | > sankalpayithvaa threen piNdaan svEnaiva vidhinaa prabhu: || 14 > meaning: The puissant Vishnu dedicated those balls of mud unto his own > self, according to the rites laid down in the eternal ordinance. > > aathmagaathrOsma sambhoothai: snEha garbhai: thilai: api | > prOkshya apavargan dhEvEsa: praanmukha: kruthavaan svayam || 15 > > meaning: Regarding the 3 balls of mud that the puissant Lord had shaken > off from his tusks as PiNdas, he then, with sesame seeds of oily kernel > that arose from the heat of his own body, himself performed the rite of > dedication, sitting with face turned towards the East. > > Point: while offering piNdam one should face east is an important aspect > to pick up. Further how thilam - eLLu - sesame seeds - came into is also > said - it came from the body heat of the lord - that is why it is > pavithram. > > In chapter 66 of same anusaasana parvam there is another sentence, which > reads - bhishma says " Sesame seeds sprang from the limbs of the great > Rishi Kasyapa " . Apparently this may appear contradictory and as such this > has to be taken with a pinch of salt. > > Further on gifting of " thilam " - eLLu dhaanam - what it gives or how > treated is elaborated by bhishma in anusaasana parvam, in chapter 68 > Bhishma says as a conversation took place between a brahmaNa and yama - > > " Yama said, 'Do thou hear, O regenerate Rishi, [addressed to that > brahmaNa] the excellent ordinances regarding gifts. The gift of sesame > seeds is a very superior one. It produces everlasting merit. O foremost of > regenerate ones, one should make gifts of as much sesame as one can. By > making gifts of sesame every day, one is sure to attain the fruition of > one's every wish. The gift of sesame at Sraadhdhaas is applauded. Verily > the gift of sesame is a very superior one. Do thou make gifts of sesame > unto the Brahmanas according to the rites ordained in the scriptures. One > should on the day of the full moon of the month of Vaisakha, make gilts of > sesame unto the Brahmanas. They should also be made to eat and to touch > sesame on every occasion that one can afford. They that are desirous of > achieving what is beneficial to them should, with their whole souls, do > this in their houses " . > > Many a times we are advised by astrologers " thila dhaanam " for sani graha > preethi. > > But even otherwise also this can be done is what is the point from this > paragraph above. We will continue on some more points in next post. > > Dhasan > Vasudevan M.G. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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