Ratha Sapthami-AruNam : Part XI ( 4th AnuvAkam : mantram 14& 15 ( Completion of the 4th anuvAakam)

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SrI:

 

Dear VedhAbhimAnis :

 

Mantram/PanchAti 14 : 4th AnuvAkam

 

" from Dhurbhiksham dEvalOkEshu-- to Sarma saprathaa aavruNE "

 

( Meaning & Commentary): In this panchAti , SiSira rutu is in focus.Maasi and Panguni are covered.There is not much rain fall during SiSira rutu. Agni Devan takes pity on the lot of the suffering people and intercedes with the Maruth gaNams(Vaayu devatAs) to bless the people with rain. The dEvAs of SiSira rutu are VisvE DevAa. They are skilled in destroying the enemies. In this rutu , homam in Agni and pleasing ViSvE dEvAs ( UpAsanam) , both conquest over one's enemies and banishment of obstacles in one's way result.

 

" dhurbiksham dEvalOkEshu , manUnAm-udhakam gruhE " = even in dEva lOkam

( in AakASam) , there is no water even one begs for it .There is a small amount of water on earth in the houses of human beings .dhurbhiksham means alabhyam ( unattainable) even thru seeking bikshA( alms) for water .

 

" yEtA vAcha: pravadantee , vaidhyutO yAnti SaiSaree: = Speaking such words ( yetA vaacha: pravadantee) , the people of this world carry on with their lives in SiSira rutu ( SaiSiree yAnti) with difficulty/tApam(vaidhyuta: yAnti).

 

" Taa Agni: pavamAnA anvaikshata "=

Agni BhAgavAn looked ( anvaikshata) at these sufering souls without water ( PavamAnA:) with compassion .

 

" iha jeevikAm-aparipaSyan , tasyaishA bhavati "=Agni saw these souls here on earth (iha) unable to locate the life-sustaining water (jeevikAm aparipaSyan ) with compassion and appealed to Maruth ganAs. Here are His words of appeal

( tasya yEshA bhavati ) :

 

"ihEhavasvatapasa: marutas-sooryatvacha:"= Oh Maruth dEvatAs having the lustre equal to that of the radiant Sooryan ( Sooryatvacha:) and possessing power from Your own penance ( svatapasa:) !

 

Va: Sarma saprathaa AavruNE "= Oh Maruth dEvAs ! Please bless all these suffering people plentifully during the SiSira rutu through Your blessings in the form of copious rains . I appeal to You to intervene and make it possible.

 

Agni BhagavAn is appealing here to Maruth gaNams to bless the people of the world with life-sustaining rains for well being ( subhiksham).

 

PanachAti 15: From " ati tAmrANi VaasAgumsi to pruthivyAm aparASritA "

 

ati tAmrANi vAsAgumsi= The VisvE dEvAs linked to SiSira rutu have very bright red dresses.

 

ashDi-vajri-Satagnicha cha -ViSvEdEvA vipraharanti=ViSvE dEvaas possess weapons like Ashti ( Kind of spear) , Vajri ( VajrAyudham similar to that of Indhra) and Satagni ( a weapon spitting hundreds of flames like Sudarsana BhagavAn ) .They defeat soundly (vipraharanty) their enemies.

 

Agni-jihvA asaSchata =VisvE dEvAs have Agni as their tongues and shout with joy that

 

naivO dEvO na martya: mAtrukkasccha na vidhyatE =there is no known dEvan or human to match them in valour ( Maatrukkaccha na vidhyatE) and

 

na rAjA VaruNO vibhu:= that King VaruNaa is no match to them and

 

nAgnirnEndhrO na pavamAna:=neither Agni or Indhran or Vaayu could equal them in their power over enemies.

 

dhivyaisyaikA dhanurAtni: , PruthivyAm aparASritA =asya yEkA dhanurtni: dhivi, aparA pruthivyAm SritA . One end of the bow of these ViSvE DevAs ( asya yEkA dhanurArtni:) touches the dEva lOkam ( dhivi) and the other end touches the bhU lOkam ( aparA pruthivyAm SrithA ).

 

Victory over one's enemies and banishment of obstacles in the way of the Saashakaas are the phalans of performing Homams for the SiSira rutu dEvathais, ViSvE dEvA:

 

Fourth AnuvAkam sampoorNam .

 

SrI Veda PurushAya nama:

Dhaasan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan

 

 

M,

 

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