Ratha Sapthami-AruNam : Part XXVIII (14th AnuvAkam : PanchAti 64-67 ).

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SrI:

 

Dear VedhAbhimAnis:

 

64th Mantram Introduction:

 

This is a prayer to Sooryan for the prevention of AkAla MaraNam (akAla mrutyu). When Sooryan rises and sets and when every day and night is over, the life of PrANis( janthus) diminish day by day.The worshipper requests Sooryan to keep akAla( untimely) mrutyu away .

 

64th Mantram Text:

 

yOasou tapannudhEti

 

sa sarvEshAm bhUtAnAm- prANAnAdhAyOdhEti

 

maa mE prajayA maa pasUnAm

maa mama prANAdhAyOdhagaa:

asou yOastamEti

 

sa sarvEshAm bhutAnAm- prANAnAdhAyAstamEti

 

maa mE prajayA maa paSUnAm

maa mama PrANAnAdhAyastam ghaa:

asou ya Aapooryati

 

sa sarvEshAm bhutAnAm- prANairApUryati

 

Word by word Meaning of the 64th Mantram

 

tapan ya: asou udhEti , sa:sarvEshAm bhUtAnAm prANAnAadhAya udhEti=

The Sun that we see rising and spreading His warmth rises , while taking away the lives of all janthus.

 

mE prajayA: maa PaSUnAm=May Let Thou not collect the lives of my progeny nor that of my cattle.

 

mama prANAn AadhAya maa udhagaa:=May Thou not arise taking my prANans( life forces).

 

asou yO astamEti , saarvEshAm

bhUtAnAm prANAn AadhAya astamEti , maa mE prajAyaa maa paSUnAm , maa mama prANAn AdhAyaastangaa:=When this Sooryan sets , He sets taking away the the lives of all janthus. May He bless us by not taking away the lives of my progeny , cattle as well as my own life.May He not set in the sky in this way !

 

asou ya Aapooryati , sa sarvEshAm bhUtAnAm prANairApooryati=This Sooryan grows and attains fullness through these PrANans.May He not grow by taking the lives of mine, my progeny and cattle !

 

Introduction to the 65th Mantram

 

The same prayer is extended to Nakshatrams to gain protection against akAla Mrutyu.

 

Text of the 65th Mantram

 

maa mE prajayA maa paSUnAm

maa mama prANairA poorishDaa:

asou yOpaksheeyati

sa sarvEshAm bhUtAnAm-

prANairapaksheeyati

maa mE prajAyA maa paSUnAm

maa mama prANairapkshEshDaa:

amUni nakshatrANi

sarvEshAm bhUtAnAm praNairapa-sarpanthy chOtsarpanti cha

maa mE prajayA maa paSUnAm

maa mama prANairapaprasrupata mOtsrupata

 

Word by word meanings of the 65th Mantram

 

The Meanings of this mantram is along the same lines of the above 64th Mantram,where it was indicated that Sooryan " steals" the lives of the janthus.Here , a prayer is addressed to the twenty seven Nakshatrams ( amUni nakshAtraNi) , which also steal the lives of the Janthus , when they arise (apaprasarpanthy) and set( utsarpanti).Through this prayer , request is made to the Nakshatrams not to take away the lives of the jeevan , cattle and progeny before their times.

 

Introduction to 66th Mantram

 

After the prayers to the Sooryan and Nakshatrams , other kaala dEvatais like Months , Pashams

( KrishNa , Sukla Pakshams) , Rutus and years ( samvatsarams) are saluted and requested to banish the akaala mrtyu during their reign as KaalaabhimAni dEvathais.

 

Text of the 66th Mantram

 

imE maasAscchaardhamAsAsccha

sarvEshAm bhUtAnAm prANair-apaprasarpanti chOtsarpanti cha

maa mE prajAyA maa paSUnAm

maa mama prANairapaprasrupata-

mOtsrupata

ima rutava: sarvEshAm bhUtAnAm

prANairapaprasarpanti- chOtsarpanti cha

maa mE prajAyA maa pasUnAm

maa mama praNairapa prasrupata-

mOsrupata

ayagum samvatsara:

sarvEshAm bhUtAnAm prANairapa -prasarpati cha

 

Word by word Meanings of 66th Mantram

 

Months , Pakshams , rutus and years keep moving. The prayer is made to the above units of time not to shorten the lives of the one who is praying , his relatives and his cattle.

 

MaasArdham is Paksham ; they are KrishNa and Sukla Pakshams ;

Maasas are the 12 months;Rutus are six in number and together they form the Samvatsaram , the defining unit of time . Prayer is made to spare the person praying , and his sambhandhis as well as cattle ( property) .Sukla Paksham and KrishNa Pakshams are twins ( mithunams) arising from the sanchAram of the Sooryan ( ahO rAtrE pArSvE) and they are inseperable.other twin sets are Husband and wife , a human being and his children, man and his property . Prayer is for nonseperation of these units of twins( couple) before their time.

 

Introduction to 67th Mantram

 

The prayer continues as in the case of the previous mantrams ( 64-66) to the other abhimAni devatais of Time (Kaalam) for protection against akAla mrutyu.The prayer is for not breaking the mithunam relationship ahead of its assigned time.

 

Text of the 67th Mantram

maa mE prajAyA maa paSUnAm

maa mama prANair-apasrupamOtsrupa

idhamaha:

sarvEshAm bhUtAnAm prANair-apaprasarpati cha

maa mE prajAyA maa paSUnAm

maa mama prANair-apaprasrppamOtsrupa

iyagum rAtri:

sarvEshAm bhUtAnAm prANairapaprasarpathy chOtsarpathy cha

maa mE prajAyA maa paSUnAm

maa mama prANair-apaprasrupamOtsrupa

Om BhUrbhuvassuva:

yetadhvO mithunam maanO

mithanagum reeDvam

 

Word by word Meanings of the 67th Mantram

 

The prayer is to have full Veda PrAyam and the appeal is to the abhimAni dEvathais of the Mithunam ( Couple or paired unit) of Day and night .

 

After the prayer, a Paadham of Sacred Gayari mantram is included in this panchAti:" Om bhUrbhuva: svAhaa".Here, "BhU:" stands for the first paadham of the Gaayatri mantram; Bhuva: and Suva: represent the second and the third paadhams of the powerful Gaayatri Mantram invoked by us during the sun rise and setting as well as during the midday .The paired relationship( mithuna sambhandham) between the Jeevan and the ParamAtma is indicated here , when Gaayatri mantram is recited .

 

Many mitunams ( sukla-KrishNa pakshams, Day and night ) are linked to the sanchAram of the Sun .They are always united . In a similar manner the mithunams invoked by Husband and wife, Father and son , possessor-possessed ( in the case of cattle ,

house) are requested to be spared from the harsh impact of akAla Mrutyu in the four mantrams starting from the sixty fourth .

 

NamO Veda PurushAya,

DhAsan , Oppiliappan Koil V,Sadagopan