Ratha Sapthami-AruNam : Part XXIX (15th and the 16th AnuvAkams : PanchAti 68-69 ).

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SrI:

 

 

 

Dear VedhAbhimAnis:

 

68th Mantram Introduction:

 

This mantram provides a prayer for the Sooryans with 8 forms to save the upAsakan from untimely death and seperation from the twin relationships

( maa nO mithunagum reeDvam) just as the rays of the sun are not divided

amongst themselves.

 

68th Mantram Text:

 

athAdhityasayAshtapurushasya

vasUnA-mAdhityaanagumsthAnE- svatEjasA bhAni

RudhrANAmAdhityAnAgum sthAnE -svatEjasA bhAni

AadhityAnAm-AdhityAnagum sthAnE-

svatEjasA bhAni

satAgum satyAnAm

AdhityAnAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

abhidhUnvatA-mabhignatAm

VaatavatAm marutAm

AdhityAnagum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

rubhUNAmAdhityAnAgum sthAnE- svatEjasA bhAni

ViSvEshAm dhEvAnAm

AdhityAnagum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

samvatsarasya savitu:

Adhityasya sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

Om bhUrbhuvasva:

raSmayO vO mitunam maa nO mithunagum reeDvam

 

Word by word Meaning of the 68th Mantram

 

atha ashta purushasya Adhityasya= from here on the mantrams of the Sooryan in the eight forms( are presented).

 

(1) VasUnAmAdiyAnAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni=May I be blessed to

shine with my own tejas while residing in the world of Sooryan with the form of the eight Vasus !

 

(2) RudhrANAmAdhityAnAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni= May I be blessed to reside in the world of Sooryan with eleven forms of Rudra and shine there

with my own tEjas !

3)AdhityAnAm-AdhityAnAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni=May I shine with my own lustre in the Soorya lOkam , where Sooryan is in the form of twelve AdityAs!

 

4) SathAgum satyAnAm AdhityAnAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni=May I shine with my own lustre in the Soorya lOkam, where Sooryan is in the form of the pious ( sadhus) who adhere to Satyam ( truth).

 

5)abhidhUnvatAm-abhignatAm VaatavatAm marutAm AdhityAnAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni=May I shine with my own lustre in the world of Sooryan , where reside the wind dEvathAs , who scatter the clouds to all corners (abhidhUnvatAM) and also kill men (abhignatAm) !

 

6) RubhUNAmdhityAnAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni=My I shine with my own tEjas in the world of Sooryans taking the form of rupu gaNams ( assembly of rpus) !

 

7)ViSvEshAm dEvAnAm AdhityAnAgum sthAnE svatejasA bhAni= May I shine with my own tEjas in the world of SooryAs taking the form of VisvE dEvAs !

 

8) savitu: samvatsarasya Adhityasya sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni=May I also shine with my own lustre in the world of Sooryans represented by the samvatsara roopa Kaala dEvatai !

 

Om bhUrbhuvasva:=Oh rays of Sooryan existing as bhu , Bhuvar and svarga lOkam encompassing the meaning of OmkAra Parabrhamam !

 

rasmaya: Va: mithunam na: mithunammaa reeDvam=Oh Soorya KiraNams(rays) staying united ! May thou bless our twin relationships ( Progeny, cattle, wealth) in our world to stay united !

 

Introduction to the 69th Mantram

 

A prayer similar to the above mantram

( --sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni) is extended to the eight Sooryans starting from ArOgan to KaSyapan.The upAsakan wishes to be spared from the sorrow of untimely death of himselfand the disconnect with his BhandhUs,

cattle and wealth .

 

Text of the 69th Mantram

 

ArOgasya sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

bhrAjasya sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

PaDarasya sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

Patangasya sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

svarNarasya sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

jyOthisheematasya sthAnE sva tEjasA- bhAni

VibhAsasya svatEjasA bhAni

KaSyapasya sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

Om bhUrbhussva:

ApO vO mithunam reeDvam

 

Word by word meanings of the 69th Mantram

 

ArOgasya sthAnE svatEjasaa bhAni= May I reside in the world of ArOgan , one of the eight Sooryans and shine there with my own tEjas !

 

BhrAjasya--bhAni, PaDarasya --bhAni,

Patangasya--bhAni , SvaraNarasya--bhAni ,JyOthisheematsasya --bhAni,

VibhAsasya--bhAni, KaSyapasya sthAnE

svatEjasA bhAni=May I shine with my own tEjas in the lOkams of the other seven Sooryans as well with the names BhrAjan (BHrAja Soorya lOkam), PaDaran , Patangan , SvarNaran , JyOthishmatan, VibhAsan and Kasyapan !

 

The world of 8 Sooryans and their locations vis a vis Kasyapa Sooryan

( the eighth one) going around the Mahaa Meru mountain was covered in the 7th anuvAkam, 20th Mantram .

 

Om BhUrbhuvassva:=The ParamAtmA , the meaning of OmkAram spreads as BhU,Bhuvar and Svarga lOkams.

 

AapO vaa mithunam mAnO mithunagum reeDvam=Oh Soorya Bhagavann! Please bless our union with the worlds of progeny , cattle and other wealth not to be rent asunder !

 

NamO Veda PurushAya,

DhAsan , Oppiliappan Koil V,Sadagopan