Ratha Sapthami-AruNam : Part XXX (17th to 18thAnuvAkams : PanchAtis 70-72 ).

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70th & 71st Mantrams of the 17th anuvAkam : Introduction:

 

The 17th anuvAkam has mantrams 70 and 71.Through these two mantrams, the eleven RudrAs (EkAdsa RudrAs) and their wives are saluted by name .

 

UpAsakan prays for life in their lOkams, while shining there with his tejas with their anugrahams.

 

Just as Sooryan exists in the form of eleven Rudrans and their corresponding pathnees ( wives) , Vaayu also exists in that form of eleven Rudra dampathees.

 

70th and 71st Mantram Texts:

 

atha VaayOrEkAdaSa purushasyaikAdaSa

sthreekasya

 

PrabhrAjamAnAnagum RudrANAagum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

vyavathAnAgum RudhrANAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

Vaasuki vaidhyutAnAgum RudrANAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

rajatAnAgum RudhrANAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

parushANAgum RudhrANAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

SyAmAnAgum RudhrANAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

KapilAnAgum RudhrANAgum svatEjasA bhAni

 

atilOhitAnAagum RudhrANAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

UrdhvAnAgum RudhrANAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni ----(70)

 

71st Mantram Text :

 

avapatantAnAgum RudhrANAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

VaidhyutAnAgum RudhrANAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

PrabhrAamAneenAgum RudhrANeenAgumsthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

VyavadhAneenAgum RudhrANeeNAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

Vaasuki-VidhyuteenAgum RudhrANeenAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

rajatAnAgum RudhreeNAgum sthAnE svatEjA bhAni

 

ParushANAgum RudhrANeenAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

SyAmAnAgum RudhrANeenAgum sthAnE

svatEjasA bhAni

 

KapilAnAgum RudhrANeenAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

AtilOhitAnAgum RudhrANeenAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

UrdhvAnAgum RudhrANinAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

AvapatantinAgum RudhrANeenAgum

sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

VaidhyuteenAgum RudhrANeenAgum sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

Om bhUrbhuvas-sva:

 

RupANi vO mithunam maa nO mithunagum

reeDvam -----(71)

 

Combined Meanings of the 70th and the 71st Mantrams of the 17th anuvAkam

 

Here, the eleven Vaayus appearing in the

form of the eleven Rudrans are listed:

PrabhrAjamAnan ,VyavadhAnan, Vaasuki

Vaidhyutan , Rajatan , SyAman , Kapilan,AtilOhitan Urdhvan,Avapatantan and Vaidhyutan . These are the 11 Rudhra roopams of Vaayu .

 

The eleven RudhrANis are next invoked:

PrabhrAjamAni , VyavadhAti , Vaasuki-Vaidhyutee , RajatA , ParushA, SyAmA,

KapilA,AtilOhitee, UrdhvA , Avapatantee and Vaidhyutee. These are the eleven Rudra Patnees.

 

The UpAsakan's prayer is to live in the above eleven worlds with his own tEjas.

The prayer ends with:"Om BhUrbhuvas-sva:, roopANi vO mithunam mAnO Mithanagum reeDvam."This portion of the mantram reminds us that ParamAtma (the Meaning of OmkAram) Himself appears as BhU , Bhuvar and Svarga lOkams.The prayer continues with the appeal not to be seperated as mithunam and stay as the mithunam like the eleven

Rudhrans and their Pathnees.

 

17th anuvAkam SampoorNam

 

Introduction to the 72nd Mantram of the 18th anuvAkam

 

The UpAsakan's prayers is for the anugraham of the ashta Moorthys of Agni to live in their worlds with his own lustre( tEjas) and not to be impacted by untimely death and its consequences.

 

Text of the 72nd Mantram

 

athAgnEr-ashta purushasya

 

AgnE: poorva-dhiSyasthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

JaatavEdhasa upadhiSyasthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

sahOjasO dakshiNa-dhiSyasthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

ajirAprabhava upadhiSyasthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

VaisvAnarasyA paradhiSyasthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

naryApasa upadhisyasthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

panktirAdhasa udhag-dhiSys-sthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

VisarpiNa upadhiSyasthAnE svatEjasA bhAni

 

Om bhURbhuvas-sva:

 

dhiSO vO mithunam maa nO mithunagum

reeDvam----(72)

 

Summary of the meaning of the 72nd Mantram

 

This mantram is about the eight kinds of Agni Moorthys. The 8 directions in which they reside are stated:(1) Agni in the Eastern direction (2)JaatavEdhas in the South East( Clockwise from East),

(3) SahOjas in the South (4) Ajira-prabhavan in the South West

(5) VaisvAnaran in the West(6)NaryApas in the North West (7) PankirAdhas in the North dhig and (8) Visarpi in the IsAnyam( North East).

 

The prayer of the UpAsakan is to live in the worlds of these 8 Agnis and to shine with his own tEjas through their individual anugrahams.The mantram ends with additional prayer not to be split asunder as a mithunam from the UpAsakan's relationships with his progeny , cattle and other forms of wealth as a result of the impact of akAla Mrutyu (diSO vO mithunam nO mithunagum reeDvam).

 

18th anuvAkam SampoorNam

 

NamO Veda PurushAya,

DhAsan , Oppiliappan Koil V,Sadagopan