Ratha Sapthami-AruNam : Part XXXV ( the 23rd AnuvAkam: PanchAtis:95- 98 ).

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Introduction to PanchAtis 95-98

 

Through these four panchAtis( 95-98) , the creation of Vaayu , Indhran , PooshA,dEvAs, ManushyAs, Pitrus,asura jAthis( AsurAs , RaakshasAs , PisAsus) by AaruNa kEtu(VirAt Purushan) thru argyam and invocation by sankalpam are described.

 

Srishti from Jalam by the VirAt Purushan in Koorma roopam emphasizes waters(Jalam/Aapa:) as the primordial source of creation.Virat Purushan's glories in pervading the universe, the Jeevans , their directions (dhiks) are celebrated here as well.

 

Text of the 95th Mantram

tatO VaayurudhatishData

saa oratheechee dhik

athAruNa: kEturuttarata upAdadhAth

yEvAheendhrEti

tatO vaa Indhra udhatishDath

sOdheechee dhiK

athAruNa: kEturmadhya upAdadhAth

yEvAhi pUshanniti

tatO vai pUshOdhatishDath

sEyam dhik

 

Word by Word Meaning of the 95th Mantram

 

tata: Vaayu: udhatishDath=From the water placed in the westerly direction ,

Vaayu arose.

 

saa pratheechee dhik=That direction from which Vaayu arose came to be known as the West .

 

atha AaruNa kEtu: uttarata:

upAdadhAth= AaruNa kEtu poured next the argya jalam in the Northerly direction.

 

yEvAhi Indhra iti=He called out IndhrA

to arise and arrive.

 

tata: Indhra: udatishDath ,saa udheechee dhik=Then Indhran came into being and the direction he arose from became known as the northern direction.

 

atha AruNa kEtu: madhyE upAdadhAth=

Then , AaruNa kEtu poured PraLaya jalam from His cupped palms in the middle direction(center).

 

yEvAhi Pooshanniti=He called out: " Pooshan! Arise and arrive!".

 

tata: PooshA udhatishDath , saa iyam dhik=then , Pooshaa dEvan came into being.The center direction is associated with him .

 

Text of the 96th Mantram

athAruNa: kEturuparishDAdhupAdadhAth

yEvAhi dEvA iti

tatO dEvamanushyA: pitara:

gandharvApssarasascchOdhatishDan

sOrdhvA dhik

yaa viprushO viparApatan

thAbhyOasurA rakshAgumsi-- piSAchAscchOdhatishDan

tasmAttE parAbhavan

vipruDbhyO hi tE samabhavan

tadEshAabhyanUktA

 

Word by word Meaning of the 96th Mantram

 

atha AaruNa kEtu: uparishDAdh upAdadhAth=Now , AaruNa kEtu looked upward to the sky and threw the water in this direction from His folded palms.

 

dEvA: yEvAhi iti=He called out:dEvAs!

please come into being and arrive here ".

 

tata: dEva-manushyA: pitara: gandharva apsaras: cha udhatishtan =from there( from the sky) arose dEvAs, humans,

pitrus , gandharvAs and apsaras sthrees.

 

saa UrdhvA dhik=This direction that they rose from came to be recognized as the Urdhva( upper) direction .

 

yaa: viprusha: viparApatan tAbhya: asurA: rakshaAgumsi piSaasccha=those drops of waters , which splattered from the main stream beame the source for the creation of asura jaathi( asurAs, RaakshasAs, ghosts and goblins).

 

tasmath tE parAbhavan=asura jaathi creations reached a lower status because of that origin.

 

vipruDbhya: samabhaavn hi ?=it is because they arose from drops that were disconnected from the main stream of argyam and had asura svabhAvam.

 

tath yEshA abhyanUktA=of that , the next mantram also refers to.

 

Text of the 97th Mantram

AapOhayadh Bruhateer-garbham Aayan

dhaksham dadhAnA janayantees-svayambhum

tata imEdhyasrujjanta sargA:

adhbhyO vaa idhagumsamabhUth

tasmAdhidagum sarvam Brahma- svayambhviti

tasmAdhidagumsarvam sithilamivAdhruvam

-ivAbhavath

prajApatirvAva tath

AatmanAtmAnam vidhAya

tadhEvAnuprAviSath

tadhEshAbhyanUktA

 

Word by Word Meanings of the 97th Mantram

 

Bruhatee Aapa: yath garbham Aayan daksham svayambhum dadhAnA: janayantee sargA:tata:adhyassrujyanta=

These immense waters(Bruhatee Aapa:) , which had the universe and its beings as the child in the Mother's womb (yath grabham Aayan) also carried (dadhAna)the VirAt Purushan ( daksham svayambhum) in the form of a tortoise in

its garbham and thru that VirAt Purushan created this naama roopa Prapancham (sargA: adhyasrjyanta).

 

idham sarvam adhbhya: vaa abhUth=All these worlds and their beings arose thus from these immense waters.

 

tasmAth idham sarvam Brahma-svayambhu iti=Since they all arose from VirAt Purushan inside the Jalam, all of these are known as Brahma svayambhu.

 

tasmAth idham sarvam Sithalam iva adhruvam iva abhavath=Brahman

enters the jeevan and pervades the entire universe as well as it is present as antaryAmi Brahmam in the sentient and insentient .The perishable body (Sithilam and adhruvam) is also the house for the imperishabale ParamAtmA and JeevAtmA,the two coexist in the same body are like the two birds mentioned in the upanishads sitting in the same tree with distinct lakshaNams ( chith-achith-Iswara tattvams are alluded to here).

A VisishtAdhvaitic intrepretation is given here to explain the Brahma Svayambu tattvam.

 

prajApati: vaava AatmanA AtmAnam vidhAya tath , tath yEva anuprAviSath

tath yEshA abhyanUktA=VirAt Purushan

created this universe thru Himself and by Himself and enters into them as the indweller.There is a mantram that follows about this tattvam. Creation of

th world by VirAt Purushan is a vast subject that is beyond the scope of this monograph.

 

Srimath BhAgavatam says in this context: " ManasaitAni bhUtAni praNamEth BahumAnayan , IsvarO jeeva-kalayA pravishtO BhagavAniti".

Bhagavan becomes the indweller of the jeevans ( Jeeva Kalaa and antaryAmi ) in the sareerams of the created beings. Therefore these created janthus

should be respected and saluted with the mind.

 

Text of the 98th mantram

vidhAya lOkAn vidhAya bhUtAni

vidhAya sarvA: pradhiSO diSasccha

prajApati: prathamajA rutasya

AtmAnamAtmAnam abhisamvivESEti

sarvamEvEdhamAptvA

sarvamavarudhya

tadhEvAnupraviSati

ya yEvam vEdha

 

Word by word Meanings of the 98th Mantrams

 

lOkAn vidhAya bhUtAni vidhAya pradiSa: diSa: cha rutasya PrathamajA PrajApati: AatmanA AatmAnam abhisamvivE iti=

It is prajApati arising from Virat Purushan and empowered by Him creates all jeevans ( bhaddha-Mukta-nitya jeevans) ,the achith and the directions.

The VirAt Purushan enters into all these beings and entities created by PrajApati

to empower them . These tattvams are covered in the 23rd anuvAkam .

 

ya yEvam vEdha idham sarvam yEva AaptvA sarvam avarudhya tath yEva anupraviSathi=One who understands the above tattvams on creation attains every thing here and becomes a mukta jeevan and attains Brahma saayujyam and enjoys all bhOgams there .

 

23rd AnuvAkam SampoorNam

 

NamO Veda PurushAya ,DhAsan , Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan