Ratha Sapthami-AruNam : Part XXXVII ( the 25th AnuvAkam: PanchAtis:104-106 ).

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Introduction to the 25th anuvAkam

 

This anuvAkam is an AaruNa kEtuka sayana prayer . More details on the construction of Uttara vEdhi for the sayanam,the placement ofthe stones and Kalasams , Agni pratishtai are provided .

 

Text of the 104th PanchAti

 

Jaanudadhagnem uttaravEdheem khAtvaa

apAgum poorayti

apAgum sarvatvAya

pushkAparNagum rukmam purusham-

ityupadadhAti

tapO vai pushkaraparNam

satyagum rukma:

amrutam purusha:

yEtAvathvAvAsti

yAvadEtath

yAvadEvAsthi

 

Word by Word meanings of the 104th

PanchAti

 

Jaanudagneem uttaravEdheem khAtvaa

apAm poorayati=One should dig a pit

to the depth upto one's knee on the

north side of Yajn~a Vedhi and fill it

with water .

 

apAm sarvatvAya=That water is the

representative ( Pratinidhi) for all .

 

pushkaraparNam rukmam purusham

upadadhAti iti=The lotus leaf, gold,

and the Vigraham of Parama Purushan

should be placed next.

 

tapa: vai pushkaraparNam=The lotus

leaf is the representative (stand-in)

for penance ( tapas).

 

satyam rukma:=Gold is the representative

for Satyam ( truth).

 

amrutam Purusha:=Parama Purusha Vigraham

is for immortality .

 

yAvadEtath yEtAvath vaa asti=

Wherever there is this BhAvanai,

then tapas, Satyam and immortality

stay firm .

 

yaavat yEva asti tadavarundhatE=

The UpAsakan is blessed with those

boons .

 

Text of the 105th PanchAti

tadhavarundhE

koormamupadadhAti

apAmEvamEdhamavarundhE

athO svargasya lOkasya samashtyai

AapamApAmapa: sarvA:asmadhasmAdhitOamuta:

AgnirvAyusccha Sooryasccha

sahasanchaskaraardhiyaa iti

VaayvaSvaa raSmipataya:

lOkam pruNacchidhram pruNa

 

Word by word Meanings of the 105th

PanchAti

tadhavarunddhE=The UpAsakan will gain

Tapas, Satyam and amrutam .

 

Koormam upadadhAti= He should place

a tortoise in the water .

 

apAm yEva mEdham avarundhE=This way,

he gains the fruits of worshipping the

essence of Jalam and worshipping it

as the representative of all entities.

 

athO savrggasya lOkasya samashtyai=

Since Parama Purushan appeared as

the Tortoise in the water , such

upAsanai eanables the UpAsakan to

gain the enjoyment of svarga lOkam

and all other pleasures .

 

apa: sarvA: asmAt asmAtita: amuta:

ApamApAm=May adiyEn be blessed to

gain fully all kinds of waters from

different places on earth and from

the upper World .

 

Agni: Vausccha Soryasccha =

May Agni , Soorya and Vaayu dEvans

bless adiyEn with this soubhAgyam.

 

ruddhiyA sahasanchaskarE=adiyEn

engages in this powerful upAsanai

and seek their anugrahams to enjoy

long life, health and wealth .

 

VaayvaSvA: raSmi-pathaya:=Oh

JalaabhimAni devatE with the winds

as the horses and the rays of the Sun

as Your Master !

 

lOkam pruNa cchidhram pruNa=

Please review the construction of

this Yaaga Medai and perfect it .

Please fill in any gaps and

imperfections there !

 

Text of the 106th PanchAti

yaastisra: paramajaa:

IndhraghOshaa vO vasubhirEvaahyEvEti

panchachitaya upadadhAti

paanktOagni:

yaavaanEvaagni:

tamm chinutE

lOkam pruNayaa dhviteeyAmupadadhAti

panchapadhA vai virAD

tasyA vaa iyam paadha:

antariksham paadha:

dhyou paadha:

diSa: paadha:

parOrajA: paadha:

virAjyEva pratitishtati

ya u chinamEva vEdha

 

Word by Word Meanings of the 106th

PanchAti

 

yaastisra: paramajaa=May Thou fill the

intermediate spaces between the first

three stacks .

 

IndhraghOshA vO VasubhirEvAhyEvEti=

The mud pots should be filled with water

while reciting " IndhraghOshAvO

Vasubhi: purastatupadadhAth " mantrams.

The meanings of these mantrams have been

covered in the 20th anuvAkam .

 

pancha chitaya upadadhAti=The five layers

have to be placed in this manner.

 

paanktOagni:=It is so because the Agni that

is being worshipped is of five kinds.

 

yaavAnEvAgni: tamm chinutE=whatever

the number of Agnis , all those are

worshipped and enjoyed in the Yaagam .

 

lOkam pruNayaa dhviteeyAm

upadadhAti=The second layer should be

set up with the kalasams named lOkam

and pruNai.

 

pancha padhA vai virAD=It is well known

that VirAD Purushan is of five forms .

 

tasyA vaa iyam paadha:=For Him,this

BhU lOkam is one part.

 

antariksham paadha:=Antariksham ,

the space between earth and the

heaven is the second part .

 

dhyou paadha:=Heaven( sky) is the

third part.

 

diSa: paadha:=The directions are

the fourth part.

 

parOrajA: paadha:=The tripAdh vibhUti

beyond this imperfect earth is the fifth

part ." ParO rajasE sAvatOm" is the

fourth Paadham of Chathur-pAdha

Gaayatri Mantram .Purusha Sooktam

states that the first three Padhams of

Gaayatri ( Tath Savithur VarENyam ,

bhargO dEvasya dheemahi and dhiyO

yOna: PrachOdhayAth) form one third

of the VIrAD Purushan's VibhUti and

the fourth paadham covers the rest of

His Iswaryam (tripadh vibhUti). Purusha

Sookta Vaakyams are: " PaadhOasya

ViSvaa bhUtAni ,tripAdayAmrutam dhivi".

 

ya yEtamagnim chinutE,ya u chainamEva

vEdha (sa:) VirAji pratitishtati=One who

worships this Agni and comprehends the

subtelities of this Agni properly gets

established firmly ( attains SarvAthma

BhAvam) in the VirAD Purushan.

 

Purusha Sooktam salutes BhagavAn ,

who appeared as Virat Purushan this

way: " VirAjO ati Poorusha:".The mantra

dhrashtA rishi says: " VedaahamEtam

Purusham MahAntam" ( I know this

Mahha Purushan) ; he states further :

"TamEvam VidhvAn amruta iha bhavati"

( One who knows Him attains immortality

rigth here ) and " Tasya dEvA asanvaSE"

( For that VidhvAn , even dEvAs come

under his control). This the glories of

VirAD Purusha UpAsanaa is extolled .

 

NamO Vedha PurushAya

DhAsan , Oppiliappan KOil V.Sadagopan