Ratha Sapthami-AruNam : Part VI ( 3rd AnuvAka Mantrams : 8-9)

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Third anuvAkam ( MantrAm: 8 )

 

sAkam jAnAnAgum saptathamAhurEkajam

shaDudhyamA RushayO dEvajA iti

tEshmishDAni dhAmaSa:

sthAtrErEjantE vikrutAni roopaSa:

kOnurmayA amithita:

sakhAsakhAyAmaBraveet

jahA kO asmadheeshatE

yastithyAja sakhividhagum sakhAyam

na tasya vAchyapi bhAgO asti

yadheegum SruNOtyalakagum SruNOti

 

Meanings of individual Mantrams

 

The seven rays of Sun , Violet, Indigo ,

Blue, Green , Yellow , orange and Red

( VIBGYOR) and their permutaions and

combinations cause the six seasons

( divine ruthus) like Vasanta,Greeshma,

Varsha , Sarath ,Hemanta and Sisira Ruthus.

That is covered here .

 

Rushaya: Saakam jAnAnAm saptatam-

Ahur-Ekajam = The rishis state that

the seven rays ( VIBGYOR) arising from

One ( white) ray originating from

the Sooryan .

 

Modern science showed many centuries

later that the White ray is made up of

the seven individual colors of the Rainbow.

Vedic Rishis were way ahead of the modern

day Scinetists.

 

(Rushaya:) dEvajA: shaD udhyamA:

ithi Ahu: = The Rishis also say that

the six divine seasons arise from

those seven rays and their permutaions

and combinations .

 

tEshAm ishtAni vihitAni dhAmaSa:=

The specific stations for these six

seasons ahve been created by the Lord.

 

sthAtrE rEjante VikrutAni roopaSa:=

For the benefit of the world and its

beings,they shine with different forms.

 

MaryA: amithita ka: sakhA sakhAyam jahA:

asmath yeeshatE aBraveeth ? = Oh Men !

Which unharmed one will state that his

friend will abandon him and harm him ?

 

Ya: sakhividham sakhAyam tityAja tasya

vaachyapi bhAga: na =For the one , who

does not believe in his friend and abandons

him , such a person has no rights to learn

or recite Veda mantrams .

 

Yadheegum SruNOti alakagum SruNOti =

Even if such an immoral person hears Veda

Vaakyams , he listens to them without trust

and hope .

 

Mantram 9 :

 

na hi pravEda sukrutasya panthAmiti

ruturrutunA nudhyamAnA:

vinanAdhAbhidhAva:

shashtisccha trigumsakhAvalgA:

SuklakrishNou cha shAshtikou

sArAgavastrairr-jaradhaksha:

VasantOvasubhissaha

samvatsarasya savitu:

praikshakruth prathamassmurata:

aMuNadayatEtyanyAn

 

sukrutasya panthAnam na hi pravEda iti=

Bhagavth Geetai's 4.40 slOkam ,

SamsayAtmA VinaSyati " elaborates

on this mantram , which states that

the One who doubts will never know

the way of PuNyam .That way is having

Mahaa ViswAsam in the Lord as the

Protector of SaraNAgatAs ( nAnya:

panthA ayanAya vidhyate according to

Purusha Sooktam).

 

nudhyamAnA: rutunA rutu: abhidhAva:

vinanAdha

One rutu stimulates as it were the next

ruthu and that leaps forward with its

lilting arrival sounds .

 

tEshu trimSakA: shashti valkA: shAshtikou

Sukla KrishNou cha =Among the ruthus ,

the sixty days based six units are seen with

each ruthu having 30 days. Each of

the 30 days based units have the twins of

Sukla Paksham ( with white hue) and KrishNa

Paksham ( with black hue).

 

Vasanta: Vasubhi: saha sAraga vastrai:

jaradhaksha: samvatsarasya savitu:

praikshakruth samagra: smruta:= It is

said that Vasanta Ruthu joins with

Vasu dEvatais , covers itself with red

clothes , clears the assembly of waters

and has a premier status in fulfilling

the commands of the Kaala dEvatai.

amUn Aadhayata iti anyAn = They say to

the others to invite them ( Vasu dEvatais/

ati dEvathais of Vasanta ruthu )

and extend upachArams to them .

 

To Be continued ,

 

ChAyA SuvarchalA SamEta SrI Soorya

NaarAyaNa ParabrahmaNE nama:

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan