Ratha Sapthami-AruNam : Part IV ( 2nd AnubAka Mantrams)

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SrI:

 

In the first anuvAkam , JalAbhimAna

dEvathais , Sarasvati and other dEvataas

were saluted . These vandhanams are to be

considered as Vandhanams for Lord Soorya

Himself , since the theertams , Oshadhis

(Medicinal plants) become powerful thru

the sambhandham with Sun's rays .Thus

Sooryan is their life giver .

 

Second AnuvAkam ( MantrAs 4-7)

 

Mantram # 4

 

smruti: pratyaksha-maitihyam

anumAna-scchatushtayam

yEtai-rAditya maNDalam

sarvairEvavidhAsyatE

SooryO MareechimaadattE

sarvasmAdh bhuvanaadadhi

tasyA: paakaviSEshENa

smrutam kaala viSEshaNam

nadheeva prabhavAt kaachit

akshayaat syandhatE yathaa

 

(Meaning): The soorya MaNDalam

can be truly comprehended only with

the help/use of all the following

four means:

 

(1) Smruti:This is the dharma sAstram

folowing Maharishi's instructions based

on the Vedams .

 

(2) Pratyaksham: The evidence cognized

by the senses directly .

 

(3) Itihiyam: the story of the ancient ones

such as ItihAsam .

 

(4) anumAnam: Inference thru anubhavam.

 

chatushtyam sarvairEva yEtairAditya

maNDalam vidhAsyatE =With the help of

all these four , the orbit of the Sun is

understood in its true nature .

 

sarvasmAt bhuvanAtadhi Soorya: Mareechim

AadattE = Above all the universe, Sooryan

is resplendent with His rays.

 

TasyA: paaka viSEshENa kaala viSEshaNam

smrutam = Through the heat of those rays ,

objects are perfected ( ripened) and changed.

The course of time ( kaala viSEshaNam) is

understood thru the changes brought about

by the heat of those rays of Sooryan

( TasyA: paaka viSEshENa Kaala

ViSEshaNam smrutam).

 

Kaachit nadhee akshayaat prabhavAt

yathaa syandatEiva=Similar to some

river flowing from a never drying source ,

the river named Kaalam ( Time) flows

from Soorya NaarAyaNan . Kaala

PravAham is linked thus directly to

the hot rays ( mareechi) of the Sun .

 

In the next mantram of the second

anuvAkam , the passage of time thru

its many units like second , minute ,

hour ,day , month leading upto the year

is described .Sooryan is pointed out and

saluted as the atidEvatai for the river

Kaalam .

 

( To Be continued).

Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan