The philosophy of Daksha Yagna

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Dear members,

 

The famous sloka of Kalidasa “Vaagarthavivasampruktau………Jagatah

pitarau vande parvathiparameswarau†implies that the Vak or Speech or Sabda

is Devi and the Sabda Jnana or Congnosis behind that Speech is Siva. This Vak

or Speech constitutes of 50 Matrikas (Vowels and Consonants). So, this Sati is

this Vak that is in the form of 50 Matrikas.

 

Vak originates from Agni as per the Aaitreya Brahmana “Agnir Vak bhutva

mukham pravishatâ€. So, Daksh-kanya or Dakshayani is Vak and Daksha is Agni.

The etymological origin of Daksh is as follows:

 

Dah-Sa > Dak-Sa > Dak-Sha > Daksha

 

The Dahana Tattva (the principle of burning) is Daksha which is Agni.

 

So, Daksha performing the Sacrifice without inviting the Shiva implies that

without the Cognosis behind the Vak or Speech or Sabda Jnana, the Matrikas are

Dead and Useless. The Kratu or Yagna without the Sabdaartha Jnana is useless

and would not yield result.

 

Hence, Vishnu which is the Praana Tattva (Life Force) came into picture. As

per the sastra, “aksharaanaam akarosmi†ie., among the letters Vishnu is the

first letter “Aâ€. So, Vishnu cutting asunder the body of Sati implies that

Vishnu is infusing the life into the Matrikas and thus the Matrikas infused with

life gets expanded from A to Ksha.

 

So, entire Matrika vyavastha bloomed when Vishnu – the Praana (Life force)

in the form of letter ‘A’ came into existence.

 

So, Siva is Sabda Jnana, Sati is Matrika in the form of Vak, Daksha is Agni

and Vishnu is Prana or Life Force.

 

The great grammarian Katyayana Vararuchi in his Siva Mahimnah Stavah gives

this secret in the sloka “Kratau supte……..â€. Shri Appayya Dikshitar

also hints this in his work “Ratna Traya Parikshaâ€. The 3 gems or ratnas

are Hari, Hara, Gauri.

 

So, any upasana or Kratu or Yagna without the proper understanding of the

Mantra Sastra yields NO FRUITS. Daksha is also interpreted as the Jiva without

the proper understanding of Mantra Sastra. Siva is Sabda or Mantra Jnana and

the Cognosis behind the Mantra. So, as the Daksha Yagna is destroyed without

Siva and yields no result, similarly the Upasana without understanding its

purport and Mantra Jnana does not yield any result.

 

With regards,

Sriram

 

 

 

 

 

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