Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Thank you Dr.Yadu. What does R^icaa mean ? Is that the sanskrit equivalent of a 'verse' ? Thanks again. Jai Maa Latha , "ymoharir" <ymoharir> wrote: > Dear Latha Nanda: > > Purusha Suukta is found in all of the four veada's. > > R^igveda 10.90 has 16 R^icaa. > > vaajasaneyii yajurveda araNyaka 31.1-22 and kaaNvayajuveda araNyaka > 35.1-22 has 22 R^icaa. > > taittariiya yajurveda araNyaka has 18 R^icaa. > > shuklayajurvediiya suuktaa contains 18 R^ica with slight variations. > > saamaveda 6.4.3-7 contains only 5 R^icaa. > > atharvaveda 19.6.1-16 has 16 R^icaa. This suukta does not contain > the popular "ya~javena ya~janamayajanta devaa ....." that is found in > R^igveda and yajurveda, but ens with ... > > muurndho devasya bR^ihato a.nshavah sapta saptapii.. > > The conventional "ya~javena ya~janamayajanta devaa ....." appears in > atharvaveda at 7.5.1. > > All of these variations have very important significance attached and > needs to be understood, why our Sages might have thought of altering > the order of various R^icaa and sometimes changing them entirely > and/or adding additional R^icaa?!!! > > May be some day I will publish my thoughts on this subject matter, > hopefully soon. > > Regards, > > Dr. Yadu > > > > , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> > wrote: > > Namaste, > > > > I am trying to learn the Purusha Suktam and found that there are > > atleast 2 versions -- the one in the Rudri has 22 verses and the > > second line of the first verse is "sa bhumim sarva tasprtvaa". > > > > The one in the Advanced Shiva Puja has 16 verses only and the > second > > like of the first verse is "sa bhumim vishvatovrtva". > > > > Moreover on the web, there is a Purusha suktam referring to Lord > > Narayana as the Purusha and has 24 shlokas. > > > > Are they derived from different sources? Are there several Purusha > > Suktams ? > > > > Thanks to anyone that can help. > > Latha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Liberally speaking "R^icaa" means "verse". Dictionary meaning - a sacred verse recited in the praise of a deity. Hope this helps. Regards, Dr. Yadu , "Latha Nanda" <lathananda> wrote: > Thank you Dr.Yadu. > > What does R^icaa mean ? Is that the sanskrit equivalent of > a 'verse' ? > > Thanks again. > Jai Maa > Latha > > > , "ymoharir" <ymoharir> wrote: > > Dear Latha Nanda: > > > > Purusha Suukta is found in all of the four veada's. > > > > R^igveda 10.90 has 16 R^icaa. > > > > vaajasaneyii yajurveda araNyaka 31.1-22 and kaaNvayajuveda > araNyaka > > 35.1-22 has 22 R^icaa. > > > > taittariiya yajurveda araNyaka has 18 R^icaa. > > > > shuklayajurvediiya suuktaa contains 18 R^ica with slight > variations. > > > > saamaveda 6.4.3-7 contains only 5 R^icaa. > > > > atharvaveda 19.6.1-16 has 16 R^icaa. This suukta does not > contain > > the popular "ya~javena ya~janamayajanta devaa ....." that is found > in > > R^igveda and yajurveda, but ens with ... > > > > muurndho devasya bR^ihato a.nshavah sapta saptapii.. > > > > The conventional "ya~javena ya~janamayajanta devaa ....." appears > in > > atharvaveda at 7.5.1. > > > > All of these variations have very important significance attached > and > > needs to be understood, why our Sages might have thought of > altering > > the order of various R^icaa and sometimes changing them entirely > > and/or adding additional R^icaa?!!! > > > > May be some day I will publish my thoughts on this subject matter, > > hopefully soon. > > > > Regards, > > > > Dr. Yadu > > > > > > > > , "Latha Nanda" > <lathananda> > > wrote: > > > Namaste, > > > > > > I am trying to learn the Purusha Suktam and found that there are > > > atleast 2 versions -- the one in the Rudri has 22 verses and the > > > second line of the first verse is "sa bhumim sarva tasprtvaa". > > > > > > The one in the Advanced Shiva Puja has 16 verses only and the > > second > > > like of the first verse is "sa bhumim vishvatovrtva". > > > > > > Moreover on the web, there is a Purusha suktam referring to Lord > > > Narayana as the Purusha and has 24 shlokas. > > > > > > Are they derived from different sources? Are there several > Purusha > > > Suktams ? > > > > > > Thanks to anyone that can help. > > > Latha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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