Dear BhakthAs : In modern day Soma Yaagams , Pishta Pasu (statue of
an
animal ) is sacrificed as Havis instead of the live Yaaga Pasu .
There was a dispute between DevAs and Maharishi once upon
a time about the superiority of offering Pishta Pasu or live Yaaga Pasu
in the Yaj~nams as Havis .A great chOla king , who had accumulated
so much PuNyam was
asked to arbitrate .This king had the power
to travel on his
chariot in the air from place to place .
Which form of Pishta Pasu is
Superior as Havis ?
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The King heard both the sides and deliberately
ruled in favor of
the DevAs ( Live Yaaga Pasu paksham ) although the
correct answer was
the Pishta Pasu havis has the same or
superior effect . This faltering on
his part ( PakshapAdham) led to his car being grounded from the air.
His wheels got stuck on ground at a dhivya dEsam , which came to be
known as ThEr AzhunthUr ( where the aerial chariot got stuck) .
The Lord of this dhivya dEsam is Aamuruviyappan (Gosakan)
and He has recieved 47 beautiful Paasurams from
Thirumangai
AzhwAr .
Soma Yaagams in
Kerala
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NambhUdhri Brahmins are well known for their
rigorous observances
of Soma Yaagams . Pishta Pasu made from flour
used in one of their
Soma Yaagams is shown in the attached picture.Its
limbs are offered as
Havis during the
different stages of the Yaj~nam. Some internet server s
cut off the attachments. If you do not recieve it ,
I would have to find
some other way to send the image of the Flour
Pishta Pasu.
Purusha Sookthams in the four
Vedas & Their SaakhAs
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I am trying to get Saama Veda Purusha Sooktham
recorded in
the three SaakhAs ( Jaimineeyam , RaaNAyaneeyam and
Kauthumam ).
The Saama Veda Aalapanam in Jaimineeya branch is
said to be
the most musical . From my experience , the
RaaNAyaneeya
recitation is the most musical . I am told that
there are only 3 adhikAris
who have full mastery of RaaNAyaNeeya SaakhA . I
heard this SaakhA's
aalApanam in front of MalOlan at
the silver mantapam as
Srimath Azhagiya Singar invited the Lord of Ahobilam
to listen ( AkhilNDa Koti BrahmAnda Naayaka ,
RaaNAyaneeya Saama SaakhAm srAvaya). That was
a thrilling experience .
I invite Chennai or Bangalore or Palakat or USA based
followers of Saama Vedam to help me in this effort
to record these three Saama Veda SaakhAs of Purusha
Sooktham for all of us to enjoy. May I request the volunteers
to contact me ? The recordings of Purusha Sooktham
according to Yajur ( Sukla and KrishNa) , Rg and Atharva
Vedams are available already .
Thank You all would-be -participants in this
project !
Please contact me with ideas on how you could
help
advance the goals of this project .
NamO Veda PurushAya ,
Oppiliappan Koil Varadachari Sadagopan
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