Dear Members:
There was a question from a Member of a sister group on
the words , VidhmahE , Dheemahi and PrachOdhayAth.
Some reflections on the topic is included below.
Mahaa NaarAyaNOPanishad has many manthrams ,
which are known as Rudra Gaayathri , Garuda Gaayathri ,
Durga Gaayathri et al.
Rudra Gaayathri is :
TathpurushAya vidhmahE MahAdEvAya dheemahi
tannO Rudhra: prachOdhayAth
( Meaning ) : We meditate upon that PurushA - Sriman NaarAyaNan .
For that purpose , we devote ourselves to MahA Deva . May that Rudra
prompt /invigorate us for that meditation on the Supreme Purushan .
Devotees of these deities recite these ManthrAs.These are not required
recitation for all every day . For us , NaarAyaNann is Sarva BhUtha
antharAthmA including Rudran , Durga , VinAyaka et al . PurushA in
this Manthram refers only to ParamAthmA Sriman NaarAyaNan .
Rudra UpAsanam is the hEthu for Sriman NaarAyaNa (SankarOpAsanasya
Bhagavadh upAsana hEthuthvAth) . Why SanakrA specially? The adage is :
" SankarAth Jn~Anam icchEth " (One should seek Jn~Anam from SankarA
to meditate on Sriman NaarAyaNa .Sankara is the Parama BhAgavathA ,
who as DakshiNAmoorthy grants that Jn~Anam and sets the Four Maharishis
on the correct path toward Jn~Anam as a result of Lord HayagrIvan's anugraham.
The recommended manthram for PrapannAs and ParamaikAnthis is
the celebrated VishNu Gaayathri :
NaarAyaNAya VidhmahE VaasudEvAya dheemahi ,
tannO VishNu: PrachOdhayAth .
(Meaning ): We meditate ( VidhmahE) upon NaarAyaNa .
For that ( success in that ) , we devote ourselves ( dheemahi)
to VaasudEva . May that Lord VishNu invigorate us ( prachOdhayAth) .
The names of the Vaikunta NaathAn thru his three VyApaka
manthrams are integrated here . NaarAyaNa Manthram
or AshtAkshari is the PoorNa VyApaka Manthram ( Moola
ManthrAdhikAram of Srimath Rahasya Thraya Saaram ).
The other two are asampoorNam .
VidhmahE means then we meditate ( UpAsanai) .
Dheemahi means , we devote ourselves .
PrachOdayAth means Let that Rudra , the MahA Tapasvi, stimulate
or invigorate us.
In the MahA Gayathri Manthram , there are only two steps in the UpAsanai :
BhargO Devasya Dheemahi---na: prachOdhayAth .
V.Sadagopan
----- Original Message -----
From: Emmaarkay-NJ, USA
To: vaideekam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 1:49 PM
Subject: [Vaideekam] '''++++
Dear VAsuVAdyAr, NamskArams!
Will you please enlighten the meaning of 'VidmahE' , 'Deemahi' and
'PrachodayAt', which follow each of the lines respectively in various GAyatri
Mantrams.
Again NamaskArams
Emmaarkay
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