Third anuvAkam (
MantrAm: 8 )
sAkam jAnAnAgum
saptathamAhurEkajam
shaDudhyamA
RushayO dEvajA iti
tEshmishDAni
dhAmaSa:
sthAtrErEjantE
vikrutAni roopaSa:
kOnurmayA
amithita:
sakhAsakhAyAmaBraveet
jahA kO
asmadheeshatE
yastithyAja
sakhividhagum sakhAyam
na tasya vAchyapi
bhAgO asti
yadheegum
SruNOtyalakagum SruNOti
Meanings of
individual Mantrams
The seven rays of
Sun , Violet, Indigo ,
Blue, Green ,
Yellow , orange and Red
( VIBGYOR) and
their permutaions and
combinations cause the six seasons
( divine ruthus)
like Vasanta,Greeshma,
Varsha , Sarath
,Hemanta and Sisira Ruthus.
That is covered
here .
Rushaya: Saakam
jAnAnAm saptatam-
Ahur-Ekajam =
The rishis state that
the seven
rays ( VIBGYOR)
arising from
One ( white) ray
originating from
the Sooryan .
Modern science showed many
centuries
later that the White ray is
made up of
the seven individual colors of
the Rainbow.
Vedic Rishis were way ahead of
the modern
day
Scinetists.
(Rushaya:)
dEvajA: shaD udhyamA:
ithi Ahu: = The Rishis also say that
the six divine seasons arise
from
those seven rays and their
permutaions
and combinations
.
tEshAm ishtAni
vihitAni dhAmaSa:=
The specific stations for these six
seasons ahve been created by
the Lord.
sthAtrE
rEjante VikrutAni roopaSa:=
For the benefit of the world
and its
beings,they shine with
different forms.
MaryA: amithita
ka: sakhA sakhAyam jahA:
asmath yeeshatE
aBraveeth ? = Oh Men !
Which unharmed one will
state that his
friend will abandon him and
harm him ?
Ya: sakhividham
sakhAyam tityAja tasya
vaachyapi
bhAga: na =For the one , who
does not
believe in his friend and abandons
him
, such a person has no rights to learn
or recite
Veda mantrams .
Yadheegum SruNOti alakagum SruNOti
=
Even if such an immoral person hears Veda
Vaakyams , he listens to them without
trust
and
hope .
Mantram 9
:
na hi pravEda
sukrutasya panthAmiti
ruturrutunA
nudhyamAnA:
vinanAdhAbhidhAva:
shashtisccha
trigumsakhAvalgA:
SuklakrishNou cha
shAshtikou
sArAgavastrairr-jaradhaksha:
VasantOvasubhissaha
samvatsarasya
savitu:
praikshakruth
prathamassmurata:
aMuNadayatEtyanyAn
sukrutasya
panthAnam na hi pravEda iti=
Bhagavth Geetai's 4.40 slOkam
,
SamsayAtmA VinaSyati "
elaborates
on this mantram , which states
that
the One who doubts will never
know
the way of PuNyam .That way is
having
Mahaa ViswAsam in the Lord as
the
Protector of SaraNAgatAs (
nAnya:
panthA ayanAya vidhyate
according to
Purusha Sooktam).
nudhyamAnA:
rutunA rutu: abhidhAva:
vinanAdha
One rutu stimulates as it were
the next
ruthu and
that leaps
forward with its
lilting arrival sounds
.
tEshu trimSakA:
shashti valkA: shAshtikou
Sukla KrishNou
cha =Among the ruthus ,
the sixty days based six units
are seen with
each ruthu having 30 days. Each
of
the 30 days based units have
the twins of
Sukla Paksham ( with white hue)
and KrishNa
Paksham ( with black
hue).
Vasanta: Vasubhi:
saha sAraga vastrai:
jaradhaksha:
samvatsarasya savitu:
praikshakruth
samagra: smruta:= It is
said that Vasanta Ruthu joins
with
Vasu dEvatais , covers
itself with red
clothes , clears the assembly
of waters
and has a premier status in
fulfilling
the commands of the Kaala
dEvatai.
amUn Aadhayata
iti anyAn = They say to
the others to invite them (
Vasu dEvatais/
ati dEvathais of Vasanta ruthu
)
and extend
upachArams to them
.
To Be continued
,
ChAyA SuvarchalA SamEta SrI
Soorya
NaarAyaNa ParabrahmaNE
nama:
Daasan, Oppiliappan Koil
V.Sadagopan