SrI: Dear VedAbhimAnis: A dear friend of mine belonging to Saama Veda Saakhai is celebrating his father's Shastiabdha Poorthy celebrations in the Vaidhic way . The Bruhaspathis have arranged for PavamAna KANDa PaarayaNam the evening before and have scheduled Udaga Saanthi in the early morning next day for consecrating the Udagam ( Water ) in the Kumbham for abhishEkam at the MuhUrtham. When I learnt about it , I thought I will share some thoughts about the PavamAna KhANDa PaarAyaNam at home on Special occaasions . PavamAna Sooktham from KrishNa Yajur Vedam used as part of PuNYAvachanams is different from the longer PavamAna KhaaNDam from Saama Vedam . This Saama Vedin friend of mine has informed me that the recitation of PavamAna Saamans --which lasts for 3 hours approximately -- on EkAdasi days is as sacred as reciting Achidhram and AswamEdham from KrishNa Yajur Vedam on the EkAdasi days . Perhaps this PavamAna KaaNDa PaarAyaNam can be recorded for others to benefit from listening to it . What are Soma PavamAna Hymns ? ************************************ The Soma PavamAna hymns are from the entire 9th Canto of Rg Vedam housing 114 hymns and 1108 manthrams . They are found as PoorvArchika and UttharArchika Saamans. They pay tribute to King Soma , the Vedic Elixir linked to Soma Yaagams . Sathapatha BraBrahmana sings the glories of the Soma Creeper giving Soma juice used as offering for Indhra . The glories of the Soma Juice is celebrated as " Sathyam vai Srir-- jyOthi: Soma: " (Soma is Truth , Iswaryam and effulgence ). What is SomA ? *************** Soma plant growing in the mythical Mujavath mountain is a creeper and the leaves are collected by Moonlight , pressed between stones by the priests , filtered , mixed with ghee and flour and fermented . This sacred libation is then offered in Soma Yaagams in a ceremonial manner to the accompaniment of Saama ghAnam . The Soma plant ( version of hop plant ) is not easy to find and therefore other plants have been substitued by Rishis for Soma Yaj~nams . King SomA is the Moon (Somaa rAjA chandramA: ) . SomA juice is the essence of any oushadhi (medicinal herbs) . The Vedic connation and tradition takes us to higher and higher levels of conceptualization of SomA . Ultimately , SomA is addressed as "BrahmaNaspathi". Soma is conceptualized to flow out to the Aanandhamaya and Vij~nAnamaya kOsAs(Sheaths) and enjoyed by the Self having the abode in the innermost cavity of the Hrudhay a kamalam ( Heart lotus) . When Soma PavamAna manthrams of Rg Vedam(9th canto) are set to music in Saama Vedam ( with occasional variations) and are sung in a house , it pleases the Veda Purushan , Sriman NaarAyaNan to the utmost and therefore it is a great and unique Vaidhika Gaanam to hear and brings dheergAyus , auspicousness , and growth in Kaimakrya SrI of the YajamAnan . Pavamaana means self-purifying . Pavamaana Soma Saamans purifies the listeners and reciters . In a Soma Yaagam , the Soma Juice prepared according to Vedic way is offered as a libation to gods . Rishis , DEvathAs and Chandas for PavamAna Saamans ********************************************************* The PavamAna Saamans have various Rishis but they have as DEvathA , PavamAna Soman and the chandas is mostly Gayathri . Occasionally , Thrishtup or Jagadhee or Pankthi chandas take over from Gaayathri Chandas as metre. In some of the PavamAna Soma hymns , Soma as DEvatha is invoked jointly with Agni , Indhra , Arka , Brahaspathi , VaruNa , Rudra et al. As mentioned before , the PavamAna Soma Saamans originate from Rg Vedam , 9th KaaNDam with occasional variations . Let us study some of the PavamAna Soma Saamans and reflect on their meanings in subsequent posts. Veda PurushAya Nama: SrImath Azhagiya Singar Thiruvadi , Oppiliappan KOil VaradAchAri SaThakOpan ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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