The
27th PanchAti Text
abhrANayapa:
prapadhyantE
vidhyuth SooryE
samAhitA
anavarNE imE
bhUmee
iyam chaasou
rOdhassi
kimsvidhatraantarAbhUtam
yEnEmE vidhrutE
ubhE
VishNunA vidhrutE
BhUmee
iti Vatsasya
vEdhanA
irAvatee dhEnumatee
hi bhUtam
sooya vasini manushE
dhaSasyE
27th Mantram: Word
by word Meaning:
abhrANi apa:
prapadhyantE=The Clouds (abhrANi) gain (
prapadhyantE) jalam ( moisture) thru
Sooryan.
vidhyut SooryE
samAhitA= The lightning (
Vidhyuth) is united (SamAhitA) with the
Sooryan .
imE bhUmee
anavarNE( SooryAth)=This bhUmi (
imE bhUmi) is beautiful(anavarNE)
because of Sooryan .
iyamccha
asoucha rOdhasee yEna imE ubhE vidhrutE tath bhUtam atra antarA kim svidh
? =This bhUmi ( iyamcca)
and the heaven/sky ( asouccha) are both
supported by the Parama Purushan ( bhUtam)
known as rhOdasee.How did that rhodasee get in between the
heaven and earth and support them both (ubhE)
?
Vatsasya vEdhanA VishNunA bhUmee
vidhrutE iti = There is a pronouncement
(VedhanA) by Sage Vatsar
that the Earth is supported ( vidhrutE)
by a Sooryan with the name of
VishNu.
irAvatee dhEnumatee sooyavasinee bhUtam manushE dhaSasyE
ubhE = Supported and empowered this way by VishNu , heaven and
earth become abundant with food (irAvatee)
,cows(dhEnumatee)
,grass,
medicinal plants , crops and creepers (
sooyavasinee) for the benefit of humans (manushE) in both the worlds (ubhE)
.
28th Mantram
Introduction
The nature and attributes of VishNu holding the earth
and the sky are explored here .The adhAram for VishNu is examined
.The uttama sthAnam of this omnipotent VishNu is saluted as " tath VishNO: Paramam padham
".
The
Text of the 28th Mantram
agnayO
vAyavascchaiva
yEtadhasya
parAyaNam
prucchAmi thvA param
mruthyum
avamam mahdyamam
chatum
lOkam cha
puNya-pApAnAm
yEtath prucchAmi
samprati
amumAhu: param
mrutyum
pavamAnam tu
madhyamam
agnirEvAvamO
mrutyu:
chandramAscchaturuchaytE
Word by Word Meaning
of the 28th PanchAti
agnaya:
Vaayavasccha yEtath asya parAyaNam=The assembly of
agnis and the winds ( Vaayu:) are the AadhAram
(
ParAyaNam) for the Sooryan .
ThvA Param
Mrutyum madhyamam avamam chatum prucchAmi= adiyEn asks
of You ( Param Mrutyum) the first , second ,
third and the fourth reasons for death (
mrutyu) .
PuNya-pApAnAm
lOkam cha samprati yEtat prucchAmi=adiyEn asks You
about the world ( yEtat prucchAmi)
occupied now ( samprati) by those
PuNyasAlis and sinners ( puNya-pApAnam
lOkam).
amum Param
mrutyum Aahu:= This Sooryan is described by the
learned as the chief kAraNam for death (mrutyu). Life ends with the dawn and setting of the
Sooryan .This is Kaala Mrutyu and is the first kAraNam .This Kaala Mrutyu
can not be conquered since PrArabdha karmAs can not be overcome.
The 95th PanchAti of AruNam refers to this fact: " Sa SarvEshAm bhUtAnAm PrANAnAdhAyAstamEti". Sooryan
pulls away all the breaths of janthus and sets
down.
PavamAnam tu
madhyamam agni yEva avama:mrutyu: chandramaa: chatu uchyatE = the second KaaraNam has been identified as PrANa Vaayu ,the
third maraNa kAraNam is Agni and the fourth kAraNam is
Chandran.
The second KaaraNam: If the prANa
Vaayu stops flowing , death will result.
Thru PrANAyAmam , one can overcome
this akAla mrutyu ( untimely death).
The third reason for akAla maraNam
is Agni . When the body temperature falters or the agni in the stomach (
the digestive fire) becomes dull , the death is associated with Agni
.This can be overcome with proper treatment .
The fourth reason for akAla mrutyu
is Chandran . Due to deficiency in food intake or other related dhOshams ,
akAla mrutyu can result. Chandran is the dEvatai for food (annam) and the
mediicnal plants ( Oushadhis). With extracts from proper medicinal plants,
akAla mrutyu can be overcome .
Soorya namaskAram and
Mrutyanjaya hOmam are recognized as helpful to overcome akAla mrutyu.The
homam known as Mrutyunjaya homam has prayers addressed to Vaayu and
Agni:
"vAtam prANam
manasAnvAraparamahE"
( adiyEn meditates intensely on
Vaayu BhagavAn who flows outside as air and
inside as PrANa Vaayu
).
NamO Veda PurushAya
,Daasan ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri
Sadagopan