SrI:
Dear AasthikALs : Let us study the other two Saamans used in Kumbha Pratishtai now . Saaman 352 : Baarhapathya BharadhvAjar is the Rishi , Indhran is the dEvathA
and the chandas
is anushtup.
Pratyasmai pipivate viSvAni vidhushE
bhara
arangamAya jagmayE paSchAdadhvanE
nara:
---- Cf: Saaman 1440 and Rg Vedam :
VI.42.1
(Meaning): " May You offer the
homage to Him , who is
desirous to relish it , who knows
all things , whose
movements are all sufficient and who
goes to help
sacred , selfless works.He is always
a true leader ,
never a follower
" .
Reflections on this
Saaman: DevatA is Indra here. Indra
in Saama VedA like Agni are other names for the
Supreme
Reality , the antharyAmi Brahman inside the two
dEvathAs.
This Supreme Reality is Sarvajn~an ( "wisdom
personified") ,
resplendent , sarva Sakthan ( Omnipotent ) ;
He is the great Law
( Rta ) . He
expects obedience for that Rta from His devotees .
The path of Rta is not easy to travel and He is
always with You
in the difficult to travel route of Rta. Hence the
devotees
recognize Him as a dear friend and adore Him ( Mithramiva
priyam sthushE) . He is
invited to accept the devotees'
Saaman chant filled with devotion ( gOpeeTAya pra hUyasE).
He is saluted as the knower of all of our paths
( gAthuvitthama:).
He is the best Leader(nrutamam) and as such accomplishes
every thing He wishes
without the help of anyone else.
He is bounteous and rich (magavAn). He
listens quicly to
our invocations for protection
( uthayE mruNvantham)
and rushes to us for help.
Saaman 459: DhaivodAsi ParucchEpa
Rishi , IndhrA
is the dEavthA , athijagathi is the
Chandas .
Eindra yAhyupa na: paravatO
nAyamacchA vidhaTAneeva
satpatir astA rAjEva
satpati:
havamahE ThvA prayasvantha: sutEshvA
putrAsO na pitharam
vAjasAtayE
marrhishtam vAjasAthayE
---- Cf: Rg Vedam : I.130.1
(Meaning): "
Come to us from afar , Oh resplendent Lord ,
the protector of
good ; like a king ,the protector of good,
who comes back
to one's home . We, the producers of food
are invoking You
with our devotional prayers . Like sons
inviting their
fathers , we are inviting You for the procurement
of food--You the
generous one for the procurement of
abstract foods
".
Reflections on this Saaman: The prayer
here is similar to
the 14th Saaman : " Day and
night , we approach You ,
Oh Lord,
with
reverential homage through sublime thoughts
and noble deeds ." In the 23rd
Saaman , the prayer is : " May You
come to the pious devotee and
be enshrined in his heart".
For the Lord coming from afar
, the 25th Saaman suggests that
He harness His well-trained ,
fast-moving horses to come
quickly to the side of the
devotee calling for Him.
In His role as the sustainer
of the Universal Law and therefore
ruling as a King, the Lord is
invited to come back to one's home .
Laudations are offered to that adorable Lord as
their King .Here ,
the devotional prayers are the food for the
Lord ( King).
The procurement of abstract foods referred to in
this Kumbha
Pratishtai Mantram can be visualized as the
ingredients needed
for Soma Yaaga , where a ritualistic presentation
of Soma Juice is
offered . "Abstract Foods " of DevAs could be
likened to the abstract
definition of Soma juice as truth ( Sathyam) ,
Prosperity ( SrI:)
and light ( JyOthi) : "
sathyam vai SrI JyOthi: Soma: "
--- Sathapatha BrAhmaNa :
VI.1.3.10
We will conclude this Kumbha Pratishtai section
with
an evocative prayer (Saaman 209) echoing the
appeal
of devotees for the Lord to join them :
" Oh Resplendent
Lord, brave and heroic, We have come to You with
plentiful
divine prayers , dedicated especially to You . Oh
Lord of
selfless benovolence and supreme protection , May
we have
numerous opportunities of offering our heartfelt
sentiments
to such a glorious Lord as You are
".
NamO Veda PurushAya,
Daasan , Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan
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