Sri:
Dear
VedAbhimAnis:
Introduction to the
85-86th PanchAtis
These two panchAtis are connected to
AaruNa kEtuka Sayana Yajn~am . The method of performing this yajn~am is
described here.
Text of the 85-86th
PanchAtis
imE vai lOkA apsu
pratishtitA:
tadhEshAabhyanooktA
apAsagum rasamudhyagum
sann
SooryE Sukragum
samAbhrutam
apAgum rasasya yO
rasa:
tamm vO
gruhNAmyuttamamiti
imE vai lOkA apAgum
rasa:
tEamushminnAdhityE
samAbhrutA:
jaanudhaghnim
uttaravEdheem khAtvaa
apAm poorayitvA
gulphadhaghnam---(85)
PushkaraparNai:
PushkaradhaNDai: Pushkaraisccha samsteerya
tasmin
vihAyasE
Agnim
praNeeyOpasamAdhaya
BrahmavAdhinO
vadhanti
kasmAth
praNEtEyamagnisccheeyatE
sAppraNeetEayamapsu
hyamcheeyatE
asou
bhuvanEapyanAhitAgnirEtA:
tamabhitayEtA
aBheeshDakA upadadhAti
AgnihOtrE
darSapoorNamAsayO:
PaSuBhandhE
chAturmAsyEshu---(86)
Word by Word Meanings of
the 85th PanchAti
imE lOkA: apsu
pratishtitA vai=It is well established that these
universes are rooted in the waters.
tadhEshA
abhyanooktA=That is stated by the following
Mantrams.
apAm rasam udhayagum
sann SooryE Sukram samAbhrutam=A white lustre is held
firmly in Soorya MaNDalam through the release of the essence of Jalam
(Apaam rasam udhayagum
sann ).
apAm rasasya rasa: ya:
tamm uttamam va: gruhNAmi iti=adiyEn collects this noble
essence of Jalam in various vessels( containers) and offers You ( dEvAs)
during the Soma Rasa nivEdhanam
stage.
imE vai lOkA: apAm rasa:
tE amushmin AdhityE samAbhrutA:=Therefore , these
universes are the noble essence of this Jalam.
tE amushmin
AadhityE samAbhrutA:= These sarAmsam of jalam are established in the
Soorya MaNDalam.
uttaravEdheem
jAnudhagneem khAtvA gulpahadhagnam apaam
poorayitvaa=
by
digging a pit upto one's knee at UttaravEdhi located in the northern part of
the Yaaga Saalai and filling that pit with water upto one's ankle ( Continued
in the next PanchAti ) .....
Word by Word Meanings of
the 86th PanchAti( Continued from the 85th):
tasmin ,Pushakara
parNai: Pushkara dhaNDai: Pushkaraisccha samsteerya,
vihAyasE Agnim praNeeya upasamAdhaya
and cover that water
surface with lotus leaves,lotus stems and flowers and next cover that
decorated pit with a plank over which mud is placed to conceal that plank. Agni for
the Yajn~am should be
placed over that earth-covered plank/pedestal and the Yajn~am should be started
thereafter.
Brahma Vadhina:
vadhanti=At this time , the Brahmins , who study the
meaning of the Veda Mantrams started talking between themselves.
praNeetE ayamagni:
kasmAth cheeyatE=
After lighting this Agni , they ask :
"for whom is this agni kindled ?".
ayam sa ap= (The answer to this question is given )This Agni is associated
with the water.It is for that Jalam that this Agtni is being kindled and
consecrated.
praNeetE apsu hi
cheeyatE=After being lit , this Agni is meditated upon in
the water itself.
asou anAhitAgni: bhuvanE
api yEtA:=
If this Agni is not protected, it will
go to the world outside the Yaaga BhUmi.
abhita: yEtA
abheeshtakA: upadadhAti=
To
protect this Agni from leaving the Yaaga Saalai , it should be surrounded jala
roopa red bricks( ishtakams) .
AgnihOtrE darSapoorNa
masayO: PaSuBhandhE chAturmAsyEshu( angam)=
This AaruNa kEtuka Sayanam becomes an
angam ( limb) in Vaidhika karmAs like AgnihOtram , DarSa PoorNa Maasa
Yajn~am ,PaSu Bhandha Yaj~nam and
ChAthurmAsya yajn~am .
Introduction to
PanchAtis 87-89
Questions are raised about the Phalans
from performing the Yajn~ams using the
different kinds of Agnis( Satriya
YaagAgni,Saavitra YaagAgni,NAchikEta
Agni , ViSvasrujAgni
and AaruNa kEtuka
Agni). Various sAkshAthkArams (visualizations) of
Devatais such as PrajApathi, Vaayu , Veda Purushan, HiraNyagarbhan and Sooryan
are quoted.
Texts of mantrams
87-89:
athO
Aahu:
sarvEshu
yajn~akratushvati
yEtaddhsma vaa Aahu:
SaNDilaa:
kamagnim
chinutE
satriyamagnim
chinvAna:
samvatsaram pratyakshENa
kamagnim chinutE
sAvitramagnim
chinvAna:
amumAdhityam
pratyakshENa
kamagnim chinutE
?----(87th Mantram)
Word By Word Meanings
for the 87th to
the 89th
Mantrams:
atha Aahu:=
they said further
SarvEshu Yajn~a
kratushu =Yes, AaruNa kEtuka Sayanam is present in all Yajn~ams and
Kratus. Yajn~ams do not have the yUpa sthamBam, where as
Kratus do.
SaaNDilA: yEtat
Aahu: hasma vaa= It is well known that the descendants of the vamsam of
SaaNDila rishi asked this question to explain the fruits of performing
AaruNa kEtuka SayaNm.
satriyam Agnim chinvAna:
kam Agnim chinutE?=What phalan does one get by worshipping
the Agni associated with Satriya Yaagam ?
Samvatsaram
PratyakshENa= such an adhikAri will visualize directly Samvatsara
PrajApathy.
Saavitramagnim
chinvAna: amumAdhityam pratyakshENa Kamagnim
chinutE=
Similarly the One who worships the
Agni known as Saavitram will directly visualize Soorya
BhagavAn.
The one who worships
NaachikEta Agni will visualize Vaayu BhagavAn directly.
The one who worships
ChAthurhOtriya Agni will visualize Brahmam(Veda
Purushan) directly.
The One who worships the
ViSvasruja Agni will see in person HiraNya Garbhan with the universe as His
sareeram.
imam AaruNa-kEtukamagnim
chinvAna iti, ya yEvAsO,
itascchAmUtasscchavyatee-paatee=The one who worships AaruNa kEtuka Agni will directly
visualize Soorya BhagavAn, who does not leave either this world or the world
of dEvAs
Asum upAnuvAkyam Agnim
imAn lOkAn =
The one who worships the fast
phalan-yielding Agni described in UpAnuvAkya KaaNDam will visualize all the
worlds.
ya: AgnE: mithUyaa
vEdha,mithunavAn bhavati=One who comprehends the tattvam
behind the AaruNa kEtuka Agni will be united with all
auspiciousness.
Aapa: vaa AgnE: mithUyaa
ya: yEvam vEdha mithunavAn bhavati= One who understands
clearly that water( jalam) is
united with Agni will live a life of
glory both in this and the other world.
The Texts of the
88th and the 89th Mantrams are included below:
NaachikEtamagnim
chinvAna:
prANAn pratyakshENa
kamagnim chinutE
?
chAthurhOtriyamagnim
chinvAna:
Brahama
pratyakshENa
kamagnim
chinutE?
VaiSvasrujamagnim
chinvAna:
Sareeram pratyakshENa
Kamagnim chinutE
?
upAnuvAkyamASumagnim
chinvAna:
---(88th
Mantram)
imAn lOkAn
pratyakshENa
kamagnim
chinutE?
imamAruNa-kEtukamagnim
chinvAna iti
ya
yEvAsO
itascchAmutascchavyateepAtee
tamiti
yOagnEr mithUyA
vEdha
mithunavAn
bhavati
AapO vaa
agnErmithuna:
mithunavAn
bahavati
ya yEvam Vedha----( 89th
Mantram)
Please refer to the
107th ebook on Mantra Pushpam in the Sundara simham series for additional
insights on the 22nd anuvAkam:
the 22nd AnuvAkam
sampoorNam
NamO Veda PurushAya
,
DhAsan , Oppiliappan
Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan