SrI:
Dear
VedAbhimAnis:
Let us start this posting with a
prayer to Sooryan from Rg Veda translated by R.T.H. Griffin
:
1. His bright rays bear him up
aloft , the God who knoweth all that lives,
Soorya , that
all may look on Him.
2. The constellations pass away ,
like thieves , together with their beams ,
before the
all-beholding Sun.
3. His herald rays are seen afar
refulgent o'er the world of men ,
like flames of
fire that burn and blaze.
4.Swift and all beautiful art
Thou , Oh Soorya, maker of light ,
illumining all the
radiant realm.
5.Thou goest to the hosts of Gods
, thou comest hither to mankind,
hither all light to
behold.
6. With that same eye of thine
wherewith thou lookest brilliant VaruNa ,
upon the busy
race of men.
7. Traversing sky and wide
mid-air , thou meetest with Thy beams our days,
Sun , seeing
all things that have birth.
8. Seven bay steeds
harnessed to Thy car bear Thee , Oh Thou farseeing
One,
God, Soorya,
with the radiant hair.
9. Soorya hath yoked the pure
bright Seven , the daughters of the car; with these,
His own dear
team , He goeth forth.
10. Looking upon the loftier
light above the darkness , we have come to Soorya ,
God
among Gods , the light that is most excellent.
11. Rising this day , Oh rich in
friends , ascending to the loftier heaven,
Soorya ,
remove my heart's disease , take from me this yellow hue.
12. To Parrots and to starlings
,let us give away my yellowness,
or
this my yellowness , let us transfer to Haritaala trees.
13. With all His conquering
vigour this Aaditya hath gone up on high,
giving
my foe into mine hand: let me not be my foeman's
prey.
Soorya
NamaskAram
It will be appropriate to start
with the 12 MantrAs for Soorya NamaskAram:
1.( PraNavam) MithrAya
Nama:
2.(
" ) RavayE Nama:
3.(
" ) SooryAya Nama:
4.( " )
BhAnavE Nama:
5.(
" ) Khagaaya Nama:
6.(
" ) PushNE nama:
7.(
" ) HiraNyagarbhAya Nama:
8.( " )
MaarichAya Nama:
9.(
" ) AadityAya Nama:
10.(
" ) SaavitrE Nama:
11.(
" ) ArkAya Nama:
12.(
" ) BhAskarAya Nama:
There are many mantrams in Rg
Vedam addressed to Adityan:
1) Adhityasccha
BuBudhAnA--4.1.18
2) Adhityaa ava
hikhyAtAdhi--8.45.11
3) AdhityAnAm VasUnAm
RudhriyANAm--10.48.11
4) AdhityAnAmavasA
nUtanEna--7.51.1
5) Adhityaa rudra Vasava:
--3.8.8
6) AdhityA rudhrA vasavO--7.
35.14
7) AadhityA ViSvE
Marutasccha--7.51.3
8) AdhityAsO ati
snigdhO--10.126.5
9) AdhityAsO adhitaya:
--7.52.1
10) AdhityAsO
adhitirmArdhayntAm--7.51.2
11) Adhityairindhra:
sagaNO--10.157.2
12) AdhittE asya
veeryasya--1.132.5
13) AdhittE viSvE
kratum--1.68.2
There are many Rg Veda Mantrams
for Adityaas , Aditi and other related gods . Some times it will be addressed to
Bhaga , SavitAr , Aryaman, Pushan et al.
Here are some samplings from Rg
Vedam(Translation: R.Griffith):
" Well knoweth Savitar , O child of water, where ocean firmly fixt ,
overflowed its limit "...." May the God Savitar , rich in goodly trasures,
filling the region , borne by steeds, come hither ---In His hand holding much
that makes men happy , lulling to slumber and arousing creatures."......."
Savitar, golden haired , hath lifted eastward bright with sun beams , His
eternal lustre".
" May Sooryaa guard us out of heaven , Vaayu from the firmament
and Agni from terrestrial spots".
" AdityAs
! Ye most mighty Ones , grant our children and their seed extended term
of life that they may live long
days.
" This light , the best of lights
, supreme , all conquering , winner of riches, is exalted with high land.....all
lighting, radiant , mighty as the Sun to see , He
spreadeth wide unfailing victory and strength ...Beaming forth splendour with
Thy light , Thou hast attained heaven's lustrous realm ...By Thee were brought
together all existing things, possessor of all Godhead , all effecting
God".
"We will invoke strong, early
conquering Bhaga , the son of Aditi , the great
supporter ".
There are similar prayers to
Aryaman , Mitra , VaruNa and VishNu as one of the twelve AdhityAs . Here is
the One for VishNu (7th Book XCIX) :" None who is born or being born , God VishNu , hath reached the utmost limit of Thy grandeur
. The vast high vault of heaven hast Thou supported and Fixed Earth's eastern
pinnacle securely ".
During Rg Vedic Time, Agni ,
Indhran , Sooryan were the dominant gods as seen from the Mantras addressed to
them .
NamO Veda
PurushAya,
V.Sadagopan
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