Sri:
Dear
VedAbhimAnis:
Introduction to PanchAtis
104-106
The vaibhavam of the UpAsanai of VirAt
Purushan is described here.The ways to construct the five layers ( Pancha
chitaya:) of Uttara Vedhi to worship five
agnis (GaarhapatyAgni,DakshiNAgni,
Aahavaneeyam,Sapyam and
Aavasatyam)are described in
great detail.Reference is made to the fourth paadham of the Chathur Paadha
Gaayari mantram.
Text of 104th
PanchAti
jAnudhagneem-uttaravEdheem
khAtvaa
apAgum
poorayati
apAgum
sarvatvaaya
pushkAparNAgum rukmam
Purusham-ityupadadhAti
tapOvai
pushkaraparNam
satyagum
rukma:
amrutam
purusha:
yEthAvadh-vaa-asti
yaavadhEtath
yaavadhEvAsti
Word
by Word Meaning of the 104th PanchAti
jaanudhagneem utara
vEdheem khAtvaa apAm poorayati=One should dig a pit upto the
height of the knee in the northern direction to the Yaaga mEdai(vEdhi) and fill
that pit with water.
apAm sarvatvAya=That water would be the representative ( pratinidhi) for
all.
pushkaraparNam rukmam
purusham upadadhAta =Next, the lotus leaves , gold and the
vigraham of Parama Purushan must be placed.
iti tapa: vai pushkara
parNam, satyam rukma: , Purusha: amrutam=here, lotus leaves
are pratinidhi for tapas,, the gold is representative for satyam and the
Parama Purusha vigraham is for
deathlessness.
yaavath yEtath yEtAvath
vaa asti=When this assumption ( bhAvanai) is held,
there
would exist ipso facto Tapas, Satyam and
deathlessness (eternity ).
yaavath yEva asti , tath
avarundhatE=
Just as tapas, satyam and eternity
exist ,the upAsakan will attain all that status.
Text of the 105th
PanchAti
tadhavarundhE
koormamupadadhAti
apAmEvvamEdhamavarundhE
athO svargasya lOkasya
samashDyai
AapAmApAmapa:
sarvaa:
asmAdhasmAdhitOamuta:
agnirvAyusccha
sooryasccha
sahasanchskarArdhiyaa
iti
VayvASvaa
raSmipataya:
lOkam pruNaccidhram
pruNa
Word by Word meaning of
the 105th PanchAti
tadhAvarundadhE=The upAsakan will realize/attain tapas , satyam and
amrutam.
koormam upadadhAti=a tortoise has to be placed in the
water.
apaam yEva mEdham
avarundadhatE=
as a result, the upAsakan will gain the
auspicious fruits of having worshipped the water(Aapa:) as every thing
(sarvam)
atha: svargasya
lOkasya samashDyai=
Since Parama Purushan appeared in the
water as a tortoise, the upAsakan gains further the svarga lOkam and all other
desired fruits .
apa: sarvaa: asmAt asmAt
ita: amuta:
Aapamaapaam=May I be blessed to gain all kinds of waters from different sites
( from the bhU lOkam/ita: and the upper
world/amuta:) without any deficits( AapamApAm) !
" AapamApAmapa: sarvaa:" appeared
earlier in the second anuvAkam as a prayer .Here in AruNa kEtuka sayanam also ,
it is used as a prayer.
agni: Vaayusccha
Sooryasccha= May Agni
bhagavAn , Vaayu dEvan and Sooryan bless
me in this Yaagam !
rudhdiyaa sahasanchaskarE
VaayvSvaa:raSmipathaya: =I perform this powerful UpAsanai
with the grace of Agni, Vaayu and Sooryan and may they bless me with Aayus( long
life), AarOgyam ( good health) and wealth
!
lOkam pruNac-chidhram
pruNa=Oh Jala abhimAni dEvatai with wind as Your horses and
the rays of Sooryan as your Master ! Please look at the construction of the
Yaaga vEdhi( mEdai) and bless for completion ! Please fill the gaps and remove
the deficiencies ! In aruNa kEtuka sayanam and other Yajn~ams , the Kalpa
sootrams prescribe the exact number of stones and their formations
to
create the vEdhi . This prayer is for
removing any blemishes due to oversight .
Text of the 106th
PanchAti
yaastisra:
paramajaa:
IndhraghOshA vO
vasubhirEvaahyEvEti
pancha chitaya
upadadhAti
pAnktOagni:
yaavaanEvAgni:
tamm
chinutE
lOkam pruNayaa
dhviteeyAmupadadhAti
pancha padhA vai
virAt
tasyA vaa iyam
paadha:
antariksham
paadha:
dhyou
paadha:
diSa:
paadha:
parOrajA:
paadha:
virAjyEva
pratitishtati
ya yEtamagnim
chinutE
ya u chainamEva
vEdha
Word by word Meaning of
the 106th PanchAti
Yaa: tisra paramajaa:Oh VirAt Purushaa! May Thou complete the the three layers of
chitais and any gaps in between them!
IndhraghOshA vO
vasubhirEvaahyEvEti=
Jalam should be placed in earthern wares
with the mantrams starting with"Indhra-ghOshAvO Vasubhi:
purastAdhupadhAth".
( The meanings of these mantrams are
covered in the 20th anuvAkam).
Pancha chitaya
upadadhAti=The five layers( adukku) of chitais should be placed in this
way.( Why so?) .
agni:
paankta:= This is because the Agni that is being worshipped is of five
kinds.
agni: yaavaan yEva
tamm chinutE=This Agni being worshipped enters into every one of the five
chitais and enjoys the offerings .
lOkam pruNayaa
dhviteeyaam upadadhAti
The second layer should be set up with
the two klaasams , lOkam and PruNai.
VirAt panchapadhA:
vai= It is well
established ( Prasiddham) that VirAt Purushan shines in Five
forms.
TasyA iyam vai
paadha:= It is well understood that this bhU lOkam is one division or
Pahuti .
antariksham
paadha:= the mid sapce is the second part.
dhyou
paadha:= the heavens are the third part .
diSa:
paadha:= The directions are the fourth part .
ParOrajA:
paadha:= The tripAth vibhUti beyond this universe with rajas ( maasu
padintha ivvulaham) is the fifth part.
ya: yEtamagnim
chinutE ucha ya: yEnam yEvam vEdha (sa:) VirAji pratitishtathy =
One who meditates on this Agni in this
manner and understands its svaroopam gets established in VirAt Purushan by
gaining sarvAtma bhAvam .
Gaayatri Mantram's fourth paadham that
is used by uttama Jn~Anis ( Paro rajsase---) is being saluted
here.According to Purusha sooktam , the first three paadhams of Gaayatri
are
considered as one fourth of this
universe and the fourth paadham is understood as the rest ( the remaining
three fourth bhAgam) of the Universe free from rajas(maasu) :" PaadhOsya ViSvA bhUtAni ,
tripAdhasyAmrutam
dhivi". The other Purusha Sookta Mantrams to be recalled in this context
are:
VirAjO ati
poorusha:=the ViSvaroopam of BhagavAn appearing as VirAt Purushan is
fully described by Purusha Sooktam.
" VedhAhamEtam Purusham
mahAntam" =
The Rishi states that he knows this
Mahaa Purushan .
"TamEvam vidhvAn amruta
iha bhavathy"
One who understands BhagavAn in this way
is blessed wiht eternal life here itself .
" Tasya dEvA:
asanvase "= The various dEvAs come under His rulership
.
Thus the vaibhavam of the UpAsanaa of
Virat Purushan is described .
The Meanings of the Purusha Sookta Mantrams and the
recitation of Purusha sooktham in the four Vedic ways are covered in the 73rd
ebook of the Sundara Simham series ( http://www.sundarasimham.org)
NamO Veda PurushAya
,DhAsan ,
Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri Sadagopan
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