Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Punyaha Vachanam. Pavamana Sukta.

Punyaha means an auspicious day/ time / saying. Punyaha Vachanam is the recitation done before beginning any religious rite both in houses and temples.
Pavamana is a popular epithet for Soma, the Lord of Delight. according to Vedic sages every activity generates Soma, the delight. Pavamana means that which flows and that which purifies. all the mantras of mandala 9 of Rig Veda are dedicated to Soma.
hiranya - varnah shuchayah pavaka
yasu jatah kashyapo yasu indrah
agnim ya garbham dadhire virupah
ta na apah sham syona bhavantu  1.
golden of colour, pure, purifying,
in these waters was born Kashyapa, in these was born Indra,
they have conceived Agni in them as a child of varied forms;
may these waters be blissful and felicitous to us.
Kashyapa refers to Prajapati the originator of beings, Prajapati is a designation not a particular person or being. 
yasam raja varuno yati madhye
satya anrte avapashyan jananam
madhushchuah shuchayo yah pavakah
ta na apah sham syona bhavantu 2
In their midst Varuna travels,
gazing on the truth and falsehood of men,
they the waters are dripping honey; they are pure, purifying;
may these waters be blissful and felicitous to us.
yasam deva divi krnvanti bhaksham
ya antarikshe bahudha bhavanti
yh prthivim payasa undanti shukrah
ta na apah sham syona bhavantu 3

shivena ma chakshusha pashyata apah
shivaya tanuva ua sprshata tvacham me
sarvan agnin apsushad huve
vo mayi varcho balam ojo ni dhatta 4


pavamanasa suvarjanah
pavitrena vicharshanih
yah pota sa punatu ma 5


punantu ma devajanah
punantu manavo dhiya
punantu vishva ayavah 6


jatavedah pavitravat
pavitrena punahi ma
shukrena deva didyat
agni krtva kratum ranu  7


yatte pavitram archishi
agne vitatam antara
brahma tena punimahe  8


ubhabhayam deva savitah
pavitrena savena cha
idam brahma punimahe   9


vaishvadevi punati devyagat
yasyai bahvih tanuvo vitaprshthah
taya madantah sadhamadyeshu
vayam syama patayo rayinam   10


vaishvanaro rashmibhir ma punatu
vatah pranena ishiro mayobhuh
dyavaprthivi payasa payobhih
rtavari yajniye ma punitam   11


brhadbhih savitah savitah trbhih
varshishthair deva manmabhih
agne dakshaih punahi ma   12


yena deva apunata
yenapo divyam kashah
tena diyena brahmana
idam brahma punimahe   13


yah pavamanir adhyeti
rshibhih sambhrtam rasam
sarvam sa putam ashnati svaditam
matarishvana  14


pavamanir yo adhyeti
rshibhir sambhrtam rasam
tasmai sarasvati duhe
kshiram sarpir madhudakam  15


pavamanih svasti ayanih
sudugha hi payasvatih
rshibhih sambhrto rasah
brahmaneshu amrtam hitam  16


pavamanir dishantu nah
imam lokam atho amum
kaman samardhayantu nah
devir devaih samabhrtah  17

pavamanih svasti ayanih
sudugha hi ghrtash chutah
rshibhih sambhrto rasah
brahmaneshu amrtam hitam  18


yena devah pavitrena
atmanam punate sada
tena sahara dharena
pavamanayah punantu ma   19


prajapatyam pavitram
shatodyamam hiranmayam
tena brahmavido vayam
putam brahma punimahe  20

indrah suniti saha ma punatu
somah svastya
varunah samichya
yamo raja pramrnabhih punatu ma
jataveda ma urjayantya punatu   21.























to be continued.

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