Guest guest Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Dear Members, I want to know the significance of Ratha Sapthami and meaning of Surya Sthotra in Navagraha sthotram. Also on the Nava Graha sthotra on a lot of internet sites for Surya baghavan, it is given as "Japakusuma Sankasam.." Is it Sankasam or samkaryam?? Thanks Deepak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Hi, Sankasam is correct. Rema --- padmanu <padmanu wrote: > > Dear Members, > > I want to know the significance of Ratha Sapthami > and meaning of > Surya Sthotra in Navagraha sthotram. > Also on the Nava Graha sthotra on a lot of internet > sites for Surya > baghavan, > it is given as "Japakusuma Sankasam.." > > Is it Sankasam or samkaryam?? > > Thanks > Deepak > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2005 Report Share Posted January 31, 2005 Hi All, Surya Stotra: Japaa kusuma sankasham kaashya-peyam maha-dyutim Tamo arim sarva-paapa-ghnam pranatosmi divaa-karam Meaning: I pray to the Sun, the day-maker, destroyer of all sins, the enemy of darkness, of great brilliance, the descendent of Kaashyapa, the one who shines like the japaa flower. Ratha Sapthami Ratha = chariot. Sapthami = the seventh thithi. Ratha Sapthami is the seventh thithi after the Amavasya (new moon) thithi in pushya maasa(mid January - mid February). You can find many explanations on how this practice started. Personally, I am interested in the esoteric. And the esoteric explanation is the following. Saptha means seven. It's indicative of the saptha swaras that underlie all of music. In other words, it's indicative of sound in general. We also know that Sabda means sound too. Thus there's a correlation between sound and Ratha Sapthami. What's this correlation? We give form to our thoughts through sound. The nature of sound is to travel from its place of origin. It does not need a ratha or any other vehicle to travel. Thus the correlation between ratha and sapthami is not obvious. When something is not obvious, we seek the insight of the Siddhas so that we can learn the hidden meaning and use it for our upliftment. In this case, the word ratha is symbolic of the mind. The mind is the chariot. Many are the thoughts that arise in the human mind. These thoughts are like many different horses which pull the mind in many different directions. But for the mind to make systematic progress towards the Divine, the right set of horses should pull it in the right direction. This, indeed, is the Siddha insight on the deeper meaning of Ratha Sapthami. Reining in the mind and putting it on the path to God is the philosophy behind Ratha Sapthami. The Siddhas of the tamil regions, for ex, defer to their great master Sri Agasthiar on the exact practice of Ratha Sapthami worship. --- padmanu <padmanu wrote: > > Dear Members, > > I want to know the significance of Ratha Sapthami > and meaning of > Surya Sthotra in Navagraha sthotram. > Also on the Nava Graha sthotra on a lot of internet > sites for Surya > baghavan, > it is given as "Japakusuma Sankasam.." > > Is it Sankasam or samkaryam?? > > Thanks > Deepak > > > > Mail - 250MB free storage. Do more. Manage less. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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