vishnu suktam from Rig veda

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If some one is able to clarify these doubts of mine, I will be really grateful:

 

1) RV 1.154 is the Vishnu suktam; but that is one recited along with Narayana

sukta differs mostly from the above cited RV text. There are only a few

fragments that overlap.

 

2) for reference to one being widely recited, kindly refer to mathra pushpa book

from Mumbai RK Mutt.

 

3) In the recitation version, there is a fragment:

" Tat viprAsaha vipanyavaha jAgruvAm sat sat inDhatE "

 

I was given a traslation of this as: those who are viprAs (learned), singers or

musicians (vipanyavaha) and alert (jagruvam), holier than holy (sat sat) aspire

(inDhate "

 

I am not clear about the word vipanyavaha. Is it do with music and melodious

rendering of seeking?

 

Is this word or its root used in any texts related to Sri vidya?

 

Can anybody please clarify? any light on these will be sincerely appreciated. My

advance pranaams to those learned who would bother to clear my mind.

[Guest guest]

Dear gopi,

 

Before directly diving into the mantra rahasya, let us first try to tap the

*ecstasy* of the Rishi Medhatithi who is the seer of this particular mantra you

mentioned about.

 

As usual, most of the Rg Mantra revolve around either Indra, Agni or Aditya. As

per the niruktakara Shri Yaska, Vishnu tattva points towards the Principle of

Aditya. Vishnu Sukta describes the Aditya having expanded in three lokas ie.,

Prithvi, Antariksha and Dyu Lokas which denote the 3 subtle planes of

consciousness presided by Agni, Vydyutagni and Saura Agni. They also represent

the 3 vyahritis bhuh, bhuvah & suvah. These 3 planes of Consciousness is

described in " vedic symbolism " as the 3 steps of " Vishnu " or " Trivikrama " .

 

Sakapuni explains this Vishnu Sukta from " Agni " point of view whereas the

Niruktakara explains from " Aditya " perspective. Whatever may be the principle,

it is the Trivikrama tattva that is contemplated here (viseshena kramana

kritavan) ie., conquering and extending Himself into a triple-fold Consciousness

with His 3 Strides on Earth, Atmosphere & Heaven. And such a Trivikrama having

expanded Himself in 3 planes with his 3 strides has become all-pervasive ie.,

sarva-vyapaka (vish dhatu or vi+upasya with asi dhatu denotes the sarva-vyapti).

Vishnu means " all-pervasive principle " .

 

Hence, such an Aditya is also called Trivikrama (due to His 3-fold expansion)

and also Vishnu (due to His deep penetration in the pindanda & brahmanda &

all-pervasiveness).

 

This stride of three-fold movement of Trivikrama denotes the Journey of Jivatma

towards the supreme goal from physical gross.

 

Now, among the 3 strides of the Trivikrama, the first 2 strides (or the 2 planes

of consciousness) can be perceived by Ordinary Mortals. But the 3rd Stride of

3rd Plane of Consciousness is the TRANSCEDENTAL STATE which is described as

" PARAMA PADAM " in this Vishnu Sukta (Ref: tat vishnoh parama padam sadA

pashyanti surayah diviva chakshuh atatam). It is this PARAMA PADAM that has

also created 7-lokas or 7-planes of Consciousness with the help of Saptha (7)

Chandas. The first rk of the Sukta indicates this with the term " saptha

dhAmabhih " .

 

It is also this same transcendantal principle that moves alongwith Indra and

hence called " Indrasya Yujya Sakha " .

 

Now coming to the rk which you mentioned:

 

" tad vipraso vipanyavo jagrvam sahsamindhate vishnoh yat paramam padam " can be

understood as:

 

 

" yat-vishnoh-parama-padam-tat

viprasah-vipanyavah-jagravamsah

sam-indhate "

 

" It is that parama vishnu pada rupa tattva ie., the 3rd state of transcedence,

which the wise (viprah)meditate / contemplate / sing the glories (vipanyavah),

with alertness (jagrvamsa) enkindle (samindhate) "

 

The rough meaning goes like this:

 

" Wise with alertness and awake contemplate, sing the glories of that 3rd state

of consciousness and enkindle " .

 

Now as far as i know, it has nothing to do with Srividya. However, this mantra

is used by Kaulacharis during the purificatory rite of the Mudra.

 

Kaula use the 5 Ms ie., Matsya, Madya, Mamsa, Mudra and Maithuna as a part of

their chakra puja.

 

Mudra is a sort of parched rice which is purified ie., a sort of samskara rites

are performed and during that process this mantra of Vishnu Sukta is chanted.

 

With regs,

sriram

 

 

 

, Gopal Gopinath <gopal_gopinath wrote:

>

>

> If some one is able to clarify these doubts of mine, I will be really

grateful:

>

> 1) RV 1.154 is the Vishnu suktam; but that is one recited along with Narayana

sukta differs mostly from the above cited RV text. There are only a few

fragments that overlap.

>

> 2) for reference to one being widely recited, kindly refer to mathra pushpa

book from Mumbai RK Mutt.

>

> 3) In the recitation version, there is a fragment:

> " Tat viprAsaha vipanyavaha jAgruvAm sat sat inDhatE "

>

> I was given a traslation of this as: those who are viprAs (learned), singers

or musicians (vipanyavaha) and alert (jagruvam), holier than holy (sat sat)

aspire (inDhate "

>

> I am not clear about the word vipanyavaha. Is it do with music and melodious

rendering of seeking?

>

> Is this word or its root used in any texts related to Sri vidya?

>

> Can anybody please clarify? any light on these will be sincerely appreciated.

My advance pranaams to those learned who would bother to clear my mind.

>

[Rahul Shastri]

I am not learned enough, but have used internet resources to study Visnu Sooktams. The quotation is 1.022.21, and reads: तद्विप्रासो विपन्यवो जागृवांसः समिन्धते |विष्णोर्यत्परमं पदम् || My word by word translation reads: Thus sages exist ! (तद्-विप्र-अस्-ओ = तद्विप्रासो) joyfully/praise reverentially! (विपन्य-वः = विपन्यवो) awake overnight (जागृवांसः) together with the Supreme Being (सम्-इन्ध = समिन्धते); It differs from Sri Sriram in इन्ध which can also mean Supreme Being. विपनया means joyfully and विपन्यु means praise. There are three visnu Sooktams in rigveda: 1.154, 1.155, 1.156, although 155 also has reference to Indra. All three are due to rishi Dirghatamah Auchitya. I hope that this information helps.