Guest guest Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Commentary by Krishnaraj on Verse 899 Tirumantiram. http://bhagavadgitausa.com/TIRUMANTIRAM-TMTM04.htm Tirumantiram 899: The seven thousand (Mantras) become twenty (plus) thirty (= fifty), later swells into seventy million. The seven thousand Mantras beyond thought and calculation subside in the life of seven and two (Mantras). Comment: According to Dr. B. Natarajan, seventy million is less likely than seven terminal word endings of Mantras: Namah, Svata, Svaha, Vamshat, Vashat, Hum, and Phat. Example: Namah = Salutation.: OM Sri Maha Ganapataye Namah. Svata = Svadhaa (svadha) See below. Svaahaa (svaha): a ritual and magical exclamation when offerings are made in the fire and a terminal word in mantras. Svaha = hail, welcome, praise to you. Svaha and Svadha are associated with Agni, Agni's consort, Sri, Krishna, Sarasvati, daughter of Daksa, Goddess of Nidra (sleep)... It is a call of the priest invoking and inviting gods and also a personification of goddess, Uma, to whom women pray to obtain offspring. Uma, You are SvAhA. When Brahma was seated on the generative lotus flower perched on the stalk sprouting out of Vishnu's navel, he was terrified by the emergence of demons Madhu and Kaitabha from out of the ear canal of Vishnu in Yoganidra and invokes the goddess of Yoganidra (cosmic sleep personified as goddess Durga residing in the eyes of Vishnu) so that an awake Vishnu would slay the Asuras. Brahma utters his hymn as follows: You are Svaha; You are Svadha; You are Vashatkara; Your soul is Speech (Svara)... You are Savitri of Gayatri Mantra; You are the Supreme Mother. Brahma by eulogizing as above is entreating Her to leave Vishnu's eyes so that he opens His eyes, sees the demons and destroy them. Vamshat = Vamsat to like, love, wish, desire, to gain, acquire, procure (for one's self or others), to conquer, win, become master of, possess, prepare, make ready for, aim at, attack, to hurt, injure, to sound, to serve, honour, worship. help--Monier Williams Vashat = Vasat = Vausat. derived from Vas meaning shine. A magical exclamation, sacred to gods, unites all living creatures, supports the sacrifice, summons gods to the sacrifice... Vasat, equated to sun and death, is capable of counteracting opposing forces in Sakta cult incantations. Vasatkara (Vasatkaara) is ritual exclamation of vasat and also its personification as a divinity. Pallid Examples: 1) You are Vasat, the Sunshine of my life. 2) You are Vasat, the Death Valley of the parching sun. Hum = Bija mantra of Sakti (example, Tara, Kali....) Phat = onomatopoetic sound indicating glottal explosion. A close example I can think of to explain Phat is Wham, Bam, Boom. Selvaratnam Selvakumar <selvauk Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 12:28:00 PM Panchakshara Mantra 41 Om Namah Sivaya Tirumantiram by Rishi Tirumular Verse 889: God is Letter A and UHe is the Cosmic LightHe is Tattvas all;He stands as Letters A and UHe is the Light Divine for Tattva Dance;He is for Himself the Support All. Sivaya Namah New Mail is the ultimate force in competitive emailing. Find out more at the Mail Championships. Plus: play games and win prizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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