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Re: Mantrapushpam

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Unknown Sender • Sun Oct 20 2002 - 20:07:31 PDT 


Dear Bhagavathas,

The  meaning of popular and uplifting Mantrapushpam from aruNa
prashna of KYV araNyakam has always baffled me.
I have pondered over different books and talked to different
shrOtrIyAs, but unfortunately never got a satisfactory answer.
Finally, I resolved it for myself. If we 
translate apAm of yOpAm (yaH + aPam) as the Lord (Brahman)
it makes lot of sense.  

(Note: Sri Sadagopan in one of his MP commentaries
has implied this meaning for aPam. In fact one of the Arsha vidya gurukulam
books also suggest LORD for apAm).

The best of anything or anyone is considered as 
flowering of a civilization.
Thus,
>>>yOapAm pushpam veda I pushpavAn prajAvAn 
bavathi I <<
 can be paraphrased as:
 one who realizes the pushpam (greatness, blessing or blosoming)  of Lord, 
becomes pushpavAn (Great, blessed)  or blosoms.

>> yOpAmAyathanam veda I
aayathanavAn bavathi<<

One who realizes the sustaining power of teh Lord becomes sustained
(Compare Christian belief: If you realize Jesus died for your sins, you are 
saved).

Rest of MP als becomes readily very menaingful, because rain, Moon, years, 
fire, Sun are all outpourings (extension) of parabrahman.

We can very well see the water-lord comnnection in appa for father,
as well as Ap is respectful way of addressing people in the Hindi language.
Embodiment of water (thIrtha rUparu for elders in Kannada), thI-rtha sthalam
for holy places. 

dAsan,

K. Sreekrishna Tatachar


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