Atharva Veda (kAnda 6) has a small set of mantras praising the mind (as a symbol of Brahman) for aiding the upAsaka in his Yoga. Again, a similarity to Nammazhwar always hailing his mind in terms such as "kettAye mada nenje" and so on. Here is a brief translation+
namo devavadhebhyo namo rAjavadhebhyaH |
[Salutations to mind associated with desireless activities (karma yoga) that destroy hankerings of sense objects and meditations of the self that destroy desires ruling over the self (jnAna yoga).]+
[Salutations to mind associated with desireless activities (karma yoga) that destroy hankerings of sense objects and meditations of the self that destroy desires ruling over the self (jnAna yoga).]+
“deva” refers to contemplations that shine out sense objects, quelled by karma yoga. rAja is lust, that rules over the self, which are destroyed by jnAna yoga or meditation on the self that removes such desires.+
atho ye viShyAnAm vadhAs tebhyo mRtyo namo 'stu te
[Salutations to meditations of Brahman that are destroyers of the group of karmas (bhakti yoga), Salutations to you, mind, who are "Death" to my samsAra!]
Next, each of karma, jnAna and bhakti yoga is taken up separately+
[Salutations to meditations of Brahman that are destroyers of the group of karmas (bhakti yoga), Salutations to you, mind, who are "Death" to my samsAra!]
Next, each of karma, jnAna and bhakti yoga is taken up separately+
namas te adhivAkAya parAvAkAya te namaH |
[Salutations to your speech (denoting all senses, ie, karma yoga) directed towards Brahman in desireless action, Salutations to your speech (senses) of the form of censure of prakrti, averted from sense objects (jnAna yoga).]+
[Salutations to your speech (denoting all senses, ie, karma yoga) directed towards Brahman in desireless action, Salutations to your speech (senses) of the form of censure of prakrti, averted from sense objects (jnAna yoga).]+
sumatyai mRtyo te namo durmatyai te idaM namaH
[Mind who are Death to my SamsAra, Salutations to your favorable disposition towards the self and to your disposition of being distant from sense objects]
Next, bhakti yoga is taken up.+
[Mind who are Death to my SamsAra, Salutations to your favorable disposition towards the self and to your disposition of being distant from sense objects]
Next, bhakti yoga is taken up.+
namas te yAtudhAnebhyo namas te bheShajebhyaH |
[Salutations to your qualities (of sama, dama etc) that maintain bhakti yoga, to your manifold knowledge and renunciations that are medicine]+
[Salutations to your qualities (of sama, dama etc) that maintain bhakti yoga, to your manifold knowledge and renunciations that are medicine]+
“yAtudhAna” – those that hold or maintain, “yAt” - effort of Yoga.
"bheShaja” – Things to know are many, and things to renounce are also many. They are jnAna and vairAgya to various objects. These are medicine for the distress of samsAra.
These qualities lead one to Brahman+
"bheShaja” – Things to know are many, and things to renounce are also many. They are jnAna and vairAgya to various objects. These are medicine for the distress of samsAra.
These qualities lead one to Brahman+
namas te mRtyo mUlebhyo brAhmaNebhya idaM namaH
[Salutations, mind who are death to samsAra, to your roots or various forms of Brahman that are grounds for meditations (mUlebhya) & to meditations on auspicious qualities that guide the self out of samsAra (brAhmanebhya)]+
[Salutations, mind who are death to samsAra, to your roots or various forms of Brahman that are grounds for meditations (mUlebhya) & to meditations on auspicious qualities that guide the self out of samsAra (brAhmanebhya)]+
"brAhmaNa" - One who guides brahma (the self). The meditation on the auspicious qualities displayed by the forms of Brahman destroy karmas and guide the self out of samsAra.
Nice little set of thoughts by the Veda puruSha here. So many parallels to the divya prabandham//
Nice little set of thoughts by the Veda puruSha here. So many parallels to the divya prabandham//
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