<Continued from the previous post where we set up the stage: http://gita-god-hinduism.blogspot.ca/2016/12/sandhyavandana-1.html>
We accumulate various karmas over a life time, and some of the pApa karma (duritas) do not allows to perform righteous duties. It is only by taking the names of the Lord that these duritAs are destroyed (kshaya) and through that we can offer more salutations to the Lord to please Him.
मम उपात्त समस्त दुरितक्षयद्वार श्री परमेश्वर प्रीत्यर्थं प्राथः संध्यां उपास्ये ।
मम उपात्त समस्त दुरितक्षयद्वार श्री परमेश्वर प्रीत्यर्थं प्राथः संध्यां उपास्ये ।
mama - my, upAtta - accumulated, samasta - entire, durita-kshya-dvAra - through the annhilation of my sins and discomforts, shree paramEshvara preetyartham - to please the supreme Lord, prAtah sandhyAm - morning oblations, upAsye - I observe, perform!
I engage in the morning sandhyavandana karma for the pleasure of the Supreme Lord through the removal of all my accumulated impediments (sin, evil, discomfort).
[At this time we look at the water, sprinkle it all over us body for purification because none cleanses like water. We acknowledge the role of "aapas" - the vital energy that resides in water that sustain us. We exist because of aapas, and we pay gratitude]
ॐ आपॊहिष्ठा मयो भुवः । ता न ऊर्जे दधातन । महे रणाय चक्षसे । यो वः शिवतमॊ रसः । तस्य भाजयतेह नः । उशतीरिव मातरः।
Om! Its on "aapas" the energy within the water (or pious actions) alone that this world is sustained | That [aapas] gives (preserves) the vigor to make one refreshed (to live, to be happy, to be powerful) | For the radiantly (clear*) abundant pleasure (delight, joy, movement) | Oh water, you bestow the most auspicious (prosperous) essence (nectar) that gets distributed in this [body of] ours just like a wishing mother [who sustains the child willfully] |
[I discovered here that chakshas could also refer to a spiritual guru who opens one's eye to see]
तस्मा अरं गमाम वः। यस्य क्षयाय जिन्वथ। आपो जनयथा च नः॥
[It is water that enable us, gives the vigor to move, to be happy, to live, to gain clarity and abundant pleasure. It is water that creates auspiciousness and prosperity, that is distributed [as blood] within us satisfying the various wishes (of the various organs) like a mother (satisfying her children). We swiftly partake in the consumption of that essence because it enables us to*, and to also help us procreate (generations)].
*We forcefully, helplessly move towards water and it is energy in the water that enables us to... It is no surprise that water was central to our activities, and civilizations always prospered around water.
It took me a while to wholly appreciate the beauty of this composition. It is literally impossible to translate as it is because these verses manifest in various forms depending on how we see them and put them together. Its like bouquet of flowers. It is like a jigsaw puzzle. Your ability to put them together will reveal something that best suits your abilities at that time.
I engage in the morning sandhyavandana karma for the pleasure of the Supreme Lord through the removal of all my accumulated impediments (sin, evil, discomfort).
[At this time we look at the water, sprinkle it all over us body for purification because none cleanses like water. We acknowledge the role of "aapas" - the vital energy that resides in water that sustain us. We exist because of aapas, and we pay gratitude]
ॐ आपॊहिष्ठा मयो भुवः । ता न ऊर्जे दधातन । महे रणाय चक्षसे । यो वः शिवतमॊ रसः । तस्य भाजयतेह नः । उशतीरिव मातरः।
Om! Its on "aapas" the energy within the water (or pious actions) alone that this world is sustained | That [aapas] gives (preserves) the vigor to make one refreshed (to live, to be happy, to be powerful) | For the radiantly (clear*) abundant pleasure (delight, joy, movement) | Oh water, you bestow the most auspicious (prosperous) essence (nectar) that gets distributed in this [body of] ours just like a wishing mother [who sustains the child willfully] |
[I discovered here that chakshas could also refer to a spiritual guru who opens one's eye to see]
तस्मा अरं गमाम वः। यस्य क्षयाय जिन्वथ। आपो जनयथा च नः॥
[तस्मै॑ । अर॑म् । ग॒मा॒म॒ । वः॒ । यस्य॑ । क्षया॑य । जिन्व॑थ । आपः॑ । ज॒नय॑थ । च॒ । नः॒ ॥]
We swiftly (suitably, readily) move towards (to partake, to perceive, to receive) for the consumption (diminution, establish) of that [rasa] that you enable (impel, help, incite, promote, animate, liven, refresh) us to, and water helps us beget (produce, create, generate).
[It is water that enable us, gives the vigor to move, to be happy, to live, to gain clarity and abundant pleasure. It is water that creates auspiciousness and prosperity, that is distributed [as blood] within us satisfying the various wishes (of the various organs) like a mother (satisfying her children). We swiftly partake in the consumption of that essence because it enables us to*, and to also help us procreate (generations)].
*We forcefully, helplessly move towards water and it is energy in the water that enables us to... It is no surprise that water was central to our activities, and civilizations always prospered around water.
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It took me a while to wholly appreciate the beauty of this composition. It is literally impossible to translate as it is because these verses manifest in various forms depending on how we see them and put them together. Its like bouquet of flowers. It is like a jigsaw puzzle. Your ability to put them together will reveal something that best suits your abilities at that time.
Sarvam Shri KrishNArpaNam!
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