Due to that divine action of Supreme, Agni, Vayu, Surya, Chandra, Nakshatras etc are created and sustained. He who knows the source of actions, Becomes established in Self”ĭue to subtle motion of Prana shakti in Supreme Being, actions arise in Him. “X is the source of action, He who knows this, Becomes established in Self,ĭivine action of Supreme is the source of X, He who knows this, Becomes established in Self. Replace X below with each of the above agents of action within us: Year represents Time.Įvery action within us is actually executed by one of these agents, though we may identify with it and think “I do this”. One may also note that fire, wind and Sun are the rulers of physical, subtle and astral realms of our existence (i.e.
Now one gets a totally different take that is consistent with the spirit of Veda. Aapas (with long aa) can be distinguished as Supreme Being’s action. The word apas can also be interpreted as action instead of water. He who knows the source of water, Becomes established in himself” Water is the source of X, He who knows this, Becomes established in himself. “X is the source of water, He who knows this, Becomes established in himself, This interpretation may make one wonder why this prayer is so important. The following is repeated several times by replacing X with fire, wind, burning Sun, Moon, stars, Parjanya and year. This paragraph also makes the serious reader wonder on what is the real meaning of the word “water” used throughout this mantra.Mantra pushpam is a Vedic prayer chanted towards the end of most poojas. We need to understand that He, indeed is the raft. (Note: The following paragraph has got a hidden meaning – this is to say that there is a raft available to cross over all the forces of Nature and to see the God beyond all of them – God himself is the raft – we have to seek His help to see Him.
He who knows the source of the Scorching Sun, He becomes the possessor of flowers, progeny and cattle.
Serious readers would surely ponder deeply at the hint in the mentioning of a “raft” in the paragraph “Samvastaro Va Apamayatanam ….” of this mantra. However, one can experience much deeper spiritual meaning. The basic message contained in this mantra is that water is the basis of this universe. It is normally sung in a chorus by all the priests together after performing any Pooja (worship) or Yajna. It is one of the most famous of all veda mantras and remains quite popular till date. This great mantra is taken from Taithreeya Aranyakam (1.22) of Yajur Veda.
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