Saturday 26 October 2013

hymn for divine straw

taittirya samhita 1.1.2

a Thou art the substance of the sacriflee.
b The Raksas is burned up, the evil spirits are burned up.
c The Vedi hath come to the sacrificial straw,
Made by Manu, fashioned with the Svadha call.
The sages fetch it from in front,
The delightful straw for the gods to sit on here.
d Thou art impelled by the gods.
e Thou art made to grow by the rains.
f O divine straw, lot me not hit thee either across or along,
g Let me hit thy joints,
h Let me come to no harm in cutting thee.
i O divine straw, rise with a hundred shoots,
Let us rise with a thousand shoots.
k Guard from the contact of earth.
l I gather thee with good gathering.
m Thou art the girdle of Aditi, the cord of Indrani.
n Let Pusan tie a knot for thee, that knot shall mount me.
o I hold thee up with the arms of Indra, I seize thee with the head of Brhaspati.
p Fare along the wide atmosphere.
q Thou art going to the gods.

1. 1. 6.
a The 7 Raksas is shaken off, the evil spirits are shaken off.
b Thou art the skin of Aditi, may the earth recognize thee.
c Thou art the supporter of the sky, may the skin of Aditi recognize thee.
d Thou art a bowl of rock, may the supporter of the sky recognize thee.
e Thou art a bowl made of the rock, may the rock recognize thee.
f On the impulse of the god Savitar, with the arms of the AƧvins, with the hands of Prisan, I pour thee out.
g Thou art stimulating, stimulate the gods.
h For expiration thee, for inspiration thee, for through−breathing thee (I pound).
i May I extend for long the life (of the sacrificer).

k Let the god Savitr, of golden hands, seize you.


the divine sacrificial straw which is talked in the hymn must be the subtle nerves.
" Guard from the contact of earth", the earth must be the basis from which nerves rise.
" Let me hit thy joints," joints should be the nodes of nerves.
"Let us rise with a thousand shoots." the thousand shoots can be none other than numerous branching of nerves. 
"The Raksas is burned up," the rakshasas are the blocking of nerves which create obstruction in flow of prana through it. 
"Thou art going to the gods", it's those subtle nerves which make prana reach to the devtas. 
"The 7 Raksas is shaken off", talking about cover over seven chakras as nodes of subtle nerves.
"For expiration thee, for inspiration thee, for through−breathing thee (I pound)." talking about the pranayama effect on nerves. 


a careful study of all the characteristics of the divine straw indicate that it cannot be a normal grass during sacrifice rituals. the sacrifice has to be done within the body, and the straw is nothing other than subtle nerves. 

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