Shloka 54
Slaying of Andhaka; Hymn to the Sun; Glory of Brahmins; Gayatri Nyasa and Pranayama
सामेति सामगगणा हि मखार्थकं त्वामध्वर्यवस्त्वृगिति बह्वृचमुख्यपूगाः । त्वामेवमार्यमिति कार्यविदोधिगंतुं नागाश्च वेति पितरोप्यथ सर्वगंधम्
sāmeti sāmagagaṇā hi makhārthakaṃ tvāmadhvaryavastvṛgiti bahvṛcamukhyapūgāḥ | tvāmevamāryamiti kāryavidodhigaṃtuṃ nāgāśca veti pitaropyatha sarvagaṃdham
సామగానులు నిన్ను ‘సామం’ అని పిలుస్తారు; నీవే యజ్ఞానికి పరమ ప్రయోజనం. అధ్వర్యులు యజుర్మంత్రాలతో, బహ్వృచముఖ్యులైన ఋగ్వేదపాఠకులు తమ తమ విధానాలతో నిన్నే స్తుతిస్తారు. కర్మతత్త్వాన్ని తెలిసిన జ్ఞానులు నిన్నే ‘ఆర్యుడు’గా గ్రహిస్తారు; నాగులు, పితృదేవతలూ కూడా, ఓ సర్వగంధస్వరూపా, నిన్నే ఆశ్రయిస్తారు।
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Concept: All Vedic paths and ritual offices ultimately name and reach the one Supreme Lord, who is the inner purpose of yajña and the essence within all beings.
Application: Treat daily duties (work, family care, study) as offerings aimed at the inner Divine rather than mere external performance; honor diverse devotional languages while keeping the goal single-hearted.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["Vedic chanting (Sāma and Ṛk)","crackling sacrificial fire","soft temple bells","conch shell","low drone of tanpura"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: sāmeti → sāma iti; tvāmadhvaryavaḥ → tvām adhvaryavaḥ; tvṛgiti → tu ṛk iti; bahvṛcamukhyapūgāḥ → bahu-ṛc-mukhya-pūgāḥ; tvāmevamāryamiti → tvām evam āryam iti; kāryavidodhigaṃtuṃ → kārya-vidaḥ adhi-gaṃtum; pitaropyatha → pitaraḥ api atha.
FAQs
It presents the Vedic rites and recitations as different modes of naming and approaching the same Supreme reality—implying that yajña ultimately finds its meaning in the Divine, not merely in ritual performance.
Their inclusion broadens the scope of devotion: not only human ritualists and scholars, but also other classes of beings and the ancestral realm are portrayed as turning toward the same Supreme refuge.
“Ārya” emphasizes nobility and right orientation of life, while “sarva-gandham” suggests the subtle essence pervading all; together they encourage pursuing inner realization beyond external labels—aligning action and knowledge toward the one all-pervading truth.