Anna
Brahmopasana Vrata Niyamaha
(The
Rules of Anna Brahmopasana)
Mantra: annam naparichakshita apova annam jyothirannada mapsu jyothi prathistitam
…….
Meaning: Water taken in is absorbed by the body (jataragni). Therefore water becomes annam. Jyothis or radiance becomes annaada. As there is
electricity in rain water and as sweat appears on the body, both water and
radiance fix themselves mutually, They also become annam mutually.
A person who realizes this and performs upasana shall have plenty of food , good hunger, children, herds of cattle, the effulgence of the Brahman and
great renown. Here the emphasis is that readily available annam should not be rejected.
Ninth Anuvaka
Mantra: annam bahukurvita tadvratam pruthivi vaannama akaasonnadaha……..
One has to earn annam intensely for feeding the unexpected guests (atithis).
This is the vratha-religious regimen. As
the earth is in between the space(akasa) above and below it becomes anna and akasa becomes annaada. To the common view
, as akasa is seen above the earth , earth becomes the base for akasa. Analytical
view considers akasa as the base for the earth. So we have to imagine their
mutual dependence and becoming annam to
each other mutually.
One who realizes this and performs upasana , as in the previous cases ,shall have
plenty of food ,the state of being annaada, children, herds of cattle, and
renown in the world without fail.
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