The main deity remembered and prayers submitted are the Lord Varuna. We might recite the whole sukta or mantras to our convenience while at bath right in the morning. Such several atharvanic expressions in this sukta and relevant other suktas of Veda shall help to this effect. The meaning is that’ may he remove the dirt with his hand’. The expression.’ panina avamarsatu(may he wipe out doshas with his hand) Here there is the atharvanic sense and the water is the tool of varuna with which he contacts and touches us. There are some typical verbs and utterences requesting Varuna and his associates like Indra, Agni to remove sin and make the body physically pure. HERE EVEN THE FOLLOWERS OF Varunas are also included.(varunai namah)This sukta is highly magical and atharvanic because of the expressions and prayers contained in the sukta. This sukta is also called as Varuna Sukta, a hymn addressed to Lord Varuna the guardian of Night and the king of waters. This sukta is employed for recitation at the time of bath or in a place in contact with water in want for cleansing and sanctification of one’s own self. The word agha means sin, Dirt etc and the word marshana means removing or expiating the same and so the compound put together means’ removal of sins and doshas accrued to the individual both externally and internally. The Sukta is also called malapakarshana sukta meaning a hymn to remove the sin, dirt, and different doshas from us. It is a part of the Mahanarayana Upanishad which is one of the most important Upanishads.

The same is elaborated in detail.Īghamarshana sukta is found in the Taittiriya Aranyaka of KrishnaYajurveda. It is through them spiritual purification is attained. It is pointed that the water, devata, the durva grass and the mruttika add to the bath.They are divine and possess magical powers too. The text and the paraphrase of the meaning of the tex are included in the paper. This paper discusses the Aghamarshana sukta.

It is contribution for many other things regarding the spiritualization. Among Upanishads, this Upanishad has acclaimed a noble place as it covers many topics f common interest and utility. It occurs in the Mahanarayana Upanishda that belongs to Krishna Yajurveda. Among several mantras that yajurveda and the literature that followed it, contains the Agahmarshana Sukta which is important. In this strain, the bath is regarded as the measure for bahya suddhi and later antah suddhi. Suddhi is a putatva and brings eligibility to the worshipper. This Veda gives mantras and suktas to fulfill that end.Usually the mantras addressed to Apo devatas:, Agni, Sarasvati, Varuna and others serve for the purpose of suddhi. For any worship purity and suddhi is required. It says the chief measure is through worship which is form a sacrifice, Yajna. Yajurveda is practical Manual containing many measures to get rid of sins.

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