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Today's Topics:
1. RE: sanskrit Digest, Vol 17, Issue 7 (Sunder Hattangadi)
2. saptarshi (peekayar)
3. Re: saptarshi vs. nahusha (Sai)
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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:53:18 +0000
From: "Sunder Hattangadi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Sanskrit] RE: sanskrit Digest, Vol 17, Issue 7
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>Also, wrt Mr. Ramakrishnan's mail on Agasti tree/Shankaraacharya/Kaladi: I
>know there was a Sanskrit movie produced on Adi Shankaracharya's life
>several years ago. Does anyone know if you can get a video cassette/DVD of
>that movie from somewhere? I wonder if that was the only Sanskrit movie
>ever produced!
>
Namaste,
DVD is now available:
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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:27:55 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: [Sanskrit] saptarshi
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In the udyogaparva it is mentioned that Nahusha was carried in the palanquin by the
saptarshis. These are
mariichi, atri, angiras, pulastya, pulaha. kratu and vasiSTha.
Here agastya is not included but it was agastya who cursed Nahusha to become a sarpa.
I request Shri Sai to reconcile this situation.
Thanks.
PKRamakrishnan
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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:52:21 -0600
From: Sai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [Sanskrit] saptarshi vs. nahusha
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peekayar uvaacha:
> In the udyogaparva it is mentioned that Nahusha was carried in the
> palanquin by the saptarshis. These are
If you look at Sachi's condition carefully, she didn't say that
he should be carried only by saptarshis.
vahantu tvAM mahArAja R^iShayaH sa~NgatAH vibho .
sarve shibikayA rAjan etat hi mama rochate ..
"Indraani to Nahusha: O King, lord, all the rishis together
should carry you by palanquin. O king, that indeed is pleasing to me."
The whole game plan is to make nahuSha commit a sin that automatically
relieves him of his tejas.
The rishis draw nahuSha into an argument, asking him 'don't you think
the vedas are pramANam for you? He says no. They say, 'you are doing
adharma by making us carry you. He gets vexed by them, he touches the
head of the nearby agastya's head with his feet. Oops! That act precipitates
his downfall. He realizes the mistake and becomes very afraid.
Here are the Slokas relating to agastya's role in this:
After nahusha has been finished off, agastya comes to indra to tell him
what transpired. He is narrating to indra:
shramArtAstu vahantastaM nahuShaM pApakAriNam .
devarShayo mahAbhAgAstathA brahmarShayo.amalAH .
^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^
(all the devarshis and brahmarshis of that time)
paprachchhuH saMshaya.n deva nahuShaM jayatA.n vara .. 8..\\
ya ime brahmaNA proktA mantrA vai prokShaNe gavAm .
ete pramANaM bhavata utAho neti vAsava .
nahuSho neti tAnAha tamasA mUDha chetanaH .. 9..\\
adharme sampravR^ittastva.n dharmaM na pratipadyase .
pramANametadasmAkaM pUrvaM proktaM maharShibhiH .. 10..\\
tato vivadamAnaH sa munibhiH saha vAsava .
atha mAmaspR^ishanmUrdhni pAdenAdharmapIDitaH .. 11..\\
tenAbhUddhuta tejAH sa niHshrIkashcha shachIpate .
tatastamahamAvignamavochaM bhayapIDitam .. 12..\\
agastya's curse:
yasmAtpUrvaiH kR^itaM brahma brahmarShibhiranuShThitam .
aduShTa.n dUShayasi vai yachcha mUrdhnyaspR^ishaH padA .. 13..\\
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yachchApi tvamR^iShInmUDha brahmakalpAndurAsadAn .
vAhAnkR^itvA vAhayasi tena svargAddhataprabhaH .. 14..\\
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The three reasons for nahuSha's downfall.
dhva.nsa pApaparibhraShTaH kShINapuNyo mahItalam .
dashavarShasahasrANi sarparUpadharo mahAn .
vichariShyasi pUrNeShu punaH svargamavApsyasi .. 15..\\
evaM bhraShTo durAtmA sa devarAjyAdarindama .
diShTyA vardhAmahe shakra hato brAhmaNa kaNTakaH .. 16..\\
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