Achamana
Āchamanam (Sanskrit: Script error: No such module "Lang"., Script error: No such module "lang".) is a purification ritual performed at the beginning of more complex religious ceremonies in the Hinduism, which is believed to cure all physical and mental impurities.[1]
Types of Āchamanam
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However, in the Sandhyavandana ritual, there exists fourth version of āchamana, known as mantrācamana.
Śrautācamanam
In śrautācamanam, water is sipped three times and is accompanied by the recitation of the three padas of the Gayatri in succession. Alternatively, water is sipped three times with the chanting of Ṛgvedāya Svāhā, Yajurvedāya Svāhā, Sāmavedāya Svāhā. Then, 21 parts of the body are touched while the 21 mantras are recited: the nine Abliṅgas, [note 3] the seven Vyahritis[note 4] (the names of the seven worlds, preceded by the sacred pranava Om), and the 3 padas of Gayatri siras. It is defined in ṣatkarma candrikā as[4]
Smṛtyācamanam
The Smṛtyācamanam is an abridged version of the śrautācamanam. Water is sipped three times, accompanied by the ritual utterance svāhā. Then, 9 parts of the body are touched, accompanied by recitation of the specific sutras that instruct the version of the achamana in question.
Purāṇācamanam
Purāṇācamanam is done with the 24 names of Vishnu starting with keśava, etc.[note 5] The water is poured on the right hand palm, which made as gokurna sipped thrice with the first three names. Both hands are washed with the next two names.[note 6] For the remaining 19 names different parts of body are ritually cleansed.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SriPedia Sandhyavandanam".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.K. Krishnaswami Aiyar (1901). "Esoteric Hinduism". Central Book Depot, Madras. p. 90.
- ^ The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (4th edition), p. 113, V. S. Apte, Motilal Banarsidas, 1965.
- ^ Kanva Sandhya Vyakshya, p. 15, Bhagavatula Lakshmipathi Sastri, Manjuvani Press, Ellore, 1914.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."अथ विश्वामित्रकृत श्रीगायत्रीकल्पः".
Notes
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- ^ Also known as Smārtācamanam (Sanskrit: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- ^ Also known as Paurāṇācamanam (Sanskrit: Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- ^ Abliṅga (अब्लिङ्ग).— apāṃ liṅgaṃ jñāpanasāmarthyaṃ yatra, A hymn or verse [Rv.1.9.1-3] addressed to the waters;] अब्लिङ्गानि जपेच्चैव गायत्रीं मनसा सकृत् (abliṅgāni japeccaiva gāyatrīṃ manasā sakṛt) Y.3.3.[3]
- ^ Vyāhṛtī (व्याहृती) are the mystical utterances, seven in number, viz. “bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ, mahaḥ, janaḥ, tapaḥ, satyam”. Each of the vyāhṛtis are preceded by the [Praṇava] Om.
- ^ चतुर्विंशतिनामानि तत्तत् स्थानेषु विन्यसेत्।
केशवादीनि विन्यस्य पौरानाचमनं चरेत्॥ (विश्वामित्र कल्पः (1.1)
caturviṃśatināmāni tattat sthāneṣu vinyaset
keśavādīni vinyasya paurānācamanaṃ caret (viśvāmitra kalpaḥ (1.1)[5] - ^ केशवादि त्रिभिर्मन्त्रैः अपःपीत्वा यथाविधि।
हस्तप्रक्षालनम् कार्यम् गोविन्दे नापि विष्णुना॥ (विश्वामित्र कल्पः (1.9)
hastaprakṣālanam kāryam govinde nāpi viṣṇunā (viśvāmitra kalpaḥ (1.9)
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