Sri: Dear BhakthAs of Lord RanganathA : Sri VaasudEva PuNyaahavachanam is used for Suddhi in Tem !

es " it is #uite different from the PuNyaahavachanam used at home for the urification after chi!d $irth on the %% th or the %&th day after the $irth or noothana gruha ravEsam ' Both of them ( home and Tem !e) are for site sanctification and a ea!s to those assem$!ed to urify the site ( *aagasaa!a and +thsavam site for the tem !es ) , mind and a!! items -ith their $!essings ' At home , the PuNyaahavaacahnam rites is for the remova! of asoucham (theettu) and the restoration of urity to erform ritua!s (Aaraadhanam and Vaidhika karmaas of a gruhasthan) ' .t offers rAyers to Lord VaruNaa , Vaasthu Purushan et a! ' adiyEn !ans to re!ease Saama Veda PuNyAhAvachanam soon -ith the Saama mantrams , meanings and recitation of them in a se arate e/$ook ' .n this e/$ook , adiyEn -i!! focus on the VaasudEva PuNyAhAvacahna mantrams and the -ays to erform this 0oi! suddhi ritua! ' 1e -i!! fo!!o- c!ose!y 0oottha Akkam S-amy2s monogra h on these rocdures 'The 3antrams are assem$!ed $e!o- ' The procedure for doing the VaasudEva PuNyAhAvachanam are: %' 1ash the feet and hands , erform Achamanam , sit on a suita$!e ( comforta$!e ) Aasanam " 4o!d chakra 3udhraa over the head , do PrANAyAmam , make the $ig sanka! am and end -ith 5 0armAngam dhravya SuddhdyarTam , STa!a suddhdyarTam , Aavasyaka u karaNa SudhyarTam ,PaancharAthra VidhAnEna Bhagavath VaasudEva PuNyAhAvacahnam

karishyAmi 5'Perform Saathvika thyAgam after this sanka! am ' 6' 7 osite the Aasanam , s read addy into a mound , add rice over it and !ace ti!am ( 8inge!!y seed) on to ' No- t-o $!ades of dar$ham are ut on to of it as a $ase for the PuNyAhavachana vesse! -ith -ater to sit on' A!! four sides of this arrangement are decorated -ith sanda! aste and akshathais ' 0orcham is no- inserted into the -ater of the vesse! and the mouth of the Paathram is covered -ith 3ango and Arasu keaves and decorated -ith 9!o-ers and :oconut' ;' ProkshaNam of the vesse! -ith asthra mantram $efore DahanA$hyAyanam and sho-ing of the <Sura$hi 3udhrA ' Dharma Peeta archanam is erformed ne=t' Aavaahanam .s erformed -ith Sudarsana mantram , NyAsa 3udhrA , Shadanga NyAsam , Shadanga 3udhrA " arghyam , Paadhyam , Aachamaneeyam , Vasthram , 8andham , Push am are offered a!ong -ith dh+ a , dhee a and naivEdhya u achArams ' 9our Brahmins are seated o osite and re#uested -ith the a ea!: 5 yooyam PuNyAham Br+ha> ( 3ay thou dec!are that this $e an aus icious day) ' They agree -ith the res onse> Bhr+ma:> and 5 PuNyAham 5 ' No- the Pur7hithar touches the PuNyAha vesse! -ith dar$ham and recites the VaasudEva PuN*Ahavachana mantrams starting from 5BhagavAn asthu> and ending u -ith 5 *athra yathra gur7r mathi: 5' ?' No- a sma!! vesse is !aced ne=t to the PuNyAhAvacahana vesse! and the coconut , 3ango , arasu !eaves are taken out from the mouth 7f the PuNyAhAvacahana vesse!' 7n!y the koorcham is used to transfer sma!! dro s of -ater from the $ig to the sma!! vesse!

1ith the recitation of the fo!!o-ing rayer :5 Saanthirasthu tushtirasthu, ushtirasthu , avignamasthu , Aayushyam asthu , Aar7gyamasthu , dhana dhAnya samruddhirasthu , g7/ $rahamaNE$hya: Su$ham $havathu, uttharE 0armaNya avignamasthu 5' @' 7n the Northeastern section of the Paathram , Pr7kshaNam is done -ith the mantram : 5 arishta niraSanam asthu 5' .n the south east direction , r7kshaNam is done -ith the mantram 5tath rathihathamasthu 5 ' T-o s rink!ings are made into the sma!! vesse! -ith the mantrams 5 sarva S7$hanamasthu> and 5 sarva sam adhas/ santhu 5' No- the assem$!ed -ater in the sma!! vesse! is returned to the $igger vesse! -ith the recitation of 5 7m Saanthi: Saanthi: Saanthi: 5' This is fo!!o-ed $y the recitation of the .ndhragh7shathvaa mantram , -hi!e touching the vesse! -ith hand' Ne=t , the 0oorcham , 3ango !eaves , arasu !eaves are used to s rink!e a!! around to the accom animent of the 5sTAnAni 5 and Sudarsana ShaDakshara mantrams ' Sri Vaasudeva PuNyaahavachanam ' A.B' ' vasudev uCyahvacnmD' Vaasudeva puNyaahavaacanam ivEF GvvanStu vasudevB raT rB, t-a sH"RIae devB ivEF rmae mhanD' %'
pavitram bhgavanastu vAsudeva: paraathpara: | tathA sankarshaNo deva: pavitram paramo mahAn || Meaning & Commentary: Pavithram has many meanings . One that puri ies and removes sins is Pavithram . !t is a"so the ring made o o dharbham # kusaa grass$ that is %orn on the ourth inger during the Vedic ceremonies that %e are en&oined to do .!t is a"so an instrument used or c"eansing such as a strainer or a seeve . 'he

common theme in PuNyAhaa Vachanam or the %ord (Pavithram ( is One that is c"eansing or Puri ying . 'he )irst ha" o the mantram prays : May that *hagavan + Vaasud,van + the -ord o a"" # .arva .%ami/ParAth Paran $ be the Pavithram to c"eanse this 0aagasA"aa + the 0a&amaanan o the 0a&n1am to be conducted and a"" materia" and vesse"s used in the 0a&n1am to commence . 'his mantram appea"s to -ord Vaasudevan + 'he supreme most -ord # ParAthparan$ endo%ed %ith the si2 attributes "eading to the name + *hagavAn . 'hese .hadarNa + sukha dhAyaka attributes are : 3n1Anam + Po%er #.akthi$ + .trength #*a"am$ + -ordship#!s%arya$ + Viri"ity #Veerya$ and .p"endour #t,&as$ . *hagavAn is a term used e2tensive"y in PaancharAthra Aagamam . 'he Ahirbudhnya .amhithA o PaanchrAthram comments on the every aksharam that goes into the ormation o the %ord *hagavaan and de ines *hagavAn as the .upreme/u"timate 4ea"ity kno%n as *rahman and ParAthparan . 'hat u"timate rea"ity o VedAntha identi ied by PaancharAtram and VishNu purANam is the PurushOtthaman + Vaasud,van. 'he 567rd .ri VishNu .ahsra Naamam de ines *hagavAn # Vaasudevan o the Aagamam as .arvah,ya Prathyaneekan # opposite o a"" de ects/b"emishes$ + 8a"yANAthmakan # endo%ed %ith a"" auspicious attributes /saguNa *rahman$ and Poo&yAth Poo&yataman # the %orthiest among a"" %orshippab"e 9ods$ . 'he PaacharAthra Aagamam is the irst one to deve"op the concept o Vy:haa . Vyuham is one o the ive o"d mani erstations o .riman Narayanan : #;$ Para #<$ Vy:ha #7$ Vibhava #=$ Archa and #5$ antaryaami . 'he Vyuha avatAras o the Parama Purushan is vie%ed by the PaancharAthram as our o"d : Vaasud,va + .ankarshaNa + Prahdyumna and Aniruddha . 'he second paadham o the )irst mantram appea"s to .ankarshaNan + the .econd o the )our Vy:ha Moorthys and re>uests ?im to be the Puri ying instrument # Pavithram$ &ust "ike Vaasud,van and sa"utes .amkarshaNa d,van as Parama Purushan and Mahaan # tathaa .ankarshaNO d,va: pavithram paramO mahaan $. ! Vaasud,van possesses a"" the si2 attributes o the name *hagavaan and becomes @ua"i ied to be sa"uted a s Para Vaasud,van + then the other three vy:ha Moorthys sp"it up the three attributes as uni>ue to them . )or instance + .ankarshana possesses 3n1Ana and *a"a A Pradhyumna is endo%ed %ith !s%arya and Veerya A Aniruddha accounts or the sakthi and t,&as attributes . .ankarshaNa takes care o the disso"ution o the :niverse and promu"gation o the *hagavath .aasthrams . Pradhyumna takes care o the creation o the universe and the estab"ishment o dharma . Aniruddha has the assignment o protection o the universe and the teaching o *rahma vidhyaa .

!n this irst mantram + t%o o the vy:ha moorthys are beseeched to become the c"eansing instruments#agents/ orces$ in the *rahmOthsavam or any :thsavam done according to PaancharAthra Aagamam .

JKuLaeMStu ivEF vE saN. ivOSy sa3JtmD, ivEminPQaeMStu ivOEata RgT itB' 6'
pradhyumna: astu pavitram vai sAkshi vi.vasya sAmpratam | pavitram aniruddha: astu vi.vaBtraatA &agatpati: || #Meaning and commentary$ : !n this second s"Okam + the t%o other vy:hamoorthis are re>uested to act as the agent or puri ication o the 0aagasA"aa . 'he attribution o a pair o 9uNAs # guNa niyama$ or these t%o vy:ha Moorthys has been discussed ear"ier . .ankarshana takes responsibi"ity or destruction by entering into 4udhran through the act o anuprav,sam and carries out the responsibi"ies o Cisso"ution o the universe . Pradhyumnan enters simi"ar"y into *rahma d,van to engage in creation . Aniruddhan as 3n1Ana Moorthy teaches *rahma Vidhayaa and stays as the Aadharam or saka"a vidhyaas . 'he s"Okam asks Prahdyumna to be the pavithram or us # Padhyumna: astu pavithram vai$ . ?e is then sa"uted as the %itness to activies o the 3eevans in this %or"d # vi.vasya .aakshi$ and as Vi.vasya sAmpratham #sampradhAyam$ . .aampradham means proper and re"evant at this time . .aampradhAyam re ers to the traditiona" doctrines handed do%n by *hagavaan and by ?is AchAryAs to maintain sampradhAya parisuddhi . 'he second Paadham asks Aniruddha Moorthy to be the Pavithram and sa"utes ?im as Visva traathaa and 3agathpathi . Aniruddhan has the responsibi"ity or protection and hence ?e is Visva 4akshakan or VisvaBtrAthaa + ?e is a"so the 3agathpathi invie% o his ro"e as VisvaBthrAthaa .

SuQye vasudevaStu !aTi! SuQye t-a, JKuLUSuQye caStu AinPQaeMStu SuQye' ;'
.uddaye vAsudevAstu "Anga"i .uddhaye tathA | pradhyumna: .uddhaye ca astu aniruddha: astu .uddhaye || Meaning and commentary : ?ere the prayer or the three vy:ha Moorthys are to stay as the agents o puri ication #.uddhi$ . Vaasud,van + Prahyumna and Aniruddhan are invoked and .ankarshaNan is "e t out possib"y because o ?is samhAra vyavahAram . -aanga"i #p"ough$ is speci ica""y mentioned here and its suddhi is prayed or . !n preparation or 0aagam + the ie"d has to be p"oughed and the instrument o p"oughing # ka"appai$ has to achieve .uddhi . ?ence + it is

speci ica""y mentioned . .eethaa appearing during the p"oughing o the ie"d be ore 0a&n1am by king 3anaka has to be remembered here .

P+P"USuQye caStu sTyVaStu ivSuQye, A:yutUSuQye caStu AnNtVaStu SuQye' ?'

Purusha: .uddhaye ca astu satya: chaastu vi.uddhaye | acyuta: .uddhaye ca astu ananta: ca astu .uddhaye || Meaning and commentary : Vaasud,va PuNyAhaavachanam is a"so used by VaikAnasa Aggamam o""o%ers . !n VaikAnasa Aagamam b"essed to us by .age Vikanasa + the Maanaseka puthran o .riman NaarAyaNan + *hagavaan is visua"iDed in our orms : Purushan + .atyan + Achyuthan and Ananthan . Purushan in the 8a'hOpanishad tration is the .upeme Person #ParaB Vaasud,van$: ( PurushAnna Param kimchithE. 'aittir!yam sa"utes this Purushan as ( Purusham Vi.vakarmANam Aadhi d,vam a&am Vibhu:E . .atyan is standing or the One %ho is %e"" disposed to%ards the pious sou"s . ?e is NathaB.athyan # 'rue to those + %ho surrender unto ?im$ . ?e is .araNAgatha Vathsakan . As Achyuthan + ?e never "ets do%n any one + %ho has surrenderd to ?im .As Anantan + ?e is "imit"ess + ( .atyam 3n1Anam Anantham *rahmam ( rom Aanandhava""i o 'aitthireyam has to be remembered here since VaikAnasam has signi icant "inks to Vedam as %e"" .

SuQyeMStu sda devaB keSvB keiSs+dnB, narayIaeMStu ivOeSB SuQye svekmRsu' @'
.uddhaye astu sadA deva: ke.ava: ke.isoodhana: | nArAyaNOastu vi.ve.a: .uddhaye saravakarmasu || Meaning and Commentary: .ome o the PaancharAthra .amhithAs describe three more Vy:ha Moorthys # Vy:hAntharams$ descendant rom the )our Vy:ha Moorthys and giving rise to a tota" o '%e"ve#=27$ .'hey are being addressed no% to grant purity . 'he t%e"ve :pavy:ha Moorthys are :8esava + Narayana and Madhavaa rom Vaasud,van . .amkarshaNan is the root or 9ovindha + VishNu and Madhusoodhanan . Prahyumnan is the point o origin or 'hrivikrama + Vaamana and .ridharan . Aniruddhan is the source or ?rusheek,san + PadmanAbhan and CaamOdharan . 'he irst Paadham invokes the constant b"essings o 8esavan + %ho ki""ed the asuran %ho took the rom o 8esi + the %i"d horse # 8esava: k,sisoodhana: $ . 'he second Paadham asks or the anugraham o NaarAyaNan or purity in the per ormance o a"" Vaidhika karmaas in ?is ro"e as the -ord o the :niverse #Vi.v,.an $.

ma=vUSuQye caStu svRrNId.iNtB,

SuQye caStu gaeivNdB rmaTma snatnB' &'

mAdhava: .uddhaye chaastu sarvarakshaNaBdh!kshita: | .uddhaye chaastu govinda: paramAtmA sanAtana: || Meaning and Commentary: 'he third and the ourth :pavy:ha Moorthys are sa"uted in this s"Okam . 'hey are Maadhavan and 9ovindhan . Maadhavan is recogniDed as the One ski""ed in the protection o a"" #.arva rakshaNa d!kshithan$. Fith ?is consort Maa # -akshmi$ + ?e is the .arvarakshakan . 9ovindhan is sa"uted as ParamAthmaa and .anAtanan # ancient$ . 'he GHGth .ri VishNu .ahasra naamam sa"utes this .anAtanan as .anAtana 'amam # the Most ancient$ .

USuQyeMStu mhaiv:Iu SuQye m=us+dnB, iEivWmae mhamayB SuQye vamnSt-a' X'

.uddhaye astu mahAvishNu: .uddhaye madhusoodana: | trivikramo mahAmAya: .uddhaye vAmansta'A || Meaning and Commentary : 'he ne2t )our :pavy:ha Moorthys are : VishNu + Madhusoodhanan + 'rivikraman and Vaamanan . 'hey are addressed in this s"Okam .'he name VishNu re ers to ?is vyApthi o a"" ch,tanams and ach,tanams. ?e pervades them a"" and sho%ers ?is grace on a"" . 'he name Madhusoodhana stands or attracting the sense organs o the "iberated sou"s # MukthAs and nithya sooris$ to ?imse" %ithout any inter erence . *oth 'rivikraman and Vaamanan are mysterious # Maahaa Maaya:$ . As 8apada VaamAnan + ?e approached *a"i and asked or three eet o "and and once it %as deeded to ?im + ?e gre% and gre% as 'rivikraman and measured the earth and the sky . A"" o these our Vy:ha Moorthys are re>uested to consecrate the p"ace %here the uthsavam is going to be conducted .

A.=rUSuQye caStu Y".keSaStu SuQye, SuQye ZnaGaeStu t-a damaedrB JGuB' ['
.ridhara: .uddhaye chaastu ?rusheeke.a: astu .uddhaye | .uddhaye PadmanAbha: astu ta'A dAmodara: prabhu: || Commentary: !n this s"Okam + the "ast o the '%e"ve upavy:ha Moorthys are being addressed to con er their anugrahams . 'hey are : .ridharan + ?rusheek,san + PadmanAbhan and ChAmOdharan .

m.naTma SuQye caStu k+maRTmaStu ivSuQye, SuQyeMStu vrahaTma n\isFhaTmaStu SuQye' ]'
meenAtmA .uddhaye caasthu koormAtma asthu vi.uddhaye |

.uddhaye asthu varAhAtmA nrusimhAtmAsthu .uddhaye || Commentary: 'he ne2t set o s"Okams #)our$ are addressed to Vibhava avathAra Moorthys . ! Vy:hA orms are the mani estations o the subt"e orms o the .upreme *rahman + then Vibhava avathArams are gross orms o mani estations o the same Para *rahmam . !n this s"Okam + our Vibhava avatharams o the -ord # Matsya + 8oorma+ Varaaha and Narasimha $ are prayed to or puri ication o the site o the uthsavam .

SuQye vamanaTmaStu ramaTma caStu SuQye, t-a daSr-. ramB SuQyeMStu sda hirB' %^'
.uddhaye vAmAnAtmAsthu rAmAtmA chaastu .uddhaye | ta'A daa.arath! rAma: .uddhaye asthu sadhA hari: || Commentary: 'his s"Okam houses prayers to the Vibhava avathAra Moorthys o Vaamana + ParasurAman + Caasara'i 4aaman . ?ari nAma sankeerthanam is a"so !nc"uded here : ( .uddhay, asthu sadhaa ?ari (:

k_:IaeMStu SuQye SaEirB $!ramaeMStu SuQye, SuQyeMStu mhamay. kLk. iv:IusnatnB' %%'
krishNosthu .uddhaye .ouri: *a"arAmOsthu .uddhaye | .uddhaye asthu mahAmAyee 8a"kee VishNusBsanAthana: || Commentary: 'he "ast o the three Vibhava avathArams are covered here . 8rishNa is addressed as .ouri + the son o .oora # Vasud,va$ . 'he ne2t sa"utation is to *a"arAman + the e"der brother o 8rishNa . 'he "ast sa"utation in this s"Okam is to 8a"ki + son o VishNu 0asas + a uture avathAram o the -ord to c"ean up this %or"d o a"" asubhams at the end o 8a"i yugam .

SuQye ZnaGaid m+tRyae ivGvaSt-a, ZnaGae `uvaeMnNtB Sa.Sae m=us+dnB' %6'

.uddhaye PadmanAbhAdi moorthayo vibhavAsB ta'A | PadmanAbho dhruvOBananta: .akthee.o madhusoodana: | Meaning: May the upaBvy:ha Moorthys "ike PadmanAbhan and the Vibhava moorthys as %e"" puri y this uthsavam site I PadmanAbhan is indeed "imit"ess in ?is va"our and simi"ar"y Madhusoodhanan is the -ord o po%er to make this happen .

ivOai=devB ki !B iviOb ae ivhTmB, WaefaTma $f$av0EB =maeR vag.SvrSt-a' %;'

vidhyAdhideva: kapi"a: vi.varoopO vihangama: | kroCaatmA vaCavAvaktra: dharmo vAg!svarasB ta'A || Meaning and commentary : !n this sOkam + the prayer is to 8api"a Muni + the ounder o the .aankya system o phi"osophy . *hagavaan re ers to him as an amsAvathAram in 9eetha : ! am 8api"a among the sages # *hagavath 9eethaa ;J.<6$ . ?e is a %e"" kno%n teacher # *haagavatham : 7.<=B<G$ and is sa"uted there ore as VidhyA d,var. 'he ne2t appea" or puri ication is to VedAthma 9arudan o gigantic orm # VisvaroopO Vihangama: $ . 'he mare aced submarine #under the ocean $ ire is invoked to burn a"" inauspiciousness a ter 9arudan . 'he ourth appea" in this s"Okam is to -ord ?ayagreevan as the -ord o a"" VidhyAs .

ckaIRvaNtUSay. c t-a kmdb =\tD, vrahaeMi n\isFhaTma Am\tahrIB JGuB ' %?'
yekArNavAnta: .ayee cha ta'A kama'haroopadhruth | varAho api nrusimhAtmA amrutAharaNa: prabhu: || Meaning & Commentary : May the -ord resting in the CaNdakAraNyam orest + and the Ones having the orms o 'ortoise + the %i"d *oar + Nrusimhan and 9arudaa c"eanse and puri y this 0aagasaa"a and a"" the accoutrments I AmruthAharaNam %as done by 9arudaa to ree ?is mother rom bondage .

A. it idRVydehV WaNtVam\t=arkB, rahuiRTka!neimeB airRathrae mhanD' %@'

.ripati: divyadehasccha krAntasccha amrutadharaka: | rAhu&ith kA"anemighna: pAri&Athaharo mahAn || Meaning and Commentary: May the dhivya Manga-a vigraham o the -ord o -akshmi spreading nectar a"" around puri y this site or ?is :thsavam I May the -ord %ho %on over the deceit o 4aahu and %ho destroyed the asuran by the name o 8aa"an,mi as %e"" as the -ord %ho brought #sto"e$ the Paari&Athaa tree rom the 9arden o !ndhra b"ess us %ith the purity or this 0aagasaa"aa I

!aekna-aeMi SaNtaTma dfaEyae mhaJGuB, Nygae=Say. GgvanD ckA\TtnuSt-a' %&'

"okanAthOpi .aantAtmA dattAthrayo mahaprabhu: | nyagrodha.aayee bhagavAn yeka.rungatanu: tathA: || Meaning and Commentary : May the great ChattAthr,ya + %ho is a tran>ui" One inspite o being the -ord o the universe and the One resting on the pupi" "ea during the Mahaa pra-ayam as %e"" as the *hagavaan %ith a body having one

horn#Vedic usage$ sancti y this ground + uthsavam participants and the vasthus used in this 0a&n1am I

devae vamnb aeMStu svRVya . iEivWmB, nrnarayIaE cEv hi! kh:I St-Ev c' %X'
devo vAmanaroopOstu sarva vyAp! trivikrama: | naraBnArAyaNaou cha yeva ha"i krushNa sta'aiva ca || Meaning: May the divine d%ar %ho pervaded the earth and sky as 'hrivikraman and NaraBNaarAyaNa as %e"" as 8rishNa and ?is brother *a"arAman sancti y this s'a"am I

iv!T rSu=\gamB ramVaNyae =nu=RrB, vedivdj GgvanD kLk. ata!SynB JGuB' %['
&va"ath para.udhrugrAma: rAmascchaanyo dhanurdhara: | vedavid bhagavAn ka"k! pAtA"a.ayana: prabhu: || Meaning : May the 4aaman %ith resp"endent a2e in ?is hand and the other 4aaman %ith a bo% in ?is hand + the Vedic seer *hagavAn 8a"ki and the -ord resting at the nether%or"d sancti y this 0aagasaa"a and uthsavam site I

AkaiEFSa lme devaB SuQye !aek avnaB, deVyiUAyadySsNtu SuQye iv:IuvmGaB' %]'
ash'aatrim.aa ime devA: .uddhaye "okapAvanA: | devya: .riyAdaya: santu .uddhaye vishNuva""abhA: || Meaning and Commentary : May these 7G d,vAs + %ho are puri iers o the %or"d sancti y this 0aaga .aa"ai I May the be"oved consorts o ?ari # .r! + *h: and Nee-A d,vis$ b"ess the 0aagasaa"a to be auspicious and ree o any b"emishes . 'here are 77 d,vaas . 'he G Vasus+ the ;; 4udras + the ;< AdityAs + !ndrA and Pra&Apathi # the -ord o Progeny$ make up the assemb"y o 77 d,vAs and PanchabhuthAs and their adhishtAna devathAs bring the number to 'hirty ,ight .

svRE rNIae sNtu cWaKayu= m+tRyB, SuQye caSTvnnNtaTma shn)IvanD $!.' 6^'
saravtra rakshN, santu cakrAdhyaayudha moorthaya: | .uddhaye chAstvananantAtmA sahasraphaNavAn Ba"ee || Meaning and Commentary: May the Moorthys adorning Chakra and the other %eapons as servants o VishNu be there in a"" directions or our protection IMay the thousand hooded and po%er u" Adhis,shan be here or rea"iDing the .uddhi

o this 0aagasaa"a + adhikAris and the upakaraNams .

SuQye vEnteyaeMStu iNrafurgaSnB, SuQyeMStu gIaoyNB iv:vkDsenB Jta vanD' 6%'

.uddhaye vainateyOastu pakshiraaCBuragaa.ana: | .uddhaye asthu gaNaadhyaksha vishvaksena: pratApavAn || Meaning and commentary: May the 8ing o *irds + Vainat,ya + %hose ood is the snakes con er .uddhi to this 0aagasaa"aa I May the po%er u" commanderBinBchie o the army o the -ord + Vishvaks,nar b"ess this uthsavam and sancti y it I *oth Vishvaks,nar and Vainath,yar are nithya sooris # eterna""y "iberated &eevans$ .

par aSsNtu cCfaKyaB JGavNtV svRda, lNqaKaB SHraNtaV SuQye sNtu !aek aB' 66'
dvArapAssantu caNCaadyaa: prabhAvantasccha sarvadhA | indrAdhyA: .ankarAntA.ccha .uddhaye santu "okapA: || Meaning and Commentary: May the viri"e dhvAra pA"akAs e2hibiting their va"our "ike ChaNCa + 8umudha + 3aya + Vi&aya and others b"ess this uthsavam %ith sanctityI May !ndra + the ru"er o the heaven #.vargam$ and theru"er o the eastern direction + .ankara + the -ord o the North ,ast direction # !saanyam$ con er sanctity and auspicousness on a"" that are "inked to this uthsavam I

krmudaKaV G+teSaB SuQye sNtu svRda, SuQye snkaKV yaeignae s"ySt-a' 6;'
kumudhAdyA.ccha bh:te.aa: .uddhaye santu sarvada | .uddhaye sanakAdhya.ccha yogino rushayasta'A | Meaning and commentary:| 8umudha is the short or 8umudhapathi # Moon$ . ?e is born o the mind o Purushaa # Chandramaa manasO &Atha: $ . .anaka + .ananthana + .anathkumAra + the Maanasa puthrAs o *rahmaa are great 0ogis . *oth Moon and the Parama 0ogis are invoked here to con er sanctity on the 0a&n1am #Vaidhika 8armAs associated %ith the :thsavam$ .

Ny+nai=kanaF sveR"aF SuQye GgvanD JGuB, St cW gda K yuaSsveROreOrB' 6?'

ny:nAdhikAnAm sarveshAm .uddhaye bhagavAn prabhu: | sankha cakra gadA padhya yukta: sarve.re.vara: || Meaning and commentary : May the .overign -ord ree us rom the errors o omissions and commissions rom sampradhAyic + .aastramBprescribed %ays I

As .arv,s%aran adorning the .udarsanam + Paancha&anyan + 8oum,dhaki and the -otus puri y us and the 0a&n1am to be commenced I

narayIaSsureSanB kmRIaF +rIay c, raT reSb Sy rSy rmaTmnB' 6@'

nArAyaNaa: sure.aana: karmaNaam pooraNaaya cha | paraAtpare.a roopasya parasya paramAtmana: || Meaning and commentary : ?ere is another tribute to the ParamAthmA + %ho is .arvasmAth Paran # .uperior to every thing and every being$ .?e is NaarAyaNan + 'he -ord o CevAs # imayOr ta"aivan/CevanAthan/.ur,san $ and as 0a&vaa + 0a&n1a pathi and 0a&n1akruth . ?e ?imse" per orms the sacri ice or those %ho are unab"e to per orm and he"ps them to comp"ete the 0a&n1am as 0a&n1a Vaahanan . ?e brings Poorthy and per ection to the Vaidhika karmas and con ers poorNathvam . 'he prayer is or con erra" o PoorNathvam and sanctity as 0a&n1a saadhanan .

JitmanaF c idVyanaF iS-tanaF irSuQye, Jasadgae urad.naF JakaraIau SuQye' 6&'

pratimAnAm ca divyAnAm sthitAnAm pari.uddhaye | prAsAdagopurAd!nAm prAkAraaNnccha .uddhaye || Meaning and Commentary : ?ere the parisuddhi o the Chivya Pra'imaas # divine icons $ adorning the gopurams and the consecrated images as %e"" as the Parisuddhi o the PrAkArams through %hich the -ord is carried out during the processions . PrAsAdaBpara manthram is incorporated in the VimAnams and gOpurams at the time o .amprOkshaNam .

(v)GaeB kir:ymaISy yagS-anSy SuQye, yagae krIanau SuQye yagkmRIamD' 6X'

vibho: karishyamaaNasya yAgas'Anasya .uddhaye | yagopakaraNaanccha .uddhaye yAgakarmaNaam || Meaning : Oh -ord I %e invoke 0our b"essings or the parisuddhi o the 0a&n1am to be commenced + the di erent activities at the 0aagasaa"aa + the 0aagasaa"aa its" and the utensi"s used in this 0a&n1am .

rawae Rn dSyai ivGaeB NeEinvaisnamD, vIaRnaF xayIad.naF tfdaAmvaisnamD' 6]'

rA&n1o &anapadasyApi vibho: kshetravAsinAm |

varNaanAm brahamaNaadeenAm tatath aa.ramavAsinAm || Meaning and commentary : ?ere is a prayer or the parisuddhi o the our varNaas # *rahmaNa + 8shathriya + Vaisya and .oodhra varNams$ and the di erent Aasramams # *rahmacharya + 9ruhastha+ Vaanapratha and .anyAsa Aasramams$. Prayer or Parisuddhi is e2tended to the 8ing + his CitiDens and the residents o the 8sh,thram+ %here the :thsavam is conducted .

vedSazgmwanaF {tS-anaF SuGai-RnamD, uka!ivi=wanaF auraEtaTmnamD' 6]'

veda.astraagama&n1AnAm vratas'AnAm .ubhAr'inAm | pancakA"avidhi&n1AnAm pAncharAtraBrathAthmanAm | Meaning and Commentary: !n this s"Okam + the prayer or parisuddhi is or the scho"ars in the VedAs + .aasthrAs and the AagamAs + the 0a&amAnAs adorning rakshA bhandham and those %ho seek auspiciousness through the per ormance o this uthsavam # 0a&n1am$ . Parisuddhi is a"so sought or the anushtAthAs o Panchakaa"a Prakriya # rites to be per ormed in the ive divisions o the day starting %ith abhigamanam and conc"uding %ith yOgam $ . Parisuddhi is particu"ar"y beseeched or those %ith outhsukyam # ondness and &oy$ or PaancharAthra Aagamam # *hagavath .aasthram$ .|

AacayR deiSkad.naF siTvRaF ircairIamD, vE:IvanaF ivSe"eI rE iht im:DtamD' ;^'

AchArya desikAdh!nAm rtvi&Am parichAriNaam | vaishNavAnAm vi.eshaNa paratra hithamicchatAm || Meaning and Commentary : Parisuddhi # sanctity $ and auspiciousness sought here or the AchAryAs and Cesik,ndhrA-s + the rthviks and the parichArakAs + attending VaishNavAs and particu"ar"y those %ishing the %e"" being o others # Paraspara hithaishiNAm .uddhi:$ .

uEimEk!EaIaF dasad.naF gvami , SviStrStu iSvFcaStu SaiNtrStu unB unB' ;%'

putra mitra ka-atraaNaam dAsAd!nAm gavAmapi | svastirastu .ivam cha astu .aanthirastu puna: puna: || Meaning and commentary : May there be auspiciousness and Manga-am or the progeny + riends + %i es + servants + the co%s I May there be peace again and again I 'his mantram and the subse>uent ones are "ike the .vasthi mantrams as the Vaasud,va PuNyAha Vachanam is racing to%ards its conc"usion .

AiveminSF caStu d.|Rmayu:y mStu vE, smaihtmnVaStu s3 dVaefraefrmD' ;6'

Avighnam ani.am chaaastu deerghamAyusham asthu vai | samAhitaBmana: chaastu samapadha.chOtt?arottharam | Meaning and Commentary : May there never be any interruption to the uthsava karmas I May those %ho participate have "ong "ives I May they have composed mind and uni ied purpose to conc"ude this uthsavam and its AagamaaBordained kriyaas I May their prosperity # 8aimkarya sampath / 8aimkarya .r!$ gro% urther and urther I

vE:Iva Ggv}aaB YTsmaiht cetsB, ckaiNtnae mhaTmanB sveR GagvtaefmaB' ;;'

vaishNvA bhagavat?BbhaktA: hrutsamAhita chetasa: | yekAntino mahAtmAna: sarve bhAgavatottamA: || Meaning and Commentary: .vasthi vacahanams are uttered or the %e"" being o the assemb"ed VaishNavAs + *ahkthAs + *hagavathAs + 0ogis + 0ekAnthis + ParamaikAnthis and a"" *hagavathOtthamAs .

(JIvmD) G+B SviSt GuvB SviSt suvB SviSt c vE mhB, RnB SviSt t B SviSt sTyF SviSt t-aeS-aeimit' ;?'
#praNavam$ bhu: svasti bhuva: svasti suva: svasti cha vai maha: &ana: svasti tapa: svasti satyam svasti ta'Omithi || Meaning and commentaries : PrANAyAma VyAhruthi mantras are invoked here or con erring a"" round auspiciousness . !n the Vedic %ay o PrANAyAmam + the VyAhruthi mantras are recited during the 8umbaka period o respiration . 'he mantras resonate to the %aves o the mind . 'hey a"so have impact on the ma&or and minor chakras in the body . 'he chakras absorb the energy and keep the mind and body it and %e"" . 'he seven chakras activated by the K vyAhruthi mantrams # *h:: + *huva: + .uva: + Maha: + 3ana:+ 'apa: + and .atyam $ are the Moo"AdhAra + .vAdhishtAna + MaNipura + AnAhatha + Visuddha + A&n1A and .aharAra . PrANAyAmam itse" is a Puri icatory rite that maintains the hea"th o the endocrine 9"ands . .vasthi is sought or the mind and body through the utterance o these seven vyAhruthis . 'his e2traordinary s"Okam/prayer starts and ends %ith PraNavam in con ormity %ith the sampradhAyam o Vedic recitations .

ctT uCyah mui~kF iv:Iae yaRgaidkmRsu, ctNmNER!Erev JaeNIF SuiQ P:yte' ;@'
0etathBpuNyAha muddisCam vishNor yagAdikarmasu |

yetat mantra&a"air,va prokshaNam .uddhiruchyathe || Meaning and commentary : 'he Pha"an o the Vaasud,va PuNyAha vachanam recitation is summed up here . !n the 0aaga 8armaas associated %ith VishNu # *rahmOthsavam + PavithrOthsavam + Mahaa .amprOkshaNam etc.+ $ + the puri ication o the 0aagam re"ated ie"d + adhikAris and utensi"s are achieved through the sprink"ing o this consecrated %ater on them .

saEdSRn"fIeRn k+caROT-d!E guRPB, JaeNyetD kr3Gsi!!EB yE yE guraemRitB' ;&'

saudar.ana shaCarNena k:rchBaa.vatthaBda"airBguru: | prOkshayeth kumbhaBsa"i"ai: yatra yatra gurormathi: || Meaning and commentary: ?ere the proper %ay to per orm the sprink"ing o the consecrated %ater rom the 8umbham is indicated . 9uru is the opposite o "aghu # "ight$ . !t is suggested that the prOkshaNam # sprink"ing $ on the ob&ects + p"aces and the assemb"ed ghOshti be generous %ith the he"p o Mango and Arasu "eaves and 8oorcham . s'AnAni and .udarsana .hadakshari Mantram recitation shou"d accompany such samprOkshaNam during the end stage o the PuNyAhA vachanam rites . .ri Vaasud,va PuNyAha Vachanam inc"udes the puri icatory rites on a grand sca"e and invokes the anugraham rom *hagavaan to ?is vy:ha + upavy:ha + Vibhava Moorthys + 77 d,vAs + 4ishis + 0ogis + ParamaikAnthis and a host o other auspicious entities . !t points out the mantrams or prOkshaNam and the procedures or consecration in a ma&estic manner . # PraNavam$ NamO Vaasud,vAya + Caasan + Oppi"iappan 8oi" VaradAchAri .adagopan