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From: sampath kumar (sampathkumar_2000_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Tue Oct 26 1999 - 05:53:54 PDT
Dear Sirs, Going through some old archives of bhakti-archives I came across post of one member from which I learnt, for first time, that "aiyO" is the name of Lord Yama's wife. Sir, I am having one small related doubt. Whenever we do 'yagnyam' or 'homam' we consign 'havis' into 'agni' (fire) by invoking the concerned 'devata' (like Vishnu, Varuna, Indra etc.) to the chant of "svAha-a". What is the exact connotation of "svAha-a"? I heard that "svAha-a" is the name of the spouse of "agni-devata". Is this true or not? If true then I make bold to say that "agni" bhagvan is very good, obedient and wife-fearing 'devata' who will accept 'havis' for delivery to other 'devatas' only with concurrence of his ever-present wife. Since "svAha-a" is always accompanying "agni", maybe that is why when we perform "yagnya-kAryam", we also are required to have our respective "dharma-patni-s" alongside? Our offerings to "devatas" through "agni-bhagavan" has to be first "screened" by Mrs.'agni-bhagavan' and our wives are needed to act as her counterparts? Can someone knowledgeable in these matters please offer some explanations? dAsan, Sampathkumaran ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com