sAmaveda rUdraM

rUdraM is very celebrated hymn of all vedas.Each veda and its shAkhA have its own rUdraM .Following is text of sAmaveda rUdraM according to kauThuma shAkhA with a initial outline. Before reciting it sAmavedIya mAhAnyAsaM , sAmavedIya shadanga nyAsaM and dashAkshara nyAsaM are performed , than meditation on rUdra is done.Then the reciter perform vinIyogaMs of all sAma mantras used.

sAmaveda rUdraM according to kauThuma shAkhA consists of following seven parts .

1) paviThra varaga

It consists of 11 samayonIs and there respective sAmagAnas.( SAmaveda samhitA mantras no ) 627, 27,600, 147, 318, 27, 463, 469 , 440, 441 and 495.
This group of sAmas blesses the reciter with purity hence are called paviThras.

2) arishTa varga

It consists of 8 samayonIs, and there respective sAmagAnas.( SAmaveda samhitA mantras no ) 192, 196,318,332,333,572, 582 and 437.

3) vinAyaka samhitA

From the name it is clear that these group of sAmas are dedicated to lord vinAyaka.
It consists of 4 samayonIs, and there respective sAmagAnas.( SAmaveda samhitA mantras no ) 315,316,167 and 417

4) skanda samhitA

These mantras are dedicated to kumar dhUrta . It consists of 4 samayonIs, and there respective sAmagAnas.( SAmaveda samhitA mantras no ) 246,269,533 and 565.

5) vishnU samhitA

Thse sAmas are dedicated to lord mahAvishnU.It consits of vaishnava SAmas and purUsha suktaM of sAmaveda. It consists of 8 samayonIs, and there respective sAmagAnas.( SAmaveda samhitA mantras no ) 222,609,524,617,618,619,620 and 621.

6) rUdra samhitA

These mantras are dedicated to lord rUdra. It consists of 6 samayonIs and there respective sAmagAnas.( SAmaveda samhitA mantras no )69,115,67 and three mantras from stobha pada pAtha.

7) shAntI sAmas

It consists of pacifying sAma mantras including the famous vAmadevya sAma. It consists of 4 samayonIs and there respective sAmagAnas.( SAmaveda samhitA mantras no ) 616,682,683 and 684 .

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jaiminIya sAmavedaM punyAhavAchan prayoga

“With  me,  the  residue  of  himself, with  his  own  dharma  and  attributes, the  God  himself  has  seated to  make  himself  delighted.” “Clean  or  unclean, or  also  gone  to  all  states, who  may  remember  the  lotus-eyed  one, he  (shall  be)  externally  and  internally  clean” .Him  who  wears  the  white  garment… Whose  elephant-face  and  other…
( samkalpaM )
srI  govinda  govinda!  In  this  auspicious  tiThI (I  shall  perform)  the  service  ordered by  srIbhagavat,  for  the  sake  of the  purity  of the  house,  for  the  sake  of  the  purity  of the  place,  for  the  sake  of  the  purity  of  all  (ritual)  implements,  with  your  approval  I shall  perform  the  Announcing  of  the  auspicious  day”,  having  thus  declared  his intention. 
From  this  bundle  of  kusha grass  I  put  vishaksena  firmly  on  his  rightful  place.  For the  sake  of  luster,  for  peace  and  coming  back. “Ohâyi  …” (=  RV  9.104.2) 
(With  this  song)  having  taken  unhusked grains.  Having  put  the  pot  on  the  ritual place.  Having  decorated  (  with  perfumes,  flowers  and  unhusked  grains.  Having put  down mango  leaf,  coconut,  and  a  bundle  of kusha grass.  (Singing:) “Soma.. ” (close  to  RV  10.141.)
In  this  jar  I  am  thinking  of  varUna  –  invoking  Him.  This  seat  belongs  to  varUna , hail  to  varUna !  (I  present)  the  arghya  water  –  water  for  washing  the  feet  –  water  for sipping  –  Since  ye  are  kindly  waters  …  I  make  Him  to  bathe.  That  ritual  limb  of bathing  I  present  for  sipping.  For  the  sake  of  a  garment  –  for  the  sake  of  sacred thread  –  perfumes  –  flowers  –  for  the  sake  of  these  perfumes,  unhusked  grains  … these  unhusked  grains  (are  presented).  Om bhuRbhUvaH svaH
The  north I  fasten to  thee  with  righteousness.  Thou  art  the  first  layer  of  ambrosia.  To  prAna   …  I  present  the  oblation  of  molasses  –  tAmbula –  plantain  fruit.  Thou  art  the  covering of  ambrosia.  I  present  the  campaka  flower  –  the  mantra  flower  –  all  (ritual)  implements  –  on  the  tip  of  the  kusha  bundle  –  you  king  of  trees  –  the  coconut  palm.  He indeed  treasures  ..  Hail  to  varUna !  I  present  all implements. Now  in this  ritual  of  Announcing  the  auspicious  day  I  select  you  to  perform  the  japa  rite  in the  east  –  south  –  west  –  north  –  in  every  direction.  Om!  With  your  acceptance I  intend  to  announce  the  day  auspicious.  “Om!  Iet us  be  united!  We  are  united  with our  minds!  Let  the  masters  say:  ‘Auspicious  day!’-  ‘Om!  Auspicious  day!’  Let  the masters  say:  ‘svastI’  to  so  and  so  ceremony!’  –  ‘ svastI  to  so  and  so  ceremony!’ which  us…,  having  mumbled  thus.'”The  King  Soma,  varUna …”,with varients (=  RV  9.104.2) (having thus  returned  varUna )  to  his  own  place.  Having  sprinkled  the  married  couple  with the  water  of  the  auspicious  day.  

References

1) STUDIES  IN  THE  GRHYA  PRAYOGAS  OF  THE JAIMINIYA  SÃMAVEDA:  3.  PRELIMINARY  CHAPTERS OF  THE  JAIMUNISAMAPRAYOGA
By srI  Klaus  Karttunen

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jaiminIya sAmavedaM yagnyopavIta dhAran prayoga

Following prayoga is taken from ” jaiminIya prayoga pustakaM “.While undergoing a research paper I came to know of this prayoga. The prayoga belongs to srIvaishnava Iyenger sect.( jaiminIya  sama shAkhA )

Sipping  water.  “I  shall  perform  the  service  ordered  by srIbhagavat,  the  putting  on of  the  sacred  thread,  for  the  sake  of  attaining  the  ritualistic  competence  in  the  performance  of  the  occasional  and  ordinary  ceremonies  exposed  in  the  srutI and  the smrti.”  The  sage  of  mantra  of  the  sacred  thread  is  bramhA the  meter is  anushtUpa, the  deity  paramatmA (Now)  the  application  of  the  putting  on  of  the  sacred  thread, which  is  performed  for  the  sake  of  attaining  the  ritualistic  competence  in   performance  of  the  occasional  and  ordinary  ceremonies  exposed  in  the  srutI  and  the smrti. “HarihioM ”
The  sacred  thread  ,(is)  the  highest  purifier that  in  the  beginning  was  born  with  prajApatI ,the  long  life,  the  foremost,  put  on  that  shining sacred  thread,  let  it  be  power,  lustre.
“Om bhuRbhUvaH svaH ”

References

1) STUDIES  IN  THE  GRHYA  PRAYOGAS  OF  THE JAIMINIYA  SÃMAVEDA:  3.  PRELIMINARY  CHAPTERS OF  THE  JAIMUNISAMAPRAYOGA
By srI  Klaus  Karttunen

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kauThuma sAmavedaM yagnyopavIta dhArana prayoga

Following sAmaveda yagnyopavIta dhArana prayoga is employed by sAmavedIn brAhmans of my city UjjainI.( generally all families are kauThuma-shAkhAdhyAyI ).I was allowed to photograph some portions of there ritual manual ” sAmavedIyahnika “.The prayoga was published in 90’s ( in Banarasa from chaukhamba publications).The practice of scared tread is quite peculiar, prayoga first instructs of making yagnyopavIta then wearing it. Instead of ‘yagnyopavitaM…….’ they use mantra ‘yagnyopavItamasI……‘ for wearing and after achamanaM they recite the yagnyopavitaM…… mantra. The procedure was peculiar in comparison with other prayogams published in south India and drawn my attention. Even the sandhyavandan in prayoga book have larger deviation from south Indian kauThumas.

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