Veda Mantra Contemplation – Description of some qualities of Ishwar (God/Allah)

Veda Mantra Contemplation – Description of some qualities of Ishwar (God/Allah)

वेदमन्त्रमननम् – ईश्वरस्वरूपवर्णन

(ऋषिः – बन्धुः, देवता – रुद्रः, छन्दः – स्वराड् गायत्रि, स्वरः – षड्ज)

भेषजमसि भेषजं गवेsश्वाय पुरुषाय भेषजम् ।

सुखं मेषाय मेष्यै ॥ (यजुर् र्वदम् ३.५९)

(Rishi - Bandhu, Devatha – Rudra, Chandas – Swaraat Gayathri, Swara – Shadja)

Bhejasamasi Bheshajam Gaveshwaaya Purushaaya Bheshajaam.

Sukham Meshaaya Meshyai..

(Yajurveda 3.59 Third Chapter, 59^th Mantra)

Verbal Meaning:- Oh Ishwar (God/Allah)! You are the destructive cause of all diseases and destroyer of the causes of diseases. Please provide us that comfort which provides strong and smooth progress of the natural cause of living, for all the living beings including humans living in houses, animals in land, mountains, etc.

Inner meaning:- Humans wish to achieve comfort. The one which can create major obstacles from getting it is surely diseases. Disease is not gone by hard work, which means disease cannot be cured without the mercy of Ishwar (God/Allah). The devotee is not only saved from diseases but from even the root causes of diseases by Ishwar (God/Allah) who is also the destructor of all diseases. Body, mind and organs are the symbols of pleasure in human life.  But they can rush like a horse to the ocean of pleasures, if and only if they are free of diseases.  They co-exist peacefully like animals (the actual word used is Ajam, which is having a variety of meanings – goat, the one which is not born, tree which is embedded in the seed, etc.). It is like a cow (who is like our own mother) who protects own family and other families by providing milk, the amazing nectar, sustains the future generations. Therefore, Oh Ishwar (God/Allah)! You are the Greatest Doctor; it is prayer to you is the medicine and nectar for curing of diseases. Prayer cures diseases of our body, organs, even the whole universe and also destroys the root causes of the diseases of soul and reconciles and convinces the bond with you. Therefore, we bow and dedicate to that Great Doctor – Ishwar (God/Allah).

Note:-  This English interpretation is an independent attempt to translate Malayalam interpretation of Yajur Veda from Arshanadam Malayalam monthly 2013 January edition.  Arshanadam is the only Vedic-Philosophical Journal in Malayalam started in 1970 by late (Acharya) Narendra Bhooshan, greatest Vedic scholar of recent times. Malayalam interpretation of Yajur Veda was started by Acharyaji, now continued by his son Vedaprakash, who is also an exemplary Vedic scholar who writes with immense knowledge, unusual easiness, simplicity and an amazing flow. My humble Pranams to both Acharyaji (who I consider as my Guru) and Vedaprakash who is a very good friend of mine. 

Forgive me for all errors in this article, for which I am fully responsible. It is because of my ignorance, laziness and negligence. For all the good things in this, I fully owe to Acharyaji and Vedaprakash. My special thanks to Vedaprakash who gave me permission to publish articles from Arshanadam freely on the web. I am a student of VEDAS and my humble intention is to study and spread VEDAS, the Ultimate Knowledge, to all human beings around the globe without any prejudice.