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Importance of sesame seeds (thil or eLLu) in TarpaNAm.
Thilam or sesame seed (eLLu) is often quoted in Upanishads,
mostly in the context of how oil is concealed / contained
in such a small material.
In tarpaNam, it is this material which is offered –
that is why Thila tarpaNam – ‘offer of Thilam to him
It is because it is the one material, having a perfect combination of
all the 3, namely, bhuh, bhuvah and svah.
There is agni in it.
If one eats more of sesame seeds (eLLu - urundai),
it is said to cause heat in the body.
There is oil in it (a fluid content). (This is bhuvah)
And there is earth in it. (This is svah)
The black colour stands for earthen element –
recall the Chandogya verses,
that whatever is black in colour, the wise people know it
as the form of earth, because the name stays in colour
When one does tarpaNam, the 3 levels of speech, mind and prana
which were once known by a name (of father) is invited.
The forces carrying the sa-pinda constituents of departed ones
are drawn by the darbha, which is bent in specific shape
and kept in a specific way.
It must be recalled that Rama infused brahmasthra
in a blade of darbha grass that chased after Kaakaasur.
In experiments it has been found out that
darbha grass inhibits x-rays.
A lot more research is needed to be done to show the supreme properties of darbha grass.
Perhaps such a research will be helpful for military purposes,
given the way its efficacy has been made known as brahmasthra
in Ramayana.
The properties of darbha for inhibiting radiation and
conducting certain other forces as well must be researched well.
But it is not an exaggeration to say that
darbha grass occupies a very important place
in any kind of mantra-prayog, including those
used during tapanam ceremony.
The three-some pithrus thus conducted by darbha
are given seat by means of Thil (eLLu)
on darbhai aasanam (seat made of darbha grass).
The three-some are thus seated there by thil / eLLu,
in the form of eLLu, because thilam denotes all the 3.
The three pithrus are offered thil / eLLu so that
what was gained from the pancha bhoothas through them
are given back to the pancha bhoothas!
This is similar to Brahma yajna explained in Gita.
Brahma yajna is done In Him, by Him, for Him and of Him.
Therefore the Lord who receives it all is Brahman Himself.
He is the pithru.
He is the pithru yajna, as how He is Pancha yajna.
He himself is the pramana for this.
It was He who also chose eLLu for tarpaNam
and there is no substitute for thil / eLLu as containing the 3 levels.
Please read more from here
Non-random-Thoughts: The origins of tarpaNam.
Thilam or sesame seed (eLLu) is often quoted in Upanishads,
mostly in the context of how oil is concealed / contained
in such a small material.
In tarpaNam, it is this material which is offered –
that is why Thila tarpaNam – ‘offer of Thilam to him
It is because it is the one material, having a perfect combination of
all the 3, namely, bhuh, bhuvah and svah.
There is agni in it.
If one eats more of sesame seeds (eLLu - urundai),
it is said to cause heat in the body.
There is oil in it (a fluid content). (This is bhuvah)
And there is earth in it. (This is svah)
The black colour stands for earthen element –
recall the Chandogya verses,
that whatever is black in colour, the wise people know it
as the form of earth, because the name stays in colour
When one does tarpaNam, the 3 levels of speech, mind and prana
which were once known by a name (of father) is invited.
The forces carrying the sa-pinda constituents of departed ones
are drawn by the darbha, which is bent in specific shape
and kept in a specific way.
It must be recalled that Rama infused brahmasthra
in a blade of darbha grass that chased after Kaakaasur.
In experiments it has been found out that
darbha grass inhibits x-rays.
A lot more research is needed to be done to show the supreme properties of darbha grass.
Perhaps such a research will be helpful for military purposes,
given the way its efficacy has been made known as brahmasthra
in Ramayana.
The properties of darbha for inhibiting radiation and
conducting certain other forces as well must be researched well.
But it is not an exaggeration to say that
darbha grass occupies a very important place
in any kind of mantra-prayog, including those
used during tapanam ceremony.
The three-some pithrus thus conducted by darbha
are given seat by means of Thil (eLLu)
on darbhai aasanam (seat made of darbha grass).
The three-some are thus seated there by thil / eLLu,
in the form of eLLu, because thilam denotes all the 3.
The three pithrus are offered thil / eLLu so that
what was gained from the pancha bhoothas through them
are given back to the pancha bhoothas!
This is similar to Brahma yajna explained in Gita.
Brahma yajna is done In Him, by Him, for Him and of Him.
Therefore the Lord who receives it all is Brahman Himself.
He is the pithru.
He is the pithru yajna, as how He is Pancha yajna.
He himself is the pramana for this.
It was He who also chose eLLu for tarpaNam
and there is no substitute for thil / eLLu as containing the 3 levels.
Please read more from here
Non-random-Thoughts: The origins of tarpaNam.
