Lord Aryama

[c.smith]

Hari Om!

Not sure which category this best fits, so my apologies in advance for posting here if inappropriate.

My query? I can't find much information on Lord Aryama. I understand that it is another name for the Sun God but would like to know and learn more. Additionally, are there any devotees of Aryama here on HDF? How are prayers to this God effective and for what reasons should one pray to Him? Any specific prayers or other suggestions?

Thank-you for your consideration and replies.

Om Namah Sivaya
Jai Hanuman!

[c.smith]

Hari Om!

Next in a line of questions comes pronunciation - specifically "aryamayai".

It is my assumption that the word can be broken down as noted below, but I don't know which part to stress. Your patience please as I try my hand at this one.

Ar - pronounced "R"
Yama - pronounced as in Rama
Yai - pronounced "yeah"

thus r-yama-yeah

Anywhere close? Again, where does the emphasis lay? Please teach me.

Om Namah Sivaya
Jai Hanuman!

[Friend from the West]

Hari Om,

Namaste C. Smith and HDF family,

The best could come up with through power of google is following:

http://www.archive.org/stream/rigved...e/n15/mode/2up

Much appears to be Sanskrit with some limited commentary? I hope this provides some small lead to other sources from those more knowledgeable. Once downloaded the navigations (edit/find) is simple.

Jai Jai Hanuman

FFTW

[Arjunī]

Namasté,

C.smith, I was away when you posted this question and would have responded sooner, otherwise.

Lord Aryamā is one of the Ādityas and, in Vedic astrology, is the ruler of Uttara Phalgunī nakṣatra. It is my understanding that his is indeed another name of the Sun, but specifically that he is the Sun's nature of unfailingly, constantly following dharma, and of keeping contracts and oaths (in which capacity he is invoked at Hindu weddings). He, along with Mitra, is associated with friendship; in the case of Aryamā, perhaps this association recognises the true friendship that may be offered by one who is trustworthy and dependable.

David Frawley writes, "Both Vedic deities, Bhaga and Aryaman, are very auspicious. They bestow riches, affluence, and material prosperity. The Vedas referred to them as 'whom they protect are victorious over their adversaries.'" Later, he states that the Deva is "renowned for his fights and leadership" and that Uttara Phalgunī nakṣatra thus represents "the courage and endurance that descend on seasoned fighters who are confident of their strength, the righteousness of their mission, and the final victorious outcome of their efforts."

I'm afraid that I haven't been able to find further information, nor do I know of any devotees, either here on HDF or elsewhere. But if I discover anything else I will return to this thread.

Indraneela
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Oṁ Indrāya Namaḥ.
Oṁ Namaḥ Śivāya.

[Jainarayan]

Namaste.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaman

Originally Posted by c.smith

Ar - pronounced "R"
Yama - pronounced as in Rama
Yai - pronounced "yeah"

thus r-yama-yeah

Unless I miss my guess, "To Aryamā", as in "Om Aryamāyai namah", ("I bow to Aryamā"), the -āyai would be as in 'aa sky' not 'aa say'.

Unless I miss my guess.

[Arjunī]

Namasté, all,

A very timely posting on Hindu Blog this morning!

http://www.hindu-blog.com/2011/12/aryaman-vedic-god-in-hindu-tradition.html

Indraneela
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Oṁ Indrāya Namaḥ.
Oṁ Namaḥ Śivāya.

[Arjunī]

Namasté,

Thanks to Charitra, who posted a link to some fascinating scholarly essays in this thread, I have more to quote for this thread about Lord Aryaman.

The first is from N. Kazanas' essay Diffusion of Indo-European Theonyms. It begins with a table of Vedic Devas and their cognates across cultures, where Aryaman is listed thus:

"Aryaman: Mycenaean Are-mene; Greek A rẽ-s; Celtic Ariomanus (Gaulish)/Eremon (Irish); Scandinavian Irmin.
The ar-stem in most Indo-European languages--'move, rise, stir.'"

He then elabourates these ideas, later in the same essay:
"Aryaman in the RV is the third member of the triad with Mitra and Varuṇa, a god of harmony and reconciliation (marriage-hymn, X,85,23 & 36; V,3,2) and of the unbroken course/path. We don't know anything much of the Mycenaean and Celtic deities--except that Eremon (Irish) was a warrior-king. In the Zend-Avesta, Airyaman is connected with wedding and healing (I, 228-235). In Scandinavia there was reverence of Irmin's Sūl, the cultic 'World-pillar,' and talk of Irmin's theod, 'people' (=mankind). In classical Greece, Ares is taken as the Wargod but, in fact, no mythologem supports this, and he never wins a battle. He is vanquished by his sister Athena (who never loses a battle); he is imprisoned by some giants, and Hermes rescues him; he is derided and scolded by his father Zeus as being utterly incompetent (in the Iliad). The Greek name is obviously a relic of Mycenaean Are-mene (=Sanskrit Aryaman)."

In a second work, Indo-European Deities and the Ṛgveda, the author provides a few more excerpts that are interesting/relevant for Aryaman in a spiritual sense (or just plain interesting):
"The Companion on the Path, or harmoniser:
Aryaman is an Āditya but with few distinct features...Associated with pathways, like Bhaga and Pūṣan, Aryaman, like them, promotes prosperity and concord in marriages. In hymn V,3,2, Agni is addressed as Aryaman who makes "wife and lord one-minded." This harmonious order in marriage and family is obviously a reflection of Aryaman's role as guardian of the cosmic order ṛta, together with Varuṇa and Mitra. He is said also to yoke Indra's horses (VII,36,4).

The name itself contains the notion of order and harmony, since the stem ar- as in ā́rya- derives from √ṛ which produces ṛta. Cognates with √ṛ and ar- are very widely distributed in the Indo-European languages...

The Avesta has Airyaman, who is connected with marriage-rites and healing-rituals: "May the much desired Airyaman come...with the desirable reward that is won by means of the law." (I,228-35)...

Among the Celts this name appears as Ariomanus in Gaul and as Eremon in Ireland, the latter being the warrior-king of the sons of Mil (MacCana 1983:61-62). The very name Ireland contans the stem of cognates erin/eire and variants thereof (cf Iran for Persia)."

Indraneela
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Oṁ Indrāya Namaḥ.
Oṁ Namaḥ Śivāya.

[Sahasranama]

Originally Posted by TouchedbytheLord

Namaste.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryaman



Unless I miss my guess, "To Aryamā", as in "Om Aryamāyai namah", ("I bow to Aryamā"), the -āyai would be as in 'aa sky' not 'aa say'.

Unless I miss my guess.

-ayai is used for feminine words.

Some masculine and neuter words end in ā in the nominative singular, like AtmA, but they are not declined like feminine nouns.

aryaman in singular dative should be aryamaṇe

[Jainarayan]

Thanks for pointing it out. I just looked to see where I went wrong and found it.