सहस्र परमादेवी शतमूल शताङ्कुर

[Sita Raama]

sahasra parama devi shatamoola shataankura

sarvam haratu me papam doorva duswapna nashani.

सहस्र परमादेवी शतमूल शताङ्कुर ।

सर्वं हरतुमे पापं दूर्वा दु:स्वपन नाशनि ।।

I came heard this shloka, in a pooja in youtube, I could not understand the meaning of दूर्वा here. In the video on youtube, after this shloka he told to put "durva grass" at deity's feet. 

How does durva grass fit in this shloka

Can the learned scholars comment here, and if there is any typo in the shloka I pointed out please correct me. 

Please also provide the complete meaning of the above verse as well.

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धन्यवाद: - राम 

[Naren Chennai]

This piece of Mantra is from Durva Sukta. Durva means the grass. Other
details, our learned scholars would provide.

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[Hnbhat B.R.]

 I came heard this shloka, in a pooja in youtube, I could not understand the
 meaning of दूर्वा here. In the video on youtube, after this shloka he told
 to put "durva grass" at deity's feet.

 How does durva grass fit in this shloka

 Can the learned scholars comment here, and if there is any typo in the
 shloka I pointed out please correct me.

 Please also provide the complete meaning of the above verse as well.

I don't find any objection in taking the word दूर्वा in the verse above to offer दूर्वा grass and can't imagine how you find any in the verse. It is a matter of practice in worship which cannot be obtained by learning Grammar and Sanskrit Language only, which "mantra" should be used in a specific ritual act.

Any how as the name suggests it is the praise of दूर्वा grass and the description fits properly to the दूर्वा grass. The first 3 verses are found in महानारायणोपनिषत् - 

सहस्रपरमा देवी शतमूला शताङ्कुरा। 

सर्वँहरतु मे पापं दूर्वा दुःस्वप्ननाशिनी॥ ३४॥ काण्डात् काण्डात् प्ररोहन्ती परुषः परुषः परि। एवा नो दूर्वे प्रतनु सहस्रेण शतेन च॥ ३५॥ 

या शतेन प्रतनोषि सहस्रेण विरोहसि।

तस्यास्ते देवीष्टके विधेम हविषा वयम् ॥ ३६॥

Anyhow I do not know about the particular use of the दूर्वा grass. You will better to refer to any commentary available on the portion to the use of specific "mantra" as I am not good at Vedic Sanskrit. Or some other member adept at the Vedic rituals would explain the meaning in the highlighted portion, except which the remaining stanza-s are simple Sanskrit verses.

Here is the 

 

http://shiva.iiit.ac.in/SabdaSaarasvataSarvasvam/index.php/%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE

The above is the description of दूर्वा and its meanings.

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Dr. Hari Narayana Bhat B.R. M.A., Ph.D.,
Research Scholar,

Ecole française d'Extrême-OrientCentre de Pondichéry

16 & 19, Rue Dumas

Pondichéry - 605 001

[Hnbhat B.R.]

I could not see anything of the commentary in the message below.

Sorry.

The first commentary inserted below is of Sri Rangaramanuja Muni (aka Sri Upanishad Bhashyakarar) of the 16th century. 

The editor, Sri Uttamur Viraraghavachariar has also provided his comments there.

Another commentary by Sri Kuranarayana Jyar follows. Both are self-explanatory.

Regards

-Shreyas

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[Hnbhat B.R.]

Thanks for providing the commentaries on the "viniyoga" of the "mantra" quoted which settles the matter.

[kamalesh pathak]

sri sita raama ji,

i had little defferent shloka - as under. (pardon fonts)

durve hyamrita sampanna shata moolaa shataankuraa |

shatam paatak samhantree shatamaayushya vardhinee ||

this shloka is chanted while offering pooja to ganesh diety.

some 3 decades ago an old vaidya said that durvaa is the grass that has ability to seperate the 7 layers of skin but i don't have more refrence in this regards,

warm regards to the group,

kamalesh pathak

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