Guest guest Posted February 10, 1998 Report Share Posted February 10, 1998 Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrisimha Parabrahmane Nama: Sri Lakshminrisimha Divyapadhukasevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana Yatheendhra Mahadesikaya Nama: Adiyen have a doubt regarding AargyaPradhana Manthram. Please correct me if I am wrong in my understanding. As per my little knowledge,AargyaPradhana Manthram affects Rahu who tries to affect Sun during sun rise and sun set.We do Kala athitha Prayaschitham if we are unable do at the exact time. My doubt is in various countries sun rise and sun set times vary. Sunrise India(00:30 GMT) UK(06:00 GMT an average of summer and winter sunrise times) USA(11:00 GMT) etc... >From this I feel that sunrise will be there at any time in one place of the earth.So all the 24 hours sunrise is there w.r.t. various places. So does it mean that Rahu is trying to affect Sun all 24 hours.Why are we doing kala athitha Prayachitham? I fully believe our vedas and Santhyavandhanam and I do Sandhyavandhanam regularly.But I got a little doubt.Definitle there will be a very good answer but I am ignorant of that.Please enlighten me on this point. Adiyen Bahavatha Dasan === Cheers Raghu Tel : 00-44-141-5532197 (Work);00-44-141-4332541 (Home) email: sraghu,sraghu sraghu http://members.tripod.com/~s_raghu/index.html _______ DO YOU !? Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 1998 Report Share Posted February 10, 1998 At 10:12 AM 2/10/98 -0800, RaghuVeeran S wrote: > >Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrisimha Parabrahmane Nama: > >Sri Lakshminrisimha Divyapadhukasevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana >Yatheendhra Mahadesikaya Nama: > >Adiyen have a doubt regarding AargyaPradhana Manthram. >Please correct me if I am wrong in my understanding. > >As per my little knowledge,AargyaPradhana Manthram affects Rahu who >tries to affect Sun during sun rise and sun set.We do Kala athitha >Prayaschitham if we are unable do at the exact time. > >My doubt is in various countries sun rise and sun set times vary. >Sunrise >India(00:30 GMT) >UK(06:00 GMT an average of summer and winter sunrise times) >USA(11:00 GMT) etc... > >>From this I feel that sunrise will be there at any time in one place >of the earth.So all the 24 hours sunrise is there w.r.t. various places. > >So does it mean that Rahu is trying to affect Sun all 24 hours.Why are >we doing kala athitha Prayachitham? > >I fully believe our vedas and Santhyavandhanam and I do >Sandhyavandhanam regularly.But I got a little doubt.Definitle there >will be a very good answer but I am ignorant of that.Please enlighten >me on this point. > > >Adiyen >Bahavatha Dasan > > >=== >Cheers >Raghu >Tel : 00-44-141-5532197 (Work);00-44-141-4332541 (Home) >email: sraghu,sraghu > sraghu >http://members.tripod.com/~s_raghu/index.html > > > > > >_______ >DO YOU !? >Get your free @ address at > > I am pleased to hear such questions since some srivaishnavas I know do not do Sandhyavandanam at all!. There is a mantra (uttered during shraddha rites - rakshogna mantra - ). This explains the issues. The meaning of the mantra needs to be understood correctly since Vedas many a time use figurative language. Proper bhasyas are needed to understand them correctly. meaning as I understand: Surya is a kinkara of Lord and when Vedas say that Rahu affects Sun or Rakshasas affect Sun, all it means that Rakshasas or Rahu which is a negative force will affect the position of Sun who in turn affects our minds and makes us do sins. To obviate those sins, we need to daily rites such as Sandhyavandanam. Sandhyavandanam basically gives purity to our minds and directs us to think about God and progress spiritually. It is a vihita karma, so it has to be done without expecting any fruit whatsoever. If not done, it results in sin (pratyavaya dosa). It does not make any difference geographically where one is , as long as one does Sandhyavandana even while on a plane at appropriate times. the bottom-line is Surya being affected basically affects us in giving us Gunas of different kinds. For example Tamoguna increases in the night to most beings and hence they go to sleep. This guna is brought about by the Sun's position. Similarly people say that they are fresh in the morning indicating the increase of satvaguna. Whatever may be the story or arthavada given in the Vedas, the idea is that Sandhyavandana purifies the mind. Even a non-religous meditation or breathing excercise done daily helps out to clear the mind. But since we are under the jurisdiction of sastraic do's and dont's we do even Sandhyavandana only to please Lord Srimannarayana without asking for anything. All other effects of sandhyavandana are only side effects which are also good. I am writing this without refering to any material. If I do some research on this some more information may pop up Adiyen Krishna Kalale> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 1998 Report Share Posted February 12, 1998 Sri.Krishna Kalale swami, Thank you very much for your excellent explanation.I thought about your answer yesterday.It definitely answers my doubt. This is what I understood from your explanation.Please correct me if I am wrong in my understanding. Position of the sun influences the gunas in human beings. Rahu affects sun means even in day time sun's influence to induce satva guna in us, is affected. If we are not having satva guna, our actions are influenced and we will commit more and more mistakes . sandhyavandhana purifies our mind and we will think about Lord Ranaganatha atleast for sometime which takes us in right and upgoing direction and will gradually influence us to do Saranagathi at the feet of Lord and attain salvation. Dhanyosmi Adiyen Raghuveera dasan === Cheers Raghu Tel : 00-44-141-5532197 (Work);00-44-141-4332541 (Home) email: sraghu,sraghu sraghu http://members.tripod.com/~s_raghu/index.html ---Krishna Kalale <kkalale wrote: > > At 10:12 AM 2/10/98 -0800, RaghuVeeran S wrote: > > > >Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrisimha Parabrahmane Nama: > > > >Sri Lakshminrisimha Divyapadhukasevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana > >Yatheendhra Mahadesikaya Nama: > > > >Adiyen have a doubt regarding AargyaPradhana Manthram. > >Please correct me if I am wrong in my understanding. > > > >As per my little knowledge,AargyaPradhana Manthram affects Rahu who > >tries to affect Sun during sun rise and sun set.We do Kala athitha > >Prayaschitham if we are unable do at the exact time. > > > >My doubt is in various countries sun rise and sun set times vary. > >Sunrise > >India(00:30 GMT) > >UK(06:00 GMT an average of summer and winter sunrise times) > >USA(11:00 GMT) etc... > > > >>From this I feel that sunrise will be there at any time in one place > >of the earth.So all the 24 hours sunrise is there w.r.t. various places. > > > >So does it mean that Rahu is trying to affect Sun all 24 hours.Why are > >we doing kala athitha Prayachitham? > > > >I fully believe our vedas and Santhyavandhanam and I do > >Sandhyavandhanam regularly.But I got a little doubt.Definitle there > >will be a very good answer but I am ignorant of that.Please enlighten > >me on this point. > > > > > >Adiyen > >Bahavatha Dasan > > > > > >=== > >Cheers > >Raghu > >Tel : 00-44-141-5532197 (Work);00-44-141-4332541 (Home) > >email: sraghu,sraghu > > sraghu > >http://members.tripod.com/~s_raghu/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > >_______ > >DO YOU !? > >Get your free @ address at > > > > > > > I am pleased to hear such questions since some srivaishnavas I know do not > do Sandhyavandanam at all!. > > There is a mantra (uttered during shraddha rites - rakshogna mantra - ). > This explains the issues. The meaning of the mantra needs to be understood > correctly since Vedas many a time use figurative language. Proper bhasyas > are needed to understand them correctly. > > meaning as I understand: > > Surya is a kinkara of Lord and when Vedas say that Rahu affects Sun or > Rakshasas affect Sun, all it means that Rakshasas or Rahu which is a > negative force will affect the position of Sun who in turn affects our > minds and makes us do sins. To obviate those sins, we need to daily rites > such as Sandhyavandanam. Sandhyavandanam basically gives purity to our > minds and directs us to think about God and progress spiritually. It is a > vihita karma, so it has to be done without expecting any fruit whatsoever. > If not done, it results in sin (pratyavaya dosa). It does not make any > difference geographically where one is , as long as one does Sandhyavandana > even while on a plane at appropriate times. the bottom-line is Surya being > affected basically affects us in giving us Gunas of different kinds. For > example Tamoguna increases in the night to most beings and hence they go to > sleep. This guna is brought about by the Sun's position. Similarly people > say that they are fresh in the morning indicating the increase of satvaguna. > > Whatever may be the story or arthavada given in the Vedas, the idea is that > Sandhyavandana purifies the mind. Even a non-religous meditation or > breathing excercise done daily helps out to clear the mind. But since we > are under the jurisdiction of sastraic do's and dont's we do even > Sandhyavandana only to please Lord Srimannarayana without asking for > anything. All other effects of sandhyavandana are only side effects which > are also good. > > I am writing this without refering to any material. If I do some research > on this some more information may pop up > > > Adiyen Krishna Kalale> > _______ DO YOU !? Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 1998 Report Share Posted February 13, 1998 Sri.Krishna Kalale swami, I am unfortunate right now that I am in UK and not in India.I am very lucky to become a member of this group and read many interesting articles through which I can spend atleast little time with Bagavadh dhyanam. Adiyen Raghuveera Dasan === Cheers Raghu Tel : 00-44-141-5532197 (Work);00-44-141-4332541 (Home) email: sraghu,sraghu sraghu http://members.tripod.com/~s_raghu/index.html ---Krishna Kalale <kkalale wrote: > > > Dear Sri Raghuveeran, > > thanks for the note. Please feel free to contact me for anything. It is > blessed to be in touch with bhagawatas like you since you have the > immediate association of our acharyas and archamurthis back in India. > > Adiyen Krishna Kalale > > At 10:11 AM 2/12/98 -0800, you wrote: > > > >Sri.Krishna Kalale swami, > > > >Thank you very much for your excellent explanation.I thought about > >your answer yesterday.It definitely answers my doubt. > >This is what I understood from your explanation.Please correct me if I > >am wrong in my understanding. > > > >Position of the sun influences the gunas in human beings. > >Rahu affects sun means even in day time sun's influence to induce > >satva guna in us, is affected. > > > >If we are not having satva guna, our actions are influenced and we > >will commit more and more mistakes . > > > >sandhyavandhana purifies our mind and we will think about Lord > >Ranaganatha atleast for sometime which takes us in right and upgoing > >direction and will gradually influence us to do Saranagathi at the > >feet of Lord and attain salvation. > > > > > >Dhanyosmi > >Adiyen > >Raghuveera dasan > > > > > >=== > >Cheers > >Raghu > >Tel : 00-44-141-5532197 (Work);00-44-141-4332541 (Home) > >email: sraghu,sraghu > > sraghu > >http://members.tripod.com/~s_raghu/index.html > > > > > > > > > > > >---Krishna Kalale <kkalale wrote: > >> > >> At 10:12 AM 2/10/98 -0800, RaghuVeeran S wrote: > >> > > >> >Srimate Sri Lakshmi Nrisimha Parabrahmane Nama: > >> > > >> >Sri Lakshminrisimha Divyapadhukasevaka Srivan Satakopa Sri Narayana > >> >Yatheendhra Mahadesikaya Nama: > >> > > >> >Adiyen have a doubt regarding AargyaPradhana Manthram. > >> >Please correct me if I am wrong in my understanding. > >> > > >> >As per my little knowledge,AargyaPradhana Manthram affects Rahu who > >> >tries to affect Sun during sun rise and sun set.We do Kala athitha > >> >Prayaschitham if we are unable do at the exact time. > >> > > >> >My doubt is in various countries sun rise and sun set times vary. > >> >Sunrise > >> >India(00:30 GMT) > >> >UK(06:00 GMT an average of summer and winter sunrise times) > >> >USA(11:00 GMT) etc... > >> > > >> >>From this I feel that sunrise will be there at any time in one place > >> >of the earth.So all the 24 hours sunrise is there w.r.t. various > >places. > >> > > >> >So does it mean that Rahu is trying to affect Sun all 24 hours.Why > >are > >> >we doing kala athitha Prayachitham? > >> > > >> >I fully believe our vedas and Santhyavandhanam and I do > >> >Sandhyavandhanam regularly.But I got a little doubt.Definitle there > >> >will be a very good answer but I am ignorant of that.Please enlighten > >> >me on this point. > >> > > >> > > >> >Adiyen > >> >Bahavatha Dasan > >> > > >> > > >> >=== > >> >Cheers > >> >Raghu > >> >Tel : 00-44-141-5532197 (Work);00-44-141-4332541 (Home) > >> >email: sraghu,sraghu > >> > sraghu > >> >http://members.tripod.com/~s_raghu/index.html > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >_______ > >> >DO YOU !? > >> >Get your free @ address at > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> I am pleased to hear such questions since some srivaishnavas I know > >do not > >> do Sandhyavandanam at all!. > >> > >> There is a mantra (uttered during shraddha rites - rakshogna mantra > >- ). > >> This explains the issues. The meaning of the mantra needs to be > >understood > >> correctly since Vedas many a time use figurative language. Proper > >bhasyas > >> are needed to understand them correctly. > >> > >> meaning as I understand: > >> > >> Surya is a kinkara of Lord and when Vedas say that Rahu affects Sun or > >> Rakshasas affect Sun, all it means that Rakshasas or Rahu which is a > >> negative force will affect the position of Sun who in turn affects our > >> minds and makes us do sins. To obviate those sins, we need to daily > >rites > >> such as Sandhyavandanam. Sandhyavandanam basically gives purity to our > >> minds and directs us to think about God and progress spiritually. It > >is a > >> vihita karma, so it has to be done without expecting any fruit > >whatsoever. > >> If not done, it results in sin (pratyavaya dosa). It does not make > >any > >> difference geographically where one is , as long as one does > >Sandhyavandana > >> even while on a plane at appropriate times. the bottom-line is > >Surya being > >> affected basically affects us in giving us Gunas of different kinds. > > For > >> example Tamoguna increases in the night to most beings and hence > >they go to > >> sleep. This guna is brought about by the Sun's position. Similarly > >people > >> say that they are fresh in the morning indicating the increase of > >satvaguna. > >> > >> Whatever may be the story or arthavada given in the Vedas, the idea > >is that > >> Sandhyavandana purifies the mind. Even a non-religous meditation or > >> breathing excercise done daily helps out to clear the mind. But > >since we > >> are under the jurisdiction of sastraic do's and dont's we do even > >> Sandhyavandana only to please Lord Srimannarayana without asking for > >> anything. All other effects of sandhyavandana are only side effects > >which > >> are also good. > >> > >> I am writing this without refering to any material. If I do some > >research > >> on this some more information may pop up > >> > >> > >> Adiyen Krishna Kalale> > >> > > > >_______ > >DO YOU !? > >Get your free @ address at > > > > > > > _______ DO YOU !? Get your free @ address at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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