Help:Regarding the name of the location and place

[Guest guest]

> Hi everyone,

>

> Hope everyone know about the "sankalpam" which we do while performing any

> puja especially "sandhya vandanam" here we specify the geographical

> location of our the place where we live for ex: If I am in india I would

> specify it as "Jambu Dweepe , bharatha varshe , bharathe kande,mero

> dakshina dwigbage " and so on . I would like to know if I am in USA how

> should I specify this location .

> Please reply

>

> Regards

> Purushotham

[Guest guest]

Dear friend:

I present below excerpts from Chapter 21 of my book "Hinduism Rediscovered"

(archived at www.srivaishnava.org/sgati- SDDS Volume 2.15 to 2.20)dealing

with your doubt. Hope this helps.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

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The Sankalpa which every Hindu makes while initiating any religious

practice, invariably refers to the exact locale where the rite is performed

with reference to the Hindu Cosmology.

( e.g.) In India, the locale part of the Sankalpa would be as follows :

Jambudveepe In the isle of the rose apple

Bharata Varshe In the region called Bharata Varsha

Bharatah Khande In the continent of Bharata etc.

 

Those doing the rites in the U.S.A, adopt the same as follows:-

Ramanaka Varshe In the region called Ramanaka Varsha

Aindra Khande In the continent called Aindra

Rocky - mickelny Parvatayor Madhye : Between the mountains of Rockey and

Mickelny Misissipi- Missouri Ityadhi Aneka Shodasa Jeeva Nadeenam sameepa

stite : the place that is surrounded by such perenniel rivers like

Mississipi , Missouri and 16 other rivers

 

It may be noticed that any rituals which a Hindu performs on auspicious as

well as inauspicious occasions always start with a fixation of the precise

time, the star, the day, the Thithi, the fortnight, the month, the season,

the half year , and the year on the micro side as also the quarter of the

yuga, the name of the yuga , the name of the cycle, the Manvantara, and

the Kalpa on the Macro side. In fact, orthodox Hindus do this reckoning

daily in their 'Nitya karma Anushtana' the daily routine Puja ( honouring)

of their Ishtadevata. In this way the formula for describing the exact time

in the eternal cycle has been passed on from generation to generation. This

is what we call the "Sankalpa' before commencing any rituals. This is also

true of fixation of the exact location where the ritual is performed.as

already discussed in the 'Section on ' Space'.

Now, let us have a look at this Sankalpa: It goes on like this:

Dviteeya parardhe In the second half of Brahma's life

Svetavaraha Kalpe In the Kalpa of Sveta Varaha

Vaivaswatha Manvantare In the reign of Vaivaswatha Manu

Ashta Vimsati me within the 28th cycle

Kali Yuge In the Kali yuga

Prathame Pade In the first quarter thereof

 

Then, the Sankalpa refers to the geographical position of the place where

the ritual is performed. and this has been explained in the section on

'Space'. Resuming the reference to time, the Sankalpa proceeds further as

follows:-

Asmin Varthamane Vyavaharike :In the current period now proceeding

Prabavadi Shashti Samvatsaranam Madye :Among the cycle of 60 years starting

from Prabhava

......... Nama Samvatsare: in the year named..........

Dakshinayane or Uttarayane:in the Soutern/ Northern movement of the Sun

...........Ritou: in the season named.......

Mase: in the month of...........

............Pakshe: in the bright / dark fortnight thereof

............Punya Thithou:in this holy Thithi numbered........

.............Vasara uktayam: on the day called.........

..............Nakshatra uktayam: when the star called.........holds sway

Then, the Sankalpa proceeds to say that the ritual called..............is

performed for the pleasure of the Lord.

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>"Ayachetula, Purushotham" <payachetula

>bhakti-list

>Help:Regarding the name of the location and place

>Tue, 14 Nov 2000 16:30:00 -0500

>

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > Hope everyone know about the "sankalpam" which we do while performing

>any

> > puja especially "sandhya vandanam" here we specify the geographical

> > location of our the place where we live for ex: If I am in india I would

> > specify it as "Jambu Dweepe , bharatha varshe , bharathe kande,mero

> > dakshina dwigbage " and so on . I would like to know if I am in USA how

> > should I specify this location .

> > Please reply

> >

> > Regards

> > Purushotham

>

>

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