Sandhyavandanam

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Dear Bhagavathas,

 

1) I have few questions regarding sandhyavandanam.

 

How to perform sandhyavandanam during inconvenient times like

long distance travelling, bed-ridden illness and hospitalization ( I

beleive grahasthas have to do sandhyavandanam only after taking bath )

etc. Is there any alternate method of performing this. can

we do only japam without performing other rituals prescribed in the

books like ( arkyam, avAhanam). Rather than skipping sandhyavandanam

during inconvenient times will reciting Gayathri alone be sufficient and

acceptable.

 

Other than sandhya kalam, can we recite Gayathri within our mind in

between our daily works ( when we have free time )

 

Is it prescribed that we should do japam in standing posture only during

PrAdhas sandhya kalam?

 

I request respected members to clarify my doubts.

 

 

Om Namo Narayanayah

 

 

Balaji

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Dear friend:

Sorry for a belated reply. I was in and out of station frequently and hence

the delay. I will try to answer your questions as per what I have heard from

AchAryas back home.

Dear Bhagavathas,

1) I have few questions regarding sandhyavandanam.

How to perform sandhyavandanam during inconvenient times like long distance

travelling, bed-ridden illness and hospitalization

Reply:

Performance of Sandhyavandanam can never be skipped. In the circumstances

stated by you, there are ways of observing this Nityakarma.

i). During long distance travel, You may do jala bhAga also with tender

coconut water (if available and no other water is available) and if you are

unable get any water at all, you may do the jala bhAga by "mAnasikam". You

may recite the mantras in your mind itself like in a whisper to be heard by

you only. And, when you reach a place where you can get water, you may do

the regular Jala and Japa bhAgams with a Prayschitta sankalpam " PoorvEdhyu:

ananushTitham PrAthah / mAdhyAnika /sAyam sandhyAm (as the case may be)

upAsishyE".

ii). During prolonged illness etc. You can ask someone else to do it for

you. Similarly, you may help someone bedridden by doing it on his behalf.

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( I beleive grahasthas have to do sandhyavandanam only after taking bath )

etc. Is there any alternate method of performing this.

Reply:

Whether you are a grihastha or BrahmachAri, it is always preferable to do

all Nityakarmas AFTER taking bath. Where bath is not possible, you can do

mantrasnAnam (AapOhishTA mayObhuvah) by way of mAnasikam as mentioned above.

Under all circumstances, this mantra is in-built in the process whether with

or without taking bath.

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Can we do only japam without performing other rituals prescribed in the

books like (arkyam, avAhanam).

Reply:

Yes. ONLY in the circumstances mentioned above and in the manner stated

above.

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Rather than skipping sandhyavandanam during inconvenient times will reciting

Gayathri alone be sufficient and acceptable.

Reply:

No. You can never skip as stated already. In fact, even in a house where

death has occured, one is required NOT TO SKIP this Nityakarma in spite of

the pollution (theeTTu)

But, any mantra including Gayathri japa can be done ONLY AFTER reciting the

DhyAna slOka. Merely reciting the japa without this is not recommended, so

far as my knowledge goes.

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Other than sandhya kalam, can we recite Gayathri within our mind in between

our daily works ( when we have free time )

You can recite Dwayam in lieu of GAyathri, if you have had initiation

already in this, of course, with the DhyAna slOkam.

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Is it prescribed that we should do japam in standing posture only during

PrAdhas sandhya kalam?

Reply:

The Jala bhAgam like Arghyam have to be done in standing posture both in

PrAtha: sandhya and mAdhyAhnikam, but the japa bhaAgam that follows may be

done sitting because you recite the "Aasana mantram" for doing this. I have

heard that the jalabhAgam also can be done sitting in sAyam sandhyA.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

 

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