RE: Gita Satsang - Ch 5 - sa.nnyaasa-yogaH - cogitati ons; shri shankara on karma (3)

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> Anand Natarajan [harihara.geo]

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> 1. There are 9 samskaras (I think) that is performed

> by an individual in one life (or rather from the womb

> to the funeral pyre). These are supposed to be

> purifcatory and beneficial (refer to Hinduism by Swami

> Harshanandaji , Ramakrishna Math).

 

Harih Om Anandji:

 

Just a small reminder. I believe there are total 16 saMskAras (shODaSa).

Sandhya is not said to be saMskara, but the "Upanayana" where the sacred

thread is offered is said to be the saMskAra. However, Sandhya (offering

water to Sun God, and chanting Gayatri mantra) is a ritual performed along

with Agnikarya (offering havis to the Sacred Fire God and requesting him to

grant certain things like Good memory, Good friends, Good intellect --- mayi

mEdhAM, mayi prajAM mayyagni stEjO dadhAtu...)

 

Agnikarya is the most effective ritual, which is almost forgotten. Many

people stopped observing this ritual. But it is my personal experience,

that the gates of the celestial heaven are opened through Agnikarya, access

to all Gods are possible through Agnikarya. Sandhya/Gayatri purifies the

mind, Agnikarya uses that purified mind in order to connect to the other

dimension/path which we rarely tread.

 

I remain yours,

Madhava

 

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> 2. Sandhya is one amonst these 9 samskaras and as Sri

> Ramakrishna says "Sandhya leads to Gayatri, Gayatri

> leads to Om, and Om to Brahman".

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> Moreover Jaimini was a disciple of Vyasa who organized

> the Vedas. Therefore he must have been commenting on

> the Karma Kanda of the Vedas and not a separate

> Mimansa philiosophy.

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> Why not think of Nitya Karma as that which leads To

> "Ajo Nityaha Shashvathoyam Puraano"?

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> Anand

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