[ramanuja] sandhyaa vandhanam - Bhishma's Answer

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Sri:

Dear Sri Vasudevan: Please accept adiyen's humble pranam:

 

Very Nice article, well written:

 

Adiyen would like to bring out a few factual points for discussion:

 

1: Almost all dwija Sri Vaishanvas who perform the SandhyaVandhanam

perform it as a Service to him (Kainkariyam) or for his pleasure

(Preethyartham),

none of these devotees perform the Sandhya expecting any punyam/ benefit.

 

2: With respect to any Service to the LORD and his devotees (as

Preethyartham or Kainkariyam),

if anyone starts performing ABC expecting back XYZ benefits, we are getting

into a

very slippery slope of business transactions, which is exactly opposite to

what

SriVaishanvam preaches/ stands for.

 

3: For the dwija SriVaishnavas, performing regular sandhya qualifies us to do

other Agni Karyams, Veda Adhyayanam and other rituals.

 

4: Sandhya, other rituals, Love of GOD and devotees etc,

No matter how much convincing any "Person" can do and will do,

its only HIS will that will change hearts and people.

 

Given all these, there is no benefit that we seek from Sandya Vandanam

and if one does that is it not against SriVaishava principles.

 

=> At another location in the mail there is a QUOTE

"One should wake up from sleep at the hour known as the Brahma Muhurtham

and then think of both religion and profit."

---- End Quote

 

Thinking of profits seems contrary to what we might want to do during

Brahma Muhurtham.

 

Please do not mistake these points

 

Azhvar Emberumanar Jeeyar ThiruvadigalE sharanam

 

adiyEn rAmAnuja dAsan

Mukundan Vangkipuram Pattangi

 

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