Guest guest Posted February 11, 2004 Report Share Posted February 11, 2004 Respected Venkatesan Sir: We mortals are not in the same league as Shri Bhattar. To each his own. Please be guided by your heart. Our hearts are ruled by acharyas and we are supposed only to follow the footsteps shown by our Guru. If Shri Shri Ramaanuja himself has set an example, there is no blessed reason even if the Lord commands one to stop the Sandhya in the name of Shri Shri Ramaanuja you may do it. Our beloved Acharya's conduct has to be followed blindly. Om tat Sat Tat tvam asi Sadagopan <sgopan@computer Oppiliappan .net> cc: Re: Re: Sandhya/Gayathri related 02/11/04 09:04 AM Please respond to Oppiliappan Dear SrI VenkatEsan: The clarification that you requested on this important point is rooted in views of two SampradhAyams. It is not productive to labor over this point , which has been debated many times in the lists . There are plenty of PramANams about the absolute priority of Nithya KarmAs like SandhyA Vandhanam . Even when he was quite old and was unable to stand , AchArya RaamAnuja is said to have stood up with sishyA's help and performed His nithya karmA (SandhyA Vandhanam ) . No light will arise from this debate . One should follow one's own acharya paramparai's anushtAnam and feel comfortable . Thanks for your understanding of my reluctance/ disinterest to encourage this debate. V.Sadagopan - "TCA Venkatesan" <vtca "Ramanuja" <ramanuja>; "Oppiliappan" < Oppiliappan> Tuesday, February 10, 2004 4:43 PM Re: Sandhya/Gayathri related > Sri: > Srimathe Ramanujaya Nama: > > Dear Sri Ramachandran, > > While it is good to see your enthusiasm for performing > sandhyavandanam, the following lines are puzzling. > > > It is therefore, extremely critical and mandatory > > for the Sandhya to be performed without fail. It > > is quite surprising that Shri Vishnu has > > questioned the efficacy of Sandhya and perhaps > > thinks of replacing the Sandhya with 'namaa' > > chanting. Come what may, the Sandhya is a nitya > > karma ordained by the Vedas and no one is excused. > > Dilution of Sandhya requirements are therefore out > > of question. One may dilute all other rituals, > > worship etc. but not the Sandhya. > > Is it your stand or our pUrvAchAryas stand that > other rituals and even worship can be 'diluted' > but not the sandhyavandanam. Is there any pramANam > for this stance? > > Of course, the sastras themselves excuse many from > performing the sandhya. So, how is that you say that > no one is excused? Or do you mean only those that > are eligible for it. > > Certainly our acharyas did not give up their nithya > karmas, but only so as to not set the wrong example > for those who are at the first steps. However, there > are two things here. I don't think they saw it as a > mandatory act which is an unforgivable sin when > missed, as you are stating ; and they only saw > it as a kainkaryam to the Lord and not for their > personal benefits. And again, I believe their stress > was on all nithya karmas and not just the sandhya > alone. > > Guru Paramapara records that Bhattar refused to > stop his fan service to the Lord for the sake > of doing sandhyavandanam. > > Pillai Lokacharyar includes the performance of all > nithya karmas as one of the sins that the Lord > wipes out in the "sarva pApEbhyO" of the Charama > shloka. > > Kindly clarify. > > adiyEn madhurakavi dAsan > > > > > > > Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. > http://taxes./filing.html > > > > Links > > > > > > Links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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