sandhya vandanams

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info.For more info I have pasted the link at the end.

 

I am sure there are members in this forum who already

practice the sandhya vandanams strictly, rightly and

regularly. Hope they will also input their knowledge

and experience in this regard.

 

SANDHYA VANDANAM

Sandhya Vandanam is a specially devised efficient

spiritual ritual for the realization of the Divinity

of the Self (Atman). It is a Nitya Karma or an

obligatory daily ritual whose object is to bring about

self-purification and attunement to Cosmic Reality. It

is an all-round complete ritual which incorporates the

principles of the Supreme Divinity (Brahman).

 

RITUALS OF THE SANDHYA

 

Each part of the ritual is meant to give expression

externally to an internal mental attitude and

spiritual feeling (Bhava). Some necessary changes are

introduced in the Mantras and ritual according to the

time of the Sandhya-- dawn, noon, or sunset, and

according to the Veda (Rg, Yajur, or Sama) to which

the votary is affiliated. However, the main purpose as

well as most of the Mantras, the procedures, and

rituals are all common.

 

 

The procedure involve :

 

1. Achamanam :

Sipping a little water, in the prescribed manner, for

self-purification, remembering the Supreme

All-pervading Reality.

 

2. Apo-Marjanam :

Invoking all the waters of the earth which form the

cause of the emergence and sustenance of all life, by

sprinkling water on oneself, to enable one to be

attuned to the cosmic life and reality.

 

3.

Pranayama :

Regulated breathings, as per prescription, for

establishing psycho-somatic harmony, using the

Gayatri-Mantra.

4. Punar-Achamanam :

Again sipping water with appropriate Mantras for the

removal of all sins and obstacles, attuning oneself to

the light-giving sun in the morning, to the

life-giving waters at noon and to the heat-giving fire

in the evening, which are the means of all our life

and activity, and as such are termed as the sources of

Immortality (Amrta-yoni).

 

5. Punar-Marjanam :

Again sprinkling water over oneself with the Gayatri

and other Mantras praying for welfare here in the

world and highest spiritual attainment hereafter.

 

6. Aghamarsanam :

Repeating the cosmic creation Mantras, feeling oneself

as a part of it, to remove the limitations of

personality.

 

7. Suryopasthanam :

Invoking the Sun-God who brings life and light to the

world and attuning the mind to the Divine in the Sun

and to all the cosmic surroundings.

 

8. Gayatri-Upasanam :

First the Divine Gayatri is invoked as the source of

the Vedas and then the different Worlds and the

Supreme Divinity are located in the various limbs of

one's body by touching them while uttering the

Gayatri-Mantra, along with the Vyahrti (Bhuh, Bhuvah,

Svah). This process of locating is known as

Anga-Nyasa.

This is followed by the Japa and meditaion of the

Gayatri-Mantra for as long as one can do conveniently,

fixing, however, a decent minimum number of times for

the Japa. For meditation Gayatri is conceived in the

form of a luminous Goddess illuminating the Heart and

removing all darkness of Ignorance.

 

9. Visarjanam :

Valediction. Praying to the Goddess to retire, to

return again when invoked. Salutations are offered

with devotion.

 

10. Antya-prakaranani :

Ending. Now, concluding the Upasana, protection

against all wrongs and evils is sought and salutations

are offered to the Sun-God and other Cosmic

divinities. Forgiveness is sought for any flaws or

lacunae in the uttering of the Mantras and the

performance of the rituals and the Supreme Being is

remembered to make them complete. The Upasana is

concluded with the offering of salutations.

 

 

Preparation for the Performance of Sandhya :

 

Before performing the Sandhya, one should be

physically clean, mentally calm and restrained and

have a prayerful attitude. One should sit in a clean

quiet place on a mat or Deer-skin, in a straight

position with legs tucked in (ordinary Padmasana).

 

FOR MORE DETAILS OF THE PRACTICE OF SANDHYA WORSHIP

 

GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINK

 

http://www.vishuji.com/sandhya_vandanam.htm

 

Regards

 

Balagopal

 

NARAYANA NARAYANA NARAYANA

 

 

 

 

 

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