Fwd: Reference of Planets in our Scriptures.- Trikala sandhya vandana ! !

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advaitin , " dhyanasaraswati "

<dhyanasaraswati wrote:

 

Subramanya Datta -ji:

 

First , let me issue you a warm welcome to the group and secondly ,

thank you for taking the time to post this wonderful dialogue

betweem

HH Sri Chandrasekara swamigal and a devotee.

 

You write

 

( By sandhya worship we mean the worship of the rising Sun, the

setting Sun or Sun in the mid heavens.)

 

Yes ! Trikala sandhya worship !

 

Datta-ji, may i be permitted to share something with you and this

august audience something on Trikala sandhya worship ?

 

Tr-kaala sandhya of gayathri mantra....

 

The Gayathri mantra is chanted at Dawn, Noon and Dusk - THREE TIMES

A

DAY . WHY ?

 

At the dawn, Gayatri appears as BRAHMASWAROOPINI on Her SWAN Vaahana

(on which to ride). So during this time, the attributes of SARASWATI

predominate and influence the effect. SARASWATI grants wisdom to the

aspirant.

 

Japa during Noon: At noon, Gayatri appears as RUDRASWAROOPINI on Her

BULL Vaahana. So during this time the attributes of DURGA

predominate

and influence the effect. DURGA removes distress of the aspirant.

 

Japa during Dusk: At dusk, Gayatri appears as VISHNUSWAROOPINI on

Her

GARUDA Vaahana. So during this time the attributes of LAKSHMI

predominate and influence the effect.

LAKSHMI grants wealth and prosperity to the aspirant.

 

 

The above is the traditional analysis of Tri-Kaala with

respect to THE CHANTING OF GAYATHRI MANTRA

 

 

another explanation :

 

Gayatri is Brahmani in the morning, Vaishnavi at noon and Rudrani

in

the evening.

 

Morning is the time when creative forces are predominant in nature,

and as Brahma represents the creative principle, it is His

influence,

which can most profitably be sought by the aspirant at that time.

 

At noon, the forces of preservation are predominant and therefore

Vishnu is the Presiding Deity of this part of the day. He is the

Preserver who keeps in balance the forces of creation and

destruction

and it is therefore His influence, which is invoked at this time of

the day.

 

In the evening the forces of destruction become strong and since

destruction is the function of Rudra, naturally it is His influence,

which pervades nature and can most profitably be utilised at this

time of the day.Instead of 'Destruction', 'Regeneration' is a much

better word because it carries the idea of creation and preservation

also, with that of destruction).Destruction by Rudra is not for its

own sake, but takes place because the form which He destroys has

ceased to serve its purpose efficiently and has become a hindrance in

the evolution of the life embodied in that form. So He takes it away

and gives, in its place, a new, and more elastic and useful form.

This conception of the function of Rudra gives quite a different

complexion to the outer destruction!

 

(POSTED IN OUR GROUP BRAHMANSHAKTI by a member)

 

Still another explanation is

 

Sandhya means the conjunction of two stages of time. Pratah Sandhya

is the time when transition from the night to the day takes place.

Likewise evening sandhya is the time when the day slides

into the night. Madhyanna Sandhya is the time when the

morning and afternoon are connected.

 

It is said that even TIME has attributes or gunas -Time also

has Sathwa, Raja and Thamo Gunas. What do we mean by

time having Sathwa guna? All these three attributes

have 24 hours to go by in a day. Each of these three

Gunas takes up 8 hours by itself i.e , Sathwa has 8

hours, Rajasik has 8 hours and Thamasik has 8 hours.

What are these 8 hours of Sathwik time? When you

designate the period from 4 a m to 8 a m the intervening 4

hours are Sathwik. In like manner, the time between 4

p.m. and 8 p.m. is also Sathwik. These two stretches

of 4 hours apiece are Sathwik hours. The time from 8

a.m. to 4 p.m.is Rajasik. It is during this time that

all lifeforms keep doing whatever has to be done by

them. Then we have the time from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. during

the night. This is the Thamasik time. That it is

indeed Thamasik we know from our experience. The chief

quality that is associated with this time is sleep. Sleep

is being equated to Thamasik in this analysis. It is during the

Sathwik time viz., from 4 a m . and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. that we

should undertake our sacred and noble duties. (like chanting ,

meditating, worshipping etc) This Gayatri Manthra has to be

taken up for chanting at any time during the period of from 4 a.m.

to

8 a.m., and then at any time between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. <br><br>lt is

absolutely necessary that you chant this Gayatri Manthra either in

the

early hours of the morning or in the evening hours. During the mid-

day also it can be taken up for chanting, but for certain purposes.

When you look upon it as a Sadhana, it is the morning and evening

hours which are sacred for chanting. You should chant this Manthra

at

least three times in the morning hours and three times in the

evening

time. (BASED ON A DISCOURSE BY SRI SATYA SAI BABA)

 

Dattaji writes :

 

(It is not only this, for you will find if you consider the matter

still further, that all the three ways known as karma, bhakti and

Gyana have been given places in the daily worship, but that is a

different matter. Simple as the sandhya worship seems to be, it is

sufficient to help us on to the highest stages. )

 

 

THIS SENTIMENT IS ALSO ECHOED BY NONE OTHER THAN MAHA PERIYAVAAL -

KANCHI KAMAKOTI SWAMIGAL.

 

" We sin with our mind, speech and body. I told you that these sins

must be washed away by performing rites with the same mind, speech

and body. In sandhyavandana we mutter the mantras with our mouth

and,

even as we repeat the Gayatri, we meditate on it with our mind and

in

such rites as marjana (sprinkling of water) we acquire bodily

purity.

Sandhyavandana is karmayoga, bhaktiyoga and jnanayoga combined [it

unites the three paths of karma, devotion and knowledge]. "

 

SALUTATION TO VEDAMATA GAYTHRI , THE MOTHER OF ALL MANTRAS!

 

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[Guest guest]

advaitajnana , " Tony OClery " <aoclery

wrote:

>

> advaitin , " dhyanasaraswati "

> <dhyanasaraswati@> wrote:

>

> Subramanya Datta -ji:

>

> First , let me issue you a warm welcome to the group and

secondly ,

> thank you for taking the time to post this wonderful dialogue

> betweem

> HH Sri Chandrasekara swamigal and a devotee.

>

> You write

>

> ( By sandhya worship we mean the worship of the rising Sun, the

> setting Sun or Sun in the mid heavens.)

>

> Yes ! Trikala sandhya worship !

>

> Datta-ji, may i be permitted to share something with you and this

> august audience something on Trikala sandhya worship ?

>

> Tr-kaala sandhya of gayathri mantra....

>

> The Gayathri mantra is chanted at Dawn, Noon and Dusk - THREE

TIMES

> A

> DAY . WHY ?

>

> At the dawn, Gayatri appears as BRAHMASWAROOPINI on Her SWAN

Vaahana

> (on which to ride). So during this time, the attributes of

SARASWATI

> predominate and influence the effect. SARASWATI grants wisdom to

the

> aspirant.

>

> Japa during Noon: At noon, Gayatri appears as RUDRASWAROOPINI on

Her

> BULL Vaahana. So during this time the attributes of DURGA

> predominate

> and influence the effect. DURGA removes distress of the aspirant.

>

> Japa during Dusk: At dusk, Gayatri appears as VISHNUSWAROOPINI on

> Her

> GARUDA Vaahana. So during this time the attributes of LAKSHMI

> predominate and influence the effect.

> LAKSHMI grants wealth and prosperity to the aspirant.

>

>

> The above is the traditional analysis of Tri-Kaala with

> respect to THE CHANTING OF GAYATHRI MANTRA

>

>

> another explanation :

Namaste,D-ji et al,

 

I'm not sure of your references on the Gayatri being so reliable

considering the source of some.

 

However as Ramana Maharshi says, he is a reliable Mukta at least,if

you believe in a separate 'I' then you believe in a universal

heirarachy. Planetary Deity, Solar Deity etc etc. These are all as

real as oneself! For if you believe in Devas then for you there are

Devas.

 

However the real meaning is symbolic, the sun is just a point of

obvious concentration, as is a picture or an idol. It is what is

behind the sun that is worshipped namely one's own SELF. That is the

meaning of the Gayatri etc...........ONS...Tony.