re. prayer times

[Guest guest]

Dear moderator / Members

 

I have some doubts on Pooja timings and not sure whether it will be

good or bad to do pooja during Raghukalam - and sunset timings.

 

Is it good to do Prayer during Ragukalam?????

 

Except Sandhya vandanam, Is it good to do Prayers during Sunsetting

time??

 

 

Adiyen

ramanuja dasan

[Guest guest]

Namaskarams,

 

I remember NVS suggesting once that a Sri Vaishnavan should not believe in all

those Raghu, Kethu and planetary stuff and have complete faith only in the Lord.

 

Thanks and Regards,

-------------------------

Deepak Vasudevan

91 98400 26014

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I hope Mr.Deepak had wrongly understood my opinion.

 

I will never do or suggest or accept a thing which I do not believe or adopt.

I am doing Panchangam and I will never say that you should have faith on that.

 

But, Panchangam is given for the purpose of doing karmas as described in

sastrams. If those sastras are mentioning a karma which should be done in a

particular period, or a karma which should be avoided in a particular time of

period, then we should obey that rule of sastra. Panchangam and its contents

should be used only as a part of karma. But human are extending the purpose of

the panchangam to their capacity of imagination.

So, kindly understand my opinion, use astrology or panchangam only if it

requires to do a karma. Leave rest of the things to HIM.

nvs

[Guest guest]

Namaskarams,

 

But how to demarcate them for the following types of actions:

 

(*) Normal Routine Activities

(*) Holy Activities like Homam (Temple Causes)

(*) Negative ones (like for the departed souls)

 

Sorry, if my question is too very reflecting stupidity and pardon me for a silly

question.

 

Please clarify.

-------------------------

Deepak Vasudevan

91 98400 26014

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I am unable to understand anything from your msessage.

(I dont know the meaning for 'Demarcate' and also do let me know what to

demarcate?)

 

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nvs

[Guest guest]

Dear Sri NVS swAmin,

 

I think what Deepak swAmin was asking is, how can we say there is

a boundary between everyday routine activities and activities related

to shaastram - i.e. shouldn't every act be something commanded by

shaastram? So why do we say jyotisham applies only to shaastram

related activities but not other activities, if all our activities are

meant to be carrying out the commands of shaastram anyway?

 

'Demarcate' means 'put a boundary between (two things)', or 'tell

the difference between (two things)'. Forgive me if my interpretation

of Sri Deepak's question was incorrect. But I would also like to know

people's opinion on this question if possible.

 

sarvAparAdhAn kShamasva,

nArAyaNA

praNAmams,

Ranjan

 

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Day to day activities are given in Ahnigam (the name itself means day to day

activity).

Then there are few volumes of Dharma Shastram books for all karmas

like Ahinga Kaandam, Praayachistha kaandam, Chradhdha Kaandam etc.

The aahniga kaandam book is available in a detailed manner in our Sri Ahobila

Mutt offices.

nvs

 

 

 

vaideekam , Deepak Kumar Vasudevan

<deepak.vasudevan wrote:

>

> Namaskarams,

>

> But how to demarcate them for the following types of actions:

>

> (*) Normal Routine Activities

> (*) Holy Activities like Homam (Temple Causes)

> (*) Negative ones (like for the departed souls)

>

> Sorry, if my question is too very reflecting stupidity and pardon me

for a silly question.

>

> Please clarify.

> -------------------------

> Deepak Vasudevan

> 91 98400 26014

> -------

>

> I am unable to understand anything from your msessage.

> (I dont know the meaning for 'Demarcate' and also do let me know

what to demarcate?)

>

> ***

> nvs

>

[Guest guest]

> ***

> Day to day activities are given in Ahnigam (the name itself means

day to day activity).

> Then there are few volumes of Dharma Shastram books for all karmas

> like Ahinga Kaandam, Praayachistha kaandam, Chradhdha Kaandam etc.

> The aahniga kaandam book is available in a detailed manner in our

Sri Ahobila Mutt offices.

> nvs

 

So amongst the above categories, for which ones do we need to think

about jyotiSham and for which ones do we not need to look at jyotiSham?

 

For example, you said that muhurthams etc. should be determined using

jyotiSham considerations. But you also said that matching of

horoscopes of bride and groom is not required according to shaastram.

So how come this practice has become common in our community?

 

I recently attended a talk about ancient Indian and Vedic contribution

to astronomy, and have great respect for the efforts of ancient Indian

s at understanding astronomy. However I have also seen people getting

overly involved in astrology related matters which sometimes worries

me. So I am keen to understand, what is the true Vedic perspective on

these issues.

 

thanks and praNAmams,

Ranjan

 

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Dear Mr.Ranjan,

In Vivaha Patalam, Sastram says that " Kulam, Sheelam, Sareeram, Vayadhu,

Vidhdhai, Dhanam, Bhandhukkal are the seven things which are to be scrutinized

with a Bride Groom, there is nothing to worry about " . It is adviced for the

parent of bride groom while looking for a bride groom.

" Evalitaththil Kannukkum mandhirkum pidippu earpaduhindradho avalai

manandhukolvadhaal dharmam mudhaliyavai vrdhdhiyaahum " It is for a boy who is

searching for a bride.

 

" Marry the girl whom attracted your mind and eyes, it will help to grow the

Dharmams " (I hope it may be nearest translation for the above Tamil version).

 

They (sastras) have never / no where said anything about the suitability of

stars or horoscopes. If they (sastra karthas) this thing (matching horoscope) is

very important, they might have included this in Sastras itself as a condition.

They are aware of Stars and they are telling, 'Do not marry a girl who has the

name of a 'Star' or a 'river' as her name'.

 

Now I especially telling for Sri Vaishnavas :

Prapannan should not think about any protection for him after prapaththi, he

should do only thing which are described in the sastras to keep the merit of the

sastras not for any prayojanam out of it.

 

Why should we do a thing which Sastras are not instructing and Sampradayam

(Philosophy) also denying?

 

More over we can accept a thing if it helpful for life in any way!

It is confusing, destroying good alliances and making abnormal delay in

marriages.

" Harinaapi harenaapi brahmaapi surairapi |

lalata likhitha rekha parimaarshtum nasakyathe|| "

It is neethi sastram.

For the above sloka " Sri Rama Pattabhishekam was fixed by the Rushi Vasishtar

which had not taken place " some people will take this as example.

Elangovadikal proved.

Maha Kavi Bhaarathi had faith in God but he said

" Jyothidamthani Ihazh " .

 

Then,

Astronomy is not Astrology,

I hope, Astrology is also wrongly understood even by persons well educated and

welversed in Sastra Sampradayams.

All are running according to our fate?!!

nvs