[Vaideekam] re. prayer times

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Dear swamin

THe questions are easy to ask but difficult enough to answer correctly

and convincingly!

 

> >

> > 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

> <<<< THE AHNIKA KANDAM YOU MEAN JUST BOOK RELEASED COSTING RS 500/- OR

> SO RECENTLY OR ANY OTHER THING. THE WORD KANDAM SEEMS TO BE COMMON FOR

> ALL LIKE SMARTHAS, VAISHNAVAS, MADHWAS, KSHATRIYAS, VAISYAS ETC., SO

> THAT IS NOT EASILY AVAILABLE AT MUTT OFFICES.

> 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?

>

> <<<< JYOTHISHAM AYANAM CHAKSHUH. SO THIS CANNOT BE AVOIDED BEING ONE

> OUT OF 6 ANGAS OF VEDAS.

>

> 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.

> <<<< THE QUALITIES OF BRIDE / BRIDEGROOM MAY BE PREDICTED PRECISELY

> EVEN WITHOUT SEEING IN PERSON BY THIS JATHAKAM.

> thanks and praNAmams,

> Ranjan

>

> ***

> 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?!!

> >>>> KANNUKKUM ETC WILL BE APPLICABLE IN PLACES WHERE SVAYAMVARA LIKE

> THAT OF AJA SON OG RAGHU ETC., TAKE PLACE WHERE LADIES WILL SEE MANY

> KINGS AT A VENUE AND WILL BE BRIEFED OF ALL PARTICIPANTS HOLDINGS,

> BELIEFS, WISHES ETC., AND SHE WILL SELECT LOOKING BY PICKING MOST

> ATTRACTIVE. FOR NOWADAYS I DONT KNOW AND WILL REQUEST VASU VADHYAR TO

> REPLY LEISURELY

>

> Dasan

> R.Srinivasan

>

>

***

Kannukkum Manathirkum was told only for gent not for lady. Also the term

'Savarnai' is added at the starting of this topic. 'Savarnai' menas the same

varnam.

 

It is very difficult to understand my strand for a normal person, because many

granthas says that even a gnani also having trouble (bramam) to identify his

soul is different from body.

 

I always accept that Jyothisham is one of the six angams but I differ in the

definition to Jyothisham.

 

" Nirvana Oorile Komanam kattiyavan payithiyakkaran " - so I don't want to waste

my time to discuss about this matter.

 

nvs