Sandhyavandanam,
From Sri Rangaraj Ramaswamy
Dear All,
0ne of the most important daily
routines among the Brahman (Brahmin) is a prayer called SandhyaVandanam i.e.
Nithya Anushtanam(Daily routine).
There are three types of Karmas-
Nithya, Naimithika, and Kamya karmas. Kamyakarma is one which is done with a
desire to achieve, like a yagya for long life etc .Even if kamya karmas are not
done , there is no sin. Naimithikakarma is one which is not shastra bound and
not niyamic, i.e., a necessary duty , such as taking bath after an
eclipse.
Nithya karma is one which is `niyata nimitta' meaning ` that
which is one which is shastra bound' . Sunrise and sunset are the reason for
doing Sandhya vandanam. Hence this is classified in the Nithya karma, which has
to be done daily .These are the spiritual and profoundly scientific value which
one gets by performing thrice a day, regular SandhyaVandanams.
This
prayer is offered thrice everyday, once before sunrise, again at Noon and third
at the time of evening before Sunset.
This prayer is a combined subject
of Religion, Health, Concentration, Yoga,Meditation, Exercise and Prayer. In
one topic, 'Sandhyaa Vandanam' is just the ancient Vedic scripture that has
pictured the core element of healthy living.
Even in today's polluted
environments of air, water and the ecological factor, this practice of daily
Sandhyaa Vandanam can be a relief from many a disease that affects the Brahman
society.
Modern science has evolved the above conception as just and
perfect for a healthy living. Many Yoga centres, that have spread all over the
world now, teach and preach this today, even in the Western countries, where
once they considered these Hindu practices as blind faith and
foolish.
The practice of SandyaVandanam in itself is daily performed
without fail at a calm peaceful atmosphere. This enabled the learners to control
their emotions, temperament and anger to a larger extent and made them tolerant
to others. Thus, a person doing this ritual never gets angry even in the worst
of circumstances.
As everyone knows, the Sun being a Star, passes its
rays all the time, whether day or night. Without its power, none on the earth
can exist.Using these power for the good of human kind is taught in the Vedic
scripts. The solar energy can be used not just to produce electricity for
batteries etc., but also to recharge ones own body mechanism. As the body too
produces electricity and magnetic phases, it is no wonder that ancient Brahman
found it to live in his fittest way, healthier and longer.
During the
noon prayer or Maadhyaanika Sandhyaavandanam, they used perform Soorya
Namaskaaram (Worshiping the Star Sun), and there is a methodical way to seeing
the Sun and to absorb the rays (solar energy ?) into their body.
It is widely believed that Surya
Namaskaram cleanses the eye lenses. This practice prevents from early blindness.
(Mind it, looking at the Sun directly may blind your sight and damage your eye
lenses, so please learn it from a person who knows it well). While doing this
too, they had to chant a prayer dedicated to the Lord and Star Sun, and this
vibration, combined with
viewing the Sun in a methodical way, increases ones
physical strength.
Unless practicing these Vedic systems, one cannot
just feel and experience its highest values. What one needs is a simple
commitment to the ethos evolved in the ancient Vedas and strict adherence to it
in his day to day life. Then only can one gain the full value of peace, health
and mental happiness.
(courtesy sri TRS iyengar)
narayana
ranga
Importance of
sandyavandanam
HH Srimad Paravakottai Andavan swami-
anugraha bashanam
sri velkudi Krishnan swami in
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