> --- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, > s.ramachandran@xxxx wrote: > > It is therefore, extremely critical and > mandatory for the Sandhya to be> performed without > fail. It is quite surprising that Shri Vishnu > has> questioned the efficacy of Sandhya and > perhaps thinks of replacing the> Sandhya with > 'namaa'> chanting. Come what may, the Sandhya is a nitya> karma>> ordained by the Vedas and no one is excused.> > Dilution of Sandhya> requirements are therefore > out of question. One may dilute all other> > rituals, worship etc. but not the Sandhya. > > ******************* > > Dear Sri Ramachandran, > > What you say above is absolutely consistent with the > 'sAstra'. Anyone who suggests otherwise will be > doing a disservice to the Vedanta 'mArga'. > > The 'sandhyavandanam' is a 'nitya karma' which must > be > performed without fail by everyone who owes > allegiance > to the 'vaideeka matham'. > > In the Bhagavath Gita Sri Krishna attests to the > importance of Gayatri at many places: > > "...mantrO aham..." (9.16) "I am mantra..." > > "...gAyatri chandasAm aham..." (10.35) "I am the > gayatri chandas (metre)" > > Hence, to say anything against the "gayatri" and the > "sandhyavandanam" will be an act of outright > 'drOham' > (betrayal) against our Vedantic faith. It will also > be > an act of betrayal against our great 'achArya' Sri > RamanujAchArya for it is he in his "gIta-bhAshya" > who > wrote that only 'asurA' or men of demonaic nature > will > fail to perform "sandhyavandanam". In the > "gita-bhAsya" while commenting on Stanza 16.7 our > "bhAsyakArar" wrote as follows: > > "na api cha AchAra:, tad bAhyAbhyantara-shoucham > yEna > sandhyAvandanAdina AchArENa jAyatE, > sa api AchArA: tEshu na vidhyatE I > tathA uktam: > "sandhyAhInO' a-shuchi-nitya-manarha: > sarvakarmasu" > (Daksha-smriti) iti II" > > meaning: > > "(The men of demonaic nature) do not perform right > conduct such as "sandhyavandana", twilight prayers > etc > by means of which internal and external cleaniless > arises -- such right conduct is alien to them. For > it > is declared in the sAstra "He who does not perform > twilight prayers is always unholy and unfit for any > other rites" (Daksha smriti 2.23)"" > > Let anyone in our faith who wants to transgress the > words of Sri RamanujAchArya say whatever he wants > against the 'sandhyavandanam'. The rest of us should > perform it without fail everyday of our life. Let us > not listen to words of 'asura-ic' nature. > > Regards, > > dAsan, > Sudarshan > ________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Education Special: Study in the UK now. Go to http://in.specials.yahoo.com/index1.html Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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