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SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA.

 

Continuing from the second part, let me add a few more observations.

 

But I appreciate some clarification on the following question.

 

Are there differences in sandhya vandana done during mid-day and the twilight 
vandana?

 

Is the 'pashyathE sharadha: shatam.. jeevEma sharadha: shatam' meaning 'May I 
see the sun for a 100 years and may I live for a 100 years',  uttered only 
during midday vandana?

 

If it is so, it means a person doing it everyday at twilight, will be blessed 
with a 100 years. The sun that 'sees' him at twilight purifies his internal 
system so that his internal defence against diseases grow stronger (as in the 
way Ayur veda treats any ailment). Such a person is blessed to live a 100 years 
without any ailment. Since the Sun 'takes care' to do it, by his sandhya rays, 
the need is not there to pray for a 100 years is what is deduced here.

 

Whereas such rays to bestow 100 years are not present at mid-day. Therefore the 
need to pray for 100 years at mid-day vandana. This is one way of 
interpretation.

 

Such purifying rays do not reach the doer at mid-day, but his entire 
surroundings will be ringed by such rays, with him at the center at mid-day.

 

This can be visualized in this way.

 

The solar disc above us emitting rays from its poles, which form a wall on the 
entire rim of the hemispherical region, which is the region of twilight. When 
we cross this region (twice daily) sandhya vandana is done and agni hotra is 
done. These two have  been referred to as nithya karma, ('niyatham kuru karma' 
-BG) obligatory in nature. (there may be other karmas too and  those who know 
them, kindly write about them.) They do not produce any karma phalam, (as per 
Gita bhashyam explaining the obligatory karma), but still they must be done for 
loka-kshemam. In sandhya vandanam, the purification happening at all levels, 
physical, vital and mental ultimately make the doer a person of 'knowledge' - 
this again can be cross-checked with Brahma sutras, which say, that the one who 
does nithya karma without fail and with awareness will grow in 'knowledge' - 
which is about Brahman.

 

Another interesting aspect that can be noticed in these sandhya kaala karmas, 
is the absence of darbhai!

 

After having come to know of the greatness of darbhai (thanks to bhagavathas 
like Sri Neel Krishna and others), it is now understood why darbhai is not 
needed in the sandhya kaala karmas. The Sun Itself undertakes the protection 
and the karmas done are not wasted even negligibly is what is understood here. 
The full phalam is accrued.

 

But that it is not so in grahana tarpaNam shows that at prolonged exposure to 
such rays which are otherwise  beneficial at sandhya kaalam, darbhai is needed. 
Also, since tarpaNAm is done to transfer certain aspects to those at another 
level, darbhai ensures full protection from any obstruction at any form during 
those moments.

 

Again the placing of darbhai on food stuffs and the starving recommended before 
grahaNam begins, show that at prolonged exposure to the polar rays of the sun, 
some inconvenience is experienced. Here again the Sun God is kind enough to 
give us the Best of Ailments!! 

 

Of the different Bests mentioned in Vamana purana, the best among ailments is 
indigestion or ajheerNAm. ("VyaadhIshu ajheerNa:")

By this it is implied that of the different ailments, indigestion is best, in 
that it can be easily avoided or cured. Once occurred,  Bhavana jeeraka 
rasayana, an Ayur vedic preparation (for the sake of information for those in 
need, this is being mentioned here) relieves the ailment within an hour. When 
it is about to occur as during eclipse, it can be avoided by abstinence and by 
protecting the food stuff by darbhai. It is really the Greatness of Sun God 
that even in adversity, He gives us the easily manageable problem and also ways 
to avoid it.

 

Thinking about this ring around the earth at twilight zone, from the Sun's 
poles, it appears that the earth is at the constant grip of the sun's polar 
arms. It is as though the Sun god is holding the earth always by his hands 
extending from his poles. The similar grip is happening to the moon. If this is 
what is actually happening with all the other celetial bodies (which seems 
logically possible). It gives a terrific picture that can be extended upto 
Hiranyagarbha and Para Brahma Himself. 

 

Scene -1:- All the planets / matter in its system held in grip by the polar 
arms of the Sun. 

 

Scene-2:-  All the stars of the galaxy being held by that central force 
residing at the galactical center (Sagittarius in milky way) by its polar arms 
or something similar.

 

Scene-3:-  All the  galaxies that include milky way galaxy which have been 
termed as Local group galaxies that revolve around that center which is holding 
them all with its polar (or some) arms. (I strongly contend that polar arms are 
there for all bodies, which will be taken up in detail in another mail dealing 
with earth's polar arm)

 

Scene-4:- These Local group galaxies are believed to be revolving around ( as 
per our present level of knowledge of cosmos) none other than a Super cluster 
having the constellation Virgo. This cluster is known as Virgo Super cluster. 
By extending the logic of the central one holding the others going around it, 
this virgo cluster is the one holding us all. In other words, with successive 
layers of rotation starting from the Sun, the earth along with the Sun is 
rotating around the Virgo constellation. (Beyond this, science has not yet 
speculated any other rotation. As per present knowledge, this Virgo cluster, 
along with all of us is rotating around the center of our Universe.)

 

But what strikes me here is that - this Virgo is the month of Purattaasi, kanni 
maasam, when pithrus visit us during Mahalaya paksham starting from Full moon 
to New moon!!

 

Isn't that surprising that our system is moving around a system, which 
signifies a place for pithrus and the  time of the year  when they travel to 
earth through the golden rays of Sun to be with their off-springs, to receive 
the obeisance offered to them and bless them in return? 

 

Also thinking about how the Universe-center is  holding all those clusters 
moving around it with its arms, it is just amazing. Like this, numerous 
universes are there, as per scriptures and also accepted by today's 
cosmologists. All these  are once again in the grip of a further center. This 
goes on endlessly - with The Supreme Centre holding everything in its arms, 
enveloping everything by its rays.. as though hugging all Its Creation and 
protecting them  all with its Energy pervading in all directions. This is That 
Purushottaman - That Brahman - A terrific and terrifying picture of thousand 
crores of arms of Him stretching towards thousands of crores of Suns in all 
directions, spreading on all directions, pervading on all directions at all 
things and non-things in its garbham.

 

It is just mind-boggling to think of this 'veechchu' - a miniscule of which is 
felt at sandhya kaalam. It seems not right to even ask for His grace (for me ) 
now-a-days. He is already holding me and everything connected to me. ( to ask 
Him to give His Grace to me is like a son asking for a promisory note from his 
father to transfer all his wealth to him .. I understand Our acharya much 
better now:-))



I am ( all of us -by this veechchu are) under His grip. Has the Sun left its 
grip? No. Did the Sun ask us about this before holding us? No. They are there 
doing their jobs for fear of Him. For fear of Him they would not dare to do 
anything other than holding us. It seems the sun is there as also all those 
Universes are there only to help us - by His order.


His order to us is foster the devas, so that they in turn can foster us. That 
is how His Creation must be sustained and equilibrium attained in Nature.

 

Foster of  the Surya deva is done at sandhya kaalam.

Foster of  the pithrus  is done with the help of the surya deva by way of 
tarpaNam.



Thus it goes...

 

 

 

(To be continued)

 

jayasree saranathan.

 

 

 


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