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Sri:

Dear Ramachandran,

One should understand the importance of Sandhayvandhanam. 

Sandhayvandhanam is the first and foremost form of 
worshipping the unparalleled and unsurpassed supreme Sriman Narayana. 
The word sandhya is denoting Lord Sriman Narayana and not any other 
dieties. Lord Sriman Narayana is the inner controller (also supporter 
and owner) of the Universe. It is a mandatory karma has to be 
performed every day three times as stated by the sastras and by 
acharyas in the ahnikams. Lord Sriman Narayana has commanded us to do 
the sandhyavandhanam through the sastras and in Bagawath Geethai.

Sri Vaishnavas worship only Lord Sriman Narayana and the 
names of other dieties in the mantras denotes only Lord Sriman 
Narayana not the dieties one usually thinks. Swamy Nigamantha Maha 
Desikan has explained this point clearly in his divine works.

By doing Sandhyavandhanam, one gets purified by the blessings 
of Lord Sriman Narayana who is pleased. If it is not performed, one 
gets punishment from the Lord Sriman Narayana. It has been told by 
our acharyas in ahnika grantams that one is eligible to do any 
vaidhika karmas only after doing sandhyavandhanam. 

My asmadacharyan HH Srimath Paravakkottai Andavan Srimath 
Gopala Desika Maha Desikan of Srimath Poundareekapuram Andavan 
ashramam stress the importance of performing sandhyavandhanam daily 
to all sishyas. HH used to deliver numerous discourses stressing the 
importance of sandhyavandhanam. I would like to present few of those 
delivered by Srimath Andavan. 

One who is not doing sandhyavandhanam, 

1. is always impure.
2. is having daily asoucham (theetu). Not eligible to do any 
kind of work. Females only have three days in a month.
3. is not eligible to go in front of Lord Sriman Narayana.
4. is not eligible to go to temple and worship the Lord 
Sriman Narayana.
5. reciting slokams, sahasranamams goes waste.
6. is a karma chandalan
7. is a traitor (dhrogi)

Srimath Andavan with compassion advise sishyas who visit 
ashramam to do sandhayvandhanam. If a person do not know, Swamy gives 
a book or send him to a learned Sri Vaishanva to learn the same. 
Swamy also has organized (thru sishyas / abhimanis) several classes 
on Sandhayvandhanam. Sriamth Andavan has kept a board stressing the 
importance and corrects sishyas through upadesams. Please visit the 
site www.munitrayam.org/andavanashram/Images/Poster1Final.jpg 
dedicated to Srimath Andavan to see the upadesams of HH.

Sandhyavandhanam is a topmost practice in Sri Visishtadvaita 
philosophy and practice also known as Vedanta Darsnam. By stressing 
sandhyavandhanam, one should not compare with the avaidhika 
darsanams. Also, the love or devotion that you quoted is baseless. 
Only by doing these pratices as stated in the sastras, love or 
devotion will come towards the Lord Sriman Narayana. Azhwars are also 
unparalleled and unsurpassed who were always experiencing the Lord 
Kannan.

I fully agree Sri Hari's views in this regard as it is in 
accordance with the sastras and our acharya's teachings.

Regards,
ramanuja dasan Vijaykumar T G

--- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, M.S.HARI Madabhushi Sarangarajan 
Hari <mshari@xxxx> wrote:
> Dear Moderator,
> 
> I find s.ramachandran@xxxx to have mentioned the following:
> 
> > of Lord Shiva - who is considered a Nayanmar, the equivalent of 
an 
> > Alwar.. . 
> 
> Such comparisons are not fit to be told before scholars. I request 
the
> moderators to interfere. In the name of stressing SandyA vandanam, 
let us not
> entertain things like advaitam, pASupatham that are opposed to
> VEdAnta-darSanam. I have been going through many postings of this
> person. He has once reffered to a famous Advaita scholar and
> stressed SandyA vandanam. In advaita, finally, the karma is also
> not reality. One may argue that we can take the good points from
> other darSanams also. I agree. But the source should not be
> totally misleading finally. 
> 
> Thanks & Regards
> naidhruva mAdabhUshi S. HARI rAmAnuja dAsan (mshari@xxxx)





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