From the Bhakti List Archives
Rajagopalan, Murli
• Tue Feb 03 1998 - 14:14:40 PST
Thanks for the excellent posting on the dwAdasa nAmas of perumAL. I
would however like to point out that the purport of this statement
"My Dear Sisters and Brothers, (For those who do not do
sandhyavandhanam) Recite these 12 names everyday morning and before
going to bed WITHOUT FAIL"
is a little misleading (although may not have been intentional ...
pardon me for being picky). It assumes that all pApams (including not
performing trikAla sandhyavandanams) will vanish if we recite the 12
names of the Lord. However, our poorvAcharyAs have pointed out
clearly that as per the shastras, trikAla sandhyavandanams is a duty
of every traivarNika (brahmaNa, kshatriya, vaishya) male. Sorry for
my reading between the lines, but I thought I might just point the
implications an otherwise well-intentioned statement.
Pardon my sins.
Adiyen,
Murali Kadambi