Re: [sv-rituals] Proper time to do Sandhyavandanam
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• June 9, 2002
Dear Rohit, As per leading scholars on Sandhyavandhana like Panduranga Waikar and others, the timings are thus: 3.30 am - 6.00 am - Morning Sandhyavandanam/ Pratas Sandhyavandhanam (It should be noted that Gayatri japa should commence when stars are there in the sky and continue beyond their disappearance ie. sunrise). 11.00 am - 1.00 pm - Afternoon Sandhyavandhanam / Madhyavandanam 4.00pm - 6.00 pm - Evening Sandhyavandanam / Sayam Sandhyavandanam, Kind Regards, AR > > Hi friends, > > What is the proper time to do the morning and evening > Sandhya? > > The Manu smrti says :- > > Let himstand during the morning twilight, muttering > the Savitri until the Sun appears, but seated in the > evening until the constellations can be seen > distinctly. (2.101) > > My understanding of this verse is the morning > Sandhyavandanam is concluded at sunrise, while the > evening Sandhya is started at sunset. > > However the link provided below states that : > (http://acharya.iitm.ac.in/mirrors/vv/ds2e.html) > Yogayagnavalkya:- Sandhya Devi is worshipped > at sandhya. It should not be done after > sunset in the evening. Prathas sandhya > should not be done after sunrise. Even > Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva worship sandhya at > the right time. Hence, it follows that > brahmins also perform the sandhyavandhana. > > Samvartha:- Prathassandhya should be > worshipped when stars are still seen and > sandhya is worshipped in the evening, when > the sun is half set. > > > Can anyone clarify my doubt about the time to do the > evening Sandhya? > > Thanks, > rohit > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com > > > -- SrImatE rAmAnujAya namaH -- > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > -- GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. http://www.gmx.net ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Will You Find True Love? Will You Meet the One? Free Love Reading by phone! http://us.click.yahoo.com/Dr_ObB/zDLEAA/Ey.GAA/XUWolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- SrImatE rAmAnujAya namaH -- Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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