Rugvediya Sandhya Vandanam

SR No.: 100005
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Total Pages: 25
Language: Sanskrit
Classification: Interfaith & Interfaith
File Size: 2 MB

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Introduction ============
From time immemorial man has been preparing to face uncertainties and struggling to overcome difficulties in life. Broadly speaking the difficulties and conflicts he faces can be categorised as physical on the one extreme and spiritual on the other, intervened by various other stages like ethical, intellectual, emotional, filial, occupational, professional, societal, national and so on. While enormous education, training and efforts go into tackling difficulties, conflicts and uncertainties at the basest physical level onwards, these are waning with the progression to the noblest spiritual level. It is towards strengthening in this direction that man has evolved rituals and faith in that Universal Power and set out in search thereof. Ideally, man should turn everything he does into sacred with a view to know himself and his God and towards this strengthen all his faculties. Sandhyaa vandana, worship of Gods three times a day at the junctures of Night-Morning-afternoon-evening, invoking their blessings and strength, is one such important activity.
Brahmanas =========
A Brahmana deserves to be called so only when he conducts himself in the ways approved in the scriptures and also performs at least the basic ritual called trikaala Sandhyaa-vandana. Sand hyaa vandana is a daily duty for a Brahmana after upanayana. It is very auspicious and sacred also. Trikaala Sandhyaa vandana means paying obeisance to the Lord, three times a day, i.e., during sun rise, noon and sun-set. It is called Sand hyaa Vandana also because the obeisance is offered at the junctures of 1. Night and day, 2. morning and afternoon, and 3. Day and night. The first one, praataH Sandhyaa, is performed when the sun is about to rise and the stars are still aglitter in the sky. The second one, maadhyaah nika, is performed during the noon time. The third one saayaM sandhyaa, is performed just before the sunset. These junction times are regarded as highly sacred for this purpose.
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