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3-4. HERE vai estar- RT g å fat site zu 12 av À ya algt at घर का समय माना जाता है। सूक्ष्म दृष्टि से दिन या रात्रि के मध्य भाग का एक मुहूर्त समय होता है।
इन चारों संध्याओं में आगम के मूल पाठ का उच्चारण, वाचन एवं स्वाध्याय नहीं करना चाहिए। क्योंकि स्वाध्याय करने पर ज्ञान के अतिचार (अकाले कओ सज्झाओ) का सेवन होने से तथा अन्य दोषों के होने से A प्रस्तुत सूत्र के अनुसार लघुचौमासी प्रायश्चित्त आता है।
Comments-Junctures of time are four
1. Poorva Sandhya-It remains red glow in East at dawn. It is called “Poorva Sandhya" This one is the juncture time of night and day. The redness remains for a long time before sun rise but remains for a short period after sun rise. This entire period has been approximately of one Muhrat (48 minutes).
2. Paschima Sandhya—Paschima Sandhya should be understood similar to Poorva Sandhya at sun set time. Herein the red glow remains for short period before sun set but remains for a long period after sun set. This entire period of red glow is called Pashima Sandhya.
3. Apranah Madhyanah-Madhyama of day time. Of as many Muhrat (Indian Time) the length of the day may be the middle one muhorat of that days's is called "Madhyanah". In this sutra the same is said "Apranah”. Usually this time falls between 12 A.M to 1.00 P.M. sometimes it may a bit in advance or later.
4. Addhrate-The Madhyakaal of Night is called "Ardh Ratree". It should be known similar to "Apranah”.
The middle time of the day and night is unfit even for the study of general (wordly) readings. The remaining both the junctures times according to the Agamas are fixed for repentance and cleaning of the implements. To study scriptures during this time transgresses the essential activities.
All these four times are also strolling time for peripatetic gods, Hence, due to any kind of laxity disturbances may be created by them. The customary conviction is that the time of morning and evening is fixed for religious activities and the time of afternoon
and twilight is meant for strolling of spectre. By not performing the activity of “SELF # STUDY” at the above said four junctures the ascetic may get some rest. The duration of time of these four junctures roughly are as fallows
1. Poorva Sanhaya-Twenty four minutes before the sun rise and twenty four minutes after the sun rise or 36 minutes before and 12 Minutes thereafter.
2. Paschima Sandhya-Twenty four minutes before or later of sun rise and 12 minutes before and 36 minutes later.
The time of these junctures remains till the red glow remains. It may be more or less than the described duratioin of time.
3-4. The Maddhyama and midnight are roughly considered the time during day and night between 12 to one. According to the minute consideration to the middle section of day and night equal to one Muharat duration.
उन्नीसवाँ उद्देशक
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Nineteenth Lesson
