SRIMATHE RAMANUJAYA NAMAHA.
Continuing from the second part, let me add a few more observations.
But I appreciate some clarification on the following question.
Are there differences in sandhya vandana done during mid-day and the twilight
vandana?
Is the 'pashyathE sharadha: shatam.. jeevEma sharadha: shatam' meaning 'May I
see the sun for a 100 years and may I live for a 100 years', uttered only
during midday vandana?
If it is so, it means a person doing it everyday at twilight, will be blessed
with a 100 years. The sun that 'sees' him at twilight purifies his internal
system so that his internal defence against diseases grow stronger (as in the
way Ayur veda treats any ailment). Such a person is blessed to live a 100 years
without any ailment. Since the Sun 'takes care' to do it, by his sandhya rays,
the need is not there to pray for a 100 years is what is deduced here.
Whereas such rays to bestow 100 years are not present at mid-day. Therefore the
need to pray for 100 years at mid-day vandana. This is one way of
interpretation.
Such purifying rays do not reach the doer at mid-day, but his entire
surroundings will be ringed by such rays, with him at the center at mid-day.
This can be visualized in this way.
The solar disc above us emitting rays from its poles, which form a wall on the
entire rim of the hemispherical region, which is the region of twilight. When
we cross this region (twice daily) sandhya vandana is done and agni hotra is
done. These two have been referred to as nithya karma, ('niyatham kuru karma'
-BG) obligatory in nature. (there may be other karmas too and those who know
them, kindly write about them.) They do not produce any karma phalam, (as per
Gita bhashyam explaining the obligatory karma), but still they must be done for
loka-kshemam. In sandhya vandanam, the purification happening at all levels,
physical, vital and mental ultimately make the doer a person of 'knowledge' -
this again can be cross-checked with Brahma sutras, which say, that the one who
does nithya karma without fail and with awareness will grow in 'knowledge' -
which is about Brahman.
Another interesting aspect that can be noticed in these sandhya kaala karmas,
is the absence of darbhai!
After having come to know of the greatness of darbhai (thanks to bhagavathas
like Sri Neel Krishna and others), it is now understood why darbhai is not
needed in the sandhya kaala karmas. The Sun Itself undertakes the protection
and the karmas done are not wasted even negligibly is what is understood here.
The full phalam is accrued.
But that it is not so in grahana tarpaNam shows that at prolonged exposure to
such rays which are otherwise beneficial at sandhya kaalam, darbhai is needed.
Also, since tarpaNAm is done to transfer certain aspects to those at another
level, darbhai ensures full protection from any obstruction at any form during
those moments.
Again the placing of darbhai on food stuffs and the starving recommended before
grahaNam begins, show that at prolonged exposure to the polar rays of the sun,
some inconvenience is experienced. Here again the Sun God is kind enough to
give us the Best of Ailments!!
Of the different Bests mentioned in Vamana purana, the best among ailments is
indigestion or ajheerNAm. ("VyaadhIshu ajheerNa:")
By this it is implied that of the different ailments, indigestion is best, in
that it can be easily avoided or cured. Once occurred, Bhavana jeeraka
rasayana, an Ayur vedic preparation (for the sake of information for those in
need, this is being mentioned here) relieves the ailment within an hour. When
it is about to occur as during eclipse, it can be avoided by abstinence and by
protecting the food stuff by darbhai. It is really the Greatness of Sun God
that even in adversity, He gives us the easily manageable problem and also ways
to avoid it.
Thinking about this ring around the earth at twilight zone, from the Sun's
poles, it appears that the earth is at the constant grip of the sun's polar
arms. It is as though the Sun god is holding the earth always by his hands
extending from his poles. The similar grip is happening to the moon. If this is
what is actually happening with all the other celetial bodies (which seems
logically possible). It gives a terrific picture that can be extended upto
Hiranyagarbha and Para Brahma Himself.
Scene -1:- All the planets / matter in its system held in grip by the polar
arms of the Sun.
Scene-2:- All the stars of the galaxy being held by that central force
residing at the galactical center (Sagittarius in milky way) by its polar arms
or something similar.
Scene-3:- All the galaxies that include milky way galaxy which have been
termed as Local group galaxies that revolve around that center which is holding
them all with its polar (or some) arms. (I strongly contend that polar arms are
there for all bodies, which will be taken up in detail in another mail dealing
with earth's polar arm)
Scene-4:- These Local group galaxies are believed to be revolving around ( as
per our present level of knowledge of cosmos) none other than a Super cluster
having the constellation Virgo. This cluster is known as Virgo Super cluster.
By extending the logic of the central one holding the others going around it,
this virgo cluster is the one holding us all. In other words, with successive
layers of rotation starting from the Sun, the earth along with the Sun is
rotating around the Virgo constellation. (Beyond this, science has not yet
speculated any other rotation. As per present knowledge, this Virgo cluster,
along with all of us is rotating around the center of our Universe.)
But what strikes me here is that - this Virgo is the month of Purattaasi, kanni
maasam, when pithrus visit us during Mahalaya paksham starting from Full moon
to New moon!!
Isn't that surprising that our system is moving around a system, which
signifies a place for pithrus and the time of the year when they travel to
earth through the golden rays of Sun to be with their off-springs, to receive
the obeisance offered to them and bless them in return?
Also thinking about how the Universe-center is holding all those clusters
moving around it with its arms, it is just amazing. Like this, numerous
universes are there, as per scriptures and also accepted by today's
cosmologists. All these are once again in the grip of a further center. This
goes on endlessly - with The Supreme Centre holding everything in its arms,
enveloping everything by its rays.. as though hugging all Its Creation and
protecting them all with its Energy pervading in all directions. This is That
Purushottaman - That Brahman - A terrific and terrifying picture of thousand
crores of arms of Him stretching towards thousands of crores of Suns in all
directions, spreading on all directions, pervading on all directions at all
things and non-things in its garbham.
It is just mind-boggling to think of this 'veechchu' - a miniscule of which is
felt at sandhya kaalam. It seems not right to even ask for His grace (for me )
now-a-days. He is already holding me and everything connected to me. ( to ask
Him to give His Grace to me is like a son asking for a promisory note from his
father to transfer all his wealth to him .. I understand Our acharya much
better now:-))
I am ( all of us -by this veechchu are) under His grip. Has the Sun left its
grip? No. Did the Sun ask us about this before holding us? No. They are there
doing their jobs for fear of Him. For fear of Him they would not dare to do
anything other than holding us. It seems the sun is there as also all those
Universes are there only to help us - by His order.
His order to us is foster the devas, so that they in turn can foster us. That
is how His Creation must be sustained and equilibrium attained in Nature.
Foster of the Surya deva is done at sandhya kaalam.
Foster of the pithrus is done with the help of the surya deva by way of
tarpaNam.
Thus it goes...
(To be continued)
jayasree saranathan.
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