Dear SrEvaishNavites, It is not a question of prayer or not . Our pUrvAchAryAs used to spend their time reciting thirumandhiram/dhvayam regularly. It is a way of life. That apart this bestows moral fortitude and confidence reiterated. I remember periya thiru mozhi pAsuram, in this regard. "thunjum pOdhu azhai min, thuyar varil ninai min, thuyarilEr sollilum nanRAm, nanju dhAm kaNdEr nammudai vinaikku, nArAyaNA ennum nAmam" 1-1-10 periya thiru mozhi. The commentary by sri periya vAchAn piLLai runs as follows: thunjum pOdhu azhai min= At the time of the end of this body's journey spell out this thiru nAmam to ward off the fear of yama's deeds; thuyar varil ninai min= Even otherwise, if misery befalls you spell out this thiru nAmam; thuyarilEr sollilum nanRAm= It is but natural that the misery and the end of the journey are to be expected in this life's journey and hence, without expecting anything recite this thiru-nAmAm for the sake of it. The text of the vyAkyAnam runs as follows:" sarErathOdE irundhAl ivai ellAm varugai, prAptham anROa" enRu ithai madhiyAdhE, ananya prayOjanarAy iruppArkku swayam prayOjanam" Thus, the thiru mandhiram can be spelt out for the sake of spellingout- swayam prayOjanam for ananya prayOjanargaL and for others as mentioned hereabvoe. dhAsan vAnamAmalai padmanAbhan
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