--- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, s.ramachandran@xxxx wrote: > It is therefore, extremely critical and mandatory for the Sandhya to be> performed without fail. It is quite surprising that Shri Vishnu has> questioned the efficacy of Sandhya and perhaps thinks of replacing the> Sandhya with 'namaa' chanting. Come what may, the Sandhya is a nitya karma> ordained by the Vedas and no one is excused. Dilution of Sandhya> requirements are therefore out of question. One may dilute all other > rituals, worship etc. but not the Sandhya. ******************* Dear Sri Ramachandran, What you say above is absolutely consistent with the 'sAstra'. Anyone who suggests otherwise will be doing a disservice to the Vedanta 'mArga'. The 'sandhyavandanam' is a 'nitya karma' which must be performed without fail by everyone who owes allegiance to the 'vaideeka matham'. In the Bhagavath Gita Sri Krishna attests to the importance of Gayatri at many places: "...mantrO aham..." (9.16) "I am mantra..." "...gAyatri chandasAm aham..." (10.35) "I am the gayatri chandas (metre)" Hence, to say anything against the "gayatri" and the "sandhyavandam" will be an act of outright 'drOham' (betrayal) against our Vedantic faith. It will also be an act of betrayal against our great 'achArya' Sri RamanujAchArya for it is he in his "gIta-bhAshya" who wrote that only 'asurA' or men of demonaic nature will fail to perform "sandhyavandanam". In the "gita-bhAsya" while commenting on Stanza 16.7 our "bhAsyakArar" wrote as follows: "na api cha AchAra:, tad bAhyAbhyantara-shoucham yEna sandhyAvandanAdina AchArENa jAyatE, sa api AchArA: tEshu na vidhyatE I tathA uktam: "sandhyAhInO' a-shuchi-nitya-manarha: sarvakarmasu" (Daksha- smriti) iti II" meaning: "(The men of demonaic nature) do not perform right conduct such as "sandhyavandana", twilight prayers etc by means of which internal and external cleaniless arises -- such right conduct is alien to them. For it is declared in the sAstra "He who does not perform twilight prayers is always unholy and unfit for any other rites" (Daksha smriti 2.23)"" Let anyone in our faith who wants to transgress the words of Sri RamanujAchArya say whatever he wants against the 'sandhyavandanam'. The rest of us should perform it without fail everyday of our life. Let us not listen to words of 'asura-ic' nature. Regards, dAsan, Sudarshan Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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