Question related to sandhyAvandnam -alpa prayatnam, anantha phalam

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Respected Sirs:

 

Incidentally, some of the elders have put this succinctly :alpa prayatnam,

anantha phalam i.e. one does not require anything for Sandhya, the barest

minimum available freely (air, water,mud-earth, one's breath - prana) may

be easily availed and the ritual gone thru. No elaborate vessels, flowers,

decoration items etc. No great effort also is needed, no great

philosophical discussions or rationale analysis, theories,knowledge,

special learning, time, energy etc. nothing is needed. In short alpa

prayatnam.

 

But the fruits ? Without asking it is a virtual bounty. Marval at the

strange twist of words the elders have used "Anantha phalam". Who is this

'anantha' other than our most beloved of all Shriman Narayanan ? And since

HE is limitless - anantha, without end, extending even unto infinity, the

fruits which are bestowed by HIM are also equally plenty and never ending.

 

Nowhere, in no other worship, prayer, ritual, chanting can such an

extraordinary set of simplistic benefits be seen.

Bare minimum effort and unlimited benefits - alpa prayatnam, anantha phalam

 

Om tat sat

tat tvam asi

 

 

 

Sundar Raghavan

<ksundarjee@yaho Karthik Ragavan

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09/21/04 11:15 Re: Re:

Question related to

AM sandhyAvandnam

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Bhagavathas,

 

What Ramachandran Swami said is correct. This is

"Nithya" Karma. Even if you travel full day and not

able to take bath or no water available you have to do

sandhyavandham by "Mathra Snanam" and "by air do

Achamanam and Arkyam" and do Japam. I didn't find in

the book (or) told by our Anchestors, that we have to

do Gayathri Japam only 10 times during "Theetu"

period. Whatever we do daily japam same thing should

continue in those period. Nithya Karma is just like

our "Swasham" or "Breath". We will not stop our

swasham during "theetu" period. If anybody feels this

is wrong pls forgive me and request to provide the

clarification. It will help us to update our

knowledge.

 

Daasan

KLK Thathachari