[Advaita-l] Maadhyahnika in Sayana bhashya

Ravi Chandrasekhara vadhula at yahoo.com
Tue Sep 13 05:49:17 CDT 2016


Namaste Shri VS,

Would you be able to provide the Sanskrit verses if you have time.

Dhanyavaada,
Ravi Chandrasekhara 

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> On Sep 13, 2016, at 00:56, V Subrahmanian <v.subrahmanian at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 3:10 AM, ravi chandrasekhara <vadhula at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Pranam to all,
>> 
>> Please provide reference from Ramayana (actual khanda, etc) stating Bhagawan Rama performed Sandhya-Vandana.
>> I would like it for my personal reference.
> 
> In the Bālakāṇda 23rd sarga verses 2, 3 and 4 taken together gives you the reference for Rama and Lakshmana having performed the sandhyā vandana, Gāyatri japa, agnikārya (they are brahmacharins then). The Govindaraja commentary gives this information. The verse 2 is the famous 'kausalyāsuprajā.....'
> 
> regards
> vs  
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>> Dhanyavaada,
>> Ravi Chandrasekhara
>> 
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>> On Monday, September 12, 2016 1:24 AM, Raghav Kumar via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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>> Namaste
>> Yes very clearly madhyAhnikam mentioned by sAyanAcArya. Thank you for the
>> references Sri Subramaniam ji.
>> 
>> What does he say for the  suryopasthAna mantra 'Asatyena rajasA vartmAno
>> niveshayannamRtam martyam ca....etc.'?
>> 
>> Raghav
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>> On 12-Sep-2016 8:43 am, "V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l" <
>> advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:
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>> > In the Taittiriya Aranyaka Mahanarayana Upanishad occur several mantras
>> > used by Yajurvedins for Sandhya vandanam. For 'aapah punantu ..' mantra
>> > Sayana introduces saying 'माध्याह्निकसन्ध्यानुष्ठाने अभिमन्त्रितजलपानार्थं
>> > मन्त्रमाह..'
>> >
>> > And for the next अग्निश्च..says सायं सन्ध्याकस्ले...and for the next
>> > सूर्यश्च..saysप्रातःसन्ध्याकाले.
>> >
>> > Then for आयातु वरदा देवी..he says सन्ध्यात्रयमार्जनादूर्ध्वं..
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>> > Thus there is authority in the veda for माध्याह्निक.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> > Subrahmanian. V
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