Rules of aachamanam

[Venkatraman.Chandrasekaran at NOKIA.COM]

Dear Subramanian,
Thanks for posting this.

I have also read the following in some other book on Sandhyavandanam, and wanted 
to add to your list of instructions on aachamanam:

9. The water sipped should directly fall to the throat and should not
   be tasted in the tongue or teeth.

10. The water should not be sipped by making the labial sound.


  -chandrasekaran.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Subrahmanian, Sundararaman V [IT]
> [mailto:sundararaman.v.subrahmanian at CITIGROUP.COM]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 1:20 PM
> To: ADVAITA-L at LISTS.ADVAITA-VEDANTA.ORG
> Subject: Rules of aachamanam
> 
> 
> The following are the rules that need to be observed while performing
> aachamanam:
> 
> 1.  One should sip water "3" times to perform aachamanam
> 
> 2.  The amount of water taken for sipping should be only the 
> size of pea.
> One should not consume more just because it feels comfortable 
> or quenches
> the thirst.
> 
> 3.  Water that contains foam/bubbles/suds ("nurai" in Tamil) 
> is unfit for
> aachamanam.
> 
> 4.  aachamanam should be performed only with cold water and not with
> warm/hot water even if it is uncomfortable to the throat.
> 
> 5.  Scents/flavors should not be added to the water meant for 
> performing
> aachamanam.
> 
> 6.  aachamanam should be performed only in sitting posture 
> and should not be
> done standing.
> 
> 7.  One should not perform aachamanam facing the south.
> 
> 8.  aachamanan should not be performed in unclean places.
> 
> Source:  "kurai onrum illai" (pp 277) in Tamil by Sri Mukkoor Lakshmi
> Narasimhaachaaryar.
> 
> Regards,
> SVS
>