[Advaita-l] sandhya vandanam

[Ram Kumar Krishnan ராம குமரன்]

Jyotisha which is one of the vedangas details very much on the planets

2010/4/15 Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>

> On Tue, 13 Apr 2010, narayan iyer wrote:
>
>  Why do we give argya-pradhaanam to the planets (angaaraka, budha,
>> bruhuspathy, sukra and sani)?
>>
>>
> Together with ravi and soma, they are also the presiding deities of the
> days of the week.  So together they represent time and space.  During the
> nitya tarpana (not sandhyavandana unless you are following a different
> procedure than I am) we give arghya to the divinities representing all the
> parts of the universe, living and non-living, moving and still.
>
>
>  Are these planets mentioned anywhere in the vedas?
>>
>>
> Well for instance ChhandogyopaniShad 8.13.1 says
>
> ...chandra iva rAhormukhAtpramuchya dhUtvA sharIramakR^itam...
>
> "...as the moon frees itself from the mouth of rAhu I cast off the body..."
>
> which illustrates the basic model of the universe according to classical
> jyotISha goes back to the vedas.
>
> --
> Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>
>
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