[Advaita-l] Gayatri Mantra and Sandhyavandana

[Ananth Padmanabhan]

Namaskaram to all

I have 3 questions in this regard.
1. I have to travel for my work and many times while on the plane or driving to work during the sandhya time, I used to perform the 'manasika sandhya' (Krishna Yajur veda) from the 'aachamanam thru ApOhishta, Suryascha.../Apafpunanthu../agnishcha.., dhaDhigrAvinnO..,  ArkyaprAdhanam,asAvAdhithyo..., Gayathri mahAmantajapam, Upasthanam.. until adhyAnO dEva...yadh bhatram thanma Asuva Om Tatsat brahmArpanamastu|| simulating mentally the rituals of prOkshanam/mArjanam/arkyam/dhikvandhanam etc associated. I am happy to learn that I am NOT doing the wrong thing -knowingly or unknowingly. I request the learned members to comment.
2.I also used to combine the prAtha sandhya and mAdhyAnnikam while performing the prAthasandhya, whether doing the traditional way or mAnasika method as I may not be able to perform during the appointed time (at work ). Is it okay? 
3. If for any unforeseen reason, I miss my Prathasandya/mAdhyAnnikam, I make it a point to chant the Suryacha../Apafpunanthu.. along with agnischa.. during my sAyamsandhyA and also chant the 'mithrasya...andhidhOnadhoorAth' and 'AsathyEna...pasyEma saradhassadham...' (backspacing myself mentally to the past morning) prior to 'imammE varuna...'. Is it allowed? 

With namaskaram
Padmanabhan 


> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 03:55:44 +0530
> From: v.subrahmanian at gmail.com
> To: advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org
> Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] Gayatri Mantra and Sandhyavandana
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> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:06 AM, ravi chandrasekhara <vadhula at yahoo.com>wrote:
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> > Namaskara to all:
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> > I have a question re: Gayatri Mantra
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> > 1.Can it be recited outside of sandhyavandana ?
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> > 2.My understanding is that before it is recited, Gayatri Shaapa-Vimochana
> > Mantra must be recited first, which is what I do.
> >
> > 3.Albiet not an excuse, is there a shortened version of sandhya-vandana for
> > those who are dharmically weak or times of exigency (aapatkaal).
> 
> 
> Namaste.
> 
> There is the provision to do sandhyAvandanam mentally, mAnasika, in times of
> ApatkAla like when one is traveling during the sandhya time.  In this mental
> mode, the entire process of sandhya vandana is 'run' through mentally, from
> beginning to end, without leaving out any part.  The Sringeri Acharya HH Sri
> Abhinva Vidyatirtha MahaswaminaH has said this in the Tamil book:
> 'SandhyAvandanam' with His detailed explanation.
> 
> During times of 'aashaucha' like the period of 'impurity' owing to someone's
> death or birth, the sandhya is done in a very shortened way.  This depends
> on family practices.  Some do just the number of Gayatri without the other
> parts.
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> I have also observed in the case of 'shiShTa' s that when one is seriously
> ill and unable to do his sandhya, someone else sits near him and does the
> sandhya on his behalf.  Of course, if the patient is mentally able, he can
> do it in the mAnasika mode lying / sitting in the bed.  Even snAnam is
> permitted in various concessional modes.  Just prokshanam of water with
> mantra is mantra snAnam.  Applying bhasma with the mantras is bhasma
> snAnam.  With this kind of purity, a patient too can perform sandhya.
> 
> Many such matters are discussed in that Tamil book priced at Rs. 50.  It
> even contains a CD for the entire mantra portion of the Yajurveda sandhya.
> Published by Sri Vidyatirtha Foundation, Chennai.
> 
> Best regars,
> subrahmanian.v
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> > I have read there are Madhva versions of a shortended SV but what is
> > appropraite for those belonging to Smartha sampradaya ? I have seen a
> > shorter version that after giving arghya, it proceeds to the point of
> > reciting Achutayanama, Anantayanama, Govindayanama; then Kaayena vaacha etc
> > and then giving respects to Bhoomi Devi at the end. Now this method omits
> > tarpana to Navagrahas, Dasha-Pranayama, nyasa, Gayatri Mantra, salutations
> > to Mitra/Varuna, Yama, and lords of thee directions.
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> > Dhanyavaad,
> > Ravi Chandrasekhara
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