[Advaita-l] Nitya Karma Question

[Venkatesh Murthy]

Namaste Sri Sriram

I heard Nitya Karma has to be done with best possible effort.
Perfectly doing Nitya Karma is not a must. Even when there are
mistakes in Nitya Karma nothing bad will happen. Because if it is
perfectly done also nothing good will happen. But if Nitya Karma is
not done at all there will be sin.

I go home after sun set from the office. I have to give Prayascitta
arghya. Sometimes I have to go somewhere urgently and come back late.
Then also I have to give Prayascitta Arghya.

On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Venkata sriram P
<venkatasriramp at yahoo.in> wrote:
> Namaste,
>
> Intention was not to say that throw your anuSTAna to winds but to catch the *right spirit* behind this karma kANDa.  Also we can't say that by performance of sandhya & agni kArya, he is following his *swa-dharma* which has a broader definition.  And hence,
> the reference to the sutra was cited.  BTW, request you to read the commentary of
> that sutra carefully.
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> Is there some other small Karma instead of Soma Yaga in the Dharma Sastras.
>
> //
>
> Frankly speaking, the question posed indicates lack of seriousness
> in one's own anuSTAna.
>
> Frankly, speaking how many are doing the sandhyavandana *as it ought to be done*
> without performing prAyaschitta arghya.
>
> What is your bhAvana while doing achamana, prANAyAma, mArjana mantra,
> pApa puruSa dahana etc. Are you able to visualize the *burning of sins* while
> chanting *drupAdAtiva munchatu*.  How many cycles of prANAyAma are being
> done by you or is it just for namesake by holding the tip of nose.
> What is your bhAvana while chanting "manyukArSin mantra*.  What do you understand
> by *dadhikrAvaNNaH* and why it should be invoked in the mouth for vAk shuddhi as
> *surabhinO mukhA....*.
>
> Coming to gAyatri dhyAna, are you able to visualize the *bhargas* of *Savita*.  If yes,
> what is the colour of that jyoti.  What does the colours of 5 faces of gAyatri as
> muktA, vidruma, ....dhavaLa signify.  Are you able to literally see those colours. If yes,
> where does it shine and what does it signify inside our body.
>
> Request your findings / observations during performance of sandhya.
>
> We will talk about agnihotra later.....
>
> sriram
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-Venkatesh