[Advaita-l] Atharva veda sandhya vandanam prayoga

[Venkatesh Murthy via Advaita-l]

Namaste Sri Animesh Mahodaya

In daily Nitya Brahma Yajna and other rituals the first four Vedic Mantras
are Agnimeele for Rig, IsheTvorje Tva for Yajur, Agna Ayaahi Veetaye for
Sama and Shanno Deveer Abhishtaye for Atharvana. For the first three Vedas
the first Mantras are all correct. But in Shaunaka Atharvana Shakha the
first Mantra is not that. It is different.

How can you explain why we are saying Shanno Deveer Abhishtaye Mantra as
First Mantra? It may be Paippalada Atharvana Shakha but what about Shaunaka
Shakha? Is it possible in Ancient times only Paippalada Shakha was there
and Shaunaka was introduced later? Some people say Paippalada does not have
Svara marks in the text. You can say it without Svaras.

Side question - Is Shanno Deveer Abhishtaye Mantra also for praying to
Shani Graha? But there is no Shani reference in that Mantra.






On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Animesh via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Srī mātre namah
>
> Dear group members,
>
> Sandhyavandan vidhi for three Vedas is available on internet. I have
> posted sandhyavandanam vidhi of atharva veda , saunak shakha on my blog.
> I request you all to visit it.
> It is an attempt to preserve lesser known tradition and   rites of
> atharvan veda.
>
> http://wp.me/p4M2ms-4t
>
> Regards
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> Sent from Blue Mail
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> >   1. Re: : New experiment to test the nature of universe -    The
> >      Hindu (kuntimaddi sadananda via Advaita-l)
> >   2. Request from SAMATA Books (Ramani Balasubramanian via Advaita-l)
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> >From: kuntimaddi sadananda via Advaita-l
> ><advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> >To: advaitin at yahoogroups.com, adviata-l
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> >Sent: Tue Sep 02 19:28:11 IST 2014
> >Subject: Re: [Advaita-l] : New experiment to test the nature of
> >universe -     The Hindu
> >
> >PraNAms to all
> >
> >In the referenced article that Subbuji provided the link, they talk
> >about quantum uncertainty. Here are my comments when I was reading the
> >article.
> >
> >Quantum uncertainty that Heisenberg proposed involve simultaneous
> >accurate determination of two dependable entities, such as momentum and
> >special coordinates. The uncertainty does not apply to measurement of a
> >single entity, momentum or special coordinates.  This particular
> >article refers to quantum uncertainty of time and space, considering
> >them as interdependent, and the uncertainty can arise at quantum level
> >if one tries to measure them simultaneously and accurately. The
> >measurement of each separately should not be a problem as per the
> >original Heisenberg theory. This is quantum uncertainty.
> >In advaita Vedanta we also talk about uncertainty as inexpressibility
> >or anirvacaniiyam
> >Vedanta talks about much higher order of uncertainty than what quantum
> >uncertainty provides.  This in fact was illustrated in the
> >Schrodinger’s cat problem. The essence of that problem is conscious
> >entity is required to make probabilistic to deterministic system.  If
> >someone asks – Is there a chair in that room? . The answer is it maybe
> >there or may not be there – or the probability that it is there is only
> >50%.  The uncertainty remains until I confirm it one way or the other.
> >This is true for any object in the universe including quantum theory,
> >and even Heisenberg himself, whether he was there or not. From my
> >reference, all come under objectifiable entities.  The probability
> >shifts to determinism only when, I, the conscious entity confirm using
> >appropriate pramANa.
> >
> >Question – how about other people confirming this?
> >
> >Ans- from their individual references, the system has become
> >deterministic for each individual. However from my reference, even
> >other people existence itself is also probabilistic until I confirm
> >their existence by pramana and further learn through their shabda
> >pramaana what they confirmed.
> >
> >Because of this reason only when I go to deep sleep state, I can
> >dismiss the whole world of objects since the mind that cognizes is
> >folded. The 2-D and 3-D projections that the articles talks about may
> >be of interest by itself but from the point of the truth which is
> >beyond any –D-, since all dimensions are objectifiable entities.  I am
> >being infinite is beyond any dimension and only for communication we
> >call it as beyond space-time dimensions while in fact it is all
> >inclusive yet beyond any inclusions.  Objective sciences can only deal
> >with objectifiable entities using objective tool that includes quantum
> >theories. They cannot address the uncertainty discussed in Vedanta
> >without consideration of consciousness which cannot be objectified and
> >therefore objectifiable tools are not inadequate.  Hence Shankara’s
> >statement – anena vedyam tat shasastram, iti Vedanta DiDimaH – that by
> >which these (brahma satyam, jagan mithyaa, jiiva brahma eva na aparH)
> > can be known is the real science – declares Vedanta.
> >
> >Just for the record, the space is recognized as observation (by a
> >conscious entity implied) of two simultaneous points,. Hence in the
> >cognition of NOW, space can be inferred from stereographic observation
> >of two points since we have two eyes that are separated by 7degs to
> >record such a projection.
> >
> >On the other hand, time involves two sequential events (observations by
> >a conscious entity) – The sequence being NOW (through pramaana) and
> >THEN (from memory) and the gap providing the time. Since every
> >objectifiable entity becomes deterministic only with the involvement of
> >conscious entity, both space and time become valid only with
> >consciousness present while consciousness itself is independent of
> >either space or time since they are associated with cognitions.
> >Consciousness comes as cognizing entity not cognizable entity hence
> >beyond space and time and also beyond any instruments or measurements
> >limited by space and time.
> >
> >Hari Om!
> >Sadananda
> >-------------------------------------------
> >Shree Subbuji provided this link:
> >
> http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/new-experiment-to-test-the-nature-of-universe/article6365974.ece#.VAKpz9eD3To.gmail
> >“We want to find out whether space—time is a quantum system just like
> >matter is,” said Craig Hogan, director at the US Department of Energy’s
> >Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)’s Center for Particle
> >Astrophysics and the developer of the holographic noise theory.
> >“If we see something, it will completely change ideas about space we’ve
> >used for thousands of years,” said Hogan.
> >Quantum theory suggests that it is impossible to know both the exact
> >location and the exact speed of subatomic particles.
> >If space comes in 2-D bits with limited information about the precise
> >location of objects, then space itself would fall under the same theory
> >of uncertainty.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >From: Ramani Balasubramanian via Advaita-l
> ><advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org>
> >To: "advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org"
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> >Sent: Tue Sep 02 21:48:09 IST 2014
> >Subject: [Advaita-l] Request from SAMATA Books
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-Venkatesh