[Advaita-l] Please Clarify My Doubt Regarding Karma Yoga

[V Subrahmanian]

On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 9:57 PM, Abhinand Abhinand via Advaita-l <
advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:

> Dear Members,
>
> It is evident that in Karma yoga, Bhagavan asks us to perform all our
> duties
> to the best possible extent and surrender the fruits to his feet.
>
> If this is taken as right, then why do we do "japa phala sweekaranam"
> after sandhyavandanam?
>
> (In Rig vedic traditions, Adyaano and Vishwani two riks are used in the
> prayoga,
> other wise, aprokshate japasthanam shloka is recited.
> some water is poured on the japa sthana and the same is applied on the
> eyes and heart)
>

Since that is a vidhi, one has to do that.  And the entire sandhyavandana
karma, including that last ritual, is to be offered to the Lord.  That
alone would be in the spirit of 'yat karoṣi yadaśnāsi....tat kuruṣva
madarpaṇam.

regards
vs

>
> Thanks
> Abhinand
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