[Advaita-l] Maadhyahnika in Sayana bhashya

[V Subrahmanian]

In the Taittiriya Aranyaka Mahanarayana Upanishad occur several mantras
used by Yajurvedins for Sandhya vandanam. For 'aapah punantu ..' mantra
Sayana introduces saying 'माध्याह्निकसन्ध्यानुष्ठाने अभिमन्त्रितजलपानार्थं
मन्त्रमाह..'

And for the next अग्निश्च..says सायं सन्ध्याकस्ले...and for the next
सूर्यश्च..saysप्रातःसन्ध्याकाले.

Then for आयातु वरदा देवी..he says सन्ध्यात्रयमार्जनादूर्ध्वं..

Thus there is authority in the veda for माध्याह्निक.

Regards
Subrahmanian. V