[Advaita-l] Chanting Gayatri overseas

[Venkata sriram P]

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He did not have all the answers, but honestly gave some answers. I will share the same.
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Nice Sujal-ji.  I was expecting this ...

Mahasannidhanam never ever trespasses the dharma...never in dream then what to speak of in 
waking state...

The yati who holds the दण्ड​ has to stick to satya & dharma 

यति दण्डमहिमा says:

सुरासुरमनुष्याणां वज्रास्त्रशस्त्रशक्तिवत निगमागममन्त्राणां विधानेन प्रतिष्ठितः ।
नित्योपासनया सिद्धः साक्षात्देवायुधोपमः शास्त्रोक्तविधिना प्राप्तो यतिदण्डो विशिष्यते ।
विष्णुहस्ते यथा चक्रं शूलं शिवकरे यथा इन्द्रहस्ते यथा वज्रं तथा दण्डो यतेः करे ॥

The entire AmnAya mantrAs are invoked into the daNDa by Yati during 
daNDa-samskAra and daNDa-tarpaNa.  Such a daNDa sports in the hand of 
a sanyAsi just like sudarshana chakra in the hands of Vishnu; trishula in the hands
of Shiva and vajra in the hands of Indra.

प्रणवस्य प्रतिकृतिर्दण्डः सन्यासिनां मतः । प्रणवोऽस्ति यतः साक्षात अद्वैतब्रह्मबोधकः ॥
शब्दब्रह्मात्मना सोऽयं महानिर्वाणबोधकः । परमाद्वैतरूपेण यस्माद् दण्डे प्रतिष्ठितः ॥

The yati-daNDa represents praNava; that represents the shabda-brahman and
teaches the kartavya of yati which is mahAnirvANa and which is 
paramAdvaita-rupa.

regs,
sriram