QUES ANSWDIVINE 05-2022- 23 Dear friends, These are information compiled as QA by me in1998’s-2014’s and stored in my computer. They are posted by very learnt members.
BEING COMPILATION THERE MAYBE ERRORS. Corrections if any may kindly beintimated The QA in this posting are about SANDHYAVANDANAM . Sincerely, R.Gopalakrishnan, 78, dated 30-05-2022 Q1.What is the proper age for the Upanayanam of aBrahmin boy? A1 Beforeeight years Q2There is a very good description of oneUpanayanam in Srimad Bhagavatham. Name the Vadu and details of the Upanayanam A2 The Vadu is Vamanathe incarnation. Description of the upanayana is as follows: Soorya advised Gayathri toVamana. Brahaspathioffered Upaveetham (poonal) .Kasyapar offered the Dsharbha kayir to tie in his middle region. Goddess Earthoffered the Dear skin. Chandra offered the Palasa dandu. Mother Aditi offeredkoupeenam. Devatas offered the umbrella. Brahma offered the kamandalu.Saptharshies offered the Darbha and Saraswathi offered the Japamalai. Kubera offered the Bhiksha vessaland Umadevi offered the first bhiksha. Q3 Name the mostimportant elements of Sandhya Vandanam A3 They are ArghyaPradhanam, Pranayamam and Gayathri Japam. Q4 Which God/Goddess we worship whileperforming Sandhya vandanam? A4 We Worship theGoddess Parasakthi inthe heart,in the sky and in the Sun Q5 Whether Sandhyavandanam can be performed while having the theetu(Valaimai and Pulai)? A5 During these periods the actual performanceis not done. However it is suggested the Brahmin should necessarilyspell the manthras in the mind during the morning and evening excludingPranayama during Theettu Q6 What is theprocedure to keep the water in the hand while performing Achamanam? A6 Except Thumband index finger other fingers should be bend a little and the water may betaken in the Palm and kept there and consumed after each manthra- Achuthayanama, Ananthaya Nama and Govindaya nama Q7 What is thecolour of dress described for Vigneshwara in the Ganapathi Dhyana? A7 White – Recollect “ Suklambarathram---” Q8 How many timeswe have to make kuttu during Ganapathi dhyana? A8 Fivetimes onlywhile doing “Suklam bharatharum vishnum…..”which is called ganapathi dhyana. Q9 How many timesPranayama is performed during Sandhya Vandanam?What are all the occasions? A9 Fourtimes pranayamis performed. The occasions are the following:- 1. Initially following theAchamanam and Ganapathi Dyanam 2. Secondly before doingPrayachitharghyam.3. Thirdly beforeGayathri japa sankalpam and 4. final Fourth before Gayathri Avahanam Q10 A very interesting question- How manytimes Achamanam is done? What are the occasions? A10 Do it feel countless- sorry . The answer is five times only. The occasions are 1. first and formost achamanam is done 2. Before Punarmarjanam 3. After Ikya Anusandhanam 4. After Deva Tharpanam 5. finally aftersamarpanam Q11 How many timesthe Abivadeya is done during Sandhyavandanam? A11Only twotimes -One After Samashti Abhivadanam and second before samarpanam My note- NormallyI recite once only as taught to me after upanayanam Q12 How many timesProkshanam is done? By which name the Prokshanma is known? A12 Twotimes only. It is called Marjanam first and second time it is called Punar marjanam Q13 How many timesGayathri is advised to be chanted? A13 One hundredand eight times. If not possible 54 times. Even that is not possible 28 times. Thereis no further going down from 28 Q14 Do Gayathri ischanted as Japa only? A14 No Gayathriis chanted whiled performing Arghyam also -3 times during Arghyam and onceduring Prayachitharghyam Q15 Do RishiTharpanam and Pithru Tharpanam are done daily during Sandhya vandanam? A15 No-Graha Tarpanam for Planets and Vishnu Tharpanam uttering the paryayas known asDeva Tharpanam is done Q16 Whichfingers are used to touch the nose andwhich fingers are bended while performing Pranayamam? A16 The fingersused to touch the nose on either side are Thumb andRing finger.The fingers bend and kept are index finger and middle finger Q17 What wepray while performing samkalpam? A17 I ampraying to Sandhya devi so asthe prayer will destroy all the sinscommitted by me and attain the pleasingof sri Parmeswara/mahavishnu Q18 Marjanam isaddressed to which Gods? A18 It isaddressed to WaterGods Q19 What is thesubstance of Prasanam-“sooryaccha,mamannaccha, manyupatheccha…. “ A19 The substance is to excuse him of the mistakes done due to anger or any sins committedduring the night, by the Night God aswell as by Soorya /Agni. My note- If Iam not mistaken at that time someimportant guests come, wife or daughter wanted to inform an important matter orto keep some prayers LOUDLY by some bodyin the home. Q20 What is thesubstance of punar Prasanam-“dadhikarvanakarisham,gishno rasvasya vajina…..” A20 The punarprasanam is requesting to keep the appearance and praying for longevity and the prayer is addressed to Parama purusha Q21 WhyPrayachitharghyam is performed? A21Prayachithargyamis done for not excecuting the Arghyam in time . Q22What do the the deva tharpanam “ AdityamTharpayami ,somam tharpayami…. and followed by Kesavam Tharpayami, narayanmatharpayami… indicate? A22 it isaddressed to nine planets indicative of time and Narayana in the name of Keasvato Damodara indicative of 12 months from margazi tokarthigai indicativeof Time (Devathaof the months) Q23 What is thesubstance of Gayathri Avahanam? A23 As the veryterm indicate It is addressed to Goddess Gayathri to approve the vedamanthrasaddressed in praise of her Q24 What is thesubstance of Gayathri Upasthanam? A24 whileGayathri was addressed to present in the Avahana she is again requested to go back to herlocation after completion of the Upasanadone to her.This type of Avahanam and Upasthanam are done inall religious functions to the Prime God by us Q25 What is thesubstance of Soorya Upasthanam? A25 As told forGayathri theSun God is requested to go back to his location aftercompletion of the Upasana IN THEMORNING. The same is requested to varuna in the evening Q26 What is thesubstance of samashti abhivadanam? A26 It isaddressed to all Goddesses to excuse of all sins committed due to anger,ignorance and kama Q27 what isDigdevata vandanm? A27 It isaddressed to all the Digdevatas (Directional Gods)to excuse the erringscommitted Q28 What are theother Vandanams done during sandhya vandanam? A28 In addition Yamarajaand Harihara Vandanamsare done Q29 What is thesubstance of Samarpanam? A29 it is meantto say whatever done by him by body, words, mind, organs and due to naturalinstincts are put at the feet ofNarayana the supreme Q30 What is the substance of raksha manthra? A30 it isrequesting to give the higher blessings by savitr to him like good children. All the badeffect of dreams should be made to vanish. All sins should be removed. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1905080821.4259163.1654006067276%40mail.yahoo.com.
