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Date: Sun Mar 25 2001 - 18:02:26 PST
Dear All,
My Pranams to Everyone. This is my first post although I'm Listening
to this list for more than two years. Thanks for the Bhakti-list and
the wonderful Archives (took me around 2 years !, and still only
could complete 80% !)
My full name is Veravanallur Madabhushi Gopinath Varadharajan. I'm in
NJ and originally from AnnaNagar, Chennai.
In one of the posts Sri M.S.HARI in
the "Visistadvaita_Shree_Vaishnava_Shree" Group wonderfully explained
the Importants of tri-kAla-SandyAvandanam.
I've few questions regarding the timing of doing SandyAvandanam.
1. I'm using http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.html
to get the Sun Rise / Set Timings. Is this timings okay ?
2. The SUN Rise / Set Time varies every-day. According to Sri.Mukkur
LashkmiNarasimhachariyar(In his 2nd part of "KuraiOnrumIllai"), says
we should wait with "Arghyam" for the SUN to Rise (after doing
Achamanam, Pranayamam etc.).
If, Let's say, the Sun Rise it at 5.55a.m, do I start the "Arghyam"
at 5.54a.m ? Is that the right way ? What would be for Sun Set ? Say,
if it's 5.55p.m, do I start 5.54p.m or 5.56p.m ? If I offer "Arghyam"
at the specified time, do I still do "Prayachita Arghyam" ?
3. If I have a Urgent work to be performed in the Sayam "Sandhi"
period, do I do Sayam Sandhi before (say 3 or 4p.m) or after in the
Night (9 - 10 p.m) or do "Manasika Sandhi"?
4. Ahobila Madam Published "Sandyavandanam" Book says, for Sayam
Sandhi, fast east upto "Argya Pradanam" and the west Afterwords.
If the Sun is in the West, why do I offer "Arghyam" facing East?
Sorry for the Long post. After all these endeavors now I felt how
Important it is to have an "Acharya".
Thanks a Lot,
Adiyen,
Gopinath Varadharajan
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