THERE IS A MASTER BLUFFER WHO WAS ONCE A LIAR BY PROFESSION HAD
STATED THAT” The late Paramacharyal of Kanchi Kaamakoti Peetam has said
that a brahmachari practising daily sandhya vandanam and samithadhanam, and
a grahasthan duly practising not only daily sandhya vandanam but also
aupaasanam with his wife, are sanyaasis.”
KR: Never ever any Advaithi said that including the Great ADI SHANKARA.
Dasa dandin tribe is the followers of Adi shankara and there are so many
divisions of sanyasis. Advaithi had never accepted anyone as a sanyasi
unless follow the dasa thandins. Or the principles of other divisions. The
brahmacharis and the grahastans are never a sanyasi in those eyes including
the Paramacharyal. They did not mean to dislike them but Acceptance is not
accorded unless came in this way. B G alone accepted the \karma yogi as a
sanyasi equivalent but not the exact. Now the views of the Paramacharyal:
Gayatri and Sandhyavandana
(HinduDharma: Part 12, Mimamasa - Karmamarga (12 chapters))
If the Gayatri has not been chanted for three generations in the family of
a Brahmin, its members lose caste (they cease to be Brahmins). The quarter
where such Brahmins live cannot be called an "agrahara". It is perhaps not
yet three generations since Brahmins gave up the Gayatri. So they still may
be called Brahmins.
In the same way if the Brahmin family has not performed sacrifices for
three generations its members will be called "Durbrahmanas", degenerate
Brahmins. Even though degenerate the label "Brahmin" sticks to them. There
are prayascittas (expiatory rites) by means of which the corrupted Brahmins
will be remade true Brahmins. But there is no such hope for a Brahmin in
whose family Gayatri has not been chanted for three generations. A member
of such a family ceases altogether to be a Brahmin and cannot be made one
again. He is just a "Brahmana- bandhu", a kin or a friend of Brahmins. The
same rule applies to Ksatriyas and Vaisyas with regard to the Gayatri
mantra; they become "ksatriya-bandhus" and "Vaisya-bandhus" respectively.
The spark I mentioned earlier must be built into a fire. The spark by
itself does not serve any purpose. But it has in it the potential to grow
into a bright flame or a radiant fire.
At least on Sundays, all those who wear the sacred thread must do Gayatri
japa a thousand times. They must not eat unclean food, goto unclean places
and must atone for lapses in ritual observances and in maintaining ritual
purity. Henceforth they must take every care to see that their body is kept
chaste and fit for it to absorb mantric power.
Even in times of misfortune the Gayatri must be muttered at least ten times
at dawn, midday and dusk. These are hours of tranquility. At dawn all
creatures including human beings rise and the mind is serene now. At dusk
all must be restful after a day's hard work: that is also a time of calm.
At noon the sun is at its height and people are at home and relaxed and
their mind is calm. During these hours we must meditate on Gayatri, Savitri
and Sarasvati. In the morning the dominant presence is that of Visnu, at
noon that of Brahma and at sundown of Siva. So we must meditate on Gayatri
in the morning as Visnu personified, at noon as Brahma personified and at
dusk as Siva personified.
Gayatri contains in itself the spirit and energy of all Vedic mantras.
Indeed it imparts power to other mantras. Without Gayatri-japa, the
chanting of all other mantras would be futile. We find hypnotism useful in
many ways and we talk of "hypnotic power". Gayatri is the hypnotic means of
liberating ourselves from worldly existence as well as of controlling
desire and realising the goal of birth. We must keep blowing on the spark
that is the Gayatri and must take up the Gayatri-japa as vrata. The spark
will not be extinguished if we do not take to unsastric ways of life and if
we do not make our body unchaste.
Gayatri-japa and "arghya" (offering libation) are the most important rites
of sandhyavandana. The other parts of this rites are "angas" (limbs). The
least a sick or weak person must do us to offer arghya and mutter the
Gayatri ten times. "Oh only these two are important aren't they? So that's
all we do, offer arghya and mutter the Gayatri ten times a day. " If this
be our attitude in due course we are likely to give up even these that are
vital to sandhyavandyana. A learned man remarked in jest about the people
who perform arghya and mutter Gayatri only ten times thus applying to
themselves the rule meant for the weak and the unfortunate: "They will
always remain weak and be victims of some calamity or other".
Sandhyavandana must be performed properly during right hours. During the
Mahabharata war, when water was not readily available, the warriors give
arghya at the right time with dust as substitute.
Arghya must be offered before sunrise at noon and at sunset. Once there was
a man called Idaikattu Siddha who grazed cattle. He said: "Kanamar konamar
kandu kodu adugan pohutu par. " "Kanamal/r" means before you see the sun
rise and "konamal/r" means when the sun is overhead and "kandu" is when you
see the sun before sunset. These are the three times when you ought to
offer arghya. "adu" means "niradu", bathe in the Ganga. "kan" here means
"visit Setu" or have " have darsana of Setu". "Pohutu par"- by bathing in
the Ganga and by visiting Setu your sins will be washed away. Here is
mentioned the custom of going to Kasi, collecting Ganga water there and
going to (Setu) Ramesvaram to perform the abhiseka of Ramanathasvamin there.
Only by the intense repetition of Gayatri shall we be able to master all
the Vedic mantras. This japa of Gayatri and arghya must be performed
everyday without fail. At least once in our lifetime we must bathe in Ganga
and go on pilgrimage to Setu.
If a man has a high fever, people looking after him must pour into his
mouth the water with which sandhyavandana has been performed. Today it
seems all of us are suffering all the time from high fever! When you run a
high temperature you have to take medicine; similarly Gayatri is essential
to the self and its japa must not be given up at any time. It is more
essential to your inner being than medicine is to your body. Sandyavandana
must be performed without fail everyday. Gayatri-japa can be practised by
all of us without much effort and without spending any money. All that you
require is water. Sandyavandana is indeed an easy means to ensure your well
being. So long as there is life in you, you must perform it.
Gayatri must be worshiped as a mother. The Lord appers in many forms to
bestow his grace and compassion on his devotees Mother loves us more than
anybody else. We know no fear before her and talk to her freely. Of all the
forms in which Bhagavan manifests himself that form in which he is revealed
as mother is most liked by us. The Vedas proclaim Gayatri to be such a
mother.
This mantra is to be repeated only by men. Women benefit from the men
performing the japa. Similarly when the three varnas practise gayatri-japa
all other jatis enjoy the benefit flowing from it. We may cease to perform
a rite if the fruits yielded by them are enjoyed exclusively by us. But we
cannot do so if others also share in them. Those entitled to Gayatri mantra
are to regard themselves as trustees who have to mutter it on behalf of
others like women and the fourth varna who are not entitled to it. If they
fail in their duty of trustees, it means they are committing an
irremediable offence.
The mantras are numerous. Before we start chanting any of them, we say why
we are doing so, mention the "fruit" that will yield. The benefit we derive
from the Gayatri mantra is the cleansing of the mind (cittasuddhi). Even
other mantras have this ultimate purpose, but cittasuuddhi is the direct
result of Gayatri-japa.
Even in these days it is not difficult to perform sandhyavandana both at
dawn and dusk. Office goers and other workers may not be at home during
midday. They may perform the madhyahnika (the midday vandana) 2 hours 24
minutes after sunrise that is called "sangava kala".
We must never miss the daily sandhyavadana unless we find it absolutely
impossible to perform. When we fall ill, in our helplessness we ask others
for water or kanji in the same way, we must ask our relative or friend to
perform sandhyavandana on our behalf.
Let us all pray to God that he will have mercy upon us so that the fire of
mantras is never extinguished in us and that it will keep burning brighter
and brighter.
"Hindu Dharma" is a book which contains English translation of certain
invaluable and engrossing speeches of Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra
Saraswathi MahaSwamiji (at various times during the years 1907 to 1994).
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On Sun, 19 Jan 2025 at 10:59, Narayanaswamy Iyer <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Dear folks
>
> The late Paramaachaarya of Kaanchi Kaamakoti Peetam has said that a
> brahmachari practising daily sandhya vandanam and samidaadaanam, and a
> grahasthan duly practising not only daily sandhya vandanam but also
> aupaasanam with his wife, are sanyaasis.
>
> S Narayanaswamy Iyer
>
> On Sun, Jan 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM 'venkat giri' via iyer123 <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> *Respected Sir/s,*
>>
>> *SUBJECT: **SANYASIS INCREASING*
>>
>> * It is only a **Hilarious** statement that appeared on Facebook. Not
>> based on facts.*
>>
>> * Sanyas* *संन्यास** is the Hindu practice of renouncing worldly
>> pursuits to dedicate one's life to spiritual pursuits.*
>>
>> *Baba Ramdev**: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev ordained 92 disciples to become
>> sanyasis.*
>>
>> *Sanyaas in itself is a huge concept and it is way harder to achieve a
>> bit of it. There is no partial practise in sanyaas. Either its 100% or 0%.**
>> ONE cannot say I am 50% sanyaasi.*
>>
>> *People make their mind for sanyaas just because they face troubles in
>> their life and cannot sail through it**. They **think sanyaas is better
>> option.* *BELIEVE, it is not the real vairagya**. **It is just a state
>> of mind that happens for few minutes, hours or days or months.**
>> Shree Krishna advocates that **SANYAAS **संन्यास**,is NOT AN OPTION to
>> go for.*
>>
>> *Real vairagya and Sanyaas cannot happen just as a state of mind **or
>> because of some bad happenings in life**. It is a decision that is taken
>> in full consciousness faith and belief.* *Because in Sanyaas there is no
>> way back.*
>>
>> *Regards*
>>
>> *V.Sridharan*
>>
>> *Trichy*
>>
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