Sandhyavandane
Sign in to savethumb|Veda pathashala students doing sandhyavandanam at Nachiyar Kovil, Kumbakonam, [[Tamil Nadu.]] Sandhyavandanam (, or 'salutation during the twilight') is a mandatory religious ritual centring around the recitation of the Gayatri mantra, traditionally supposed to be performed three times a day by Dvija communities of Hindus, particularly those initiated through the sacred thread ceremony referred to as the Upanayanam and instructed in its execution by a Guru, in this case one qualified to teach Vedic ritual. Sandhyopasana is considered as a path to attain liberation (moksha).
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Encyclopedic overview
45 sectionsContents
- Definition of Sandhyā
- The Gayatri mantra
- Sandhyākāla
- Direction of Sandhyāvandanam
- Parts of Sandhyā Vandanam
- Accessories for Sandhyā
- Pañcapātra
- Āsana
- Japamāla
- Tilakadhāraṇa
- Upavītam
- Yajurveda Sandhyāvandanam
- Mānasasnānam
- Ācamana
- Bhūtocchāṭanam
- Prāṇāyāmam
- Sankalpam
- Prathama Mārjanam
- Mantrācamanam
- Punarmārjanam
- Aghamarṣaṇaṃ
- Arghyapradānam
- Sandhyopāsanam (Dhyāna)
- Tarpaṇaṃ
- Gāyatrī āhvānam
- Nyāsa
- Mudrāpradarśanam
- Gāyatrī mantra (Japa)
- Gāyatrī japāvasānam
- Sūryopasthānaṃ
- Digdevata vandanam
- Gāyatrī Prasthānam
- Nārāyaṇābhivandanam
- Bhūmyākāśa ābhivandanam
- Iśvara Prārthanā
- Abhivādanam
- Samarpaṇam
- Kṣamāpaṇam
- Daily duties of Dwijas
- Miscellaneous
- See also
- Bibliography
- References
- Sources
- Notes
thumb|Veda pathashala students doing sandhyavandanam at Nachiyar Kovil, Kumbakonam, [[Tamil Nadu.]] Sandhyavandanam (, or 'salutation during the twilight') is a mandatory religious ritual centring around the recitation of the Gayatri mantra, traditionally supposed to be performed three times a day by Dvija communities of Hindus, particularly those initiated through the sacred thread ceremony referred to as the Upanayanam and instructed in its execution by a Guru, in this case one qualified to teach Vedic ritual. Sandhyopasana is considered as a path to attain liberation (moksha).
Practice of Sandhyā in Ramayana and Mahabharata by Rama and Krishna can be observed. In Balakanda (23.2, 23.2) of Ramayana, Viswamitra wakes Rama and Lakshmana up at the break of the dawn for the worship of sandhyā. In Udyogaparva (82.21) of Mahabharata there is reference to Krishna performing Sandhya.
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