[Advaita-l] MB Subramanian - Guidance for students who have missed out Sandhyavandanam

[Manas Bharadwaaj]

Respected Sir,

Will convey your message to the Students.

Sincerely,

Subramanian

On Wed, 19 Dec 2018, 19:39 Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com wrote:

> On Tue, 18 Dec 2018, Manas Bharadwaaj via Advaita-l wrote:
>
> > It is indeed a misfortune and sin to omit to Sandhyavandanam. There are a
> > lot of college students who are devotedly doing Sandhyavandanam with
> > meaning and Sahasra Gayatri for the past year. However, they have not
> been
> > able to do so earlier, and this has been due to carelessness and not
> > knowing its value, as they say. They are more than willing to do the
> > prayaschitta for that, however, they do not know what is the right thing
> to
> > do. If any of the members well versed in Dharma Shastras can give them
> > guidance, they will be blessed and will do that with utmost vigor. I'll
> > also pass your sage advice on to them.
> >
>
> Manas, I have deep sympathy for you as I was once in the same situation.
> The main thing is that the practice of Sandhyavandana has commenced. This
> leads to purification of mind and eventual fitness for jnana.  However the
> non-performance of ones dharmic duty puts the brakes on spiritual
> progress; this is why our sages have prescribed prayaschitta.  In my case,
> my Guruji asked me to do one extra mala for every day I had missed.
> Luckily for me this was not too long after my upanayana so I was able to
> complete it after only a few years.  If many years have passed then it
> will take longer of course.  I have also heard it said that doing the
> purascharana of Gayatri mantra according to vidhi is also a remedy for
> non-performance.  But I think in this matter you should get proper
> guidance from your own Guru or local vidvans rather relying on random
> advice from the net.
>
> --
> Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>
>