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The Eleventh Book. Chapter 19

The Eleventh Book

Chapter Xix

On The Midday Sandhy

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Nryana said :-- O Nrada! Now I am speaking of the auspicious midday Sandhy, the practice of which leads to the wonderfully excellent results. Listen. Here the chamana and other things are similar to those of the morning Sandhy. Only in meditation (Dhynam) there is some difference. I will now speak of that. The name of the midday Gyatr is Svitr. She is ever a youthful maiden, of white colour, three-eyed; She holds in Her one hand a rosary, in Her other hand a trident and with Her two other hands She makes signs to Her Bhaktas to dispel fear and to grant boons. Riding on the bull, She recites the Yayur Vedas; She is the Rudra Sakti with Tmo gunas and She resides in Brahmaloka, She daily traverses in the path of the Sun. She is My Dev, beginningless; I bow down to Her. After meditating on the dy Dev Bhagavat perform chamanas and other things as in the morning Sandhy. Now, about the offering of Arghya (an offer of green grass, rice, etc., made in worshipping a God or Brhman). Collect flowers for Arghya; in the absence of flowers, the Bael leaves and water will serve the purpose. Facing the Sun, and looking upwards, offer the Arghya to the Sun upwards. Then perform other acts as in the morning Sandhy. In midday, some offer Arghya to the Sun, only with the recitation of the Gyatr mantra. But that is not approved of by the tradition and community; there is the likelihood of the whole work being thwarted or rendered fruitless. For, in the morning and evening Sandhys, the Rksashas named the Mandehs become

ready to devour the Sun. This is stated in the Srutis. Therefore the midday offering of the Arghya is not for the destruction of the Daityas but for the satisfaction of the Dev; so with the mantra "krisnena, etc.," the offering of Arghya can be effected; and the reciting of the infallible Gyatr mantra is only to create disturbance in the shape of thwarting the action. So in the morning and evening, the Brhmana is to offer the Sryrghya, repeating the Gyatr and Pranava; and in the midday to offer flowers and water with the mantra "krisnena, rajas etc.," else it will go against the Sruti. In the absence of flowers, the Durba grass, etc., can be offered carefully as the Arghya; and the full fruits of the Sandhy

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will be secured. O Best of Devarsis! Now hear the important points in the Tarpanam (peace offerings). Thus :--

\"Om Bhuvah purusam tarpaymi namo namah."

"Om Yajurvedam tarpaymi namo namah."

"Om Mandalam tarpaymi namo namah."

"Om Hiranyagarbham tarpaymi namo namah."

"Om antartmnam tarpaymi namo namah."

"Om Svitrm tarpaymi namo namah."

"Om Devamtaram tarpaymi namo namah."

"Om Smkritim tarpaymi namo namah."

"Om Yuvatm sandhym tarpaymi namo namah."

"Om Rudrnm tarpaymi namo namah."

"Om Nmrijm tarpaymi namo namah."

"Om Bhurbhuvah Svah purusam tarpaymi namo namah."

Thus finish the midday Sandhy mga Tarpanam. Now, with your hands raised high up towards the Sun, worship Him by the two mantras, praising thus :-- "Om Udutyam Jtavedasam, etc., Om Chitram Devnm, etc." Next repeat the Gyatr. Hear its method. In the morning, repeat the Gyatri at the proper moment with hands raised; in the evening time with hands lowered and in the midday with hands over the breast. Begin with the middle phalanx (joint) of the nameless finger, then the phalanx at its root, then the phalanx at the root of the little finger, its middle phalanx and its top, then the tops of the nameless, fore and ring fingers, then the middle and finally the root of the ring finger (in the direction of the hands of the watch; avoiding the middle and root phalanx of the middle finger). Thus ten times it is repeated. In this way if the Gyatr be repeated one thousand times, the sins arising from killing a cow, father, mother, from causing abortions, going to the wife of ones Guru, stealing a Brhmanas property, a Brhmans field, drinking wine, etc., all are destroyed. Also the sins acquired in three births by mind, word, or by the enjoyments of sensual objects are thereby then and there instantly destroyed. All the labours of him, who works hard in the study of the Vedas without knowing the Gyatr, are useless. Therefore if you compare on the one hand the study of the four Vedas with the reciting of the Gyatr, then the Gyatr Japam stands higher. Thus I have spoken to you of the rules of the midday Sandhy. Now I am speaking of Brahm Yaj. Hear.

Here ends the Nineteenth Chapter of the Eleventh Book on the midday Sandhy in the Mahpurnam Sr Mad Dev Bhgavatam of 18,000 verses by Maharsi Veda Vysa.
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