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27/04/2018 CHAPTER 6 1. Hindu Rituals -2, 3, 4, 5. 2. The Ceremony, 3. Arghya, 4. Pranayama and Japa, 5. Suryopasthana The important features of this ceremony are: (i) Achamana or sipping of water with recitation of Mantras (viz., Achyutaya Namah, Anantaya Namah, Govindaya Namah, etc.), Marjana or sprinkling of water on the body which purifies the mind and the body, Aghamarshana or expiation for the sins of many births, and Surya Arghya or oblations of water to the Sun-god, (ii) Pranayama or control of breath which steadies the wandering mind, and silent recitation of Gayatri, (iii) Upasthana or religious obeisance. 3. Arghya The first part up to Arghya consists of hymns addressed to water and its benefits. The sprinkling of water on the face and the head and the touching of the different organs (the mouth, nose, eyes, ears, chest, shoulders, head, etc.) with wetted fingers, are meant to purify those parts of the body and invoke the respective presiding deities on them.

Opinion       22/04/2018                   1205 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL FOR STUDENTS ) *REQUEST ALL  STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS MUST READ THIS TOPIC          **IT IS URGENT IMPORTANCE IN THE PRESENT SITUATION  OF THE NATION  ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL CHAPTER FOR STUDENTS )              Sub :   MESSAGE OF SWAMI CHIDANANDA TO MANKIND : 3-10.8.3                   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------      Swami Chidananda               (A series of 3 talks given by Param Pujya Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj on the mornings of December 20, 21 and 22 1999, at the Sangeet Kala Kendra, Kolkata)                 Ref :  Children and Youth of Bharatham are misguided by some evil forces, in the name of student wings sponsored by dirty political parties like Congress, Communists, etc., ..  Dear Children of this Holy Nation - MESSAGE OF SWAMI CHIDAN

09/04/2018 CHAPTER 6 1. Hindu Rituals -1.i, ii. 1. Sandhyopasana :- i, ii. Sandhyopasana literally means ‘worship at the junctions of time.’ It is a prayer and worship offered to the Lord at the junction (Sandhi) of night and morning, forenoon and afternoon and at the junction of evening and night. The Arghyapradana to the sun and the meditation on and recitation of Gayatri, form the heart of the worship. Properly understood, the whole Sandhya is an earnest prayer addressed to the Lord to forgive all one’s sins committed during one’s routine, daily activities and to bestow illumination and grace. Sandhyopasana must be performed at the proper Sandhyas. Then only the performer can derive much merit. There is a special manifestation of force at Sandhyas. This force disappears when the Sandhya is past. i. An Obligatory Duty :- Sandhyopasana is the daily religious practice of the Hindus whose investiture with the holy thread has been performed. Sandhya is a Nitya Karma or

Opinion       04/04/2018                   1189 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL FOR STUDENTS ) *REQUEST ALL  STUDENTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS MUST READ THIS TOPIC          **IT IS URGENT IMPORTANCE IN THE PRESENT SITUATION  OF THE NATION  ( VERY IMPORTANT AND USEFUL CHAPTER FOR STUDENTS )              Sub :   MESSAGE OF SWAMI CHIDANANDA TO MANKIND : 3-2                   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------      Swami Chidananda               (A series of 3 talks given by Param Pujya Sri Swami Chidanandaji Maharaj on the mornings of December 20, 21 and 22 1999, at the Sangeet Kala Kendra, Kolkata)                 Ref :  Children and Youth of Bharatham are misguided by some evil forces, in the name of student wings sponsored by dirty political parties like Congress, Communists, etc., ..  Dear Children of this Holy Nation - MESSAGE OF SWAMI CHIDANANDA