Rig Veda Sandhyavandanam Guide Videos

About Rig Veda Sandhyavandanam Guide Videos Android App

Rig Veda Sandhyavandanam Guide Videos

This App has a large collection of videos showing how to practice Sandhyavandanam as per Rig Veda tenets

Sandhyavandanam literally means "salutation to Sandhya". Sandhya, in turn, has traditionally been interpreted either as "the transition moments of the day" (namely the two twilights dawn and dusk), or as "the solar noon". Thus, Sandhyavandanam may be defined as the ritual "salutation to twilight or the solar noon"

The videos with this App show all the following steps and essential practices of the Sandhyavandanam:

Achamana consists of Nama Sankirthana - taking the names of the Lord
Pra?ayama is the ritual purification of internals via breathing exercises
Marjana is a ritual self-purification
Mantra Prokshanam is a prayer for atonement of sins
Aghamarshana is a prayer for forgiveness of sins
Gayatri Japa is meditation
Upastanam is a prayer to the Hindu deities Mitra (performed during the morning prayer) and Varuna (performed during the evening prayer)
Abhivadana is a salutory introduction offered to all deities. It usually follows a prostration to the deities in each direction (dikpalas)

In addition to the above Vedic components of the Sandhyavandanam, the Tantric component - Navagraha Tarpana are offerings made every day to each of the nine planets

The steps in the Rigveda Sandhyavandan are twenty-eight in number which are well explained in the videos

Get this App for the complete guide on practicing Sandhyavandana as Rig Veda rituals