The Daily Practice of the Hindus

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Item Code:	IDE818
Author:	Srisa Chandra Vasu
Publisher:	Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Language:	English
Edition:	2000
ISBN:	8121505380
Pages:	206
Cover:	Hardcover
Other Details	8.75" X 5.75"
Weight	400 gm

Book Description

From the Jacket:

The Vedas-Rg, Yajur and Sama-have enjoined on the Hindus a number of rites that are to be performed during the succeeding hours of the day. Every moment of one's waking hours, from dawn to dusk, is so taken care of that even if one wishes, there is not a minute to spare for frivolous pursuits. These daily practices have taken cognizance of man's nature-that unless he is compelled by injunction, inducement, circumstances or ambition, he would fritter away his energy and time in chasing transient success-and aim to awaken the mental, moral and spiritual powers lying dormant in him.

Rai Bahadur Srisa Chandra Vasu's The Daily Practice of Hindu describes in detail all the Vedic rites connected with the morning and midday duties. The Sanskrit text, its transliteration, work-meaning, translation and grammatical notes provide the assistance for the understanding of Vedic mantras. The chapters on Tantric and Universal Sandhya liberates the use of this book from its sectarian confinement.

Everyone, irrespective of his creed, shall find this book invaluable; for it caters to everybody's physical and spiritual well-being.

Foreword

In this book both the Vaidiki and Tantriki Sandhyas are given. All twice –born persons are entitled to the first; while the Tantriki is meant for all mankind, without distinction of caste, race or creed. The Yajur Vedi Sandhya2 is based upon the text published by Pandit Devi Datt Joshi. It is an excellent hand-book. A chapter on the Sandhya of the Rig-Vedins as well as one on the Tantriki Sandhya is added.

In the present edition, the Midday Duties, namely, the worship of Visnu, Shiva &c; is also given, as well as the Five Great Sacrifices. The book is more than double the size of the last edition.

I have consulted, in giving commentary on the Vedic mantras is, the edition of the Anandasrama series also.

The translation of the Vedic mantras is, in many cases, my own and, in some instances, taken from Griffith, MaxMuller, Whitney and Peterson.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.

1.	Table of duties and time	1
2.	Awakening recitations	3
	Prayer to God	ib.
	Prayer to Guru	4
	Assertion of identity	ib.
	Resignation to God's will	ib.
	Saluation to Earth	6
CHAPTER II.
1.	The Guru	7
2.	The hymn of the Guru	8
CHAPTER III. Bathing
1.	Attending to nature	12
2.	The Achamana	13
3.	Rinsing the teeth	14
4.	Morning bath	15
5.	Seven kinds of baths	17
6.	Sankalpa mantra	ib.
7.	Invocation of seven streams	ib.
8.	Ganga stotra	18
9.	Address to clay for rubbing the body	21
CHAPTER IV. Tarpana
	Invocation of the Tirthas	22
1 & 2.	Deva Tarpana	23
3 & 4.	Risi Tarpana	24
5.	The seven Pitarah Tarpana	25
6.	Yama Tarpana	ib.
7.	Ancestor Tarpana	26
8.	Tarpana to the denizens of hell	ib.
9.	To all kinsmen	ib.
10 & 11.	Brief Tarpana, &c.	27
12 & 13.	Salutation to Fathers and Visnu	ib.
14.	Bhisma Tarpana	28
CHAPTER V.
	Gayatri	29
CHAPTER VI.
	Sandhya	32
CHAPTER VII. The Sandhya of the Rig-Vedins.
1.	Gayatri	42
2.	Viniyoga	ib.
3.	Pranayama	43
4.	Morning Achamana	44
5.	Marjanam	46
6.	Aghamarsana	58
7.	Suryargha	59
8.	Suryopasthanam	ib.
9.	Meditation on gayatri	61
10.	Risyadi-Nyasa	ib.
11.	Avahana	62
12.	Japa	ib.
13.	Visarjanam	63
14.	Suryargha	ib.
15.	Namaskara	63
16.	Atmaraksa	64
17.	Dik-namaskara	65
18.	Salutation to Surya	66
19.	General Pranama	67
20.	Midday Sandhya	ib.
21.	Evening	72
CHAPTER VIII. The Sandhya of the Sama-Vedins.
1.	Ordinary achamana	77
2.	Marjana or sprinkling of water	78
2.(a)	Pranayam	79
3.	Special achamana	81
4.	Second marjana	ib.
5.	Aghamarsana or expulsion of sin	ib.
6.	Address to the Sun	82
7.	Silent repetition of the Gayatri	83
	(a) Invocation	ib.
	(b) Risi Nyasa	85
	(c) Anga Nyasa	ib.
	(d) Dhyana of Gayatri	ib.
	(e) Japa	86
	(f) Farewell to Gayatri	87
8.	Prayer for protection	ib.
9.	Prayer to Rudra	88
10.	Water offering to Devas	ib.
11.	Arghya to the sun	89
12.	Salutation to the Sun	ib.
13.	The Brahma-sacrifice or the study of the Vedas	ib.
CHAPTER IX. The Sandhya of the Yajur-Vedins.
1.	Meditation on Visnu	91
2.	Achamana	92
3.	Tying the tuft	bi.
4.	Invoking blessing on the various openings of the body	93
5.	Prayer for Purification	ib.
6.	Address to the seat	94
7.	Sankalpa of Sandhya	ib.
8.	Kara Nyasa	95
9.	Anga Nyasa	ib.
10.	Dhyana of the goddess Gayatri	96
11.	Pranayama	98
12.	Special achamana	99
13.	Marjana or sprinkling of water	100
14.	Avabhritah	101
15.	Aghamarsana or expulsion of sin	102
16.	Upasparsah	ib.
17.	Arghya to the Sun	103
18.	Praise of the Sun	ib.
19.	Invocation of Gayatri	106
20.	Praise of Gayatri	ib.
21.	Meditation on Gayatri	107
22.	Japa	ib.
23.	Finishing of Japa or Nivedana	109
24.	Bow to the Sun	ib.
25.	Farewell to Gayatri	110
26.	Farewell to Devas	ib.
27.	Salutations to Devas and Sages	111
CHAPTER X.
	The Tantriki Sandhya	111
CHAPTER XI.
	The Sandhya for all men	119
CHAPTER XII. Puja of Narayana.
1.	Snana of Visnu with Purusa Hymn	128
2.	Offering to Tulsi	134
3.	Peace Chant	135
4.	Consecration of water or Samanya Arghya	137
5.	Asana Suddhi	ib.
6.	Puspa Suddhi	140
7.	Driving away the Elementals	ib.
8.	Bhuta Suddhi	ib.
9.	Pranayama	142
(A). Ganesa Puja
	(a) Kara Nyasa	142
	(b) Anga Nyasa	ib.
	(c) Dhyana of Ganesa	143
	(d) Upachara Offering	ib.
	(e) Japa	144
	(f) Pranama to Ganesa	145
(B). Surya Puja
	(a) Nyasa, &c.	145
	(b) Dhyana of Surya	ib.
	(c) Japa	ib.
(C). Devi Puja
	Dhyana of Devi	146
	Mantra	ib.
	Dhyana	ib.
(D). Siva Puja
	Dhyana of Siva	ib.
Brief Puja
	To all Devas	147
Narayana Puja - (Continued).
	Kara Nyasa, &c.	148
	Guru Pranama	ib.
	Dhyana of Narayana	bi.
	Second Dhyana	ib.
	Special Arghya	149
	Upachara Offering	ib.
	Japa	150
	Nivedana	ib.
	Pranama	ib.
CHAPTER XIII. Siva Puja.
1.	Common Arghya	151
2.	Kara Nyasa	ib.
3.	Guru Pranama	152
4.	Dhyana of Siva	ib.
5.	Mental Puja	ib.
6.	Special Arghya	ib.
7.	Upachara Offering	ib.
8.	Puja of eight forms	ib.
9.	Japa	153
10.	Pranama	ib.
11.	Nivedana	ib.
12.	Puja of clay Lingam	ib.
CHAPTER XIV. Midday duties.
I.	Homa:	155
	(a) Erection of the Fire Altar	ib.
	(b) Sanctiacation of fire	156
	(c) Address	ib.
	(d) Homa	ib.
II.	The Five Great Sacrifices	157
	(1) Deva Yajna	ib.
	(2) Bhuta	158
	(3) Pitri	160
	(4) Brahma	ib.
	(5) Manuaya	ib.
	(6) Go-grasa-dana	161
III.	Food.
	Vegetarian and meat	162
	What meat may be taken	ib.
	Method of eating	163
	Gandusa mantra	ib.
	Mantras of eating	164
	Oblations to Inner Pranas	ib.
	Praise of food	165
APPENDIX
	Some Vedik Mantras explained	166

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