NITHYA KARMA
Perform Nitya and Naimithika karmas without fail (Emberumaan says
"Sruti Smriti mamaivaagya, aagya cheti mama drohi") – This includes primarily Sandhyaa vandahanam, Tharpanams,
etc.
Don’t
see rising sun or when sun is setting down or at noon or during eclipse.
Before entering river sprinkle the river water on head and
pray. Only after this we can place our
feet. Don’t throw a stone into a pond or
lake. Don’t urinate or do any cleaning
work in the river or pond itself after stools.
Don’t cross river by
swimming but can travel by boat. We can cross by walking as above but do Achamanam
after crossing.
Elders
would be seen applying or using mud after such acitivites. But mud should not be grinded to powder
without any reason.
In
the month Adi, we should not take bath
new tide for first three days as the period is considered as periods of
the river. But during upakarma and
eclipse the above rule will not apply.
Some
times after a pooja or sadhyavandanam we do pradshina of ourselves. But don’t do it near a banyan tree or river.
Smoke
from dead corpse, shadow of lamo or shadow of a debased man should not fal on
us. This is will reduce our life,
health and wealth. l
Don’t
tread on shadow of idols of God, guru, mother, elders, base people and cow.
Milk,
sandal paste and flowers should not be kept in copper vessel.
Cooking
for our own eating is a sin and first it should be offered to God and atithi
first.
Some
people do evening Sandhya Vandhana facing the west. Only the Japa and Arghya pradana has to be
done facing the west. Aachamana, Prokshanam, Agnischa….. , Aadhithyadhi Tharpana should be done facing
north.
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continue in next posting
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