Rigvediya Sandhyaavandana
From time immemorial man has been preparing to face uncertainties and
struggling to overcome difficulties in life. Broadly speaking the
difficulties and conflicts he faces can be categorised as physical on the
one extreme and spiritual on the other, intervened by various other stages
like ethical, intellectual, emotional, filial, occupational, professional,
societal, national and so on. While enormous education, training and
efforts go into tackling difficulties, conflicts and uncertainties at the
basest physical level onwards, these are waning with the progression to the
noblest spiritual level. It is towards strengthening in this direction
that man has evolved rituals and faith in that Universal Power and set out
in search thereof. Ideally, man should turn everything he does into sacred
with a view to know himself and his God and towards this strengthen all his
faculties. Sandhyaa vandana, worship of Gods three times a day at the
junctures of Night-Morning-afternoon-evening, invoking their blessings and
strength, is one such important activity.