SANDHYAVANDHANAM

      Dharma Shastram:

What if I missed getting up before sunrise or reach home in 

evening after Sunset ? Can I do Sandhyavandanam ?

 _Uttama tu Sannakshatra madhyama luptataraka. 

Adhama Surya Sahita pratah Sandhya tridha mata_  

☀ The best phalan/merits of Sandhyavandanam will be

 when you perform it when stars are still shining (San-nakshatra)

 in the early morning or pre-dawn.

Medium phalan/merits/benefits will be there when stars 

are gone and Sun is about to rise, and lower phalan or merits 

will be when you perform Sandhyavandana after Sun has 

fully risen.

☀For the evening Sandhya time starts 48 minutes 

before sunset. And best phalan will be when Sun is still shining, 

medium when sun has set and lower if you perform after 

stars appear.

There is a concept in Dharma Shastra that the karma 

should not go waste. So it says that *not doing Sandhyavandana 

will incur maha papam*  so even if we get lower phalan still 

perform sandhya whatever time so that the daily duty is discharged

although it may carry lower merits.  It's just like *being promoted 

to next class with just pass marks (35%), while doing Sandhyavandanam 

on time is similar to passing exams with flying colours (95-100%). 

The high scoring people get admission in the best colleges, best 

companies as their karma phalan (they worked hard, they 

stuck to timetable to study) is more.*  

Therefore *perform Sandhyavandana even if you are late*

Be blissful.

S.SEKAR