वैदिकतान्त्रिकोभयसन्ध्याकरणे युक्तिःWhy both the Vedic and the Tantric sandhyā are done
Verse 90
कालात्ययेऽपि सन्ध्येयं कर्त्तव्या देववन्दिते । ओँ तत्सत् ब्रह्म चोच्चार्य मोक्षेच्छुभिरनातुरैः ॥ ९० ॥
kālātyayē’pi sandhyēyaṁ karttavyā dēvavanditē | ōm̐ tatsat brahma cōccārya mōkṣēcchubhiranāturaiḥ || 90 ||
Translation
Even when the time has passed, O you whom the gods praise, this sandhyā should be done by those who seek liberation and are not afflicted, after uttering "oṁ tat sat brahma".
Word by word
- kāla
- the time
- atyayē
- (atyaye) when has passed
- api
- even
- sandhyā
- (sandhyā) sandhyā
- iyaṁ
- this
- karttavyā
- should be done
- dēva
- by the gods
- vanditē
- O you praised
- ōm̐
- oṁ
- tatsat
- (tat sat) That, the Real
- brahma
- Brahman
- ca
- and
- uccārya
- uttering
- mōkṣa
- liberation
- icchubhir
- (icchubhiḥ) by those who seek
- anāturaiḥ
- not afflicted
Meaning
A rule for the missed sandhyā. Even if its proper time (kālātyaya) has gone by, it should still be done, by those, the commentary says, who are not "ātura", not made helpless by old age or illness, and who desire liberation. It is to be preceded by the formula "oṁ tat sat brahma", "oṁ, That, the Real, is Brahman", which makes up for the lapse. The commentary specifies that this covers both the Vedic and the Tantric sandhyā.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
"Kāle…" and the rest. O Devavanditā, you who are worshipped by the gods: even when the time is past (kālātyaye), that is, even when the proper time for performing the sandhyā has gone by, those who are not afflicted (anātura), not made helpless by old age or some other cause, and who desire liberation, the seekers of release, should perform this sandhyā, Vedic and Tantric, after uttering "oṁ tat sad brahma".