Tara in Hinduism
author: Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya
edition: 2003, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 414
ISBN-10: 8178540215
Topic: Hinduism
Textual Interpretations - Sandhya
This page describes Sandhya from page 275 in the book: Tara in Hinduism by Bikas Kumar Bhattacharya. This book represents a study of the Goddess Tara (啶むぞ啶班ぞ, 迟腻谤腻) and collects various standpoints regarding her cult from both Buddhist and Brahmanical sources. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms. It is part of the series 鈥淭extual Interpretations鈥�.
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Garuda Purana [by Manmatha Nath Dutt]
Sitting in the west he should recite the first Sandhya鈥攖he Gayatri, consisting of the great Vyarhriti and Pranava. Gayatri destroys sins committed before in ten or a hundred births, and in three or a thousand yugas (cycles). Gayatri is crimson-coloured and Savitri is white-hued and Sarasvati is dark-blue. These are called the three Sandhyas. Having assigned the letters Om, bhur to the heart he should assign Om, bhuvas to the head and Om, Shvar to the tuft of hair on the head....
Read full contents: Chapter XXXVI - Mode of performing, the rite of Gayatri Nyasa
Linga Purana [by J. L. Shastri]
He, the lord creator, then decides to create everything afresh. (* 1) Each yuga is prefixed and suffixed by a sandhya which specifics the advent and culmination of a yuga. The two sandhyas of a yuga are of equal length though their period of duration differs from yuga to yuga....
Read full contents: Chapter 4 - Inauguration of Creation (srishti-prarambha)
Garga Samhita (English) [by Danavir Goswami]
English translation of verse 4. 16. 4: A brahmana should bathe, face the east, refrain from conversation, offer the sandhya prayers, sit in the svastika-asana posture on a kuca mat, tie his hair with kuca grass, and recite the following words....
Read full contents: Verse 4.16.4
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