Trisandya Explained

The Trisandya (from Sanskrit: त्रिसन्ध्या पूजा|Trisandhyā [[Puja (Hinduism)|Puja]]|lit=three-cusp prayer) is a commonly-used prayer in Indian Hinduism and Balinese Hinduism. It is uttered three times each day: 6 am at morning, noon, and 6 pm at evening, in line with the Sandhyavandanam tradition.[1] [2]

History

Prior to India independence, standardized prayers did not exist in Balinese Hinduism. Only brahmins recited mantras in temple environments. After the declaration of India independence in 1945, Sukarno enshrined the Pancasila, or Five Principles, as the basis of the new state, the first of which is "Belief in the one and only God". The Ministry of Religious Affairs, created in 1946 to enforce this principle, initially did not recognize Hinduism, and its adherents faced pressure to convert to either Christianity or Islam.

To gain official recognition, Balinese Hindus systematically reformed the religion along the lines of Christianity and Islam. One such reform was the synthesis of the Puja Tri Sandya, which was modelled along the Adhan (call to prayer) in Islam and the Angelus prayer in Christianity. Starting from the 1950s, the mantra was taught to schoolchildren. After the granting of official religious status to Hinduism in 1963, the Puja Tri Sandhya began to be broadcast on loudspeakers and radios.

Starting from the 1980s, it has also been broadcast on televisions as well.[3]

Mantram Tri Sandhyā

Mantram Tri Sandhyā [4]

Part I

The first part of this mantra was derived from the Gayatri Mantra.[5]

Sanskrit: Oṁ, Oṁ, Oṁ

Sanskrit: Bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥSanskrit: Tat savitur vareṇyaṃSanskrit: Bhargo devasya dhīmahiSanskrit: Dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt

OM is the Earth, Sky, and the Heavens.Let us meditate on the light of the Sunand may our thoughts beinspired by that divine light.

Part II

Sanskrit: Oṁ Nārāyaṇa evedaṁ SarvāmSanskrit: Yad bhūtaṁ yac ca bhavyamSanskrit: Niṣkalaṅko nirañjano nirvikalpoSanskrit: Nirākhyātaḥ śudho deva ekoSanskrit: Nārāyaṇaḥ na dvitīyo asti kaścitOM, Narayana is all that has been and what will be,free from taint, free from dirt,ever existing and without form,Holy God Narayana,He is the only one and there is no other.

Part III

Sanskrit: Oṁ tvaṁ Śivas tvaṁ MahādevaḥSanskrit: Īśvaraḥ ParameśvaraḥSanskrit: Brahmā Viṣṇuś ca Rudraś caSanskrit: Puruṣaḥ ParikīrtitāḥOM, You are Shiva, You are the Great God;You are Ishvara, Parameshvara;You are Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra;You are Purusha, the supreme soul, and the source of everything.

Part IV

Sanskrit: Oṁ Pāpo ’haṁ pāpakarmāhaṁSanskrit: Pāpātmā pāpasaṁbhavaḥSanskrit: Trāhi māṁ puṅḍarikākṣaḥSanskrit: Sabāhyā bhyāntaraḥ śuciḥOM, I am full of sin, my action is sinful,I myself am sinful, and my birth is sinful,save me, O Lotus-Eyed One,purify my body and mind.

Part V

Sanskrit: Oṁ Kṣamasva mām MahādevaḥSanskrit: Sarvāprāṅi hitāṅkaraḥSanskrit: Mām moca Sarvā pāpebhyaḥSanskrit: Pālayasva sadāśivaOM, forgive me, Great God,You who give salvation to all sentient beings,save me from my sinsand protect me, O Sada Shiva.

Part VI

Sanskrit: Oṁ Kṣantavyaḥ kāyiko doṣāḥSanskrit: Kṣantavyo vāciko mamaSanskrit: Kṣantavyo mānaso doṣaḥ tatSanskrit: Pramādāt Kṣamasva māmOM, forgive my wrong actions,forgive my wrong speech,forgive my sinful mind,forgive me for all of my misdeeds.

Part VII

Sanskrit: Oṁ, Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ, OṁOM, may there be peace, peace, peace, OM

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Blum, A. . Island Secrets: Stories of Love, Lust and Loss in Bali . 2018 . Monsoon Books Pte. Limited . 978-1-912049-27-1 . 2019-07-06.
  2. Book: Nordholt, H.S. . Renegotiating Boundaries: Local Politics in Post-Suharto Indonesia . Van Klinken, G. . van Klinken, G.A. . 2007 . KITLV Press . 9789067182836 . 412 . 2019-07-06.
  3. Hynson . Meghan . A Balinese 'Call to Prayer': Sounding Religious Nationalism and Local Identity in the Puja Tri Sandhya . Religions . 2021 . 12 . 8 . 668 . 10.3390/rel12080668. free .
  4. Book: Pūjā Tri Sandhyā – Kramaning Sembah. Drs. K. M. Suhardana. 2008. PĀRAMITA. 9789797225100. 13.
  5. https://mysticalbee.com/kamakhya-devi/ Kamakhya Devi Temple: Story and History