Trisandya
The Trisandya (from Sanskrit: त्रिसन्ध्या पूजा, romanized: Trisandhyā 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Mantram Tri Sandhyā [4]
Part I
[edit]The first part of this mantra was derived from the Gayatri Mantra. [5]
Bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ |
OM is the Earth, Sky, and the Heavens.
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Part II
[edit] Oṁ Nārāyaṇa evedaṁ Sarvām | OM, Narayana is all that has been and what will be, |
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Part III
[edit] Oṁ tvaṁ Śivas tvaṁ Mahādevaḥ | OM, You are Shiva, You are the Great God; |
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Part IV
[edit] Oṁ Pāpo ’haṁ pāpakarmāhaṁ | OM, I am full of sin, my action is sinful, |
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Part V
[edit] Oṁ Kṣamasva mām Mahādevaḥ | OM, forgive me, Great God, |
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Part VI
[edit] Oṁ Kṣantavyaḥ kāyiko doṣāḥ | OM, forgive my wrong actions, |
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Part VII
[edit] Oṁ, Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ, Oṁ | OM, may there be peace, peace, peace, OM |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Blum, A. (2018). Island Secrets: Stories of Love, Lust and Loss in Bali. Monsoon Books Pte. Limited. ISBN 978-1-912049-27-1. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ Nordholt, H.S.; Van Klinken, G.; van Klinken, G.A. (2007). Renegotiating Boundaries: Local Politics in Post-Suharto Indonesia. KITLV Press. p. 412. ISBN 9789067182836. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
- ^ Hynson, Meghan (2021). "A Balinese 'Call to Prayer': Sounding Religious Nationalism and Local Identity in the Puja Tri Sandhya". Religions. 12 (8): 668. doi:10.3390/rel12080668.
- ^ Drs. K. M. Suhardana (2008). Pūjā Tri Sandhyā – Kramaning Sembah. PĀRAMITA. p. 13. ISBN 9789797225100.
- ^ Kamakhya Devi Temple: Story and History