Trisandya

This article is about the Hindu prayer. For the 1972 Indian film, see Trisandhya.

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, noon, and 6 pm , in line with the Sandhyavandanam tradition.^[1][2]

History

Before Indonesian independence, standardized prayers did not exist in Balinese Hinduism. Only brahmins recited mantras in temple environments. After the declaration of Indonesian 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.^[3]

Balinese Hindus systematically reformed the religion along Abrahamic lines to gain official recognition. 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 in the 1980s, it was also broadcast on television.^[3]

Mantram Tri Sandhyā

Mantram Tri Sandhyā ^[4]

Part I

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

Oṁ, Oṁ, Oṁ Bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ Tat savitur vareṇyaṃ Bhargo devasya dhīmahi Dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt

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

Part II

Oṁ Nārāyaṇa evedaṁ Sarvām Yad bhūtaṁ yac ca bhavyam Niṣkalaṅko nirañjano nirvikalpo Nirākhyātaḥ śudho deva eko Nārāyaṇaḥ na dvitīyo asti kaścit

OM, 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

Oṁ tvaṁ Śivas tvaṁ Mahādevaḥ Īśvaraḥ Parameśvaraḥ Brahmā Viṣṇuś ca Rudraś ca Puruṣaḥ Parikīrtitāḥ

OM, 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

Oṁ Pāpo ’haṁ pāpakarmāhaṁ Pāpātmā pāpasaṁbhavaḥ Trāhi māṁ puṅḍarikākṣaḥ Sabāhyā bhyāntaraḥ śuciḥ

OM, 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

Oṁ Kṣamasva mām Mahādevaḥ Sarvāprāṅi hitāṅkaraḥ Mām moca Sarvā pāpebhyaḥ Pālayasva sadāśiva

OM, forgive me, Great God, You who give salvation to all sentient beings, save me from my sins and protect me, O Sada Shiva.

Part VI

Oṁ Kṣantavyaḥ kāyiko doṣāḥ Kṣantavyo vāciko mama Kṣantavyo mānaso doṣaḥ tat Pramādāt Kṣamasva mām

OM, forgive my wrong actions, forgive my wrong speech, forgive my sinful mind, forgive me for all of my misdeeds.

Part VII

Oṁ, Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ, Śāntiḥ, Oṁ

OM, may there be peace, peace, peace, OM

See also

• Shaivism