Sandhya Vandanam is a complete package for enhancing our physical, mental and spiritual well being.
Offering water to the Sun helps in diluting our sins. When properly done it ensures that the beneficial rays from the early morning Sun fall on key parts (marmas) of our body.
Chanting Gayatri mantram gives spiritual insight. On a mental/social level it gives one the fortitude to withstand heavy sorrows/disasters and motivates us to continue living. Gayatri Japam is not to be discontinued even on days when a death has occurred in the house. It is a great purifier.
Doing mudras while chanting mantra helps in enhancing physical health. Mudras are powerful in their own right, but when combined with mantras their potential is awesome.
(Additionally, fasting on the day before one does a Sahasra Avritti Gayatri Japam enhances it's benefits manifold)
Doing Surya Namaskaram helps one in overall physical health and also provides a lot of energy and a glowing skin.
Worshipping darkness (Yama Raaja) regularly at a prescribed time helps in overcoming all kinds of fear.
Worshipping the 4 directions as shining Brahman (see Chandogya Upanishad for the details of this Upasana) helps one gain eminence and excellence.
Worshipping Bhagavan Krishna as Keshava helps in diluting our sins, and in winning his grace, enhancing humility in us and in motivating us to do work as Karma Yoga.
The opening sloka
"Namo Brahmanya Devaaya Go-brahmana-hitaaya cha
Jagat-hithaaya Krishnaya Govindaya Namo Namah"
is very insightful. To understand the deeper meaning of it, one has to read the introductory chapters of the Bhagavad-gita Bhashyam by Adi Shankaracharya.
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