Trisandya

The Trisandya (from ) is a commonly used prayer in Indian Hinduism & Balinese Hinduism. It is uttered three times each day: 6 am, noon, and 6 pm, in line with the Sandhyavandanam tradition.

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.

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.

Text Sanskrit (Devanagari)Sanskrit (IAST)EnglishOM, OM, 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.The first part of this mantra was derived from the Gayatri Mantra.Kamakhya Devi Temple: Story and HistoryOM, 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.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.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.OM, forgive me, Great God, You who give salvation to all sentient beings, save me from my sins and protect me, O Sada Shiva.OM, forgive my wrong actions, forgive my wrong speech, forgive my sinful mind, forgive me for all of my misdeeds.ओं शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ओंOṁ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ Śāntiḥ OṁOM, may there be peace, peace, peace, OM.

Trisandya

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