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Why the period of early morning (brahma muhurta or amrut wela) important for meditation? And what is that period (approx. from hhmm AM to hhmm AM)? (I know the twilight period for sandhya vandanam. But here I am talking about amrut wela).
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  • The time at which asuras was manifested by Brahmadev- midnight and humans before 1.30hrs of sunrise. That's why it's significant because Satvik nature will be filled in atmosphere in dat time. Thus meditation in that time, you will drown yourself in deep silence of thoughtless state
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Why the period of early morning (brahma muhurta or amrut wela) important for meditation? And what is that period (approx. from hhmm AM to hhmm AM)? (I know the twilight period for sandhya vandanam. But here I am talking about amrut wela).
Would like to have scriptural references, not just opinions please.






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  • The time at which asuras was manifested by Brahmadev- midnight and humans before 1.30hrs of sunrise. That's why it's significant because Satvik nature will be filled in atmosphere in dat time. Thus meditation in that time, you will drown yourself in deep silence of thoughtless state
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    2 days ago












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Would like to have scriptural references, not just opinions please.






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Why the period of early morning (brahma muhurta or amrut wela) important for meditation? And what is that period (approx. from hhmm AM to hhmm AM)? (I know the twilight period for sandhya vandanam. But here I am talking about amrut wela).
Would like to have scriptural references, not just opinions please.






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  • This answer also will be useful - hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/24631/5620
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  • The time at which asuras was manifested by Brahmadev- midnight and humans before 1.30hrs of sunrise. That's why it's significant because Satvik nature will be filled in atmosphere in dat time. Thus meditation in that time, you will drown yourself in deep silence of thoughtless state
    – Akshay Kumar S
    2 days ago
















  • This answer also will be useful - hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/24631/5620
    – SwiftPushkar
    2 days ago











  • The time at which asuras was manifested by Brahmadev- midnight and humans before 1.30hrs of sunrise. That's why it's significant because Satvik nature will be filled in atmosphere in dat time. Thus meditation in that time, you will drown yourself in deep silence of thoughtless state
    – Akshay Kumar S
    2 days ago















This answer also will be useful - hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/24631/5620
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This answer also will be useful - hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/24631/5620
– SwiftPushkar
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The time at which asuras was manifested by Brahmadev- midnight and humans before 1.30hrs of sunrise. That's why it's significant because Satvik nature will be filled in atmosphere in dat time. Thus meditation in that time, you will drown yourself in deep silence of thoughtless state
– Akshay Kumar S
2 days ago




The time at which asuras was manifested by Brahmadev- midnight and humans before 1.30hrs of sunrise. That's why it's significant because Satvik nature will be filled in atmosphere in dat time. Thus meditation in that time, you will drown yourself in deep silence of thoughtless state
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Your enquiry is about Brahma Muhurta or Amrit Vela. The scriptural ref. can be found in one of the ancient text called Ashtanga Hridaya , which is an Ayurvedic text The author is called Vagbhata .The approximate best time to wake up or Brahma Muhurta is mentioned there.
Pratahkalotthana (Wakeup Time).




ब्राहमे मुहुर्त उत्थिष्ठेत स्वस्थो रक्षार्थमायुष:

in order to protect
his life , healthy person should get up from the Bed in Brahma
Muhurta.






Arundatta in his "Sarvangasundari" commentary on Asthanga Hrdaya it is clearly stated as

रात्रेश्चतुर्दाशो मुहूर्तो ब्रहमो मुहूर्त: |

That means brhama
muhurta is the 14 th muhurta kala of the night. One muhurta is
equivalent to 48 minutes.




Whole night consisit of 15 muhurtas = 15*48 =720 minutes.

Brahma muhurta is te time , which is after completion of 13 muhurtas in the night time i.e.


13*48=624 minutes

720-624=96 minutes


Hence one has to getup from the bed early in the morning 96 minutes before sunrise i.e. about 4:24 a.m.
It is sutaible time to study and obtain knowledge. It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state.





Here more about Ashtanga Hridaya-

There is also mentioning of Daybreak or Brahma Muhurta in Srimad Bhagavata Purana. Swami Prabhupada in his commentary of the below shloka is explaining significance of Brahma Muhurta. It's said that this time is recommended very suitable for conducting Spiritual activities , at this time they will have great effect than any other part of the day or night.


ते तु तज्जगृहू रूपं त्यक्तं यत्परमेष्ठिना ।
मिथुनीभूय
गायन्तस्तमेवोषसि कर्मभिः ॥SB 3.20.46||



te tu taj jagṛhū rūpaḿ tyaktaḿ yat parameṣṭhinā
mithunī-bhūya
gāyantas tam evoṣasi karmabhiḥ



The Kimpurusas and Kinnaras took possession of that shadowy form left
by Brahma. That is why they and their spouses sing his praises by
recounting his exploits at every daybreak.

Purport -The time early in
the morning, one and a half hours before sunrise, is called
brahma-muhurta. During this brahma-muhurta, spiritual activities are
recommended. Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have
a greater effect than in any other part of the day.







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  • Thanks for your answer & references. Still one point is not clear. The point is -- what is the precise reason that "Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day". (besides the obvious reasons such as "our mind is fresh" or "we have had rest while sleeping"). Yes, these reasons are there, but I wish to know the spiritual reasons.
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    2 days ago











  • Yes , the scriptural ref. about the significance of waking up early in the morning at Brahma Muhurta needs more explanation. But "It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state." is giving us a hint . I will look for that.
    – SwiftPushkar
    2 days ago







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    @SwiftPushkar you are so good at finding the relevant quotes from the scriptures man. Hats off!
    – Dr. Vineet Aggarwal
    2 days ago










  • Rightly said @Dr. Vineet Aggarwal .
    – Vineet
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    @Just_Do_It -Yes , time of sunrise is different for each day, So Brahma muhurta also varies. The author has given general example of at 4.24 a.m. as assuming sunrise approximately at 6:OO A.M to explain the whole point.
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Ganganatha Jha, in his translation of Medhatithi's commentary on the Manusmriti quotes the following from a Dharmashastra digest:




Vīramitrodaya (Āhnika, p. 13), which explains ‘Brāhma muhūrta’ as ‘the last quarter of the night’, and adds that the time is so called because it is the time for the awakening of Brāhmī, i.e., Bhāratī, the goddess of speech; and that the term ‘muhūrta’ is to be taken as standing for time in general, and not in the restricted technical sense of a period of 48 minutes; and this on the ground that 48 minutes would not suffice for all those acts that are prescribed for being done after rising and before sunrise. It goes on to add that according to other Nibandhas, the last but one Muhūrta (48 minutes) of the night is called ‘Brāhma’, because it is sacred to Brahman. The conclusion that it arrives at is that those who have to perform all the acts of Vedic study and the rest should rise in the beginning of the last quarter of the night, i.e., at 3 a.m. while others in the third Muhūrta of that quarter, i.e., after 4-36 a.m.




See source link for more quotations of the same author.



As to its significance and duties, see the various Puranas such as the Brahma-purana 113.17-18:




One shall get up in the Brāhma Muhūrta and think about virtue and wealth. After getting up, one shall perform the Ācamana rite. After taking both and making himself pure one shall worship the Sandhyās. The early Sandhyā (i.e. dawn) he shall worship even when the stars are seen. He shall worship the late Sandhyā (i.e. dusk) even when the sun is visible. He shall perform Sandhyā prayers duly. Unless in extreme case of emergency he shall not forsake it.




As well as the Garuda-Purana chapter 229:




Rising at the Brahma Muhurta (about half an hour before the dawn) a house-holder shall attend to the calls of nature, and then having carefully washed himself, at the close of the night, shall think of his own good both in this world and the next. Then he shall bathe and attend to the rite of his Sandhya meditation. He shall perform the rite of his morning Sandhya after having washed his face and cleansed his teeth.







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    Your enquiry is about Brahma Muhurta or Amrit Vela. The scriptural ref. can be found in one of the ancient text called Ashtanga Hridaya , which is an Ayurvedic text The author is called Vagbhata .The approximate best time to wake up or Brahma Muhurta is mentioned there.
    Pratahkalotthana (Wakeup Time).




    ब्राहमे मुहुर्त उत्थिष्ठेत स्वस्थो रक्षार्थमायुष:

    in order to protect
    his life , healthy person should get up from the Bed in Brahma
    Muhurta.






    Arundatta in his "Sarvangasundari" commentary on Asthanga Hrdaya it is clearly stated as

    रात्रेश्चतुर्दाशो मुहूर्तो ब्रहमो मुहूर्त: |

    That means brhama
    muhurta is the 14 th muhurta kala of the night. One muhurta is
    equivalent to 48 minutes.




    Whole night consisit of 15 muhurtas = 15*48 =720 minutes.

    Brahma muhurta is te time , which is after completion of 13 muhurtas in the night time i.e.


    13*48=624 minutes

    720-624=96 minutes


    Hence one has to getup from the bed early in the morning 96 minutes before sunrise i.e. about 4:24 a.m.
    It is sutaible time to study and obtain knowledge. It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state.





    Here more about Ashtanga Hridaya-

    There is also mentioning of Daybreak or Brahma Muhurta in Srimad Bhagavata Purana. Swami Prabhupada in his commentary of the below shloka is explaining significance of Brahma Muhurta. It's said that this time is recommended very suitable for conducting Spiritual activities , at this time they will have great effect than any other part of the day or night.


    ते तु तज्जगृहू रूपं त्यक्तं यत्परमेष्ठिना ।
    मिथुनीभूय
    गायन्तस्तमेवोषसि कर्मभिः ॥SB 3.20.46||



    te tu taj jagṛhū rūpaḿ tyaktaḿ yat parameṣṭhinā
    mithunī-bhūya
    gāyantas tam evoṣasi karmabhiḥ



    The Kimpurusas and Kinnaras took possession of that shadowy form left
    by Brahma. That is why they and their spouses sing his praises by
    recounting his exploits at every daybreak.

    Purport -The time early in
    the morning, one and a half hours before sunrise, is called
    brahma-muhurta. During this brahma-muhurta, spiritual activities are
    recommended. Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have
    a greater effect than in any other part of the day.







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    • Thanks for your answer & references. Still one point is not clear. The point is -- what is the precise reason that "Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day". (besides the obvious reasons such as "our mind is fresh" or "we have had rest while sleeping"). Yes, these reasons are there, but I wish to know the spiritual reasons.
      – Vineet
      2 days ago











    • Yes , the scriptural ref. about the significance of waking up early in the morning at Brahma Muhurta needs more explanation. But "It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state." is giving us a hint . I will look for that.
      – SwiftPushkar
      2 days ago







    • 2




      @SwiftPushkar you are so good at finding the relevant quotes from the scriptures man. Hats off!
      – Dr. Vineet Aggarwal
      2 days ago










    • Rightly said @Dr. Vineet Aggarwal .
      – Vineet
      yesterday






    • 1




      @Just_Do_It -Yes , time of sunrise is different for each day, So Brahma muhurta also varies. The author has given general example of at 4.24 a.m. as assuming sunrise approximately at 6:OO A.M to explain the whole point.
      – SwiftPushkar
      20 hours ago














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    Your enquiry is about Brahma Muhurta or Amrit Vela. The scriptural ref. can be found in one of the ancient text called Ashtanga Hridaya , which is an Ayurvedic text The author is called Vagbhata .The approximate best time to wake up or Brahma Muhurta is mentioned there.
    Pratahkalotthana (Wakeup Time).




    ब्राहमे मुहुर्त उत्थिष्ठेत स्वस्थो रक्षार्थमायुष:

    in order to protect
    his life , healthy person should get up from the Bed in Brahma
    Muhurta.






    Arundatta in his "Sarvangasundari" commentary on Asthanga Hrdaya it is clearly stated as

    रात्रेश्चतुर्दाशो मुहूर्तो ब्रहमो मुहूर्त: |

    That means brhama
    muhurta is the 14 th muhurta kala of the night. One muhurta is
    equivalent to 48 minutes.




    Whole night consisit of 15 muhurtas = 15*48 =720 minutes.

    Brahma muhurta is te time , which is after completion of 13 muhurtas in the night time i.e.


    13*48=624 minutes

    720-624=96 minutes


    Hence one has to getup from the bed early in the morning 96 minutes before sunrise i.e. about 4:24 a.m.
    It is sutaible time to study and obtain knowledge. It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state.





    Here more about Ashtanga Hridaya-

    There is also mentioning of Daybreak or Brahma Muhurta in Srimad Bhagavata Purana. Swami Prabhupada in his commentary of the below shloka is explaining significance of Brahma Muhurta. It's said that this time is recommended very suitable for conducting Spiritual activities , at this time they will have great effect than any other part of the day or night.


    ते तु तज्जगृहू रूपं त्यक्तं यत्परमेष्ठिना ।
    मिथुनीभूय
    गायन्तस्तमेवोषसि कर्मभिः ॥SB 3.20.46||



    te tu taj jagṛhū rūpaḿ tyaktaḿ yat parameṣṭhinā
    mithunī-bhūya
    gāyantas tam evoṣasi karmabhiḥ



    The Kimpurusas and Kinnaras took possession of that shadowy form left
    by Brahma. That is why they and their spouses sing his praises by
    recounting his exploits at every daybreak.

    Purport -The time early in
    the morning, one and a half hours before sunrise, is called
    brahma-muhurta. During this brahma-muhurta, spiritual activities are
    recommended. Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have
    a greater effect than in any other part of the day.







    share|improve this answer




















    • Thanks for your answer & references. Still one point is not clear. The point is -- what is the precise reason that "Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day". (besides the obvious reasons such as "our mind is fresh" or "we have had rest while sleeping"). Yes, these reasons are there, but I wish to know the spiritual reasons.
      – Vineet
      2 days ago











    • Yes , the scriptural ref. about the significance of waking up early in the morning at Brahma Muhurta needs more explanation. But "It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state." is giving us a hint . I will look for that.
      – SwiftPushkar
      2 days ago







    • 2




      @SwiftPushkar you are so good at finding the relevant quotes from the scriptures man. Hats off!
      – Dr. Vineet Aggarwal
      2 days ago










    • Rightly said @Dr. Vineet Aggarwal .
      – Vineet
      yesterday






    • 1




      @Just_Do_It -Yes , time of sunrise is different for each day, So Brahma muhurta also varies. The author has given general example of at 4.24 a.m. as assuming sunrise approximately at 6:OO A.M to explain the whole point.
      – SwiftPushkar
      20 hours ago












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    Your enquiry is about Brahma Muhurta or Amrit Vela. The scriptural ref. can be found in one of the ancient text called Ashtanga Hridaya , which is an Ayurvedic text The author is called Vagbhata .The approximate best time to wake up or Brahma Muhurta is mentioned there.
    Pratahkalotthana (Wakeup Time).




    ब्राहमे मुहुर्त उत्थिष्ठेत स्वस्थो रक्षार्थमायुष:

    in order to protect
    his life , healthy person should get up from the Bed in Brahma
    Muhurta.






    Arundatta in his "Sarvangasundari" commentary on Asthanga Hrdaya it is clearly stated as

    रात्रेश्चतुर्दाशो मुहूर्तो ब्रहमो मुहूर्त: |

    That means brhama
    muhurta is the 14 th muhurta kala of the night. One muhurta is
    equivalent to 48 minutes.




    Whole night consisit of 15 muhurtas = 15*48 =720 minutes.

    Brahma muhurta is te time , which is after completion of 13 muhurtas in the night time i.e.


    13*48=624 minutes

    720-624=96 minutes


    Hence one has to getup from the bed early in the morning 96 minutes before sunrise i.e. about 4:24 a.m.
    It is sutaible time to study and obtain knowledge. It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state.





    Here more about Ashtanga Hridaya-

    There is also mentioning of Daybreak or Brahma Muhurta in Srimad Bhagavata Purana. Swami Prabhupada in his commentary of the below shloka is explaining significance of Brahma Muhurta. It's said that this time is recommended very suitable for conducting Spiritual activities , at this time they will have great effect than any other part of the day or night.


    ते तु तज्जगृहू रूपं त्यक्तं यत्परमेष्ठिना ।
    मिथुनीभूय
    गायन्तस्तमेवोषसि कर्मभिः ॥SB 3.20.46||



    te tu taj jagṛhū rūpaḿ tyaktaḿ yat parameṣṭhinā
    mithunī-bhūya
    gāyantas tam evoṣasi karmabhiḥ



    The Kimpurusas and Kinnaras took possession of that shadowy form left
    by Brahma. That is why they and their spouses sing his praises by
    recounting his exploits at every daybreak.

    Purport -The time early in
    the morning, one and a half hours before sunrise, is called
    brahma-muhurta. During this brahma-muhurta, spiritual activities are
    recommended. Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have
    a greater effect than in any other part of the day.







    share|improve this answer












    Your enquiry is about Brahma Muhurta or Amrit Vela. The scriptural ref. can be found in one of the ancient text called Ashtanga Hridaya , which is an Ayurvedic text The author is called Vagbhata .The approximate best time to wake up or Brahma Muhurta is mentioned there.
    Pratahkalotthana (Wakeup Time).




    ब्राहमे मुहुर्त उत्थिष्ठेत स्वस्थो रक्षार्थमायुष:

    in order to protect
    his life , healthy person should get up from the Bed in Brahma
    Muhurta.






    Arundatta in his "Sarvangasundari" commentary on Asthanga Hrdaya it is clearly stated as

    रात्रेश्चतुर्दाशो मुहूर्तो ब्रहमो मुहूर्त: |

    That means brhama
    muhurta is the 14 th muhurta kala of the night. One muhurta is
    equivalent to 48 minutes.




    Whole night consisit of 15 muhurtas = 15*48 =720 minutes.

    Brahma muhurta is te time , which is after completion of 13 muhurtas in the night time i.e.


    13*48=624 minutes

    720-624=96 minutes


    Hence one has to getup from the bed early in the morning 96 minutes before sunrise i.e. about 4:24 a.m.
    It is sutaible time to study and obtain knowledge. It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state.





    Here more about Ashtanga Hridaya-

    There is also mentioning of Daybreak or Brahma Muhurta in Srimad Bhagavata Purana. Swami Prabhupada in his commentary of the below shloka is explaining significance of Brahma Muhurta. It's said that this time is recommended very suitable for conducting Spiritual activities , at this time they will have great effect than any other part of the day or night.


    ते तु तज्जगृहू रूपं त्यक्तं यत्परमेष्ठिना ।
    मिथुनीभूय
    गायन्तस्तमेवोषसि कर्मभिः ॥SB 3.20.46||



    te tu taj jagṛhū rūpaḿ tyaktaḿ yat parameṣṭhinā
    mithunī-bhūya
    gāyantas tam evoṣasi karmabhiḥ



    The Kimpurusas and Kinnaras took possession of that shadowy form left
    by Brahma. That is why they and their spouses sing his praises by
    recounting his exploits at every daybreak.

    Purport -The time early in
    the morning, one and a half hours before sunrise, is called
    brahma-muhurta. During this brahma-muhurta, spiritual activities are
    recommended. Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have
    a greater effect than in any other part of the day.








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    • Thanks for your answer & references. Still one point is not clear. The point is -- what is the precise reason that "Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day". (besides the obvious reasons such as "our mind is fresh" or "we have had rest while sleeping"). Yes, these reasons are there, but I wish to know the spiritual reasons.
      – Vineet
      2 days ago











    • Yes , the scriptural ref. about the significance of waking up early in the morning at Brahma Muhurta needs more explanation. But "It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state." is giving us a hint . I will look for that.
      – SwiftPushkar
      2 days ago







    • 2




      @SwiftPushkar you are so good at finding the relevant quotes from the scriptures man. Hats off!
      – Dr. Vineet Aggarwal
      2 days ago










    • Rightly said @Dr. Vineet Aggarwal .
      – Vineet
      yesterday






    • 1




      @Just_Do_It -Yes , time of sunrise is different for each day, So Brahma muhurta also varies. The author has given general example of at 4.24 a.m. as assuming sunrise approximately at 6:OO A.M to explain the whole point.
      – SwiftPushkar
      20 hours ago
















    • Thanks for your answer & references. Still one point is not clear. The point is -- what is the precise reason that "Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day". (besides the obvious reasons such as "our mind is fresh" or "we have had rest while sleeping"). Yes, these reasons are there, but I wish to know the spiritual reasons.
      – Vineet
      2 days ago











    • Yes , the scriptural ref. about the significance of waking up early in the morning at Brahma Muhurta needs more explanation. But "It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state." is giving us a hint . I will look for that.
      – SwiftPushkar
      2 days ago







    • 2




      @SwiftPushkar you are so good at finding the relevant quotes from the scriptures man. Hats off!
      – Dr. Vineet Aggarwal
      2 days ago










    • Rightly said @Dr. Vineet Aggarwal .
      – Vineet
      yesterday






    • 1




      @Just_Do_It -Yes , time of sunrise is different for each day, So Brahma muhurta also varies. The author has given general example of at 4.24 a.m. as assuming sunrise approximately at 6:OO A.M to explain the whole point.
      – SwiftPushkar
      20 hours ago















    Thanks for your answer & references. Still one point is not clear. The point is -- what is the precise reason that "Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day". (besides the obvious reasons such as "our mind is fresh" or "we have had rest while sleeping"). Yes, these reasons are there, but I wish to know the spiritual reasons.
    – Vineet
    2 days ago





    Thanks for your answer & references. Still one point is not clear. The point is -- what is the precise reason that "Spiritual activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day". (besides the obvious reasons such as "our mind is fresh" or "we have had rest while sleeping"). Yes, these reasons are there, but I wish to know the spiritual reasons.
    – Vineet
    2 days ago













    Yes , the scriptural ref. about the significance of waking up early in the morning at Brahma Muhurta needs more explanation. But "It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state." is giving us a hint . I will look for that.
    – SwiftPushkar
    2 days ago





    Yes , the scriptural ref. about the significance of waking up early in the morning at Brahma Muhurta needs more explanation. But "It is also the time when all the three doshas are in equilibrium state." is giving us a hint . I will look for that.
    – SwiftPushkar
    2 days ago





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    @SwiftPushkar you are so good at finding the relevant quotes from the scriptures man. Hats off!
    – Dr. Vineet Aggarwal
    2 days ago




    @SwiftPushkar you are so good at finding the relevant quotes from the scriptures man. Hats off!
    – Dr. Vineet Aggarwal
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    Rightly said @Dr. Vineet Aggarwal .
    – Vineet
    yesterday




    Rightly said @Dr. Vineet Aggarwal .
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    @Just_Do_It -Yes , time of sunrise is different for each day, So Brahma muhurta also varies. The author has given general example of at 4.24 a.m. as assuming sunrise approximately at 6:OO A.M to explain the whole point.
    – SwiftPushkar
    20 hours ago




    @Just_Do_It -Yes , time of sunrise is different for each day, So Brahma muhurta also varies. The author has given general example of at 4.24 a.m. as assuming sunrise approximately at 6:OO A.M to explain the whole point.
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    Ganganatha Jha, in his translation of Medhatithi's commentary on the Manusmriti quotes the following from a Dharmashastra digest:




    Vīramitrodaya (Āhnika, p. 13), which explains ‘Brāhma muhūrta’ as ‘the last quarter of the night’, and adds that the time is so called because it is the time for the awakening of Brāhmī, i.e., Bhāratī, the goddess of speech; and that the term ‘muhūrta’ is to be taken as standing for time in general, and not in the restricted technical sense of a period of 48 minutes; and this on the ground that 48 minutes would not suffice for all those acts that are prescribed for being done after rising and before sunrise. It goes on to add that according to other Nibandhas, the last but one Muhūrta (48 minutes) of the night is called ‘Brāhma’, because it is sacred to Brahman. The conclusion that it arrives at is that those who have to perform all the acts of Vedic study and the rest should rise in the beginning of the last quarter of the night, i.e., at 3 a.m. while others in the third Muhūrta of that quarter, i.e., after 4-36 a.m.




    See source link for more quotations of the same author.



    As to its significance and duties, see the various Puranas such as the Brahma-purana 113.17-18:




    One shall get up in the Brāhma Muhūrta and think about virtue and wealth. After getting up, one shall perform the Ācamana rite. After taking both and making himself pure one shall worship the Sandhyās. The early Sandhyā (i.e. dawn) he shall worship even when the stars are seen. He shall worship the late Sandhyā (i.e. dusk) even when the sun is visible. He shall perform Sandhyā prayers duly. Unless in extreme case of emergency he shall not forsake it.




    As well as the Garuda-Purana chapter 229:




    Rising at the Brahma Muhurta (about half an hour before the dawn) a house-holder shall attend to the calls of nature, and then having carefully washed himself, at the close of the night, shall think of his own good both in this world and the next. Then he shall bathe and attend to the rite of his Sandhya meditation. He shall perform the rite of his morning Sandhya after having washed his face and cleansed his teeth.







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      Ganganatha Jha, in his translation of Medhatithi's commentary on the Manusmriti quotes the following from a Dharmashastra digest:




      Vīramitrodaya (Āhnika, p. 13), which explains ‘Brāhma muhūrta’ as ‘the last quarter of the night’, and adds that the time is so called because it is the time for the awakening of Brāhmī, i.e., Bhāratī, the goddess of speech; and that the term ‘muhūrta’ is to be taken as standing for time in general, and not in the restricted technical sense of a period of 48 minutes; and this on the ground that 48 minutes would not suffice for all those acts that are prescribed for being done after rising and before sunrise. It goes on to add that according to other Nibandhas, the last but one Muhūrta (48 minutes) of the night is called ‘Brāhma’, because it is sacred to Brahman. The conclusion that it arrives at is that those who have to perform all the acts of Vedic study and the rest should rise in the beginning of the last quarter of the night, i.e., at 3 a.m. while others in the third Muhūrta of that quarter, i.e., after 4-36 a.m.




      See source link for more quotations of the same author.



      As to its significance and duties, see the various Puranas such as the Brahma-purana 113.17-18:




      One shall get up in the Brāhma Muhūrta and think about virtue and wealth. After getting up, one shall perform the Ācamana rite. After taking both and making himself pure one shall worship the Sandhyās. The early Sandhyā (i.e. dawn) he shall worship even when the stars are seen. He shall worship the late Sandhyā (i.e. dusk) even when the sun is visible. He shall perform Sandhyā prayers duly. Unless in extreme case of emergency he shall not forsake it.




      As well as the Garuda-Purana chapter 229:




      Rising at the Brahma Muhurta (about half an hour before the dawn) a house-holder shall attend to the calls of nature, and then having carefully washed himself, at the close of the night, shall think of his own good both in this world and the next. Then he shall bathe and attend to the rite of his Sandhya meditation. He shall perform the rite of his morning Sandhya after having washed his face and cleansed his teeth.







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        Ganganatha Jha, in his translation of Medhatithi's commentary on the Manusmriti quotes the following from a Dharmashastra digest:




        Vīramitrodaya (Āhnika, p. 13), which explains ‘Brāhma muhūrta’ as ‘the last quarter of the night’, and adds that the time is so called because it is the time for the awakening of Brāhmī, i.e., Bhāratī, the goddess of speech; and that the term ‘muhūrta’ is to be taken as standing for time in general, and not in the restricted technical sense of a period of 48 minutes; and this on the ground that 48 minutes would not suffice for all those acts that are prescribed for being done after rising and before sunrise. It goes on to add that according to other Nibandhas, the last but one Muhūrta (48 minutes) of the night is called ‘Brāhma’, because it is sacred to Brahman. The conclusion that it arrives at is that those who have to perform all the acts of Vedic study and the rest should rise in the beginning of the last quarter of the night, i.e., at 3 a.m. while others in the third Muhūrta of that quarter, i.e., after 4-36 a.m.




        See source link for more quotations of the same author.



        As to its significance and duties, see the various Puranas such as the Brahma-purana 113.17-18:




        One shall get up in the Brāhma Muhūrta and think about virtue and wealth. After getting up, one shall perform the Ācamana rite. After taking both and making himself pure one shall worship the Sandhyās. The early Sandhyā (i.e. dawn) he shall worship even when the stars are seen. He shall worship the late Sandhyā (i.e. dusk) even when the sun is visible. He shall perform Sandhyā prayers duly. Unless in extreme case of emergency he shall not forsake it.




        As well as the Garuda-Purana chapter 229:




        Rising at the Brahma Muhurta (about half an hour before the dawn) a house-holder shall attend to the calls of nature, and then having carefully washed himself, at the close of the night, shall think of his own good both in this world and the next. Then he shall bathe and attend to the rite of his Sandhya meditation. He shall perform the rite of his morning Sandhya after having washed his face and cleansed his teeth.







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        Ganganatha Jha, in his translation of Medhatithi's commentary on the Manusmriti quotes the following from a Dharmashastra digest:




        Vīramitrodaya (Āhnika, p. 13), which explains ‘Brāhma muhūrta’ as ‘the last quarter of the night’, and adds that the time is so called because it is the time for the awakening of Brāhmī, i.e., Bhāratī, the goddess of speech; and that the term ‘muhūrta’ is to be taken as standing for time in general, and not in the restricted technical sense of a period of 48 minutes; and this on the ground that 48 minutes would not suffice for all those acts that are prescribed for being done after rising and before sunrise. It goes on to add that according to other Nibandhas, the last but one Muhūrta (48 minutes) of the night is called ‘Brāhma’, because it is sacred to Brahman. The conclusion that it arrives at is that those who have to perform all the acts of Vedic study and the rest should rise in the beginning of the last quarter of the night, i.e., at 3 a.m. while others in the third Muhūrta of that quarter, i.e., after 4-36 a.m.




        See source link for more quotations of the same author.



        As to its significance and duties, see the various Puranas such as the Brahma-purana 113.17-18:




        One shall get up in the Brāhma Muhūrta and think about virtue and wealth. After getting up, one shall perform the Ācamana rite. After taking both and making himself pure one shall worship the Sandhyās. The early Sandhyā (i.e. dawn) he shall worship even when the stars are seen. He shall worship the late Sandhyā (i.e. dusk) even when the sun is visible. He shall perform Sandhyā prayers duly. Unless in extreme case of emergency he shall not forsake it.




        As well as the Garuda-Purana chapter 229:




        Rising at the Brahma Muhurta (about half an hour before the dawn) a house-holder shall attend to the calls of nature, and then having carefully washed himself, at the close of the night, shall think of his own good both in this world and the next. Then he shall bathe and attend to the rite of his Sandhya meditation. He shall perform the rite of his morning Sandhya after having washed his face and cleansed his teeth.








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