Re: REQUEST : Vasishthas and tat savitur varenyam

Posted By N. Tiwari (ntiwari@rs4.esm.vt.edu)
12 Dec 1996 01:26:06 GMT

Vidhyanath K. Rao (vidynath@math.ohio-state.edu) wrote:

: I know that this is really a silly question, but I want to be sure,
: instead of relying on my impressions.

: Do men of Vasishtha gotra use `tat savitur varenyam ...' in their
: Sandhyaavandana, or do they use something else (whose seer was not
: Visvamitra)?

My gotra is that of Vashishtha. My father was not very religious in
the sense of "rituals". However, my grandfather was indeed a very
religious person. I several times heard him recite the Gayatri
mantra during his evening prayers. Perhaps, that might answer your question.

--
Nachiketa Tiwari

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