Panchakaala Prakriyai - Part 1

Each morning reflecting on the wasted time that has gone by, we take a prathignai on performing archana at His feet as panchakaala prakriyais from today onwards. In saastraas, daytime has been divided into 5 kaalaas - praatah (sandhyaavandanam etc), sangava (praayaschitha, japaadhi), maadhyaanna (maadhyaanikam, aaraadhanam), aparaahnna (pitru kaaryam on appropriate days) and saayam (saayam sandhyaavandanam) to do nitya anushtaanam. Panchakaala prakriyas on the other hand, segment the full day as a chain of activities starting with abhigamanam (upon waking up and completing rituals corresponding to praatah kaalam), upaadaanam (to gather materials for aaraadanam and nargunam (eg. thru kaalakshepam), ijyaa (maadhyaanna kaalam including yaagam (thiruvaaraadanam) and anuyaagam (eating), svaadhyaayam (reciting vedas, Srimad Ramayanam, ..., saayam sandhyaavandanam, eating dinner, all the way up to when its time to sleep) and yogam (dhyaanam).