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Volume 4 · Karma Veda · Chapter 5 · Nitya-Vandana - Daily Liturgy

Nitya-Vandana - Daily Liturgy

Canon Rev1 / Commentary Rev1 (25 December 2025)

Sanskrit

ध्रुवे मुखं कृत्वा तिष्ठेत्, गुरुत्वं हृदि भावयेत् । ध्रुव-क्षेत्रं स्मरेन्नित्यं, सत्ये धर्मे च वर्तयेत् ॥

IAST

dhruve mukhaṃ kṛtvā tiṣṭhet, gurutvaṃ hṛdi bhāvayet | dhruva-kṣetraṃ smaren nityaṃ, satye dharme ca vartayet ||

English (literal)

Stand facing north; contemplate gravity in the heart. Remember the magnetic shield daily; live in truth and duty.

English (poetic)

Orient by North; steady by gravity; act by duty. Dhruva-Gurutva Rite (2 minutes) Face North. Feel gravity. Recall the magnetic shield. Speak the vow. Perform one measurable act. Record the fruit.

Commentary

Bhāṣya

Upaniṣadic

This daily liturgy is a discipline of orientation. It uses north (dhruva) and gravity (gurutva) as embodied reminders that the human mind must be anchored to reality, not to rumor. The liturgy is designed to be universally acceptable: it contains no idol, no sect marker, and no claim of cultural ownership. Its ‘sacred’ element is the measurable: one act of duty and one record of fruit. The deeper logic is anti-propaganda. Propaganda thrives on haste, anger, and forgetting. The rite inserts a pause, a direction, and a ledger. It converts the day from reaction to responsibility.

Praśna–Uttara

Student
“Why face north?”
Teacher
“To practice orientation as a habit.”
Student
“Why gravity?”
Teacher
“To remember consequence.”
Student
“Why record?”
Teacher
“To prevent self-deception.”

Prayoga

  1. Keep the rite under two minutes.
  2. Choose one duty that benefits someone outside your tribe.
  3. Review the ledger weekly and revise your practice.