sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

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SAAMA VEDA DRAAHYAYANA SOOTRA VAISHNAVA-VADAKALAI TRIKAALA SANDHYAAVANDANAM PRAATA: SANDHYAAVANDANAM

1. Achamanam

Wash your hands and legs. Sit in kukkutAsanam facing East. Sip a drop of water from kulapAtram 3 times uttering the following mantrAs respectively.

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Then wipe your lips with water twice using your right thumb and wash your hand.

1.a. angavandanam (Chant the following mantraas touching various parts of the body as instructed below)

: Om kEshavAya nama: (touch right cheek with right thumb) : Om naaraayaNaaya nama: (left cheek with right thumb) : Om maadhavAya nama: (right eye with right ring finger) : Om gOvindAya nama: (left eye with right ring finger) : Om viSHNavE nama: (right nostril with right index finger) : Om madhusoodanAya nama: (left nostril with right index finger) : Om trivikramAyanama: (right ear with right little finger) : Om vaamanAya nama: (touch left ear with right little finger) : Om shreedharAya nama: (right shoulder with right middle finger) : Om hRuSheekEshAya nama:(shoulder with right middle finger)

: Om padmanaabhAya nama: (navel with right four fingers) : Om daamOdarAya nama: (centre of the head with all five fingers)

Do the Achamanam followed by angavandanam - 2 times.

2. praaNAyAmam:

Close the left hole of your nose with the the little finger and and ring finger of your right hand. Fold your index finger and middle finger. Exhale air already present inside your body through the right hole of the nose. Then close the right hole with the right thumb. Now inhale air through the left hole then close both the holes (keep eyes and mouth closed) and meditate on the Lord and say the following mantra 3 times and then exhale air slowly through the right hole. Then say Om and touch your right ear. (The holy Ganges is said to be present in the right ear.)

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Om bhoohoo Om bhuva:Ogum suvahaOm mahaha Om janaha Om tapaha Ogumsatyam. Om tat saviturvarENyam bhargO dEvasya dheemahi dhiyo yonaha prachOdayaat Om aapaha jyOteerasaha amrutam brahma bhoorbhuva: suvarOm 3. sankalpam Keep your left palm facing up on your right thigh and place your right palm over the left palm and say:

| shreebhagavadAgyayaa shreeman naaraayaNa preetyartham prAtassandhyAm upaasishyE

3.a. saatvika tyAgam

bhagavAnEva svaniyAmya svaroopa stithi pravritti svashEshata ekarasEna anEna AtmanA kartrA svakeeyaishcha upakaraNai: svArAdhanaika prayOjanAya paramapurusha: sarvasEshi shriya:pati: svashEShabhootam idam prAtassandhyAvandanAkhyam karma svasmai svapreetayE svayamEva kArayati
4. prOkshaNam 4.a. nyasaam Say the following mantraa by touching the parts of the body as directed with the four fingers of your right hand excluding the thumb.

: (tip of the nose) : (chest)

: (head)

ApOhiShThEti mantrasya sindudveepa riShi:(head) dEvee gAyatree chanda: (nose) ApO dEvatA:(chest) apAm prOkshaNE viniyOga:

4.b. prOkshaNam Sprinkle water each time on head with ring finger while chanting the below 7 mantras. This is called prOkshaNam.

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1. Om aapOhiShThaa mayObhuvaha 2. taa na oorjE dadhaatana 3. mahEraNaaya chakshasE

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4. yova: shivatamO rasa: 5. tasya bhaajayatEha na: 6. ushateeriva maataraha 7. tasmaa arangamaamavaha

Sprinkle water on the knees and say: yasya kshayaaya jinvatha Sprinkle water on the head and say: : aapO janayathaa cha naha Sprinkle water around the head in clockwise direction and say: : : Om bhoor bhuvah suvah
5. prAshanam

5.a. prAshanam - nyAsam

: (head) (chest) :

: (nose)

Do nyAsam by touching various parts as said below with four fingers excluding the thumb. sooryaschEtyanuvaagasya agni riShi:(head), dEvI gAyathree chanda: (nose) sooryO dEvatA(chest), apAm prAshanE viniyOga: 5.b. prAshanam Then take a drop of water in your right hand, say the following mantrAs and then sip it.

ahashca mA Adityashca punAtu svAhA | After this do Aachamanam + angavandanam. . 6. puna: prOkShaNam

6.a. nyAsam: Say the following mantra and touch the parts as directed with only four fingers.

: (head) : (chest) :

: (nose)

dadhikrAviNNOti mantrasyavAma dEva riShi: (head),anushtup chanda:(nose) , dadhikrAvA dEvatA:(chest) apAm prOkShaNE viniyOga: 6.b. puna:prOkshanam: Sprinkle water over the head with four fingers after each of the following mantrAs:

1. 4. 7. 10. 8. :

2.
5.

3. : 9. : : : : : 6. :

: 11.

Sprinkle water on the knees and say: 12. Sprinkle water on the head and say: 13.

Sprinkle water around the head in clockwise direction and say :

1. dadhikraaviNNO akaariSHam 2. jiSHNOrashvasya vaajinaha 3. surabhi nO mukhaakarat 4. praNa aayoogumSHitaariSHat 5. aapo hiShThaa mayObhuvaha 6. taa na oorjE dadhaatana 7. mahEraNaaya chakshasE 8. yovaha shivatamO rasaha 9. tasya bhaajaya tEha naha 10. ushateeriva maataraha 11. tasmaa arangamaama vaha

Sprinkle water on the knees and say: 12. yasya kshayaaya jinvatha" Sprinkle water on the head and say: 13. aapO janayathaa cha naha Sprinkle water around the head in clockwise direction and say: Om bhoor bhuva suvaha 7. arghya pradAnam Do prANAyAmam..

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Om bhoohoo Om bhuva:Ogum suvahaOm mahaha Om janaha Om tapaha Ogumsatyam. Om tat saviturvarENyam bhargO dEvasya dheemahi dhiyo yonaha prachOdayaat Om aapaha jyOteerasaha amrutam brahma bhoorbhuva: suvarOm Do sankalpam..

shree bhagavadAgyayA shreeman naaraayaNa preetyartham prAtassandhyAyAm arghyapradAnam kariShyE 7.a. nyAsam

: (head) (chest) :

: (nose)

arghya pradAna mantrasya vishvAmitra riShi:(head), dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) savItA dEvatA (chest), arghya pradAnE viniyOga: 7.b. arghya pradaana Take lot of water in your hands, hold it up against your forehead, see that your thumbs dont touch the fore fingers and say the following gAyatri mantra and then pour the water through the finger tips into the plate or a neat place. This is called arghyam to the sun God. Give 3 arghyams like this.

Om bhoor bhuvah suvaha tatsavitur varENyam bhargo dEvasya dheemahi dhiyOyOnahaprachOdayaat.

7.c. kAlAteeta prAyaschitta arghyapradAnam Those who do praatah sandhyaavandanam after sunrise have to give an extra arghyam to the sun God called prAyashchitta arghyam For this again Do PranAyAmam. and say the following sankalpam.

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shree bhagavadAgyayA sriman naaraayaNa preetyartham prAtassandhyA kAlAteeta prAyaschittArgyam kariShyE

Do nyAsam: , : (chest) : (head) : : (nose)

yadatyEtyasya mantrasya shounaka Rushi:, gaayatree chanda: sooryO devataa: praayashchittaarghya daane viniyOga: Then say the following mantraa and give one arghyam.

Aq rSir Mc c uWl ESai Apxr | xuq iSlS i uz.

Om yadatya kachcha vrutrahan udagaat abhisoorya sarvam tadindra te vashE. and then say:

Om bhUr bhuvah suvaha.

and circumbulate your head with little water in clockwise direction. Then circumbulate (go around clockwise) and say : asAvAdityO brahma Then sit and do Achamanam and angavandanam .

8. tarpaNam Face East or North, take water with both your hands and saying each mantra , face the sun and pour little water every time with your fingertips excluding the thumbs, onto a plate or river, pond or any neat place.

Om kEshavam tarpayaami Om naaraayaNam tarpayaami |

Om maadhavam tarpayaami |

Om gOvindam tarpayaami |

Om viSHNum tarpayaami
Om madhusoodanam tarpayaami | Om trivikramam tarpayaami | Om vaamanam tarpayaami |

Om shreedharam tarpayaami |
Om hruSheekEsham tarpayaami |

| Om padmanaabham tarpayaami | |Om daamOdaram tarpayaami | + :

Then do Achamanam and angavandanam . 9. gAyatree japavidhi:

Morning gAyatree japa must be done in standing position facing east .

9.a. nyAsam
Sprinkle some water on a clean surface and say: Om bhUrbhuva:suva:

: (head) (chest) :

: (nose)

Asana mantrasya prithivyA mErupruShTa ruShi: (head) sutalam chanda: (nose) shree koormO dEvatA(chest), AsanE viniyOga: Then join your hands in prayer and say the bhoomi praarthanaa:

pruthvee dvaya dhrutA lOkA dEvi tvam viShNunA dhrutA tvam cha dhAraya mAm dEvi pavitram kuru sAsanam 9.b. praaNaayama japa nyAsam:

(nose)

1. 3. 4.

(head)2. (chest) (head) -

5. 6.

(nose) (centre of chest)

praNavasya ruShir brahmA (head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) paramAtmA dEvatA (chest) bhoorAti saptavyAhruteenaam atri bruku kutsa vasiShTa goutama kAsyapa Angeerasa riShaya: (head) gAyatree uShNik anuShTup bruhatee panktee triShTup jagatya: chandAmsi (nose) agni vAyu arka vAgeesha varuNEndra vishvE dEvA dEvatA:(chest)

: (head)

: (nose)

(chest)

sAvitryA riShi: vishvAmitra:(head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) savitA dEvatA (chest)

: (head) :

: (nose)

(chest)

gAyatrI shirasO brahmA riShi: (head) anuShTup chanda: (nose) paramAtmA dEvatA (chest) sarvEShaam prANAyAmE viniyOga:

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muktaa vidruma hEmaneela dhavalah CHaayair mukhaistreekshaNaihi yuktaam indukalaa nibaddha ratnamakuTaam tatvaartha varNaatmikaam | gaayatreem varadaabhayaankusha kashaahaa shubhram kapaalam gadaam shankham chakra mathaara vindayugaLam hastairvahanteem bhajE OmApO jyOtee rasOmrutam brahma bhoorbhuva:suvarOm With both your hands, act as if you are touching your body from head to toe.Thinking of the sun god recite :

arka maNDala madyastam soorya kOTi samaprabhambrahmAdi sEvya pAdAbjamnoumi brahmaramAsakam Do prAnAyAmam 10 times or atleast 3 times.Om bhoo:, Om bhuva:..bhuvasuvarOm

9.c. gaayatree japa sankalpa:

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shree bhagavadAgyayaa shreeman naaraayaNa preetyartham prAtassandhyAm gAyatree mahAmantra japam karishyE 9.d. gaayatree Avahanam

(Touch the parts of the body as instructed with four fingers of your right hand excluding the thumb while saying these mantrAs. )

1. 2. (nose) 3.

(head) (centre of chest)

Ari uUS Su AUq o xqqi| arNlSx qiS o ewxu l| Aex xWx osqx pex Sul kq lqx uqx ur: xuqx xur AppU |

( Hold both the palms together as though looking at it and turn or rotate the palms together inwards at the end of each aavaahayaami )

1. aayaatvityanuvaakasya vaamadEva riSHihi ( head ) 2. anuSHTup CHandaha |( nose ) 3. gaayatree dEvataa | ( centre of chest ) aayaatu varadaa dEvee aksharam brahmasammitam | gaayatreem CHandasaam maatEdam brahma juSHasva naha || OjOsi sahOsi balamasi bhraajOsi dEvaanaam dhaama naamaasi vishvamasi vishvaayuhu sarvamasi sarvaayuhu abhibhoorOm | ( Hold both the palms together as though looking at it and turn or rotate the palms together inwards at the end of each aavaahayaami ) gaayatreem aavaahayaami | saavitreem aavaahayaami | sarasvateem aavaahayaami | 9.e.gaayatree dhyAna slOkam.

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prAtardyAyAmi gAyatrIm ravi maNdala madhyakAmrigvEda muchchArayanteem rakta varNAm kumArikAmakShamAlAkarAm brahmadaivatyAm hamsavAhanAm 9.f. gaayatree japa nyAsam.

. : (nose) : (head) (chest)

(head)

(nose) : : (head) :

:(chest) : (nose) (chest)

praNavasya ruShi brahmA (head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) paramAtmA dEvatA (chest) bhoorAti vyAhruti trayANAm atree bhrugu kutsa ruShaya: (head) gAyatree uShNik anuShTup chandAmsi (nose) agni vAyu arkA dEvatA:(chest) sAvitryA riShi: vishvAmitraha:(head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) savitA dEvatA(chest) praatassandhyaa gAyatree japE viniyOga: Join your hands in prayer and say:

Yo dEva: savitAsmAgam diyO dharmAtikOcharA: prErayEt tasya yatbhargha: tatvarEnyamupAsmahE 9.g. gayatree japam.

Meditate upon the Sri man naaraayaNa in the centre of the Surya MandalA. Recite the gaayatree mantra 1008 times, 108 times, 28 times or atleast 10 times. Cover your left shoulder with an uttiriyam/upavastra and , join both your hands and start counting with your right thumb. For counting, start with the bottom part of the right little finger and count clockwise until you reach the bottom part of the ring finger.That counts 10.

| ppu: xu: | iixuiuUhr| pa Suxr kqW | kr r l: mcSri ||

Om |bhoor bhuvas-svaha |tatsavitur varENyam | bhargO dEvasya dheemahi | dhiyOyO naha prachOdayaat | Only in gaayatree japa, gaayatree is meditated slowly pausing in five places as shown above.

10. upasthAnam Do PrANAyAmam 3 times. 10.a. upasthAnam sankalpa:

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shree bhagavadAgyayA shri man naaraayaNa preetyartham prAtassandhyAm upasthAnam kariShyE. 10.b. gaayatree upasthAnam

: :(head) : (nose) :

(chest)

Eq zZU Su pqr mui qkl | ohpr llq acN Su rj xZq ||

uttamE ityanuvAkasya vAmadEva riShi:(head) anuShTup chanda: (nose) gAyatrI dEvatA (chest) gAyatrI utvAsanE viniyOga: uttamE shikharE dEvI bhUmyAm parvatamoordhani brAhmaNEbhyO hyanugyAnam gachcha dEvi yathAsukham

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uttamE shikharE dEvi bhoomyaam parvata moordhani | braahmaNEbhyO hyanugyaanam gachCHa dEvi yathaasukham||
yashOhaM bhavaami braahmaNaanaaM yashOraagyaaMyashO vishaaM yashassatyasya bhavaami| bhavaami yashasaaM yasha: || punarmaayantu dEvataa yaamadapachakramu: mahasvantO mahaantO bhavaamyasmin patrE haritE sOmapRuShThE rooparoopaM me disha | praatarahnasya tEjasa: | annamugrasya praashiSham | astu vai mayi tvayeedam astu tvayee mayeedaM| yadidaM pashyaami chakShuShaa |tvayaa dattam prabhaasayaa. tEna maa bhunja tena maa bhukShiSheeya tEna maa visha | aharnO atyapeeparat raatrirnO atipaarayat aadityaanaamavarOkShaM poorNaamaparipaadineeM ach ChidraaM paarayiShNaveeM shataaritraaM svastaye | oum nama: aadityaaya nama: aadityaaya nama: aadityaaya | udyantaM tvadityaanoodeeyaasaM | 11. sandhyA dEvatA vandanam Join your hands in prayer and thank the sandhyA dEvatAs facing respective directions.

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(East) (South) (West) (North)

Om sandhyaayai nama:( East ) Om saavitryai nama:( South ) Om gaayatryai nama:( West ) Om sarasvatyai nama:( North )

: (East) sarvaabhyO dEvataabhyO namO nama: ( East ) kaamOakaarSHeen manyurakaarSHeet namO nama: ||
12. dik vandanam Join your hands in prayer and thank the diks (directions) accordingly

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(East) Om praachyai dishE nama: ( East ) (South)Om dakshiNaayai dishE nama:( South ) (West)Om prateechyai dishE nama: ( West ) (North)Om udeechyai dishE nama: ( North )

Now come back to east, join your hands and point as per the instruction given below 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (down) (down) (up) (down)
1. oordhvaaya nama: ( up ) 2. adharaaya nama: ( down ) 3. antarikshaaya nama: ( up ) 4. bhoomyai nama:( down )

5. viSHNavE nama: ( chest)

13. soorya naaraayaNa vandanam

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dhyEyas sadaa savitru maNDala madhyavartee naaraayaNaha sarasijaasana samniviSHTaha| kEyooravaan makara kuNDalavaan kireeTihaaree hiraNmayavapurdhruta shankhachakraha ||shankha chakra gadaa paaNE dvaarakaanilayaachyuta | gOvinda puNDareekaaksha raksha maam sharaNaagatam || namO brahmaNyadEvAya gO brAhmaNahitAyachajagaddhitAya kruShNAya gOvindAya namO nama: Do namaskaaram and abhivaadanam. Do 2 Achamanams and angavandanam. 2 Say Om bhoorbhuvassuva: 14. sAtvika tyAgam

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: and sprinkle some water on the place where you did the gaayatree japa.

bhagavaanEva svaniyAmya svaroopasthiti pravrutti svasheShata Ekarasena anenana AtmanA kartrA svakIyaishcha upakaraNai: svArAdhanaika prayOjanAya paramapuruSha: sarvashEShI shriya:pati: svashESha bhootamidam prAtassandhyAvandanAkhyam karma svasmai svapreetayE svayamEva kAritavAn 15. kshamA prArthanA

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kaayEna vaachaa manasEndriyairvaa budhyaatmanaa vaa prakrutEhE svabhaavaat | karOmi yadyat sakalam parasmai naaraayaNaayEti samarpayaami sarvam shree krishNArpaNamastukrishna krishna krishna (10 times) *** SHUBHAM ***

SAAMA VEDA DRAAHYAYANA SOOTRA VAISHNAVA-VADAKALAI TRIKAALA SANDHYAAVANDANAM MAADHYAAHNIKAM

1. Achamanam Wash your hands and legs. Sit in kukkutAsanam facing East. Sip a drop of water from kulapAtram 3 times uttering the following mantrAs respectively.

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Then wipe your lips with water twice using your right thumb and wash your hand. 1.a. angavandanam (Chant the following mantraas touching various parts of the body as instructed below)

Om kEshavAya nama: (touch right cheek with right thumb) : Om naaraayaNaaya nama: (left cheek with right thumb) : Om maadhavAya nama: (right eye with right ring finger) : Om gOvindAya nama: ( left eye with right ring finger) : Om viSHNavE nama: ( right nostril with right index finger) : Om madhusoodanAya nama:( left nostril with right index finger) : Om trivikramAyanama: ( right ear with right little finger) : Om vaamanAya nama: ( touch left ear with right little finger) : Om shreedharAya nama: ( right shoulder with right middle finger) : Om hRuSheekEshAya nama:(left shoulder with right middle finger) : Om padmanaabhAya nama: (touch navel with right four fingers) : Om daamOdarAya nama: (centre of the head with all five fingers)

Do the Achamanam followed by angavandanam - 2 times.

2. praaNAyAmam:

Close the left hole of your nose with the the little finger and and ring finger of your right hand. Fold your index finger and middle finger. Exhale air already present inside your body through the right hole of the nose. Then close the right hole with the right thumb. Now inhale air through the left hole then close both the holes (keep eyes and mouth closed) and meditate on the Lord and say the following mantra 3 times and then exhale air slowly through the right hole. Then say Om and touch your right ear. (The holy Ganges is said to be present in the right ear.)

p pu Aaq xu qW el im Aaq xirq iixuiuUhr pa Suxr kqW | kr r l: mcSri || Am eriUx qi o ppu xuUq |

Om bhoohoo Om bhuvaha Ogum suvaha Om mahaha Om janaha Om tapaha Ogumsatyam Om tat saviturvarENyam bhargO dEvasya dheemahi dhiyo yonaha prachOdayaat | Om aapaha jyOteerasaha amrutam brahma bhoorbhuvahassuvarom

3. Sankalpa:

Cover your left palm with the right palm and place it over the right thigh and say:

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shreebhagavadAgyayaa shreeman naaraayaNa preetyartham maadhyaahnika sandhyAm upaasishyE and join your hands and say: 3.a. saatvika tyAgam

bhagavAnEva svaniyAmya svaroopa stithi pravritti svashEshata ekarasEna anEna AtmanA kartrA svakeeyaishcha upakaraNai: svArAdhanaika prayOjanAya paramapurusha: sarvasEshi shriya:pati: svashEShabhootam idam maadhyaahnika sandhyAvandanAkhyam karma svasmai svapreetayE svayamEva kArayati 4. prOkshaNam 4.a. nyasaam Say the following mantraa by touching the parts of the body as directed with the four fingers of your right hand excluding the thumb.

: (chest)

: (head) :

: (tip of the nose)

ApOhiShThEti mantrasya sindudveepa riShi:(head) dEvee gAyatree chanda: (nose) ApO dEvatA:(chest) apAm prOkshaNE viniyOga: (Sprinkle water each time on head after each mantra with ring finger chanting the mantrAs)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. :

1. Om aapOhiSHTHaa mayObhuvaha 2. taa na oorjE dadhaatana 3. mahEraNaaya chakshasE

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4. yova: shivatamO rasa: 5. tasya bhaajayatEha na: 6. ushateeriva maataraha 7. tasmaa arangamaamavaha

Sprinkle water on the knees and say: Sprinkle water on the head and say:

| yasya kshayaaya jinvatha

aapO janayathaa cha naha

Sprinkle water around the head in clockwise direction and say:

Om bhoor bhuvah suvaha

5. prAshanam 5.a. prAshanam - nyAsam -

Do nyAsam by touching various parts as said below with four fingers excluding the thumb.

: (chest)

: (head) :

: (nose)

aapah punantu ityanuvaagasya aapa rishi:(head), anushTup chanda: (tip of the nose) , brahmaNaspatir dEvatA(chest), apAm prAshanE viniyOga: 5.b. prAshana mantra :

Then take a drop of water in your right hand, say the following mantrAs and then sip in the water.

Am: mlli mju mju mi mli qq | mlli ohxmi omi mli qq || rScN qper r SUi qq | xu mlli qqm xi c miaWaq xuW |
Apah punantu pruthiveem pruthivee pootaa punaatumaam | punantu brahmaNas pati: brahma pootaa punaatu maam || yaduchCHiSHTHam abhOjyam yadvaa dushcharitam mama |sarvam punantu maamaapaha asataam cha pratigrahagum svaahaa || After this do Aachamanam + angavandanam

6. Punarmaarjanam:

2. 5. 8. : : : 11. : : : : :| 3. : 6.

( Sprinkle water on the head using four fingers, while chanting each of thesemantrAs )

1. 4. 7. 9.

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Sprinkle water on the knees and say: 12. Sprinkle water on the head and say: 13.

Sprinkle water around the head in clockwise direction and say :

1. dadhikraaviNNO akaariSHam 2. jiSHNOrashvasya vaajinaha 3. surabhi nO mukhaakarat 4. | praNa aayoogumSHitaariSHat 5. aapo hiSHTHaa mayObhuvaha 6. taa na oorjE dadhaatana 7. mahEraNaaya chakshasE 8. yovaha shivatamO rasaha 9. tasya bhaajaya tEha naha 10. ushateeriva maataraha 11. tasmaa arangamaama vaha Sprinkle water on the knees and say: 12. yasya kshayaaya jinvatha Sprinkle water on the head and say: 13. aapO janayathaa cha naha Sprinkle water around the head in clockwise direction and say :Om bhoor bhuva suvaha 7. arghyapradaanam Do prANAyAmam..... Do sankalpam..

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shree bhagavadAgyayA shreeman naaraayaNa preetyartham maadhyaahnika sandhyAyAm arghyapradAnam kariShyE 7.a. nyAsam

: (head)

: (nose)

(chest),

arghya pradAna mantrasya vishvaamitra riShi: (head), dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) savItA dEvatA (chest), arghya pradAnE viniyOga: 7.b. arghya pradaana ( Sit in North or East direction, take water in both the hands, lift the back side of the feet little upwards, pour the water through the finger tips on the plate after reciting the following gAyatri mantrA . This is called arghyam to the Sun God. Give 2 arghyams like this )

ppu: xu: | iixuiuUhr pa Suxr kqW | kr r l: mcSri ||

Om bhoor bhuvah suvaha tatsavitur varENyam bhargo dEvasya dheemahi dhiyO yO naha prachOdayaat

7.c. prAyaschitta arghyapradAnam Those who do maadhyaahnikam after the prescribed noon time must give an extra arghyam to the sun God called prAyaschitta arghyam For this again Do PranAyAmam. Do sankalpam:

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shree bhagavadAgyayA sriman naaraayaNa preetyartham mAdhyAhnika sandhyA kAlAteeta prAyaschittArgya dAnam kariShyE

Do nyAsam: : (head) (chest) : : (nose)

udghEdabheeti mantrasya shrutakakSha RuShi: (head) gaayatree chanda: (nose) sooryO dEvatA (chest ) praayashcittArghya daane viniyOga: Give one arghyam saying the following mantrA:

| udghEdabhi shrutaamagham vriShabham naryApasam astaaramEShi soorya.

Sprinkle water around the head and say

Om bhoorbhuvahasvaha

Then circumbulate (go around clockwise) and say:

asAvAdityO brahma

Then sit and do Achamanam and angavandanam 8. tarpaNam

Face East or North, take water with both your hands and saying each mantra , face the sun and pour little water every time with your fingertips excluding the thumbs, onto a plate or river, pond or any neat place.

Om kEshavam tarpayaami Om naaraayaNam tarpayaami |

Om maadhavam tarpayaami | Om gOvindam tarpayaami |

Om viSHNum tarpayaami
Om madhusoodanam tarpayaami | Om trivikramam tarpayaami | Om vaamanam tarpayaami |

Om shreedharam tarpayaami |
Om hruSheekEsham tarpayaami |

| Om padmanaabham tarpayaami | |Om daamOdaram tarpayaami | + :

Then do Achamanam and angavandanam .

9. gAyatree japavidhi:

afternoon gAyatree japa must be done in standing position facing north .

9.a. nyAsam
Sprinkle some water on a clean surface and say: Om bhUrbhuva:suva:

ppu: xu: : (nose)

: (head) (chest) :

Asana mantrasya prithivyA mErupruShTa ruShi: (head) sutalam chanda: (nose) shree koormO dEvatA(chest), AsanE viniyOga: Then join your hands in prayer and say the bhoomi praarthanaa:

pruthvee dvaya dhrutA lOkA dEvi tvam viShNunA dhrutA tvam cha dhAraya mAm dEvi pavitram kuru sAsanam

9.b. praaNaayama japa nyAsam:

1. 2. 3. 4.

| (head) : (nose) (chest)

(head) 5. 6. :
praNavasya ruShir brahmA (head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) paramAtmA dEvatA (chest) bhoorAti saptavyAhruteenaam atri bruku kutsa vasiShTa goutama kAsyapa Angeerasa riShaya: (head) gAyatree uShNik anuShTup bruhatee panktee triShTup jagatya: chandAmsi (nose) agni vAyu arka vAgeesha varuNEndra vishvE dEvA dEvatA:(chest)

(nose)

(centre of chest)

: (head)

: (nose)

(chest)

sAvitryA riShi: vishvAmitra:(head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) savitA dEvatA (chest)

: (head)

: (nose)

(chest)

gAyatrI shirasO brahmA riShi: (head) anuShTup chanda: (nose) paramAtmA dEvatA (chest) sarvEShaam prANAyAmE viniyOga:

muktaa vidruma hEmaneela dhavalah CHaayair mukhaistreekshaNaihi yuktaam indukalaa nibaddha ratnamakuTaam tatvaartha varNaatmikaam | gaayatreem varadaabhayaankusha kashaahaa shubhram kapaalam gadaam shankham chakra mathaara vindayugaLam hastairvahanteem bhajE. OmApO jyOtee rasOmrutam brahma bhoorbhuva:suvarOm With both your hands, act as if you are touching your body from head to toe.Thinking of the sun god recite :

arka maNDala madyastam soorya kOTi samaprabhambrahmAdi sEvya pAdAbjamnoumi brahmaramAsakam Do prAnAyAmam 10 times or atleast 3 times.Om bhoo:, Om bhuva:..bhuvasuvarOm

9.c. gaayatree japa sankalpa:

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shree bhagavadAgyayaa shreeman naaraayaNa preetyartham maadhyaahnika sandhyAm gAyatree mahAmantrajapam karishyE 9.d. gaayatree Avahanam

(Touch the parts of the body as instructed with four fingers of your right hand excluding the thumb while saying these mantrAs. )

1. 2. (nose) 3.

(head) (centre of chest)

Ari uUS Su AUq o xqqi |ar NlSx qiS o ewxu l :

1. aayaatvityanuvaakasya vaamadEva riSHihi ( head ) 2. anuSHTup CHandaha |( nose ) 3. gaayatree dEvataa | ( centre of chest ) aayaatu varadaa dEvee aksharam brahmasammitam | gaayatreem CHandasaam maatEdam brahma juSHasva naha || OjOsi sahOsi balamasi bhraajOsi dEvaanaam dhaama naamaasi vishvamasi vishvaayuhu sarvamasi sarvaayuhu abhibhoorOm | ( Hold both the palms together as though looking at it and turn or rotate the palms together inwards at the end of each aavaahayaami )

Gaayatreem aavaahayaami | saavitreem aavaahayaami | sarasvateem aavaahayaami |

9.e.gaayatree dhyAna slOkam.

madhyam dinEtu saavitreem ravimandala madhyakaam yajurvEdam vyaaharanteem shwEtaam shoolakaraam shivaam yuvatim rudradaivatyaam dhyaayaami vrushavaahanaam 9.f. gaayatree japa nyAsam.

. : (nose) : (head) (chest)

(head)

(nose) : : (head)

:(chest) : (nose) : (chest)

praNavasya ruShi brahmA (head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) paramAtmA dEvatA (chest) bhoorAti vyAhruti trayANAm atree bhrugu kutsa ruShaya: (head) gAyatree uShNik anuShTup chandAmsi (nose) agni vAyu arkA dEvatA:(chest) sAvitryA riShi: vishvAmitraha:(head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) savitA dEvatA(chest) maadhyaahnika sandhyaa gAyatree japE viniyOga: Join your hands in prayer and say:

Yo dEva: savitAsmAgam diyO dharmAtikOcharA: prErayEt tasya yatbhargha: tatvarEnyamupAsmahE 9.g. gayatree japam.

Meditate upon the Sri man naaraayaNa in the centre of the Surya MandalA. Recite the gaayatree mantra 1008, 108, 28 times or atleast 10 times. For counting, start with the bottom part of the right little finger and count clockwise with your thumb until you reach the bottom part of the ring finger.That counts 10.

| ppu: xu: | iixuiuUhr| pa Suxr kqW | kr r l: mcSri ||

Om |bhoor bhuvas-svaha |tatsavitur varENyam | bhargO dEvasya dheemahi | dhiyOyO naha prachOdayaat Only in gaayatree japa, gaayatree is meditated slowly pausing in five places as shown above. Then do PraaNaayaamaha: Om bhoohoo bhoorbhuvassuvarOm.

10. gaayatree upasthaana 10. a. upasthAnam sankalpaha:

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shree bhagavadAgyayA shri man naaraayaNa preetyartham maadhyaahnika sandhyAm upasthAnam kariShyE 10.b. gaayatree upasthAnam

: :(head) : (nose) :

(chest)

uttamE ityanuvAkasya vAmadEva riShi:(head) anuShTup chanda: (nose) gAyatrI dEvatA (chest) gAyatrI utvAsanE viniyOga: uttamE shikharE dEvI bhUmyAm parvatamoordhani brAhmaNEbhyO hyanugyAnam gachcha dEvi yathAsukham

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Soorya darshan: Saying the following mantraaa view the sun using the vyOma mudraa shown below:

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1. aadityaanaamavarOkShaM poorNaamaparipaadineeM achChidraaM paarayiShNaveeM shataaritraaM svastaye | oum nama: aadityaaya nama: aadityaaya nama: aadityaaya | 2. udutyam jaatavEdasam dEvam vahanti kEtavaha. drushE vishvaaya sooryam. 3. chitram dEvaanaamudagaadaneekam chakshur mitrasya varuNasyaagnEhE. 4. aapraa dyaavaa pruthivee antarikshagum soorya aatmaa jagatastasthuShashcha 5. vRukSha iva pakvastiShThati sarvaan kaamaan bhuvaspatE | 6. yastvaivaM veda tasmai me bhOgaan dhukShataan bRuhan || 7. RutaM satyE pratiShThitam bhootam bhaviShyataa sa: aakaasha upanirajjatu mahyamannamathO shriyam || 8. abhibhaagOsi sarvasmin tadu sarvam tvayi shritam | 9. tEna sarvENa sarvO maa vivaasana vivaasaya || 10. kOsha iva poorNO vasunaa tvam preetO dadasE dhanaM. 11. adRuShTO druShTamaa bhara sarvaan kaamaan prayach ChamE || 12. aakaashasyaiSha aakaashO yadEtadbhaati maNdalam | 13. evam tvaa vEdayO vEda eeshaaneshaan prayachChame | 14. Om bhoorbhuvassuvarOm | 15. soorya iva dRushE bhooyaasam agniriva tejasaa vaayuriva prANEna sOma iva gandhEna bRuhaspatiriva budhyaa ashvinaaviva roopENa indraagni iva balEna brahmabhaaga EvaahaM bhooyaasaM paapmabhaagaa mE dviShanta:||

11. sandhyA dEvatA vandanam Join your hands in prayer and thank the sandhyA dEvatAs facing respective directions.

. . .

(East) (South) (West) (North)

Om sandhyaayai nama:( East ) Om saavitryai nama:( South ) Om gaayatryai nama:( West ) Om sarasvatyai nama:( North )

: (East) sarvaabhyO dEvataabhyO namO nama: ( East ) kaamOakaarSHeenmanyurakaarSHeet namO nama: ||

12. dik vandanam Join your hands in prayer and thank the diks (directions) accordingly

(North) (East) (South) (West)

Om udeechyai dishE nama: ( North ) Om praachyai dishE nama: ( East ) OmdakshiNaayai dishE nama:( South ) Om prateechyai dishE nama: ( West )

Now come back to east, join your hands and point as per the instruction given below 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (up) (down) (up) (down) (down)
1. oordhvaaya nama: ( up ) 2. adharaaya nama: ( down ) 3. antarikshaaya nama: ( up ) 4. bhoomyai nama:( down )

5. viSHNavE nama: ( chest)

13. soorya naaraayaNa vandanam

: :

dhyEyas sadaa savitru maNDala madhyavartee naaraayaNaha sarasijaasana samniviSHTaha| kEyooravaan makara kuNDalavaan kireeTihaaree hiraNmayavapurdhruta shankhachakraha ||shankha chakra gadaa paaNE dvaarakaanilayaachyuta | gOvinda puNDareekaaksha raksha maam sharaNaagatam || namO brahmaNyadEvAya gO brAhmaNahitAyachajagaddhitAya kruShNAya gOvindAya namO nama: Do namaskaaram and abhivaadanam. Do 2 Achamanams and angavandanam. 2 Say Om bhoorbhuvassuva: 14. sAtvika tyAgam

+ +

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: and sprinkle some water on the place where you did the gaayatree japa.

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bhagavaanEva svaniyAmya svaroopasthiti pravrutti svasheShata Ekarasena anenana AtmanA kartrA svakIyaishcha upakaraNai: svArAdhanaika prayOjanAya paramapuruSha: sarvashEShI shriya:pati: svashESha bhootamidam maadhyaahnika sandhyAvandanAkhyam karma svasmai svapreetayE svayamEva kAritavAn 15. kshamA prArthanA

(10 times)
kaayEna vaachaa manasEndriyairvaa budhyaatmanaa vaa prakrutEhE svabhaavaat | karOmi yadyat sakalam parasmai naaraayaNaayEti samarpayaami sarvam shree krishNArpaNamastukrishna krishna krishna (10 times) *** SHUBHAM ***

SAAMA VEDA DRAAHYAAYANA SOOTRA VAISHNAVA-VADAKALI TRIKAALA SANDHYAAVANDANAM SAAYAM SANDHYAAVANDANAM

1. Achamanam

Wash your hands and legs. Sit in kukkutAsanam facing East. Sip a drop of water from kulapAtram 3 times uttering the following mantrAs respectively.

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Then wipe your lips with water twice using your right thumb and wash your hand. 1.a. angavandanam (Chant the following mantraas touching various parts of the body as instructed below)

Om kEshavAya nama: (touch right cheek with right thumb) : Om naaraayaNaaya nama: (left cheek with right thumb) : Om maadhavAya nama: (right eye with right ring finger) : Om gOvindAya nama: ( left eye with right ring finger) : Om viSHNavE nama: ( right nostril with right index finger) : Om madhusoodanAya nama:( left nostril with right index finger) : Om trivikramAyanama: ( right ear with right little finger) : Om vaamanAya nama: ( touch left ear with right little finger) : Om shreedharAya nama: ( right shoulder with right middle finger) : Om hRuSheekEshAya nama:(left shoulder with right middle finger) : Om padmanaabhAya nama: (touch navel with right four fingers) : Om daamOdarAya nama: (centre of the head with all five fingers)

Do the Achamanam followed by angavandanam - 2 times. 2. praaNAyAmam:

Close the left hole of your nose with the the little finger and and ring finger of your right hand. Fold your index finger and middle finger. Exhale air already present inside your body through the right hole of the nose. Then close the right hole with the right thumb. Now inhale air through the left hole then close both the holes (keep eyes and mouth closed) and meditate on the Lord and say the following mantra 3 times and then exhale air slowly through the right hole. Then say Om and touch your right ear. (The holy Ganges is said to be present in the right ear.)

p pu Aaq xu qW el im Aaq xirq| iixuiuUhr pa Suxr kqW | kr r l: mcSri || Am eriUx qi o ppu xuUq |
Om bhoohoo Om bhuvaha Ogum suvaha Om mahaha Om janaha Om tapaha Ogumsatyam| Om tat saviturvarENyam bhargO dEvasya dheemahi dhiyo yonaha prachOdayaat | Om aapaha jyOteerasaha amrutam brahma bhoorbhuvahassuvarom | 3. sankalpam Keep your left palm facing up on your right thigh and place your right palm over the left palm and say:

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shreebhagavadAgyayaa shreeman naaraayaNa preetyartham saayam sandhyAm upaasishyE and join your hands and say: 3.a. saatvika tyAgam

bhagavAnEva svaniyAmya svaroopa stithi pravritti svashEshata ekarasEna anEna AtmanA kartrA svakeeyaishcha upakaraNai: svArAdhanaika prayOjanAya paramapurusha: sarvasEshi shriya:pati: svashEShabhootam idam saayam sandhyAvandanAkhyam karma svasmai svapreetayE svayamEva kArayati 4. prOkshaNam 4.a. nyasaam Say the following mantraa by touching the parts of the body as directed with the four fingers of your right hand excluding the thumb.

: (head)

: (tip of the nose)

: (chest)

ApOhiShThEti mantrasya sindudveepa riShi:(head) dEvee gAyatree chanda: (tip of the nose) ApO dEvatA:(chest) apAm prOkshaNE viniyOga:

4.b. prOkshaNam Sprinkle water each time on head with ring finger while chanting the below 7 mantras. This is called prOkshaNam.

1. 2.

1. Om aapOhiSHTHaa mayObhuvaha 2. taa na oorjE dadhaatana

3. 4. 5. 6. 7. : : : : :

3. mahEraNaaya chakshasE 4. yova: shivatamO rasa: 5. tasya bhaajayatEha na: 6. ushateeriva maataraha 7. tasmaa arangamaamavaha

Sprinkle water on the knees and say: Sprinkle water on the head and say:

yasya kshayaaya jinvatha aapO janayathaa cha naha

Sprinkle water around the head in clockwise direction and say: 5. prAshanam Take some water in the hand, say the following mantra and sip it.

Om bhoor bhuvah suvaha.

raatrishcha maa varuNashcha punaatu svaahaa || After this do

( Aachamanam + angavandanam)

6. puna: prOkShaNam

6.a. nyAsam: Say the following mantra and touch the parts as directed with only four fingers.

: (head), : (chest) :

: (nose)

dadhikrAviNNOti mantrasya vAma dEva riShi: (head), anushTupchanda: (nose) , dadhikrAvA dEvatA:(chest) apAm prOkShaNE viniyOga:

6.b. Puna

: prOkshaNa mantra
2 5. 8. : 11. : : 9. : : : 3. : 6.

( Sprinkle water on the head using four fingers, while chanting each of thesemantrAs )

1. 4. 7. 10.

Sprinkle water on the knees and say: 12. Sprinkle water on the head and say: 13.

Sprinkle water around the head in clockwise direction and say : 1. dadhikraaviNNO akaariSHam 2. jiSHNOrashvasya vaajinaha 3. surabhi nO mukhaakarat 4. | praNa aayoogumSHitaariSHat 5. aapo hiSHTHaa mayObhuvaha 6. taa na oorjE dadhaatana 7. mahEraNaaya chakshasE 8. yovaha shivatamO rasaha 9. tasya bhaajaya tEha naha 10. ushateeriva maataraha 11. tasmaa arangamaama vaha

Sprinkle water on the knees and say: 12. yasya kshayaaya jinvatha Sprinkle water on the head and say: 13. aapO janayathaa cha naha Sprinkle water around the head in clockwise direction and say : Om bhoor bhuva suvaha 7. arghyapradaanam Do prANAyAmam..... Do sankalpam..

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shree bhagavadAgyayA shreeman naaraayaNa preetyartham saayam sandhyAyAm arghyapradAnam kariShyE

7.a. nyAsam

: (head) (chest), :

: (nose)

arghya pradAna mantrasya vishvaamitra riShi: (head), dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) savItA dEvatA (chest), arghya pradAnE viniyOga: 7.b. arghya pradaana

Take lot of water in your hands, hold it up against your forehead, see that your thumbs dont touch the fore fingers and say the following gAyatri mantra and then pour the water through the finger tips into the plate or a neat place.This is called arghyam to the sun God. Look up at the sun and give 1 or 2 arghyams like this.

ppu: xu: | iixuiuUhr pa Suxr kqW | kr r l: mcSri||

Om bhoor bhuvah suvaha tatsavitur varENyam bhargo dEvasya dheemahi dhiyO yO naha prachOdayaat 7. a. Praayashchitta arghya pradaanam: Those who do saayam sandhyaavandanam after the prescribed evening time must give one more extra arghyam called praayaschitta arghyam Do praanNaayAmA:

: .....

Om bhoo:, Om bhuva:. . bhoorbhuva: suvarom. sankalpam:

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shree bhagavadAgyayA sriman naaraayaNa preetyartham saayam sandhyA kAlAteeta prAyaschittArgya daanam kariShyE.

Do nyAsam: : (head) (chest) : : (nose)

natasyEtyasya mantrasya vishvaamitra RuShi: (head) uShNik chanda: (nose) agnir dEvataa (chest) praayashchittaarghya daanam viniyOga: Now saying the following mantraa, give one arghyam.

om na tasya maayayaa cha na ripuree sheeta martya: yo agnayE dadaasha havyadaatayE | Sprinkle water around the head and say

Om bhoorbhuvahasvaha

Then circumbulate (go around clockwise) and say: asAvAdityO brahma

8. tarpaNam Face East or North, take water with both your hands and saying each mantra , face the sun and pour little water every time with your finger tips excluding the thumbs, onto a plate or river, pond or any neat place.

Om kEshavam tarpayaami Om naaraayaNam tarpayaami |

Om maadhavam tarpayaami | Om gOvindam tarpayaami |

Om viSHNum tarpayaami
Om madhusoodanam tarpayaami | Om trivikramam tarpayaami | Om vaamanam tarpayaami |

Om shreedharam tarpayaami |
Om hruSheekEsham tarpayaami |

| Om padmanaabham tarpayaami | |Om daamOdaram tarpayaami | +

Then do Achamanam and angavandanam .

9. gAyatree japavidhi:

afternoon gAyatree japa must be done in standing position facing north .

9.a. nyAsam
Sprinkle some water on a clean surface and say: Om bhUrbhuva:suva:

ppu: xu:

: (head) (chest) :

: (nose)

Asana mantrasya prithivyA mErupruShTa ruShi: (head) sutalam chanda: (nose) shree koormO dEvatA(chest), AsanE viniyOga: Then join your hands in prayer and say the bhoomi praarthanaa:

pruthvee dvaya dhrutA lOkA dEvi tvam viShNunA dhrutA tvam cha dhAraya mAm dEvi pavitram kuru sAsanam 9.b. praaNaayama japa nyAsam:

1. 2. 3. 4. (head) 5. 6.

| (head) : (nose) (chest) -

(nose)

(centre of chest)

praNavasya ruShir brahmA (head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) paramAtmA dEvatA (chest) bhoorAti saptavyAhruteenaam atri bruku kutsa vasiShTa goutama kAsyapa Angeerasa riShaya: (head) gAyatree uShNik anuShTup bruhatee panktee triShTup jagatya: chandAmsi (nose) agni vAyu arka vAgeesha varuNEndra vishvE dEvA dEvatA:(chest)

: (head)

: (nose)

(chest)

sAvitryA riShi: vishvAmitra:(head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) savitA dEvatA (chest)

: (head)

: (nose)

(chest)

: sarveshaam prAnAyaame viniyOga:

gAyatrI shirasO brahmA riShi: (head) anuShTup chanda: (nose) paramAtmA dEvatA (chest) sarvEShaam prANAyAmE viniyOga:

muktaa vidruma hEmaneela dhavalah CHaayair mukhaistreekshaNaihi yuktaam indukalaa nibaddha ratnamakuTaam tatvaartha varNaatmikaam | gaayatreem varadaabhayaankusha kashaahaa shubhram kapaalam gadaam shankham chakra mathaara vindayugaLam hastairvahanteem bhajE OmApO jyOtee rasOmrutam brahma bhoorbhuva:suvarOm With both your hands, act as if you are touching your body from head to toe.Thinking of the sun god recite :

arka maNDala madyastam soorya kOTi samaprabhambrahmAdi sEvya pAdAbjamnoumi brahmaramAsakam Do prAnAyAmam 10 times or atleast 3 times.Om bhoo:, Om bhuva:..bhuvasuvarOm

9.c. gaayatree japa sankalpa:

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shree bhagavadAgyayaa shreeman naaraayaNa preetyartham saayam sandhyAm gAyatree mahAmantrajapam karishyE 9.d. gaayatree Avahanam

(Touch the parts of the body as instructed with four fingers of your right hand excluding the thumb while saying these mantrAs. )

1. 2. (nose) 3.

(head) (centre of chest)

1. aayaatvityanuvaakasya vaamadEva riSHihi ( head ) 2. anuSHTup CHandaha |( nose ) 3. gaayatree dEvataa | ( centre of chest ) aayaatu varadaa dEvee aksharam brahmasammitam | gaayatreem CHandasaam maatEdam brahma juSHasva naha || OjOsi sahOsi balamasi bhraajOsi dEvaanaam dhaama naamaasi vishvamasi vishvaayuhu sarvamasi sarvaayuhu abhibhoorOm | ( Hold both the palms together as though looking at it and turn or rotate the palms together inwards at the end of each aavaahayaami )

gaayatreem aavaahayaami | saavitreem aavaahayaami | sarasvateem aavaahayaami |

9.e.gaayatree dhyAna slOkam.

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saayam saraswateem shyaamaam ravimaNdala madhyakaam, saama vEdam vyaaharanteem chakraayudadharaam shubhaam dhyaayaami Vishnu daivatYAm vruddhaam garudavaahanam 9.f. gaayatree japa nyAsam.

. : (nose) : (head) (nose) :(chest) : (nose) : (chest) (chest)

(head)

: (head)

praNavasya ruShi brahmA (head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) paramAtmA dEvatA (chest) bhoorAti vyAhruti trayANAm atree bhrugu kutsa ruShaya: (head) gAyatree uShNik anuShTup chandAmsi (nose) agni vAyu arkA dEvatA:(chest) sAvitryA riShi: vishvAmitraha:(head) dEvI gAyatrI chanda: (nose) savitA dEvatA(chest) saayam sandhyaa gAyatree japE viniyOga: Join your hands in prayer and say:

Yo dEva: savitAsmAgam diyO dharmAtikOcharA: prErayEt tasya yatbhargha: tatvarEnyamupAsmahE. 9.g. gayatree japam.

Meditate upon the Sri man naaraayaNa in the centre of the Surya MandalA. Recite the gaayatree mantra 1008, 108, 28 times or atleast 10 times. For counting, start with the bottom part of the right little finger and count clockwise until you reach the bottom part of the ring finger.That counts 10. Only in japam the mantra is uttered stopping in 5 places.

| ppu: xu: | iixuiuUhr | pa Suxr kqW | kr r l: mcSri

Om |bhoor bhuvas-svaha |tatsavitur varENyam | bhargO dEvasya dheemahi | dhiyOyO naha prachOdayaat Only in gaayatree japa, gaayatree is meditated slowly pausing in five places as shown above. Then do PraaNaayaamaha: 10. gaayatree upasthaana Do PrANAyAmam 3 times. 10.a. upasthAnam sankalpa:

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.Om bhoohoo bhoorbhuvassuvarOm

shree bhagavadAgyayA shri man naaraayaNa preetyartham saayam sandhyAm upasthAnam kariShyE.. 10.b. gaayatree upasthAnam

: :(head) : (nose) (chest) :

uttamE shikharE dEvi bhoomyaam parvata moordhani | braahmaNEbhyO hyanugyaanam gachCHa dEvi yathaasukham||

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yashOhaM bhavaami braahmaNaanaaM yashOraagyaaMyashO vishaaM yashassatyasya bhavaami| bhavaami yashasaaM yasha: || punarmaayantu dEvataa yaamadapachakramu: mahasvantO mahaantO bhavaamyasmin patrE haritE sOmapRuShThE rooparoopaM me disha | saayamahnasya tEjasa: | annamugrasya praashiSham | astu vai mayi tvayeedam astu tvayee mayeedaM| yadidaM pashyaami chakShuShaa |tvayaa dattam prabhaasayaa. tEna maa bhunja tena maa bhukShiSheeya tEna maa visha | aharnO atyapeeparat raatrirnO atipaarayat aadityaanaamavarOkShaM poorNaamaparipaadineeM ach ChidraaM paarayiShNaveeM shataaritraaM svastaye | oum nama: aadityaaya nama: aadityaaya nama: aadityaaya | pratitiShThaantaM tvaa aadityaanu pratitiShThaasam.

11. sandhyA dEvatA vandanam Join your hands in prayer and thank the sandhyA dEvatAs facing respective directions. . . . (West) (North) (East) (South) Om sandhyaayai nama:( West ) Om saavitryai nama:( North ) Om gaayatryai nama:(East ) Om sarasvatyai nama:( South)

: (East) sarvaabhyO dEvataabhyO namO nama: ( West ) kaamOakaarSHeenmanyurakaarSHeet namO nama: || 12. dik vandanam Join your hands in prayer and thank the diks (directions) accordingly (West) (East) Om prateechyai dishE nama: ( West ) Om praachyai dishE nama: ( East )

(North) Om udeechyai dishE nama: ( North ) (South) OmdakshiNaayai dishE nama:( South )

Now come back to east, join your hands and point as per the instruction given below 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (down) (down) (up) (down) 1. oordhvaaya nama: ( up ) 2. adharaaya nama: ( down ) 3. antarikshaaya nama: ( up ) 4. bhoomyai nama:( down ) 5. viSHNavE nama: ( chest)

13. soorya naaraayaNa vandanam

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dhyEyas sadaa savitru maNDala madhyavartee naaraayaNaha sarasijaasana samniviSHTaha| kEyooravaan makara kuNDalavaan kireeTihaaree hiraNmayavapurdhruta shankhachakraha ||shankha chakra gadaa paaNE dvaarakaanilayaachyuta | gOvinda puNDareekaaksha raksha maam sharaNaagatam || namO brahmaNyadEvAya gO brAhmaNahitAyachajagaddhitAya kruShNAya gOvindAya namO nama: Do namaskaaram and abhivaadanam. Do 2 Achamanams and angavandanam. 2 Say Om bhoorbhuvassuva: 14. sAtvika tyAgam + + . .

: and sprinkle some water on the place where you did the gaayatree japa.

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bhagavaanEva svaniyAmya svaroopasthiti pravrutti svasheShata Ekarasena anenana AtmanA kartrA svakIyaishcha upakaraNai: svArAdhanaika prayOjanAya paramapuruSha: sarvashEShI shriya:pati: svashESha bhootamidam saayam sandhyAvandanAkhyam karma svasmai svapreetayE svayamEva kAritavAn 15. kshamA prArthanA

(10 times)
kaayEna vaachaa manasEndriyairvaa budhyaatmanaa vaa prakrutEhE svabhaavaat | karOmi yadyat sakalam parasmai naaraayaNaayEti samarpayaami sarvam shree krishNArpaNamastu. krishna krishna krishna (10 times) *** SHUBHAM ***

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