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% p ak m R
Im ter am anu
jay nm >,
Iing m aNt m hade
iz k ay nm >,

1.AchamanaM A ac m n<

A Cy u
tay nm > A nNtay nm > g ae
iv Nd ay nm >

Take little water on your right palm and swallow it uttering the above mantra(don't sip
the water). Wash the palm with water, wipe the lips with the clean palm, wash the palm
again With right hand fingers as described below touch the various parts of the body.

ke
z v ay nm > (thumb to touch right cheek)
nar ay [ ay nm > (thumb to touch left cheek)

m ax v ay nm > (ring finger to touch right eye)

g ae
iv Nd ay nm > (ring finger to touch left eye)
iv : [ v enm > (index finger to touch right side nose)

mx u
sU
d nay nm > (index finger to touch left side nose)
i iv m ay nm > (little finger to touch right ear)
v am nay nm > (little finger to touch left ear)

Ix r ay nm > (middle finger to touch right shoulder)

; Ik e
z ay nm > (middle finger to touch left shoulder)

p na- ay nm > (four fingers to touch navel and the chest)

d am ae
d r ay nm > (four fingers to touch head)

2.praaNaayaama a[ ay am

A ae
<- U
>, A ae
<- u
v >, A ae
<s u
v >, A ae
<m h>,
A ae
<jn>, A ae
<tp >, A ae
G m !s Ty m !
,
A ae
<tTs iv tu
v R
r e
{y <,
- g aR
de
v Sy

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% p ak m R
ix y aey aen> c ae
d y at!
,
A ae
m ap aeJy ae
itr s ae
= m&
t< - U
-u
v Ss u
R
v r ae
m!
.
A Sm d g u
_y aenm >

3.g u
p r <p r a * an<

A Sm d p r m g u
_y aenm >
A Sm d s v Rg u
_y aenm >

Im teA aid v {z Q k ae
p y tIN m hade
iz k ay nm >
Im an!v e
q naway R
> k iv taik R
k ke
s r I,
v e
d aNtac ay Rv y aRm es ix a<s d aid .
gu
_y s !tdg u
_y nm aev ak m x Im he
,
v &
[ Im hec t a* aE d <p it jg ta< p it.

Sv z e
; -U
te
n m y a Sv Iy E> s v Rp ir CD dE>,

iv x atu
<ITm aTm an< d e
v > m teSv y m !
.
zu
Mb r x r < iv : [ u
< z iz v [c tu- u
jt!
<,
s v d n< Xy ay e
t!
s v Riv ae
p z aNty e
.
y Sy

i r d v a* a> p air ; * a> p r Zz t<,

iv < iniNt s tt< iv : v Ks e

n<tm a y e
.
4.saN^kalpaM s Lp <
With the palms together in the saN^kalpa posture

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% p ak m R
A Sy

I- g v taem ha p u
; Sy

Iiv : [ ae
> A a} a v tR
m anSy

A * [>

i tIy p r ax R Ie
t v r ah k Lp ev Ev Sv t m Nv Ntr ek il y u
g ewm p adejMb U
Ip e
- ar t v ; R- r t o {f ez k aBd em e
r ae
> d i][ ep aRA iSm n!v tR
m anana<
V y v hair k a[ a< - v ad Ina<z i s <v Ts r a[ a<m Xy e
..................... nam s <v Ts r e
..................... A y ne
..................... \ taE

..................... m as e
..................... p ]e

..................... z u
- itwaE
..................... v as r

..................... n]

y u
ay a< Iiv : [uy ae
g Iiv : [uk r [ z u
- y ae
g zu
- kr [

@v <g u
[ iv z e
; [ iv iz ay a<A Sy a< .......................... z u
- itwaE I- g v d a} y a

Im n!nar ay [ ITy wtE: y a< p aE[ R

m aSy a< A Xy ay ae
Ts jR
n A k r [ ay i aw

A ae
r s h s ' Oy a k am ae
= k ai; R
t!m Ny u
r k ai; R
t!m ha m jp < k ir : y e
,
5.saatvikatyaagaM
With the palms together in praNaama (Namaste) posture

s aiTv k Ty ag <

A ae
<- g v ane
v Sv iny aMy

Sv p iSwit v &
Sv z ;etEk r s e
n A ne
n A aTm na

k aRSv k Iy E % p k r [E> Sv ar ax nEk y ae

jnay p r m p u
; > s v Rz e
i; i y >

p it> Sv z e
; -U
t< #
d< k am ae
= k ai; R
t!m Ny u
r k ai; R
t!m ha m jp < k m RSv Sm E
Sv Ity eSv y m e
v k ar y it.

Do kaamo.akaarShit.h manyura kaarShit.h japam 1008 times as per sankalpam

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% p ak m R
A ac m nm !2 times
a[ ay am m !
6.yaj~nopaviita dhaaraNaM

A Sy

I- g v taem ha p u
; Sy

Iiv : [ ae
> A a} a v tR
m anSy

A * [>

i tIy p r ax R Ie
t v r ah k Lp ev Ev Sv t m Nv Ntr ek il y u
g ewm p adejMb U
Ip e
- ar t v ; R- r t o {f ez k aBd em e
r ae
> d i][ ep aRA iSm n!v tR
m anana<
V y v hair k a[ a< - v ad Ina<z i s <v Ts r a[ a<m Xy e
..................... nam s <v Ts r e
..................... A y ne
..................... \ taE

..................... m as e
..................... p ]e

..................... z u
- itwaE
..................... v as r

..................... n]

y u
ay a< Iiv : [uy ae
g Iiv : [uk r [ z u
- y ae
g zu
- kr [

@v <g u
[ iv z e
; [ iv iz ay a<A Sy a< .......................... z u
- itwaE I- g v d a} y a
Im n!nar ay [ ITy w av {y a<p aE[ R
m aSy a< A Xy ay ae
p a k m Rk ir : y e
,
td < k a{f \ i; tp R
[ < k ir : y e
,
td < y } ae
p v It x ar [< k ir : y e
,

td <k av e
r I nam hm !k ir : y ,e

(bachelors only) td ty a m a
E Jy ijn d {f x ar [ ain c k ir : y e

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% p ak m R

y } ae
p v It x ar [ m ha m Sy
i u
p !D Nd >

a \ i; > Touch the Head

Touch the Nose

y Iiv * a de
v ta>

Touch the heart

y } ae
p v It x ar [eiv iny ae
g>
Hold yoj~nopaviitaM as shown in the picture (Image courtesy: Sri.TRS Chari, Canada)
below. Put in as shown by the arrows while reciting the following mantras.

y } ae
p v It< p r m < p iv <ja p te
> y t!s hj<p u
r Stat!

A ay u
: y <A iy <itm u
zu
<y } ae
p v It< b l m Stute
j>.
Do aachamanaM and praNaayaamaM
The following session is only for grahastaas

A* p U
v aR
@v <g u
[ iv z e
; [ iv iz ay a<A Sy a< ...................... z u
- itwaE aEtSm atR

iv iht inTy
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S wy awi tIy y } ae
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% p ak m R
k ir : y ,e
p u
n> y } ae
p v It x ar [<

y } ae
p v It x ar [ m ha m Sy
i u
p !D Nd >

a \ i; > Touch the Head

Touch the Nose

y Iiv * a de
v ta>

Touch the heart

y } ae
p v It x ar [eiv iny ae
g>
Hold yoj~nopaviitaM as shown in the picture below. Put in as shown by the arrows while
reciting the following mantras

y } ae
p v It< p r m < p iv <ja p te
> y t!s hj<p u
r Stat!
,
A ay u
: y <A iy <itm u
zu
<y } ae
p v It< b l m Stute
j>.
Do aachamanaM and praNaayaamaM
7.Removing old yaj~nopaviitam.
This section is common to all
Recite

% p v It< iD tNtu
<jI[k Zm l i; tm !
,

iv s &
jaim hr e n!v c aRd I"aR
y u
r Stum e
.
Remove your old yaj~nopaviitaM.
Do aachamanaM
The following procedure is only for bachelors for wearing maunji,deer skin and
palasa tanda
Recite the following mantras and wear "maunji" on your waist.

#
d < at!p ir b ax m ana z m Rv w< p u
ntIn A ag at!
,

a[ a p ana_y a< b l m a- r NtIiy a de

v ana<s u
- g am e
o le
y m!
.
\ tSy

g ae
r Itp s > p r Sv ItIr ]> s hm ana A r atI>,

s a n> s m Ntm nup r Iih - y a - taR

r Stem e
o l em air ; am .

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% p ak m R

Recite the following mantras and wear deer skin on your yaj~nopaviitam

im Sy

c ]u
xR
[ <b l Iy > te
jaey z iSv Swiv r <s im m !
,

A nahnSy <v s nm !jir : [up r Id< v aJy ijn< d x e

= hm !
.

Recite the following mantras and hold the palasa tanda on your hand

su
v > su
v s <m a k
y wa Tv < s u
v > su
v a A is ,
@v m h<s u
v > su
v a- U
y as <,

y waTv < su
v aed e
v ana< inix g ae
= is ,
@v m h< a [ ana<inix g ae
p ae- U
y as <,

The following procedure is common for all

kaaNDa R^iShi tarpaNaM

s Lp <

k a{f \ i; tp R
[<

I- g v d a} y a Im n!nar ay [ ITy wde

v \ i; tp R
[ < k ir : y e
,
Put the yaj~noopaviitaM like a garland, and hold it with two thumb fingers.Take little
seasame seeds(eL) and akshata(uncooked rice) and pour little water on the hand and do
like argyam

\ i; tIw (like argyam)

jap it< k a{f \ i; < tp R

y aim
s ae
m <k a{f \ i; < tp R
y aim

A i<k a{f \ i; < tp R

y aim
iv an!de
v an!k a{f \ i; < tp R
y aim
s a<ihtIr!d e
v ta k a{f \ i; < tp R
y aim
y a} Ir!d e
v ta k a{f \ i; < tp R
y aim

v a [ Ir!d e
v ta k a{f \ i; < tp R
y aim

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% p ak m R
tIw(thru the underside of the palms)
a[ < Sv y <- u
v < tp R
y aim
Thru little fingers

se
d s Sp it<tp R
y aim

k ay e
nv ac a m ns e
iNy Ev aRb u
d Xy a= = Tm na v ak te
> Sv - av at!
,
k r ae
im y * Ts k l < p r Sm E Im ar ay [ ay e
it s m p R
y aim .
s v Ik : [ ap R
[ m Stu

#
it % p ak m R
Now Recite atleast purusha suktam and do sashtaanga namaskaram to
perumal, parents and elders.

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