Gayathri Japam on the 30 of August 2015

In the early morning after your daily routines, sit facing east in a
place without any disturbances. The sankalpam for Gayatri is given
below. As far as possible please try to chant/recite 1008 counts of
Gayatri..

Aachanaman, Two leave Dharba pavithram, additional two leave

Dharbam for Aasanam.

Sukhlaambaratharam Vishnum sasivarnam chathurbhujam|

Prasannavadanam dhyaayeth sarvavigknobashanthaye||

Yasyathvradha vakthraathyaa: Paarishadhyaa paraschatham|

Vignam niknanthi sathatham Vishvaksenam thamachraye||

Hariharonthathsath, Sri Govinda, Govinda Govina, Asyassri

bhagavatha: mahaapurushasya Vishnoraagnjya pravarthamaanasya
aadhya Brahmmana: dhweitheeya paraarthe
Srischvedhavaraakakalpe vaivasvatha manvanthre kaliyuge
prathame paathe jamputhvIbe bhaarathavarshe bharathakande
sakaapthe, merordakshine paarsve: asmin vardhthamaane
vyaavhaarike, prabhaavaathi sashti samvathsaraanaam madhye,
Manmatha Naama samvathsare, Dakshinaayane, varusha rithou,
Simha Maase, Krishna Pakshe, Pradamaayaam subha thithou,
bhaanu vaasara yukthaayaam, Sathabhishang Nakshathra
yukthaayaam, sukarma Yoge, bhaalava Karane, Evanguna
Viseshana vasishtaayaam asyaam Pradhamaayaam subhathithou,
Sri Bhagavath Aagnjaa -Paarvathee paramechwara preethiyartham

mithyaatheethaprayaschithhartham GayathrI Mahamanthra Japam

Karishye. (throw the Dharbam piece (idukkupill) to your left keeping
the Pavithram in your Ring finger).
"Aayaathu Varadhadevi aksharam Brahmma sammidham|

Gayathreem Chhandasaam maadhedham Brammajushasvava:

Ojosi sahosi Bhalamasi Praajosi Devaanaam thaamanaamaasi

vichmasi vichvayus sarvamasi sarvaayurabipoorom Gayatrim
Aavaahayaami."

Gayatri Dhyaanam: Praadhar dhyaayaami Gayathreem

ravimandalamadhyakaam|

Rukvedhamuchchaarandheem rakthavarnaam kumaarikaam||

Akshamaalaakaraam Brahmma daivadhyaam hamsa vaahanaam...

Saavithreeya rushi:. Viswaaamithra: deveegaayathree Chandha:,

savitha Devatha:

Changka Chakradaram devam kreedathi vibooshidam,

Sooryamandala madhyastham Dhyaayeth Swarnarusim Harim.

Yo Devas Savidhaasmaakam Diyo Dharmaadhi kochara:|

Prerayeth thasya yath bargka: thath varenya mupaasmahe||

Then count 108 or 1008 times Gayatri Japam as follows:

" Om Bhur Bhuvassuva:, ThathsavithurvarENiyam, BhargOdevasya

Dheemahi, DhiyO YO na: prachodhayaath "

On completion, you should do the Upasthaanam (after reciting the

required Thiruvashtaaksharam - Om NamO NaarayaNa" equal to the
count of Gayatri Japam)

Upasthaanam:

Uthame sikare Devi Bhoomyaam parvatha Moorthani,

BraahmaNebyo hyanujjnanam Kaccha Devi Yadhasukam.
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