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SAAMA VEDA DRAAHYAYANA SOOTRA VAISHNAVA-VADAKALAI TRIKAALA SANDHYAAVANDANAM


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PRAATA: SANDHYAAVANDANAM

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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)

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: 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.
: (head)
: (tip of the nose)
: (chest) :
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.
. : 1. Om aapOhiShThaa mayObhuvaha

2. 2. taa na oorjE dadhaatana

3. 3. mahEraNaaya chakshasE

4. : : 4. yova: shivatamO rasa:

5. : 5. tasya bhaajayatEha na:

6. : 6. ushateeriva maataraha

7. : 7. tasmaa arangamaamavaha

Sprinkle water on the knees and say:


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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

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) : (nose)
(chest) :
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) : (nose)
: (chest) :
“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. 2. 3. |

4. 5. : 6.

7. 8.: : 9. :

10. : 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
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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..
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shree bhagavadAgyayA shreeman naaraayaNa preetyartham prAtassandhyAyAm
arghyapradAnam kariShyE”
7.a. nyAsam
: (head) : (nose)
(chest) :
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
don’t 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.
Á pÉÔpÉÑïuÉ: xÉÑuÉ: | iÉixÉÌuÉiÉÑuÉïUåhrÉÇ pÉaÉÉåï SåuÉxrÉ
kÉÏqÉÌWû | ÍkÉrÉÉå rÉÉå lÉ: mÉëcÉÉåSrÉÉiÉç ||
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:
, : (head) : (nose)
: (chest) :
yadatyEtyasya mantrasya shounaka Rushi:, gaayatree chanda: sooryO devataa:
praayashchittaarghya daane viniyOga:
Then say the following mantraa and give one arghyam.
AÉãqÉç rÉSirÉ MücÉç cÉ uÉקÉWûlÉç ESaÉÉiÉç AÍpÉxÉÔrÉï |
xÉuÉïqÉç iÉÌSlSì iÉå uÉzÉã.
Om yadatya kachcha vrutrahan udagaat abhisoorya sarvam tadindra te vashE. and then
say:

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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

:: 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) : (nose)
(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. (head)2. (nose)
3. (chest)
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(head)
5. --- (nose)
6. (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:

||
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. (head)
2. (nose) 3. (centre of chest)

AÉrÉÉiÉÑ uÉUSÉ SåuÉÏ A¤ÉUqÉç oÉë¼ xÉÎqqÉiÉÇ|


aÉÉrɧÉÏÇNûlSxÉÉÇ qÉÉiÉåSÇ oÉë¼ eÉÑwÉxuÉ lÉÈ|
AÉåeÉÉåÅÍxÉ xÉWûÉåÍxÉ oÉsÉqÉÍxÉ pÉëÉeÉÉåÅÍxÉ SåuÉÉlÉÉÇ
kÉÉqÉ lÉÉqÉÉÍxÉ ÌuɵÉqÉÍxÉ ÌuɵÉÉrÉÑ: xÉuÉïqÉÍxÉ

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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

xÉuÉÉïrÉÑÈ AÍpÉpÉÔUÉåÇ |

( 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. .

||
prAtardyAyAmi gAyatrIm ravi maNdala madhyakAmrigvEda muchchArayanteem rakta
varNAm kumArikAmakShamAlAkarAm brahmadaivatyAm hamsavAhanAm”
.
9.f. gaayatree japa nyAsam.
(head) : (nose) (chest)
: (head)
(nose) :(chest)
: : (head) : (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.

Á | pÉÔpÉÑïuÉ: xÉÑuÉ: | iÉixÉÌuÉiÉÑuÉïUåhrÉÇ| pÉaÉÉåï SåuÉxrÉ


kÉÏqÉÌWû | ÍkÉrÉÉå rÉÉå lÉ: mÉëcÉÉåSrÉÉiÉç ||
Om |bhoor bhuvas-svaha |tatsavitur varENyam |
bhargO dEvasya dheemahi | dhiyOyO naha prachOdayaat |

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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam
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: :
..
“shree bhagavadAgyayA shri man naaraayaNa preetyartham prAtassandhyAm
upasthAnam kariShyE”.
10.b. gaayatree upasthAnam :
:(head) : (nose)
(chest) :
E¨ÉqÉå ÍzÉZÉUå SåÌuÉ pÉÔqrÉÉÇ mÉuÉïiÉ qÉÔkÉïÌlÉ |
oÉëɼhÉåprÉÉå ŽlÉÑ¥ÉÉlÉqÉç aÉcNû SåÌuÉ rÉjÉÉ xÉÑZÉqÉç ||

“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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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

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.
(East) Om sandhyaayai nama:( East )
. (South) Om saavitryai nama:( South )
. (West) Om gaayatryai nama:( West )
. (North) 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
. (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. (up) 1. oordhvaaya nama: ( up )


2. (down) 2. adharaaya nama: ( down )
3. 3. antarikshaaya nama: ( up )
4. (down) 4. bhoomyai nama:( down )
5. (down) 5 . viSHNavE nama: ( chest)

13. soorya naaraayaNa vandanam


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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam
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: : and sprinkle some water on the place where you did the
gaayatree japa.
14. sAtvika tyAgam

: : ::

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

Á pÉÔÈ Á pÉÑuÉÈ AÉåaÉÑqÉç xÉÑuÉÈ Á qÉWûÈ Á eÉlÉÈ Á


iÉmÉÈ AÉåaÉÑqÉç xÉirÉqÉç
Á iÉixÉÌuÉiÉÑuÉïUåhrÉÇ pÉaÉÉåï SåuÉxrÉ kÉÏqÉÌWû | ÍkÉrÉÉå
rÉÉå lÉ: mÉëcÉÉåSrÉÉiÉç ||
Á AÉmÉÉå erÉÉåiÉÏUxÉÉå ÅqÉ×iÉÇ oÉë¼ pÉÔpÉÑïuÉÈ
xÉÑuÉUÉåqÉç |

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

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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

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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: (nose) ApO
dEvatA:(chest) apAm prOkshaNE viniyOga:”
(Sprinkle water each time on head after each mantra with ring finger chanting the
mantrAs)
1. : 1. Om aapOhiSHTHaa mayObhuvaha
2. 2. taa na oorjE dadhaatana
3. 3. mahEraNaaya chakshasE
4. : : 4. yova: shivatamO rasa:
5. : 5. tasya bhaajayatEha na:
6. : 6. ushateeriva maataraha
7. : 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
suvaha

5. prAshanam
5.a. prAshanam - nyAsam -
Do nyAsam by touching various parts as said below with four fingers excluding the thumb.
: : (head) : (nose)
(chest) :
“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.
AÉmÉ: mÉÑlÉliÉÑ mÉ×ÍjÉuÉÏÇ mÉ×ÍjÉuÉÏ mÉÔiÉÉ mÉÑlÉÉiÉÑ
qÉÉqÉç | mÉÑlÉliÉÑ oÉë¼hÉxmÉÌiÉ oÉëï¼mÉÔiÉÉ mÉÑlÉÉiÉÑ
qÉÉqÉç ||
rÉSÒÎcNû¸ qÉpÉÉåerÉÇ rÉ²É SÒ¶ÉËUiÉÇ qÉqÉ | xÉuÉïÇ
mÉÑlÉliÉÑ qÉÉqÉÉmÉÉå ÅxÉiÉÉÇ cÉ mÉëÌiÉaÉëWûaÉÑqÉç
xuÉÉWûÉ |
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:
( Sprinkle water on the head using four fingers, while chanting each of thesemantrAs )
1. 2. :| 3.

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4. 5. : 6.
7. 8. : :
9. : 10. : 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. 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 )

Á pÉÔpÉÑïuÉ: xÉÑuÉ: | iÉixÉÌuÉiÉÑuÉïUåhrÉÇ pÉaÉÉåï SåuÉxrÉ


kÉÏqÉÌWû | ÍkÉrÉÉå rÉÉå lÉ: mÉëcÉÉåSrÉÉiÉç ||

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

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

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9.b. praaNaayama japa nyAsam:

1. | (head)
2. : (nose)
3. (chest)
4.
(head)
5. --- (nose)
6. (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:

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. (head)
2. (nose) 3. (centre of chest)
AÉrÉÉiÉÑ uÉUSÉ SåuÉÏ A¤ÉUqÉç oÉë¼ xÉÎqqÉiÉÇ |aÉÉrɧÉÏÇ
NûlSxÉÉÇ qÉÉiÉåSÇ oÉë¼ eÉÑwÉxuÉ lÉÈ

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:
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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“madhyam dinEtu saavitreem ravimandala madhyakaam yajurvEdam vyaaharanteem
shwEtaam shoolakaraam shivaam yuvatim rudradaivatyaam dhyaayaami
vrushavaahanaam”

9.f. gaayatree japa nyAsam. .


(head) : (nose) (chest)
: (head)
(nose) :(chest)
: : (head) : (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.
Á| pÉÔpÉÑïuÉ: xÉÑuÉ: | iÉixÉÌuÉiÉÑuÉïUåhrÉÇ| pÉaÉÉåï SåuÉxrÉ
kÉÏqÉÌWû | ÍkÉrÉÉå rÉÉå lÉ: mÉëcÉÉåSrÉÉiÉç ||
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

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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 |

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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) Om sandhyaayai nama:( East )


. (South) Om saavitryai nama:( South )
. (West) Om gaayatryai nama:( West )
. (North) Om sarasvatyai nama:( North )

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

kaamOakaarSHeenmanyurakaarSHeet namO nama: ||


12. dik vandanam
Join your hands in prayer and thank the diks (directions) accordingly
(North) Om udeechyai dishE nama: ( North )
(East) Om praachyai dishE nama: ( East )
(South) OmdakshiNaayai dishE nama:( South )
(West) Om prateechyai dishE nama: ( West )

Now come back to east, join your hands and point as per the
instruction given below

1. (up) 1. oordhvaaya nama: ( up )


2. (down) 2. adharaaya nama: ( down )
3. (up) 3. antarikshaaya nama: ( up )
4. (down) 4. bhoomyai nama:( down )
5. (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: : and sprinkle some water on the place where you did the
gaayatree japa.
14. sAtvika tyAgam

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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 krishNArpaNamastu”krishna krishna krishna (10 times)
*** SHUBHAM ***

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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

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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.
:
:
:
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.)

Á pÉÔÈ Á pÉÑuÉÈ AÉåaÉÑqÉç xÉÑuÉÈ Á qÉWûÈ Á eÉlÉÈ Á


iÉmÉÈ AÉåaÉÑqÉç xÉirÉqÉç|
Á iÉixÉÌuÉiÉÑuÉïUåhrÉÇ pÉaÉÉåï SåuÉxrÉ kÉÏqÉÌWû | ÍkÉrÉÉå
rÉÉå lÉ: mÉëcÉÉåSrÉÉiÉç ||
Á AÉmÉÉå erÉÉåiÉÏUxÉÉå ÅqÉ×iÉÇ oÉë¼ pÉÔpÉÑïuÉÈ
xÉÑuÉUÉåqÉç |

Om bhoohoo Om bhuvaha Ogum suvaha Om mahaha Om janaha Om tapaha

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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam
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. : 1. Om aapOhiSHTHaa mayObhuvaha

2. 2. taa na oorjE dadhaatana

3. 3. mahEraNaaya chakshasE

4. : : 4. yova: shivatamO rasa:

5. : 5. tasya bhaajayatEha na:

6. : 6. ushateeriva maataraha

7. : 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
suvaha.

5. prAshanam
Take some water in the hand, say the following mantra and sip it.

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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

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

6.b. Puna : prOkshaNa mantra : :


( Sprinkle water on the head using four fingers, while chanting each of thesemantrAs )
1. 2 : 3.
4. 5. : 6.
7. 8. : : 9. :
10. : 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. arghyapradaanam
Do prANAyAmam.....
Do sankalpam..

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shree bhagavadAgyayA shreeman naaraayaNa preetyartham saayam 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:

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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

7.b. arghya pradaana


Take lot of water in your hands, hold it up against your forehead, see that your thumbs
don’t 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.

Á pÉÔpÉÑïuÉ: xÉÑuÉ: | iÉixÉÌuÉiÉÑuÉïUåhrÉÇ pÉaÉÉåï SåuÉxrÉ


kÉÏqÉÌWû | ÍkÉrÉÉå rÉÉå lÉ: mÉëcÉÉåSrÉÉiÉç||
“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) : (nose)
(chest) :
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

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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

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: Á
pÉÔpÉÑïuÉý: xÉÑuÉþ:
: (head) : (nose)
(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. | (head)
2. : (nose)
3. (chest)
4. ------
(head)
5. --- (nose)
6. (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)

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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

: (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. (head)
2. (nose) 3. (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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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

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saayam saraswateem shyaamaam ravimaNdala madhyakaam, saama vEdam
vyaaharanteem chakraayudadharaam shubhaam dhyaayaami Vishnu daivatYAm
vruddhaam garudavaahanam

9.f. gaayatree japa nyAsam. .


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

Á| pÉÔpÉÑïuÉ: xÉÑuÉ: | iÉixÉÌuÉiÉÑuÉïUåhrÉÇ | pÉaÉÉåï SåuÉxrÉ


kÉÏqÉÌWû | ÍkÉrÉÉå rÉÉå lÉ: mÉëcÉÉåSrÉÉiÉç

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

shree bhagavadAgyayA shri man naaraayaNa preetyartham saayam sandhyAm


upasthAnam kariShyE..

10.b. gaayatree upasthAnam :


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

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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam

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 |
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) Om sandhyaayai nama:( West )
. (North) Om saavitryai nama:( North )
. (East) Om gaayatryai nama:(East )
. (South) 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) Om prateechyai dishE nama: ( West )

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sAma veda drAhyAyana vaishnava vadakalai sandhyavandanam
(North) Om udeechyai dishE nama: ( North )
(East) Om praachyai dishE nama: ( East )
(South) OmdakshiNaayai dishE nama:( South )

Now come back to east, join your hands and point as per the instruction given below

1. (up) 1. oordhvaaya nama: ( up )


2. (down) 2. adharaaya nama: ( down )
3. 3. antarikshaaya nama: ( up )
4. (down) 4. bhoomyai nama:( down )
5. (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: : and sprinkle some water on the place where you did the
gaayatree japa.

14. sAtvika tyAgam

: : ::

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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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