sandhya vandanam

the version given below is followed by smarthas of apastamba sutram.

there are a few differences in the mantras for the morning, noon and evening. first
morning sandhya is given below and there after only the variations are given separately
for madhyanikam and sayam sandhyavandanam.

part i sandhyavandanam

achamanam ॥

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam
sit on a plank with a panchapatram (or tumbler) in front, full of water and a spoon or
uddharani.

after uttering each of the following three mantras given below pour a few drops of water
on your right palm and drink it

1) achyutaya namaha 2) anantaya namaha 3) govindaya namaha

uttering the name of क7 शव kesava, touch the right cheek with the right thumb and
uttering the name of न"र"!ण narayana touch the left cheek with the right thumb.
similarly uttering each of the following names touch the part of the body indicated
below with the finger shown against each:
 name of god finger part of the body
madhava म"धव ring right eye
govinda ग4ववन$ ring left eye
vishno ववषण4 index right nose
madhusudhana मध/सधन index left nose
trivikrama व!ववकम little right ear
vamana व"मन little left ear
sridhara श$धर middle right shoulder
hrushikesa हष$क7 श middle left shoulder
padmanabha पदन"भ all belly button
damodara $"म4$र all head

गणपतत !"नम॥' ganapati dhyanam ॥

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam
gently hit the temple with the knuckles five times in all , once after each of the words
(marked *) in the following sloka:

suklambaradharam * vishnum * sasivarnam * chaturbhujam *।

prasanna vadanam* dhyayet sarvavighnopasantaye ॥

méëéhéérééqé:॥ pranayamaha॥
face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam

touch the right nostril with the right thumb and the left nostril with the right ring finger
and gently press the right thumb to close the gap on the right nostril and inhale through
the left nostril with the following mantra:

om bhuhu: om bhuvaha: oghum suvaha: om mahaha: om janaha: om tapaha: oghum satyam

now close both the nostrils and hold the breath with the following mantra:
 om tatsaviturvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi । dhiyo yo naha prachodayat ॥

now leave the right thumb and exhale with the following mantra:

om apaha jyoti rasaha amrutam brahma burbuva: suvarom ||

now release both the fingers.

samkalpaha ॥

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam

keep the left palm on the right thigh with palm facing upwards and keep the closed right
palm over the left palm and chant the following:

for prata sandhyavandanam

mamopatta-samasta-duritak-shayadvara sriparamesvara-prityartham
prata: Sandhya-mupasishye

for madhyahnikam

mamopatta-samasta-duritak-shayadvara sriparameswara-prityartham
madhyahnikam karishye ||

for sayam sandhyavandanam

mamopatta-samasta-duritak-shayadvara sriparameswara-prirtyartham sayam
Sandhya-mupasishye ॥

release the hands.

tilakam
face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam

utter the following mantra and put a tilak on the middle of your fore head with your
right ring finger wetted by the water from the panchapatram

। om sri kesavaya namaha |

marjanam ॥

utter the following mantra and sprinkle seven times on your head and the face ( once
each after ॥ marked below ) with water from the tumbler using your right ring finger:

om apo hishtha mayo bhuvaha:॥

tana urje dadhatana ॥

maheranaya chakshase ॥

yo vaha sivatamaha rasaha ॥

tasya-bhajayata eha-naha ॥

usatiriva mataraha ॥

tasmaii aram-gamama-vaha ॥

now sprinkle water on your knees/leg

yasya kshayaya jinvatha

now again sprinkle water on your head

॥ apo janayatha cha naha ॥

now utter the following mantra and sprinkle water around you in clockwise direction:
om bhurbhuvaha suvaha ॥
apam prasanam

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam
take a few drops of water on the right palm and utter the following mantra:

for prata sandhya:

suryascha ma-manyuscha manyupatayascha manyukrutebhyaha ।

papebhyaha rakshantam |

yadratriya papamakarisham ॥

manasa vacha hastabhyam ॥

padbhyam-udarena sisna ।

ratrirhi stadavalumpatu |

yat kimcha duritam mayi ।

idamaham mamamruta yonau।

surye jyotishi juhomi svaha ॥

drink the water now.

for madhyahnikam:
apaha punantu pruthvim prutivi putha punathu mam ।

punanthu brahmanaspathim brahma-puta punatumam.

yaduchishtam abhojyam yadvaduhu scaritam mama sarvam punanthu mamapaha

sadhan cha pratigraham svahaha ॥

drink the water now.
for sayam sandhyavandanam
agnischa mamanyuscha manyupatayascha manyukruthe-bhyaha |

papebhyaha rakshantam |

yadahna papamakarsham |

manasa vacha hastabhyam |

padbhya-mudarena sisna |

ahasta-davalumpatu |

yat kimcha duritam mayi |

idamaham mamamruta-yonau |

satye jyotishi juhomi svaha ||

drink the water now.

achamanam

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam
sit on a plank with a panchapatram (or tumbler) in front, full of water and a spoon or
uddharani.

after uttering each of the following three mantras given below pour a few drops of water
on your right palm and drink it

1) achyutaya namaha 2) anantaya namaha 3) govindaya namaha

uttering the name of क7 शव kesava, touch the right cheek with the right thumb and
uttering the name of न"र"!ण narayana touch the left cheek with the right thumb.
similarly uttering each of the following names touch the part of the body indicated
below with the finger shown against each:
name of god finger part of the body
madhava म"धव ring right eye
govinda ग4ववन$ ring left eye
vishno ववषण4 index right nose
madhusudhana मध/सधन index left nose
trivikrama व!ववकम little right ear
vamana व"मन little left ear
sridhara श$धर middle right shoulder
hrushikesa हष$क7 श middle left shoulder
padmanabha पदन"भ all belly button
damodara $"म4$र all head

punarmarjanam

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam
utter the following mantra and sprinkle seven times on your head and the face with water
from the tumbler using your right ring finger:

dadhikravn-naha akarisham jishnaha rasvasya vajinaha ।

surabhinaha no mukha karate prana ayughumshi tarishate ॥

om apo hishtha mayo bhuvaha:॥

ta na urje dadhatana ॥

maheranaya chakshase ॥

yo vaha sivatamaha rasaha ॥

tasya bhajayateha ehanaha ॥

usatiriva mataraha ॥
 tasmaii aram gamama vaha ॥
now sprinkle water on your knees/leg

yasya kshayaya jinvatha

now again sprinkle water on your head

apaha janayatha cha naha ॥

now utter the following mantra and sprinkle water around you in clockwise direction:
aum bhurbhuvaha suvaha ॥

arghyapradanam

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and west for sayam
sandhyavandanam

hold water in the palm in both the hands, utter the following mantra

om bhurbhuvaha suvaha ।

om tatsaviturvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi ।

dhiyo yo naha prachodayat ॥

and pour the water on the floor and repeat it three times for pratha and sayam sandhya but
only two times for madhyahnikam

pranayamaha ॥

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam

touch the right nostril with the right thumb and the left nostril with the right ring finger
and gently press the right thumb to close the gap on the right nostril and inhale through
the left nostril with the following mantra:
om bhuhu: om bhuvaha: oghum suvaha: om mahaha: om janaha: om tapaha: oghum satyam

now close both the nostrils and hold the breath with the following mantra:

om tatsaviturvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi । dhiyo yo naha prachodayat ॥

now leave the right thumb and exhale with the following mantra:

om apaha jyoti rasaha amrutam brahma burbuva: suvarom ||

now release both the fingers.

prayascitta argyam:

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and west for sayam
sandhyavandanam

say:

mamopatta-samasta-duritak-shayadvara sriparamesvara-prityartham prata:

Sandhya

kalatita prayas-chittartham arghyapradanam karishye |

mamopatta-samasta-duritak-shayadvara sriparamesvara-prityartham
madhyahnikam

kalatita prayas-chittartham arghyapradanam karishye |

mamopatta-samasta-duritak-shayadvara sriparamesvara-prityartham sayam:

Sandhya

kalatita prayas-chittartham arghyapradanam karishye |

hold water in the palm in both the hands, utter the following mantra

om bhurbhuvaha suvaha ।

om tatsaviturvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi ।

dhiyo yo naha prachodayat ॥

and pour the water on the floor

atmapradakshinam

utter the following mantra as you take a pradahshina ( moving yourself on the spot
clockwise one round) with few drops of water in your palm and pour it
। om bhurbhuvasuvaha ।

dhyanam ।

face east for pratha sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and northsayam

sandhyavandanam

utter the following mantra and meditate for a while that you and brahma are the same

। asavadityo brahma-brahmaiva-ahamasmi ।

navagruhadinam tarpanam

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam

utter each mantra given below and offer tarpanam ( pour water from the palm)

| adityam tarpayami |

| somam tarpayami |

| angarakam tarpayami |
| budham tarpayami |

| bruhaspatim tarpayami |

| sukram tarpayami |

| sanaisvaram tarpayami |

| rahum tarpayami |

| ketum tarpayami |

| kesavam tarpayami |

| narayanam tarpayami |

| madhavam tarpayami |

| govindam tarpayami |

| vishnum tarpayami |

| madhusudanam tarpayami |

| trivikramam tarpayami |

| vamanam tarpayami |

| sridharam tarpayami |

| hrushikesam tarpayami |

| padmanabham tarpayami |

| damodaram tarpayami |
achamanam

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam
sit on a plank with a panchapatram (or tumbler) in front, full of water and a spoon or
uddharani.

after uttering each of the following three mantras given below pour a few drops of water
on your right palm and drink it

1) achyutaya namaha 2) anantaya namaha 3) govindaya namaha

uttering the name of क7 शव kesava, touch the right cheek with the right thumb and
uttering the name of न"र"!ण narayana touch the left cheek with the right thumb.
similarly uttering each of the following names touch the part of the body indicated
below with the finger shown against each:

name of god finger part of the body

madhava म"धव ring right eye
govinda ग4ववन$ ring left eye
vishno ववषण4 index right nose
madhusudhana मध/सधन index left nose
trivikrama व!ववकम little right ear
vamana व"मन little left ear
sridhara श$धर middle right shoulder
hrushikesa हष$क7 श middle left shoulder
padmanabha पदन"भ all belly button
damodara $"म4$र all head

end of prata sandhyavandanam part i

sandhya gayatri japaha:

ganapati dhyanam ॥

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam
gently hit the temple with the knuckles five times in all , once after each of the words
(marked *) in the following sloka:

suklambaradharam * vishnum * sasivarnam * chaturbhujam *।

prasanna vadanam* dhyayet sarvavighnopasantaye ॥

pranayamaha ॥

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam

touch the right nostril with the right thumb and the left nostril with the right ring finger
and gently press the right thumb to close the gap on the right nostril and inhale through
the left nostril with the following mantra:

om bhuhu: om bhuvaha: oghum suvaha: om mahaha: om janaha: om tapaha: oghum satyam

now close both the nostrils and hold the breath with the following mantra:

om tatsaviturvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi । dhiyo yo naha prachodayat ॥

now leave the right thumb and exhale with the following mantra:

om apaha jyoti rasaha amrutam brahma burbuva: suvarom ||

now release both the fingers.

 samkalpaha ॥

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam

keep the left palm on the right thigh with palm facing upwards and keep the closed right
palm over the left palm and chant the following:

for prata sandhyavandanam

mamopatta-samasta-durita-kshayadvara sriparamesvara-prityartham
prata: sandhya gayatri mahamantra japam karishye ॥

for madhyahnikam
mamopatta-samasta-durita-kshayadvara sriparamesvara-prityartham
madhyahnika gayatri mahamantra japam karishye ॥

for sayam sandhyavandanam

mamopatta-samasta-durita-kshayadvara sriparameswara-prirtyartham sayam
sandhya gayatri mahamantra japam karishye ॥

release the hands.

keep the fingers at the forehead and utter the mantra:

। pranavasya rishihi brahma ।

keep the fingers at the nose and utter the mantra:

। devi gayatri chandaha ।

keep the fingers below the heart at the centre and utter the mantra:

। paramatma devata ।
keep the tip of the fingers at the forehead and utter the mantra:

bhuradi-sapta-vyahrutinam atri-bhrugu-kutsa- vasishtha-gautama-kasyapa-

anggirasa rushayaha: |

keep the fingers at the nose and utter the mantra:

gayatri-ushnike-anushtupe-bruhati-pamkti-trushtupe-jagatyaha chandamsi |

keep the fingers at the below the heart at the centre and utter the mantra:

agni-vayu-arka-vagisa-varuna-indra-visvadevaha devata: ।

pranayamaha ॥

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam

touch the right nostril with the right thumb and the left nostril with the right ring finger
and gently press the right thumb to close the gap on the right nostril and inhale through
the left nostril with the following mantra:

om bhuhu: om bhuvaha: oghum suvaha: om mahaha: om janaha: om tapaha: oghum satyam

now close both the nostrils and hold the breath with the following mantra:

om tatsaviturvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi । dhiyo yo naha prachodayat ॥

now leave the right thumb and exhale with the following mantra:

om apaha jyoti rasaha amrutam brahma burbuva: suvarom ||

now release both the fingers.

gayatri avahanam ।

(face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and west for sayam
sandhyavandanam)

keep the fingers at the forehead and utter the mantra:

ayatviti anuvakasya vamadeva rushihi ।

keep the fingers at the nose and utter the mantra:

anushtup chandaha ।

keep the fingers at the below the heart at the centre and utter the mantra:

gayatri devata

release the hand and say:

gayatri avahane viniyogaha ।

keep the hand in namaskar/salutation pose (i.e with both the palms facing and touching
each other and placed before the heart) and utter the following mantra:

ayatu varada devi aksharam brahma sammitam !

gayatrim chandasam matedam brahma jushasva-naha

ojosi sahosi balamasi bhrajosi devanam

dhama namasi visvamasi visvayuhu

sarvamasi sarvayuhu abhibhurom

gayatrimavahayami savitrimavahayami sarasvatimavahayami |

keep the fingers at the forehead and utter the mantra:

savitraya rishihi visvamitraha

keep the fingers at the nose and utter the mantra:

nichrut gayatri chandaha ।

keep the fingers below the heart at the centre and utter the mantra:

savita devata।

gayatri-jape viniyogaha |

sri gayatri maha mantra japam

(face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and west for sayam
sandhyavandanam)

chant the following mantra 108 times for the pratha sandhya , 32 times for
madhyahnikam and 64 times for the sayam sandhya

om bhurbhuvaha suvaha ।

om tatsaviturvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi ।

dhiyo yo naha prachodayat ॥

pranayamaha ॥

face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam

touch the right nostril with the right thumb and the left nostril with the right ring finger
and gently press the right thumb to close the gap on the right nostril and inhale through
the left nostril with the following mantra:

om bhuhu: om bhuvaha: oghum suvaha: om mahaha: om janaha: om tapaha: oghum satyam

now close both the nostrils and hold the breath with the following mantra:

om tatsaviturvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi । dhiyo yo naha prachodayat ॥

now leave the right thumb and exhale with the following mantra:

om apaha jyoti rasaha amrutam brahma burbuva: suvarom ||

now release both the fingers.

upastanam ।

(face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and west for sayam
sandhyavandanam)

uttering the following mantras get up with right ring finger touching the floor and after
completion of mantra stand erect releasing the ring finger:

for prata sandhyavandanam:

prataha sandhya upastanam karishye

for madhyahnikam:

madhyahnika upastanam karishye

for sayam sandhyavandanam

sayam sandhya upastanam karishye

common for pratha, mahyahnika and sayam sandhya

uttame sikhare devi bhumyam parvatamurdhani

brahmanebhyaha hyanugyanam gachcha devi yathasukham ॥

surya prarthana

(face east for pratha sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and west for sayam
sandhyavandanam)
keep the hands folded in the pose of saying namaskaram and utter the following
mantras:

for prata sandhya

om mitrasya charshani-dhrutaha sravo devasya sanasim! satyam

chitra-sravas-tamam ॥

mitro janannu yatayati prajanan mitro dadhara

prutivi-muta dhyam|

mitra krushti ranimisha abhichashte satyaya-havyam

ghruta-vadvidhema!!

pra sa mitra marto astu prayasvanu yasta aditya sikshati

vratena !

na hanyate na jiyate tvoto nainam-aghum ho asnotu-yantito na durate॥

samashtyabivadanam

facing east say: aum sandhyayai namaha

facing south say: aum savitryai namaha

facing west say: aum gayatryai namaha

facing north say: aum sarasvatyai namaha

face east and utter:

sarvabyaha devatabyaha namo namaha ।

kamo-karishithe manyura- karishithe namo namaha ।

for madhyahnikam

a satyena rajasa vartamanaha nivesayanu amrutam martyam-cha |

hiran-yayena savita rathena adevo-yati bhuvana vipasyanu udvayam tamasapari pasyantaha

jyotihi-ruttaram ||

devam devatra suryam aganma jyoti-ruttamam ॥

udutyam jatave-dasam devam vahanti ketavaha:

ddruse visvaya suryam chitram devanam udagatu anikam chakshuhu mitrasya varunasya
agne: ।

a apra dyava pruthivi antharik-shaghum surya atma jagataha stasthu-shascha ।

tachchak-shurdeva-hitam purastach-chukra-muchcharat ।

pasyema saradas-satam jeevema saradas-satam nandama saradas-satam modama

saradas-satam bhavama saradas-satam srrunu-vama saradas-satam prabravama

saradas-satam ajitasyama saradas-satam. jyokcha suryam ddruse

see the sun and say the following mantras;

ya udagantu mahator-navantu vibra-jamanaha sarirasya madhyathtu sa ma

vrushabhaha lohitak-shaha suryaha vipaschintu manasa punathu

samashtyabivadanam

facing east say: sandhyayai namaha

facing south say: savitryai namaha

facing west say: gayatryai namaha

facing north say: sarasvatyai namaha

face east and utter:

sarvabyaha devatabyaha namo namaha ।

kamo akarshintu manyura-karshitu namo namaha ।

for sayam sandhya : face west

imam me varuna srudhi havam adhya cha mrudaya |

tvama-vasyuhu achake ||

tatva yami brahmana vanda-manaha-tatu asahaste yajamanaha havirbhihi: |

ahedamanaha varune iha-bodhi-urusagumsa ma na ayuhu: pramoshihi: ||

yachchi-@ddhi-te viso yatha pradeva varuna vratam |

minimasi dhyavi-dhyavi ||

yat kimchedam varuna daivyehe jane-bhidroham manushyaha-scharamasi |

achitti yattava dharma yuyopima manas tasmate yenasaha deva ririsha: ||

kitavasaha yadriri-purhu nadivi yadva gha satya muta yanna vidma |

sarva ta vishya sithireva deva athate syama varuna priyasaha: ||

samashtyabivadanam

facing east say: sandhyayai namaha

facing south say: savitryai namaha

facing west say: gayatryai namaha

facing north say: sarasvatyai namaha

face east and utter:

sarvabyaha devatabyaha namo namaha ।

kamo akarshin manyura-karshit namo namaha ।

Abhi-vadaye ( vaiswamitra, aghamarshana, kausika,)

Trayar-sheya pravaran-vita (siva) gotra:

(apastamba) sutra: (yaju:)

Sakhadhyayi (shri gowree sankaran) sarma

namaham asmi bho:

digdevata-vandanam

for prata sandhya and madhyahnikam start from east and finish with north and for
sayam sandhya start from west and finish with south

face east and say: prachyai dise nama: |

face south and say: dakshinayai dise nama: |

face west and say: pratichyai dise nama: |

face north and say: udicyai dise nama: |

face east for prata snadhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and west for sayam
sandhya.

keep the palms together and fingers pointing away from you

1) direct the fingers to top and say: urdhvaya namaha

2) direct the fingers to floor and say: adharaya namaha

3) direct the fingers to top and say: antarikshaya namaha

4) direct the fingers to floor and say: bhumyai namaha

5) direct the fingers to top and say: brahmane namaha

 6) direct the fingers to floor and say: vishnave namaha

7) direct the fingers to top and say: mrutyave namaha

yamavandanam

face south and chant the mantras :

yamaya namaha |

yamaya dharmarajaya mrutyave-cha antakaya-cha |

vaivas-vataya kalaya sarvabhuta-kshayaya-cha ||

audum-baraya dadhnaya nilaya parameshthine |

vruko-daraya chitraya chitraguptaya vai namaha ||

chitraguptaya vai namaha om nama iti ||

visvarupa prarthana

face north and chant the following mantra:

rutahum satyam param brahma purusham krushna-pimgalam |

urdhvaretam virupaksham visvarupaya-vai namaha

visvarupaya-vai namaha aum nama itih

suryanarayana-vandanam

(face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and west for sayam
sandhyavandanam)

keep folded hands in namaskaram pose and pray to surya bhagavan with the following:

nama: savitre jagadeka-chakshushe

jagat-prasuti sthiti-nasa-hetave
trayimayaya trigunatma-dharine

virimchi-narayana-samkaratmane ||

dhyeya: sada savitrumandala-madhyavarti

narayanaha sarasi-jasanaha samni-vishtaha

keyuravanu makara-kundalavanu kiriti hari

hiranmaya vapuhu dhruta-samkha-chakraha

gadapane dwaraka-nilayachyuta |

govinda pundarikaksha raksha mam saranagatam ||

akasatu patitam-toyam yatha gachchati sagaram |

sarvadeva namaskaraha: kesavam prati gachchati ||

sri kesavam prati gachchati om nama iti ||

namaskaram:

(face east for prata sandhyavandanam, north for madhyahnikam and west for sayam
sandhyavandanam)

the mantra will change from person to person depending upon his name, gothra and
sutra. with vaisvamitra, agahmarshana and kausika as the three rishis i am giving below
the mantra for apastamba sutra and kausika gotra with name lakshminarayanan.
depending upon one's variables the corresponding words need to be replaced. the
variables are given in bracket for easy substitution as applicable to each individual.

Abhi-vadaye ( vaiswamitra, aghamarshana, kausika,)

Trayar-sheya pravaran-vita (siva) gotra:

(apastamba) sutra: (yaju:)

Sakhadhyayi (shri gowree sankaran) sarma

namaham asmi bho:

samarpanam

(face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam)

sit down and take a few drops of water in the right palm and chant the following:

kayena vacha manasa-indriyairva

buddhyatmana va prakrute svabhavatu |

karomi yadyatu sakalam parasmai

sreeman siva shankar narayanayeti samarpayami ||

japasthana prokshanam

(face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north for sayam
sandhyavandanam)

take a few drops of water in the hand and sprinkle it with the following mantras on the
area where you were seated while doing the sandhyavandanam:

adhya-naha devasavitaha: |

prajavat savi: saubhagam |

para dush-vapnyahum-suva ||

visvani deva savitaha-duritani parasuva |

yadbhadram tanma asuva aum||

touch the sprinkled water on the floor with the right ring finger and put the water mark
on your forehead.
brahmarpanam

(face east for prata sandhyavandanam and madhyahnikam and north sayam
sandhyavandanam)

pour some water uttering the mantra:

| om tat sat brahmarpanamastu ।