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śr̄ımate nigamāntamahādeśikāya namah.śr̄ımān veṅkat.anāthāryah. kavitārkikakesar̄ı Ávedāntācāryavaryo me sannidhattām. sadā hr. di Á Á

Á Á ya:$ua;veRa;d k+:a;l+a;ya .sa;nDya;a;va;nd;na;m,a Á ÁÁ Á yajurveda kālatrayasandhyāvandanam Á Á

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Sunder Kidambi

(with the blessings of

(r�a;a .=+ñÍç ÅÅ*:+=+a;ma;a;nua:$a;ma;h;a;de ;a;Za;k+:n,a

His Holinessśr̄ımad ān. d. avan of śr̄ıraṅgam )

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i kx +:ta;¼a;ta;a;pRa;Na;m,a (kr. tajñatārpan. am) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ii A;�a;Ba;mua;Ka;m,a (abhimukham) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9iii :pra;~ta;a;va;na;a (prastāvanā) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 13iv :pra;a;taH .sa;nDya;a;va;nd;na;m,a (prātah. sandhyāvandanam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

v ma;a;Dya;a;a;îå+:k .sa;nDya;a;va;nd;na;m,a (mādhyāhnika sandhyāvandanam) . 51

vi .sa;a;yMa .sa;nDya;a;va;nd;na;m,a (sāyam. sandhyāvandanam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

vii ga;ea:Ma :pra;va:=M ..ca (gotram and pravaram) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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(Acknowledgements)

l+.[m�a;a;na;a;Ta;sa;ma;a:=+}Ba;Ma na;a;Ta;ya;a;mua;na;ma;Dya;ma;a;m,a ÁA;sma;d;a;.ca;a;yRa;pa;yRa;nta;Ma va;nde gua:�+:pa:=M +pa:=+a;m,a Á Á

laks.mı̄nāthasamārambhām. nāthayāmunamadhyamām Áasmadācāryaparyantām. vande guruparam. parām Á Á

With respectfulpran. āms to my ācāryas andpūrvācāryas, I wish toplace on record my heartfelt gratitude to all those who helped me in bringingout this book.

My father Sriman Kidambi Sreenivasachar has tirelessly worked to co-ordinate the efforts in proofreading this document. He has personally visitedeach of the volunteers and handed a copy of this document for proofreading.The volunteers, in turn, have kindly provided me their feedback on the con-tents and presentation of this document. From time to time hecollected theupdates from them to make sure that the proofreading is done in a stipulatedamount of time. He has spent several hours organizing the comments from thevolunteers to present them to me in a concise form over the telephone. To myfather, I am deeply indebted for the interest and help he has rendered in my en-deavor to bring out this book on the occasion of theupanayanam of my sonsChi. Mukund Kidambi and Chi. Sriram Kidambi.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to my brother SrimanRaghavan Kidambi, my sister-in-law Srimati Mythili Raghavan and my nephewChi. Mohan Kidambi who have worked with the publishers to getthis doc-ument printed. They have also been instrumental in requesting the gracefulpresence of His HolinesśSr̄ı Raṅgapriya Mahādeśikan by arranging aanugraha bhās.an. am by Him on the occasion of theupanayanam. Mo-pr

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han has designed the cover page for this book and I wish to sincerely thank himfor his time and effort.

My sincere thanks to Sriman H.R. Krishnaswamy who has tirelessly andmeticulously gone through the document to point out mistakes that are difficultto find with a casual reading. I would like to express my gratitude to Sriman Dr.Kidambi Rajagopalan, my uncle, who has provided feedback and suggestionsto improve the presentation of this document. I would also like to recognize andthank the efforts of Sriman C.S. Gopalachar and Sriman Dr. C.R. Ramaswamywho have provided some insightful suggestions.

No amount of thanks is enough to express my gratitude to Dr. ParthasarathyDesikan for the help he has rendered. While he has proofread this documentand given suggestions to improve it, I would like to place on record my verysincere and heartfelt thanks for all the help he has renderedso far in terms ofproofreading various documents on our websitehttp://www.prapatti.com. Hehas never hesitated in rendering his help whenever I have asked.

I would like to offer my sincere thanks to Sriman R. Rajagopalof Ar-avind Laboratories, Chennai, popularly known as RR Mama, for requestingthe Śr̄ımukham from His HolinessŚr̄ı Raṅgarāmānujamahādeśikanon my behalf. I also thank him for scanning theŚr̄ımukham and sending itto me by electronic mail.

Last, but not the least, my heartfelt thanks to my older son Chi. MukundKidambi for all the help with the photographs in this document and my wifeSmt. Rama Kidambi for making all this happen.

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Á Á A;�a;Ba;mua;Ka;m,a Á ÁÁ Á abhimukham Á Á

(Foreword)

God is the absolute reality endowed with all auspicious and excellentattributes. He is the inner controller of allcit (beings) andacit (matter). Thej̄ıvātman enters the physical body appropriate to its pastkarma (actions)and transmigrates in the cycle of births and deaths (sam. sāra). God, out ofcompassion for the souls, bestowsvedic knowledge throughbrahma and alineage of saints and sages. Thevedas discuss the nature of God, nature ofsouls, causes ofsam. sāra and ways to get out of it.

Vedas prescribe several duties for individual souls to come out ofthissam. sāra. They are classified asnitya karmās, or daily duties, andnaimit-tika karmās, or occasional duties. The much extoledsandhyāvandanacomes undernitya karma, or daily duties. We have ample references regard-ing sandhyāvandana in vedas, smr. tis, rāmāyan. a, mahābhārata andvis. n. u purān. a. The reference tosandhyāvandana in kr. s. n. a yajurvedais as follows

o! +.dùÅ;a;nt�a;ma;~tM!a;ya;nt�a;ma;a;a;d! ;tya;m�a;�a;Ba;Dya;!a;ya;nku ! +:vRa;nb.ra;� �a;! ;Na;ea ;a;v!a;dõ ;a;nTs!a;k+:lM� B!a;dÒ +m�a:(îéau ;te!a-Y;sa;a;va;�a;a;d! ;tya;ea b.r!a;e ;�a;t!a b.ra;E! ;va .sa;nb.ra;;!a;pyea;�a;t!a ya O;! ;vMa :vea;d� Á Á

udyantıamastam. yant

ıamādityam

ıabhidhyāyankurvanbr

ııāhma-

n. o vidvānthsakalıam. bhadram

ıaśnute ′sāv

ıādityo brahmeti brah-

maiva sanbrahmāpyeti ya evam. vedıa Á Á

The procedure of worship ordained here is by offeringarghya at the timeof sunrise and sunset while meditating onāditya (sun god) and chantinggāyatr̄ı.

Aditya represents puresatva characteristics and it is He who looks afterthe health of the entire world. The individual soul is enveloped withrajo gun. aandtamo gun. a. These adverse vices can be wiped out by offeringarghyato the Almighty God in the form of sun and meditating ongāyatr̄ı.pr

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Worship througharghya is a process by which̄aditya within us can beinvoked and whose qualities can be acquired.Vedas declare that̄aditya in thesky and thēaditya within our body is one and the same. Thevedic statementruns like this.

.sa ya O;! ;Sa;e� �a.Y;nta;&R� +.d;ya A;a;k+:!a;ZaH Ása ya es.

ııo ′ntarh

ır. daya ākāśah. Á

.sa ya;(ãÉa;�a;yMa :pu!a:�+:Sea Á ya;(ãÉa;a;sa;�a;va;a;a;d! ;tyea Á .sa O;;k� ;H Ása yaśc

ıāyam. purus. e Á yaścās

ıāvāditye Á sa ek ıah. Á

Therefore, offeringarghya definitely has the effect on one who offers it.

Taittir̄ıyopanis.ad also says

m!a;nde ;h;a.Y:�� +:Nea dõ� ;!a;pea :pra;�a;[�a;pa;�////�a;nt!a ya;tpr�a;d;�a;[!a;NMa · · ·mandehā ′r

ıun. e dv̄ıpe praks.

ııpanti yatpr

ıadaks. in. am. · · ·

The meaning is that thearghya offered from the palms of the worshipperdestroys demons known asmantehās attacking the sun. This statement in theveda has a great significance.

Vedas are referred to astraȳı, that is,vedic statements have three mean-ings, namely, external, internal and philosophical. Amongthem, the philoso-phical meaning is important. The element of sun in our body isclouded by ourrajo gun. a andtamo gun. a. Thearghya offered at the feet of̄aditya at sun-rise and sunset will help free the individual soul from the above-mentioned evil qualities. The word in thevedic statementmantehās refersto the devils in our body.Iśāvāsya upanis.ad of śukla yajurveda andchāndogya upanis.ad refer toāditya vidyā, that is,sandhyāvandana.

The entire process ofsandhyāvandana is centered aroundarghyapradāna andgāyatr̄ı japa. In addition to this,̄acamana,mārjana, āsana,prān. āyāma andupasthāna are also important.

The gāyatr̄ı mantra is a very powerful one. Allvedas extol theefficacy ofgāyatr̄ı mantra. There is novedic yāga in which this great


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mantra is not used. Thismantra has the efficacy of destroying all typesof sins and bestows all auspicious things. This definitely protects the chanter.She is the mother of allmantras. The essence ofjagat̄ı andtris. t.up chan-das is included ingāyatr̄ı. She is the embodiment of Almighty Himself.Sandhyāvandana includesāditya vidya andgāyatr̄ı japa. Through thisjapa of gāyatr̄ı, one can attain liberation. By performingsandhyāvandanaat the stipulated period, one getsbrahma sāyujyam. Thus saysveda.

Acharya Saṅkara extols thegāyatr̄ı japa in many places. Theguruparamparā, a biographical work of́sr̄ıvais.n. ava ācāryas, recordsthat ācārya rāmānuja was offeringarghya in sandhyāvandana beingsupported by two persons even at the ripe age of 120.

Sunder Kidambi, the author of this book,yajurveda kālatrayasandhyāvandanam, is born in the lineage of́Sr̄ı Kidāmbi Acān whowas servingBhagavad Rāmānuja as his cook. The great preceptor ofŚr̄ıVedānta Deśika, that is,Atreya Rāmānuja, also belongs to this greatlineage. The illustriouśSr̄ı Arasān. ipālai Venkat.ād. hvari, a 16th centurypoet, who wrote works likeViśvagun. adarśa Campu, Śr̄ı Rāghavayāda-v̄ıyam and Śr̄ı Laks.mı̄sahasram is a beacon in this lineage. SunderKidambi is a blessed person who has written this beautiful handbook onsandhyāvandana that is very informative and contains all important aspectsof sandhyāvandana in detail. For those who desire to obtain the grace ofthe Almighty, performance ofsandhyāvandana is essential. In this direc-tion, Sunder Kidambi has rendered yeoman service to devotees who desireto performsandhyāvandana. Let all auspicious blessings come to SunderKidambi by the grace ofDivya Dampat̄ıs Śr̄ı Laks.mı̄nārāyan. a.

Tarka Vedānta Vidvān

Dr. M.E. RangacharMay 16, 2007.

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(r�a;aH(r�a;a;ma;tea .=+a;ma;a;nua:$a;a;ya na;maH

(r�a;a;ma;tea ;�a;na;ga;ma;a;nta;ma;h;a;de ;a;Za;k+:a;ya na;maHśr̄ıh.

śr̄ımate rāmānujāya namah.śr̄ımate nigamāntamahādeśikāya namah.

Á Á :pra;~ta;a;va;na;a Á ÁÁ Á prastāvanā Á Á

(Introduction)

.sa;nDya;a;h� ;a;na;ea.Y;Zua;�a;.ca;�a;nRa;tyMa A;na;hR ;ssa;vRa k+:mRa;sua Áya;d;nya;t,a ku +.�+:tea k+:mRa na ta;~ya :P+.l+.Ba;a;gBa;vea;t,a Á Á

sandhyāh̄ıno ′śucirnityam. anarhassarva karmasu Áyadanyat kurute karma na tasya phalabhāgbhavet Á Á

He who does not performsandhyāvandanam every day is ever impure and,consequently, unfit to perform anyvedic rites. Whatever other rites he mayperform, he will not obtain the fruit thereof.

Duties prescribed to individuals invedas are classified asnitya karmā,or daily duties, andnaimittika karmā, or occasional duties.Sandhyā-vandanam is anitya karmā and, hence, has to be performed daily. It is, infact, to be performed at the appropriate times asbhagavadājñā kaiṅkaryam,that is, as a matter of service rendered to God by way of obeying His command.In vis. n. u dharma, Lord vis. n. u says

(rua;�a;taH .smxa;�a;taH ma;mEa;va;a;¼a;a ya;~ya;Ma o+.l+.z, +Gya va;tRa;tea ÁA;a;¼a;a;.cCe +.d� ;a ma;ma dÒ +ea;h� ;a ma;d, :Ba;#ta;ea;a;pa na ;vEa;SNa;vaH Á Á

śrutih. smr. tih. mamaivājñā yasyām. ullaṅghya vartate Áājñācched̄ı mama droh̄ı madbhaktopi na vais. n. avah. Á Áprap

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The vedas and the treatises thereunder, that is,smr. tis, convey My com-mands. Whoever violates them, commits treason. Even if he beMy devotee,he is by no means avais. n. ava.

Sandhyāvandanam refers to the worship of sun duringsandhyā, themeeting point of day and night, and, fore and after noon. The prayer at sunriseis calledprātah. sandhyāvandanam, that at noon is calledmādhyāhnikasandhyāvandanam, and that at sunset is calledsāyam. sandhyāvanda-nam. Thus,sandhyāvandanam is performed three times in a day.

The benefits ofprātah. sandhyāvandanam are most (or maximum)when performed before sunrise and stars are visible, average when performedbefore sunrise but stars have disappeared, poor after sunrise, as described bythe following verse.

o+a;ma;a ta;a:=+k+:ea;pea;ta;a ma;Dya;ma;a lu +.pta;ta;a:=+k+:a ÁA;Da;ma;a .sUa;yRa;sa;a;h;ta;a :pra;a;taH .sa;nDya;a ;a:a;Da;a .smxa;ta;a Á Á

uttamā tārakopetā madhyamā luptatārakā Áadhamā sūryasahitā prātah. sandhyā tridhā smr. tā Á Á

For mādhyāhnika sandhyāvandanam, it is best when the sun is rightabove your head at noon, as described by

ma;Dya;a;îåe ma;Dya;Ba;a;~k+.=+a;m,a Ámadhyāhne madhyabhāskarām Á

Similarly for sāyam. sandhyāvandanam, it is best before sunset, averageafter sunset but before stars appear and poor after stars appear, as described bythe following verse.

o+a;ma;a .sUa;yRa;sa;a;h;ta;a ma;Dya;ma;a lu +.pta;Ba;a;~k+.=+a ÁA;Da;ma;a ta;a:=+k+:ea;pea;ta;a .sa;a;yMa .sa;nDya;a ;a:a;Da;a .smxa;ta;a Á Á

uttamā sūryasahitā madhyamā luptabhāskarā Áadhamā tārakopetā sāyam. sandhyā tridhā smr. tā Á Á


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Ideally, theprātah. sandhyāvandanam should be started before sun-rise and concluded at sunrise. Similarly thesāyam. sandhyāvandanamshould be started before sunset and concluded at sunset (local time). Thesetimings are from considerations of maximum benefit. However, it is impor-tant to note that benefits will be there even when there are departures andthis has been recognized in thesmr. tis. As a part ofsandhyāvandanam,mantras associated with atonement are incorporated by way ofprāyaścittaarghyam. Every individual, who has undergoneupanayanam, the sacredthread ceremony, should therefore strive to performsandhyāvandanam at atime as close to sunrise or sunset as possible but should not give it up due to cir-cumstances. A person who is unwell can also performsandhyāvandanammentally without water. In the event of long journeys when itis inconvenientto performsandhyāvandanam, the entire procedure can be done mentally,irrespective of the dress one is wearing. This is calledmānasika sandhyā-vandanam. Also, in the present-day world we are in, it is sometimes notpractical to performmādhyāhnika sandhyāvandanam at the prescribedtime and place. In such circumstances,mādhyāhnika sandhyāvandanamcan be performed soon afterprātah. sandhyāvandanam.

Eachsandhyāvandanam is done after taking a normal bath of pouringadequate amount of water over your body, from head to foot. This is calledvārun. a snānam. Although there are other forms of physical baths recog-nized in thevedas, there is also one that can be performed mentally withoutwater. This is calledmānasika snānam. In the present-day world, it may notbe practical to performvārun. a snānam before eachsandhyāvandanam.In such circumstances,mānasika snānam can be substituted. Formāna-sika snānam, mentally comprehend the Lotus Feet of the Lord and imaginethat the sacred water of thevirajā (heavenly river) from His feet flowing allover your body. Recite the hymn below and sprinkle water overyour head.

A;pa;a;va:aH :pa;a;va:a;ea va;a .sa;va;Ra;va;~Ta;Ma ga;ta;ea.Y;a;pa va;a ÁyaH .sma:=e +t,a :pua;Nq+=� +a;k+:a;[Ma .sa ba;a;hùÅ:a;a;Bya;nta:=.H Zua;�a;.caH Á Á


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:pra;~ta;a;va;na;a prastāvanā

apavitrah. pavitro vā sarvāvasthām. gato′pi vā Á

yah. smaret pun. d. ar̄ıkāks.am. sa bāhyābhyantarah. śucih. Á Á

As mentioned earlier,sandhyāvandanam is performed by an individualafterupanayanamwhich is avedic ritual that includes wearing ofyagnopa-v̄ıtam, the sacred thread, and initiation into thegāyatr̄ı mantram. Thetermupanayanam consists of two words, namely,upa, meaning near, andnayanam, meaning to fetch. The significance of the termupanayanam isthat a teacher leads, or initiates the student towards the enquiry into the natureof brahman, or the Supreme Deity. To denote the importance of this aspect oftheupanayanam sacrament, it is sometimes calledbrahmopadeśam, eventhough it is just one of the events in theupanayanam ceremony. The sacredfunction ofupanayanam is an important milestone in the life of the student,namely, it initiates him towards the study of thevedas. According to thevedasandsmr. tis, the prescribed age ofupanayanam for brāhmins is seven. Theage, however, should not exceed sixteen in any case.

Gāyatr̄ı mantra has been bestowed the greatest importance invedicdharma. It is the most hallowedmantra of thevedas and is considered themother of allmantras. The performance ofgāyatr̄ı japam, which is an in-tegral part ofsandhyāvandanam, protects the individuals from the maleficeffects of sins and expiation. It is a prayer to the sun god to alleviate one fromall human sins and to bestow knowledge, health and longevity. According toParāśara, one who performsgāyatr̄ı japam with devotion becomes pureand gets liberated. A person who does not recite thegāyatr̄ı mantram can-not be considered to be abrāhmin, even if he has read thevedas, śāstrasandpurān. as. Amongst the many definitions ofgāyatr̄ı, one of it is

ga;a;ya;ntMa a;a;ya;tea I+.�a;ta ga;a;ya:�a;agāyantam. trāyate iti gāyatr̄ı

which means that it is one which protects the person who chants or recites it.


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Lord vis. n. u is also calledyajñah. , as theyajñas, the sacrificial rites, areall dedicated to Him. The wordupav̄ıtam means that which surrounds. Con-sequently, the wordyajñopav̄ıtam is a thread that surrounds Lordvis. n. u,the in-dweller orantaryāmi. In light of this, theyajñopav̄ıtam can beviewed as the thread that goes round the heart-region (whichis the seat ofan-taryāmi) over the left shoulder down to the navel and back to the left shouldervia the back. Theyajñopav̄ıtam comprises of three strands knotted together.This symbolizes the conjunction of the three fundamental entities, namely,cit,(the sentient being- individual soul)acit (the non-sentient matter- body) andı̄śvara (the in-dweller) in an inseparable combination. The ends ofthe knotof theyajñopav̄ıtam should point upwards to signify the final goal in view,namely, ascent to the Lotus Feet of Lordvis. n. u in His transcendental abode.In addition, it should be close to the heart, the seat ofantaryāmi.

We are happy to release this book on the occasion of theupanayanamof ours sons Chi. Mukund Kidambi and Chi. Sriram Kidambi on June 18, 2007in the auspicious presence of His HolinessŚr̄ı Raṅgapriyā Mahādeśikansvāmi. In this book, we have provided a fairly detailed procedure for perform-ing yajurveda kālatraya sandhyāvandanam, that is, thesandhyāvan-danam during three times of the day. It is certainly not a substitute for learn-ing the sandhyāvandanam under anācarya or a qualified teacher. Theintention of this book is to serve more as a memorabilia than aguide, althoughone could benefit from the procedures pertaining tosandhyāvandanam per-formed during the three times of the day andmantrās presented here withproper accents.


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Á Á :pra;a;taH .sa;nDya;a;va;nd;na;m,a Á ÁÁ Á prātah. sandhyāvandanam Á Á

(Morning sandhyavandanam)

A;a;.ca;ma;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 1 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ ācamanam

Facing east, sit inkukkut.āsana, hold a small vessel of water in your left handand fold your right palm in such a way that the little finger, ring finger and mid-dle finger are stretched while the index finger is bent inwardsto accommodatea small amount of water in the hollow of your right palm, as shown in Figure1. Then, follow the items presented in Table 1.

Figure 1: Posture for̄acamanam.

Action Mantra to recite

Pour a small amount of water in yourright palm and swallow (not sip)

A;eaM A;.cyua;ta;a;ya na;maHom. acyutāya namah.

Repeat the above action A;eaM A;na;nta;a;ya na;maHom. anantāya namah.

Repeat the above action A;eaM ga;ea;a;va;nd;a;ya na;maHom. govindāya namah.

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After that, wash your right hand and wipe your lips with your right thumb. Youshould move the thumb from right to left. Again, wash your right hand withwater. Now, follow the items presented in Table 2.


Touch right cheek with right thumb A;eaM :ke +:Za;va;a;ya na;maHom. keśavāya namah.

Touch left cheek with right thumb A;eaM na;a:=+a;ya;Na;a;ya na;maHom. nārāyan. āya namah.

Touch right eye with right ring finger A;eaM ma;a;Da;va;a;ya na;maHom. mādhavāya namah.

Touch left eye with right ring finger A;eaM ga;ea;a;va;nd;a;ya na;maHom. govindāya namah.

Touch right side of nose with rightindex finger

A;eaM ;a;va;SNa;vea na;maHom. vis. n. ave namah.

Touch left side of nose with rightindex finger

A;eaM ma;Dua;sUa;d;na;a;ya na;maHom. madhusūdanāya namah.

Touch right ear with right littlefinger

A;eaM ;a:a;a;va;kÒ +:ma;a;ya na;maHom. trivikramāya namah.

Touch left ear with right little finger A;eaM va;a;ma;na;a;ya na;maHom. vāmanāya namah.

Touch right shoulder with rightmiddle finger

A;eaM (r�a;a;Da:=+a;ya na;maHom. śr̄ıdharāya namah.

Touch left shoulder with rightmiddle finger

A;eaM &+.S�a;a;ke +:Za;a;ya na;maHom. hr. s. ı̄keśāya namah.

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Touch navel with all right fingers A;eaM :pa;íåÅ+a;na;a;Ba;a;ya na;maHom. padmanābhāya namah.

Touch top of the head with all rightfingers

A;eaM d;a;ma;ea;d:=+a;ya na;maHom. dāmodarāya namah.

Table 2:ācamanam-2

The ācamanam described above must be performed twice.

:pra;a;Na;a;ya;a;ma;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 2 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ prān. āyāmam

Close your left nostril with your right hand little and ring fingers and releasethe air within your lungs through the right nostril slowly. Next, close your rightnostril with your right hand thumb while simultaneously opening the left nos-tril and inhale through your left nostril to fill up your lungs. Next, close yourleft nostril with your right hand little and ring fingers so that both your nostrilsare now closed, as shown in Figure 2. With your mouth and eyes closed, men-tally recite the following, three times.

A;eaM BUaH Á A;eaM Bua;vaH Á A;ea;.gM,a .sua;vaH Á A;eaM ma;hH Á A;eaM .$a;naH Á A;eaM ta;paH Á A;ea;.gM,a .s!a;tya;m,a ÁA;eaM ta;t,a .s�a;a;v!a;tua;vRa+.=e� � +NyM!a Ba;ga;eR�a :de ! ;va;~y�a ;D�a;a;ma;a;h Á ;�a;Da;ya;e!a ya;ea n�aH :pra;.ca;e!a;d;ya;� �a;t,a Á A;ea;ma;a;pa;e!a.$ya;ea;t�a;!a .=+sa;e!a.Y;mxa;tM!a b.ra;! BUa;BRua;v!a;ssua;v!a:=+ea;m,a Á Á

om. bhūh. Á om. bhuvah. Á om̃. suvah. Á om. mahah. Á om. janah. Áom. tapah. Á om̃. satyam Á om. tat s

ıaviturvar

ııen. yam. bharg

ıo devasy

ıa

dh̄ımahi Á dhiyo yo n ıah. pracodayııāt Á omāpo jyot̄ı raso ′mr. tam.

brahma bhūrbhuvassuvarom Á Á

After that, open your right nostril and release the air held within your lungsslowly. Then, touch your right ear with the fingers of your right hand.


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Figure 2: Postures forprān. āyāmam.

.sa;ñÍöÐÅÅ*:+.pa;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 3 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ saṅkalpam

Place your left hand on your right thigh with your left hand palm facing up-wards. Then place your right hand on top of your left hand covering your lefthand palm as shown in Figure 3. This is the posture forsaṅkalapam.

Figure 3: Posture forsaṅkalpam.

Now, recite

(r�a;a Ba;ga;va;d;a;¼a;ya;a (r�a;a;ma;a;a:=+a;ya;Na :pr�a;a;tya;T a :pra;a;taH .sa;nDya;Ma o+.pa;a;�a;sa;Syea Áśr̄ı bhagavadājñayā śr̄ımannārāyan. a pr̄ıtyartham. prātah.

sandhyām. upāsis.ye Á

.sa;a;�//�a;tva;k tya;a;ga;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 4 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ sātvika tyāgam

With both your hands inañjali mudrā (that is,namaste position), recite

Ba;ga;va;a;nea;va .~va;�a;na;ya;a;}ya .~va:�+.pa;�//////�a;~Ta;�a;ta :pra;vxa;a:a .~va;Zea;Sa;tEa;k .=+sea;na A;nea;na A;a;tma;na;ak+.a;Ra .~va;k +:a;yEa;(ãÉa o+.pa;k+.=+NEaH .~va;a:=+a;Da;nEa;k :pra;ya;ea:$a;na;a;ya :pa:=+ma;pua:�+:SaH .sa;vRa;Zea;S�a;a ;a;(ra;yaH


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:pa;�a;taH .~va;Zea;Sa;BUa;tMa I+.dM :pra;a;taH .sa;nDya;a;va;nd;na;a;K.yMa k+:mRa .~va;smEa .~va;pr�a;a;ta;yea .~va;ya;mea;vak+:a:=+ya;�a;ta Á Á

bhagavāneva svaniyāmya svarūpasthiti pravr. tti svaśes.ataika

rasena anena ātmanā kartrā svak̄ıyaiśca upakaran. aih. svārādha-naika prayojanāya paramapurus.ah. sarvaśes. ı̄ śriyah. patih. svaśe-s.abhūtam. idam. prātah. sandhyāvandanākhyam. karma svasmai

svapr̄ıtaye svayameva kārayati Á Á

:pra;ea;[a;Na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 5 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ proks.an. am

Follow the items presented in Table 3.


Touch top of the headwith right fingers

A;a;pa;ea;a;h;SFe +.�a;ta ma:n:a;~ya ;�a;sa;nDua;dõ� ;a;pa �+.a;SaHāpohis. t.heti mantrasya sindhudv̄ıpa r. s. ih.

Touch tip of the nosewith right fingers

:de ;v�a;a ga;a;ya:�a;a C+.ndHdev̄ı gāyatr̄ı chandah.

Touch chest with rightfingers

A;a;pa;ea :de ;va;ta;aāpo devatā

With hands in añjalimudrā

A;pa;Ma :pra;ea;[a;Nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHapām. proks.an. e viniyogah.

Table 3:nyāsam. for proks.an. am.

Now, follow the items presented in Table 4.


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With your right fingers sprinklesome water on your head

A;eaM BUa;BRua;v!a;ssua;v�aHom. bhūrbhuvassuv

ıah.

Repeat the above action ta;ts�a;a;v!a;tua;vRa+.=e� � +NyM!a Ba;ga;eR�a :de ! ;va;~y�a ;D�a;a;ma;a;htats

ıaviturvar

ııen. yam. bharg

ıo

devasyıa dh̄ımahi

Repeat the above action ;�a;Da;ya;e!a ya;ea n�aH :pra;.ca;e!a;d;ya;� �a;t,adhiyo yo n

ıah. pracoday

ıı

āt

Table 4: Prelude toproks.an. a mantram

Then, follow the items presented in Table 5.



A;a;pa;e!a ;a;h;SF+.a m�a;ya;e!a Bua;v�aHāpo his. t.hā m

ıayo bhuv

ıah.

Repeat the above action ta;a n�a �! +.$eRa d� ;Da;a;ta;natā n

ıa ūrje d

ıadhātana

Repeat the above action m!a;he .=+Na;�a;y!a ..ca;[�a;seamahe ran.

ı

āya caks.ıase

Repeat the above action ya;ea v�aH ;a;Z!a;va;t�a;ma;e!a .=+s�aHyo v

ıah. śivat

ıamo ras

ıah.

Repeat the above action ta;~y�a Ba;a:$a;ya;te!a;h n�aHtasy

ıa bhājayateha n

ıah.

Repeat the above action o! +.Z!a;t�a;a;�a:=� +va ma;!a;ta:=� .Huśat̄ır

ııva mātar

ıah.

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Repeat the above action ta;sma;!a A:=� +ñÍç ÅÅ*:+.ma;a;ma vaHtasmā ar

ıaṅgamāma vah.

With your right fingers sprinklesome water on your knees

ya;~y!a [a;ya;�a;y!a ;�a:$a;nv�a;Tayasya ks.ay

ı

āya jinvıatha


A;a;pa;e�a .$!a;na;y�a;Ta;a ..ca naHāp

ıo janay

ıathā ca nah.

With your right fingers sprinklesome water around your head


ıah.

Table 5:proks.an. a mantram

:pra;a;Za;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 6 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ prāśanam



Touch top of the head withright fingers

.sUa;yRa;(ãÉea;tya;nua;va;a;k+:~ya A;�a;çÉîå+;a:=, �+.a;SaHsūryaścetyanuvākasya agnir r. s. ih.

Touch tip of the nose with rightfingers


Touch chest with right fingers .sUa;ya;eRa :de ;va;ta;asūryo devatā

With hands in añjali mudrā A;pa;Ma :pra;a;Za;nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHapām. prāśane viniyogah.

Table 6:nyāsam. for prāśanam


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Take a small amount of water in the hollow of your right palm and recite

.sUa;yRa;(ãÉa ma;a ma;nyua;(ãÉa ma;nyua;pa;ta;ya;(ãÉa ma;ny�ua kx +:te!a;ByaH Á :pa;a;pea;Bya;e�a .=+[!a;nta;a;m,a Á ya;dÒ +a;a:a;ya;a:pa;a;p�a;ma;k+:!a:=, ;Sa;m,a Á ma;na;sa;a va;a;.ca;�a h;~ta;!a;Bya;a;m,a Á :pa;;ÂåÅ a;a;mua;d:=e� +Na ;a;Z!a:(îéa;a Á .=+a;a:!a;~ta;d� ;va;lu! +.}å.pa;tua Áya;�//�a;tk+:Vc�a du ;�a:=! +tMa ma;�a;y�a Á I+.d;ma;hM ma;a;ma;m�xa;ta ya;e!a;na;Ea Á .sUa;yeRa .$ya;ea;�a;ta;a;Sa .$ua;h;e�a;�a;ma .~va;!a;h;a Á Á

sūryaśca mā manyuśca manyupatayaśca manyıu kr. tebhyah. Á

pāpebhyıo raks.antām Á yadrātriyā pāp

ıamakārs.am Á manasā vāc

ıā

hastābhyām Á padbhyāmudar ıen. a śísnā Á rātristadıavalumpatu Á

yatkiñcıa duritam. may

ıı Á idamaham. māmam

ır. ta yonau Á sūrye

jyotis. i juhıomi svāhā Á Á

Now, swallow the water in your right palm and perform̄acamanam as de-scribed in Section 1.

:pua;naH :pra;ea;[a;Na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 7 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ punah. proks.an. am




d;�a;Da;kÒ +:a;v,a:NNa I+.�a;ta ma:n:a;~ya va;a;ma;de ;va �+.a;SaHdadhikrāvn. n. a iti mantrasya

vāmadeva r. s. ih.


A;nua;Sfu ;p,a C+.ndHanus. t.up chandah.

Touch chest with right fingers d;�a;Da;kÒ +:a;va;a :de ;va;ta;adadhikrāvā devatā

With hands in añjali mudrā A;pa;Ma :pra;ea;[a;Nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHapām. proks.an. e viniyogah.

Table 7:nyāsam. for punah. proks.an. am.


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d! ;�a;D!a;kÒ +:a;v,a:NNa;e�a A;k+:a;�a:=+Sa;m,adadhikrāvn. n.

ıo akāris.am

Repeat the above action ;�a:$!a;SNa;ea:=;(õ;�a;~ya va;!a;�a:$a;n�aHjis. n. oraśv

ıasya vājin

ıah.

Repeat the above action .su!a:=! +�a;Ba na;e!a mua;Ka;�a;k+.=+t,asurabhi no mukh

ı

ākarat

Repeat the above action :pra;N!a A;a;yUa;.gM,a� ;a;Sa ta;a;�a:=+Sa;t,apran. a āyū

ı

m̃. s. i tāris.at

Repeat the above action A;a;pa;e!a ;a;h;SF+.a m�a;ya;e!a Bua;v�aHāpo his. t.hā m

ıayo bhuv

ıah.


ıa ūrje d

ıadhātana


ı

āya caks.ıase


ıah. śivat

ıamo ras

ıah.


ıa bhājayateha n

ıah.


ııva mātar

ıah.

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ıaṅgamāma vah.



ı

āya jinvıatha



ıo janay

ıathā ca nah.



ıah.

Table 8:punah. proks.an. a mantram

A;GyRa :pra;d;a;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 8 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ arghya pradānam

Performprān. āyāmam as described in Section 2. Configure thesaṅkalpamposture as described in Section 3 and recite

(r�a;a Ba;ga;va;d;a;¼a;ya;a (r�a;a;ma;a;a:=+a;ya;Na :pr�a;a;tya;T a :pra;a;taH .sa;nDya;a A;GyRa;pra;d;a;nMa k+:�a:=+Syea Áśr̄ı bhagavadājñayā śr̄ımannārāyan. a pr̄ıtyartham. prātah.

sandhyā arghyapradānam. karis.ye Á



Touch top of the head with rightfingers

A;GyRa;pra;d;a;na ma:n:a;~ya ;a;va:(õ;a;a;�a;ma:a �+.a;SaHarghyapradāna mantrasya

viśvāmitra r. s. ih.

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Touch chest with right fingers .sa;a;va;ta;a :de ;va;ta;asavitā devatā

With hands in añjali mudrā A;GyRa;pra;d;a;nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHarghyapradāne viniyogah.

Table 9:nyāsam for arghya pradānam

Stand erect and hold the vessel containing water between your thumb and in-dex fingers of your left hand. Join both you hands with palms facing upwards.Pour water in hollow of your joined palms and hold it. Raise both your handsto the level of your forehead. Now recite

A;eaM BUa;BRUa;v!a;ssua;v�aH Á ta;t,a .s�a;a;v!a;tua;vRa+.=e� � +NyMa Á Ba;ga;eR�a :de ! ;va;~y�a ;D�a;a;ma;a;h Á ;�a;Da;ya;e!a ya;ea n�aH:pra;.ca;e!a;d;ya;� �a;t,a Á

om. bhūrbhūvassuvıah. Á tat s

ıaviturvar

ııen. yam. Á bharg

ıo devasy

ıa

dh̄ımahi Á dhiyo yo n ıah. pracodayııāt Á

Now, raise both your heels and let the water while looking at the sun as shownin Fig 4. Perform the above mentioned process from pouring water into thehollow of your joined palms to letting it, three times.

:pra;a;ya;a;(ãÉa:a A;GyRa :pra;d;a;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 9 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ prāyaścitta arghya pradānam

If you are doing theprātah. sandhyāvandanam after sunrise, follow theitems in this Section. Performprān. āyāmam as described in Section 2. Con-figure thesaṅkalpam posture as described in Section 3 and recite

(r�a;a Ba;ga;va;d;a;¼a;ya;a (r�a;a;ma;a;a:=+a;ya;Na :pr�a;a;tya;T a :pra;a;taH .sa;nDya;a k+:a;l+.a;t�a;a;ta d;ea;Sa:pra;a;ya;a;(ãÉa:a;a;T a tua:=� +a;ya A;GyRa;pra;d;a;nMa k+:�a:=+Syea Á


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Figure 4: Posture forarghya pradānam.

śr̄ı bhagavadājñayā śr̄ımannārāyan. a pr̄ıtyartham. prātah.sandhyā kālāt̄ıta dos.a prāyaścittārtham. tur̄ıya arghyapradānam.karis.ye Á




tua:=� +a;ya A;GyRa;pra;d;a;na ma:n:a;~ya .sa;a;nd� ;a;pa;n�a;a �+.a;SaHtur̄ıya arghyapradāna mantrasya

sānd̄ıpan̄ı r. s. ih.

Touch tip of the nose withright fingers



.sa;a;va;ta;a :de ;va;ta;asavitā devatā


tua:=� +a;ya A;GyRa;pra;d;a;nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHtur̄ıya arghyapradāne viniyogah.

Table 10:nyāsam for prāyaścitta arghyam


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Stand erect and hold the vessel containing water between your thumb and in-dex fingers of your left hand. Join both you hands with palms facing upwards.Pour water in between your palms and hold it. Raise both your hands to thelevel of your forehead. Now recite

A;eaM BUaH Á A;eaM Bua;vaH Á A;ea;.gM,a .sua;vaH Á A;eaM ma;hH Á A;eaM .$a;naH Á A;eaM ta;paH Á A;ea;.gM,a .s!a;tya;m,a ÁA;eaM ta;t,a .s�a;a;v!a;tua;vRa+.=e� � +NyM!a Ba;ga;eR�a :de ! ;va;~y�a ;D�a;a;ma;a;h Á ;�a;Da;ya;e!a ya;ea n�aH :pra;.ca;e!a;d;ya;� �a;t,a Á A;eaM BUaH Á A;eaMBua;vaH Á A;ea;.gM,a .sua;vaH Á A;eaM ma;hH Á A;eaM .$a;naH Á A;eaM ta;paH Á A;ea;.gM,a .s!a;tya;m,a Á


ıaviturvar

ııen. yam. bharg

ıo devasy

ıa

dh̄ımahi Á dhiyo yo n ıah. pracodayııāt Á om. bhūh. Á om. bhuvah. Á om̃.

suvah. Á om. mahah. Á om. janah. Á om. tapah. Á om̃. satyam Á

Now, raise both your heels and let the water while looking at the sun. Then,follow the items presented in Table 11.


With some water in your right palm, circleyour hand around your head in a clock-wise direction while simultaneously cir-cling yourself in a clockwise direction


ıah.

With hands in añjali mudrā, imagine theLord as being in the center of the Sun

A;sa;a;va;a;a;d;tya;ea b.ra;asāvādityo brahma

Table 11: Salutations to sun

:ke +:Za;va;a;a;d ta;pRa;Na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 10 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ keśavādi tarpan. am

Perform thēacamanam as described in Section 1. Sit inkukkut.āsana andhold the vessel containing water between your thumb and index fingers of yourleft hand. Join both you hands with palms facing upwards as shown in Figure5. Now, follow the items presented in Table 12.


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Pour water in the hollow of yourjoined palms and hold it. Recite themantra on the right and then letthe water through the fingers of bothyour hands

:ke +:Za;vMa ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;makeśavam. tarpayāmi

Repeat the above action na;a:=+a;ya;NMa ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;manārāyan. am. tarpayāmi

Repeat the above action ma;a;Da;vMa ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;mamādhavam. tarpayāmi

Repeat the above action ga;ea;a;va;ndM ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;magovindam. tarpayāmi

Repeat the above action ;a;va;SNMua ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;mavis. n. um. tarpayāmi

Repeat the above action ma;Dua;sUa;d;nMa ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;mamadhusūdanam. tarpayāmi

Repeat the above action ;a:a;a;va;kÒ +:mMa ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;matrivikramam. tarpayāmi

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Repeat the above action va;a;ma;nMa ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;mavāmanam. tarpayāmi

Repeat the above action (r�a;a;Da:=M ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;maśr̄ıdharam. tarpayāmi

Repeat the above action &+.S�a;a;ke +:ZMa ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;mahr. s. ı̄keśam. tarpayāmi

Repeat the above action :pa;íåÅ+a;na;a;BMa ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;mapadmanābham. tarpayāmi

Repeat the above action d;a;ma;ea;d:=M ta;pRa;ya;a;�a;madāmodaram. tarpayāmi

Table 12:keśavādi tarpan. am

Perform thēacamanam as described Section 1.

.$a;pa;~Ta;l :pra;ea;[a;Na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 11 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ japasthala proks.an. am

Sprinkle some water on a clean area and recite

A;eaM BUa;BRua;v!a;sua;v�aHom. bhūrbhuvasuv

ıah.

Stand anywhere in the water-sprinkled area facing east and follow the itemspresented in Table 13.



A;a;sa;na;ma:n:a;~ya :pxa;�a;Ta;v.ya;a mea:�+:pxa;SF �+.a;SaHāsanamantrasya pr. thivyā

merupr. s. t.ha r. s. ih.

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.sua;ta;lM C+.ndHsutalam. chandah.

Touch chest with right fingers (r�a;a kU +:ma;eRa :de ;va;ta;aśr̄ı kūrmo devatā

With hands in añjali mudrā A;a;sa;nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHāsane viniyogah.

Table 13:nyāsam for āsanam

With hands inañjali mudrā, recite

:pxa;�///�a;Tva tva;ya;a ;Dxa;ta;a l+.ea;k+:a :de ;a;va tvMa ;a;va;SNua;na;a ;Dxa;ta;a ÁtvMa ..ca ;Da;a:=+ya ma;Ma :de ;a;va :pa;a;va:Ma ku +.� ..ca;a;sa;na;m,a Á Ápr. thvi tvayā dhr. tā lokā devi tvam. vis. n. unā dhr. tā Átvam. ca dhāraya mām. devi pavitram. kuru cāsanam Á Á

nya;a;sa;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 12 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ nyāsam

Performprān. āyāmam as described in Section 2, three times. Configure thesaṅkalpam posture as described in Section 3 and recite

(r�a;a Ba;ga;va;d;a;¼a;ya;a (r�a;a;ma;a;a:=+a;ya;Na :pr�a;a;tya;T a :pra;a;taH .sa;nDya;a A;Sf;ea:a:= Za;ta va;a:=M(If you wish to recite thegāyatr̄ı mantram 108 times)A;Sf;a;a;vMa;Za;�a;ta va;a:=M (Ifyou wish to recite thegāyatr̄ı mantram 28 times)d;Za va;a:=M (If you wish torecite thegāyatr̄ı mantram 10 times)ga;a;ya:�a;a ma:n:a .$a;pMa k+:�a:=+Syea Á

śr̄ı bhagavadājñayā śr̄ımannārāyan. a pr̄ıtyartham. prātah.sandhyā as. t.ottara śata vāram. (If you wish to recite thegāyatr̄ımantram 108 times)as. t.āvim. śati vāram. (If you wish to recite thegāyatr̄ı mantram 28 times)daśa vāram. (If you wish to recite thegāyatr̄ımantram 10 times)gāyatr̄ı mantra japam. karis.ye Á


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Touch top of thehead with rightfingers

:pra;Na;va;~ya �+.a;Sa;b.rRa;;apran. avasya r. s. irbrahmā

Touch tip of thenose with rightfingers


Touch chest withright fingers

:pa:=+ma;a;tma;a :de ;va;ta;aparamātmā devatā


BUa:=+a;a;d .sa;pta v.ya;a;&+.t�a;a;na;Ma A;a:a Bxa;gua ku +:tsa va;�a;sa;SF ga;Ea;ta;mak+:a;Zya;pa A;a;a;ñÍç ÅÅ*:+=+sa �+.Sa;yaHbhūrādi sapta vyāhr. t̄ınām. atri bhr. gu kutsa

vasis. t.ha gautama kāśyapa āṅgirasa r. s.ayah.


ga;a;ya:�a;a o+.�////�a;SNa;k, A;nua;Sfu ;p,a bxa;h;t�a;a :pa;z, +�////////�a;#ta ;a:a;Sfu ;p,a.$a;ga;tyaH C+.nd;a;.gM,a;�a;sagāyatr̄ı us. n. ik anus. t.up br. hat̄ı paṅkti tris. t.up

jagatyah. chandām̃. si


A;�a;çÉîå+;a va;a;yua A;kR va;a;g�a;a;Za va:�+:Na I+.ndÒ ;a;va:(õ;ea :de ;va;a :de ;va;ta;aHagni vāyu arka vāḡıśa varun. a indra viśve

devā devatāh.


.sa;a;a;va:ya;a �+.a;SaH ;a;va:(õ;a;a;�a;ma:aHsāvitryā r. s. ih. viśvāmitrah.

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.sa;a;va;ta;a :de ;va;ta;asavitā devatā


ga;a;ya:�a;a ;a;Za:=+sa;ea b.ra;;a �+.a;SaHgāyatr̄ı śiraso brahmā r. s. ih.




:pa:=+ma;a;tma;a :de ;va;ta;aparamātmā devatā

With hands inañjali mudrā

.sa;veRa;Sa;Ma :pra;a;Na;a;ya;a;mea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHsarves. ām. prān. āyāme viniyogah.

Table 14:nyāsam


mua;#ta;a;a;va;dÒu +ma :he ;ma;n�a;a;l ;Da;va;L+:.cC+.a;yEa;mRua;KEa;~:�a;a;[a;NEaHyua;#ta;a;�a;ma;ndu ;k+:l+.a ;�a;na;ba:;dÄâ ;ma;ku +:f;Ma ta:va;a;TRa va;Na;Ra;�//////�a;tma;k+:a;m,a Á

ga;a;ya:�a;Ma va:=+d;a;Ba;ya;Ma ku +:Za;k+:ZMa Zua;BrMa k+:pa;a;lM gua;Na;m,aZa:ñÍËÅÅÉ*;M ..ca;kÒ +:ma;Ta;a:=+a;va;nd;yua;ga;LM h;~tEa;vRa;h;nt�a;Ma Ba:$ea Á Á

muktāvidruma heman̄ıla dhaval.acchāyairmukhaistr̄ıks.an. aih.yuktāmindukalā nibaddhamakut.ām. tattvārtha varn. ātmikām Á

gāyatr̄ım. varadābhayām. kuśakaśam. śubhram. kapālam. gun. am

śaṅkham. cakramathāravindayugal.am. hastairvahant̄ım. bhaje Á Á


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Follow the item presented in Table 15.


With your two handsgently touch differentparts of your body fromhead to toe.

A;ea;ma;a;pa;e!a .$ya;ea;t�a;!a .=+sa;e!a.Y;mxa;tM!a b.ra;! BUa;BRua;v!a;ssua;v!a:=+ea;m,aomāpo jyot̄ı raso ′mr. tam. brahma

bhūrbhuvassuvarom

Table 15: Sanctifying different parts of the body


A;kR +:ma;Nq+.l ma;Dya;~TMa .sUa;yRa;k+:ea;�a;f;sa;ma;pra;Ba;m,a Áb.ra;;a;a;d .sea;v.ya :pa;a;d;a;b.iMa na;Ea;�a;ma b.ra; .=+ma;a;sa;Ka;m,a Á Áarkaman. d. ala madhyastham. sūryakot.isamaprabham Ábrahmādi sevya pādābjam. naumi brahma ramāsakham Á Á

Perform theprān. āyāmam described in Section 2, three times. It is also apratice to recite the following ten times instead of performing theprān. āyāmamthree times.



ıaviturvar

ııen. yam. bharg

ıo devasy

ıa



ga;a;ya:�a;a A;a;va;a;h;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 13 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ gāyatr̄ı āvāhanam



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A;a;ya;a;tua I+.�a;ta A;nua;va;a;k+:~ya va;a;ma;de ;va �+.a;SaHāyātu iti anuvākasya vāmadeva r. s. ih.




ga;a;ya:�a;a :de ;va;ta;agāyatr̄ı devatā


ga;a;ya:�a;a A;a;va;a;h;nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHgāyatr̄ı āvāhane viniyogah.

Table 16:nyāsam for gāyatr̄ı āvāhanam


A;a;ya;�a;tu!a va:=� +d;a :de ! ;v�a;!a A! ;[a:=M� b.ra;! ;sMa;�a;m�a;ta;m,a Á ga;!a;y!a:�a;M� �a C+.nd� ;sa;Ma ma;!a;tea;dM b.r�a; .$u!a;Sa;~v�a naH ÁA;ea:$a;e�a.Y;�a;s!a .sa;h;e�a.Y;�a;s!a ba;l� +.ma;�a;s!a Bra;a:$a;e�a.Y;�a;sa :de ! ;va;a;na;M!a ;Da;a;m!a na;a;ma;�a;�a;s!a ;a;va:(õ;�a;ma;�a;sa;a;v!a:(õ;a;a;yua;ssa;vR�a;ma;�a;sa .s!a;va;Ra;yua:=+�a;Ba;BUa:=+eMa Á Á

āyıātu var

ıadā dev̄ı aks.ar

ıam. brahmasam. m

ııtam Á gāyatr ııı̄m.

chandıasām. mātedam. br

ıahma jus. asv

ıa nah. Á oj

ıo ′si sah

ıo ′si bal

ıamasi

bhrājıo ′si devānām. dhāma nām

ıāsi viśv

ıamasi vísvāyussarv

ıamasi

sarvāyurabhibhūrom. Á Á

Next, follow the items presented in Table 17.


Starting with añjali mudrā, thenopening your palms, move both handsin a circular motion towards your heart.

ga;a;ya:�a;Ma A;a;va;�a;h;ya;!a;�a;magāyatr̄ım. āv

ı

āhayāmi

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Repeat the above action .sa;a;a;va:�a;Ma A;a;va;�a;h;ya;!a;�a;masāvitr̄ım. āv

ı

āhayāmi

Repeat the above action .sa:=+~va;t�a;Ma A;a;va;�a;h;ya;!a;�a;masarasvat̄ım. āv

ı

āhayāmi

Table 17:gāyatr̄ı āvāhana mantram


:pra;a;ta;Dya;Ra;ya;a;�a;ma ga;a;ya:�a;Ma .=+a;va;ma;Nq+.l ma;Dya;ga;a;m,a Á�+.gvea;d;mua;.cca;a:=+ya;nt�a;Ma .=+#ta;va;Na; a ku +:ma;a;�a:=+k+:a;m,a ÁA;[a;ma;a;l+.a;k+.=+Ma b.ra;;dE ;va;tya;Ma hM ;sa;va;a;h;na;a;m,a Á Áprātardhyāyāmi gāyatr̄ım. raviman. d. ala madhyagām Ár. gvedamuccārayant̄ım. raktavarn. ām. kumārikām Áaks.amālākarām. brahmadaivatyām. ham. savāhanām Á Á




.sa;a;a;va:ya;a �+.a;SaH ;a;va:(õ;a;a;�a;ma:aHsāvitryā r. s. ih. viśvāmitrah.




With hands in añjali mudrā :pra;a;taH .sa;nDya;a .$a;pea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHprātah. sandhyā jape viniyogah.

Table 18:nyāsam for gāyatr̄ı japam


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ya;ea :de ;va;ssa;a;va;ta;a.Y;sma;a;kM ;�a;Da;ya;ea ;Da;ma;Ra;a;d ga;ea;.ca:=+aH Á:prea:=+yea:a;~ya ya;d, :Ba;gRa;~ta;dõ :=e +NyMa o+.pa;a;sma;he Á Áyo devassavitā ′smākam. dhiyo dharmādi gocarāh. Áprerayettasya yadbhargastadvaren. yam. upāsmahe Á Á

ga;a;ya:�a;a .$a;pa;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 14 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ gāyatr̄ı japam

Cover both your hands with the upper cloth you are wearing, join your handsand raise them to the level of your face. Open yours palms suchthat they faceyou, as shown in Figure 6(a) Recite the followinggāyatr̄ı mantram as manyas times as resolved in thesaṅkalpam in Section 12. The counting is donewith fingers on both your hands in the following way. The left hand is usedfor counting the units while the right hand is used for counting the tens. Thecounting on the left hand is shown in Figure 6(b). The counting is done in asimilar way in your right hand.

(a) Posture forgāyatr̄ı japam(According to some, upper cloth rests on the left shoulder.)

(b) Counting procedure forgāyatr̄ıjapam

Figure 6: Posture and counting procedure forgāyatr̄ı japam.

A;eaM Á BUa;BRua;v!a;ssua;v�aH Á ta;ts�a;a;v!a;tua;vRa+.=e +a;N�a;yMa Á Ba;ga;eR�a :de ! ;va;~y�a ;D�a;a;ma;a;h Á ;�a;Da;ya;e!a ya;ea n�aH:pra;.ca;e!a;d;ya;� �a;t,a Á Á

om. Á bhūrbhuvassuvıah. Á tats

ıaviturvaren.

ııyam. Á bharg

ıo devasy

ıa

dh̄ımahi Á dhiyo yo n ıah. pracodayııāt Á Á


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A;Sf;a;[a:= .$a;pa;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 15 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ as. t.āks.ara japam

The items in this Section is applicable to people who have undergonesamāśra-yan. am under an̄acārya. Recite thetaniyans of your ācārya paramparā.Now, do theprān. āyamam as described in Section 2 with theas. t. āks.aramantram instead of theprān. āyāma mantram. This is performed threetimes. Then, follow the items presented in Table 19.



(r�a;a;ma;d;Sf;a;[a:= ma;h;a;ma:n:a;~ya ba;d;�a:=+k+:a;(ra;ma;va;a;s�a;a(r�a;a;ma;a;a:=+a;ya;Na �+.a;SaHśr̄ımadas. t.āks.ara mahāmantrasya

badarikāśramavās̄ı śr̄ımannārāyan. a r. s. ih.




:pa:=+ma;a;tma;a (r�a;a;ma;a;a:=+a;ya;Na;ea :de ;va;ta;aparamātmā śr̄ımannārāyan. o devatā

With hands inañjali mudrā

(r�a;a;ma;a;a:=+a;ya;Na :pr�a;a;tya;TeRa .$a;pea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHśr̄ımannārāyan. a pr̄ıtyarthe jape viniyogah.

Table 19:nyāsam for as. t.āks.ara japam


.sa;v.yMa :pa;a;dM :pra;sa;a;yRa ;a;(ra;ta;du ;�a:=+ta;h:=M d;�a;[a;NMa ku +:Vca;�a;ya;tva;a.$a;a;nua;nya;a;Da;a;ya .sa;v.yea;ta:=+�a;ma;ta:=+Bua:$Ma na;a;ga;Ba;ea;gea ;�a;na;Da;a;ya Á

:pa;(ãÉa;a;d, :ba;a;hu ;dõ ;yea;na :pra;�a;ta;Ba;f;Za;ma;nea ;Da;a:=+ya;n,a Za:ñÍËÅÅÉ*;+..ca;kÒe:de ;v�a;a;BUa;Sa;a;a;d:$ua;Sf;ea .$a;na;ya;tua .$a;ga;ta;Ma Za;mRa ;vEa;ku +:NF+.na;a;TaH Á Á


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savyam. pādam. prasārya śritaduritaharam. daks. in. am. kuñcayitvā

jānunyādhāya savyetaramitarabhujam. nāgabhoge nidhāya Ápaścādbāhudvayena pratibhat.aśamane dhārayan śaṅkhacakre

dev̄ıbhūs. ādijus. t.o janayatu jagatām. śarma vaikun. t.hanāthah. Á Á

Now, recite theas. t.āks.ara mantram as many times as resolved forgāyatr̄ıjapam.

ga;a;ya:�a;a o+.dõ ;a;sa;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 16 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ gāyatr̄ı udvāsanam

Peformprān. āyāmam as described in Section 2, three times. Come to thesaṅkalpam posture as mentioned in Section 3 and recite

(r�a;a Ba;ga;va;d;a;¼a;ya;a (r�a;a;ma;a;a:=+a;ya;Na :pr�a;a;tya;T a :pra;a;taH .sa;nDya;a o+.pa;~Ta;a;nMa k+:�a:=+Syea Áśr̄ı bhagavadājñayā śr̄ımannārāyan. a pr̄ıtyartham. prātah.

sandhyā upasthānam. karis.ye Á

Stand up and follow the items presented in Table 20.



o+a;ma I+.tya;nua;va;a;k+:~ya va;a;ma;de ;va �+.a;SaHuttama ityanuvākasya vāmadeva r. s. ih.




ga;a;ya:�a;a :de ;va;ta;agāyatr̄ı devatā


ga;a;ya:�a;a o+.dõ ;a;sa;nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHgāyatr̄ı udvāsane viniyogah.

Table 20:nyāsam for udvāsanam


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o! +a;me�a ;a;Za;K�a+=e :de ! ;v�a;!a BU!a;}ya;Ma :p�a;vRa;t!a;mUa;DR�a;�a;na Áb.ra;!a;;Ne� �a;Bya;ea hùÅ:a� ;nua;¼a;!a;nM!a g!a;.cC :de� ;a;va y!a;Ta;a .s�ua;Ka;m,a Á Áuttam

ıe śikh

ıare dev̄ı bhūmyām. p

ıarvatamūrdh

ıani Á

brāhman.ııebhyo hy

ıanujñānam. gaccha d

ıevi yathā s

ıukham Á Á

It is also a practice to do theas. t.āks.ara japam here instead of doing it soonafter gāyatr̄ı mantra japam. In this case, peform the items presented inSection 15.

ga;a;ya:�a;a o+.pa;~Ta;a;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 17 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ gāyatr̄ı upasthānam




;�a;ma:a;~yea;�a;ta o+.pa;~Ta;a;na ma:n:a;~ya ;a;va:(õ;a;a;�a;ma:a �+.a;SaHmitrasyeti upasthāna mantrasya



B�a;a:�+:Q, ga;a;ya:�a;a ;a:a;Sfu ;p,a C+.nd;Ma;�a;sabh̄ırud. h gāyatr̄ı tris. t.up chandām. si


;�a;ma:a;ea :de ;va;ta;amitro devatā


:pra;a;ta;ssa;nDya;ea;pa;~Ta;a;nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHprātassandhyopasthāne viniyogah.

Table 21:nyāsam for upasthānam


;�a;m!a:a;~y�a ..ca:=, ;Sa;N�a;!a ;Dxa;t!aH (ra;va;e�a :de ! ;va;~y�a .sa;a;n!a;�a;sa;m,a Á .s!a;tyMa ;�a;.c!a:a (r�a;va;~ta;ma;m,a Á Á


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mitrasyıa cars.an. ı̄ dhr. tah. śrav

ıo devasy

ıa sānasim Á

satyam. citra śrıavastamam Á Á

;�a;m!a:a;ea .$a;na;a;n�,a ya;a;ta;ya;�a;ta :pra:$a;!a;na;n,a ;�a;m!a:a;ea d;�a;Da;a:= :pxa;�a;T!a;v�a;a;mu!a;ta;dùÅ;a;a;m,a Á;�a;m!a:aH kx ! +:Sf� ;a:=+�a;n�a;�a;ma;Sa;!a;�a;Ba;.c�a;Sfe .s!a;tya;a;y�a h! ;v.yMa ;Gx!a;ta;v�a;a;dõ ;Dea;ma Á Á

mitro janāın yātayati prajānan

mitro dıādhāra pr. thiv̄ımutadyām Á

mitrah. kr. s. t. ı̄ranıımis. ābhic

ıas. t.e

satyāyıa havyam. ghr. tav

ıadvidhema Á Á

:pra;sa;�a;m�a:!a ma;ta;eR�a A;~tu!a :pra;y�a;~va;!a;n,!a ya;~t�a A;a;a;d;ty!a ;a;Za;[�a;�a;ta v.r!a;tea;n�a Ána h� ;nya;te!a na .$�a;�a;ya;te!a tva;ea;ta;e!a .nEa;n!a;ma;.gM,a;h;e�a A:(îéa;e!a;tya;�////�a;nt�a;ta;e!a na dU ! :=+a;t,a Á Á

prasamııtra mart

ıo astu pray

ıasvān

yastıa āditya śiks.

ıati vraten

ıa Á

na hıanyate na j

ıı̄yate tvoto

nainamam̃. hıo aśnotyant

ııto na dūrāt Á Á

.sa;nDya;a;a;d :de ;va;ta;a va;nd;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 18 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ sandhyādi devatā vandanam



Face east with handsin añjali mudrā

A;eaM .sa;nDya;a;yEa na;maHom. sandhyāyai namah.

Face south with handsin añjali mudrā

A;eaM .sa;a;a;va:yEa na;maHom. sāvitryai namah.

Face west with handsin añjali mudrā

A;eaM ga;a;ya:yEa na;maHom. gāyatryai namah.

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Face north with handsin añjali mudrā

A;eaM .sa:=+~va;tyEa na;maHom. sarasvatyai namah.

Face east with handsin añjali mudrā

A;eaM .sa;va;Ra;Bya;ea :de ;va;ta;a;Bya;ea na;ma;ea na;maHom. sarvābhyo devatābhyo namo namah.


A;eaM k+:a;ma;ea.Y;k+:a;S�a;Ra;t,a ma;nyua:=:Y;k+:a;S�a;Ra;t,a na;ma;ea na;maHom. kāmo

′kārs. ı̄t manyura′kārs. ı̄t

namo namah.

Table 22:sandhyādi devatā vandanam

A;�a;Ba;va;a;d;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 19 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ abhivādanam

Come to a posture as shown on the left side of Figure 7. Recite

Figure 7: Posture forabhivādaye.

A;�a;Ba;va;a;d;yeachoose from column two of Table 70 based on your gotrama;ya;a;SeRa;ya :pra;va:=+a;�///�a;nva;ta (if there are threer. s. is in yourpravaram):pa;Vca;a;SeRa;ya :pra;va:=+a;�///�a;nva;ta (if there are fiver. s. is in yourpravaram)choose from column one of Table 70ga;ea:aHchoose from column two of Table 71 based on your branch of veda.sUa:aHchoose from column one of Table 71 based on your branch of vedaZa;a;Ka;a;Dya;a;y�a;asay your nameZa;ma;Ra na;a;ma;a;hM A;�/////////�a;sma;Ba;eaH


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abhivādaye

choose from column two of Table 70 based on your gotramtrayārs.eya pravarānvita (if there are threer. s. is in yourpravaram)pañcārs.eya pravarānvita (if there are fiver. s. is in yourpravaram)choose from column one of Table 70gotrah.choose from column two of Table 71 based on your branch of vedasūtrah.choose from column one of Table 71 based on your branch of vedaśākhādhyāȳı

say your namésarmā nāmāham. asmibhoh.

Immediately come to a posture as shown on the right side of Figure 7 and thenstand erect.

;a;d;k, va;nd;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 20 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ dik vandanam



Face east with hands inañjalimudrā

A;eaM :pra;a;.cyEa ;a;d;Zea na;maHom. prācyai diśe namah.

Face south with hands inañjalimudrā

A;eaM d;�a;[a;Na;a;yEa ;a;d;Zea na;maHom. daks. in. āyai diśe namah.

Face west with hands inañjalimudrā

A;eaM :pra;t�a;a;.cyEa ;a;d;Zea na;maHom. prat̄ıcyai diśe namah.

Face north with hands inañjalimudrā

A;eaM o+.d� ;a;.cyEa ;a;d;Zea na;maHom. ud̄ıcyai diśe namah.

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Facing east, with hands inañjalimudrā, look above

A;eaM �+:Dva;Ra;ya na;maHom. ūrdhvāya namah.

With hands in añjali mudrā, lookbelow

A;eaM A;Da:=+a;ya na;maHom. adharāya namah.

With hands in añjali mudrā, looktowards the sky

A;eaM A;nta;�a:=+[a;a;ya na;maHom. antariks. āya namah.

With hands in añjali mudrā, looktowards the earth

A;eaM BUa;}yEa na;maHom. bhūmyai namah.

With hands in añjali mudrā, thinkof the Lord in the Sun’s orbit


Table 23:digvandanam


;Dyea;ya;ssa;d;a .sa;a;va;txa;ma;Nq+.l ma;Dya;va;t�a;Rana;a:=+a;ya;NaH .sa:=+�a;sa:$a;a;sa;na .sa;a;a;a;va;SfH Á

:ke +:yUa:=+va;a;n,a ma;k+.= ku +:Nq+.l+.va;a;n,a ;a;k+.=� +a;f� ;ah;a:=� +a ;a;h:=+Nma;ya va;puaH ;Dxa;ta;Za:ñÍËÅÅÉ*; ..ca;kÒ ;H Á Á

dhyeyassadā savitr. man. d. ala madhyavart̄ı

nārāyan. ah. sarasijāsana sannivis. t.ah. Ákeyūravān makara kun. d. alavān kir̄ıt. ı̄

hār̄ı hiran. maya vapuh. dhr. taśaṅkha cakrah. Á Á

Za:ñÍËÅÅÉ*;+..ca;kÒ ga;d;a;pa;a;Nea dõ ;a:=+k+:a ;�a;na;l+.ya;a;.cyua;ta Ága;ea;a;va;nd :pua;Nq+=� +a;k+:a;[a .=+[a ma;Ma Za:=+Na;a;ga;ta;m,a Á Áśaṅkhacakra gadāpān. e dvārakā nilayācyuta Ágovinda pun. d. ar̄ıkāks.a raks.a mām. śaran. āgatam Á Á


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na;ma;ea b.ra;;Nya;de ;va;a;ya ga;ea;b.ra;a;;Na;a;h;ta;a;ya ..ca Á.$a;ga;�a:;dÄâ ;ta;a;ya kx +:SNa;a;ya ga;ea;a;va;nd;a;ya na;ma;ea na;maH Á Ánamo brahman. yadevāya gobrāhman. ahitāya ca Ájagaddhitāya kr. s. n. āya govindāya namo namah. Á Á

Performabhivādanam as described in Section 19 and follow it up with anācamanam, as described in Section 1. Sprinkle some water on the place youperformed the asandhyāvandanam, and then recite


ıah.

Recite

(r�a;a kx +:SNa;a;ya na;maHśr̄ı kr. s. n. āya namah.

ten times.



Ba;ga;va;a;nea;va .~va;�a;na;ya;a;}ya .~va:�+.pa;�//////�a;~Ta;�a;ta :pra;vxa;a:a .~va;Zea;Sa;tEa;k .=+sea;na A;nea;na A;a;tma;na;ak+.a;Ra .~va;k +:a;yEa;(ãÉa o+.pa;k+.=+NEaH .~va;a:=+a;Da;nEa;k :pra;ya;ea:$a;na;a;ya :pa:=+ma;pua:�+:SaH .sa;vRa;Zea;S�a;a ;a;(ra;yaH :pa;�a;taH.~va;Zea;Sa;BUa;tMa I+.dM :pra;a;taH .sa;nDya;a;va;nd;na;a;K.yMa k+:mRa .~va;smEa .~va;pr�a;a;ta;yea .~va;ya;mea;va k+:a;�a:=+ta;va;a;n,a Á Á


rasena anena ātmanā kartrā svak̄ıyaiśca upakaran. aih. svārādha-naika prayojanāya paramapurus.ah. sarvaśes. ı̄ śriyah. patih. svaśe-s.abhūtam. idam. prātah. sandhyāvandanākhyam. karma svasmai

svapr̄ıtaye svayameva kāritavān Á Á

(r�a;a:=+ñÍç ÅÅ*: ma;ñÍç ÅÅ*:+.L+:ma;a;NMa k+.�+:Na;a ;�a;na;va;a;sa;m,a Á(r�a;a :vea;ñÍöÐÅÅ*:+.f;a;a;dÒ ;a;Za;Ka:=+a;l+.ya k+:a;L+:mea;Ga;m,a Á Á


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śr̄ıraṅga maṅgal.aman. im. karun. ā nivāsam Áśr̄ı veṅkat.ādri śikharālaya kāl.amegham Á Á

(r�a;a h;�/////�a;~ta;ZEa;l ;a;Za;Ka:=+ea:$va;l :pa;a;�a:=;$a;a;ta;m,a Á(r�a;a;ZMa na;ma;a;�a;ma ;a;Za:=+sa;a ya;du ;ZEa;l+.d� ;a;pa;m,a Á Áśr̄ı hastiśaila śikharojvala pārijātam Áśr̄ıśam. namāmi śirasā yaduśailad̄ıpam Á Á

k+:a;yea;na va;a;.ca;a ma;na;sea;�///�a;ndÒ +yEa;va;Ra bua:;dÄâ a;a.Y.Y;tma;na;a va;a :pra;kx +:teaH .~va;Ba;a;va;a;t,a Ák+.=+ea;�a;ma ya;dùÅ;a;t,a .sa;k+:lM :pa:=+smEa na;a:=+a;ya;Na;a;yea;�a;ta .sa;ma;pRa;ya;a;�a;ma Á Ákāyena vācā manasendriyairvā

buddhyā ′ ′tmanā vā prakr. teh. svabhāvāt Ákaromi yadyat sakalam. parasmai

nārāyan. āyeti samarpayāmi Á Á

⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆


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Á Á ma;a;Dya;a;a;îå+:k .sa;nDya;a;va;nd;na;m,a Á ÁÁ Á mādhyāhnika sandhyāvandanam Á Á

(Noon sandhyavandanam)

A;a;.ca;ma;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 1 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ ācamanam

Facing east, sit inkukkut.āsana, hold a small vessel of water in your left handand fold your right palm in such a way that the little finger, ring finger and mid-dle finger are stretched while the index finger is bent inwardsto accommodatea small amount of water in the hollow of your right palm, as shown in Figure8. Then, follow the items presented in Table 24.

Figure 8: Posture for̄acamanam.


Pour a small amount of water in yourright palm and swallow (not sip)

A;eaM A;.cyua;ta;a;ya na;maHom. acyutāya namah.

Repeat the above action A;eaM A;na;nta;a;ya na;maHom. anantāya namah.

Repeat the above action A;eaM ga;ea;a;va;nd;a;ya na;maHom. govindāya namah.

Table 24:ācamanam-1prap

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ma;a;Dya;a;a;îå+:k .sa;nDya;a;va;nd;na;m,a mādhyāhnika sandhyāvandanam

After that, wash your right hand and wipe your lips with your right thumb. Youshould move the thumb from right to left. Again, wash your right hand withwater. Now, follow the items presented in Table 25.


Touch right cheek with right thumb A;eaM :ke +:Za;va;a;ya na;maHom. keśavāya namah.

Touch left cheek with right thumb A;eaM na;a:=+a;ya;Na;a;ya na;maHom. nārāyan. āya namah.

Touch right eye with right ring finger A;eaM ma;a;Da;va;a;ya na;maHom. mādhavāya namah.

Touch left eye with right ring finger A;eaM ga;ea;a;va;nd;a;ya na;maHom. govindāya namah.

Touch right side of nose with rightindex finger


Touch left side of nose with rightindex finger

A;eaM ma;Dua;sUa;d;na;a;ya na;maHom. madhusūdanāya namah.

Touch right ear with right littlefinger

A;eaM ;a:a;a;va;kÒ +:ma;a;ya na;maHom. trivikramāya namah.

Touch left ear with right little finger A;eaM va;a;ma;na;a;ya na;maHom. vāmanāya namah.

Touch right shoulder with rightmiddle finger

A;eaM (r�a;a;Da:=+a;ya na;maHom. śr̄ıdharāya namah.

Touch left shoulder with rightmiddle finger

A;eaM &+.S�a;a;ke +:Za;a;ya na;maHom. hr. s. ı̄keśāya namah.

Continued ...


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mādhyāhnika sandhyāvandanam ma;a;Dya;a;a;îå+:k .sa;nDya;a;va;nd;na;m,a


Touch navel with all right fingers A;eaM :pa;íåÅ+a;na;a;Ba;a;ya na;maHom. padmanābhāya namah.

Touch top of the head with all rightfingers

A;eaM d;a;ma;ea;d:=+a;ya na;maHom. dāmodarāya namah.

Table 25:ācamanam-2

The ācamanam described above must be performed twice.

:pra;a;Na;a;ya;a;ma;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 2 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ prān. āyāmam

Close your left nostril with your right hand little and ring fingers and releasethe air within your lungs through the right nostril slowly. Next, close your rightnostril with your right hand thumb while simultaneously opening the left nos-tril and inhale through your left nostril to fill up your lungs. Next, close yourleft nostril with your right hand little and ring fingers so that both your nostrilsare now closed, as shown in Figure 9. With your mouth and eyes closed, men-tally recite the following, three times.



ıaviturvar

ııen. yam. bharg

ıo devasy

ıa



After that, open your right nostril and release the air held within your lungsslowly. Then, touch your right ear with the fingers of your right hand.


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Figure 9: Postures forprān. āyāmam.

.sa;ñÍöÐÅÅ*:+.pa;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 3 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ saṅkalpam

Place your left hand on your right thigh with your left hand palm facing up-wards. Then place your right hand on top of your left hand covering your lefthand palm as shown in Figure 10. This is the posture forsaṅkalapam.

Figure 10: Posture forsaṅkalpam.

Now, recite

(r�a;a Ba;ga;va;d;a;¼a;ya;a (r�a;a;ma;a;a:=+a;ya;Na :pr�a;a;tya;T a ma;a;Dya;a;a;îå+:k .sa;nDya;Ma o+.pa;a;�a;sa;Syea Áśr̄ı bhagavadājñayā śr̄ımannārāyan. a pr̄ıtyartham. mādhyāh-

nika sandhyām. upāsis.ye Á


With both your hands inañjali mudrā (that is,namaste position), recite

Ba;ga;va;a;nea;va .~va;�a;na;ya;a;}ya .~va:�+.pa;�//////�a;~Ta;�a;ta :pra;vxa;a:a .~va;Zea;Sa;tEa;k .=+sea;na A;nea;na A;a;tma;na;ak+.a;Ra .~va;k +:a;yEa;(ãÉa o+.pa;k+.=+NEaH .~va;a:=+a;Da;nEa;k :pra;ya;ea:$a;na;a;ya :pa:=+ma;pua:�+:SaH .sa;vRa;Zea;S�a;a ;a;(ra;yaH


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:pa;�a;taH .~va;Zea;Sa;BUa;tMa I+.dM ma;a;Dya;a;a;îå+:k .sa;nDya;a;va;nd;na;a;K.yMa k+:mRa .~va;smEa .~va;pr�a;a;ta;yea .~va;ya;mea;vak+:a:=+ya;�a;ta Á Á


rasena anena ātmanā kartrā svak̄ıyaiśca upakaran. aih. svārādha-naika prayojanāya paramapurus.ah. sarvaśes. ı̄ śriyah. patih. svaśe-s.abhūtam. idam. mādhyāhnika sandhyāvandanākhyam. karma

svasmai svapr̄ıtaye svayameva kārayati Á Á

:pra;ea;[a;Na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 5 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ proks.an. am




A;a;pa;ea;a;h;SFe +.�a;ta ma:n:a;~ya ;�a;sa;nDua;dõ� ;a;pa �+.a;SaHāpohis. t.heti mantrasya sindhudv̄ıpa r. s. ih.




A;a;pa;ea :de ;va;ta;aāpo devatā


A;pa;Ma :pra;ea;[a;Nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHapām. proks.an. e viniyogah.

Table 26:nyāsam. for proks.an. am.

Now, follow the items presented in Table 27.


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ıah.

Repeat the above action ta;ts�a;a;v!a;tua;vRa+.=e� � +NyM!a Ba;ga;eR�a :de ! ;va;~y�a ;D�a;a;ma;a;htats

ıaviturvar

ııen. yam. bharg

ıo

devasyıa dh̄ımahi

Repeat the above action ;�a;Da;ya;e!a ya;ea n�aH :pra;.ca;e!a;d;ya;� �a;t,adhiyo yo n

ıah. pracoday

ıı

āt

Table 27: Prelude toproks.an. a mantram




A;a;pa;e!a ;a;h;SF+.a m�a;ya;e!a Bua;v�aHāpo his. t.hā m

ıayo bhuv

ıah.


ıa ūrje d

ıadhātana


ı

āya caks.ıase


ıah. śivat

ıamo ras

ıah.


ıa bhājayateha n

ıah.


ııva mātar

ıah.

Continued ...


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ıaṅgamāma vah.



ı

āya jinvıatha



ıo janay

ıathā ca nah.



ıah.

Table 28:proks.an. a mantram

:pra;a;Za;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 6 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ prāśanam




A;a;paH :pua;na;ntua I+.tya;nua;va;a;k+:~ya A;a;pa �+.a;SaHāpah. punantu ityanuvākasya āpa r. s. ih.




b.ra;;Na;~å.pa;�a;ta;deR ;va;ta;abrahman. aspatirdevatā


A;pa;Ma :pra;a;Za;nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHapām. prāśane viniyogah.

Table 29:nyāsam. for prāśanam


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Take a small amount of water in the hollow of your right palm and recite

A;a;p�aH :pua;na;ntua :pxa;�a;T!a;v�a;Ma :p�xa;�a;T!a;v�a;a :pU!a;ta;a :p�ua;na;a;tu!a ma;a;m,a Á :pu!a;na;ntu!a b.ra;� ;N!a;~å.pa;�a;t!aH b.ra;� ;pU!a;ta;a:p�ua;na;a;tu!a ma;a;m,a Á ya;du ;�/////�a;.cC� +.Sf! ;ma;Ba;e� �a:$yM!a ya;dõ ;�a du ! ;(ãÉa;�a:=� +tM!a ma;m�a Á .sa;v �a :pua;na;ntu!a ma;a;ma;a;pa;e�a.Y;s!a;ta;Ma ..c�a:pra;�a;t!a;g{a;h! ;gga, .~va;a;h;� �a Á

āpıah. punantu pr. thiv̄ım. p

ır. thiv̄ı pūtā p

ıunātu mām Á punantu

brahmıan. aspatih. brahm

ıapūtā p

ıunātu mām Á yaducch ııs. t.amabh

ııo-

jyam. yadvıā duścar

ııtam. mam

ıa Á sarv ıam. punantu māmāp

ıo ′satām.

cıa pratigrahagg svāh

ııā Á

Now, swallow the water in your right palm and perform̄acamanam as de-scribed in Section 1.

:pua;naH :pra;ea;[a;Na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 7 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ punah. proks.an. am




d;�a;Da;kÒ +:a;v,a:NNa I+.�a;ta ma:n:a;~ya va;a;ma;de ;va �+.a;SaHdadhikrāvn. n. a iti mantrasya

vāmadeva r. s. ih.



Touch chest with right fingers d;�a;Da;kÒ +:a;va;a :de ;va;ta;adadhikrāvā devatā

With hands in añjali mudrā A;pa;Ma :pra;ea;[a;Nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHapām. proks.an. e viniyogah.

Table 30:nyāsam. for punah. proks.an. am.


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d! ;�a;D!a;kÒ +:a;v,a:NNa;e�a A;k+:a;�a:=+Sa;m,adadhikrāvn. n.

ıo akāris.am

Repeat the above action ;�a:$!a;SNa;ea:=;(õ;�a;~ya va;!a;�a:$a;n�aHjis. n. oraśv

ıasya vājin

ıah.

Repeat the above action .su!a:=! +�a;Ba na;e!a mua;Ka;�a;k+.=+t,asurabhi no mukh

ı

ākarat

Repeat the above action :pra;N!a A;a;yUa;.gM,a� ;a;Sa ta;a;�a:=+Sa;t,apran. a āyū

ı

m̃. s. i tāris.at

Repeat the above action A;a;pa;e!a ;a;h;SF+.a m�a;ya;e!a Bua;v�aHāpo his. t.hā m

ıayo bhuv

ıah.


ıa ūrje d

ıadhātana


ı

āya caks.ıase


ıah. śivat

ıamo ras

ıah.


ıa bhājayateha n

ıah.


ııva mātar

ıah.

Continued ...


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ıaṅgamāma vah.



ı

āya jinvıatha



ıo janay

ıathā ca nah.



ıah.

Table 31:punah. proks.an. a mantram

A;GyRa :pra;d;a;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 8 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ arghya pradānam

Performprān. āyāmam as described in Section 2. Configure thesaṅkalpamposture as described in Section 3 and recite

(r�a;a Ba;ga;va;d;a;¼a;ya;a (r�a;a;ma;a;a:=+a;ya;Na :pr�a;a;tya;T a ma;a;Dya;a;a;îå+:k .sa;nDya;a A;GyRa;pra;d;a;nMak+:�a:=+Syea Á

śr̄ı bhagavadājñayā śr̄ımannārāyan. a pr̄ıtyartham. mādhyāh-nika sandhyā arghyapradānam. karis.ye Á



Touch top of the head with rightfingers

A;GyRa;pra;d;a;na ma:n:a;~ya ;a;va:(õ;a;a;�a;ma:a �+.a;SaHarghyapradāna mantrasya


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With hands in añjali mudrā A;GyRa;pra;d;a;nea ;a;va;�a;na;ya;ea;gaHarghyapradāne viniyogah.

Table 32:nyāsam for arghya pradānam

Stand erect and hold the vessel containing water between your thumb and in-dex fingers of your left hand. Join both you hands with palms facing upwards.Pour water in hollow of your joined palms and hold it. Raise both your handsto the level of your forehead. Now recite

A;eaM BUa;BRUa;v!a;ssua;v�aH Á ta;t,a .s�a;a;v!a;tua;vRa+.=e� � +NyMa Á Ba;ga;eR�a :de ! ;va;~y�a ;D�a;a;ma;a;h Á ;�a;Da;ya;e!a ya;ea n�aH:pra;.ca;e!a;d;ya;� �a;t,a Á

om. bhūrbhūvassuvıah. Á tat s

ıaviturvar

ııen. yam. Á bharg

ıo devasy

ıa

dh̄ımahi Á dhiyo yo n ıah. pracodayııāt Á

Now, raise both your heels and let the water while looking at the sun as shownin Fig 11. This process is done only once as opposed to doing itthree times asin prātah. or sāyam sandhyāvandanam. However, there is also asam-pradāyam wherein the above mentioned process from pouring water intothehollow of your joined palms to letting it, is done twice.

:pra;a;ya;a;(ãÉa:a A;GyRa :pra;d;a;na;m,a ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ 9 ⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ prāyaścitta arghya pradānam

According to somesampradāyams, prāyaścitta arghyam is not offeredduring mādhyāhnika sandhyāvandanam. If, however, you follow thesampradāyam wherein prāyaścitta arghyam is offered in the eventmādhyāhnika sandhyāvandanam is not performed at the appropriate time,


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Figure 11: Posture forarghya pradānam.

then follow the items in this Section. Performprān. āyāmam as described inSection 2. Configure thesaṅkalpam posture as described in Section 3 andrecite

(r�a;a Ba;ga;va;d;a;¼a;ya;a (r�a;a;ma;a;a:=+a;ya;Na :pr�a;a;tya;T a ma;a;Dya;a;a;îå+:k .sa;nDya;a k+:a;l+.a;t�a;a;ta d;ea;Sa:pra;a;ya;a;(ãÉa:a;a;T a A;GyRa;pra;d;a;nMa k+:�a:=+Syea Á

śr̄ı bhagavadājñayā śr̄ımannārāyan. a pr̄ıtyartham. mādhyāh-nika sandhyā kālāt̄ıta dos.a prāyaścittārtham. arghyapradānam.karis.ye Á




:pra;a;ya;a;(ãÉa:a;a;GyRa;pra;d;a;na ma:n:a;~ya .sa;a;nd� ;a;pa;n�a;a �+.a;SaHprāyaścittārghyapradāna mantrasya

sānd̄ıpan̄ı r. s. ih.




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