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\engtitle{.. Rigvediya Sandhya
Vandana ..}##
\itxtitle{.. R^igvedIya sandhyA
vandanam ..}##\endtitles ##

|| shrI gurubhyo namaH | hariH OM ||

|| R^igvedIya prAtaH sandhyA vandanam ||

##Introduction
============

From time immemorial man has been preparing

to face
uncertainties and struggling to overcome
difficulties in
life. Broadly speaking the difficulties and
conflicts he
faces can be categorised as physical on the
one extreme and
spiritual on the other, intervened by
various other stages
like ethical, intellectual, emotional,
filial, occupational,
professional, societal, national and so on.
While enormous
education, training and efforts go into
tackling difficulties,
conflicts and uncertainties at the basest
physical level
onwards, these are waning with the
progression to the noblest
spiritual level. It is towards
strengthening in this direction
that man has evolved rituals and faith in
that Universal
Power and set out in search thereof.
Ideally, man should turn
everything he does into sacred with a view
to know himself and
his God and towards this strengthen all his
faculties. SandhyA
vandana, worship of Gods three times a day
at the junctures
of Night-Morning-afternoon-evening,
invoking their blessings
and strength, is one such important
activity.

Brahmanas
=========
A Brahmana deserves to be called so only
when he
conducts himself in the ways approved in
the scriptures
and also performs at least the basic ritual
called trikAla
SandhyA-vandana. SandhyA vandana is a daily
duty for a Brahmana
after upanayana. It is very auspicious and
sacred also. TrikAla
SandhyA vandana means paying obeisance to
the Lord, three times
a day, i.e., during sun rise, noon and sun-
set. It is called
SandhyA Vandana also because the obeisance
is offered at the
junctures of 1. Night and day, 2. morning
and afternoon, and
3. Day and night. The first one, prAtaH
SandhyA, is performed
when the sun is about to rise and the stars
are still aglitter
in the sky. The second one, mAdhyAhnika, is
performed during
the noon time. The third one sAyaM sandhyA,
is performed just
before the sunset. These junction times are
regarded as highly
sacred for this purpose.

Preparation
===========

The basic preparation is to cleanse the

body externally.
For prAtaH SandhyA, it will be by means of
the morning bath
and for the other two it will be by means
of washing the
legs, hands and face. After this, You will
wear clean clothes
specially meant for this purpose. The
practice is to wear a
dhoti and a shalya.

Thereafter, quietly sit on either a

kR^iShNAjina (deer-skin
seat) or on wooden plaque placed on the
floor, in the pooja
room (select some other neat place if pooja
room is not
available. While for prAtaH SandhyA you can
face either East
or North, for the other two you have
necessarily to face
North. Keep readily available minimum three
vessels, two
with clean water (one for Achamana and the
other for Arghya)
and ladle (spoon) and the third one empty
(arghya pAtra).
Also ensure that you have complete privacy
during the whole
process and avoid external noises like
music systems, TV,
talking to others etc.

You will also take the following steps for

prAtaH SandhyA
only. Keep a set of mudras (five metallic
stamps with different
shapes explained later) and gopichandana (a
special variety of
mud ball). Then, apply gopichandana on your
body. Generally,
if available, nirmalya tIrtha (holy remnant
water after deva
pooja by self or someone) is used for this
purpose. In case
of unavailability of nirmAlya tIrtha i.e.
Arghya Water can
also be used.

Start the process invoking the blessings of

the Lord by reciting
the following mantras.##

shrI lakShmIve~NkaTeshAya namaH ||

shrI gurubhyo namaH | parama gurubhyo namaH

||
shrImadAnandatIrtha bhagavatpAdAchArya
gurubhyo namaH ||

shrI vedavyAsAya namaH ||

hariH OM ||

gopIchandana pApaghna viShNudeha samudbhava

|
chakrA~Nkita namaste.astu dhAraNa muktido
bhava ||

##Simultaneously, place a spoon of water

(either nirmalya
or Arghya Water) on the left hand palm,
take a piece
of gopichandana, rub vigorously and prepare
a paste of
gopichandana. Apply this paste at 12 places
in the body - one on
forehead, three on abdomen, one on chest,
one each on shoulders,
all 4 parts of neck, one on bottom of back-
bone just above trunk
and one on top of head. Then, one more is
applied on the right
side of the chest. Some people do also
apply a similar final
mark on the left side of the chest, if this
is the tradition
that they have been taught as per their
sampradAya (custom).
While applying, recite Keshavadi
Dwadashanama (explained below),
one nAma each for one application.

The order for applying nAmas are -- on the

forehead (keshavAya
namaH), center of abdomen (nArAyaNAya
namaH), chest (mAdhavAya
namaH), front portion of neck (govindAya
namaH), right side
of abdomen (viShNave namaH), right shoulder
(madhusudhanAya
namaH), right side of neck (trivikramAya
namaH), left side of
abdomen (vAmanAya namaH), left shoulder
(shrIdharAya namaH),
left side of neck (hR^iShIkeshAya namaH),
back side (above
tunk) (padmanAbhAya namaH), back side of
neck (dAmodarAya
namaH) and on the head, on the chest
(shrIvatsAya namaH).
The shapes of the paste applied will be as
follows. On the
forehead : one set of vertical parallel
lines (first apply the
paste with the forefinger and later run
through it with a wet
cloth/finger). On the chest: heart (lotus
leaf) shape. On the
shoulder: leaf shape (preferably with a
stem). Elsewhere:
deepAkAra (burning candle light shape).
Concentrate on the
mantra and quickly go through the process
of applying the
paste instead of trying to perfect the
shapes.

After applying gopichandana, apply mudras

as follows in
that order.

chakra mudra: one on right side of eye,

five on centre of
abdomen, three on heart, two on right of
abdomen, three on
right of chest, two on right shoulder both
sides of nAma, two
on right of neck, one on front of neck, one
on left shoulder
below the nAma.

shankha mudra - one on left side of eye,

one on left of abdomen,
two on left of chest, two on left shoulder
both sides of nAma,
two on left of neck, one on right shoulder
below the nAma.
gadA mudra - one on forehead, one on left
of abdomen, one on
left of chest, two on left shoulder both
sides of nAma below
shankha mudra.

padma mudra - two on chest, two on right

abdomen, two on right
shoulder both sides of nAma below chakra
mudra.

nArAyaNa mudra - one each overlapping on

all mudras and nAma.##

apavitraH pavitro vA sarvAvasthA.n gato.api

vA .
yaH smaretpuNDarIkAkShaM sabAhyAbhyantaraH
shuchiH ||

##(Here one has to sprinkle the water

(Arghya Water) for
cleanliness or purity, both internally and
externally, to
start the SandhyA vandana )##

Achamana ##....................## (1)

OM shrI keshavAya svAhA .

##(one has to sip water from Brahma tirtha
('Achamana Water')
(spoon or ladle) three times ..1)##

OM shrI nArAyaNAya svAhA .## (....2)##

OM shrI mAdhavAya svAhA .##(....3)##

OM shrI govindAya namaH .

##(wash the right palm from the left
palm)##

OM shrI viShNave namaH .

##(wash the left palm with right palm)##

OM shrI madhusUdanAya namaH .

##(touch the upper lip)##

OM shrI trivikramAya namaH .

##(touch the lower lip)##

OM shrI vAmanAya namaH .

##(touch the right cheek)##

OM shrI shrIdharAya namaH .

##(touch the left cheek) (mouth is the seat
of Fire God)##

OM shrI hR^iShIkeshAya namaH .

##(wash both the hands)##
OM shrI padmanAbhAya namaH .
##(touch the feet)##

OM shrI dAmodarAya namaH .

##(touch the centre of the head with middle
finger. Head is
the seat of Paramatma)##

OM shrI sa~NkarShaNAya namaH .

##(touch the tip of the nose with the
middle finger)##

OM shrI vAsudevAya namaH .

##(touch the right side of the nose with
index and thumb
fingers)##

OM shrI pradyumnAya namaH .

##(touch the left side of the nose with
index and thumb
fingers. Nose is the seat of Vayu)##

OM shrI aniruddhAya namaH .

##(touch the right eye with index and
middle fingers)##

OM shrI puruShottamAya namaH .

##(touch the left eye with index and middle
fingers)(eye is
the seat of Sun)##
OM shrI adhoxajAya namaH .
##(touch the right ear with index and
fourth fingers)##

OM shrI nArasi.nhAya namaH .

##(touch the left ear with index and fourth
fingers)(ear is
the seat of Indra)##

OM shrI achchyutAya namaH .

##(touch the navel portion with index and
small fingers. Navel
is the seat of Narayana)##

OM shrI janArdanAya namaH .

##(touch the heart portion with palm of the
hand)(also the
seat of Narayana)##

OM shrI upendrAya namaH .

##(touch the head with the hand)##

OM shrI haraye namaH .

##(touch the right shoulder with all
fingers)##

OM shrI kR^iShNAya namaH .

##(touch the left shoulder with all
fingers)(shoulder is the
seat of Prajapati)
(By touching the respective organs of the
body one has to
remember and imagine that these gods are
present in these
organs)##

prANAyAmaH ##................... (2)##

##(This is preamble for Gayatri Awahana

i.e. welcome, for this
Sri Hari or ParamAtmA is R^iShi devatA and
devI gAyatrI is
Channdassu. Practice of prANAyAmah
cleanses one of impurities
and provides a resurgence of spiritual
energy to revitalize
one's sAdhana.

In order to extinguish the sins or effect

of base deeds in the
previous night for prAtaH SandhyA this
verse is uttered. The
pramAna says that this mantra will destroy
all the sins
committed previously or previous night if
it is prAtaH SandhyA,
morning if it is mandhyanika SandhyA and it
is afternoon till
evening if it is sAyam SandhyA.)##
OM praNavasya parabrahma R^iShiH |
paramAtmA devatA |
devI gAyatrI ChandaH | prANAyAme viniyogaH
||

OM bhUH | OM bhuvaH | OM svaH | OM mahaH |

OM janaH | OM tapaH |
OM satyam | OM tatsaviturvareNyam | bhargo
devasya dhImahi dhIyo yo naH
prachodayAt | OM ApojyotIraso.amR^itaM
brahma bhUrbhuvaHsvarom ||

##(A married man should hold the nose in

all His five fingers
while performing this and bachelors and
saints/seers should hold
through three fingers i.e. index, thumb
and small fingers. This
prANAyAmaH has three parts to perform and
it is called rechaka,
pUraka and kumbhaka. To start with one has
to leave the air
from right side of the nose (1 unit of
time) that is called
rechaka, secondly one has to inhale the air
from left side of
nose (2 units of time) i.e. called pUraka
and finally holding
the air for 3 units of time i.e. is called
kumbhaka.
Meaning of this mantra is as follows : OM =
ParamAtmA who
has all the virtues is to be called OM,
bhUH = gunapUrna
(complete virtues or characters), bhuvaH =
wealthy and never
become pauper or most prosperous, svaH =
always happy, mahaH =
prayed as the best or excellent, janaH =
creation of the world
by Him, tapaH = one who has the complete
knowledge, satyaM =
one who controls or decides about the
liberation.

yaH = this paramAtmA, naH = ours, dhIyaH =

mind, prachodayAt
= initiates, tasya = of this paramathmA,
savituH = cause of
creation, devasya = special characters,
vareNyaM = prayed by
all, bharga = paramAthmA in knowledge form,
dhImahi = pray
for Him.

Apo = paramAtmA, jyoti = cause of

brightness, rasaH = has got
essence or substance or Ananda rUpa
peaceful, amR^itaM = does
not have extinction, bhUH = complete
virtues or characters,
bhuvaH = prosperous and wealthy always,
svaH = always happy,
OM brahma = all virtues of ParamAtmA,
dhImahi = praying for You.

The gist of this verse is:

Sri Hari in the form of Sri Gayatri is

complete with all divine
virtues, always prosperous and wealthy,
always happy, considered
to be the best or excellent, one who
creates this world, one who
regulates this world and one who is being
prayed by all of us.

Further, Sri Hari or paramAtmA also has the

power of creating
the brightness (enlightenment), does not
have extinction,
has complete knowledge, is always
prosperous and wealthy and
has got complete virtues, is the paramAtmA
(Supreme Being)
whom I am praying.)##

sa~NkalpaH ##..................... (3)##

##(Hold right palm over the left palm and
keep them on the
right thigh and utter the following
mantra )##

shrI shubhe shobhane muhUrte viShNorAj~nayA

pravartamAnasya
Adya brahmaNaH dvitIye parArdhe shrI
shvetavarAha kalpe
vaivasvata manvantare aShTAvi.nshatitame
kaliyuge prathamapAde
jambUdvIpe bharatavarShe bharatakhaNDe
daNDakAraNye godAvaryAH
dakShiNe pArshve shAlIvAhanashake
bauddhAvatAre rAmakShetre
asminvartamAnena chAndramAnena asya shrI
amuka sa.nvatsare
amuka Ayane amuka R^itau amuka mAse
amuka pakShe
amuka tithau amuka vAsare amuka
nakShatre shubhayoga
shubhakaraNa eva~NguNa visheShaNa
vishiShTAyAM shubhatithau

asmadAdigurUNAM shrImanmadhvAchAryANAM
hR^itkamalamadhyanivAsI
sUryAntargata shrI
bhAratIramaNamukhyaprANAntargata shrI
lakShmInArAyaNa preraNayA shrI
lakShmInArAyaNa prItyarthaM
prAtaH sandhyAmupAshiShye |
##(For any prayer or performance of any
sacred work whether
it is SandhyA, puja, yagna, or any ritual
performed by any
individual this customary sankalpa has to
be narrated. It
denotes the commitment and determination of
the performer
to rightfully and sincerely perform such
sacred rituals.
Here in this sankalpa it is nothing but
remembering which
of the samvatsara (year), period or season
(R^itau), month
(mAse), the half of lunar month (pakShe),
lunar day (tithau),
day (vAsare), star of the day (nakShatre)
has to be to according
to the calendar. KAla, i.e. kAladevata is
equally God. Even one
has to remember that the prayer is
initiated by paramAtmA and
to get His blessings and love, I am
performing the respective
ritual. This is a must as it has been
understood that without
this sankalpa the prayer or ritual will not
materialise or
not received by the God.
The need for this is to totally concentrate
on the present
moment instead of the usual mind's habit of
either brooding
over the past or dreaming of the future.)##

mArjanam ##....................... (4)##

##(Keep a spoon or ladle of water (Arghya

Water) in the left
hand and from tulasi or basil leaves
sprinkle the water in three
different directions to the organs of the
body. Firstly one has
to sprinkle feet, centre of the head and
heart, secondly heart,
feet and centre of the head and finally
centre of the head,
heart and feet like this one has to
sprinkle three ways or
nine times)##

OM ApohiShTheti tryarchasya sUktasya |

sindhudvIpa R^iShiH |
apo devatA gAyatrI ChandaH | mArjane
viniyogaH || ## ........ (4.1)##

OM ApohiShThA mayo bhuvaH | tA na Urje

dadhAtana |
maheraNAya chakShase | yovaH shivatamo
rasaH |
tasya bhAjayate hanaH | ushatIriva mAtaraH
|
tasmA ara~Nga mAmavaH yasya kShayAya
jinvatha |
ApojanayathA cha naH || ##........
(4.2)##

##(mArjanam means cleansing or scouring. It

is again purifying
the body and mind for offering Arghya and
chanting Gayatri
mantra.

For R^ik mantras sindhudvIpa is R^iShiH,

paramAtmA is devatA
and Gayatri is Chandassu.

Here is the substance of this verse. It is

prayer to Water
related devatAs (aqua-Gods).

" Hey, Water related devatAs, You are

bestowing on us happiness
by causing the water to flow, and You bless
us with grains
and other related needs and also confer on
us devotion and
knowledge towards Sri Hari which guides all
of us in the path
of liberation. "

" Hey, Water related devatAs, You are

auspicious, You are very
eminent, You are bestowing on us happiness
and joy and confer on
all of us love like mothers feeding and
protecting their newborn
kids. In order to destroy the sins which we
have committed and
also to acquire knowledge we are praying
Sri Narayana who is
omnipresent in the water and whom we are
praying to bless us to
lead a happy life and also to liberate us
at the earliest. " )##

jalAbhimantraNam ##......................
(5)##

##(While uttering this, take a spoon of

water (Arghya Water)
and sip it after completing the following
portion)##

sUryashchetyasya mantrasya | nArAyaNa

R^iShiH |
sUryamAmanyu manyupatayo rAtrirdevatA |
prakR^itishChandaH | jalAbhimantraNe
viniyogaH || ##........ (5.1)##
OM ||
sUryashchamAmanyushchamanyupatayashcha
manyukR^itebhyaH |
pApebhyorakShantAm | yadrAtryA
pApamakArSham |
manasA vAchA hastAbhyAm | padbhyAmudareNa
shishnA |
rAtristadavalumpatu | yatki~ncha duritaM
mayi |
idamahaM mAmamR^itayonau sUrye jyotiShi
juhomi svAhA || ##........ (5.2)##

##(The verse which has started with

sUryascha, Narayana is
R^ishi, manyupathi ratri niyamaka durga is
devatA and it is
in prakR^iti Chandassu.

" Hey, paramAtmA, You are the one who

controls the Sun who is
very bright, You are the one who controls
Sri Rudra who is known
for His wildness You protect us from the
sins which are caused
by the ferocity and the initiatives of Sri
Rudra devatAs. "

" Hey, paramAtmA, please also protect me

from not committing
sins like, sins during night times, sins
from mind, sins by
mouth or talking or speaking, sins through
hands, sins from
feet, sins from belly and sins through the
sex organs. If
I commit any sins, ratrI abhimani (related)
devatA should
bless me to wipe it off and if any of my
sins are over, I
am performing homa (burnt offering) of the
same to You i.e.,
Sri Narayana who is shining in the form of
Sun . " )##

Achamana ##- (1)##

punarmArjanam ##.......................
(6)##

##( mantra as described in (4) should be

repeated )##

ApohiShTheti navarchasya sUktasya |

sindhudvIpo ambarISho R^iShiH
ApodevatA | gAyatrI ChandaH pa~nchamI
vardhamAnA |
saptamI pratiShThA | antyaidve anuShTabhau
punarmArjane
viniyogaH || ##........ (6.1)##

OM ApohiShThA ##........... ## OM
ApojanayathA cha naH || ## (4.2)##
##( Procedure as described in (4) - should
be repeated )##

OM sha.n no devIrabhIShTaye Apo bhavantu

pItaye |
shaM yorabhisravantu naH || ## ........
(6.3)##
IshAnA.n vAryANAM kShayantIshcharShaNInam |
ApoyAchAmi bheShajam || ## ........
(6.4)##
apsu me somo abravIdantarvishvAni bheshajA
|
agni~ncha vishvashambhuvam || ##........
(6.5)##
ApaH pR^iNIta bheShajaM varUthaM tanve3mama
|
jyokchasUryaMdR^ishe || ## ........
(6.6)##
idamApaH pravahata yatki~nchaduritaM mayi |
yadvAhamabidudroha yadvAshshepa utAnR^itam
|| ## ........ (6.7)##
Apo adyAnvachAriShaM rasena samagasmahi |
payasvAnagna Agahi taM mA sa.nsR^ija
varchasA || ##........ (6.8)##
sasR^iShIstadapaso divAnakta~ncha
sasR^iShIH |
vareNyakratUrahamA devI ravase huve ||
## ........ (6.9)##
##(The first three verses are already dealt
in mArjanam para (4).

" Apashabda vAchya Sri ParamAtma, You bless

us with the wealth
of needs like drinking water, happiness and
good health. "
(6.3)

" Apashabda vAchya Sri ParamAthma, the

grains which are grown
through water mainly referring to rice and
like food grains,
You are the owner. You confer on us the
knowledge of medicine
to destroy sAnsArik troubles for two and
four legged animals. "
(6.4)

" There are different medicines in water

which can cure many
diseases. Hey, ParamAtma You have
manifested in the form of
of water to bless us with the knowledge to
understand these
curative medicines. " (6.5)

" Hey, ParamAtma, bless us with the

preventive medicine
i.e. knowledge for all diseases of my body
and soul so that
for long time I can visualize You in my
life. " (6.6)

" Hey, ParamAtma, if I have committed any

sins, if I have
betrayed anybody and if I have cursed
anybody or if I have
mistaken any body please pardon me. "
(6.7)

" Hey, ParamAtma, now I am following Your

directions and Your
principles and I am drowning in water, You
are like fire in
the water and rescue me and infuse in me
Your energies. " (6.8)

There is a definite relationship between

water and Narayana. Sri
Hari is incarnated and is omnipresent in
water. Sri Hari
created water-related amruta (knowledge) to
lead us towards
liberation. For this purpose He created day
and night abhmimani
(related) devatAs. For acquisition of
knowledge and protection
of my body (from any diseases) I am
welcoming You (Narayana)
to reside in my soul and body. (6.9))##
Achamana ##- (1)##

pApapuruShavisarjanam (aghamarShaNam.h)
##................. (7)##

OM R^itaMchetyasya sUktasya | aghamarShaNa

R^iShiH |
bhAvavR^itto devatA | anuShTup ChandaH |
pApapuruSha visarjane
viniyogaH || ##........... (7.1)##

OM R^itaM cha satyaM

chAbhIddhAstapasodhyajAyata |
tatorAtryajAyata tataH
samudro arNavaH |
samudrAdarvAvadhisa.nvatsaro ajAyata ||
aho rAtrANi vidadhadvishvasya miShatovashI
|
sUryAchandramasau dhAtA yathA
pUrvamakalpayat | divaM cha
pR^ithivIMchAntarikShamatho svaH ||
## ............ (7.2)##

##(While uttering this verse take a spoon

of water (Arghya
Water) in right-palm then after completing
the verse inhale
the water from right side of the nose and
exhale the air from
the left side of the nose and pour out the
water on the earth
on one's left side.

This verse is from pApaparihari RishiH,

satya and bhakti devatA
and anuShTup Chanddassu . You should have
the feeling that
in order to extinguish the sins committed
you are offering,
symbolically, a spoon full of water. (7.1)

Before Brahma thought about anything,

ParamAtma created truth,
from the same ParamAtma night was born and
from the same
ParamAthma ocean was born.

ParamAtma, the supreme head of everything,

created the following
in that order: four-headed Brahma, night,
day and all kinds
of living beings.

ParamAtma, one who is the cause of creation

has created first
the Sun and the moon, then He created
heaven, then He created
the universe, then He created the sky and
then He created
heavenly bodies. (7.2))##
arghyapradAnam ##.........................
(8)##

prANAyAmaH ## (2)##

sa~Nkalpa

OM pUrvokta evaM guNa visheShaNa

vishiShTAyAM shubhatithau
sUryAntargata shrI bhAratIramaNa
mukhyaprANAntargata
savitR^inAmaka shrI lakShmInArAyaNa
preraNayA shrI lakShmInArAyaNa
prItyarthaM prathaH sandhyA~Nga arghya
pradhAnaM kariShye || ##..... (8.1)##

OM praNavasya parabrahma R^iShiH |

paramAtmA devatA |
devI gAyatrI ChandaH | vyAhR^itInAM
prajApati R^iShiH |
agnivAyusUryA devatA |
gAyatryuShNiganuShTubhaH ChandA.nsi |
gAyatryAH vishvAmitra R^iShiH | savitA
devatA | gAyatrI ChandaH
prAtararghyapradhAne viniyogaH ||
##.......... (8.2)##

OM bhUrbhuvaH svaH | tatsaviturvareNyam |

bhargo devasya dhImahi
dhiyo yonaH prachodayAt OM ||
(ityarghyaM) ##.... (8.3)##

##(Pratah Arghya should be offered facing

the Sun i.e. facing
East, you should be in standing position,
seeing the Sun,
both the hands should fold make like cow's
face or bowl and
it should be up to your nose's height.

Write this figure (yantra) and words

(preferably in devanagari
script) using your small finger in the bowl
where arghya
offering water (Arghya Water) has been
kept:##

OM
/ \
/ \
svaH / vaM \ bhUH
/ hRRIM \
/ \
~~~~~~~~~~~
bhuvaH##

There is story behind this offering

Arghya : Mandeha's
were powerful AsurAs (demons) and they are
devoted to Sri
Brahma. They got a boon from Him that even
if they die one
day they should be born the next day. They
were trying to
consume the Sun God himself as a result of
these Arghyas;
Whenever they were killed, because of
Brahma's blessings they
are born the next day. It is believed this
process goes on even
now. In order to kill these AsurAs and to
protect the Sun God
for illuminating all of us, we have to
offer three Arghyas on
each occasion. Three Arghyas are offered as
follows: the first
one is to destroy the AsurAs' vehicle, the
second to destroy
their weapons and the third to kill them.
This story has been
explained in Vishnu Purana of 8th chapter.

If the prescribed time for performing

SandhyA has passed,
You have to offer the fourth Arghya as
compensation.)##

OM pratichxvetyasya mantrasya vasiShTha

R^iShiH | indrasomau devatA |
anuShTup ChandaH | arghyAdhikArArthe Atma
sa.nraxaNArthe cha
jape viniyogaH || ##........... (8.4)##

hariH OM | pratichakShva
vichakShvendrashcha somajAgR^itaM
rakShobhyo vadhamasyatamashaniM yAtu
madbhyaH || ## ........... (8.5)##

asya shrI gAyatrI shirasaH brahmaR^iShiH |

Apo devatA gAyatrI
ChandaH gAyatryAkarShaNe viniyogaH ||
##........... (8.6)##

OM ApojyotIraso.amR^itaM brahma
bhUrbhuvaHsvarom || ##....... (8.7)##

##(For pratichakShva verse VashiShta is

R^ishI, Moon and
Indra are devatAs and anuShTup Channadassu.
This verse is for
obtaining eligibility and capability for
offering Arghya and
protection of the soul.

The presence of Moon and Indra is invoked

to watch out AsurAs
see that the later will not spoil the
process of performing
SandhyA and prevent the performer realising
the benefits
thereof. It is believed that both Sun and
Indra are capable
of killing or destroying these AsurAs, who
cause impediments
and even destroy the process of performing
sacred rituals.
The Lord Indra, the head of devatAs, uses
His weapon, Vajrayudha
for the purpose.)##

prAyashchittArghyam ##..............
(8.8)##

sandhyA kAlAtikramadoSha prAyashchittArthaM

chaturthArghya pradAnaM
kariShye ||

OM bhUrbhuvaHsvaH | OM tatsaviturvareNyaM
bhargo devasya dhImahi |
dhiyo yonaH prachodayAt || OM
ApojyotIraso.amR^itaM brahma
bhUrbhuvaHsvarom ||
(ityarghyaM)

devatA tarpaNam ## ...................

(8.9)##

##(DevatA tarpaNa should be given to every

day. For shukla
pakSha (first half of lunar month) devatA
tarpaNa is given
with the first 12 names of Vishnu (keshava
etc.) and during
krishna pakSha (second half of lunar month)
it is given with
the 12 names starting from sankarshana. The
procedure for
giving tarpaNa is: take one ladle full of
water from Arghya
Water in left hand and pour it on right
hand fingers so that
it falls through the fingers (except thumb)
to 'Arghya PAtra'.
This tarpaNa should not be given on
ekadashi, gokulAShTami)

(During shukla pakSha)##

keshavaM tarpayAmi | nArAyaNaM tarpayAmi |

mAdhavaM tarpayAmi |
govindaM tarpayAmi | viShNuM tarpayAmi |
madhusUdanaM tarpayAmi |
trivikramaM tarpayAmi | vAmanaM tarpayAmi |
shrIdharaM tarpayAmi |
hR^iShIkeShAM tarpayAmi | padmanAbhAM
tarpayAmi |
dAmodaraM tarpayAmi |

##(During krishNa pakSha)##

sa~NkarShaNaM tarpayAmi | vAsudevaM

tarpayAmi | pradyumnaM tarpayAmi |
aniruddhaM tarpayAmi | puruShottamaM
tarpayAmi | adhoxajaM tarpayAmi |
nArasi.nhaM tarpayAmi | achyutaM tarpayAmi
| janArdanaM tarpayAmi |
upendraM tarpayAmi | hariM tarpayAmi |
shrIkR^iShNaM tarpayAmi |

##(During both shukla pakSha and krishna

pakSha)##

indraM tarpayAmi | agniM tarpayAmi | yamaM

tarpayAmi |
nirR^itiM tarpayAmi | varuNaM tarpayAmi |
vAyuM tarpayAmi |
kuberaM tarpayAmi | IshAnaM tarpayAmi |
AdityaM tarpayAmi |
chandraM tarpayAmi | kujaM tarpayAmi |
budhaM tarpayAmi |
guruM tarpayAmi | shukraM tarpayAmi |
shaniM tarpayAmi |
rAhuM tarpayAmi | ketuM tarpayAmi |

dhyAna shlokam ## ...................

(8.10)##

hR^idayasthAtu gAyatrI
hR^idguhAmukhaniHsR^itA |
hatvA hyAdittha shatrU.nshcha pravishya
hR^idayaM mama ||
ramApatiM pUrNaguNaM mukundavyAsaM cha
vij~nAna sahasrabhAnum |
pUrNaprabodhaM cha sutattva dIpaM kramAt
gurU.nshcha praNamAmi
mUrdhnA ||

bhUtochchATanam ##.........................
(9)##

apasarpantvityasya mantrasya vAmadevo

R^iShiH bhUtAni devatA,
anuShTup ChandaH bhUtochchATane viniyogaH
|| ##.......... (9.1)##

apasarpantu ye bhUtA ye bhUtA bhuvi

sa.nsthitAH |
e bhUtA vighnakartArastenashyantu
shivAj~nayA ||
apakrAmantu ye bhUtAH krUrAshchaiva tu
rAkShasAH |
yashchAtra nivasantaiva devatA bhuvi
santatam |
teShAmapyavirodhena brahma karma samArabhe
|| ##.............. (9.2)##

##(This verse is from Vamadevaka namaka

ParamAtma, Bhutani
devatA and anuShTup Chandassu.
Meaning : All AsurAs living on this earth
should
disappear. Those AsurAs who obstruct good
and sacred work
should be destroyed by the orders of Sri
Rudra devatA.

It is a prayer to the existing devatAs who

are present in
different forms and taking their permission
to start the sacred
SandhyA and request or pray to them to
destroy all AsurAs,
devils etc. who are obstructing the
ritual.)

(Those who have got the upadesha of

tattvanyAsa, mAtR^ikAnyAsa
etc., should do them here. AsanashuddhiH
will be a part of
that. After tattvanyAsa and mAtR^ikAnyAsa,
do Gayatri Japa
and nArAyaNa aShTakShara mantra japa,
follwed by any other
mahA mantra, then again mAtR^ikAnyAsa and
tattvanyAsa then
sandhyopasthAnam (which will be posted
later) )##
AsanashuddhiH
##.............................. (10)##

nirastaH parAvasuH idamahamarvA vasoH

sadanesIdAmi Asane somamaNDale
kUrmaskandhe upaviShTho.asmi | pR^ithvIti
mantrasya merupR^iShTha
R^iShiH | kUrmo devatA | sutalaM ChandaH |
Asane viniyogaH ||
anantAsanAya namaH | kUrmAsanAya namaH |
##.......... (10.1)##

pR^ithivI tvayA dhR^itA lokA devi tvaM

viShNunAdhR^itA | tvaM cha
dhAraya mAM devi pavitraM kuru chAsanam ||
mAM cha pUtaM kurudhare
nato.asmi tvAM sureshvari || ##..........
(10.2)##

OM ityekAkSharaM brahma | agnirdevatA

brahma ityArSham | gAyatraM
ChandaH | paramAtmaM sarUpaM sAyujyaM
viniyogaH || ##........ (10.3)##

Ayatvityasyamantrasya | vAmadevaR^iShiH |
gAyatrI pratipAdya
shrI nArAyaNo devatA | anuShTup ChandaH |
gAyatrai AvAhane
viniyogaH || ##........... (10.4)##
AyAtu varadAdevI | akSharaMbrahma sammitam
| gAyatrI ChandasAM
mAtedaM brahma juShasvame |
yadahnAtkurutepApaM tadahnAtpratimuchchyate
|
yadrAtriyAtkurutepApaM
tadrAtriyAtpratimuchchyate |
sarvavarNe mahAdevi sandhyAvidye sarasvati
|| ##........... (10.5)##

ojo.asi saho.asi balamasi bhrAjo.asi |

devAnAM dhAmanAmAsi |
vishvamasi vishvAuH sarvamasi
sUrvaurabhibhorom ||
gAyatrImAvAhayAmi sAvitrimAvAhayAmi
sarasvatimAvAhayAmi
ChandarShInAvAhayAmi shrIyamAvAhayAmi
balamAvAhayAmi || ##........... (10.6)##

gAyatryAH gAyatrIChando vishvAmitraR^iShiH

savitA devatA | ??
agnirmukham | brahmashiraH |
viShNuHhR^idayam | rudraH shikhA |
pR^ithivI yoniH prANApAna vyAnodAna samAna
saprANAraktavarNA |
sA~NkhyAyanasagotrA | gAyatrI
chaturvi.nshatyakSharAtripadA
ShaTkukShiH | pa~NchashIrShopanayane
viniyogaH || ##........... (10.7)##
##(Paravasu was killed, I am living in the
hearts of
arvahasu. This has been told by Surya
(Sun). By reciting
this cut a thread of the cloth worn by you
and make two small
pieces. Throw the one on the left hand, on
the left side and
keep the other under the seat.

Silently think like this. Earth is like

four poles i.e. four
sides (North, South, East and West) having
a seat like the
turtle/tortoise (referring to kurma
incarnation). I am sitting
on that. ParmAtma is sleeping on top of
snake (shesha) bed. I
am bowing to You. I am bowing to Vishnu
Kurma (tortoise)
one who is protecting the earth (Brahmanda)
from destruction.

For Prithvi verse merupR^iShTha is R^ishi

kUrma (tortoise)
is the devatA sutalam is Channdassu. After
this, settle on
the seat for chanting Gayatri MantraH.

Prayer to Prithvi i.e. earth. All regions

of Loka are covered
by You, Prithvi Namaka Daivi, You are
decorated by Vishnu vakya
ParamAtma. Hey, Prithivi, You authorise me
by purifying the
seat where I am sitting. Prithivi, You
also purify me. You
are very special and I am bowing You. By
uttering this,
touch the seat and bow to it.

ParamAtma is called as OM; He has got the

form of Brahma and
Agni devatA. Like the same Brahma is
R^ishi, Gayatri Chanddassu
and in the form of OM.

'AyAtu' verse is to welcome Gayatri. For

this verse Vasudevaka
ParamAthma is R^ishi, Gayatri Pratipadya
Narayana is devatA
and it is in anuShTup Channdassu.

" Hey, Wealth bestowing devatA, bless us

with Brahma verse
(Gayatri) which is immortal and is
considered to be the mother
of all Vedas (Gayatri); Please bless me
Para Brahma (Gayatri
verse). By uttering this Gayatri verse all
the sins committed
by me in my daily life will be destroyed
(extinguished). "

" I am praying to ParamAthma, who is in the

form of Saraswathi
who is also SandhyA devatA and knowledge
devatA. Please
extinguish, through the night related
devatA who is none other
than Sri Hari, all my sins committed in the
night. "

This is a prayer to ParamAtma who is in the

form of Gayatri. "
Hey, ParamAtma - You are instrumental for
everything, You
have all the patience, You have all the
powers, You have the
vision, for devatAs You are Sharanya
(protecting them), You
are omnipresent, You have complete form,
You are controlling
everything, You are instrumental for
everybody's life-activities
and enemies are being defeated by Your
single word 'OM'. By
all the above things You are being called
Paramatma by the
name Gayatri, the same Gayatri I am
inviting in my mind
(AhvAna), I am welcoming Savitri, I am
welcoming Saraswati,
I am inviting Chhanddassu, R^ishis,
Parabrahma, I am inviting
LakShmi and Vayu who is well known for His
powers. "

For Gayatri verse, Gayatri is Channdassu,

Vishwamitra is R^ishi
and ParamAtma who is called very sacred
(savitR^inamaka). This
ParamAtma is in the following form : His
appearance is like fire
in His body, His face is like four headed
Brahma, He has got
the heart which is covered by the whole
universe, He appears
like Rudra, He has the Sankarshana's hair,
He is the earth,
He has yoni sthana, He has five vital airs
like prANa, apAna,
vyAna, udAna and samAna and He has upa
prANa like devadatta,
kurma, kR^ikara, dhananjaya and nAga, His
colour appears like
blood and He belongs to sankhyasana gotra.
He has been called
in 24 keshava nAmas, His presence is there
in all three places
i.e.. earth, vaikuntha and pAtAla, He has
covered in all four
regions (i.e. North, South, East and West),
He has five heads
like vyakarana, shikSha, kalpa, nirukta and
jyotiSha this
Gayatri I am praying and worshipping.)##

prANAyAmaH ##- (2)##

OM praNavasya ... amR^itaM brahma

bhUrbhuvasvarom ||

gAyatrI japaH
##.............................. (11)##

karanyAsaH ##............ (11.1)##

##(By uttering these verses one has to

touch the respective organs)##

OM tatsavitura~NguShThAbhyaM namaH |
##(thumb)##
OM vareNyaM tarjanIbhyAM namaH | ##(index
finger)##
OM bhargo devasya madhyamAbhyAM namaH |
##(middle finger)##
OM dhImahI anAmikAbhyAM namaH | ##(ring
finger)##
OM dhIyo yo naH kaniShThikAbhyAM namaH |
##(small finger)##
OM prachodayAt karatalakarapR^iShThAbhyAM
namaH | ##(front
and back side of the hands)##

ShaDa~NganyAsaH ##.......... (11.2)##

OM tatsaviturhR^idayAya namaH | ##(heart)##

OM vareNyaM shirase svAhA | ##(centre
portion of the head)##
OM bhargodevasya shikhAyaivauShaT | ##(back
portion of the hair of the head)##
OM dhImahi kavachAya hum | ##(both
shoulders)##
OM dhIyo yo naH netrAbhyAM vaShaT | ##(both
eyes)##
OM prachodayAt astrAyaphaT | ##(clap)##
OM bhUrbhuvaHsvarom |

AgachCha varade devI jape me sannidhau

bhava |
gAyantaM trAyase yasmAdgAyatrI tvaM tataH
smR^itA || ##....... (11.3)##

##( " Hey, Gayatri, You are very special,

please come and be
present in me; You are protecting all of us
and You are well
known as Gayatri, whom I am praying. " )##

asya shrI gAyatrImantrasya savitR^inAmaka

shrI lakShmInArAyaNo devatA |
shrI lakShmInArAyaNa prasAdasiddhyarthe
yathAshakti jape viniyogaH ||

dhyAnam ##................. (11.4)##

dhyAyetsadA savitR^imaNDalamadhyavartI
nArAyaNaH sarasijAsanIviShTaH |
keyUravAn makarakuNDalavAn kirITI hArI
hiraNmayavapuH
dhR^itasha~NkhachakraH ||

bhAratIramaNa mukhyaprANAntargata
savitR^inAmaka shrI lakShmI
nArAyaNa preraNayA savitR^inAmaka shrI
lakShmInArAyaNa prItyarthaM
yathAshakti gAyatrImantrajapaM kariShye ||

##(For this Gayathri verse, Vishwamitra is

R^ishi, Sri LakShmi
Narayana is devatA, in order to impress Sri
LakShmi Narayana,
and in order to get love and affection from
Sri LakShmi Narayana
I am reciting this according to my
abilities and capabilities.

While reciting the japa, imagine the

following picture of
Sri LakShmi Narayana who is the subject and
object of your
prayer. They are :
Settled in the centre of the Sun, He is
sitting in the posture
of a yogi (padmasana), He has been
decorated with the ornament
of shoulder, He has worn ear rings, He has
put head gear,
He has the necklace, He has the body of
hiranya and He has
conch shell and wheel on His both hands.
The same Sri LakShmi
Narayna is the subject and object of my
prayer. This prayer is
initiated by Sri LakShmi Narayana and I am
praying to please
Him and to get love from Him. I am chanting
this verse sincerely
according to my abilities and capabilities.

Take note of the following guidelines while

reciting Gayatri Japa :

1. Laughing/Smiling, talking with others,

looking here and
there, sitting other than in the posture of
yogi, hands
together, allowing the mind to wander,
touching the places
which are below the navel portion etc.,
which are all unholy,
should not be done.
2. Reciting should be with calmness and
peace of mind.

3. PrataH SandhyA Gayathri japa can be

recited by standing
and facing towards the East till the
Sunrise. Later it can be
recited either standing or sitting. But
Madhyanika Gayathri
japa and Sayam SandhyA Gayathri japa should
be recited only
sitting.

4. While counting the beads, cover the

right hand either by the
left hand or with a cloth and the number of
Gayatri mantraH to
be recited should be ten or in geometrical
progression thereof
(i.e. 100, 1000 etc.)

5. Pause after every 5 verses.

6. There are three methods of uttering

Gayatri verses. One is
by uttering loudly, second is whispering
i.e. speaking through
lips without being heard by any body and
third silently chanting
in your mind, always dwelling on their
meaning. It is believed
that the third method is better than the
second and second
one is better than the first.

7. Counting of the Gayatri verses should be

done through finger
beads on circular basis in clockwise
direction. Start counting
from middle bead of ring finger (1), come
down to bottom bead
(2), traverse through bottom (3), middle
(4) and top bead (5)
of little finger, top of ring finger (6),
8. Hands should rest just above the navel
during Pratah
SandhyA, on the
chest during Madhyahnika and on the nose
during Sayam SandhyA.

9. Generally, the Gayatri japa should be

performed at the same
place where SandhyA is performed.)##

gAyatrI mantraH :

OM bhUrbhuvaH svaH | tatsaviturvareNyam |

bhargo devasya dhImahi
dhiyo yonaH prachodayAt OM || ##......
(11.5)##
 (iti
1000, 100, 10 vAraM japet.H)

punaH prANAyAma karanyAsa ShaDa~NganyAsa

R^iShiChandasu kR^itvA,
dhyAnaM cha kR^itvA

bhagavAn savitR^inAmaka shrI lakShmI

nArAyaNapreraNayA savitR^inAmaka
shrI lakShmInArAyaNa prItyarthaM
prAtassandhyA~Nga shrI gAyatrImantrajapaH
sampUrNaH | shrI kR^iShNArpaNamastu ||
##.............. (11.6)##

prANayAmaH ##- (2)##

OM praNavasya parabrahma
brahma bhUrbhuvaHsvarom ||

aShTAkSharamantraH ##..................
(11.7)##

bhAratIramaNa mukhyaprANAntargata
savitR^inAmaka shrI lakShmI
nArAyaNa preraNayA savitR^inAmaka shrI
lakShmInArAyaNa prItyarthaM
yathAshakti nArAyaNa aShTAkSharamantraM
kariShye ||
 || OM OM namo nArAyaNAya OM ||

##(It is also believed that one should

recite nArAyaNa
aShTAkShara mantra after the Gayatri japa.
It should be in 1:3
proportion, i.e.for every 10 Gayatri, you
should recite 30
narayana aShTAkShara mantra. After reciting
that, for every
10 Narayana aShTAkShara MantraH you should
offer one Arghya
i.e. in above case you have to offer 3
Arghyas.)##

bhagavAn savitR^inAmaka shrI lakShmI

nArAyaNapreraNayA savitR^inAmaka
shrI lakShmInArAyaNa prItyarthaM
prAtassandhyA~Nga shrI nArAyaNa
aShTAkSharamantraM sampUrNam | shrI
kR^iShNArpaNamastu || ##..... (11.8)##

sandhyopasthAnam
##.......................... (12)##

jAtavedasa ityasya mantrasya kashyapa

R^iShiH | durgAjAtavedAgnirdevatA |
triShTup ChandaH sandhyopasthAne viniyogaH
||
OM jAtavedase sunavAma somamarAtIyato
nidahAti vedaH sa naH parShadatidurgANi
vishvA nAveva sindhuM duritAtyagniH ||
##............... (12.1)##

tachCha{\m+}yorityasya shamyurvishvedevAH
shakvarI ChandaH |
shAntarthe jape viniyogaH ||

OM tachcha~NyorAvR^iNImahe gAtuM yagj~nAya

gAtuM yagj~napataye |
devIHsvastirastunaH | svastirmAnuShyebhyaH
|
UrdhvaM jigAtu bheShajam | shanno astu
dvipade shaM chatuShpade || ##.......
(12.2)##

namo brahmaNe ityasya mantrasya vAmadevo

R^iShiH
li~Ngokta devatA | triShTup ChandaH
sandhyopasthAne viniyogaH ||

OM namo brahmaNe namo astavgnaye namaH

pR^ithivyai namaH oShadhIbhyaH |
namo vAche namo vAchaspataye namo viShNave
mahate karomi || ##..... (12.3)##
(iti trivAraM pradaxiNaM kR^itvA)

##(For jATavedasE verse kashyapa is R^ishi,

jATadevagni is
devatA, triShTup Channdasu.
It is a prayer to ParamAtma to extinguish
the impact of all
our sins. " Hey, ParamAtma, please solve or
extinguish all our
sins like the boats crossing the stormy
ocean, here ocean is
like Samsaric hurdles and boat or ship is
like You and You
have to take through these difficulties and
make us happy.
It is also said that You are the cause of
knowledge and I
pray to you confer that knowledge on us to
solve our problems
like crushing the somalata (juice) or
crushing the enemies or
burning enemies, who come out cause
difficulties in our life,
with the knowledge acquired. " (12.1)

For taChayo verse shamu is R^ishi, vishwa

devatA is devatA,
shakwari is channddassu. To take refuge
with ParamAtma this
verse is being uttered.

This prayer is for ParamAthma who is in the

form of Dhanvanthri
- God for all medicines.
I am praying You to confer on me with all
kinds of medicines
which can cure my existing diseases and
also bless me with
the preventive medicines for any possible
future diseases also.

I am praying to confer on me the

determination to perform all
my duties, including the sacred work like
yagna (burnt offering)
to attain salvation, with sincerity and
dedication

I would like to attain MokSha like any

other devatAs by doing
only sAtvik work in my life.

I would like to win over the heart of

ParamAtma, who is in the
form of Gayatri and who can bless me to
solve or extinguish all
problems in my mundane life and bless me
with the remedies and
who keeps all human beings, all animals and
all other living
beings happy. (12.2)

For namo brahmane verse vAma deva is

R^ishi, lingothkya devatA
and triShTup Channddassu.
I am bowing to Veda, I am bowing to Fire
and related devatAs,
I am bowing to the universe, I am bowing to
medicines, I am
bowing to speech related devatA Sri
Saraswati, I am bowing
to four headed Brahma and I am bowing to
the one who is being
prayed by all and who is omnipresent.
(12.3) )##

dishAM digIshAnAM namo namaH

##.......................... (13)
(Bowing to different poles )##

OM namaH prAchyai dishe yAshcha devatAH

etasyAM prativasanti
etAbhyashcha namo namaH | ##(East pole
devatA I am bowing
to You)##

OM namaH dakShiNAyai dishe yAshcha devatAH

etasyAM prativasanti
etAbhyashcha namo namaH | ##(South....)##

OM namaH pratIchyai dishe yAshcha devatAH

etasyAM prativasanti
etAbhyashcha namo namaH | ##(West....)##
OM namaH udIchyai dishe yAshcha devatAH
etasyAM prativasanti
etAbhyashcha namo namaH | ##(North...)##

OM namaH Urdhvayai dishe yAshcha devatAH

etasyAM prativasanti
etAbhyashcha namo namaH | ##(High rised up
height..)##

OM namaH adharAyai dishe yAshcha devatAH

etasyAM prativasanti
etAbhyashcha namo namaH | ##(Lower...)##

OM namaH antarikShAyai dishe yAshcha

devatAH etasyAM prativasanti
etAbhyashcha namo namaH | ##(Atmosphere or
sky....)##

OM namaH avAntarAyai dishe yAshcha devatAH

etasyAM prativasanti
etAbhyashcha namo namaH | ##(Intermediate
or subordinate..)##

OM indrAya namaH | OM gAyatryai namaH |

OM agnaye namaH | OM sAvitraye namaH |
OM yamAya namaH | OM sarasvatyai namaH |
OM niR^itaye namaH | OM sarvAbhyodevatAbhyo
namaH |
OM varuNAya namaH | OM devIbhyo namaH |
OM vAyave namaH | OM R^iShibhyo namaH |
OM kuberAya namaH | OM gurubhyo namaH |
OM IshAnAya namaH | OM munibhyo namaH |
OM brahmaNe namaH | OM mAtR^ibhyo namaH |
OM anantAya namaH | OM pitR^ibhyo namaH |
OM sandhyAyai namaH | OM AchAryebhyo namaH
|
OM kAmokArShinamo namaH | OM
manyurakArShinamo namaH || ##.........
(13.1)

( " Hey,devatAs I am bowing to You, who

always create noble
desires and inspire me towards God " )##

OM namo bhagavate vAsudevAya |

yaM sadA sarvabhUtAni sthAvarANi charANi
cha |
sAyaM prAtarnamasyati sA mA.n
sandhyAbhirakShatu || ##........... (13.2)

(I am bowing to You, who is said to have

six virtues; I am
bowing to Your wealth and I am bowing to
Your resources and
I am bowing to the one who is
omnipresent. )

" Hey, ParamAtma, You have been called and

praised in different
forms as SandhyA namaka, even animals will
bow to You during
SandhyA time, i.e. both early morning and
evening. Hey,
SandhyA devatA related ParamAthma please
protect me. "

" One who is born as Devaki's son, You are

loved and liked
by the Brahmins, You have killed the AsurA
called Madhu, You
have beautiful eyes, You are omnipresent,
You are immortal,
You have sportive qualities, You always do
sAtvik work and
bestow beneficial things on cows and
brahmins, You have got
complete knowledge, You are the one who has
spelt Vedas for
the first time, Hey, ParamAtma I am bowing
to You. " )##

sA mA.n sandhyAbhirakShatu OM namo namaH

brahmaNyo devakIputro brahmaNyo
madhusUdanaH
brahmanyaH puNDarIkAkSho brahmaNyo
viShNurachyutaH || ##.......... (13.3)##

namo brahmaNyadevAya gobrAhmaNahitAya cha

jagaddhitAya kR^iShNAya govindAya namo
namaH || ##.......... (13.4)##

kShIreNa snApite devI chandanena vilepite

bilvapatrArchite devI durge.ahaM sharaNaM
gataH |
shrI durgehaM sharaNAgataH OM namo namaH ||
##............. (13.5)

( " Hey, Godess Durga, I take refuge to

You. You are sprinkled
or bathed in milk, You have been decorated
with sandal paste
and bael tree leaves. I am bowing to You.
" )##

gAyatryudvAsanam
##........................... (14)##

asya gAyatrI udvAsana mantrasya ityasya

vAmadevaR^iShiH |
gAyatrI devatA | anuShTup ChandaH |
gAyatryudvAsane viniyogaH ||

uttame shikhare jAte bhUmyAM

parvatamUrdhini |
brAhmaNebhyobhyanuj~nAtA gachCha devi
yathAsukham |
shrIgachCha devi yathA sukhaM gachChatu OM
namo namaH || ##........... (14.1)##

sarvavedeShu yatpuNyaM sarvatIrtheshu

yatphalam.h
tatphalaM samavApnoti stutvA devaM
janArdanam |
AkAshAt patitaM toyaM yathA gachChati
sAgaram.h
sarvadeva namaskAraH keshavaM
pratigachChati |
shrI keshavaM prati gachChatu ||
##................. (14.2)##

vAsanAdvAsudevo.asi vAsitaM te
jagattrayam.h
sarvabhUtanivAso.asi vAsudeva namo.astute
|| ##................. (14.3)##

namo.astvanantAya sahasramUrtaye
sahasrapAdAxi shiroru bAhave |
sahasranAmne puruShAya shAshvate
sahasrakoTiyugadhAriNe namaH ||
##................. (14.4)

(For Gayatri udwasa verse vAmadeva is

R^ishi, Gayatri devatA
and anuShTup Channdassu.

I am praying to ParamAtma in the form of

Gayatri who is
omnipresent in this universe, including
mountains. I am praying
to You to get liberated and I know You will
listen and even
obey those who are devoted (brahmins) to
You.
I am praying to you, ParamAtma in the form
of Gayatri, through
Gayantri mantra as it will confer on me
virtues of uttering
complete Vedas, it will confer on me
virtues of taking bath
in all holy rivers and I am praying this
Mantra to Sri Hari
who will kill or destroy all wicked people.

Just like all rain-water falling on earth

ultimately reach
the ocean, all prayers reach Keshava.

I bow to You Sri LakShmi Narayana in the

form of Vasudeva. You
have been called Vasudeva because the
entire universe has taken
refuge in You or the entire universe is
inside You, all three
Lokas are in You, all jivas, living beings
and animals have
taken refuge in You and You are protecting
them.

You have been called Ananta, I bow to You.

Anantha means
You don't have any particular place (You
are omnipresent),
limitless and You are replete with divine
virtues. You have
incarnated in thousands of forms, You have
thousands of feet,
eyes, heads, legs, shoulders and You have
been called on in
thousands of names, I bow to You, one who
is holding thousand
wheels. You have been called Keshava
wherein fire is present
inside You, please make my mind sacred to
remember always Your
different forms.)##

gotrAbhivAdanam ##.........................
(15)##

OM bhadraM no apivAtaya manaH | OM shAntiH

shAntiH shAntiH ||

sarvAriShTa shAntirastu | samasta

ma~NgalAvAptirastu ||
chatussAgaraparyantaM gobrAhmaNebhyaH
shubhaM bhavatu ||
amuka gotra, R^igshAkhAdhyAyi,
sharman ahambho
abhivAdaye | abhivAdayAmi ||
## ................ (15.1)

(myself bowing to You (You should hold the

ears from both the
hands i.e. holding left ear from middle
and forefingers of
right hand and holding right ear from
middle and forefingers
of left hand, after telling the pravara one
should touch
the earth.)

Please confer on me welfare, wealth

resources and peace and
destroy all bad things.

Please confer welfare on the cows and

brahmins who will be
there across the four oceans.)##

samApanam ##..........................
(16)##

yasya smR^ityA cha nAmoktyA

tapassandhyAkriyAdiShu |
nyUnaM sampUrNatAM yAti sadyo vande
tamachyutam |
mantrahInaM kriyAhInaM bhaktihInaM ramApate
|
yatkR^itaM tu mayA deva paripUrNa.n tadastu
me |

##(By performing penance, SandhyA, karma

etc and by remembering
ParamAtma in His different names, His
complete virtues and the
One who is immortal, any mistakes committed
while performing
the above will be extinguished and the
devotee will get complete
benefits of performing the ritual.

" If by any chance if I have committed any

mistake while
reciting the Mantras, while performing the
SandhyA and while
remembering You, Hey, ParamAthma - who is
in the form of Sri
LakShmi Narayana, please pardon me and
confer on me the full
benefits of performing this ritual. " )##

anena prataHsandhyAvandanena bhagavAn shrI

manmadhvAchAryANaM
hR^itkamalamadhyanivAsI
anantakalyANaguNaparipUrNaH kShIrAbdhishAyI
nirdoShAnandAtmakaH
bhAratIramaNamukhyaprANAntargata
savitR^inAmaka shrI lakShmInArAyaNaH
prIyatAm | prIto varado bhavatu |
shrI kR^iShNArpaNamastu ||
##................. (16.1)

(Hold the Arghya Water in right hand, chant

the above mantra
and after completing the same, pour the
water in hand to
Arghya PAtra.

By performing this SandhyA, ParamAtma who

is said to have six
virtues and all six resources of wealth,
who is residing in
Sri Madhawacharya's heart, who has immense
divine virtues,
which is full of virtues, who is sleeping
in milky ocean
who does not have any vices and who is
omniscient, who is
praised by Bharati and Sri Mukhya Prana
(and who is devoted
to Sri LakShmi Narayna), to please You and
get Your love I am
performing this and kindly grace me with
your blessings.)##

Achamana ##- (1)##

achchyutAya namaH | anantAya namaH |

govindAya namaH |
achchyutAnantagovindebhyonamaH ||
##................. (16.2)##

kAyena vAchA manasendriyairvA budhyAtmanA

vA prakR^itisvabhAvAt |
karomi yadyatsakalaM parasmai nArAyaNAyeti
samarpayAmi || ##........... (16.3)

(I am offering to Sri Narayana, who is

replete with divine
virtues, all my deeds through my body, my
mouth, my mind,
my conscience, organs of my body, my
perception, my soul and
my natural disposition.)##

yadakSharapadabhraShTaM mAtrAhInaM cha

yadbhveat |
tatsarvaM kShamyatAM deva nArAyaNa
namo.astu te || ##............... (16.4)##

iti R^igvedIya ashvalAyana prAtaH

sandhyAvandanaM sampUrNam ||

bhAratIramaNa mukhyaprANAntargata shrI

lakShmI nArAyaNAya
prIyatAM prIyato varado bhavatu ||

|| shrI kR^iShNArpaNamastu || shrI

madhveshArpaNamastu ||
|| hariH OM ||
##

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