Sandhayavandanam

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 Upanayana and Sandhyavandanam responsibilities one can perform easily without feeling the burden,
without having to exert oneself. Right hand signifies exertion,
A Talk by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar left hand signifies gentleness, playfulness. So, to indicate that all
these responsibilities can be fulfilled without much strain, they
One of the most important aspects of human life is education. placed the sacred thread on the left shoulder.
Before stepping in the field of education one needs to take Once you have performed these duties then you don’t have to
some commitments, and upanayana is one such commitment. wear the sacred thread. You remove the sacred thread. That is
Upanayana is - bringing the student close to the teacher. When called sanyās. You have renounced all the duties because you have
the child is ready to go to the Gurukul, the parents along with completed your responsibilities - towards the parents, towards the
the teacher, impart the first teaching - that is called upanayana knowledge and towards the society.
or brahmopadeśa. Brahmopadeśa literally means “the instruction
about the Brahman”. It is the highest knowledge - "You are
Sandhyavandanam
Brahman" & "You are Divinity" is the first learning.
To experience this knowledge one needs to go through a process.
Sandhyāvandan is done three times a day, when the nature is
The Guru first gives a vision and then the means to achieve that
moving from night to day and from day to night or when the sun
vision and this is the whole process of life. In life without a vision
is in the zenith. At these threes times, if you notice, there is also
or goal, all one’s energy gets scattered. So, when a vision is given,
a change in our mind. Our biological clock has a lot to say about
the energy gets streamlined and one gets a direction in life.
our consciousness. The whole nature is changing. The birds start
During the upanayana, the child is told: “Look, now you are
singing in the morning and then in the evening the birds start
moving into adolescence. It is a challenging time because there
going back to their nests. At those moments when there is a shift
are so many changes that are happening in you. The body is
in nature from day to night or from night to day, the consciousness
growing and the mind is rebellious. In this situation you need
is able to penetrate to the fourth state of consciousness which
to streamline your energy.” They give the child the janeu, three
is neither asleep, nor awaking, nor dreaming. Meditation and
threads joined as one worn on the shoulder, which signifies that it
pranayama are very effective in these periods. Sandhyāvandan
is time to shoulder the responsibilities.
means adoring that junction or that gap in the consciousness.
In sandhyāvandan you establish Divinity in every part of your
The three responsibilites
body. Your physical body is the chariot for the Divine; every part
1. towards one’s parents.
of your body is adorned with Divinity. Sipping a little water we
2. towards the knowledge that one acquires.
recognise that this water is Divine and every part of your body is
3. towards the society.
divine.
Now, why left shoulder, why not the right shoulder? This is again
interesting. Generally, people are right handed and the right hand
has more strength. If one has to shoulder some responsibilities Pranayama
through the right hand that signifies a lot of effort. Left hand
signifies effortlessness, easy and gentleness. So, all these Whenever you feel you are not a part of Divinity, or you are not
worth, or you feel there is some sin or some impurity in you, you principle. The native Americans and all the tribal people around
have to get rid of it. Pranayama helps to cleanse the body, the the world revere the directions. This practice comes from the Vedic
mind and the prānā, the energy level. times, which means recognizing the direction and honoring all the
angels and divine energies that is present in different directions.
Aghamarshana
Abhivādana
When the energy is down that’s when you feel impurity. To get rid
of the impurity you pray: “sūryaśca mā manyuśca manyupatayaśca Abhivādana is - recognising the smaller identity. At the beginning
manyukrtebhyah”. Whatever sins that have happened in the past, we were in the bigger identity “I am brahman”. From there you
due to whatever reason, from whichever part of my existence, come to the localized identity: “Me, my name, I belong to this
whether through mind, body, emotions or through the intellect, family or this place.” Your limited identity is recognized again.
may all that be relieved from me. And you honor the limited identity as well. Finally, you offer:
Sin is not our nature, our nature is purity. Sin is a superimposition. “Everything I offer to the divine.” “Like the water that comes
By this prayerful ceremony called aghamarśhana we get rid off from the sky, from the clouds, flows towards the ocean, all
that superimposed sin. Agha means sin, aghamarśana means adoration, all worship goes to that one divinity. Let all my actions
getting rid of the sin. We get rid of the sin by chanting the mantra flow towards that one divinity.” Saying this you relax, and drop
and drinking the water purified by the mantras. all action. So, this action is in silence and towards silence. The
action is towards the Divinity to get back to that inner vastness.
The Gāyatrī mantra This is sandhyāvandan. Doing this three times a day, if not
possible, at least two times a day is desirable. That can keep
“Let Divinity dawn in my intellect. Let my intellect become your spirit high, your body vibrant and your mind very pure. The
sharper and be aligned to the universal mind.” main aspect here is union with the self by doing prānāyāma and
Aligning the individual mind with the universal mind, that is the meditating - Individual mind getting connected to the universal
gāyatrī mantra. We invoke: “May you dawn into me, into this mind.
body, into this mind.” And then the japah is done: “May my
intellect be purified, may my body be purified, my thoughts be
purified, my emotions be purified.”

Upasthāna

After gāyatrī japah comes the upasthāna. This means, you come
back from an inner state of blissfulness to an outer state of
dynamism, then you recognize all the four directions. Otherwise,
in meditation you are beyond time and space. This is an ancient
 mebO­­³eekeboveced (Sandhyavandanam) 3) ceepe&veced mārjanam
Sprinkle water on the head while chanting.
1) ieg©Jevoveced Guruvandanam ß Deheefke$eë heefke$ees kee mekee&kemLee²leesçefhe kee~
Þeer ieg©Y³ees veceë nefj: ß~~ ³­e: mcejsled hegC[jerkeÀe#eb me yee¿eeY³evlej: Megef®e:~~
Śrī gurubhyo namaḥ hariḥ Oṃ || Oṃ apavitraḥ pavitro vā
Honouring the principle sarvāvasthāṃ gato’pi vā |
Apply Chandan or Bhasma yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ
2) Dee®eceveced ācamanam sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ ||
Sip a little water thrice, after chanting namah. Whether pure or impure, in
?
ß De®³eglee³eë veceë? ~ ß Devevlee³e
? veceë? ~ ß ieesefJevoe³e
? veceë? ~~ whatever state, when your vision is broad and
Oṃ acyutāya
?
namaḥ
?
| Oṃ anantāya
?
namaḥ
?
| unattached, you become pure internally and externally.
Oṃ govindāya
?
namaḥ
?
||
Salutations to the indestructible, infinite source of
knowledge within. 4) ÒeeCee³eececed prāṇāyāmam (5 Rounds)
ÒeCeJem³e hejye´ïe $eÝef<eë ~~ (Touch the Head)
osJeer iee³e$eer ívoë ~~ (Touch the Nose)
Hejceelcee osJelee ÒeeCee³eeces efJeefve³eesieë ~~ (Touch the Heart)
praṇavasya parabrahma ṛṣiḥ ||
devī gāyatrī chandaḥ ||
paramātmā devatā prāṇāyāme viniyogaḥ ||
Unification of the heart and mind with the rhythm of
life.

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 5) meb¹uHeë saṅkalpaḥ
Keep the right palm on the left palm and place it on
the right knee
ceceesHeeÊe mecemle ogefjle#e³eÜeje Þeer Hejceséej Òeerl³eLe¥
Perform 5 rounds of nadi shodhana pranayama. Òeeleë mevO³ee meefceoeOeeveced ®e keÀefj<³ess ~~ (Òeeleë)
While inhaling, take the attention to the seven chakras ceeO³eeefÚkeÀced GHeeefme<³es ~~ (ceO³eeÚced)
starting from muladhara to the sahasrara. mee³eb mevO³ee meefceoeOeeveced ®e keÀefj<³es ~~ (mee³eb)
Inhalation: mamopātta samasta
ß Yetë~ ß YegJeë~ ß megJeë~ ß cenë~ ß peveë~ ß leHeë~ ß mel³eced~~ duritakṣayadvārā śrīparameśvara prītyarthaṃ
Oṃ bhūḥ Oṃ bhuvaḥ Oṃ suvaḥ prātaḥ sandhyā samidādhānam ca kariśye || (Morning)
Oṃ mahaḥ Oṃ janaḥ Oṃ tapaḥ Oṃ satyaṃ || mādhyāhnikaṃ upāsiśye || (Noon)
Holding the breath: sāyaṃ sandhyā samidādhānam ca kariśye || (Evening)
ß lelmeef? JelegJe&jsC³eb
š Yeieex? osJem³e? Oeerceefn~ efOe³ees ³ees veë? Òe®eeso³eeledš ~~
To rid myself of all acquired negativity and sins and
Oṃ tatsavitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo? devasya? dhīmahi | to obtain the Divine grace I am going to perform the
? š
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt || practice of sandhyavandanam and agnikarya.
? š
Exhalation:
ß DeeHees p³eesleer jmeesçce=leb ye´ïe YetYeg&JemmegJejesced~~
Oṃ āpo jyotiḥ raso’mṛtaṃ brahma bhūrbhuvaḥ
suvar Oṃ ||
Oṃ is love, light, the essence, immortal, the infinite
consciousness; it is the summum bonum of creation.

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6) ceepe&veced mārjanam 7) DeHeëÒeeMeveced apaḥ prāśanam
Sprinkle water on yourself while chanting Take some water in the palm and sip after chanting
ß DeeHees efnÿe ce³ees ? YegJemleeve? Tpex oOeeleve~
? censjCee³e ? ®e#emes
? ~~ met³e&M®e cee cev³egM®e cev³egHele³eM®e cev³eg?ke=ÀlesY³eë HeeHesY³ees? j#evleeced ~~
³eesJeë? efMeJelecees
? jmemlem³e? Yeepe³elesn veë~ ? GMeleerefjJe? ceelejë~~
? ?
³eêeef$e³ee HeeHecekeÀe<e& ced ~~ cevemee Jee®ee? nmleeY³eeced ~
?
lemcee Dej²ceece ? efpevJeLe~
Jees ³em³e#e³ee³e ? DeeHees? peve³eLee
? ®e veë~~ HeodY³eeced Gojs?Ce efMeMvee~ jeef$emleoJeueg ? cHeleg ³eeqlkeÀáe? ogefjleced ceef³e~?
Oṃ āpo hiṣṭhā mayobhuvas
?
tā na? ūrje dadhātana
?
Focenb ceecece=le? ³eesveew~ met³ex p³eesefleef<e pegnesef? ce mJeene ~~ (Òeeleë)
maheraṇāya
?
cakṣase
?
|| sūryaśca mā manyuśca manyupatayaśca
yovaḥ
?
śivatamo
?
rasas tasya? bhājayateha naḥ
?
manyukṛtebhyaḥ
?
pāpebhyo? rakṣantām ||
uśatīriva
?
mātaraḥ
?
|| yadrātriyā pāpamakārṣam
?
|| manasā vācā? hastābhyām
tasmā araṅgamāma
?
vo yasya kṣayāya
?
jinvatha
?
āpo? | padbhyām udareṇa
?
śiśnā rātristadavalumpatu
?
janayathā
?
ca naḥ || yatkiñca? duritam mayi? | idamahaṃ māmamṛta?
yonau
Love is that which establishes the whole world | sūrye jyotiṣi juhomi
?
svāhā || (Morning )
May that love give us the strength to rise higher May I be free from the sins of my intellect, my mind,
Let it broaden our vision. Let it make our life more my actions or through the actions of my ancestors.
benevolent. Let us share that strength and vision with Whatever sins I may have committed in the night
everyone, like the mother shares with her children. (ignorance) - through any actions or any part of
Let this wisdom fill us, give us bliss and kindle the the body let it all be dissolved into the light of the
same in others. luminous self.

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DeeHeë? Hegvevleg He=efLeJeeR He=?efLeJeer Hetlee Heg?veelegceeced ~ DeeqiveM®e cee cev³egM®e cev³egHele³eM®e cev³egke=? ÀlesY³eë HeeHesY³ees? j#evleeced~
? le-ye´&ïeHet? lee Heg?veeleg ceeced ~~
Hegvevleg ye´ïeCemHeef ?
³eoÚe HeeHecekeÀe<e& ced~~ cevemee Jee®ee? nmleeY³eeced~
³eogeq®íäb ? DeYeesš p³eb ³eÜe? ogM®eefjleb? cece? HeodY³eeb Gojs?CeefMeMvee~~ DenmleoJeueg ? bHeleg ³eeqlkeÀáe? ogefjleced-ceef³e~?
meJe¥? Hegvevleg ceeceehees?çmeleeb ®e? Òeefleûenb mJeeneš ~~ (ceO³eeÚced) Focenb ceecece=?le³eesveew~ mel³es p³eesefleef<e pegnes?efce mJeene ~~ (mee³eb)
āpaḥ punantu pṛthivīṃ pṛthivī pūtā punātumām | agniśca mā manyuśca manyupatayaśca
? ? ?
punantu brahmaṇaspatiḥ
?
brahmapūtā
?
punātu
?
mām || manyukṛtebhyaḥ
?
pāpebhyo? rakṣantām |
yaducchiṣṭam
?
abhojyaṃ
š
yadvā? duścaritaṃ
?
mama? yadahnā pāpamakārṣam
?
|| manasā vācā? hastābhyām|
sarvaṃ
?
punantu mām apo’satāṃ
?
ca? pratigrahaṃ padbhyām udareṇa
?
śiśnā | ahastadavalumpatu
?
svāhāš || (Noon) yatkiñca? duritam mayi? |
May the waters (love) purify the world and let the idamahaṃ māmamṛta
?
yonau |
purified world purify me. Love purifies the Brahman satye jyotiṣi juhomi
?
svāhā || (Evening)
and may the Brahman purify me. May the Divine May I be free from all the sins of my intellect, my
purify me of all negativity that arises from consuming mind, my actions or through the actions of my
inappropriate food or coveting others’ belongings. ancestors. Whatever sins I may have committed in the
day (knowledge) - through any actions or any part
of the body let it all be dissolved into the light of the
luminous truth.

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8) Hegvecee&pe&veced punarmārjana 10) lehe&Ceced tarpaṇaṃ
Sprinkle water on the head while chanting Offer water each time you chant tarpayämi
ß oefOe¬eÀeJeCCees? DekeÀeefj<eced efpe<Cees-jMJem³e ? Jeeefpeveë~
? ß Deeefol³eeefo veJeie´n osJeleeved lehe&³eeefce ~~
?
meg jefYe vees cegKeekeÀjled -ÒeCe Dee³et‡
? ef? <e leeefj<eled ~~ ß kesÀMeJeeefo meJe& osJeleeved lehe&³eeefce ~~
Oṃ dadhikrāvaṇṇo? akāriṣaṃ jiṣṇoraśvasya vājinaḥ? | ß Deef$e Deeefo meHle $e+<eerved lehe&³eeefce ~~
?
surabhino mukhākarat praṇa āyūg uṁṣi tāriṣat || Oṃ ādityādi navagraha devatān
? ? ?
May the supreme consciousness which pervades all of tarpayāmi ||
creation, and which is victorious, bestow on me a long Oṃ keśavādi sarva devatān tarpayāmi ||
life and sweetness in my speech Oṃ atri ādi saptaṛśīn tarpayāmi ||
May the impact of Time represented by the
navagrahas bring contentment in me.
May the impact of the forces of nature represented by
the devatas bring contentment in me.
9) DeI³e& Òeoeveced arghya pradānam May the tradition of Masters represented by the
Chant the Gayatri mantra three times offering Saptarishis bring contentment in me
oblations with water each time.
ß YetYeg&JemmegJeë? lelmeef? JelegJe&jsC³eb
š Yeieex? osJem³e? Oeerceefn~
efOe³ees ³ees veë? Òe®eeso³eeledš ~~ (ef$eJeejced)
Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ suvah tatsavitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo?
? ? š
devasya? dhīmahi | dhiyo yo naḥ
?
pracodayāt
š
|| (3 Times)

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11) iee³e$eer DeeJeenveced gāyatrī āvāhanam Turn the hands inwards as you chant ävähayämi
Keep the palm in front of you in avahana mudra. ? ce~~ gāyatrīṃ āvāhayāmi
iee³e$eerced-DeeJeen³eeef ?
||
Dee³eeleg? Jejoe
? osJeer De#ejb? ye´ïe-meeqcceleced
? ~ ? ce~~ sāvitrīṃ āvāhayāmi
meeefJe$eerced-DeeJeen³eeef ?
||
iee³e$eerbš ívomeeb
? ceelesob ye´ïe
? peg<emJe? ces~~ ? ce~~ sarasvatīṃ āvāhayāmi
mejmJeleerced-DeeJeen³eeef ?
||
āyātu varadā devī I invoke thee O Gayatri (vibrations),
? ?
akṣaraṃ brahmasammitam | I invoke thee O Savitri (Consciousness),
? ?
gāyatrīṃ chandasāṃ mātā I invoke thee O Sarasvati (Knowledge)
š ?
idaṃ brahma
?
juṣasva? me ||
Invoking the Mother Divine into ourself through
the imperishable mantras eternally present in the
infinite space, from whom all the waves and vibes are 12) iee³e$eer peHeced gāyatrī japam
generated, to that absolute divinity I offer myself. efJeMJeeefce$eë $eÝef<eë ~ iee³e$eer ívoë ~ meefJelee osJelee ~
iee³e$eer peHes efJeef? ve³eesieë ~~
Deespees?efme menes?efme yeueceef
? me Ye´epees?efme osJeeveeb Oeeceveeceeef? me efJeMJeceef
? me viśvāmitraḥ ṛṣiḥ | (Touch the head)
efJeMJee³egë meJe&? ceefme meJee&³egë DeefYeYetjesced~~
gāyatrī chandaḥ | (Touch the nose)
ojo’si | saho’si | balamasi | bhrājo’si | devānāṃ |
? ? ? ? savitā devatā | (Touch the heart)
dhāma nāmāsi
?
| viśvamasi
?
| viśvāyuḥ | sarvamasi
?
|
gāyatrī jape viniyogaḥ
?
||
sarvāyuḥ | abhibhoor Oṃ ||
Meditate for few minutes. Do Gayatri japa silently
You are the source of spiritual strength, the sparkling
and then again meditate for a few more minutes.
effulgence, the abode of all the devas, the entire
universe and the life therein.

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 13) efoiosJelee Jevoveced digdevatā vandanaṃ
ß YetYeg&JemmegJeë? lelmeef? JelegJe&jsC³eb
š Yeieex? osJem³e? Oeerceefn~ Stand up to bow towards the four directions
efOe³ees ³ees veë? Òe®eeso³eeled
š ~~ mevO³ee³ew veceë ~ meeefJe$³ew veceë ~ iee³e$³ew veceë ~ mejmJel³ew veceë ~~
Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ suvah tatsavitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo?
? ? š sandhyāyai namaḥ | (Bow down to the East)
devasya? dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ
?
pracodayāt
š
||
sāvitryai namaḥ | (Bow down to the South)
gāyatryai namaḥ | (Bow down to the West)
sarasvatyai namaḥ | (Bow down to the North)
I bow down to the four directions and all the divine
forces of creation.

I bring to my awareness that supreme consciousness
that pervades the gross, subtle and causal worlds,
which is the source of brilliance (the strength or power)
of the devas. May this supreme intelligence illuminate
all our intellect.
meJee&Y³ees osJeleeY³ees vecees veceë ~~
keÀeceeskeÀe<eeavcev³egjkeÀe<eeašved vecees veceë ~~
sarvābhyo devatābhyo namaḥ ||
kāmokārṣīn manyurakārṣīn
š
namo namaḥ ||
I bow down to my desires and ancestors and feel the
freedom

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14) ÒeeLe&veced prārthanaṃ 15) iees$e ÒeJejced gotra pravaraṃ
Glleces? efMeKej? s osJeer Yetc³eeb Hek? e&lecetOe? &efve~ ®elegmmeeiej he³e&vleb iees ye´eïeCesY³e: MegYeb YeJeleg ~~ DeefYeJeeo³es~
ye´eïeCesYš ³e: Dev? eg%eelee ie®íosk? eer ³eLeemeg?Keced~~ Dee$es³e De®e&veevemed M³eeJeeMJe ef$eëÒeJejeeqvJele
uttame śikhare devī bhūmyāṃ parvata mūrdhani | Dee$es³e iees$eeslhevve Deehemlecye met$eë
? ?
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ
š
anujñāta
?
gacchadevī
?
yathā sukham
?
|| ³epegMMeeKeeO³ee³eer (veece) Mecee& / oskeer Denb Yees DeefYeJeeo³es~~
O Devi who resides on the lofty peaks of the Hold the ears, place the right hand on the left ear and
mountains, take leave from the brahmanas who have left hand on the right ear.
worshipped you and proceed back to your abode. chatus sāgara paryantaṃ go brāhmanebhyaḥ
DeekeÀeMeeled Heefleleb lees³eb ³eLee ie®íefle meeiejced ~ shubham bhavatu || abhivādaye |
meJe&osJevecemkeÀejë kesÀMeJeb Òeefle ie®íefle~~ ātreya archanānasa śyāvāśva tripravarānvita
ākāśāt patitaṃ toyaṃ yathā gacchati sāgaraṃ | ātreya gotrotpanna āpastambha sūtraḥ
sarva deva namaskāraḥ keśavaṃ pratigacchati || yajuś śākhādhāyi (Your Name) śharmā / devī
Just like the water which falls from the sky all goes to aham bho abhivādaye ||
the ocean, in the same way obeisance done anywhere Remembering our lineage
goes to the One Divinity

Note: You may omit sections 16 - 21 if you are not

doing the agnikarya.

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16) Deiv³eeOeeveb agnyādhānāṃ 18) meefceoeOeeveced samidādhānaṃ
Sit down, light the fire while chanting the following Repeat the below mantras, offering one samit in the
mantra fire on ‘svaha’.

?
ß YetYeg&JeëmegJeë~ ß Yetjive³es ÒeeCee³e mJeene~
Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ suvaḥ | ß YegJeJee&³eJes Deheevee³e mJeene~
?
Invoking the gross, subtle and the causal worlds ß mJejeefol³ee³e J³eevee³e mJeene~
17) Deives: heefjef<eáeefle agnaeh pariṣiñcati
ß YetYeg&JeëmJeë Òepeehele³es mJeene~~
Oṃ bhūragnaye prāṇāya svāḥā |
Pour water in straight line as shown in the diagram
Oṃ bhuvarvāyave apāṇāya svāḥā |
ß Deefolesçvegcev³emJe ~~ Oṃ adite’numanyasva ||
Oṃ svarādityāya vyāṇāya svāḥā |
ß Devegcelesçvegcev³emJe ~~ Oṃ anumate’numanyasva ||
Oṃ bhūrbhuvasvaḥ prajāpataye svāḥā ||
ß mejmJelesçvegcev³emJe~~ Oṃ sarasvate’numanyasva ||
Chant the gayatri mantra (3/7/11 times) silently in
ß osJemeefJele: ÒemegJe ~~ Oṃ deva savītaḥ prasuva ||
mind, offering one samit in the fire on ‘svaha’.
May the Aditi (mother of the gods), Anumati (divine
grace) and Sarasvati (Knowledge) permit me to
ß YetYeg&JeëmegJeë? lelmeef? JelegJe&jC³eb
sš Yeieex? osJem³e? Oeerceefn~ efOe³ees ³ees veë?
invoke the deva savita (divine consciousness) š mJeene~~
Òe®eeso³eeled
Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ suvah tatsavitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo?
? ? š
devasya? dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ
?
pracodayāt
š
svāḥā ||

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Bring the palm together and Chant the following 20) ÒeeLe&veced prārthanāṃ
mantra. Bring the palms together (namaste), praying to the
ß Deives ve³e? megheLee? je³es Demceeved efkeéÕÕÕf? ve oske ke³egveeef? ve efkeÜeved~ fire
³Õg³eesO³em³eceppegng? jeCecesvees Yetef³e÷eb
? les veceGeq
? ÊebÀ efkeOesce ~~ ß ceef³e ? cesOeeb ceef³e? Òepeeb ce³³eefivemed lespees? oOeeleg ceef³e? cesOeeb ceef³e? Òepeeb
Oṃ agne naya? supathā? rāye asmān viśvāni
?
deva ce³eervê? Feqvê³eb oOeeleg
? ceef³e? cesOeeb ceef³e? Òepeeb ceef³e met³eex Ye´epees? oOeeleg~~
vayunāni
? Oṃ mayi? medhāṃ mayi? prajām mayi agnistejo?
vidvān | yuyodhyasmad
?
juhurāṇameno
?
bhūyiṣṭhāṃ
?
te dadhātu, mayi? medhāṃ mayi? prajām mayi indra
?
nama? uktiṃ vidhema || indriyandadhātu, mayi? medhāṃ mayi? prajām mayi
?
O Agni, lead us on the right path. You know all our sūryo bhrājo? dadhātu ||
deeds. Remove negativity and sin from us. O Agni bless me with good intellect, leadership skills
19) Deives: heefjef<eáeefle agneḥ pariṣiñcati and spiritual brilliance
Pour water in straight line as shown in the diagram O Indra bless me with good intellect, leadership skills
ß DeefolesçvJeceiiegmlee:~~ Oṃ adite’nvamaggsthāḥ || and heightened senses
ß DevegcelessçvJeceiiegmlee:~~ Oṃ anumate’nvamaggsthāḥ || O Surya bless me with good intellect, leadership
ß mejmJelessçvJeceiiegmlee:~~ Oṃ sarasvate’nvamaggsthāḥ || skills and fame in society
ß osJemeefJele: ÒeemeeJeer:~~ Oṃ deva savītaḥ prāsāvīḥ ||
Aditi (mother of the gods), Anumati (divine grace)
and Sarasvati (Knowledge) have permitted to invoke
the deva savita (divine consciousness)

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 21) Yemce OeejCeced bhasma dhāranaṃ
ß ³eÊes? Deives lespemlesveenb lespemJeer
? Yet?³eemeced ~
Collect ashes from the fire and make a paste with a
³eÊes? Deives Je®e&&mlesveenb Je®e&
? mJeer Yet³eemeced
? ~
little water and apply at the appropriate places
³eÊes? Deives njmlesveenb njmJeer
? Yet?³eemeced ~~
Oṃ yatte agne tejastenāhaṃ tejasvī bhūyāsaṃ |
? ? ?
yatte
?
agne varcastenāhaṃ varcasvī
?
bhūyāsaṃ
?
|
yatte
?
agne harastenāhaṃ harasvī
?
bhūyāsaṃ
?
||
O Agni by your spiritual radiance let me also become
radiant, O Agni by your spiritual brilliance let me also
become brilliant, O Agni by your ability to be victorious ?
cesOeeJeer Yet³eemeced ~ medhāvī bhūyāsaṃ ?
| (between eyebrows)

let me also become victorious ?

lespemJeer Yet³eemeced d ~ tejasvī bhūyāsaṃ
?
| (Heart)
Je®e&mJeer Yet?³eemeced ~ varcasvī bhūyāsaṃ ?
| (Rt. Shoulder)
ß mJeefmle Þe×eb cesOeeb ³eMeë Òe%eeb efJeÐeeb yegeq×b efÞe³eb yeueced Dee³eg<³eb lespe
Deejesi³eb osefn ces nJ³eJeenve ~~ ?
ye´ïeJe®e&mJeer Yet³eemeced ~ brahmavarcasvī bhūyāsaṃ ?
(Lt. Shoulder)

Oṃ svasti śraddhāṃ medhāṃ yaśaḥ prajňāṃ ?

Dee³eg<ceeved Yet³eemeced ~ āyuṣmān bhūyāsaṃ ?
| (Navel)
DeVeeoes Yet?³eemeced ~ annādo bhūyāsaṃ ?
| (Throat)
vidyāṃ buddhiṃ śriyaṃ balaṃ āyuṣyaṃ teja ārogyaṃ
dehi me havyavāhana || ?
mJeefmle Yet³eemeced ~~ svasti bhūyāsaṃ
?
| (Top of the head)
May my intellect, radiance, brilliance both material
By this offering let me be established in the Self, full of
and spiritual, life span, food for the senses increase
faith, let my nervous system be strengthened, let me be
and may I be established in the Self.
effective in my dealings with the people of the world, let
my intuition develop, let me obtain the knowledge, let
my intellect be sharpened, let me have abundance and
strength, a long life with good health and enthusiasm.

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22) Òee³eef½eleced prāyascittaṃ 23) meceHe&Ceced samarpanaṃ
Take a little water in the palm and offer it at the end Take a little water in the palm and offer it at the end
of the mantra of the mantra
cev$enerveb ef¬eÀ³eenerveb YeeqkeÌlenerveb ngleeMeve ~ keÀe³esve? Jee®ee cevemes?eqvê³ewJee& yegO³eelcevee
? Jee
³eodngleb leg ce³ee osJe HeefjHetCe¥ leomleg les ~~ (DeLeJee) Òeke=Àlesë? mJeYeeJeeled ~
cev$enerveb ef¬eÀ³eenerveb YeeqkeÌlenerveb peveeo&ve ~ keÀjes?efce ³eÐeled mekeÀueb? Hejmcew veeje³eCee³es
? efle
³eodke=Àleb leg ce³ee osJe HeefjHetCe¥ leomleg les ~~ meceHe&? ³eeefce ~~
kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā
mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ hutāśana | ? ?
yadhutaṃ tu mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te || or buddhyātmanā
?
vā prakṛteḥ
?
svabhāvāt |

mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ janardana | karomi

?
yadyad sakalaṃ
?
parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti
?
yadkṛatuntu tu mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te || samarpayāmi
?
||

If there was any lack in my mantra chanting, actions Whatever I have done through my body, speech, mind,
or in the state of my mind O Agni do make up the lack senses, intellect, self, or through the nature of the
and render it complete. gunas, I offer all my actions to Lord Narayana. (I
recognise that there is the supreme consciousness that
is the doer and become free from identification with
the actions)
ß leled meled ye´ïeeHe&Cecemleg ~~
Oṃ tat sat brahmārpaṇamastu ||
Offer all the water into the plate

pe³e ieg©osJe ~~ Jai Gurudev ||

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 Materials Required for Sandhayavandanam

Preparation
Panchapatra, Homakunda,
Mala, Asana, Water, Candana or
Bhasma.

Directions
• Morning: East
• Afternoon: North or East Havan Patra
• Evening: West, North (Japa),
Fire: Morn. & Eve. in the East

Arghya Patra Panch Patra Aasana Uddharani Rudraksh Mala Chandan Stic

Samidha Sticks Camphor Bhasma KumKum Chimta Match Box

32 | Sandhyavandana
 Yajñopavīta Dhāranam (Changing the thread) dhiyo yo naḥ
?
pracodayāt
š
|| During exhalation
1) ieg©ÒeeLe&vee Guruvandanam ß DeeHees p³eesleer jmeesçce=leb ye´ïe YetYeg&JemmegJejesced~~
ß Þeer ieg©Y³ees vece: nefj: ß~~ Oṃ āpo jyotiḥ raso’mṛtaṃ brahma bhūrbhuvaḥ suvar Oṃ
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ hariḥ Oṃ || 5) me*dkeÀuHe: saṅkalpaḥ
2) ®evove / Yemce OeejCeced - Apply Chandan or Bhasma Keep the right palm on the left palm and place it on the
3) Dee®eceveced ācamanam right knee.
?
ß De®³eglee³eë ? ß Devevlee³e
veceë~ ? ? ß ieesefJevoe³e
veceë~ ? ?
veceë~~ ceceesHeeÊe mecemle ogefjle#e³eÜeje ÞeerHejceséej Òeerl³eLe¥
Oṃ acyutāya namaḥ | Oṃ anantāya namaḥ |
? ? ? ? Þeewlemceele& efJeefnle efvel³ekeÀcee&vegÿeve meoe®eej ³eesi³eleeefmeOoeLe¥
Oṃ govindāya
?
namaḥ
?
|| ye´ïelespe: DeefYeJe=×eLe¥ ³e%eesHeJeerleOeejCeb keÀefj<³es ~~
4) ÒeeCee³eececed: prāṇāyāmam mamopātta samasta duritakṣayadvārā śrīparameśvara
ÒeCeJem³e Hejye´ïe $eÝef<e:~ praṇavasya parabrahma ṛṣiḥ | prītyarthaṃ
osJeer iee³e$eer ívo:~ devī gāyatrī chandaḥ | śrauta smāsta vihita nityakarmānusḥṭhāna sadāchāra
Hejceelcee osJelee~ paramātmā devatā | yogyatā-siddhyartham brahma tejaḥ
ÒeeCee³eeces efJeefve³eesie:~~ prāṇāyāme viniyogaḥ || abhivṛuddhyarthaṁ yagñyopaveeta-dhaaraṇam kariśye
Start 5 rounds of nadi shodhana pranayama, chanting Offer some water in the pancha patra.
the following [Link] inhalation, taking 6) ³e%eesHeJeerle OeejCeced yajñopavīta-dhāraṇaṁ
attention to 7 chakras from bottom to top. Touch the head ³e%eesHeJeerleOeejCe cenecev$em³e Hejye´ïe $eÝef<e: ~~
ß Yetë~ ß YegJeë~ ß megJeë~ ß cenë~ ß peveë~ ß leHeë~ ß mel³eced~~ yajñopavītadhāraṇa mahāmantrasya parȧbrahma ṛsḥiḥ ||
Oṃ bhūḥ | Oṃ bhuvaḥ | Oṃ suvaḥ | Oṃ mahaḥ | Touch the nose ef$eägHed ívo:~~ trishṭup chandaḥ ||
Oṃ janaḥ | Oṃ tapaḥ | Oṃ satyaṃ || Touch the heart Hejceelce osJelee~~ paramātmā devatā ||
While holding the breath. Hold the yagnyopaveetam (brahma knot) between the
ß lelmeef? JelegJe&jsC³eb
š Yeieex? osJem³e? Oeerceefn~ efOe³ees ³ees veë? Òe®eeso³eeledš ~~ hands with knot on the right palm facing up and the
Oṃ tatsavitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo? devasya? dhīmahi | other end held by the left palm facing the ground, keep
? š
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the left palm on the panchapatram. Yeespeve efJeOeer Bhojana Vidhi
³e%eesHeJeerleOeejCes efJeefve³eesie: yajñopavīta dhāraṇe viniyogaḥ (The procedure for eating food)
After saying the following mantras wear the Before food
yagnyopaveetam Sprinkle some water around the plate

? HeefJe$eb? ÒepeeHeles
? ³e&led menpeb? Hegjmleeled~
ß ³e%eesHeJeerleb Hejceb mel­­­³eb lkelexve heefjef<eáeeefce ~~ satyam tvartena pariśiṇcãmi ||
Dee³eg<³eceefûe³eb Òeefleceg_ed®e MegYe´b ³e%eesHeJeerleb yeuecemleg lespe:~~ O food i encircle you with truth and righteousness.
yajñopavītam paramam pavitram prajāpateryat Sprinkle some water on the food while chanting the
? ? ?
sahajam
?
purastātš | ?
gayatri mantra (ß YetYeg&JeëmegJeë.....Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ...)
āyushyamagṟiyam pratimuñca śubhram Take a little water in the palm and drink it chanting...
? ?
yajñopavītam balamastu tejaḥ || DeceãleeshemlejCeceefme mkeene~~ amṛtopastaraǹamasi svãhã ||
? ? ?
Married people wearing 2or3 threads should chant I consume the substratum of this food which is immortal
this mantra +wear the thread once for each thread. With each svähä eat a little bit of the food on the plate
7) Dee®eceveced ācamanam (Refer no. 3) ÒeeCee­­­­­­­­³e mJeene ~ Deheevee³e mJeene ~ J³eevee³e mJeene~
8) ³e%eesHeJeerle efJemepe&veced yajñopavīta-Visarjaṇam Goevee³e mJeene ~ meceevee³e mJeene ~ ye´ïeCes mJeene~~
Say the below mantra and then remove the old prāṇāya svāhā apānāya svāhā vyānāya svāhā udānāya
yajñyopavitam taking it down from the waist. svāhā samānāya svāhā brahmane svāhā ||
GHeJeerleb efYeVelevlegced peerCe¥ keÀMceueotef<eleced~ I offer the prana, apana, vyana, udana and samana into
efJeme=peeefce peues ye´ïeJe®eex oerIee&³egjmleg ces~~ myself
upavītam bhinnatantum jīrṇam kashmaladūshitam | After food
visụjāmi jale brahma varcho dīrghāyurastu me || Drink a little water while chanting the following mantra
9) Dee®eceveced ācamanam (Refer no. 3) DeceãleeefheOeeveceefme mkeene ~~ amṛtāpi dhānamasi svāhā ||
The old yajñyopavitam should be put in flowing water This food was verily the divine nectar (the immortal prana)
(river) or under a big tree.~~ pe³e ieg©osJe~~ Jai Gurudev
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 mebO­­³eekeboveced
1) ieg©Jevoveced
Þeerieg©Y³ees veceë nefj: ß~~
2) Dee®eceveced
kesoevle cenekeeJe̳eeefCe ?
ß De®³eglee³eë veceë? ~ ß Devevlee³e
? veceë? ~ ß ieesefJevoe³e
? veceë? ~
vedanta’s Great Sayings 3) ceepe&veced
ß Deheefke$eë heefke$ees kee mekee&kemLee²leesçefhe kee~
³­e: mcejsled hegC[jerkeÀe#eb me yee¿eeY³evlej: Megef®e:~~
4) ÒeeCee³eececed

š ye´ïe ~~ Prajñānam brahma ||

• Òe%eeveb ÒeCeJem³e hejye´ïe $eÝef<eë~ osJeer iee³e$eer ívoë~
Consciousness is Brahman - Rigvedah Hejceelcee osJelee ~ ÒeeCee³eeces efJeefve³eesieë~~
ß Yetë~ ß YegJeë~ ß megJeë~ ß cenë~ ß peveë~ ß leHeë~ ß mel³eced ~~
• Denb ye´ïeeefmce ~~ Ayam ātmā brahma || ß lelmeef? JelegJe&jsC³eb
š Yeieex? osJem³e? Oeerceefn~ efOe³ees ³ees veë? Òe®eeso³eeledš ~~
I am Brahman - Yajurvedah ß DeeHees p³eesleer jmeesçce=leb ye´ïe YetYeg&JemmegJejesced~~ (5 DeeJele&ve)
5) meb¹uHeë
? me ~~ Tat tvam asi ||
• leÊJeceef ceceesHeeÊe mecemle ogefjle#e³eÜeje Þeer Hejceséej Òeerl³eLe¥
Thou are that - Samavedah Òeeleë mevO³ee meefceoeOeeveced ®e keÀefj<³ess ~~ (Òeeleë)
ceeO³eeefÚkeÀced GHeeefme<³es ~~ (ceO³eeÚced)
• Dk³eceelcee ye´ïe ~~ Aham Brahmāsmi || mee³eb mevO³ee meefceoeOeeveced ®e keÀefj<³es ~~ (mee³eb)
This self is Brahman - Atharvanavedah
6) ceepe&veced
ß DeeHees efnÿe ce³ees? YegJemleeve? Tpex oOeeleve~
? ? ®e#emes
censjCee³e ? ~~
³eesJeë? efMeJelecees
? jmemlem³e? Yeepe³elesn veë~
? GMeleerefjJe? ceelejë~~
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Sandhyavandana | 39
 ß kesÀMeJeeefo meJe& osJeleeved lehe&³eeefce~
?
lemcee Dej²ceece ? efpevJeLe~
Jees ³em³e#e³ee³e ? DeeHees? peve³eLee
? ®e veë~~ ß Deef$e Deeefo meHle $e+<eerved lehe&³eeefce~
7) DeHeëÒeeMeveced
11) iee³e$eer DeeJeenveced
met³e&M®e cee cev³egM®e cev³egHele³eM®e cev³eg?ke=ÀlesY³eë HeeHesY³ees? j#evleeced ~~
Dee³eeleg? Jejoe
? osJeer De#ejb? ye´ïe-meeqcceleced
? ~
?
³eêeef$e³ee HeeHecekeÀe<e& ced ~~ cevemee Jee®ee? nmleeY³eeced ~
iee³e$eerbš ívomeeb
HeodY³eeced Gojs?Ce efMeMvee~ jeef$emleoJeueg ? ceelesob ye´ïe
? peg<emJe? ces~~
? cHeleg ³eeqlkeÀáe? ogefjleced ceef³e~?
Focenb ceecece=le? ³eesveew~ met³ex p³eesefleef<e pegnesef? ce mJeene ~~ (Òeeleë) Deespees?efme menes?efme yeueceef
? me Ye´epees?efme osJeeveeb Oeeceveeceeef? me efJeMJeceef
? me
DeeHeë? Hegvevleg He=efLeJeeR He=?efLeJeer Hetlee Heg?veelegceeced ~ efJeMJee³egë mmeJe&? ceefme meJee&³egë DeefYeYetjesced~~
? le-ye´&ïeHet? lee Heg?veeleg ceeced ~~
Hegvevleg ye´ïeCemHeef ? ce~ meeefJe$eerced-DeeJeen³eeef
iee³e$eerced-DeeJeen³eeef ? ce~
³eogeq®íäb ? DeYeesš p³eb ³eÜe? ogM®eefjleb? cece? ? ce~
mejmJeleerced-DeeJeen³eeef
meJe¥? Hegvevleg ceeceehees?çmeleeb ®e? Òeefleûenb mJeeneš ~~ (ceO³eeÚced) 12) iee³e$eer peHeced
DeeqiveM®e cee cev³egM®e cev³egHele³eM®e cev³egke=? ÀlesY³eë HeeHesY³ees? j#evleeced~ efJeMJeeefce$eë $eÝef<eë ~ iee³e$eer ívoë~ meefJelee osJelee ~
iee³e$eer peHes efJeef? ve³eesieë~~
?
³eoÚe HeeHecekeÀe<e& ced~~ cevemee Jee®ee? nmleeY³eeced~
HeodY³eeb Gojs?CeefMeMvee~~ DenmleoJeueg ß YetYeg&JemmegJeë? lelmeef? JelegJe&jsC³eb
š Yeieex? osJem³e? Oeerceefn~
? bHeleg ³eeqlkeÀáe? ogefjleced-ceef³e~?
Focenb ceecece=?le³eesveew~ mel³es p³eesefleef<e pegnes?efce mJeene ~~ (mee³eb) efOe³ees ³ees veë? Òe®eeso³eeled
š ~~
8) Hegvecee&pe&veced 13) efoiosJelee Jevoveced
ß oefOe¬eÀeJeCCees? DekeÀeefj<eced efpe<Cees-jMJem³e mevO³ee³ew veceë | meeefJe$³ew veceë | iee³e$³ew veceë | mejmJel³ew veceë |
? Jeeefpeveë~
?
-ÒeCe Dee³et‡ meJee&Y³ees osJeleeY³ees vecees veceë | keÀeceeskeÀe<eeavcev³egjkeÀe<eeašved vecees veceë |
?
meg jefYe vees cegKeekeÀjled ? ef? <e leeefj<eled~
9) DeO³e& Òeoeveced 14) ÒeeLe&veced
ß YetYeg&JemmegJeë? lelmeef? JelegJe&jsC³eb Glleces? efMeKej? s osJeer Yetc³eeb Hek? e&lecetOe? &efve~
š Yeieex? osJem³e? Oeerceefn~
efOe³ees ³ees veë? Òe®eeso³eeledš ~~ (ef$eJeejced) ye´eïeCesYš ³e: Dev? eg%eelee ie®íosk? eer ³eLeemeg?Keced~~
10) lehe&Ceced DeekeÀeMeeled Heefleleb lees³eb ³eLee ie®íefle meeiejced ~
ß Deeefol³eeefo veJeie´n osJeleeved lehe&³eeefce~ meJe&osJevecemkeÀejë kesÀMeJeb Òeefle ie®íefle~~
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15) iees$e ÒeJejced
ce³eervê? Feqvê³eb oOeeleg
? ceef³e? cesOeeb ceef³e? Òepeeb ceef³e met³eex Ye´epees? oOeeleg~
®elegmmeeiej he³e&vleb iees ye´eïeCesY³e: MegYeb YeJeleg~
ß ³eÊes? Deives lespemlesveenb lespemJeer
? Yet?³eemeced ~
DeefYeJeeo³es~ Dee$es³e De®e&veevemed M³eeJeeMJe
³eÊes? Deives Je®e&&mlesveenb Je®e&
? mJeer Yet³eemeced
? ~
ef$eëÒeJejeeqvJele Dee$es³e iees$eeslhevve Deehemlecye met$eë
³eÊes? Deives njmlesveenb njmJeer
? Yet?³eemeced ~~
³epegMMeeKeeO³ee³eer (veece) Mecee& / oskeer Denb Yees DeefYeJeeo³es~~
ß mJeefmle Þe×eb cesOeeb ³eMeë Òe%eeb efJeÐeeb yegeq×b efÞe³eb yeueced Dee³eg<³eb lespe
16) Deiv³eeOeeveb
Deejesi³eb osefn ces nJ³eJeenve ~~
?
ß YetYeg&JeëmegJeë~~
21) Yemce OeejCeced
17) Deives: heefjef<eáeefle
ß Deefolesçvegcev³emJe ~~ ß Devegcelesçvegcev³emJe ~~ ?
cesOeeJeer Yet³eemeced ?
| lespemJeer Yet³eemeced d|
Je®e&mJeer Yet?³eemeced | ye´ïeJe®e&mJeer Yet³eemeced
? |
ß mejmJelesçvegcev³emJe~~ ß osJemeefJele: ÒemegJe ~~
18) meefceoeOeeveced ?
Dee³eg<ceeved Yet³eemeced | DeVeeoes Yet?³eemeced | mJeefmle Yet³eemeced
? |
22) Òee³eef½eleced
ß Yetjive³es ÒeeCee³e mJeene~ ß YegJeJee&³eJes Deheevee³e mJeene~
cev$enerveb ef¬eÀ³eenerveb YeeqkeÌlenerveb ngleeMeve ~
ß mJejeefol³ee³e J³eevee³e mJeene~ ß YetYeg&JeëmJeë Òepeehele³es mJeene~
³eodngleb leg ce³ee osJe HeefjHetCe¥ leomleg les ~~ (DeLeJee)
ß YetYeg&JeëmegJeë? lelmeef? JelegJe&jC³eb
sš Yeieex? osJem³e? Oeerceefn~ efOe³ees ³ees veë?
cev$enerveb ef¬eÀ³eenerveb YeeqkeÌlenerveb peveeo&ve ~
š mJeene~ (3, 7, 11)
Òe®eeso³eeled
³eodke=Àleb leg ce³ee osJe HeefjHetCe¥ leomleg les ~~
ß Deives ve³e? megheLee? je³es Demceeved efkeéÕÕÕf? ve oske ke³egveeef? ve efkeÜeved~
23) meceHe&Ceced
³Õg³eesO³em³eceppegng? jeCecesvees Yetef³e÷eb
? les veceGeq
? ÊebÀ efkeOesce ~~ keÀe³esve? Jee®ee cevemes?eqvê³ewJee& yegO³eelcevee
? Jee Òeke=Àlesë? mJeYeeJeeled ~
19) Deives: heefjef<eáeefle
keÀjes?efce ³eÐeled mekeÀueb? Hejmcew veeje³eCee³es
? efle meceHe&? ³eeefce ~~
ß DeefolesçvJeceiiegmlee:~~ ß DevegcelessçvJeceiiegmlee:~~
ß leled meled ye´ïeeHe&Cecemleg ~~
ß mejmJelessçvJeceiiegmlee:~~ ß osJemeefJele: ÒeemeeJeer:~~
20) ÒeeLe&veced
pe³e ieg©osJe ~~
ß ceef³e ? cesOeeb ceef³e? Òepeeb ce³³eefivemed lespees? oOeeleg ceef³e? cesOeeb ceef³e? Òepeeb

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 Sandhyavandanam
maheraṇāya cakṣase ||
1) Guruvandanam ? ?
yovaḥ
? śivatamo rasas tasya? bhājayateha naḥ
śrī gurubhyo namaḥ hariḥ Oṃ || ? ?
uśatīriva mātaraḥ
2) ācamanam ? ? ||
tasmā araṅgamāma vo yasya kṣayāya jinvatha āpo?
Oṃ acyutāya namaḥ ? ? ?
? | Oṃ anantāya namaḥ
? ? ? | janayathā ca naḥ ||
Oṃ govindāya namaḥ ?
? ? | 7) apaḥ prāśanam
3) mārjanam
sūryaśca mā manyuśca manyupatayaśca
Oṃ apavitraḥ pavitro vā
manyukṛtebhyaḥ pāpebhyo? rakṣantām ||
sarvāvasthāṃ gato’pi vā | ?
yadrātriyā pāpamakārṣam || manasā vācā? hastābhyām |
yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ ?
padbhyām udareṇa śiśnā rātristadavalumpatu
sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ śuciḥ || ? ?
yatkiñca? duritam mayi? | idamahaṃ māmamṛta yonau |
4) prāṇāyāmam ?
sūrye jyotiṣi juhomi svāhā || (Morning )
praṇavasya parabrahma ṛṣiḥ (Touch the Head) ?
āpaḥ
? punantu pṛthivīṃ pṛthivī pūtā punātumām |
devī gāyatrī chandaḥ (Touch the Nose) ? ?
punantu brahmaṇaspatiḥ brahmapūtā punātu mām ||
paramātmā devatā prāṇāyāme viniyogaḥ (Touch the ? ? ?
yaducchiṣṭam abhojyaṃ yadvā? duścaritaṃ mama?
Heart) ? š ?
sarvaṃ punantu mām apo’satāṃ ca? pratigrahaṃ
5) saṅkalpaḥ ? ?
svāhāš || (Noon)
mamopātta samasta duritakṣayadvārā śrīparameśvara
agniśca mā manyuśca manyupatayaśca
prītyarthaṃ
manyukṛtebhyaḥ pāpebhyo? rakṣantām |
prātaḥ sandhyā samidādhānam ca kariśye (Morning) ?
yadahnā pāpamakārṣam || manasā vācā? hastābhyām |
mādhyāhnikaṃ upāsiśye (Noon) ?
padbhyām udareṇa śiśnā | ahastadavalumpatu
sāyaṃ sandhyā samidādhānam ca kariśye (Evening) ? ?
yatkiñca? duritam mayi? |
6) mārjanam
idamahaṃ māmamṛta
Oṃ āpo hiṣṭhā mayobhuvas tā na? ūrje dadhātana ? yonau |
? ? satye jyotiṣi juhomi svāhā || (Evening)
?
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8) punarmārjana Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ suvah tatsavitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo?
? ? š
dadhikrāvaṇṇo? akāriṣaṃ jiṣṇoraśvasya vājinaḥ? |
? devasya? dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ
?
pracodayāt
š
|
surabhino mukhākarat praṇa āyūg
? uṁṣi tāriṣat ||
? ? 13) digdevatā vandanaṃ
9) arghya pradānam sandhyāyai namaḥ (Bow down to the East)
Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ suvah ? tatsavitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo?
? š sāvitryai namaḥ (Bow down to the South)
devasya? dhīmahi | dhiyo yo naḥ? pracodayāt
š || (3 Times) gāyatryai namaḥ (Bow down to the West)
10) tarpaṇa sarasvatyai namaḥ (Bow down to the North)
Oṃ ādityādi navagraha devatān tarpayāmi | sarvābhyo devatābhyo namaḥ
Oṃ keśavādi sarva devatān tarpayāmi | kāmokārṣīn manyurakārṣīn namo namaḥ
š
Oṃ atri ādi saptaṛśīn tarpayāmi | 14) prārthanaṃ
11) gāyatrī āvāhanam uttame śikhare devī bhūmyāṃ parvata mūrdhani |
? ?
āyātu varadā devī akṣaraṃ brahmasammitam |
? ? ? ? brāhmaṇebhyaḥ
š
anujñāta
?
gacchadevī
?
yathā sukham
?
||
gāyatrīṃ chandasāṃ mātā idaṃ brahma juṣasva? me ||
š ? ? ākāśāt patitaṃ toyaṃ yathā gacchati sāgaraṃ |
ojo’si | saho’si | balamasi | bhrājo’si | devānāṃ | dhāma
? ? ? ? sarva deva namaskāraḥ keśavaṃ pratigacchati ||
nāmāsi?
| viśvamasi ?
| viśvāyuḥ | sarvamasi?
| sarvāyuḥ | 15) gotra pravaraṃ
abhibhoor Oṃ || chatus sāgara paryantam go brāhmanebhyaḥ
gāyatrīṃ āvāhayāmi |
? shubham bhavatu
sāvitrīṃ āvāhayāmi |
? abhivādaye ātreya archanānasa śyāvāśva
sarasvatīṃ āvāhayāmi |
? tripravarānvita ātreya gotrotpanna āpastambha
12) gāyatrī japam sūtraḥ yajuś śākhādhāyi (Your Name)
viśvāmitraḥ ṛṣiḥ (Touch the head) śharmā / devī aham bho abhivādaye |
gāyatrī chandaḥ (Touch the nose) 16) agnyādhānāṃ
savitā devatā (Touch the heart) Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ suvaḥ |
?
gāyatrī jape viniyogaḥ
?

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17) agneh pariṣiñcati
sūryo bhrājo dadhātu |
Oṃ adite’numanyasva || Oṃ anumate’numanyasva || ?
Oṃ yatte ?
agne tejastenāhaṃ tejasvī
?
bhūyāsaṃ
?
|
Oṃ sarasvate’numanyasva ||
yatte
?
agne varcastenāhaṃ varcasvī
?
bhūyāsaṃ
?
|
Oṃ deva savītaḥ prasuva ||
yatte agne harastenāhaṃ harasvī bhūyāsaṃ ||
18) samidādhānaṃ ? ? ?
Oṃ svasti śraddhāṃ medhāṃ yaśaḥ prajnňāṃ
Oṃ bhūragnaye prāṇāya svāḥā |
vidyāṃ buddhiṃ śriyaṃ balaṃ āyuṣyaṃ teja
Oṃ bhuvarvāyave apāṇāya svāḥā |
ārogyaṃ dehi me havyavāhana ||
Oṃ svarādityāya vyāṇāya svāḥā |
21) bhasma dhāranaṃ
Oṃ bhūrbhuvasvaḥ prajāpataye svāḥā |
medhāvī bhūyāsaṃ | tejasvī bhūyāsaṃ |
Oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ suvah tatsavitur vareṇyaṃ bhargo? ? ?
? ? š varcasvī bhūyāsaṃ | brahmavarcasvī bhūyāsaṃ |
devasya? dhīmahi dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt svāḥā | ? ?
? š āyuṣmāna bhūyāsaṃ | annādo bhūyāsaṃ |
(3, 7, 11) ? ?
svasti bhūyāsaṃ |
Oṃ agne naya? supathā? rāye asmān viśvāni deva ?
? 22) prāyascittaṃ
vayunāni vidvān | yuyodhyasmad juhurāṇameno
? ? ? mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ hutāśana |
bhūyiṣṭhāṃ te nama? uktiṃ vidhema ||
? yadhutaṃ tu mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te || or
19) agnẹ pariṣiñcati
mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ janardana |
Oṃ adite’nvamaggsthāḥ ||
yadkṛatuntu tu mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te ||
Oṃ anumate’nvamaggsthāḥ ||
23) samarpanaṃ
Oṃ sarasvate’nvamaggsthāḥ ||
kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā buddhyātmanā vā
Oṃ deva savītaḥ prāsāvīḥ || ? ? ?
prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt |
20) prārthanāṃ ?
karomi yadyad sakalaṃ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti
Oṃ mayi? medhāṃ mayi? prajām mayi agnistejo? ? ? ?
samarpayāmi ||
dadhātu, mayi? medhāṃ mayi? prajām mayi indra ?
? Om tat sat brahmārpaṇamastu ||
indriyandadhātu, mayi? medhāṃ mayi? prajām mayi
?
Jai Gurudev ||
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 Key for Transliteration
VOWELS

अ a up, rural ऌ ḷ flip

आ ā father ए e pray, they
इ i fill, lily ऐ ai height
ई ī feed, meet ओ o go, store
उ u full, bush औ au out
ऊ ū fool, tool अं aṃ hum
ऋ ṛ Christmas अः aḥ ah
For Conducting All Kind of Pujas,
ॠ ṝ
(no English Upanayana Or Vivah Sanskara Vidhi
equivalent)
At Your Place Contact
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क ka come न na nun, nut

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ठ ṭha anthill ष ṣa sharp
ड ḍa divine स sa simple
ढ ḍha adhere ह ha hum
ण ṇa under � kṣa rickshaw
त ta path त्र tra three
(no English
थ tha thunder ज्ञ jña
equivalent)
द da that ँ ṁ gum
ध dha breathe