Perform Acahamanam:
Take minute quantities of water(just sufficient to soak one grain of black gram) three
times in the right hand and take it with the following manthra.
1.Om Achyuthaya nama 2,Om Ananthaya nama 3.Om Govindaya nama
Then
Touch with thumb both cheeks saying kesava –Narayana
Touch with ring finger both eyes saying Madhava –govinda
Touch with the first finger both sides of nose saying Vishno-Madhusoodana
Touch with little finger both ears saying Trivikrama-Vamana
Touch with the middle finger both shoulders saying Sreedhara-Hrishi kesa
Touch with all fingers the belly button saying Padmanabha
Touch with all fingers the head saying Damodara
2.Ganapathi dyanam*
Recite the following manthra slowly hitting the forehead with both fists together.:-
Shuklambaradharam Vishnum Sasi Varnam ChathurBhujam,
Prasanna Vadanam Dyayeth Sarva Vigna Upa Santhaye.
*This prayer is not recited by Vaishnavas. They are requested to go to the next section.
3.Do Pranayamam.
Hold both Nostrils with Thumb and the little and third finger of the hands and recite the
following Manthra:-
Om Bhoo
Om Bhuva
Ogum Suva
Om Maha
Om Jana
Om Thapa
Ogum Sathyam
Om Tatsa vithur varenyam Bargo devasya dhi mahi dhiyo yona prachodayath
Om Apa
Jyothj rasa
Amrutham brahma
Bhoorbuvasuvarom
Touch the ears three times saying
Om, Om , Om.
Sankalpam
Keep the right palm inside the left palm and keep the palms on the right thigh and
recite the following manthra:-
Mamo partha samastha duritha kshaya dwara, Sri Parameshwara preethyartham*,
pratha sandhyam upasishye (for madhyannikam instead tell” madhyaynikam karishye
“and for evening sandhya vandhanam tell “sayam sandhyam upasishye”)
*Vaishnavas may instead tell “shri bhagavadaagnaayaa shriimannaaraayana priityartham
“
5.Marjanam
Sri kesavaya nama (write OM in water with the ring finger)
Recite the following ten manthras. While reciting the first seven sprinkle water on the
head, while reciting the eighth touch the feet, nine again sprinkle on the head and
complete by reciting the tenth with Take little water on your right palm and throw around
your head in clockwise direction like pradakshinam
Aapo hishta mayo bhuva (1), thana oorje dadha thana (2), Mahe ranaaya chakshase (3),
Yova shiva thamo rasa (4) Thasya bhajaya thehana (5) usatheeriva mathara (6) Thasma
aranga mamava (7) Yasya kshayaya jinwadha (8), Aapo janayadha jana (9) Om
bhorbuvassuva (10)
6.Praasanam
Take in the hand small quantity of water in the palm (just sufficient to immerse one
grain) recites the following manthra and drink it while telling “swaha”.
Morning (pratha sandhya)
For Rig Vedis and Yajur vedis
Sooryascha ma manyuscha manyu patayascha manyukruthebhya.
Paapebhyo rakshantham
Yad rathrya papa ma karsham
Manasa vacha hasthabhyam padbhyam udarena sisnaa
Rathri sthadha valumbathu
Yad kincha duritham mayi
Idham aham mam amrutha yonau
Soorya jyothishi juhomi swaha
For Sama vedis
Ahascha maa adithyascha punathu swaha
Noon (madhyahnika)
Aapa punanthu prithweem, prithwee pootha punathu maam
Punanthu brahmanaspathir brahma pootha punathu maam
Yad uchishta mabhojyam yadhwa ducharitham mama
Sarvam punanthu mamopa asatham cha prathigraham swaha
Evening (sayam sandhya)
For Yajur and Rik Vedis
Agnischa ma manyuscha manyu pathayascha manyu kruthebhya
Papebhyo rakshantham
Yadahna papama karsham
Manasa vaacha hasthabhyam
Padbhyam udarena sisna
Ahasthada valumbathu
Yad kinchid duritham mayi
Idamaham maam amrutha yonau
Sathye jyothishi juhomi swaha
For Sama Vedis
Rathrischa ma varunascha punathu swaha.
7.Achamanam
use the same manthras and action as given in “1” above
8.Punar marjanam
Recite the following fourteen manthras. While reciting the first eleven-sprinkle water on
the head, while reciting the twelfth touch the feet, thirteen again sprinkle on the head and
complete by reciting the fourteenth with Take little water on your right palm and throw
around your head in clockwise direction like pradakshinam
Dadhi kravinno akarisham (1) Jishno raswasya vajina (2) surabhino mukha karaath
(3) Prana ayugumshi tharishath (4) Aapo hishta mayo bhuva (5), Thana oorje dadha
Thana (6), Mahe ranaaya chakshase (7), Yova shiva thamo rasa (8) Thasya bhajaya
thehana (9) usatheeriva mathara (10) Thasma aranga mamava (11) Yasya kshayaya
jinwadha (12), Aapo janayadha jana (13) Om bhorbuvassuva (14)
Some Rik vedis after doing this punar marjanam recite the following manthra with little
water in hand, smell the water and pour it in southwesterly direction
Ruthancha sathyancha thapasodyadha thadho rathri jayatha thada samudhro arnavaa
Samudhradarnavaa dadhi samvadvaro ajayatha.
Aho rathraani vidhathat viswasya mishadho vasi.
Soorya chandrama sow dhatha yadha poorva magalpayath.
Divancha prithweem santharishmatho Suva.
9.Argya pradhanam
Join both hands together and take hand full of water taking care not to join both thumbs
with other fingers (facing east during Pratha Sandhya, facing north during Madyannikam,
and facing west during Sayam Sandhya) repeat the following manthra and pour it, thrice
during pratha sandhya, twice during Madhyannikam and twice during Sayam sandhya: –
Om Bhorbuvassuva. Tatsa vithur varenyam bhargo devasya deemahi. Dhiyo yona
prachodayath
Rik vedis in all the three times offer three argyas always standing,
.
10.Prayaschitha Argyam
Do Pranayama (refer s. no. 3 above)
Then offer one more Argyam in a similar fashion as above. This is a Prayaschitha
(atonement) for doing the argya pradhanam late. Take small quantity of water in the right
hand and rotate it above ones own head saying (this is called Athma parishechanam)
Om Bhorbuvassuva
Rik and sama Vedis use a different manthra for this prayachithargyam:-
Morning (pratha sandhya)
Om yadathya gacha vruthrahan. Udayaa abhisoorya sarvaan dathindra they vache.
Noon (madyannikam)
Om uthkedthbhi sruthamagam vrushabham naryabasim
Astharameshi soorya
Evening (sayam sandhya)
Om na thasya maya yachana
Ripureeseetha marthya yo agnaye dathacha havyadathaye(Rik vedis end it as
havyadathibhi)
11.Ikyaanusandhanam
With both hands touch the middle of the chest . close the eyes , meditate and
chant
Asaavadhityo brahma. Brahamaivahamasmi
Then do Achamanam,
12.Deva Tharpanam
Sit facing east during pratha sandhya, facing north during madhyannikam, and
facing east during sayam sandhya , take water in the hand and pour it out through its tips
after each manthra .Take care to take water separately each time.
Aadithyam tharpayami
Somam tharpayami
Angarakam tharpayami
Budham tharpayami
Brahaspathim tharpayami
Shukram tharpayami
Sanaiswaram tharpayami
Rahum tharpayami
Kethum tharpayami
Kesavam tharpayami
Narayanam tharpayami
Madhavam tharpayami
Govindam tharpayami
Vishnum tharpayami
Madhusoodhanam tharpayami
Trivikramam tharpayami
Vamanam tharpayami
Sreedharam tharpayami
Hrishikesam tharpayami
Padmanabham tharpayami
Damodharam tharpayami
Then do aachamanam
Thus ends the first part of Sandhya vandana
I fully agree with Sri Ramanan, we should concentrate on our worship and salvation rather than indulging in ……
hope people start performing Sandhya Vandanam at least once in a day.
Hari Ohm Mr. Venkataramanan,
No:2. Ganapati Dyanam: This Manta is fundamentally a Sri Vaishnava Mantra , a Prayer to The Lord Vishvaksena which is chanted by every Vaidika and which is chanted before every action or thing performed by every Vaidika prayed to Lord Vishvaksena in order to remove all the obstacles and hinderances and the Mantra is chanted with VISHVAKSENAM TAMAASRAYE. and the Vaishnavas do not hit on their fore head, but but Keep both their palms closed instead which is the only difference. Lorddess Uma (i.e.) Loddess Paarvati, the secoond wife of Lord Sankara, the First among Ekaadasarudraas, meaning 11 Rudra, and one of the sons of Lord BRAHMA , performed rigerous Tapas towards LORD VISHVAKSENA, seeking a Boon to beget a Son who would also be an incarnation of the Lord Vishvaksena and would be worshipped as the first just like Lord Vishvaksena by all in the Praakrta Lokaas, and finally LORD VISHVAKSENA was pleased with Loddess Umaa and appeard beafore her and granted her the Boon she asked. And later . Lord Ganapathi was created by Loddess Uma from her swett. And historically there is one of 18 Vaidika Maatas , which is Gaanaapatyam under which Lord Ganapati was worshipped as the Brahman, whi later on merged with Saivism according to which Siva is worshipped as the Brahman, and Lord Ganapati was integrated with Saivism as the son of Lord Siva and Sakti, andchristained in Tamil as Pillayar by the Saivaites. This is now popularly in vouge in modern Hinduism, as a Religion. Hinduism is not a Religion, Hinduism means Indinism and Hindu means Hindu.This is Vedas and History and borigin of the popular worship of modern Ganapathi undrer current modern Hinduism as a Religion.
KSHEMAAYAPUNARAAGAMANAAYACHA
B.C.VENKATAKRISHNAN
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Dear Mr.Venakata Krishnan,
1.I will be happy to receive information on the Purana,Ithihasa , still better from the Ratna Traya,supporting this claim.
2.’VisvaksenamTamaasraye-is from sri Vishnu Sahasranamam.This again forms a part of Mahabharata, compiled by Veda Vyasa.
3.If,and is,Rudra is the first among Rudras(11 in number), so is Vishnu(Aduyaanam Aham Vishnu-Srimad Bhagavad Gita) among Adityas(12 in Number)
4 It is not in good taste to refer to UMA which contains ALL the Prnava Aksharas,which no other name has) as the second wife.
5.Who integrated whom and when?
6.As a matter of academic interest it may be noted that the name of Vigeneswara or Ganapathi or any God’s name appears in the Suklambaradharam.
7. Sanatana Dharma is an ocean and it is not for people like me to resort to Henotheism and in the process lose the Reality.
8.Our dharma is Realisation of Brahman at the individual level.Every one to his own.