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  • Sandya Vandan, Sandya Vandanam Text,Postures,Procedure I

    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

    Ack.Stotra Ratna.
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  • Hindu Religious Rite,Sandhya Vandanam Explained.

    Sandhya Vandana -Sandhya,Vandana means”praying when day meets night’.

    This happens twice a Day.

    -When Day Meets Night,Sun Rise

    -Night Meets Day,Sunset

    In addition, two equal divisions of Day meet,Noon.

    The Smritis, Texts to be followed by the Hindus for their Religious Rites, enjoins one to perform this Rite thrice a Day.

    Sandhya Vandana Part I

    Timings:

    Early Morning, just before Sunrise.

    Noon

    At Sunset.

    The Smritis declare ‘No Mantra/prayer will yield results if one does not perform the Sandya Vandana as no Good will come to one who neglects his parents, even if he worships God and performs all the Duties enjoined by The Vedas‘

    The Sandya Vandana addresses The Sun.

    Sun is the visible God , who showers His Blessings to all irrespective of who or what they are .

    The mantras seek atone for sins committed by one knowingly or unknowingly to the other Living beings in the process of Living,seeks guidance,  Blessings for Clarity of Vision, Knowledge and the well-being of all.

    The mantras differ slightly for each of the Time we perform the Sandya Vandana, depending on the senses which go active during this period.

    To quote one.

    In the Morning  Prachanam it seeks atonement for the’ sins committed during the Night by the Genital Organs’ .

    This is not present in the other Mantras used in the Sandya Vandana Prachanam-because it is only at night Human beings ae expected to have sexual Relationship.

    The Sandya Vandana has the following parts.

    • Aachamana
    • Pranayama
    • Sankalpam
    • Jalaprashanam or Marjanam
    • Arghya pradanam
    • Navagraha Kesavathi Tarpana
    • Gayatri japam
    • Upasthanam
    • Abhivadanam
    • Samarpanam

    Acahamana To be performed by sitting on the heels ,keeping the forehands  in between the knees;water is to be taken from a receptacle kept only for Puja with a spoon with deep cavity,’water is to be taken and dropped in the Palm of the right palm(for the position look up to YouTube;this has to be done thrice;each time the water is to be sipped without touching the lips)

    Pranayama is the control of breath;there are definite rules on the number of seconds one has to inhale,retain and exhale the breath with a special arrangement of the fingers of the Hands.

    Salkalpam, Clear Determination.

    Jalaprasthanam or Maarjanam, the sprinkling of water over one’s head after the water has been purified with the mantras.

    Argya Pradhanam, the offering of the Life giving water as a token .

    Navagraha,Kesavaathi Tharpana,the offering of gratitude to the Planets and the Lord of Beings and protector,Narayana.

    Gayatri Japam ,Prayer,Self dedication and  Dedication, The results of every thing we do,including this action to Lord Narayana .

    Audio Link in a separate posts(in two parts-read these posts ,play the Link and perform  Sandya Vandana).

    Mantras in Text form with details of actions to be performed are posted separately.

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