śrīgurubhyo namaḥ hariḥ om

ïI gué_yae nm> hir> `

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Sandhyavandana

1 - äcamanam

Sip a little water thrice, while chanting namah.` ACyutay nm>, ` AnNtay nm>, ` gaeivNday nm>,om acyutäya namaù | om anantäya namaù |

om govindäya namaù |

Salutations to the indestructible, infinite source of knowledge within

2 - märjanam

Chant while sprinkling water on the head using ring finger` ApivÇ> pivÇae va svaRvSwa< gtaeip va,y> Smret! pu{frIka]< s baýa_yNtr> zuic>.om apavitraù pavitro vä sarvävasthäà gatopi vä |

yaù smaret puëòarékäkñaà sa bähyäbhyantaraù çuciù ||

Whether pure or impure, in whatever state, when your vision is broad and unattached, you become pure internally and externally.

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Sandhyavandana

3 - präëäyämaù

à[vSy präü \i;> devI gayÇI DNd> prmaTm devta àa[ayame ivinyaeg>praëavasya parabrahma åñiù (Touch the head)

devé gäyatré chandaù (Touch the nose)

paramätma devatä (Touch the heart)

präëäyäme viniyogaù

Unification of the heart and mind with the rhythm of lifePerform 5 rounds of nadi shodhana pranayama; while inhaling, take the attention to the seven chakras starting from muladhara to the sahasrara ` ÉU> ` Éuv> ` Sv> ` mh> ` jn> ` tp> ` sTy<Inhalation: om bhüù om bhuvaù om svaù om mahaù om

janaù om tapaù om satyaà

` tTsivturœ vre{y< ÉgaeR devSy xImih ixyae yae n> àcaedyat!Holding the breath: om tatsavitur vareëyaà bhargo

devasya dhémahi dhiyo yo naù pracodayät

` Aapae Jyaeitrsaem&t< äü ÉUÉuRv> Svrœ `Exhalation: om äpo jyotirasomåtaà brahma bhürbhuvaù

svar om

Om is love, light, the essence, immortal, the infinite consciousness; it is the summum bonum of creation.

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Changing thE thrEad

yagnopaveeTa dhaarana - Changing The Thread

Perform the sandhyvandana procedure till the pranayama (No 3).

3a. Sankalpa

mamopätta samasta duritakñayadvärä çréparameçvara

prétyarthaà yajïopavéta dhäraëaà prätaù sandhyäà

samidädhänam cha kariñye

To rid myself of all acquired negativity and sins and to obtain the Divine grace I am going to change the sacred thread and perform the practice of sandhyavandanam and agnikarya.

3b yajïopavéta dhäraëa

yajïopavéta dhäraëa mantrasya

prajäpati åçiù (touch the head)

triñöupchandaù (touch the nose)

trayévidyä devatä (touch the heart)

yajïopavéta dhäraëe viniyogaù

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Changing thE thrEad

Hold the sacred thread in your hands and wear it chanting the following mantrayajïopavétaà paramaà pavitraà

prajäpateù yatsahajaà purastät |

äyuçyamagryaà pratimuïca çubhraà

yajïopavétaà balamastu tejaù ||

Yagnopaveetham (the sacred thread, representing the three responsibilities) is the ultimate purifier since time immemorial (born along with the creation), bestows longevity and fame, is sacred, clean and unsoiled and confers onto the wearer both knowledge and power.

Discard the old thread with the following mantraupavétam bhinnantuà jérëam kaçmala-düçitaà |

visõjämi jale brahman varco dérghäyurastu me ||

I am discarding in water that sacred thread which has its strands broken and which is decayed and impure. May the radiance of Brahman and long life be mine.

after this continue with the rest of the sandhyavandana from om äpo hiñöhä

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Sandhyavandana

5 - märjanam

Sprinkle water on yourself while chanting` Aapae ihóa myaeÉuvs! ta n ^jeR dxatn, mher[ay c]se.yaev> izvtmae rss! tSy Éajyteh n>, %ztIirv matr>.tSma Ar¼mam vae ySy ]yay ijNvw, Aapae jnywa c n>.om äpo hiñöhä mayobhuvas tä na ürje dadhätana |

maheraëäya cakñase || yovaù çivatamo rasas tasya

bhäjayateha naù | uçatériva mätaraù || tasmä araìgamäma

vo yasya kñayäya jinvatha | äpo janayathä ca naù ||

Love is that which establishes the whole world. May that love give us the strength to rise higher. Let it broaden our vision. Let it make our life more benevolent. Let us share that strength and vision with everyone, like the mother shares with her children. Let this wisdom fill us, give us bliss and kindle the same in others.

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Sandhyavandana

6 - apaù präçanam

Take some water in the palm

Morning

sUyRí ma mNyuí mNyuptyí mNyuk«te_y> pape_yae r]Ntam!, yÔaÈya papmka;Rm!. mnsa vaca hSta_yam!, pÑ(am! %dre[ izîa,raiÇStdvluMptu, yiTk Êirtm! miy, #dmh< mamm&t yaenaE, sUyeR Jyaeiti; juhaeim Svaha.om süryaçca mä manyuçca manyupatayaçca manyu

kåtebhyaù päpebhyo rakñantäm | yadrätryä päpamakärñam

manasä väcä hastäbhyäm padbhyäm udareëa çiçnä |

rätristadavalumpatu | yatkiïca duritam mayi | idamahaà

mämamåta yonau sürye jyotiñi juhomi svähä ||

May i be free from the sins of my intellect, my mind, my actions or through the actions of my ancestors. Whatever sins I may have committed in the night (ignorance) - through any actions or any part of the body let it all be dissolved into the light of the luminous self.

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Sandhyavandana

afternoon

Aap> punNtu p&iwvI— p&iwvI pUta punatumam!,punNtu äü[Spit> äü pUta punatu mam!.yÊiCDòm! AÉaeJy< yÖa Êíirt< mm,sv¡ punNtu mam! Apaesta< c àit¢h< Svaha.äpaù punantu påthivéà påthivé pütä punätumäm |

punantu brahmaëaspatiù brahma pütä punätu mäm ||

yaducchiñöam abhojyaà yadvä duçcaritaà mama |

sarvaà punantu mäm aposatäà ca pratigrahaà svähä ||

May love purify the world and let the purified world purify me. Love purifies the Brahman and may the Brahman purify me. May the Divine purify me of all negativity that arises from consuming inappropriate food or coveting others’ belongings.

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Sandhyavandana

eVening

Ai¶í ma mNyuí mNyuptyí mNyuk«te_y> pape_yae r]Ntam!, ydûa papmka;Rm!. mnsa vaca hSta_yam!, pÑ(am! %dre[ izîa, AhStdv-luMptu, yiTk Êirtm! miy, #dmh< mamm&t yaenaE, sTye Jyaeiti; juhaeim Svaha.om agniçca mä manyuçca manyupatayaçca manyu

kåtebhyaù päpebhyo rakñantäm | yadahnä päpamakärñam

manasä väcä hastäbhyäm | padbhyäm udareëa çiçnä |

ahastadavalumpatu | yatkiïca duritam mayi |idamahaà

mämamåta yonau | satye jyotiñi juhomi svähä ||

May i be free from the sins of my intellect, my mind, my actions or through the actions of my 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 self.

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Sandhyavandana

7 - arghya pradänam

Chant the Gayatri mantra three times offering oblations with water each time.` ÉUÉuRvSSv> tTsivturœ vre{y< ÉgaeR devSy xImih ixyae yae n> àcaedyat! x3om bhürbhuvassvaù tatsavitur vareëyaà

bhargo devasya dhémahi dhiyo yo naù pracodayät x 3

Offer water each time you chant tarpayämi` AaidTyaid nv¢h devtan! tpRyaim` kezvaid svR devtan! tpRyaim` AiÇ Aaid sÝ\zIn! tpRyaimom ädityädi navagraha devatän tarpayämi

om keçavädi sarva devatän tarpayämi

om atri ädi saptaåçén tarpayämi

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. May the tradition of Masters represented by the Saptarishis bring contentment in me

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Sandhyavandana

8 - gäyatré ävähanam

Place the hands in avahana mudra - both hands in front, palms facing towards oneselfAayatu vrda devI A]r< äüsiMhtm!,gayÇI— DNdsa< mata #d< äü ju;Sv me.äyätu varadä devé akñaraà brahmasamhitam |

gäyatréà chandasäà mätä idaà brahma juñasva 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 generated, to that absolute divinity i offer myself.Aaejaeis, shaeis, blmis, æajaeis, devana<, xam namais,ivñmis, ivñayu>, svRmis, svaRyu>, AiÉÉuvrœ `.ojosi | sahosi | balamasi | bhräjosi | devänäà | dhäma

nämäsi | viçvamasi | viçväyuù | sarvamasi | sarväyuù |

abhibhuvar om ||

You are the source of spiritual strength, the sparkling effulgence, the abode of all the devas, the entire universe and the life therein.

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Sandhyavandana

Turn the hands inwards as you chant ävähayämi gayÇI— Aavahyaim saivÇI— Aavahyaim srSvtI— Aavahyaimgäyatrém ävähayämi sävitrém ävähayämi

sarasvatém ävähayämi

I invoke thee O Gayatri (vibrations), O Savitri (Consciousness), O Sarasvati (Knowledge)

9 - gäyatré japaù

gayÈya ivñaimÇ> \i;> gayÇI DNd> sivta devta gayÇI jpe ivinyaeg>gäyatryä viçvämitraù åñiù (Touch the head)

gäyatré chandaù (Touch the nose)

savitä devatä (Touch the heart)

gäyatré jape viniyogaù

Meditate for few minutes. Do Gayatri japa and then meditate for a few more minutes.

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Sandhyavandana

` ÉUÉuRvSSv> tTsivturœ vre{y< ÉgaeR devSy xImih ixyae yae n> àcaedyat! x 108

om bhürbhuvassvaù tatsavitur vareëyaà

bhargo devasya dhémahi dhiyo yo naù pracodayät x 108

bhürbhuvassvaù: the gross, the subtle and causal or subtler worlds

tatsavitur vareëyaà : that supreme consciousness bhargo devasya : the brilliance of the devatasdhémahi: i bring to my awareness dhiyo yo naù pracodayät: May it illumine all our intellect

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 illumine all our intellect.

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Sandhyavandana

10 - digdevatä namaskäraù

Stand up to bow towards the four directionssNXyayE nm> saivÈyE nm> gayÈyE nm> srSvTyE nm> svaR_yae devta_yae nm>sandhyäyai namaù Bow down to the east

sävitryai namaù Bow down to the south

gäyatryai namaù Bow down to the west

sarasvatyai namaù Bow down to the north

sarväbhyo devatäbhyo namaù Bow down to the east

I bow down to the four directions and all the divine forces of creation. kamaeka;IRt! mNyukaR;IRt! nmae nm>kämokärñét manyurkärñét namo namaù

I bow down to my desires and ancestors and feel the freedom

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Sandhyavandana

11 - prärthanä

%Äme izore devI ÉUMya< pvRt mUxRin, äaü[e_yae ýnu}an< gCDdeiv ywa suom!.uttame çikhare devé bhümyäà parvata mürdhani |

brähmaëebhyo hyanujïänaà gacchadevi yathä sukham ||

O Devi who resides on the lofty peaks of the mountains, take leave from the brahmanas who have worshipped you and proceed back to your abode.Aakazat! pitt< taey< ywa gCDit sagrm!,svRdevnmSkar> kezv< àitgCDit.äkäçät patitaà toyaà yathä gacchati sägaram |

sarvadevanamaskäraù keçavaà pratigacchati ||

Just like the water which falls from the sky all goes to the ocean, in the same way obeisance done anywhere goes to the One Divinity.

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Sandhyavandana

12 - gotra pravaram

Hold the ears, right hand to left ear and vice versaAiÉvadye izv gaeÇaeTpÚ Aañlayn sUÇ \GzaoaXyaiy Ah< Éae AiÉvadyeabhivädaye shiva gotrotpanna äçvaläyana sütra

ågçäkhädhyäyi (YOUR NAME) ahaà bho abhivädaye

Remembering our lineage

Note: You may omit sections 13 - 18 if you are not doing the agnikarya.

13 - agnyädhänam

Sit down, light the fire while chanting the following mantra` ÉUÉuRvSSv>om bhürbhuvassvaù

invoking the gross, subtle and causal worlds

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Sandhyavandana

You

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14 - jala prasecanaà

Pour water in straight line as shown in the diagram` AidteNvmNySv ` AnumteNvmNySv ` srSvteNvmNySv ` dev sivt> àsuv>1. om aditenvamanyasva

2. om anumatenvamanyasva

3. om sarasvatenvamanyasva

4. om deva savitaù prasuvaù

May the Aditi (mother of the gods), Anumati (divine grace) and Sarasvati (Knowledge) permit me to invoke the deva savita (divine consciousness)

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Sandhyavandana

15 - samidädhänam

Repeat the below mantras, offering one samit in the fire on ‘svaha’.` Éur¶ye àa[ay Svaha, ` ÉuvvaRyve Apa[ay Svaha,` SvraidTyay Vya[ay Svaha, ` ÉUÉuRvSSv> àjaptye Svaha,om bhuragnaye präëäya svähä |

om bhuvarväyave apäëäya svähä |

om svarädityäya vyäëäya svähä |

om bhürbhuvassvaù prajäpataye svähä |

Chant the gayatri mantra (3/7/11 times), offering one samit in the fire on ‘svaha’.` ÉUÉuRvSSv> tTsivtuvRre{y< ÉgaeR devSy xImih ixyae yae n> àcaedyat! Svaha,om bhürbhuvassvaù tatsaviturvareëyaà

bhargo devasya dhémahi dhiyo yo naù pracodayät svähä |

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Sandhyavandana

Chant the following mantra offering one samit in the fire on ‘svaha’.A¶e ny supwa raye ASman! ivñain dev vyunain ivÖan! yuyaeXySm¾u÷ra[menae ÉUiyóa< te nm %i´< ivxem Svaha,agne naya supathä räye asmän viçväni deva vayunäni

vidvän yuyodhyasmajjuhuräëameno bhüyiñöhäà

te nama uktià vidhema svähä

O Agni, lead us on the right path. You know all our deeds. Remove negativity and sin from us.

16 - jala prasecanaà

Pour water in straight line as shown in the diagram` AidteNvmGGSta ` AnumteNvmGGSta ` srSvteNvmGGSta4 ` dev sivt> àsaiv>1. om aditenvamaggstä 2. anumatenvamaggstä

3. sarasvatenvamaggstä 4. deva savitaù prasäviù

Aditi (mother of the gods), Anumati (divine grace) and Sarasvati (Knowledge) have permitted to invoke the deva savita (divine consciousness)

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Sandhyavandana

17 - prärthanä

Bring the palms together (namaste), praying to the firemiy mexa< miy àjam! miy Ai¶Stejae dxatumiy mexa< miy àjam! miy #NÔ #iNÔyNdxatumiy mexa< miy àjam! miy sUyaeR æajae dxatumayi medhäà mayi prajäm mayi agnistejo dadhätu

mayi medhäà mayi prajäm mayi indra indriyandadhätu

mayi medhäà mayi prajäm mayi süryo bhräjo dadhätu

O Agni bless me with good intellect, leadership skills and spiritual brillianceO Indra bless me with good intellect, leadership skills and heightened sensesO Surya bless me with good intellect, leadership skills and fame in society

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Sandhyavandana

yÄe A¶e tejStenah< tejSvI ÉUyas<, yÄe A¶e vcRStenah< vcRSvI ÉUyas<,yÄe A¶e hrStenah< hrSvI ÉUyas<,yatte agne tejastenähaà tejasvé bhüyäsaà |

yatte agne varcastenähaà varcasvé bhüyäsaà |

yatte agne harastenähaà harasvé bhüyäsaà |

O Agni by your spiritual radiance let me also become radiantO Agni by your spiritual brilliance let me also become brilliantO Agni by your ability to be victorious let me also become victorious` SviSt ïÏa< mexa< yz> à}a< iv*a< buiÏ< iïy< bl< Aayu:y< tej AaraeGy< deih me hVyvahnom svasti çraddhäà medhäà yaçaù prajïäà vidyäà

buddhià çriyaà balam äyuñyaà teja ärogyaà dehi me

havyavähana

By this offering let me be established in the Self, full of faith, let my nervous system be strengthened, let me be 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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Sandhyavandana

18 - bhasma dhäranä

Take some ashes from the fire and make a paste with a little water and apply at the appropriate placesmexavI ÉUyas< tejSvI ÉUyas< vcRSvI ÉUyas< äüvcRSvI ÉUyas< Aayu:man! ÉUyas< AÚadae ÉUyas< SviSt ÉUyas<medhävé bhüyäsaà In between the eyebrows

tejasvé bhüyäsaà Heart

varcasvé bhüyäsaà Right Shoulder

brahmavarcasvé bhüyäsaà Left Shoulder

äyuñmän bhüyäsaà Navel

annädo bhüyäsaà Throat

svasti bhüyäsaà Top of the head

May my intellect, radiance, brilliance both material and spiritual, life span, food for the senses increase and may i be established in the Self.

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Sandhyavandana

19 - präyascittam

Take a little water in the palm and offer it at the end of the mantramÙhIn< i³yahIn< Éi´hIn< ÷tazn, ydœ÷t< tu mya dev pirpU[¡ tdStu te,mantrahénaà kriyähénaà bhaktihénaà hutäçana|

yadhutaà tu mayä deva paripürëaà tadastu te |

If there was any lack in my mantra chanting, actions or in the state of my mind O Agni do make up the lack and render it complete.

20 - samarpana

Take a little water in the palm and offer it at the end of the mantrakayen vaca mnseiNÔyEvaR buXyaTmna va àk«te> SvÉavat!,kraeim y*t! skl< prSmE naray[ayeit smpRyaim.käyena väcä manasendriyairvä budhyätmanä vä prakåteù

svabhävät | karomi yadyat sakalaà parasmai

näräyaëäyeti samarpayämi ||

Whatever I have done through my body, speech, mind, senses, intellect, self, or through the nature of the gunas, I offer all my actions to Lord Narayana. (I recognise that it is the supreme consciousness that is the doer and become free from identification with the actions)

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Sandhyavandana

` tt! st! äüapR[mStu, om tat sat brahmärpaëamastu |

Offer all the water into the plate

. jy guédev.|| jaya gurudeva ||

During the mädhyähnikaà you can also chant the following mantras after äkäçät…

p:yem zrdZztm! jIvem zrdZztm! nNdam zrdZztm! maedam zrdZztm! Évam zrdZztm! z&{vam zrdZztm! àävam zrdZztm! AijtaSSyam zrdZztm! Jyae‹ sUy¡ †ze pañyema çaradaççatam jévema çaradaççatam nandäma

çaradaççatam modäma çaradaççatam bhaväma

çaradaççatam çåëväma çaradaççatam prabraväma

çaradaççatam ajitässyäma çaradaççatam jyokca süryaà dåçe

May we live for a hundred autumns, May our eyes see a hundred autumns, May we be happy for a hundred autumns, May we enjoy a hundred autumns, May we ‘be’ for a hundred autumns, May our ears hear for a hundred autumns, May we have the faculty of speech for a hundred autumns, May we be invincible for a hundred autumns - hence I gaze at the sun. This was the ancient practice of sun gazing for good health and longevity.

VOWELS

a a up, rural. " ṛ Christmas o o go, store.

$ ā father. % ṝ & au out

i i fill, lily. ( ḷ flip a) aṃ hum

* ī feed, meet. e e pray, they a, aḥ ah

u u full, bush. . ai height

/ ū fool, tool.

CONSONANTS

0 ka come 1 ca chum 2 ṭa temple

3 kha khaki 4 cha catch him 5 ṭha anthill

6 ga girl 7 ja jump 8 ḍa divine

9 gha aghast : jha hedgehog ; ḍha adhere

< ṅa ink = ña inch > ṇa under

? ya loyal @ śa ash k kṣa rickshaw

B ra run C ṣa sharp t tra three

E la love F sa simple j jña

H va verb I ha hum ◌ँ ṁ gum

J ta path K pa pure

L tha thunder M pha loophole

N da that O ba but

P dha breathe Q bha abhor

R na nun, nut S ma money