Yajur Veda Sandyavandanam
Pre-requisites
After taking bath, take a cup of water for the puja. Wear the tilak
according to your sampradaya.
Prokshana
apavithrah pavithrova sarvavastham gathopi va |
yas smareth pundarikaksham
sa bahyabhyantharas suchihi ||
Using your thumb, sprinkle water on the head.
Om Pundarikakshaya Namaha
Pundarikakshaya Namaha
Pundarikakshaya Namaha
Achamanam
Chanting each mantra below, take little water into right hand and drink
it
Om achyuthaya namaha
Om ananthaya namaha
Om govindaya namaha
Angasparsa
Chanting each mantra below, while doing the following:
Om kesavaya namaha – Touch the right side over the upper lip with the
right hand thumb.
Om narayanaya namaha - Touch the left side over the upper lip with the
right hand thumb.
Om madhavaya namaha - Touch the right end of the right eye with the
right hand ring finger.
Om govindaya namaha - Touch the left end of the left eye with the right
hand ring finger.
Om vishnave namaha - Touch the right nostril with the right hand index
finger.
Om madhusudanaya namaha - Touch the left nostril with the right hand
index finger.
Om thrivikramaya namaha - Touch the right ear bottom with the right
hand little finger.
Om vamanaya namaha - Touch the left ear bottom with the right hand
little finger.
Om sridharaya namaha –Touch the right shoulder with all the right hand
fingers pointedly.
Om hrushikesaya namaha - Touch the left shoulder with all the right hand
fingers pointedly.
Om padmanabhaya namaha -Touch the navel with the right palm.
Om damodaraya namaha -Touch the heart with the right palm.
Om srivasudevaya namaha -Touch the head with the right palm.
Place the right palm on top of left palm at 90 degrees and keep it on right
thigh
pruthivyaha meroho prushtta Rushihi
suthalam cchandaha
kurmo devatha asane viniyogaha
Om ananthasanaya namaha
pranavasya parabrahma Rushihi
daivi gayathri cchandaha
paramathma devatha pranayame viniyogaha – Touch right hand ring finger
in water and drop.
Pranayama Purakam
Om bhuhu Om Bhuvaha Ogm suvaha Om mahaha
Om janaha Om thapaha Ogm sathyam
Now retain the air inside and close both the nostrils
reciting the following inside.
Kumbhakam
Om thath savithurvarenyam bhargodevasya dhimahi
dhiyoyonah prachodayath
Omapo jyothi rasomrutham brahma
Now slowly release the air through the right nostril.
bhur bhuvas suvarom
Sankalpam
Place the right palm on top of left palm at 90 degrees and keep it on right
thigh
srigovinda govinda govinda
srimahavishnor agnyaya
pravarthamanasya, adya brahmanaha, dvithiya parardhe
sri swetha varaha kalpe vaivaswatha manvanthare,
kaliyuge pradhama pade, …. dwipe …. varshe , …. kande, bhagavad
bhagavathacharya sannidhow,
asmin varthamana vyavaharika chandramana
prabhavadi shashtti samvathsaranam madhye,
...................samvathsare, ......................ayane,
..............................ruthow,..................mase,
..............................pakshe, subha thithow,
Subha vasare, subha nakshathre,
subha yoge,subha karane, yevamguna viseshana
visishtayam asyam subha thitthow,
bhagavadbhagavathacharya kainkarya
rupena pratah sandhyavandanam karishye
Touch the water with right ring finger.
Marjanam
apohishtta mayobhuvasthana urjedadhathana,
maheranaya chakshase, yovas siva thamorasas,
thasya bhajayathe hanaha, usathiriva matharaha
thasma arangamamavo yasyakshayaya jinvadha,
apojanayatthachanaha.
Jalaprasana
Take water into the palm of right hand and recite the following
Om suryascha mamanyuscha manyupathayascha manyukruthebhyaha ||
papebhyo rakshantham |
yadrathriya papamakarsham, manasa vacha
hasthabhyam padbhyamudarena sisna
rathristhadavalumpathu |
yathkincha duritham mayi, idamaham mamamrutha
yonow surye jyothishi juhomi swaha |
Drint the water in your hand.
Achamanam
Repeat previous procedure.
Marjanam
Dadhikrav nno akarusham jishnoraswasya vajinaha
Surabhino mukhakarath prana ayugm shi tharishath
apohishtta mayobhuvasthana urjedadhathana,
maheranaya chakshase, yovas siva thamorasas,
thasya bhajayathe hanaha, usathiriva matharaha
thasma arangamamavo yasyakshayaya jinvadha,
apojanayatthachanaha.
Arghya Pradanam
Place the right palm on top of left palm at 90 degrees and keep it on right
thigh
purvoktha evamguna viseshana visishtayam asyam
subha thitthow bhagavad bhagavatha acharya
kainkarya rupena prathah sandhyavandana
arghyapradanam karishye
Touch the water with right ring finger.
While standing up and facin the sun, offer hand full of water
To the Lord in the Sun. Do so thrice.
Om bhurbhuvas suvaha | Om thathsavithur varenyam
bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyoyonah prachodayath.
Om bhurbhuvas suvaha | Om thathsavithur varenyam
bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyoyonah prachodayath.
Om bhurbhuvas suvaha | Om thathsavithur varenyam
bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyoyonah prachodayath.
mukhyakalathikramana dosha pariharardham
chathurdharghya pradanam karishye
Touch the water with right ring finger.
Repeat while standing up once again.
Om bhurbhuvas suvaha |
Om thathsavithur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi
dhiyoyonah prachodayath.
Take water in your right hand and sprinkle around your body once
clockwise while chanting the following:
Asavadithyo brahma
Tharpanam
While standing up and facing the sun, offer handful of water for each of
the following mantra.
Om kesavam tharpayami
Om narayanam tharpayami
Om madhavam tharpayami
Om govindam tharpayami
Om vishnum tharpayami
Om madhusudanam tharpayami
Om thrivikramam tharpayami
Om vamanam tharpayami
Om sridharam tharpayami
Om hrushikesam tharpayami
Om padmanabham tharpayami
Om damodaram tharpayami
Om sri vasudevam tharpayami
pranavasya parabrahma Rushihi
Daivi gayathricchandaha
paramathma devatha
Om Bhuradi saptha vyahruthinam
athri, Bhrugu, kuthsa,
vasishta, gauthama, kasyapa, angiraso Rushayaha.
Gayathri, ushnike, anushtup bruhathi pankthihi,
thrishtup jagathyascchandamsi
agni vayvarka vagisa indra varuna visvedevaha
devathaha Omapa ithyasya brahmarushihi, Anushtup
cchandaha Paramathma devatha pranayame
viniyogaha.
Pranayama Purakam
Repeat previous procedure 11 times.
Gayathri avahana
Om ayathu varada devyaksharam brahma sammitham
gayathrim cchandasam mathedam brahma jushasvanaha
ojosi sahosi balamasi bhrajosi devanam dhamanamasi
viswamasi viswayus sarvamasi sarvayurabhi bhurom ||
gayathrim avahayami
gayathrya viswamithro Rushihi
daivi gayathri cchandaha
savitha devatha gayathri maha manthra japam karishye
Touch water with right hand ring finger and standup.
Gayathri japam
Cover your hands with uththariyam (Fore cloth). Recite the mantra for a
minimum 10 times.
Om bhurbhuvas suvaha thathsavithurvarenyam
bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyoyonah prachodayath
Offer a handful of water while chanting:
Om gayathrya gayathri cchando gayathri
maha manthrajapam sampurnam
sarvam sri krushnarpanamasthu
Upastthanam
purvoktha evam guna viseshana
visishtayam asyam subha thitthow
bhagavadbhagavathacharya kainkarya rupena
prathah sandhya vandanopasthanam karishye
Touch water with ring finger
Recite the following upasttanam during morning
uththame sikhare devi bhumyam parvatha murdhani
brahmanebhyohyanugnyanam gaccha
devi yattha sukham ||
mithrasya charshani dhruthas sravo devasya sanasim
sathyam chithrasravasthamam mithrojanan yathayathi
prajananmithrodadhara prutthivi muthadyam
mithrah krushtiranimishabhi chashte sathyaya havyam
Ghruthavadvidhema prasa mithra martho asthu prayasvan
yastha adithya sikshathi vrathena nahanyathe najiyathe
thvothonaina magm ho asnothyanthi tho na durath ||
Digvandanam
sandhyayai namaha
savithryai namaha
gayathryai namaha
saraswathyai namaha
sarvabhyo devathabhyo namaha
kamokarshinmanyurakarshin namonnamaha
Suryavandanam
dhyeyas sada savithrumandala madhyavarthi
narayanas sarasijasana sannivishtaha keyuravan
makarakundalavan kiriti hari hiranmaya vapuhu
dhruthasankha chakraha sankha chakra gadapane
dwaraka nilayachyutha govindah pundarikaksha
rakshamam saranagatham ||
Pravara
chathus sagara paryantham gobrahmanebhyas subham
bhavathu...... Rusheya pravaranvitha .........gothraha.........
suthraha .....sakhadhyayi .......dasa sarmaham asmibho abhivadaye
Stand up.
eg. viswamithra aghamarshana kausika thryarsha rusheya
pravaranvitha kausikasa gothraha apasthambha suthraha
krishnamacharya ramanuja dasa sarmaham asmibho abhivadaye
This should be known from your father or your elder,
told during sacred thread ceremony.
Samarpanam
kayena vacha manasendriyairva budhdhyathmanava
prakruthesvabhavath karomiyadyath sakalam parasmai
narayanayethi samarpayami ||
Offer a handful of water.
sriranga mangala manim karunanivasam
srivenkatadri sikharalaya kalamegham
srihasthisaila sikharojvala parijatham
srisam namami sirasa yadusaila dipam
Sarvam Srikrishnarpanamasthu
Do sashtanga vandanam.
