+ Pl\4l|@T +

+ V V V+
H JlP -4 |4!T H|H-4T 6 =P
9B+ -+4(+ \4l4 6 B4 |4l -9Hl-64 +

~l 6-4l +P- (|- V+

+ HlB+ |4|+ Prayer to the Goddess Earth (before sitting)
9 |4 t44l 6l l Tl ( |4 t4 |4!T +l 6l
t4 l4 Pl ( |4 9|4 T 6 lB+P +

(seated)
+ HlP+l4 + Sipping water for purification
(swallow water thrice)
V O T F4l(l
V |4!T 4 F4l(l
V 6l4 F4l(l +

+ 9lTl4lPP + Breathing excersice for purifying the subtle channels
V 9l Tl4B 4 (Hold namaskaara mudra)
9- O + |9- (Touch forehead)
( |4 -l4 | -(- (Touch nose)
9Pl tPl ( 46l (Touch heart)
9lTl 4P |4|+4l - (Namaskaara mudra)
V V V
(breath in through left nostril)
V - V 4- V B 4- V P(- V =+- V 69- V Bt4
(retain breath)
V 66 B |4 6 4 '4 l ( 4F4 lP|(
l 4l 4l + - 9l (4l 6 +
(breath out through right nostril)
V Hl9l 74l |6 -Bl P 6 Ol 4 - B 4 V+
(Repeat the process starting with the right nostril and ending with the left)

+ B T-9-+ Statement of intent to preform the sandhya practice. Hold water in a
spoon while chanting the mantra and then pour it into the cup or plate with the word
"karishye".

V 66 B6 V+
PPl -9l-BPF6-|6-4ll ~l-9P H-9lt4 ~l-7Pl-P( H
9Bl( |B& P ~l Pl-+ll4T 9Bl( |B& P ~l l4l-B|4l-
BF46l 9Bl( |B& P B4 l T Hl-t4 4l H|
Pl\4l|@T T|!4 +

HP9 TP H4 9(l+P l4| P =9 T|!4 +
(sprinkle water for purification, saying:)
Hl9 79B -9 74+

+ HltP 9 =lP + |6T + Worship of the Divine Self / Application of holy ash
etc. to the forehead
(touch five fingers to chest)
V HltPl+ +P - V 4 - B 4 l P +
(aply vibhUti to forhead or ku~Nkuma, candana and vibhUti and wear rudraaksha
malam)
V -4 4T 4=lP( B |- 9 |7-4 +
7 4l -6 T|P 4 4- +l+ P 6l P l4 PlP 5P 6l 6 +

+ Pl= +P +
[Maarjanam is for purifying the mind and body. Keep a spoon of water in the left hand.
Sprinkle with the right hand ring finger three organs of the body. First sprinkle the feet,
head, and then heart. Next spinkle heart, feet, and then head. Finally the head, heart, and
feet.
V Hl9l |(Ul P 4l 4 - (feet)
6l + 7 = ( l6+ (head)
P ( Tl 4 1H B (heart)
4l 4 - |H 46 Pl B - (heart)
6F4 l=46 (+ - (feet)
7 H 6l| 4 Pl 6 - (head)
6FPl H PlP 4- (head)
4F4 1H4l 4 |=-4 (heart)
Hl9l = +4 l +-+ (feet)
With this mantra sprinkle water around your head in a clockwise direction
V 4 - B 4 -

+ Hl9 9lB+P +
(Praying for removal of Misconduct / Purification with water Water. Keep a spoon of
water in the palm of the right hand Face North while chanting each group of mantras.
After repeating this prayer for the purification of faults and misdeeds, swallow the water.
Face North.)
V Hl9 - 9 +-6 9 | 4l 9 | 4l 9 6l 9 +l6 PlP 9 +-6 O T F9|6 -O 9 6l
9 +l6 PlP 4| 7 -Pl 74 4l | 6 PP B4 9 +-6 PlPl9l 5B 6l
9|6 ( F4l(l +

+ HlP+l4 + repeat aacamanam
(swallow water thrice)
V O T F4l(l
V |4!T 4 F4l(l
V 6l4 F4l(l +

9 +Pl = +P Repeat maarjanam
(Repeat the mantras and actions of Maarjanam. Keep a spoon of water in the left hand.
Sprinkle with the right hand ring finger three organs of the body. First sprinkle the feet,
head, and then heart. Next spinkle heart, feet, and then head. Finally the head, heart, and
feet. First Pray saying:)
( | -4l|4l HTl|9 |= !Tl -H F4 4l |=+ -
B | +l P Gl T 6 9T Hl4 |9 6l|96 .
V Hl9l |(Ul P 4l 4 - (feet)
6l + 7 = ( l6+ (head)
P ( Tl 4 1H B (heart)
4l 4 - |H 46 Pl B - (heart)
6F4 l=46 (+ - (feet)
7 H 6l| 4 Pl 6 - (head)
6FPl H PlP 4- (head)
4F4 1H4l 4 |=-4 (heart)
Hl9l = +4 l +-+ (feet)
With this mantra sprinkle water around your head in a clockwise direction
V 4 - B 4 -+

+ Hl9 9l +lP + (Prayer to the water deva for healing)
H -B P Bl Pl H4l-( 6 -|4Hl |+ 9 =l
H |P |4 H-H 4 P Hl9 |4 H- 9=l- ,+

+ HlP+l4 + repeat aacamanam
(swallow water thrice)
V O T F4l(l
V |4!T 4 F4l(l
V 6l4 F4l(l +

+ HP9 TP + Ritual for overcoming misconduct. This verse is for the removal of
misconduct arising from ignorance. Hold a spoonfull of water in the right palm and
meditate on the meaning of the mantra. When complete (if you have recieved
instruction) inhale water through the right nostril and let it drip out from the left nostril.
Envision that this process is cleansing your delusions and misconduct.

V +6 P t4 F4 (hold namaskaara mudra)
HP9 T + |H- (touch forehead)
H+ 7 9 7 -(( (touch top lip)
4-4 t4l ( 4 6l (touch heart)
HH P l 4 6 |4|+4l - (hold namaskaara mudra)

V + 6 B t4 l l&l -9 Bl 5\4 =l46
66l l| -=l46 66 - BP l H T 4 -+
B P l-( T 4l (| B 4tB l H =l46
H (l l l|T |4 ( -|H F4 |P9 6l 4 Hl+
B 4l - - PBl l 6l 4 l 9 4 -P T-946 .
|(4 9 | 4l l -6| 1H -Pl B 4 -+

+ H4 9(l+P + (arghyam is an offering of water. This offering is made 2 for
maadhyaahnikam unless the proper time has been missed for preforming sandhyaa. If the
time has been missed it is offered one additional time as compensation. This should be
done pouring to North for maadhyaahnikam.)

V 4 - B 4 - V 6tB |4 6 4 '4 l ( 4F4 lP|( | 4l 4l + -
9l (4l 6 +(Offer water. Repeat 2 or 3 times )

+ 9l4| H4 +
(Offer water as before 1 time)
V 4 - B 4 - V 6tB |4 6 4 '4 l ( 4F4 lP|( | 4l 4l + -
9l (4l 6 +(Then pray with the following mantra:)
Hl9l 74l |6 Bl P 6 O 4 - B 4 Hl 9 V+

+ HlP+l4 + repeat aacamanam
(swallow water thrice)
V O T F4l(l
V |4!T 4 F4l(l
V 6l4 F4l(l +

+ HltP-9(|T + (while holding namaskara mudra, turn clockwise three times
around)
V +Pl O T +Pl HFt4 P4 +P - 9 | -4 +P Hl 9 (l-4- +Pl 4l +Pl
4l F96 4 +Pl |4!T 4 4 ( 6 T l |P+ (repeat mantra three times)
(Pour water)
V 4 - B 4 -+
(With these mantras meditate that you are the Light of the Sun and that you and Brahma
are the same)
B 4l 4 9 69 4lBl -4l|( t4
Hl 74 |6 74l |6 - (P |FP 74l |6 -74 |6 Ol -(P |FP 4l 5(-
P |FP Ol -(P |FP H (P |FP Ol -(P |FP
HBl 4l|( t4l O O -4l (P |FP+

+( 4 69 TP + (Face East)

+ ( 46l 69 TP +
During both pakShas:
V H4 6 6 9 4l |P
H+-6 6 9 4l |P
l |4 ( 6 9 4l |P
During shukla pakSha:
V T H4 6 9 4l |P
+ll4T 6 9 4l |P
Pl4 6 9 4l |P
l |4 ( 6 9 4l |P
|4!T 6 9 4l |P
P -B (+ 6 9 4l |P
||44P 6 9 4l |P
4lP+ 6 9 4l |P
~l 6 9 4l |P
|9-T 9l 6 9 4l |P
9T-+ll 6 9 4l |P
(lPl -( 6 9 4l |P
During kR^iShNa pakSha:
B T9 T 6 9 4l |P
4lB -( 4 6 9 4l |P
9H V 6 9 4l |P
H|+6& 6 9 4l |P
9 69l -P 6 9 4l |P
Hl -= 6 9 4l |P
+l-|B( 6 9 4l |P
H4 6 6 9 4l |P
=+l -(+ 6 9 4l |P
79 6 9 4l |P
(| 6 9 4l |P
~l-T !T 6 9 4l |P

+ + 69 TP +
V H|H+l 6 9 4l |P+
V Tl 6 9 4l |P+
V T |Tl 6 9 4l |P+
V l |(Tl 6 9 4l |P+
V P -Hl9 6 9 4l |P+
V Hll 6 9 4l |P+
V 9 + -4B 6 9 4l |P+
V 9 !4 6 9 4l |P+
V HlV 9l 6 9 4l |P+
V Pl 6 9 4l |P+
V 9 4 -T- +l 6 9 4l |P+
V 7-T- +l 6 9 4l |P+
V (F6 6 9 4l |P+
V |l 6 9 4l |P+
V F4l6l 6 9 4l |P+
V |4HlGl 6 9 4l |P+
V H+ -ll 6 9 4l |P+
V 74 Ul 6 9 4l |P+
V P l 6 9 4l |P+
V 9 4l -9l7l 6 9 4l |P+
V 7l-9l7l 6 9 4l |P+
V ~4T 6 9 4l |P+
V ~|4Ul 6 9 4l |P+
V H6-|9T 6 9 4l |P+
V 9 4 --9(l 6 9 4l |P+
V 7--9(l 6 9 4l |P+
V 46l 6 9 4l |P+

+ 9lTl4lP-+ Face North)
9lTl +4 4 (Namaskaara mudra)
V V V
(breath in through left nostril)
V - V 4- V B 4- V P(- V =+- V 69- V Bt4
(retain breath)
V 66 B |4 6 4 '4 l ( 4F4 lP|(
l 4l 4l + - 9l (4l 6 +
(breath out through right nostril)
V Hl9l 74l |6 -Bl P 6 Ol 4 - B 4 V+
(Repeat process starting with the right nostril and ending with the left)

+ l4l P =9P + (Face North)

+ |4|+4l -+ (Anouncing the "breakdown" of the mantra's mystical parts. You
should face east toward the place where the Sun will rise.)
(hold namaskaara mudra and say:)
V HF4 ~l l4l P(l PF4
|4H-|P +|9- (touch fore-head)
l4| 7-(- (touch nose)
Bl|46 ( 46l (touch heart)
V |6 4l= (touch right upper abdomen)
Hl|(t4 |6 H|- (touch left upper abdomen)
l4 |6 TlT (touch throat)
~l 7Pl-P( H 9lt4 (hold namaskaara mudra)
~l Pl-+ll4T 9lt4
~l l4|-Bl|4l-BF46l 9Bl(-|B& 9l6- B-\4l =9 |4|+4l -+

+ Tl -4lB-+
(We install divinity into these fingers by saying this mantra while touching that finger.
This gesture is complicated to explain.)
V 6tB |4 6 H Ul-4 +P- [thumb finger]
V 4 '4 6= +l-4l +P- [index finger]
V l ( 4F4 P\4 Pl-4l +P- [middle finger]
V lP(l H+l|P Tl-4l +P- [ring finger]
V l 4l 4l + - T|+|U Tl-4l +P- [small finger]
V 9l (4l6 T6-T-9 Ul-4l +P- [front & back side of the hands]

+ 97 -4lB-+ (This is for installing Divine shakti into the various limbs)
V 6tB |4 6 (4l 4 +P- [heart]
V 4 '4 |H B F4l (l [centre portion of the head]
V l ( 4F4 |HGl 4 4 9 . [back portion of the hair of the head]
V lP|( T 4l 4 P [both shoulders]
V l 4l 4l + - + -4l 4 4l 9 . [the three eyes]
V 9l (4l 6 HNl4 T . [clap]
V 4 - B 4 V |6 |(4 --+ [circle the head and snap: this forms a seal
in all the directions conecting you to the Devas and Mahadevas while protecting from the
Bhutas and Grahas in the Lower Lokas.]

\4l+P (Mantra for meditation on the Form of Gaayatri Devii: Hold the dhyaana mudra
and say)
\4l4 6 -B(l B|46 -P 7-P\4-46l +ll4T- B-|B=lB-+l|47-
T 4 -4l+ PT-T 74l+ |Tll (ll |('P-449 - 6-H G4-+

+ l4l Hl4l(+ + (Invocation of Goddess Gaayatrii. You should have a picture of
Goddess gaayatri with five heads for this invocation and puujaa. You should meditate on
the picture while saying the gaayatri mantra.)
V 4 - B 4 - V 6tB |4 6 4 '4 l ( 4F4 lP|( | 4l 4l + -
9l (4l 6 +
(Then invoke Goddess Gaayatrii saying:)
V Hl4l 6 4 (l ( 4l H O -B|P 6P
l 4 l 7( Bl P 6 ( O = 9F4 P +
4(@l 6 -T 6 6 9l 9 6(@l 6 -9|6 P 4 6 4(l|4l -T 6 6 9l 9 6(l|4l 6 -
9|6 P 4 6 B4 4 T P (l( |4 B -\4l|4 H B F4 |6+ Hl =l 5|B B(l 5|B
4 P|B Hl=l 5|B ( 4l+l lP -+lPl |B |4H P|B |4 H4 -FB4 P|B B 4l 4 -
| l
l4lP -Hl4l (4l |P Bl|4lP -Hl4l (4l |P BF46lP -Hl4l (4l |P
7-(9l + -Hl4l (4l |P |~4P -Hl4l (4l |P+

+ 9l +l + (prayer)
(Hold namaskara mudra and pray for the blessings of Goddess Gaayatrii as you do your
practice.)
Hl7 4 ( ( 4l = 9 P B| l 4
l 4 6 l4 B 4 FPl ( -l 4l t4 6 6- FP 6l+

+ l4| =9P + (Now practice japa of the Gaayatri mantra. This should be done as
the mantra was given to you by the Guru. You may say 108 or more times, but should
say at least ten repetitions. Please see appendix A, "Mantra Japam" for specific guidlines.
It may be a good general suggestion to do 108 repetitions for praatah sandhyaam.)

V 4 - B 4 - V 66 B |4 6 4 '4 l ( 4F4 lP|( l 4l 4l + -
9l (4l 6 +

+ 79Fl+P + (Prayer for placing the deity in the body and causing the effects of the
practice to remain after the practice. Hold the namaskara mudra while praying:)

7 P |HG =l 6 4l 9 4 6 -P |+
l O+ -4l 5-4 + -l 6l 7-( |4 4 l-B GP +
F6 6l P4l 4(l 4 (-Pl 6l 9l (4|-6 94+ |=l 6l
Hl4 - 9 |-4l |4T O-4 B PG (t4l 9=l6 O-l TP +

+ l4| lTl+ (Contemplation on the Illumination of the Sun Goddess.
This meditation may be done in one of three ways. See the appendix B, "Dhyaanam;
Meditation." It is recomended that one meditate for about one quarter of the time of japa.
If japa takes ten minutes, one should meditate at least 2 1/2 minutes, etc.)

+ ( 4 9l +lP + (Prayer to the Light of God. Hold namaskaara mudra and pray:
Face East)
V Hl B t4 + = Bl 46 Pl+l |+4 H4 - P 6 Pt4 |( '44 +-B|4 6l
+l ( 4l 4l |6 4 +l |4 974+ + 7 4 6P B -9| 974 -6l 74l |6 6 P ( 4
( 4 l B 4 -P -P 74l |6 6 PP + 7 t4 =l 64 (B ( 4 4 (|-6 T 64 - H
|4Hl 4 B 4 P + | ( 4l+l 7( l (+l T |P F4 46 TF4l P -
Hl59l Hl4l 9 | 4l H -6| B 4 = 6-F6 F 9 6 -( 4|( 6 9 F6l -
74P 6 + 974 P H ( -7H 6 =l4 P H ( -7H 6 +-(l P H ( -7H 6
Pl (l P H ( -7H 6 4l P H ( -7H 6 H T4l P H ( -7H 6 9 4lP H ( -
7H 6P -H=l 6lF4lP H ( -7H 6 74l B 4 H +

+ BP7| 4l(+P + (praising all divinity)
(facing East) V B-\4l4 +P-
(facing South) V Bl|4-4 +P-
(facing West) V l4-4 +P-
facing North) V BF4t4 +P-
(East) V Hl4l|(6l-4- B4l -4l ( 46l-4l +P-
V TlPl 5Tl9l + P-4 -Tl9l + +Pl +P -

+ 9l9|+4T 4-(+P +
HP +4 B 9l l 4 H FPl+ |4Hl|+ ( 4 4 4 +l |+ |4 l+
4 4l -\4 FP=-l TP +l |4Ul 6 +P 7| |4 P+
9| Tl 6 F4 ( |64 T 9| t4 9F4 P |6 l 4l -
H4 |F l P 4 ( --4-F6+ !4 Pl7 4 -F6l Tl4 6+ 4l4 P 74+

+ 4P-l -6 4-(+P +
4 Pl4 64 -& |4= (l 6 9 |6U6
B +l ( 4 !4l 4 P-| Pl4 - 9 =l 4B +
=l 64 (B B +4lP Bl P -Pl6l4 6l |+( (l|6 4 ( -
B + - 99 (|6 - l |T |4Hl +l 4 4 |B | 6l-t4 |P-+
F6 |( ~ 6 6 B( 4 4l + P l P-P 9( P P P 7l = | 6 F64l +l
H -4-6 H FP|4 9-6 B +l -+

+ ( 4 4-(+P + ( Prayer to VishNu, Lakshmii, Vishvadeva, etc. Hold namaskaara
mudra.)
67 4l l4 TlP( l 6 4 l4 l 6 49 64 ( 4l FF4 |F6 F6 +-
F4 |F6Pl + 9 -4- 7 \4 |= l6 9 =P Hl HF6 | 9( H 6 !9(
+ 6 B t4 9 O 9 69 T !T |9q P
7 \4 6 |4 -9l 1H |4 H- 9l4 4 +Pl +P -+
6|!Tl - 9 P 9 ( B(l 974|-6 B 4 -
|( 4l4 1H l6 6P +
6|9l Bl |49 -44l =l 4l B FB|P -6
|4!Tl 4 t9 P 9 (P +
O ( 4l+ -=+46 .
O |4H -|P ( = 6 .
O T- , |+|P 6P
O lO T Hl tP+l +
P|4 P l P|4 9 =l P4 |PF6 =l (l6 P|4 P l P|4 9 =l P4l- |- 4
( l6 P|4 P l P|4 9 =l P|4 B 4l Hl=l (l6 +
V ( B ( Bl4 |4 T( 9P-( Bl4 lP|(
6l ( B- 9l (4l"6 +
V Hl|-6 -7Hl|-6 -7Hl|-6-+

+ =9Fl+ 9l TP + (Face East, and sprinkle a few drops of water where you were
seated and around.)
H Hl +l ( 4-B|46l- 9 =l4 6 Bl4l - Bl P 9l - !4U 4 -B 4+
|4Hl |+ ( 4 B|46l-| 6l|+ 9l B 4 4 6-P HlB 4+
l4l 9Bl( |B |& F6 +

+ 9l +lP + 4 ( B -( |- B -tB 6l =l ( B |4-- -Hl -( +PFTl
P
Tl4 + 4ll P+B -|4 4l
4 \4l6 -P+l 4l 9T |6-F4l4l6
Tl |P 4H6 -BT 9FP
B 4 -+ll4Tl-4 |6 BP -94l|P+

+ Hl|-6 9l+ (Prayer to offer this practice to the peace of All the world)
V TT |- H T 4lP ( 4l-
9 74 Pl -| 4 = l-+ |F q -F6 7 4l -B F6 + | -
-474 P ( 4|( 6 4(l4 -+
F4 |F6 + -l 4 &-~ 4l-
F4 |F6 + - 9 9l |4 H-4 (l-+
F4 |F6 + F6l4l H| 7-+ |P-
F4 |F6 +l 4 ( F9|6 -(l6 +
V Hl|-6 7Hl|-6 7Hl|-6-

V B (l +l -446 B ( +l + B ( |4 4 T-4l4(
6 = |F4+l 4 -Hl 6-PF6 Pl |4 |9l -4(
V Hl|-6 7Hl|-6 7Hl|-6-

V H B 6l Pl B 6 Pl 4
6 P Bl Pl 74l |6 -Pl 4
t4l Pl H P 6 Pl 4+
V Hl|-6 7Hl|-6 7Hl|-6-

+ Hll4 BP9 +P +
V F4|F6 9=l--4- 9|-9l4-6lP
l4 + Pl T P|( P(lH+
l OlT -4- H PF6 |+t4
l Tl- BPFl- B |G+l 4-6
9 Tl lTl (F4 4
~lTl T l P(l |4 t4l-
VTl PP 9|(9l|+ -4l
+Pl +P- ~l- 6-9l Tl -4lP +
Hl l + -+l H +l4 |4 T( l+-9 T 9l4 lP|(
6l 6-9lTl- 9l (4l 6 +
6 6 -( | Tl4 |4 T( 6-P 6 4 lP|( 6 -|7H4- 9l (4l 6 +
T -+l l4 |4 T( HP 6 Tl4 lP|(
6l |9- 9l (4l 6 +
V ~l T+l -HlP 6 -Hl+-( F4l|P+ +P- +

+ BP9 TP + (Offering the results of the practice to the Lord: Hold a spoon of water
while chanting and pour into the cup after the mantra)
V H+ + B-\4l-4-(+-+ + - 4l+ B4 ( 4ltPT- - ~l 9P H
9l46lP 9l46l 4(l 4 6 +

+ |4B= +P + (Farewell: Meditate upon the Divinity invoked returning to the heart.
With iti digvimokaha clap the hands to Remove the seal created for the Ritual)
V l4-4 +P - l4l-Bl|4l-BF46l -7-(9l + -|~4 4l-Fl+
9|6Ul94l|P+
Hl -+ Pl4 9 +l-P+l4
V 4 - B 4 - |6 |( -|4Pl T -

+ P9l +l + (Prayer of Apology: Hold namaskaara mudra)
4F4 FP t4l +lPl4l 69-FB \4l-|44l|(9
-4 + B 9 -T6l 4l|6 BHl 4 ( 6P4 6P
P-(l+ |44l-(l+ |-(l+ B H
46 9 |=6 P4l ( 4 9|-9 T 6(F6 P +
H-4l HT +l|F6 t4P 4 HT PP
6FPl6 Tl6'4-l4 + P( H+

+ H9 T + (Final prayer entrusting our Lives to the Lord and Offering our works at
His Holy Feet)
V 66 B6
~l Ol -9 TP F6 +