Steps for performing SandhyaVandanam:

Note : Veda Mantras are to be chanted in places of ".........". These are

not given in this text.
After taking bath well before sunrise, prathas sandhyavandanm is to
be performed just before sunrise.

Aachamanam.

• Achutaya Nama: (Take a spoon of water and drink it from the right hand)
• Ananthaya Nama: ( -- do -- )
• Govindaya Nama: ( -- do -- )

Touch the part of the body with the right hand as described in the
parantheses.

• Keshawa (Thumb in the right cheek)

• Narayana (Thumb in the left cheek)
• Maadhava (Ring finger on the right eye)
• Govinda (Ring finger on the left eye)
• Vishno (Forefinger over the right of the nose)
• Madusoodana (Fore finger over the left of the nose)
• Trivikrama (Little finger on the right ear)
• Vaamana (Little finger on the left ear)
• Sridhara (Middle finger on the right shoulder)
• Hrishikesha (Middle finger on the left shoulder)
• Padmanaabha (All fingers of both the hands in the chest)
• Daamodara (Right hand on the forehead)

Suklambaradharam.......

Pranayamam: Om bhoo:...
Sankalpam: Mamopattha samasatha durita kshayedvaara Sri Parameshwara/Narayana
preethyartam prathassandhyam upasishye.

Om bhoor.....suva: (taking theerta in the right hand, it iis to be poured around yourself.)

Marjanam: Om Sri Kesavaya nama: (write Om on water with the Ring finger and touch
the forehead with that finger)
Om aapohishta........(sprinkling water over self)
Theertha prasanam: Suryascha ......
Aachamanam.....
Prokshanam: Dadhikravinno ........
Arghyam: (is to be offered by standing in the morning, by sitting posure in the
Madhyahnikam and Sayam sandhyavandanam) 3 times in the morning and evening and 2
times in the noon (Madhahnikam).
Kaalatheetha prayaschithaartham arghya pradanam karishye (Have
the hand in sankalpa position)
Again arghyam one time.
Om bhoor....va: (pour water around self as before. )
Put both hands in the chest and chant "Asow Aadithyo Brahma.
Brhahmaivaham asmi. Brahmaiva satyam."
Two times aachamanam.
Arghyam: For each item in the list pour some water through the right
hand and Tarpayami like the first one

• Aadityam tarpayaami
• somam
• Angarakam
• Budham
• Bruhaspatim
• Sukram
• Sanaischram
• Rahum
• Kethum
• Kesavam
• Narayanam
• Madhavam
• Govindam
• Vishnum
• Madhusoodanam
• Thrivikramam
• Vamanam
• Sridharam
• Rishikesam
• Padmanabham
• Damodaram

Achamanam

JAPAM
Sprinkle water in the place where japam is to be performed. (Japa is
done sitting in an aasanam like cotton cloth, wooden plank, towel
made of wool.
Suklam......santhaye.
Pranayamam (Om bhoo:........suvarom)
Sankalpam
Mamopatta sasamasta durita kshayadvara Sri Parameswara/Sriman
Narayana preetyartam prathas sandhyaam/Maadhyahnika/Saayam
sandhya Gayatri Mahamantra japam karishye.
Pranavsya Rishi: Brahma,(With the right hand fingers on the head)
Devi Gayatri Chanda: (on the nose)
Paramatma Devata. (with both hands on the chest)
Booraadi sapta vyahrudinaam Atri, Brugu, Kutsa, Vasishta, Gautama,
Kaasyapa, Angeerasa Rishaya: - (fingers on the head),
Gayatri ushnik anushtup bruhati pankti thrishtup jagathya:
chandagumsi - (on the nose)
Agni Vaayu Arka Vaagisa Varuna Indra Visveydeva Devataa: (on the
chest with both hands)

Pranayam to be done ten times

(head) Aayaatviti anuvaakasya Vaamadeva Rishi:
(nose) Anushtup chanda:
(chest) Gayatri Devata.
Gayatri aavahane viniyoga: (vandanam with both hand towards self):
Prarthana: "Aayaatu varada devi...............n:"
"Ojosi.............aavaahayami" (vandanam with both hands
towards self).
(head) Saavitria Rishi: Viswamitra:,
(nose) nichruth Gayatri chanda:
(chest) Savita Devata.
(Dhyanam:
Mukta vidruma hemaneela dhavala chaayai: mukhai: sthreekshanai:
yuktamindu nibaddha ratna makutam tatvarta varnatmikam |
Gaayatreem varadam abhayankusakasa: subhram kapaalam gunam
sankham chakram ataravindayugalam hastha: vahanteem bhajey ||)

Gayatri japam:

Keeping both hands covered by an angavastra over the left shoulder. -

108 times in the morning,
32 times in the noon
and 64 times in the evening -
to be counted with fingers/finger rekhas -
Pranayamam.
Praathas sandhyopasthanam karishye/Aadityo upastanam
karishye/Saayam sandhyo upasthan karishye.
Stand and touch the bhoomi with righthand ring finger
"Uttame..............sukham".
Upasthana mantram, Surya prarthana, standing and with folded
hands:
"Mithraya.........dooraath" (in the morning)
"Aa sathyena ......jyokcha suryam drusay (to look at the Sun with a
special mudra)
"ya udagan........punatu" .......(in the noon i.e. between 10.30 A.M. and
12 noon.)
"Imam me......priyaasa:"In the evening, just before sunset:

Common to all 3 kaalams:

Sandhyayai nama: vandanam with both hands towards East

Saavitrai nama: ..South
Gaayatrai nama: .. West
Saraswatyai nama:..North
East: Sarvaabhyao devataabhyo nama:
Kamokarisheen, manyura kaarsheen namo nama:
Abhivaataye..........bho: (abhivadanam)

Vandanam with folded hand to the four directions respectively as

above:
Praachyai disey nama:(East)
Dakshinaayai disey nama:(South)
Prateechyai disey nama:(West)
Udeechyai disey nama:(North)
Turning towards East(West in the evening)
Oordvaayai nama:,
Adharaayai nama:,
Antarikshayai nama:,
Bhoomyai nama:,
Vishanave nama:,
Brahmane nama:
Prarthana:
Towards south
Yamaaya nama:
Yammaya dharma raajaaya, mrithyavecha antakaayacha|
Vaivasthaaya kaalaaya sarvabhootha kshayaayacha||
Owdumbaraya dadhnaya neelaaya parameshtinae|
Vrukodaraaya chitraaya chitraguptaaya vai nama:||
Chitraguptaaya vai nama om nama iti |
Towards North:
"Rithagum sathya....nama:"
Viswaroopaaya vai nama on nama iti |
(The following slokas are chanted by some people:
Narmadaayai nama: praata: narmadaayai namo nisi |
Nanostu narmadey tubhyam thraahimam visha sarpata: ||
Jarathkaaro: jarathkarvaam samutpanna mahaa yasaa: |
Asteekas sathya santhomaam pannagebhyo abhirakshtu ||
Pannagebhyo abhirakshnatu om nama iti ||
Apasarpa sarpa sarpa bhadram te dooram gaccha mahaa yasa: |
Janamejayasya yagnante asteeka vachanam smarann ||)
Common to all:
Towards east in the morning and west in the evening
Namas savitre jagadeka chakshushe jagathprasuti stitinaasa hetave |
Thrayeemayaaya thrigunaatma dharine virinchi naaraayana
sankaratmane ||
Ajaaya lokatraya paavanaaya pootatmane gopathaye vrishaaya |
Sooryaaya sargaplayaalayaaya namo maha kaarunikotthamaaya ||
Vivaswate gnabrith antaraatmane jagatpradeepaaya gagaddhitaishine
|
Swayambhuve deeptasahasra chakshushe surothamayaamita thejese
nama: ||
Dhyeyassada savitrumandala madhyavarthi narayanas sarasijaasana
sannivishta: |
Keyooravaan makarakundalavaan kireeti haari hiranmaya vapu: dhruta
sankha chakra: ||
Sankha-chakra-gatapane dwaarakaa nilayaachuta |
Govinda pundareekaaksha rakshamaam saranaagatam ||
Aakaasat patitam toyam yata gachati saagaram |
Sarvadeva namaskara: kesavam pratigachchati ||
Kesavam pratigaccchati om nama iti ||
Abhivaataye.......bho:
Namaskara: (to do namaskaram towards East and west in the evening)
Mantraheenam kriyaaheenam bhaktiheenam Janaardhana |
Yaddhuthanthu mayaadeva partipoornam namostute ||
Praayaschittani aseshaani tapa:karmaatmakaani vai |
Yaani tesham aseshaanam Krishna anusmaranam param ||
Krishnaaya nama: Krishna, Krishna.. 12 times.
Aachamanam.
Taking theertham in the hand,

Kaayena vaacha manasa indriairva buddhyaatmanavaa prakrute::

swabhaavaat |
Karomi yadyat sakalam parasmai Naaraayaneeyeti samarpayaami ||
"Adyano.....aasuva" (or) saying "Om" sprinkle water in the place where
japa was done, touch it (bhoomi) and touch your forehead.

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