SandhyaVandhanam

Section I – POORVAANGAM

1) Achamanam
Take minute quantities of water(just sufficient to soak one grain of black gram) once for each mantra in the right hand and take it while reciting the following manthra.

1. Om Achyuthaya nama
2. Om Ananthaya nama
3. Om Govindaya nama

Om keshavaaya namaH - Thumb to touch right cheek
Om naaraayaNaaya namaH - Thumb to touch left cheek
Om maadhavaaya namaH - Ring finger to touch right eye
Om govindaaya namaH - Ring finger to touch left eye
Om vishhNave namaH - Index finger to touch right nostril
Om madhusuudanaaya namaH - Index finger to touch left nostril
Om trivikramaaya namaH - Little finger to touch right ear
Om vaamanaaya namaH - Little finger to touch left ear
Om shriidharaaya namaH - Middle finger to touch right shoulder
Om hR^ishhiikeshaaya namaH - Middle finger to touch left shoulder
Om padmanaabhaaya namaH - Four fingers to touch navel
Om daamodaraaya namaH - Four fingers to touch head

This is a preliminary purification ceremony. The most auspicious divine names of the Lord, Achyutha, Anantha and Govinda are chanted and then chanting twelve other names of Vishnu purifies the self.

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.

3) Pranayamam

Close the left nostril with ring finger of right hand and exhale from right nostril slowly. Close the right nostril with thumb of right hand. Now, open the left nostril and inhale slowly while reciting the following
a) Om Bhoo
b) Om Bhuva
c) Om Suva
d) Om Maha
e) Om Jana
f) Om Thapa
g) Ogum Sathyam

Afterwards, close the left nostril also as before, so that air is held inside the body and recite the following
h) Om Tatsa vithur varenyam Bargo devasya dhi mahi dhiyo yona prachodayath

Close the left nostril with ring finger of right hand and exhale from right nostril slowly While exhaling, recite mentally the following Mantra and Say Om touching the right ear
i) Om Apa
j) Jyothj rasa
k) Amrutham brahma
l) Bhoorbuvasuvarom

4) 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
In Morning sandhya vandhanam Say - pratha sandhyam upasishye
In afternoon sandhya vandhanam say - madhyaynikam karishye
In evening sandhya vandhanam say - sayam sandhyam upasishye

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
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),

while reciting the eighth touch the feet,
Yasya kshayaya jinwadha (8),

nine again sprinkle on the head
Aapo janayadha jana (9)

complete by reciting the tenth with Take little water on your right palm and throw around your head in clockwise direction like pradakshinam
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)

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

Noon (madhyahnika)
Aapa punanthu prithweem, prithwee pootha punathu maam
Punanthu brahmanaspathir brahma pootha punathu maam
Yaduchishta mabhobjyam yadhwa ducharitham mama
Sarvam punanthu mamopa asathamcha prathigraham swaha

Evening (sayam sandhya)
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

7) Achamanam
Take minute quantities of water(just sufficient to soak one grain of black gram) once for each mantra in the right hand and take it while reciting the following manthra.

1. Om Achyuthaya nama
2. Om Ananthaya nama
3. Om Govindaya nama

8) Punar marjanam

While reciting the first eleven-sprinkle water on the head,
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)

while reciting the twelfth touch the feet
Yasya kshayaya jinwadha (12)

thirteen again sprinkle on the head
Aapo janayadha jana (13)

complete by reciting the fourteenth with Take little water on your right palm and throw around your head in clockwise direction like pradakshinam
Om bhorbuvassuva (14)

9) Pranayamam

Do the Pranayamam thrice. Close the left nostril with ring finger of right hand and exhale from right nostril slowly. Close the right nostril with thumb of right hand. Now, open the left nostril and inhale slowly while reciting the following
a) Om Bhoo
b) Om Bhuva
c) Om Suva
d) Om Maha
e) Om Jana
f) Om Thapa
g) Ogum Sathyam

Afterwards, close the left nostril also as before, so that air is held inside the body and recite the following
h) Om Tatsa vithur varenyam Bargo devasya dhi mahi dhiyo yona prachodayath

10) 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

11) Pranayamam

Do the Pranayamam once. Close the left nostril with ring finger of right hand and exhale from right nostril slowly. Close the right nostril with thumb of right hand. Now, open the left nostril and inhale slowly while reciting the following
a) Om Bhoo
b) Om Bhuva
c) Om Suva
d) Om Maha
e) Om Jana
f) Om Thapa
g) Ogum Sathyam

Afterwards, close the left nostril also as before, so that air is held inside the body and recite the following
h) Om Tatsa vithur varenyam Bargo devasya dhi mahi dhiyo yona prachodayath

12) Prayaschitha Argyam
This is a Prayaschitha (atonement) for doing the argya pradhanam late. Offer one more Argyam in a similar fashion as above. 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.

Om Bhorbuvassuva. Tatsa vithur varenyam bhargo devasya deemahi. Dhiyo yona prachodayath

Take small quantity of water in the right hand and rotate it above ones own head saying (this is called Athma parishechanam)

Om Bhorbuvassuva

13) Ikyaanusandhanam
With both hands touch the middle of the chest . close the eyes , meditate and chant

Asaavadhityo brahma. Brahamaivahamasmi

14) Then do Achamanam

Take minute quantities of water(just sufficient to soak one grain of black gram) once for each mantra in the right hand and take it while reciting the following manthra.

1. Om Achyuthaya nama
2. Om Ananthaya nama
3. Om Govindaya nama

15) 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

16) Then do aachamanam
Take minute quantities of water(just sufficient to soak one grain of black gram) once for each mantra in the right hand and take it while reciting the following manthra.

1. Om Achyuthaya nama
2. Om Ananthaya nama
3. Om Govindaya nama

Section II – UTTARAANGAM

1) Do aachamanam

Take minute quantities of water(just sufficient to soak one grain of black gram) once for each mantra in the right hand and take it while reciting the following manthra.

1. Om Achyuthaya nama
2. Om Ananthaya nama
3. Om Govindaya nama

2) Ganapathi dyanam
Recite the following manthra slowly hitting the forehead with both fists together.:-

Shuklambaradharam Vishunum Sasi Varnam ChathurBhujam,
Prasanna Vadanam Dyayeth Sarva Vigna Upa Santhaye.

3) Pranayamam.

Do the Pranayamam thrice. 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

4) Japa 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*,
In Morning Sandhyavandhanam say - pratha sandhya gayathri maha manthra japam karishye
In Afternoon Sandhyavandhanam say - madhyaynika gayathri maha manthra japam karishye
In evening sandhya vandhanam say - sayam sandhya gayathri maha manthra japam karishye

5) Pranava japam
Pranavasya Rishi Brahma (touch the forehead with fingers),
Devi gayathri Chanda (touch below the nose),
Paramathma devatha(touch the middle of the chest)

Bhooradhi saptha vyahrudeenam athri- brugu – kuthsa – vasishta – gowthama – kasyapa – aangeerasa rishaya ( touch forhead)
Gayathree- ushnig- anushtup -brahathi –pankthi- trushtup- jagathi –chandamsi (touch below the nose)
Agni- vayu- arka- vageesa- varuna- indra- viswe deva- devatha (touch the middle of the chest.)

6) Do pranayama as given below ten times:-

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

7) Gayathri avahanam
Aayadithya anuvagasya vamadeva rishi(touch head),
Anushtup chanda(touch below nose),
Gayathri devatha (touch the middle of the chest)
gaayatrii aavaahane viniyogaH

Keep your hands in Namaskaram position

Aayathu varada devi aksharam brahma samhitham.
Gayathri chandasam mathedam brahma jushaswana.

Yadhanna Thrukrite Papam Thadhanna Prathimuchyethe.
Yadratriya Trukrite papam thadratriya t prathimuchyate.
Sarvavarne mahadevi sandhya vidhye saraswati.

Oojosi, sahosi, balamasi, brajosi, devaanaam dhama naamaasi.
viswamasi, viswayu sarvamasi, sarvayu abhipoorom.

After each of the below mantras keep both the palms together with little fingers touching and then slowly take the fingers towards oneself, and bring it back to original position after one rotation
Gayathrim avahayami,
Savithrim avahayami,
saraswathim avahayami

8) Gayathri nyasam
Savithrya rishi vishvaamitraH (touch the forehead),
nichrud gayathri chanda(touch below the nose),
savitha devatha( touch the middle of the chest)

9) Gayathri japam
Repeat 108 times the Gayathri facing east in the morning and noon, west in the evening :-

Om Bhorbuvaswa, tat sa vithur varenyam , bhargo devasya deemahi, dhiyo yona prachodayath

10) Gayathri upasthanam
Do pranayama as given below one time:-

stand up and chant facing the same direction:-
Mamopartha samastha dhuritha kshaya dwara, Sri Parameshwara preethyartham

Pratha sandhyam gayathri upasthanam karishye(during pratha sandhya)
Adithyam upasthanam karishye / Madhyanika kalae gayatri upasthanam karishye (during madyannikam)
Sayam sandhya gayatri upasthanam karishye (during sayam sandhya)

Uthame shikare devi , bhoomyam parvatha vardhini,
Brahmanebhyo anugnanam , gacha devi yada sukham

11) Surya upasthanam
During morning (pratha sandhya)

Om Mithrasya charshanee drutha sravo devasya saanaseem,
Sathyam chithra sravasthamam
Mithro janan yathayathi prajanan mithro dhadhara prithveem udadhyam.
Mithra krushti ranimisha bichashte sathyaya havyam krudavath vidhema
Prasa mithra martho aasthu prayaswan yastha adithya sikshathi vrathena
Na hanyathe na jeeyathe thwotho naina manho asnoth yanthitho na doorath

During noon (madyaneekam)

Aasathyena rajasa varthamano nivesayan amrutham marthyancha
Hiranyena savitha rathena aaadevo yathi bhuvana vipasyan
Udvayam thamasasparee pasyantho jyothirutharam
Devamde vathra sooryam aganma jyothiruthamam
Uduthyam jathavedasam devam vahanthi kethavaha
Druse viswaya sooryam
Chithram devaanam uda gaadaneekam chakshuhu mithrasya varunasya agnehe
Aapraa dyaava pruthvi aanthareeksham soorya aathma jagathaha thatsuschascha
Tachtchakshuhu devahitham purasthath shukram musharath

Pashyema Sarathashatham, Jeevema Sarathashatham, Nandhama Sarathashatham, Modhama Sarathashatham, Bhavama Sarathashatham, Shranavama Sarathashatham, Prabhravama Sarathashatham, Ajithaasyama Sarathashatham, Jogcha Suryam Dhrishe

Youdhagan mathornavathu vibrajamanaha sarirasya madhyathu samavrishabhaha lohithakshaha suryo vipashchinna manasa punathu

During evening (Sayam sandhya)

Imam me varuna sruthi hava Madhya cha mrudaya
Thvaam mavsyu rachake
Tathwayami brahmana vandamanas thadhasaasthe yajamano havirbhi
Ahedamano varuneha bhodyurusa sa maa na aayu pramoshi
Yacchidithe visho yadha pradheva varuna vratham
Minimasi dyavi dyavi
Yat kinchedam varuna daivye jane abhidroham manushyascharamasi
Achithee yath thava dharma yoyopima maa nasthasma thenaso deva reerisha
Kitha vaso yad riripur na dheevi yad vagha Sathya muthayanna vidhma
Sarvaa thaa vishya sithireva devathaa the syama varuna priyasa

12) Samashti abhivadanam
Starting from the east direction after each manthra turn 90 degrees to the right. Say the next manthra and so on.
Om Sandhyayai nama
Om Savithryai nama
Om Gaythryai nama
Om Saraswathyai nama

Then chant with folded hands facing the same direction where the japa was done

Sarvebhyo devathabhyo namo nama
Kamo karshed manyura karshed namo nama.

Then touch with both hands the ears slightly bow and chant

Abhivadaye Kasyapa, Aavastara, Nitrupa triyarishe pravaranvitha
nithrupa kasypa gotra apasthamba soothra
Yajur shakadhyayi Sri Srinivasa sarmanam aham asmibho

13) Dig devatha vandhanam
With folded hands offer salutations to the different directions facing that direction:_
Pracyai dishe nama (east)
Dakshinayai dishe nama (south)
Pradeechai dishe nama ( west)
Udichyai dishe nama (North)

Then again face the direction in which you were doing japa and continue
Oordwaya nama (above)
Adharaya nama (below)
Anthareekshaya nama (straight)
Bhoomyai nama (earth)
Brahmane nama
Vishnave nama
Mrutuyuve nama

14) Yama vandanam
Facing South recite the following mantra

Yamaya nama
Yamaya dharma rajaya, mrutyuve chaanthakaya cha
Vaivaswathaya kalaya sarva bhootha kshayaya cha
Oudhumbharaya dhadhnaya neelaya parameshtine
Vrukodharaya chithraya chithra gupthaya vai nama
Chithra gupthaya vai nama om nama ithi

15) Harihara vandhanam
Facing North recite the following mantra

Ruthagum sathyam param brahma purusham Krishna pingalam,
Oordhwrethwam viroopaksham Viswa roopaya vai nama
Viswa roopaya vai nama om nama ithi

16) Narmadha vandhanam

Narmadhayai namaha Pratah

Narmadhayai namo nisihi
Namostu narmadhe thubyam trahimam vishasarpathaha
Apasarpa sarpa bhadram te dhooram gacha mahayashaha
Janamejayasya yagyanthe asthika vachanam smaran
Jaratkaraha Jaratkarvam samutpanno mahayashaha
Asthika satyasandho maam pannagebyo abhirakshathu
Pannagebyo abhrakshatu om namah iti

17) Soorya Narayana vandhanam

Then again face the direction in which you were doing japa and continue

Nama savithre jagadeka chakshushe,
Jagat prasoothi sthithi naasa hethave,
Trayin mayaya trigunathma dharine
Virinchi Narayana sankara athmane
Dyeya sada savithru mandala Madhya varthi
Narayana sarasijasana sannivishta
Keyuravan makara kundalavaan
Kiriti haari hiranya vapuhu drutha sankha chakraha
Sanka chakra gatha pane dwaraka nilayachythe
Govinda pundarikaksha raksha maam sarana gatham
Aakasath pathitham thoyam,
Yada gachathi sagaram,
Sarva deva namaskara
Sri kesavam prathi gachathi,
Sri kesavam prathi gachathi om na ithi

Then do sashtanga pranamam after reciting Abhivadaye. Touch with both hands the ears slightly bow and chant

Abhivadaye Kasyapa, Aavastara, Nitrupa triyarishe pravaranvitha
nithrupa kasypa gotra apasthamba soothra
Yajur shakadhyayi Sri Srinivasa sarmanam aham asmibho

18) Samarpanam

Take a small quantity of water recite the following manthra and pour it on the ground

Kaye na vacha manase indriyair va
Budhyathma nava prakruthai swabhavat.
Karomi yadyat sakalam parasmai ,
Narayana yethi samarpayami

Om Thatsat Bhramarpanam asthu

Mantraheenam kriyaheenam bhakthiheenam janardhanam Yadkruthanthu Mayadevam pari poornam thathasthuthe Prayaschittani aseshani tapa: karmatmakani vai yani tesham aseshanam Srikrishna Anu smaranam param

Sri Krishna Krishna Krishna

19) Aachamanam

Take minute quantities of water(just sufficient to soak one grain of black gram) once for each mantra in the right hand and take it while reciting the following manthra.

1. Om Achyuthaya nama
2. Om Ananthaya nama
3. Om Govindaya nama

20) Raksha
Sprinkle some water on the place where japa was performed reciting the manthra below, then touch the ground with ring finger and place it between the eyelids.

Adhya no deva savitha praja vath saavee soubhagam Para duswapneeya suva
Viswani deva savitha –durithani paraa suvaa Yad bhadram thama asuva