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sandhyaavandana should be learned from a guru,who has initiated with the gayatri
mantra. Once the procedure is learned well this e material can be used as a
learning aid.Please don't start this ritual without proper personal tutoring.

PRAATAH SANDHYAA TO BE PERFORMED FACING EAST

1.AchamanaM
:
:
3 3 :
Take little water on your right palm and swallow it uttering the above mantra
(don't sip the water). Wash the palm with water, wipe the lips with the clean
palm, wash the palm again

With right hand fingers as described below touch the various parts of the body.
: (thumb to touch right cheek)
: (thumb to touch left cheek)
4 : (ring finger to touch right eye)
3 3 : (ring finger to touch left eye)
: (index finger to touch right side nose)
4 3 : (index finger to touch left side nose)
: (little finger to touch right ear)
: (little finger to touch left ear)
4 : (middle finger to touch right shoulder)
: (middle finger to touch left shoulder)
3 4 :(four fingers to touch navel and the chest)
3 3 : (four fingers to touch head)

2.praaNaayaamam

4:. 4 :. :. :.
:. :. 3 .
.
4 3 3
4
.
: 3 .
4

3 44 ..

3.saN^kalpaM

With the palms together in the saN^kalpa posture

4 3 3 2 : 4

4.saatvikatyaagaM
With the palms together in praNaama (Namaste) posture

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3 :

4 3 2

4
: :
: 4 3 : 4
3 2 4 3

5.mantra prokshaNaM

2 4 3

:
with right hand fingers touch the head
3 3 2 3: touch the nose tip
3 touch the chest

3:
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2 4 : prokshaNa of the Head

- -
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3 4 prokshaNa of the Head
_
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prokshaNa of the Head
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: : prokshaNa of the Head
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4
: prokshaNa of the Head
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: prokshaNa of the Head
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3 : prokshaNa of the Head
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2 prokshaNa of the big Toes

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2 : again prokshaNa of the Head
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44 :
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Take little water on your right palm and throw around your head in clockwise
direction like pradaxiNaM

6. praashanam

3
: touch the head
3
2 3: touch the nose tip
3 touch the chest

3:
(place "tiirtham" in the hollow of right palm and recite as follows)

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(after uttering the above mantra japa ingest(swallow and not sip) the water from
the palm)

7. aachamanam.h

: : 3 3 :

8.punaH proxaNam.h :

3
4
3
: touch the head
2 3: touch the nose tip
3
4
3 touch the chest
3:

Sprinkle (prokshaNa)water on the Head while reciting the following each time
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3
4

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:
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4 2
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3

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2 4 : prokshaNa of the Head

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3 4 prokshaNa of the Head
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prokshaNa of the Head
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: : prokshaNa of the Head
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4
: prokshaNa of the Head
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: prokshaNa of the Head
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3 : prokshaNa of the Head
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2 prokshaNa of the big Toes

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2 : again prokshaNa of the Head
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4 4
:
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Take little water on your right palm and throw around your head in clockwise
direction like pradaxiNaM

9.Achamanam.h
: : 3 3 :

10.praaNaayaamaH
4: 4 : :

11.saN^kalpaM
4 3 3 2 : 4

4 3

12.arghyapradaanaM 4 3
:
4 3
: touch the head
3 3
2 3: touch the nose tip
3 touch the chest
4 3 3:

:
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44 :
- -
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4 3 3
4
4
: 3 (First arghyaM)
- - -
44 : (Second arghyaM)
44 : (Third arghyaM)
(Recite the mantra thrice and offer arghyam thrice once after each recitation)

13.praaNaayaamaH :

4
14.praayashchitta arghyaM

4: 4 : :

4 3 3 2 : 4
2

4 3

4 3
3

: touch the head
3 3 2 3

: touch the nose tip
3 touch the chest
4 3 3:

44 : 4 3 3
3 4
:
3

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(invoke the above mantra and offer praayashchitta arghyam once)

15. 44 :
Take little water on your right palm and through around the head in clock wise
direction

Turn around yourself in clockwise direction as pradaxiNa

3
3 (Salute the sun with anjali mudra)
16.aachamanam
: : 3 3 :
3
17.keshavaadi tarpaNam
Sit in a squatting posture and offer one tarpam while reciting each mantra
similar to arghyam

4
3 3

4 3


4

3 4
3 3

18.aachamanam.h

: : 3 3 :
4
19.japavidhiH :
2
2
: touch the head
2 3
: touch the nose tip
3 touch the chest

3:
(Sit down in padmaasana with palms folded in praNaama/namaste
posture after sanctifying the place by lightly sprinkling water)

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4 3 ||

20.Gayatri japam 3

20(a).nyaasam.h
For ahobila mutt sishyas only
(perform praaNaayaamam thrice and hold the palms in saN^kalpa posture)

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4 3 3 2 : 4
2
(108)
(alternately)
2 (28)
3 ||
3 touch the head
3 3 2 3: touch the nose
3 touch the chest

4
3
4 3 2

3 3
: touch the head

3 3 3 :
2 3 3 touch the nose

3 3 3 3 : 3 : touch the chest

: : touch the head

3
3 2 3: touch the nose
3 touch the chest

3 3
: touch the head
2 3: touch the nose
3 touch the chest

3:
(perform aatma aavaahanam and fold the palms again in praNaama/namaste
posture)

3 4 2 : 2 :
2 |
3 3 3 4

3 34 4 3
2 3 3
2
4 ||

(meditate on the form of gaayatrii devi)

3 44

(while chanting the above mantra perform aatma parishuddhi with the two palms
by gently touching from head to toe)

3 4 2
4 |
3 2 ||
3 3 3 3

(meditate on gaayatrii devi)

praaNaanaayamya 3 times
4: 4 : : :
4: 4 : : :
4: 4 : : :

(perform praaNaayaamam thrice and hold the palms in saN^kalpa posture)

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ahobila mutt sishyas have to skip this sankalpa since it was done already for
gayatri japam

4 3 3 2 : 4
2
(108)
(alternately)
2 (28)
3 ||

20(b) gaayatrii aavaahanam 3

3
: touch the head
2 3: touch the nose
3 3 touch the chest

3 3:
(hold the palms together in praNaama/namaste posture)
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3 3 3 |
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3
2 3 3 3 : |
- - - -
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3 4 3 4
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: : 4 4
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3
( aatma aavaahanam)
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( aatma aavaahanam)
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( aatma aavaahanam)
-
4 3
3 4 3 |
3 3
|
3 3 ||

: : touch the head

3
3 2 3: touch the nose
3 touch the chest

(hold the palms together in praNaama/namaste posture)

3
4
4
3
3 : |
3 4 3 3
: ||
3
3 4 |
4 3 3
3 ||

4 4 |
4 ||

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(Recite gaayatrii japa 108 times or at least 28 times)

SrI ahobila mutt sishyas should do the SrI aShTaakshara japam before Gayatri
upasthaanam.Others have to do this procedure after completing the entire sandhya
vandanam.The procedure is here.

..

4 3 3
2
2

(108)

(alternately)

2 (28)
||

3
:
with right hand fingers touch the head
3 3 2 3: touch the nose tip
3 touch the chest

3 3 3

4 4 3 4 3 4 .
3 3 3 4 2
3 2 2:..
3 4 3

Do japam 28 or 108 times as per sankalpam

aachamanam

44 : Sprinkle water on the floor where the japam was made

aShTaakshara japam sampoorNam

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20 (c) 3 2

:
4: 4 : : :

4 3 3 2
4 3 2
:

3
: touch the head
2 3: touch the nose
3 3 touch the chest
3 3 3:
(Perform the udvaasana mudra with the palms stand up
and hold the palms in praNaama/namaste posture)
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2 3 4
4 |
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3 4 3 2 3 2 2 ||
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3 4
2
3 |

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4 4 3 4 ||
:
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3
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3 ||
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21.sandhyaadi devataa vandanam.h 4
3
3 3

4 : Facing East
: Facing South
3 : Facing West
: Facing North
4 3 4 :Facing East

: Facing East

22.abhivaadanaM 4
(Fill in the appropriate
below.)
4 3 (.........)
(.........)
3
R^ishhi pravaram and other details in the blanks
(..........) (.........) .......

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(...........) 3 :
(...........) :
(..............) 2 4
(..............) 4:||
3
23.dik vandanam.h 3
3
: Facing East
3 3
: Facing South
3
: Facing West
3 3
: Facing North
4
: Facing East show the folded palms upwards
4 : Facing East show the folded palms to the ground
: Facing East show the folded palms upwards
4 : Facing East show the folded palms to the ground
: Facing East show the folded palms straight
4 3 3 4
: : |
3

: 4 2 : ||

2 3 3 3 |
3 3 3
3 ||

3 3 33 |
3 3
4
3 3 : ||

24.praNamya( 3 ) 4 3
(Fill in the appropriate R^ishhi pravaram and other details in the blanks
below.)
4 3 (.........) (..........) (.........) .......
(.........)
(...........) 3 :
(...........) :
(..............) 2 4
(..............) 4:||

: : :
(perform the japa by reciting 10 times)

25.aachamanam

: : 3 3 :

26.saatvika tyaagaH 3:

4 3 2

4

: :
: 4 3 : 4
3 2
4 3

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3 3
4

4 |
3 2

2
3 3
||

3 3 3 4 : 4 |
3 ||

: 4
3

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