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SANDHYAVANDANAM |
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| Kulapati's Preface |
The Author |
| Publisher's
Preface on the
book " Sandhyavandanam"
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P.Seshadri Iyer, a great
linguist and scholar, was born in Kerala. After passing his
B.A. and M. L.
examinations he began his career first as a school teacher and then as a sub-registrar.
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| Preface |
Achamanam |
| It is our intention to publish
the books we select, not only in English, but also in all the Indian languages
like Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam etc.,
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Achamanam, that is, sipping of
water with the above mantras, on sipping for each mantra.
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| Pranayama |
Marjanam |
| Pranayama
i.e. Control of Prana
The Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka all three together , make one Pranayama.
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With the second finger of the
right hand write the letter Om on water and uttering the word Sri Kesavayanamah
touch the centre of the brows with that very finger.
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| Arghya - Pradanam |
Prayaschittarghyam |
| With this mantra,
before sunrise take water filling both hands and pour thrice to the East.
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Then Pranayama
should be done
and then the prayaschitt arghya must be pured after wards uttering : Om
Bhurbhuvassuvah"
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| Aikyanusandhaanam |
Deva - Tarpanam |
| With the two hand touch the
breast, close the eyes and deeply meditate on the truth that Jeevaman and
Paramatman are
one.
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Sitting facing the East in the
morning and noon and facing the North in the Evening, we should pure
water. It should
not be poured as a current.
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| Sandhya-Vandanam
Japaarambah |
Gayatri Avahanam |
| This should be done sitting on
a seat with the eyes half closed and not seeing anything external.
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Reciting this mantra, the
Gayatri devi should be thought of as manifesting in the lotus of the heart.
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| Gayatri Nyasah |
Gayatri - Upasthanam |
| The Gayatri japa must be done
standing facing the east in the morning and at noon, and sitting facing the west in the
evening.
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After the japam of
Gayatri the
prayer to that deity to go to her own place is called Gayatri Upasthanam.
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| Surya Upasthanam |
Samashtyabhivaadanam |
| After japam fold your hands
and stand facing the East; then worship the Paramatma inside the solar Orb.
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After Japam the mantras ,
should be uttered folding the hands beginning with quarter which on faces at the time of
the japam.
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| Digdevata Vandanam |
Yama Vandanam |
| Beginning
from the quarter
facing which the japa was done, the four quarters are saluted as well as the upper
Sid and
lower side and the middle portion.
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Salutions to Yama, salution to
him who controls all, King Dharma, the destroyer and end of all, the son of sun
God, the
embodiment of Time, the destroyer of all beings.....
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| Hari Vandanam |
Suryanarayana Vandanam |
| Facing the north and standing
with folded hands this mantra should be uttered.
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This mantra
should be uttered
facing the quarter in which the japa was done, meditating on the Supreme Self who has
taken the forms of three deities and pros training.
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| Samarpanam |
| I dedicate to
Narayana, the
Supreme God, whatever I have done by the body, speech, mind the senses or by the character
of nature.
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