Sandhyavandanam
| The Author : P. Seshadri Iyer |
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 |
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| Achamanam |
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Achamanam, that is, sipping of water with the above mantras, on sipping for each mantra.
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| Pranayama |
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Pranayama i.e. Control of Prana The Puraka, Kumbhaka and Rechaka all three together , make one Pranayama.
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| Marjanam |
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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 |
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With this mantra, before sunrise take water filling both hands and pour thrice to the East.
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| Prayaschittarghyam |
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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 |
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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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| Deva - Tarpanam |
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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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| Gayatri Avahanam |
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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 |
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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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| Gayatri - Upasthanam |
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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 |
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After japam fold your hands and stand facing the East; then worship the Paramatma inside the solar Orb.
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| Samashtyabhi Vaadanam |
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After Japam the mantras Sandyaayai namah etc. should be uttered folding the hands beginning with the quarter, which one faces at the time of the japam.
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| Digdevata Vandanam |
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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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| Yama Vandanam |
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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 |
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Facing the north and standing with folded hands this mantra should be uttered ....
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| Suryanarayana Vandanam |
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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 |
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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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