Yajur Veda Sandyavandanam Pre-requisites After taking bath, take a cup of water for the puja. Wear the tilak according to your sampradaya.

Prokshana

apavithrah pavithrova sarvavastham gathopi va | yas smareth pundarikaksham sa bahyabhyantharas suchihi || Using your thumb, sprinkle water on the head. Om Pundarikakshaya Namaha Pundarikakshaya Namaha Pundarikakshaya Namaha Achamanam Chanting each mantra below, take little water into right hand and drink it Om achyuthaya namaha Om ananthaya namaha Om govindaya namaha Angasparsa Chanting each mantra below, while doing the following:

Om kesavaya namaha – Touch the right side over the upper lip with the right hand thumb. Om narayanaya namaha - Touch the left side over the upper lip with the

right hand thumb. Om madhavaya namaha - Touch the right end of the right eye with the right hand ring finger. Om govindaya namaha - Touch the left end of the left eye with the right hand ring finger. Om vishnave namaha - Touch the right nostril with the right hand index finger. Om madhusudanaya namaha - Touch the left nostril with the right hand index finger. Om thrivikramaya namaha - Touch the right ear bottom with the right hand little finger. Om vamanaya namaha - Touch the left ear bottom with the right hand little finger. Om sridharaya namaha –Touch the right shoulder with all the right hand fingers pointedly. Om hrushikesaya namaha - Touch the left shoulder with all the right hand fingers pointedly. Om padmanabhaya namaha -Touch the navel with the right palm. Om damodaraya namaha -Touch the heart with the right palm. Om srivasudevaya namaha -Touch the head with the right palm.

Place the right palm on top of left palm at 90 degrees and keep it on right thigh pruthivyaha meroho prushtta Rushihi suthalam cchandaha kurmo devatha asane viniyogaha

Om ananthasanaya namaha pranavasya parabrahma Rushihi daivi gayathri cchandaha paramathma devatha pranayame viniyogaha – Touch right hand ring finger in water and drop. Pranayama Purakam Om bhuhu Om Bhuvaha Ogm suvaha Om mahaha Om janaha Om thapaha Ogm sathyam Now retain the air inside and close both the nostrils reciting the following inside. Kumbhakam Om thath savithurvarenyam bhargodevasya dhimahi dhiyoyonah prachodayath Omapo jyothi rasomrutham brahma Now slowly release the air through the right nostril. bhur bhuvas suvarom Sankalpam

Place the right palm on top of left palm at 90 degrees and keep it on right thigh srigovinda govinda govinda srimahavishnor agnyaya pravarthamanasya, adya brahmanaha, dvithiya parardhe sri swetha varaha kalpe vaivaswatha manvanthare, kaliyuge pradhama pade, …. dwipe …. varshe , …. kande, bhagavad bhagavathacharya sannidhow, asmin varthamana vyavaharika chandramana

prabhavadi shashtti samvathsaranam madhye, ...................samvathsare, ......................ayane, ..............................ruthow,..................mase, ..............................pakshe, subha thithow, Subha vasare, subha nakshathre, subha yoge,subha karane, yevamguna viseshana visishtayam asyam subha thitthow, bhagavadbhagavathacharya kainkarya rupena pratah sandhyavandanam karishye Touch the water with right ring finger. Marjanam

apohishtta mayobhuvasthana urjedadhathana, maheranaya chakshase, yovas siva thamorasas, thasya bhajayathe hanaha, usathiriva matharaha thasma arangamamavo yasyakshayaya jinvadha, apojanayatthachanaha.

Jalaprasana Take water into the palm of right hand and recite the following Om suryascha mamanyuscha manyupathayascha manyukruthebhyaha || papebhyo rakshantham | yadrathriya papamakarsham, manasa vacha hasthabhyam padbhyamudarena sisna rathristhadavalumpathu | yathkincha duritham mayi, idamaham mamamrutha yonow surye jyothishi juhomi swaha | Drint the water in your hand.

Achamanam Repeat previous procedure. Marjanam Dadhikrav nno akarusham jishnoraswasya vajinaha Surabhino mukhakarath prana ayugm shi tharishath apohishtta mayobhuvasthana urjedadhathana, maheranaya chakshase, yovas siva thamorasas, thasya bhajayathe hanaha, usathiriva matharaha thasma arangamamavo yasyakshayaya jinvadha, apojanayatthachanaha. Arghya Pradanam Place the right palm on top of left palm at 90 degrees and keep it on right thigh

purvoktha evamguna viseshana visishtayam asyam subha thitthow bhagavad bhagavatha acharya kainkarya rupena prathah sandhyavandana arghyapradanam karishye Touch the water with right ring finger. While standing up and facin the sun, offer hand full of water To the Lord in the Sun. Do so thrice. Om bhurbhuvas suvaha | Om thathsavithur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyoyonah prachodayath. Om bhurbhuvas suvaha | Om thathsavithur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyoyonah prachodayath.

Om bhurbhuvas suvaha | Om thathsavithur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyoyonah prachodayath. mukhyakalathikramana dosha pariharardham chathurdharghya pradanam karishye Touch the water with right ring finger. Repeat while standing up once again. Om bhurbhuvas suvaha | Om thathsavithur varenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyoyonah prachodayath. Take water in your right hand and sprinkle around your body once clockwise while chanting the following: Asavadithyo brahma Tharpanam While standing up and facing the sun, offer handful of water for each of the following mantra. Om kesavam tharpayami Om narayanam tharpayami Om madhavam tharpayami Om govindam tharpayami Om vishnum tharpayami Om madhusudanam tharpayami Om thrivikramam tharpayami Om vamanam tharpayami Om sridharam tharpayami Om hrushikesam tharpayami Om padmanabham tharpayami Om damodaram tharpayami Om sri vasudevam tharpayami

pranavasya parabrahma Rushihi Daivi gayathricchandaha paramathma devatha Om Bhuradi saptha vyahruthinam athri, Bhrugu, kuthsa, vasishta, gauthama, kasyapa, angiraso Rushayaha. Gayathri, ushnike, anushtup bruhathi pankthihi, thrishtup jagathyascchandamsi agni vayvarka vagisa indra varuna visvedevaha devathaha Omapa ithyasya brahmarushihi, Anushtup cchandaha Paramathma devatha pranayame viniyogaha. Pranayama Purakam Repeat previous procedure 11 times. Gayathri avahana Om ayathu varada devyaksharam brahma sammitham gayathrim cchandasam mathedam brahma jushasvanaha ojosi sahosi balamasi bhrajosi devanam dhamanamasi viswamasi viswayus sarvamasi sarvayurabhi bhurom || gayathrim avahayami gayathrya viswamithro Rushihi daivi gayathri cchandaha savitha devatha gayathri maha manthra japam karishye Touch water with right hand ring finger and standup. Gayathri japam

Cover your hands with uththariyam (Fore cloth). Recite the mantra for a minimum 10 times.

Om bhurbhuvas suvaha thathsavithurvarenyam bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyoyonah prachodayath Offer a handful of water while chanting: Om gayathrya gayathri cchando gayathri maha manthrajapam sampurnam sarvam sri krushnarpanamasthu Upastthanam purvoktha evam guna viseshana visishtayam asyam subha thitthow bhagavadbhagavathacharya kainkarya rupena prathah sandhya vandanopasthanam karishye Touch water with ring finger Recite the following upasttanam during morning uththame sikhare devi bhumyam parvatha murdhani brahmanebhyohyanugnyanam gaccha devi yattha sukham || mithrasya charshani dhruthas sravo devasya sanasim sathyam chithrasravasthamam mithrojanan yathayathi prajananmithrodadhara prutthivi muthadyam mithrah krushtiranimishabhi chashte sathyaya havyam Ghruthavadvidhema prasa mithra martho asthu prayasvan yastha adithya sikshathi vrathena nahanyathe najiyathe thvothonaina magm ho asnothyanthi tho na durath || Digvandanam sandhyayai namaha savithryai namaha gayathryai namaha saraswathyai namaha

sarvabhyo devathabhyo namaha kamokarshinmanyurakarshin namonnamaha Suryavandanam dhyeyas sada savithrumandala madhyavarthi narayanas sarasijasana sannivishtaha keyuravan makarakundalavan kiriti hari hiranmaya vapuhu dhruthasankha chakraha sankha chakra gadapane dwaraka nilayachyutha govindah pundarikaksha rakshamam saranagatham || Pravara chathus sagara paryantham gobrahmanebhyas subham bhavathu...... Rusheya pravaranvitha .........gothraha......... suthraha .....sakhadhyayi .......dasa sarmaham asmibho abhivadaye Stand up. eg. viswamithra aghamarshana kausika thryarsha rusheya pravaranvitha kausikasa gothraha apasthambha suthraha krishnamacharya ramanuja dasa sarmaham asmibho abhivadaye This should be known from your father or your elder, told during sacred thread ceremony. Samarpanam kayena vacha manasendriyairva budhdhyathmanava prakruthesvabhavath karomiyadyath sakalam parasmai narayanayethi samarpayami || Offer a handful of water. sriranga mangala manim karunanivasam srivenkatadri sikharalaya kalamegham srihasthisaila sikharojvala parijatham srisam namami sirasa yadusaila dipam

Sarvam Srikrishnarpanamasthu Do sashtanga vandanam.