Sandhyavandhanam Part II Japam

This is done sitting cross-legged or in the Padmasana pose , sitting on a mat or wooden Palagai placed on the floor either on the shores of the river or inside the house. This is done facing east during pratha sandhya, facing north during madyannikam and facing west during sayam sandhya.

1. Japa sankalpam
Recite the following manthra slowly hitting the forehead with both fists together.:-

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.)

Do pranayama as given below (10) 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

3. Gayathri avahanam

Aayadithya anuvagasya vamadeva rishi(touch head), Anushtup chanda(touch below nose), Gayathri devatha (touch the middle of the chest)
Aayathu varada devi aksharam brahma samhitham.
Gayathri chandasam mathedam brahma jushaswana.
Oojosi , sahosi ,balamasi, brajosi ,devaanaam dhama naamaasi . viswamasi,viswayu sarvamasi, sarvayu abhipoorom ,Gayathrim avahayami, Savithrim avahayami, saraswathim avahayami(while reciting the last three manthras, after avahayami, 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)

4. Gayathri nyasam

Savithrya rishi brahma(touch the forehead), nichrud gayathri chanda(touch below the nose), savitha devatha( touch the middle of the chest)

5. Gayathri japam
Repeat 108 times the Gayathri facing east in the morning, west in the evening :-

Om Bhorbuvaswa, tat sa vithur varenyam , bhargo devasya deemahi, dhiyo yona prachodayath
(take care that the manthra is not heard to any one and if possible without the lips moving. The counting is done by using japamala are counting 10 with using the thumb the ten phalanges except the bottom two of the ring finger. Some people insist that the counting should not be known to others and cover the counting hand with towel)
Some people repeat Gayathri manthra only 54 times during madhayannikam.

6. Gayathri upasthanam

Do pranayamam and then stand up and chant
Facing the same direction:-

Pratha sandhyam upasthanam karishye(during pratha sandhya)
Mandhyanhika upasthanam karishye (during madyannikam)
Sayam sandhyam upasthanam karishye (during sayam sandhya)
Then repeat

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

7. Surya upasthanam
During morning (pratha sandhya)

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 vipasyam
Udvayam thamasaparee pasyantho jyothirutharam
Devam devathra soorya maganma jyothiruthamam
Uduthyam jatha vedasam devam vahanthi kethava
Druse viswaya soorya
Chithram devaana mudagaa daneekam chakshu mithrasya varunasyagne
Aa praa dyaava pruthvi aanthareeksha soorya aathma jagathasthushacha
Tachakshur deva hitham purasthath chakra mucharath

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

8. Samashti abhivadanam
Starting from the direction facing which the japa was done after each manthra turn 90 degrees to the right. Say the next manthra and so on.

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

10. Yama vandanam

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

11. Harihara vandhanam

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

12. Soorya Narayana vandhanam

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 vapur drutha sankha chakra
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
Some families face the North after this and chant the following Sarpa Raksha Manthram:-

Narmadayayi Nama-Prathar narmadayai namo nisi
Namosthu narmadhe thubhyam trahi maam visha sarpatha
Apa sarpa sarpa bhadram the Dooram gacha maha yasa
Janamejayasya yagnanthe aasthika vachanam smaran
Jarath karer Jarath karvam samuthpanno maha yasa
Aasthika Sathya santho maam pannagebhyo abhi rakshathu.
Then do sashtanga pranamam after reciting Abhivadaye as explained above.
Vaishnavites recite the following manthra before Abhivadaye in addition: -

Namobrahmanya devaya Go brahmana hithaya cha,
Jagathidaya krishnaya Govindaya namo nama
Sree ranga mangala nidhim karuna nivasam Sree Venkadadri Shikaralaya kala megam
Sree Hasthi saila Shikarojwala Parijatham Sreesam namami sirasa yadu saila deepam.

13. 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
Then do aachamanam

14. 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

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

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