Step 1
Preparation:
Complete the “shouchkriya”, take bath and feel clean. Pray to the holy rivers, Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswathi, Narmada, Sindhu and Kaveri for purification and cleansing.
Wear washed dhothi and uthareeya or other suitable clothing. Keep a wooden seat (Manayi) about 4 inches above floor, cover with cloth or kambalif possible also with Dharba. Face east in morning and noon. Face west in the evening.
Keep copper tumbler with spoon and two plates.
Step 2:
Aachaman:
Sit taking a “Padmasan” yogic posture. Right palm should be shaped like scoop (Gokarn or ear of cow), place a soon of water from the tumbler. Drink this water from the end of the palm, near wrist with out making any noise, but chanting the manthra:
OM SRI KESHAVAAYA NAMAHA SWAAHAA
Repeat chanting:
OM SRINAARAAYANAAYA NAMAHA SWAAHAA
Repeat again chanting:
OM SRI MAADHAVAAYA NAMAHA SWAAHAA
Now wash the hand with a spoon of water into the plate chanting:
GOVINDAAYA NAMAHA
Then continue chanting the following mantra:
VISHNAVE NAMAHA
MADHUSOODHANAAYA NAMAHA
THRIVIKRAMAAYA NAMAHA
VAAMANAAYA NAMAHA
SRIDHARAAYA NAMAHA
HRISHIKESHAAYA NAMAHA
PADMANAABHAAYA NAMAHA
DAAMODARAAYA NAMAHA
SANKARSHANAAYA NAMAHA
VAASUDEVAAYA NAMAHA
PRADYUMNAAYA NAMAHA
ANIRUDDHAAYA NAMAHA
PURUSHOTHTHAMAAYA NAMAHA
ADHOKSHAJAAYA NAMAHA
NARASIMHAAYA NAMAHA
ACHYUTHAAYA MANAHA
JANAARDANAAYA NAMAHA
UPAENDRAAYA NAMAHA
HARAYAE NAMAHA
SRIKRISHNAAYA NAMAHA
Step 3:
Now repeat the Achaman
Step 4:
Pranayama:
Chant the following Mantra next:
PRANAVASYA PARABRAHMA RISHIHI
PARAMAATMAA DAEVATHAA
DAIVEE GAAYATHRI CHHANDAHA
PRAANAAYAAMAE VINIYOEGAHA
Now using right hand smallest finger and finger beside (anamika) block left nostril and breathe in slowly from right nostril. After taking a deep breath block right nostril too for a few seconds. While holding the breath chant the following Mantra in mind with just lip movement.
OM BHOO
OM BHUVAHA
OM SWAHA
OM MAHA
OM JANAHA
OM THAPAHA
OM SATHYAM
OM THATHSAVITHURVARAENYAM
BHARGOADAEVASYA DHEEMAHEE
DHIYOAYOANAHAA PRACHOADAYAATH
AAPOAJYOATHI RASOAMRITHAM BRAHMA BHOORBHUVASVAROAM
While saying this, concentrate your mind on the UDAYA SURYA (or the rising morning sun) and repeat the Mantra (recite total 3 times). This is possible only after practice.
Breathe out slowly from left nostril by removing the two small fingers. Touch both ears with hands.
Now pray:
MAMOAPAATHTHA DURITHKSHAYA DWAARA
SRIPARAMESWARA PREETHYRTHAM
PRAATHAHA (MADYAAHNE: FOR AFTERNOON and SAAYAM: FOR EVENING)
SANDHYAMUPASISHYE.
GAAYATHRI JAPA
First say the Sankalp (decision) with a spoon of water:
ASYA SREE GAAYATHREE MAHAAMANTHRASYA
VISHWAAMITHRA RISHIHI
SAVITHAA DEVATHAA GAAYATHREE CHHANDAHA
GAAYATHREE MAHAAMANTHRA JAPAE VINIYOAGAHA
Now touch each finer while saying Karantasa Mantra:
OM THATHSAVITHUHU ANGUSHTAABHYAAM (RIGHT THUMB) NAMAHA
OM VARAENYAM THARJANEEBHYAAM NAMAHA (INDEX FINGER)
OM BHARGOADAEVASYA MADHYAMAABHYAAM NAMAHA (MID FINGER)
OM DHEEMAHI ANAAMIKAABHYAAM NAMAHA (RING FINGER)
OM DHIYOAYOANAHA KANISHTAKAABHYAAM NAMAHA (SMALLEST)
OM PRACHOADAYAATH KARATHALA (PALM) KARAPRISHTABHYAM (BACK OF PALM) NAMAHA.
Now perform Anga Nyasa:
OM THATSAVITHU HRIDAYAAYA NAMAHA (CHEST)
OM VARAENYAM SHIRASAE SWAAHAA (HEAD)
OM BHARGOADAEVASYA SHIKHAAYAIVASHAT (HAIR.SHENDI)
OM DHEEMAHEE KAVACHAAYAHUM (CHESTPROTECTION KAVACH)
OM DHIYOAYOANAHA NAETHRAABHYAAM VOUSHAT (EYES)
OM PRACHOADAYAATH ASHTRAAYA FAT (WEAPON)
OM BHOORBHUVASWAROAM ITHI DIGBANDAHA
Continued...
