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Next we pray to Gayathri Devi to accept the Sandhya Vandana:
Godess Gayathri, please be present when we pray you, you give us the inspiration and kindly bestow us the boon that we pray for ...
AAGACHHA VARADAE DEVI JAPAEMAE SANNIDHAABHAVAA |
GAAYANTHAM THRRAYATHAE YASMAATH GAAYATHREE THWAM THATHAHA SMRITHAAHA ||
YOADAEVAHA SAVITHAASMAKAM DHIYODHARMAADHIGOAACHARAE |
PRAERAYAETHTHASYA THAD BHARGA STHDWARAENYAMUPASMAHAE ||
OM MUKTHAVIDRUMAHAEMA NEERA DHAVALA CHCHAYAIRMUKHAIR |
STHREKSHANAIR YUKTHAAMINDU NIBADHDHA MUKUTAAM THATWARTHA VARNATHMIKAAM ||
GAAYATHREEM VARADAAM ABHAY ANKUSHAKASHAM |
SHUBHRAM KAPAALAM GUNAM ||
SHANKHAM CHAKRAMATHARAVINDA YUGALAM |
HASTHAIRVAHANTHEEM BHAJAI ||
Now perform Gayathree Japa 108 times or 10 times:
OM BHOORBHUVAHA SWAHA |
THATSAVITHURVARAENYAM BHARGO DAEVASYA DHEEMAHEE ||
DHIYOAYOANAHA PRACHOADAYAATH ||
The meaning in the native konkani goes this way
HEI DEVA!
THUMI POORNAGUNAVANTH
ANANTHKAAL AISHWARYAWANTH
POORNA SUKH SWAROOP
THUMI MAJYAA BUDDHIS PRAERANA DENTHELE
JAGATHTHCHA SRISHTI SAATI SAVITHR NAMVACHE
KRIDA ITHYAADI GUNA ASLELE
THUMCHE STHUTHI YOGYA, GUNAVYAPTHA, POORNA KANTHIROOP ANI KREEDA ROOP ANI
GYAANA ROOP MEE DYAAN KARTHA,
THUMEEMAJYA DHEES PRACHOODAN DYAA
Meaning of Gayathri Mantra is also explained in many different ways. But the overall message is same:
You are the creator of VishwaLokas,
You are Virataroopa and Sachidananda
Your Theja is worthy of worship
I meditate this thejas of yours
Which will inspire (Prachodayaath) our minds (Dhee) |
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While doing Japa the counting is done with three parts of each finger, starting from anamika finger. In the morning, sandhya vandana is performed using the fingers near the naval (Naabhi), at noon, fingers near the chest level, in the evening, fingers near nose level.
Before Japa those who want to do detail Sankalp following Mantra can be recited.
SRIMATH BHAGAVATHO MAHAPURUSHASYA VISHNORAAJNAYAA PRAVARTHAMAANASYA
AADYABRAHMANAHA DWITHEEYA PARAARDHE SHWETHAVARAHA KALPE |
VAIVASVATHA MANVANTHARE ||
ASHTAAVIMSHATHITHAMAE KALIYUGAE PRATHAMA PAADE JAMBU DWEEPAE |
BHAARATHAVARSHAE BHARATHAKHANDAE MAERORDAKSHINA PAARSHWAE ||
DANDAKAARANYAE GOADAAVARYAAHA DAKSHINAKOOLAE |
SHAALIVAAHANA SHAKAE BUDHDHAAVATHAAARAE PARASHURAAMA (RAMA) KSHAETHAE ||
ASMIN VARTHAMAANAE |
VYAAVAHAARIKAE........... SAMVATHSARAE... UTTARA/DAKSHINAAYANAE..... RITHOU... MAASAE... SHUKLA/KRISHNA ||
PAKSHAE......THITHAU.......VAASARA(example kujavaasara )YUKTHAAYAAM |
SHUBHANAKSHATRA SHUBHAYOAGAE SHUBHAKARANAADYAEVAM ||
GUNA VISHAESHANA VISHISHTAAYAAM SHUBHAPUNYA THITHAU |
......GOAATHOATHPANNAHA.........SHARMAAHAM ||
MAMOAPAATHTA DURITHKSHYA POORVAKAM |
SREEPARAMAESHWARA PREETHYARTHAM ||
PRAATHAHA/MADYAAHNA/SAAYAM SANDHYOAPAASANAM KARISHYAE ||
Gayathree Prasthapanam:
Recite:
UTHTHAMAE SHIKHARAE JAATHAE BHOOMYAAM PARVATHA MOORDHANI |
BRAAHMANAEBHYOABHYANUJNAATHAAGACHCHA (PUNARAAGACHCHA) DAEVEE YATHAA SUKHAM ||
NAMOA BRAHMANYA DAEVAAYA GOABRAAHMANAHITHAAYACHA JAGDHITHAAYA KRISHNAAYA |
GOAAVINDAAYA NAMOANAMAHA ||
NAMASTHWANANTHAAYA SAHASRAMOORTHAYAE |
SAHASRA PAADAAKSHI SHIROARUBAAHAVAE ||
SAHASRA NAAMNAE PURUSHAAYA SHAASHWATHAE |
SAHASRAKOATIYUGA DHAARINAE NAMAHA ||
......PRAVARAANVITHA.........GOATHROATHPANNAHA ASHVALAAYANA SOOTHRA |
SHAAKALA SHAAKHAADHYAAYEE..............SHARMAAHAM(NAME) BHOA ||
ABHIVAADAYAE(TOUCH YOUR EARS WITH HANDS LIKE SCISSOR SHAPE AND TOUCH GROUND) |
YASYA SMRITHYAACHA NAAMOAKTHYAA THAPAHA SANDHYAA KRIYAADISHU ||
NYOONAM SAMPOORNATHAAM YAATHI SADYOA VANDAE THAMACHYUTHAM |
MANTHRAHEENAM KRIYAAHEENAM BHAKTHIHEENAM JANAARDANA ||
YATHKRITHANTHU MAYAA DAEVAA PARIPOORNAM THADASTHUMAE |
KAAYAENAVAACHAA MANASAENDRIYAERVAA ||
BUDHDHYAATMANAAVAA PRAKRITHAE SWABHAAVAATH |
KAROAMI YADYATH SAKALAM PARASMAI NAARAAYANAAYAETHI SAMARPAYAAMI ||
ANAENA PRAATHAHA/MADYAAHA/SAAYAM SANDHYAVANDANAENA |
BHAGAVAAN SRI PARAMAESWARA PRIYATHAAM ||
OM THATH SATH BRAHMAARPANAMASTHU |
ACHYUTHAAYA NAMAHA ANANTHAAYA NAMAHA GOVINDAAYANAMAHA ||
HARAAYA NAMAHA MRIDAAYA NAMAHA SHIVAAYA NAMAHA |
(NOW DO AACHAMANA TO COMPLETE THE SANDHYA) OM ||
Some frequently asked questions about Sandhya Vandana
Q1: When to perform Sandhya vandana?
Three times a day. First, just before sunrise when stars are shining.
Then, in the afternoon when Sun is in the zenith.
Third time, in the Evening at sunset before stars are seen.
Q2: What are the main procedures?
1) Cleanliness, Bath, Preparation
2) Aachaman
3) Bhasma/Chandan Daharan
4) Pranayam
5) Maarjan
6) Mantraachaman
7) Aghamarshan
8) Arghya Pradhan
9) Gayathri Japa
10) Upasthaman
11) Abhivandan,Prasthan
12) Samarpan and Prayer
Q3: Which of the above procedures are the most essential?
Gayathri Mantra and Japa is the most essential part of Sandhya. It may be done 108 times or 10 times according to facility and desire. Aachaman and Pranayam are also considered essential by many people.
Q4: Can Sandhya be done occationally and briefly?
Something is better than nothing.
Q5: What about travelling and staying away from from?
When you are not in native place, you may follow only half the procedures. While travelling you may be able to follow nothing and it is acceptable.
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