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.