Sandhyavandane The Vedic Prayer

June 18, 2010 Upendran Boovaraha

Sandhyavandanam is to be performed thrice daily. ne durin! sunrise "#hen day proceeds from ni!ht$,
ne%t durin! midday "#hich is the transition from ascendin! sun to descendin! sun$ and durin!
sunset"#hen ni!ht ta&es over from day$. 'he purpose is to activate our mind and brain and then drive
a#ay the evil spirits that are active durin! that period #ith an intention to harm us.
(i! Sandhyavandane te%t in )n!lish* (!+Sandhya,andhane+,idhana
(i! Sandhyavandane te%t in Sans&rit* (! Sadhya,andhane+Sans&rit
(i! Sandhyavandane te%t in -annada* (i! Sandhyavandane+ -annada
(i! Sandhyavandana Bashya in -annada* S(. (./0,)12 S231452,231232 B42S452
5a6ur Sandhyavandane te%t in )n!lish* 5a6ur+Sandhya,andhane+)n!lish
.t is &no#n by a different name at each hour 7 in the mornin! "pr8tasadhy8$, at noon "m8dhy8ni&a$,
and in the evenin! "s8yasadhy8$.
'he term is a Sans&rit compound consistin! of sadhy, meanin! 9union:, or more specifically the union
or 6unctions of day and ni!ht #hich ta&es place in the mornin! or evenin! t#ili!ht,and vandanammeanin!
#orship. .n addition to da#n and dus&, noon is considered the third 6uncture of the day, and hence
meditations and prayers are performed daily at those times.
But, why do Sandhya at this these times only?
.t is these times that one is in an empty stomach #hich is a condition for any spiritual e%ercise.
'he term sadhy is also used by itself in the sense of 9daily practice: to refer to the
performance of these devotions at the openin! and closin! of the day.
'he Sandhya ,andanam is so important, therefore, to !uard a!ainst the evils of the 'hrisandhya
"Union of ;i!ht and 1ar& etc.$ and to !ive us all prosperity.
2s human bein!s, #e have to be than&ful to 1evas 7 the /ods or the <ancha Bhutas #ith #hich #e are
made of and the entire #orld is made of. )ven in our body the pancha bhootas are e%istent 7 )arth,
=ater, >ire, )ther "space$ and 2ir. 'hese are havin! their lords as Bhoodevi, ,aruna, 2!ni, .ndra and
,ayu, #ho are the preceptors for these panchabhootas. 2s #e are made up of <anchabhootas, #e have to
pray to these lords to !ive us health, peace, happiness etc. and, therefore, pray to them daily. 'he duties
en6oined in us to#ards these devas are called 1eva (unam or debt to 1evas.
Just li&e the #ater in a vessel can be stabili?ed by &eepin! the vessel stable, #e must stabili?e our mind
by first sittin! in a comfortable and stable manner. 'he yo!ic pose of <admasana is recommended for this
purpose.
'he Sandhyavandanam is to be performed in the follo#in! order. 2!ainst each action is mentioned the
meanin! and si!nificance. (eference* From the lecture delivered by Dr. Vyasanakere
Prabhanajanacharya as a part o the !"adhvacharya or the #outh$
Sl.
No.
Activity Method/Meaning Significance
1. Achamana
Drinking a small
quantity of water
(equal to sie of
urad dal!
"u#ricates the entire food $i$e and cleans it.%he achamanam is a
scientifically $roved technique of cooling our #ody and also in
focusing our
mind.htt$&//sanatanavenkat.#logs$ot.com/'(()/11/sandhyavandanam*
achamanam.html
'. +ranayama
%akes in $ure air
and lets out
im$ure air
,ets us the control of the entire #ody.+ranayama is to #e done with
mentally chanting the e-tended ,ayatri. %he +uraka. /um#aka and
0echaka ty$e of +ranayama was originally suggested and $racticed
#ut nowadays even the +uraka and 0echaka themselves are sufficient
to derive #enefit. %he kum#aka has to #e learnt only with the hel$ of
,urus who are #ecoming rare these days.%he steady intake of 1reath
is called +uraka and steady e-haling is called 0echaka. 2sually
0echaka is #est done at twice the time of +uraka.%he $ower of #reath.
+rana regulates the tem$erature of the 1ody& 3n early morning even in
cold climates. you can s$lash cold water on your #ody #y taking a
dee$ #reath and kee$ing it inside while taking #ath. 4ou will not feel
cold at all. 5ust remem#er those days when the oldies used to close the
nostrils while taking a di$ in the river or $ond 6
Ne-t try this& 7lose your eyes. sit erect. #ut not stiff. %hink of the
sound A2M. +ronounce it mentally. very slowly. A88.2888..M.
Do it for five to ten minutes. Now without o$ening your eyes. notice
your #reath. 4ou will #e sur$rised. 3t has #ecome very slow. very
rhythmic and fee#le 6 3n the same way. notice how a child #reathes in
slee$. 9ery rhythmic . steady and 9:04 S";<.
<hat do you gather = when the thoughts are focused. the #reath is
slow and rhythmic. 3n the same way. when the #reath is made
rhythmic and slow. your thoughts (mind! will #e focused and clear 6
A$art from single $ranayamas at the #eginnings. the gayatri >a$a is
tucked in #etween two sets of three $ranayamas each at the #eginning
and end res$ectively. "ook at the su#tlety of our 0ishis 6
?. Sankal$a 0ecollecting the
date. time and
Develo$s the will$ower required for a successful mindset
$lace in which
the activity is
#eing $erformed
@. Mar>ana
S$rinkling of
water on oneAs
#ody
7om$letes the #athing ritual with the mantras
B. 5ala#himantrana
Drinking the
sacred water
+urification of the #ody
C. +unarmar>ana
S$rinkling of
water on oneAs
#ody
0e*cleaning the #ody
). Suryarghya
;ffering the
sacred water to
"ord Narayana
residing in the
sun god
Solar energy is recognied as having enormous $owers in $urification.
ri$ening of fruits. medicinal $owers in curing skin and other related
diseases.
D. 5a$a
0e$etition of the
,ayatri Mantra
1(/1(( /1((( or
more no. of times
and reciting the
Narayana mantra
three times the
no. of times one
has recited the
,ayatri mantra
Shar$ens the mind. leads to clear and shar$ thinking. memory and
leads to $ersonal u$liftment.
E. Dignamskara
+rayer to the
$residing deities
of all the
directions
%o get $rotection and success in all the 1( directions
1(. /rishnar$ana
;ffering the
actions at the feet
of "ord /rishna
%his com$letes the activity and gives it all the relevance. An action
which is not offered on the feet of the "ord is useless and meaning
less
>or performin! Sandhyavandanam, one does not have to observe too much madi. 'his does not re@uire
too much time and can be performed easily. <erformance of Sandhyavandanam is mandatory for all men.
Under no circumstances should one !ive up this activity.
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19 Responses to Sandhyavandane The Vedic Prayer
1. Nagendra Kumar Says*
2u!ust 1E, 2010 at 11*1F am
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2. Murali Rao Says*
3ovember 8, 2010 at G*FH pm
2 very !ood article. 4o#ever accordin! to me, fe# important steps have been missed out 7
7 2fter step E and before I, 2!hamarshana or <aapa purusha visar6ana has to be done
7 Before /ayatri 6apa, Bhootochchatana and 2asana shuddhi has to be done
7 .f /ayatri avahana #as done, then after 1i!namas&ara, /ayatri ud#asana has to be done
7 ;astly, before -rishnaarpana, /otra0pravara uchchaarana has to be done
(e!ards,
Aurali
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o Upendran Boovaraha Says*
3ovember 10, 2010 at 2*F1 pm
Sri Aurali (ao avari!e,
'han&s for your feedbac&, #hich is valid. 4o#ever, the table does not list all the steps for perofrmin!
Sandhyavandane, and that is the reason . have the full sandhyavandane process in <1>.
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F. laxmi Says*
January 1H, 2011 at G*FH pm
Sir,
3amas&aram. =e stay in states . =e are basically vaidi&a brahmins from 2ndhra <radesh. =e did recently
9du!u: to our &id at the a!e of B. =e li&e him to learn the pravara in telu!u. . tried to !et throu!h #eb
site but invain. =e are of -aundinyasa /otram. =ill you please send us the <ravara.
'han&s
;a%mi
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o Upendran Boovaraha Says*
2u!ust E, 2011 at 12*FI am
;a&shmi 6i, . am sorry for respondin! so late. . #as out of action for a lon! time.
'he pravara for &oundinya !othra is vasista maitravaruna &oundinya traiyarsheya.
. hope this helps.
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H. Says*
>ebruary 2H, 2011 at 8*F1 am
.s this applicable to Smartha Brahmins also J
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G. S ARUN KUMAR Says*
3ovember G, 2012 at 1*HF pm
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E. S ARUN KUMAR Says*
3ovember G, 2012 at 1*HH pm
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o Upendran Boovaraha Says*
3ovember 8, 2012 at 11*G8 pm
1one, Uploaded the 5a6ur Sandhyavandane in )n!lish. . #ill ta&e time to scan and upload it in -annada.
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I. sekhar Says*
3ovember 2F, 2012 at G*F0 pm
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8. chandra mouli sarma Says*
January 2G, 201F at B*11 am
3amaste,
'his is a !reat service.
>or years, . have been performin! Sandhyavandanam. 4o#ever, at places . had doubts in the process .
#as follo#in!. 'hese have all been cleared no#.
,ery !rateful to you.
'han& you very much.
Chandra Aouli
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B. Jagannath Says*
>ebruary H, 201F at F*01 am
Sir, . need manthras in sans&ritK .f its available please mail me to nc6a!annath88L!maill.com
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o Upendran Boovaraha Says*
>ebruary H, 201F at B*GG pm
(i!veda Sandhyavandam in Sans&rit
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10. nandish Says*
>ebruary H, 201F at G*2I pm
. #anted to restart Sandhyavandana after a lon! brea&. Can you please help me to !et the details. . need
(i!veda Smartha sampradaya vidhi.
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o Upendran Boovaraha Says*
>ebruary H, 201F at B*FH pm
5ou can visit these lin&s to do#nload procdure as per smartha sampradaya*
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11. Vijakumar Says*
June 2B, 201F at 12*GH pm
. belon! to /outhama !otra. <lease send me the pravara
(e!ards
,i6ay&umar
Chennai
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o Upendran Boovaraha Says*
June 2B, 201F at F*2E pm
2n!eerasa, 2yasya "2ayarsaya$, /o#thama "/authama$ 7 'hrayarsheya
you can also visit* /otra or here
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Vijakumar Says*
July E, 201F at 11*G1 am
'han& you very much.ne more thin! is our family deity is ;ord ;a&shmi narasimha "U!ra 3arasimha$ and
resides in a place called (an!apur near Aundar!i. 'he pu6as are not done re!ularly and only durin! the
narasimha 6ayanti, pu6as are done. Some times the archa&as are also not there. 2m . allo#ed to chan!e
my family deity to places li&e Sin!aperumal &oil #hich is near chennai #here daily pu6as are doneJ
(e!ards
,i6ay&umar
Chennai
12. R!SA"#A $RAM%& Says*
July H, 201F at 12*1B pm
Sir,
Aay i &no# ho# to do devaru pu6e vidhanaJJ .f any video pl? post them.
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