Detailed Sandhyavandanam with Full Instructions

This post is actually on Sandhyavandanam which brahmins usually do after they have got done their upanayanam. When my upanayanam was done I also had to do sandhyavandam daily but there was hardly any text on the internet which had the complete Sandhyavandanam in it with instructions. In this post I have tried to capture the most detailed Sandhyavandanam which is the Rigveda Sandhyavandanam.

RIGVEDA SANDHYAVANDANAM

Sri Gurubhaya Namah
Hari Om
Apavitra pavitro va sarravastham Gathopivaha yesmareth pundarikakasham sabha hyaa bhyanthara shuchihi
Pundarikakasham
Pundarikakasham
Pundarikakasham

Aachamanam

(Instruction: Take water in the palm and drink it thrice chanting the first three mantras)

1. Om keshavaya svaha
2. Om naraayanasvaha
3. Om maadavayasvaha
4. Om govindayanamaha
5. Om vishvanenamaha
6. Om madhusudhanayanamaha
7. Om trivikramayanamaha
8. Om vaamanayanamaha
9. Om sridharayanamaha
10. Om rishikeshayanamaha
11. Om padmanabhayanamaha
12. Om damodarayanamaha
13. Om sangarshanayamaha
14. Om vaasudevayanamaha
15. Om pradhyumnayanamaha
16. Om anirudhayanamaha
17. Om purushothamayanamaha
18. Om adhokshayanamaha
19. Om narasimhayanamaha
20. Om achuttayanamaha
21. Om janardanayanamaha
22. Om upendrayanamaha
23. Om hareyanamaha
24. Om srikrishnayanamaha
25. Srikrishnabrahmanenamonamaha

Bhoothachatanam

Uthishanthu bhootha pishacha yethe bhoomi bhaarakaha
Yethe sha mavirodheena brahma karma samarabhe

Praanayayam

Om Bhuh Om Bhuvah Ogm Suvah Om Mahaha Om Janah Om Tapah Ogm Satyam
Om tatsavithurvareniyam Bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayat
Om Apah Jyothi Rasah amrtam Brahma Bhurbhuvassuvarom

Sankalpaha

Mamo paatha samasta duritha kshaya dwara Sri Parameshwara mudhishya Sri Parameshwara prithartham shubhyam shubhe shobhane muhurthe srimaha Vishnu rajanyaha pravartha manasya adhya bhrahmana dwitiya parardhe
Swetha varaha kalpe, viavaswatha manavanthare kaliyuge prathama paadhe, jamboo dweepe, bharatha varshe, bharatha khande, merur dakshina digbhage, srisailasya vayuvaraha pradeshe, Krishna godavarayor madhya pradeshe, swagruhe, samasya devathah brahmana hari harah sannidhow asmin varthamana vyavaharika chaandra maanena samvathsare ayena ruthu Maase pakshe thithuvu shubhanakshatre shubhayoge shubha karane evam gunavisheshanam vishishtayam shubhathitou sriman(Your Name) (your Gotra) Sharma aham praatha sandhyaam upaasishye


Maarjanam

Om aapohishhThaa mayobhuvaH
Om taane urje dadhaatana

Om mahe raNaaya chakshase
Om yovaH shivatamo rasaH
Om tasya bhaajayatehanaH

Om ushateeriva maataraH

Om tasmaa araN^gamaama vaH

Om yasya kshayaay ajinvatha

Om aapo janayathaa chanaH

Om bhuurbhuvassuvaH

Praatha sandhyavandane

oM suuryashcha maa manyushcha manyupatayashcha manyukR^itebhyaH paapebhyo rakshantaam.h yadraatryaa paapamakaarshham.h manasaa vaachaa hastaabhyaam.h padbhyaamudareNa shishnaa raatristadavalumpatu yatkiMcha duritaM mayi idamahaM maamamR^itayonau suurye jyotishhi juhomi svaahaa

(After the above do achamaanam once)

Punarmaarjanam

Om dadhikraavNNo akaarishhaM

Om jishhNorashvasya vaajinaH

Om surabhi no mukhaakarat.h

Om pra Na aayuumshhi taarishhat.h
Om aapohishhThaa mayobhuvaH

Om taa na uurje dadhaatana

Om mahe raNaaya chakshase

Om yovaH shivatamo rasaH
Om tasya bhaajayatehanaH
Om ushatiiriva maataraH
Om tasmaa araN^gamaama vaH

Om yasya kshayaaya jinvatha

Om aapo janayathaa chanaH
Om bhuurbhuvassuvaH

Hiranyavarna suchaya pavakah yaasujathaha kashyapyoya swindriyaha agninyagarbham dhadhire viroopa sthaana aapasha shaaga syonaa bhavanthu
Yasagam rajavaruno yathi madhye sathyanruthe avapaashayam jaananam madhyaschyu thasshuchayo ya paavakah sthaana aapasha shaaga syonaa bhavanthu
Yasaam devadri krunavanthi bhaksham ya antharikshe bhavutha bhavanthi yakshyam ya pruthvim paayasom dhanthi shukraha sthaana aapasha shaaga syonaa bhavanthu
Shivena maa chakshu sha paashyatha aapa shvayah tanvoh paasprishathaha pracham may sarvagyam agnigum raapi sushaadhou huveo mai varchobala mogo nidathaha

Mukhyakaala Thrikamana Prayashchitham

(Instructions: Do aachamanam once praanayam once)

Yevam guna vishesha vishishtayam shubha thithou Sri Parameshwara mugdhishya Sri Parameshwara thirthadhyam mukhya kala thrikamana dosha prayashchitardha poorvakah praatha ranghyaha pradhaanam karishye
Om Bhuh Om Bhuvah Ogm Suvah Om Mahaha Om Janah Om Tapah Ogm Satyam Om tatsavithurvareniyam Bhargo devasya dhimahi dhiyo yo nah prachodayat Om Apah Jyothi Rasah amrtam Brahma Bhurbhuvassuvarom

(Do praanayam and aachamanam once again praanayam once)


Arghya Pradanam

(Instructions: Do this three times)

Purvothitham guna visheshanam guna vishesha vishishtayam shubha thithou
Praatha sandhya argyapradanam karishye
Om bhuurbhuvassuvaH tatsaviturvareNyaM

bhargodevasya dhiimahi dhiyo yonaH prachodayaat.h

Pradakshinaam

(Instructions: Take water in the uddarani chant the mantra)

Udhyantham astham yantham adithya maaabhidhyaha yan kuran brahmano vidramsa kalam bhadramasthu the saraadithyo brahmaithi bhrahmyavya son brahmayapathi yaaeram Veda asavadithyou brahma

Sandhyaagnatharpanam

(Instructions: Do aachamanam and pranayam once)

Mamopaatha duridikshye dwara sriparameshwara prithartham praatha sandhyaagna tharpanam karishye
Om keshavaM tarpayaamiOm naaraayaNaM tarpayaamiOm maadhavaM tapayaamiOm govindaM tarpayaamiOm vishhNuM tarpayaamiOm madhusuudanaM tarpayaamiOm trivikramaM tarpayaamiOm vaamanaM tarpayaamiOm shriidharaM tarpayaamiOm hR^ishhiikeshaM tarpayaamiOm padmanaabhaM tarpayaamiOm daamodaraM tarpayaami

Gayathri Aahavaanam
(Instructions: do aachamanam once)

Omithye kaksharaam brahma agnirdevatha brahma ithyarusham
Gayathram chandanam paramaarthmam saroopam saayujyam viniyogam
aayathu varadha devi aksharam brahma sammitham gayathrim chandasam maathedham brahma jhushaswame yadhahnaath kuruthe paapam thad ahnaath prathimuchyathe yadh rathriyaath kuruthe paapam thad raathriyath prathimuchyathe sarvavand e mahaadevi sandhya vidhye saraswathi
ojosi sahosi balamasi bhraajosi devaanaaM dhaama naamaasivishvamasi vishvaayuH sarvamasi sarvaayuH abhibhuuroM
gaayatriiM aavaahayaami savitreem aavayami saraswathim aavayami
chandarshin aavahayaami shriyam aavahayaami gayathriya gayathri chando vishwamithra rushis savitha devatha nirmugham
brahma shiro
Vishnur hrudayam
rudhrashmika
pruthvi yonihi
praana+pana+vyano+dhana samana saprana shwetha varna saankhyanamaha sagothra gayathri chathurvigam shathya shara tripada shadkukshi panchishirchopayane viniyogaha

(Repeat the praanayam manthram)
(Do aachamanam and praanayam once)

Gayathri Japasankalpaha

Mama opaatha samasta duridikshye dwara sriparameshwara prithartham praatha gayathri mahamanthre japam karishye

Karanyaasaha

om thathsavithu
Brahmaathmane

Angushtabhyam namaha

varenyam

Vishnvathmane

Tharjanibhyam namaha

bhargodevasya

Rudhraathamane

Madhyamaabhyam namaha

dhimahi

sathyathmane

Anamikaabhyam namaha

Dhiyo yo naha

gnanathmane

Kanishtikabhyam namaha

Prachodhayaath
sarvaathmane

Karathala karaprushtaabhyam namaha


Ajgunyaasaha

Om thath savithuhu
brahmaathmane

Hrudayaya namaha

varenyam

vishnvathmane

Shirase svaaha

bhargodevasya

rudhraathamane

Shikhayai vashat

dhimahi

sathyathmane

Kavachaya hum

Dhiyo yo naha

gnanathmane

Nethrathrayaya voushat

Prachodhayaath

sarvaathmane

Asthraaya phat

Ithi digbandhaha
Bhoorbhavassuvarom

Dhyaanam

Muktaa vidruma hema neela dhavaLachchhaayaiH mukhaistriikshaNaiHyuktaamindukalaa nibaddhamakuTaaM tatvaartha varNaatmikaaM gaayatriiM varadaabhayaaM kushakashaM shubhraM kapaalaM gudaMshaN^khaM chakramatha aravinda yugaLaM hastair vahantiiM bhaje

Mudhrapradarshanam

Sumukham samputam chaiva
Vithatham visthrutham thatha
Dvimukham thrimukham chaiva
Chatuhu panchamukham
Punmukho dhomukham vyapakagnalikam
Shakatam yamapaasham cha grathitham cha summukonmukham
Pralamrum mushtikam mathsyaha kurmo varaahakam
Simhakraantham mahakraantham mudhgaram pallavam tatha
Chaturvim shati mudra vai gayatriam supratishtiya
Bhoo devasya sasmakam dhiyo dharmadi gocharaha preren tasya yad bhargasya tad varenyanam upasmaye
Gurur brahma gurur vishnuhu gururdevo maheshwaraha gurur saakshaad parambramha thasmysri gurave namaha


Gayathri japaha (12 times or multiples thereof)

Om bhuurbhuvassuvaH tatsaviturvareNyaM

bhargodevasya dhiimahi dhiyo yonaH prachodayaat.h


Japapaasanam

(Do aachamanam and praanayam once)

Purvokthainguna visheshana vishishtayaam shubha thidhou mamopaaththa samasta duri thakshayadvara Sri Parameshwara prithyartham praathaha (madhyahnika saayam sandhyagna) gayathri mahaa mantra japavasanam karishye suvar bhuvar bhoorithi dhigvimokhaha

Praathasooryoprasthaanam

OM mitrasya charshhaNiidhR^itaH shravodevasya saanasim.h satyaM chitra shravastamam.h
Mitrojanaan.h yaatayati prajaanan mitrodaadhaara pR^ithiviimuta dyaam.h mitraH kR^ishhTiiranimishhaabhichashhTe satyaaya havyaM ghR^itavadvidhema
Prasamitra marto astu prayasvaanyasta aaditya shikshati vratena na hanyate na jiiyate tvoto nainama{gm}ho ashnotyantito na duuraat.h

Dhijnamaskarah

Om namaha praachyai dhishe yaascha devatha yethasyaam prathivasanthi yethabhyascha namo namaha
Dhakshinayai dishe yaascha devatha yethasyaam prathivasanthi yethabhyascha namo namaha
Pratheechyai dishe yaascha devatha yethasyaam prathivasanthi yethabhyascha namo namaha
Udheechyai dishe yaascha devatha yethasyaam prathivasanthi yethabhyascha namo namaha
Urdhvayai dishe yaascha devatha yethasyaam prathivasanthi yethabhyascha namo namaha
Adharayai dishe yaascha devatha yethasyaam prathivasanthi yethabhyascha namo namaha
Avaantharayai dishe yaascha devatha yethasyaam prathivasanthi yethabhyascha namo namaha

Muni Namaskaraha

Namoh Ganga yamunayormadhyai ye vasanthi
The me prasannaathmanas chiranjivitham vardhayanthi
Namoh gangayamunayor munibhyashcha namoh nama
Gangayamunayor munibhyascha namah

Devatha namskaaraha

Sandhyaai namaha
Savithryai namaha
Gayathryai namaha
Saraswathai namaha
Sarvaabhyo devathabhyo namaha
Devebhyo namaha
Rushibhyo namaha
Munibhyo namaha
Gurubhyo namaha
Pithrubhyo namaha
Kaamokaarshinnamo namaha
Manyur aakarshirnamo namaha
Pruthvi vyapa sthejo vaayur aakashath
Om namo bhagavathe vaasudevaya
Yugam sada sarva bhoothani charaani sthaavaraani cha
Saayam praathar namasyanthi saa ma sandhya abhirakshathu


Shivakeshavaabhedhasmaranam

Shivaya vishnuroopaya shiva roopaya vishanave
Shivasya hrudayam vishnur vishnuscha hrudayagam shivaha

Yatha shivamayao vishnur yevam vishnumayashivaha
Yathaantharam na paschyaami thatha me swasthi ra yushi

Namoh brahmanyadevaaya gobrahmanahithaya cha
Jagadithaya krishnaya govindhaya namoh namaha

Gayathri prasthaana praarthana

Uththame shikhare jaathe bhoomyam parvathamoordhini
Bhramhanyebhyo bhyunugnathagachcha devi yatha sukham
Shtutho maaya varadha0 vedhamaatha prachodayanthi pavane dvijaatha
Aayuhu pruthvivyaam dhravinam bhramhaparchasam
Mahyam dhathva prjaathum bhramha lokam


Naarayana namaskruthihi

Namosthvananthyaya sahasramurthaye
Sahasra paadakshishiroru bahave
Sahasra naamane purushaaya shaashvathe
Sahasrakoti yugadhaarine namaha


Rodhasyabhivandhanam

Yidham dhaava pruthvi masthu pitharmaathur yadhi hopabruve vaaya
Bhootham devaanam avame avobhi vidhyamesham vrujanam jhiradhanum

Vaasudevapraarthana

Aakaashath pathitham thoyam yadha gachchathi saagaram
Sarvadevanamaskara keshavam prathi gachchathi

Sarva vedheshu yathpunyam sarva thirdheshu yathpalam
Thathpalam purusha apnothi sthuthva devam janardanam

Vaasanadh vaasudevasya vaasitham the jagathruyam
Sarvabhoothanivaaso si vaasudeva namoh namasthothuhe

Pravaraanvitha namaskaarha

(Put both your hands on opposite ears)
Chathus saagara paryan tham gobhramhanyebya shubham bhavathu
Vasishta mythraavaruna koundinya thryarshyeya pravaraanvitha
Koundinya sagothraha aapasthambasoothraha yadhushakhadhyaayi
Subhramanya sharma hambho abhivaadaye
(Do aachamanam once)

(Take water in the palms and pour it down chanting the following mantra)

Kaayena vaacha manasendriyairva
Bhudhyaathmana va prakruthese swabhaavath
Karomi yadhyathsakalam varasmai
Sriman Narayanayethi samarpayaami

Sarvam Sri Parameshwaraarpana masthu

Abhrahmalokaadh asheshaadh alokaalokaparva thaath
Ye santhi brahmana devaas thebhyo nithyam namo namaha

(This Marks the end of Sandhyavandam)

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Many countries, notably in Europe, have also legalized things such as prostitution and marijuana, bringing these potentially dangerous activities under tight Government control, hence eliminating the influence of crime syndicates and generating legitimate revenue.

I suggest that India do the same with corruption. Think about it.

Corruption is a blight on society in our country. Every day, crores of rupees are sunk into the black hole of bribes, large and small. Corruption causes untold suffering to all sorts of Indians, from jet-setting billionaires to the man on the street. It is a disease that impedes the progress of India's march towards true prosperity. It has the effect of dragging everything down, like Abhishek Bachchan in a movie with an otherwise decent cast. Or Yuvraj Singh on an escalator.

However, there's a simple way to eliminate the ill-effects of corruption, and actually make it contribute positively to society. All we need to do is make it legal. Change our laws to ensure that corruption is a practice that can be undertaken perfectly legally, after one obtains the necessary licenses from the Government. Simple.

Licenses can be given to anyone who meets the eligibility criteria (general sleaziness, ethical flexibility, ambiguous morals) and is willing to pay the license fees. The fees can be fixed in slabs, in accordance with the magnitude of the proposed corruption. Getting a license to accept bribes for handing out minor documents such as driving licenses or university degrees would be relatively inexpensive, when compared to getting a license that will permit you to award high-value mining, telecom or infrastructure contracts in exchange for monetary gains.

The sale of 'corruption licenses' alone would generate so much money for the exchequer, it would make A Raja look like a cop who just accepted a twenty rupee bribe to overlook a traffic-signal violation. And that's just for starters. Legalizing corruption means that you can tax it directly - resulting in seriously big income for the Government, freeing them up financially so they can ditch hare-brained schemes such as the NREGA and focus on building important stuff such as hideous statues of political figures, ugly memorials to great people and private roads for everyone.

And I haven't even mentioned the huge savings that would come from the shutting down all the various vigilance and anti-corruption cells, which would be rendered superfluous.

The beauty of this idea is that it is completely foolproof. Of course, any license-based system is vulnerable to being exploited by corrupt officials, but since, under the new rules, corruption itself would be quite legal, these unscrupulous elements would be in a fix. They would be thoroughly flummoxed, like so many ants trying to find the end of a Moebius Strip by marching steadfastly in one direction. Anyone looking to take bribes to award 'corruption licenses' would have to obtain a license themselves first. Licenses all the way up. Elegant, effective and infinitely recursive. All Government policy should be like that.

In fact, going forward, why stop at corruption? This policy can be extended to include extortion, goondaism, blackmail, forgery, perjury, and eventually, all of crime itself. This isn't as abhorrent as it sounds. So many activities that should be illegal are permitted by Indian law. We still allow crazies to run villages according to their whims and fancies. We still allow all manner of perfectly legal discrimination based on caste, religion and community. We still allow Ram Gopal Verma to make films.

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Legalizing crime would also ensure that those pesky agencies which publish annoying reports about 'global crime rates' would be forced to declare India as 'completely crime-free'. This would boost our international image, make countries like Germany pale in comparison, and help tourism. People who are too terrified to visit South Africa because of the high crime rate would flock to Bihar instead. Think of the impact this would have on our economy.

The approach I'm suggesting isn't even new. It has been in existence in various forms for years, being called, among other things, "Moving the goalposts", "Lowering the bar", "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" "Never mind the footwork, look at the score" and "Modern Dance is brilliant - you just don't understand it".

Like all of you, I, too, dream of India as a Utopian society, free of crime, injustice and evil. To achieve this, we must turn our weaknesses into strengths.

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