Sandhyāvandanam
Mantras & Procedures

Honouring the principle.

Salutations to the indestructible, infinite source of knowledge within.

Whether pure or impure, in whatever state, when your vision is broad and unattached, you become pure internally and externally.

Om is love, light, the essence, immortal, the infinite consciousness, it is the summum bonum of creation.

To rid myself of all acquired negativity and sins and to obtain the Divine grace I am going to perform the practice of sandhyavandanam and agnikarya.

Love is that which establishes the whole world. May that love give us the strength to rise higher. Let it broaden our vision. Let it make our life more benevolent. Let us share that strength and vision with everyone, like the mother shares with her children. Let this wisdom fill us, give us bliss and kindle the same in others.

Morning: May I be free from the sins of my intellect, my mind, my actions or through the actions of my ancestors. Whatever sins I may have committed in the night (ignorance) — through any actions or any part of the body let it all be dissolved into the light of the luminous self.

Noon: May the waters (love) purify the world and let the purified world purify me. Love purifies the Brahman and may the Brahman purify me. May the Divine purify me of all negativity that arises from consuming inappropriate food or coveting others’ belongings.

Evening: May I be free from all the sins of my intellect, my mind, my actions or through the actions of my ancestors. Whatever sins I may have committed in the day (knowledge) — through any actions or any part of the body let it all be dissolved into the light of the luminous truth.

May the supreme consciousness which pervades all of creation, and which is victorious, bestow on me a long life and sweetness in my speech.

Offering holy water oblations while meditating on the absolute solar/divine brilliance to kindle the inner intellect.

May the impact of Time represented by the navagrahas bring contentment in me.

May the impact of the forces of nature represented by the devatas bring contentment in me.

May the tradition of Masters represented by the Saptarishis bring contentment in me.

Invoking the Mother Divine into ourself through the imperishable mantras eternally present in the infinite space, from whom all the waves and vibes are generated, to that absolute divinity I offer myself. You are the source of spiritual strength, the sparkling effulgence, the abode of all the devas, the entire universe and the life therein. I invoke thee O Gayatri (vibrations), I invoke thee O Savitri (Consciousness), I invoke thee O Sarasvati (Knowledge).

I bring to my awareness that supreme consciousness that pervades the gross, subtle and causal worlds, which is the source of brilliance (the strength or power) of the devas. May this supreme intelligence illuminate all our intellect.

I bow down to the four directions and all the divine forces of creation. I bow down to my desires and ancestors and feel the freedom.

O Devi who resides on the lofty peaks of the mountains, take leave from the brahmanas who have worshipped you and proceed back to your abode. Just like the water which falls from the sky all goes to the ocean, in the same way obeisance done anywhere goes to the One Divinity.

Remembering our lineage and honoring the heritage.

If there was any lack in my mantra chanting, actions or in the state of my mind O Agni / Janardana do make up the lack and render it complete.