Introduction
The Vedas prescribe prayers at sunrise and sunset, which constitute a change from darkness to light and hence a Sandhya time (that is a time of junction). Sandhya vandanam or prayers at Sandhya time |
Yajur Veda Pratah Sandhyavandanam Procedure
1. Achamanam (2 times) 2. PrAnAyamam 3. Sankalpah Sandya 4. Satvika tyaga 5. Prokshanam 6. Prasanam 7. Achamanam 8. Punar Prokshanam 9. PrAnAyamam 10. Arghyam 11. PrAnAyamam 12. Prayaschitta Arghyam 13. Achamanam 14. Kesavadi Tarpanam 15. Achamanam 16. Japa Vidhih 17. Gayatri japam a PrAnAyam mantra japa b Pranayamam (3 times) c Gayatri Avahanam d Gayatri japam e Pranayamam (3 times) f Upastanam 18. Sandyadi devata vandanam 19. AbhivAdanam 20. DikvandanAm 21. AbhivAdanam 22. Achamanam 23. Satvika Tyaga 24. Arghyam 25. SriRanga Mangala manim |