Only the variations to praataH sandhyavandanam procedure are given below.
1.saayaM sandhyaavandanam.h should be performed facing west.
2.In praashanam (item 6) Gayatri aavaahanam 20(b) and Gayatri upasthanam 20(c) there are few
variations as described below
3.Recite "saayaM sandhyaa" where ever the "prataH sandhya" word is occuring in sankalpam
and saatvika dyaagam etc.
6. praashanam
agnishchetyanuvaakasya suurya R^ishhiH touch the head
gaayatrii chchhandaH touch the nose tip
agnirdevataa touch the chest
apaaM praashane viniyogaH (place "tiirtham" in the hollow of right palm and recite as follows)
oM | agnishcha maa manyushcha manyupatayashcha manyukR^itebhyaH |
paapebhyo rakshantaam.h | yadahnaa paapamakaarshham.h |
manasaa vaachaa hastaabhyaam.h |
padbhyaamudareNa shishnaa | ahastadavalumpatu | yatki.ncha duritaM mayi |
idamahaM maamamR^itayonau | satye jyotishhi juhomi svaahaa ||
(after uttering the above mantra japa ingest(swallow and not sip) the water from the palm)
20 (b) Gayatri aavaahanam after reciting sarasvathiim aavaahayaami inplace of
praatardhyaayaami gaayatriiM ravimaNDala madhyagaam.h |
R^igvedamuchchaarayantiiM raktavarNaaM kumaarikaam.h |
akshamaalaakaraaM brahmadaivatyaaM haMsavaahanaam.h ||
recite
saayaM sarasvatiiM shyaamaaM ravimaNDalamadhyagaam.h |
saamavedaM vyaaharantiiM chakraayudhadharaaM shubhaam.h ||
dhyaayaami vishhNudaivatyaaM vR^iddhaaM garuDavaahanaam.h ||
20 (c) In Gayatri Upasthaanam
After Uttame shikhare devii.. In place of "oM | mitrasya charshhaNiidhR^itaH.." Recite this
oM | imaM mevaruNa shrudhii havamadyaa cha mR^iDaya |
tvaamavasyuraachake |
tatvaayaami brahmaNaa vandamaanastadaashaaste yajamaano havirbhiH |
aheDamaano varuNeha bodhyurusha{gm}sa maa na aayuH pramoshhiiH |
yachchiddhi te visho yathaa pra deva varuNa vratam.h |
miniimasi dyavi dyavi ||
yatki.nchedaM varuNa daivye jane.abhidrohaM manushhyaashcharaamasi |
achittii yattava dharmaa yuyopima maa nastasmaadenaso devariirishhaH ||
kitavaaso yadriripurna diivi yadvaaghaa satyamuta yanna vidma |
sarvaataa vishhya shithireva devaathaa te syaama varuNa priyaasaH ||
iti yajur.h saayaM sandhyaavandanam.
