The Sandhya is a set of 19 verses that are aimed at reawakening the inner self each day. Sandhya is recommended as a daily duty so that we can start and end our days reinvigorated and refreshed in the cosmic dip of bliss.
Here, we present the Sandhya in three formats:
Select 1: The Sandhya in Sanskrit (no English transliteration or explanations)
Select 2: The Sandhya in English. (No Sanskrit text or explanations)
Select 3: The Sandhya in Sanskrit and English with prose meaning as well as verse translations.
The Sandhya Format as advised by the Sarvadeshik Arya Pratinidhi Sabha is as follows:
- Gayatri mantra
- Aachmanam – sipping of water
- Indriya Sparsha – touching body parts
- Marjana – purification of limbs
- Pranayama – deep breathing
- Aghamarshan – avoiding sins
- Aachmanam – shanno devir
- Manasa Parikrama – mental circumspection
- Upasthana – communion
- Gayatri Mantra
- Samarpan – self surrender
- Namaskar – salutations with namah shambhavaaya
