Daily Awakening – Sandhya (Sanskrit/English)

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धियो यो नः पà¥à¤°à¤šà¥‹à¤¦à¤¯à¤¾à¤¤à¥ ॥1

Om bhoor bhuvaḥ svaḥ. Tat savitur vareṇyam
Bhargo devasya dheemahi.
Dhiyo yo nah pracho-dayaat.

Aachamanam

Chant this mantra thrice, each time sipping water from the right palm 2

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Om Shanno deveer-abhiá¹£há¹­aya4
aapo5 bhavantu peetaye.
Shanyor-abhi-shravantu nah.

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यह नीर हो सà¥à¤§à¤¾à¤®à¤¯ कलà¥à¤¯à¤¾à¤£ दान-दीजे॥
नित ऋदà¥à¤§à¤¿-सिदà¥à¤§à¤¿ बरसे हित हो सदा हमारा।
बहती रहे हृदयमें सदà¥à¤§à¤°à¥à¤® पà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤®-धारा॥
Devee svaroop eeshvar, pooraṇ abheeṣhṭ keeje,
Yah neer ho sudhaa-mai, kalyaan daan deeje

Nit ṛiddhi siddhi barse, hit ho sadaa hamaaraa
Bahtee rahe hridai me, saddharm prem dhaaraa.

May the All-Pervading Divine Mother be gracious unto us to satisfy our inner cravings and send down blessings all around us.
O Shan gracious, abhishtaya pleasant, aapah omnipresent deveee divine Mother (radient One), bhavantu may shanyor blessings of peetaya contentment abhishravantu shower, flow to nah us.


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  1. Yajur Veda 36.3
  2. For each chant, take some water in the right palm and sip at the end of each chant.
  3. Rig Veda 10.9.4, Yajur Veda 36.12, Saama Veda 1.33,