gayatrii japaH

Sit down in praaNaayaamam posture and perform praaNaayaamam

OM bhooH |
OM bhuvaH | .....................
With the palms together in praNaamam (Namaste) posture -
asmat gurubhyo namaH |
asmat parama gurubhyo namaH |
asmath sarva gurubhyo namaH |
shriimate shrii aadivaN shaThagopa yateendra mahaa deshikaaya namaH |
yasyaabhavadbhakta janaartihantuH
pitR^itvamanyeshhvavichaarya tuurNam |
stambhe.avataarastamananyalabhyam
lakshmii nR^isiMhaM sharaNam prapadye ||

shriimaan veN^kaTa naathaaryaH kavitaarkika kesarii |

vedaantaa chaarya varyome sannidhattaaM sadaahR^idi ||

gurubhyastad gurubhyashcha namovaaka madheemahe |

vR^iNeemahe cha tatraadyau dampatii jagataaM patii ||

shrimannabhiishhTha varada |
tvaamasmi charaNaM gataH |

svasheshha bhootena mayaa sviiyaiH sarva parichchhadaiH |

vidhaatuM priitamaatmaanaM devaH prakramate svayam |

shuklaambaradharaM vishhNuM shashivarNaM chaturbhujam |

prasannavadanaM dhyaayet sarva vighnopashaantaye ||

yasya dvirada vaktraadyaaH paarishhadyaaH paraHshatam |

vighnaM nighnanti satataM vishhvaksenaM tamaashraye ||

With the palms together in saN^kalpam posture -

hariH oM tat.h shriigovinda govinda govinda
asya shrii bhagavato mahaa purushhasya
 vishhNoraaGYayaa
pravartamaanasya adya brahmaNe
dvitiiya paraarthe
shrii shvetavaraaha kalpe
vaivasvata manvantare
kaliyuge
prathama paade
asmin vartamaanaanaaM vyaavahaarikaaNaaM
prabhavaadiinaaM shhashhTyaaH saMvatsaraaNaaM madhye

saN^kalpa
... ... ... ... naama saMvatsare
dakshiNaayane
... ... ... ... R^itau
... ... ... ... maase
... ... ... ... pakshe
... ... ... ... shubha tithau
... ... ... ... vaasara
... ... ... ... nakshatra yuktaayaaM
shriivishhNuyoga vishhNukaraNa shubhayoga shubhakaraNa
evaM guNa visheshhaNa vishishhTaayaaM
asyaaM ... ... ... ... ... shubha tithau
shrii bhagavadaaGYayaa shriimannaaraayaNa priityarthaM
mithyaadhiita praayashchittaarthaM
ashhTottara sahasra sa.nkhyayaa
gaayatrii mahaamantra japaM karishhye |
2. saatvika tyaagam -
Fold the palms together in praNaamam (Namaste) posture
oM bhagavaaneva
svaniyaamya svaroopasthiti pravR^itti
svasheshhataikarasena anena aatmanaa kartraa
svakiiyaishchopakaraNaiH svaaraadhanaika prayojanaaya
parama purushhaH sarvasheshhee shriyaHpatiH
svasheshha bhuutamidaM
mithyaadhiita praayashchittaartha gaayatrii mahaamantra japaM
bhagavaan svasmai svapriitaye svayameva kaarayati ..
3. gaayatrii aavaahanam -
aayaatu ityanuvaakasya vaamadeva R^ishhiH (shiras sparsham)
anushhTup chhandaH (naasaagra sparsham)
gaayatrii devataa (hR^idayaM/naabhi sparsham)
gaayatrii aavaahane viniyogaH (aatma aavaahanam)
Fold the palms together in praNaamaM (Namaste) posture
aayaatu varadaa devii aksharaM brahma sammitam
gaayatriiM chhandasaaM maatedaM brahma jushhasvanaH..
ojo.asi sahosi balamasi bhraajo.asi devaanaaM dhaama naamaasi
vishvamasi vishvaayuH sarvamasi sarvaayuH abhibooroM

gaayatriiM aavaahayaami (aatma aavaahanam)

saavitriiM aavaahayaami (aatma aavaahanam)
sarasvatiiM aavaahayaami (aatma aavaahanam)
saavitryaa R^ishhiH vishvaamitraH (shiras sparsham)
devii gaayatrii chandaH (naasaagra sparsham)
savitaa devataa (hR^idayaM/naabhi sparsham)
Fold the palms together in praNaamaM (Namaste) posture
yodevo savitaasmaakaM dhiyo dharmaadi gocharaaH.
prerayet tasya yadbhargaH tadvareNyamupaasmahe..
aaditya manDale dhyaayet paramaatmaanamavyayam.
vishhNuM chaturbhujaM ratna kunDalairmaNDitaaN^ganam..
sarva ratna samaayukta sarvaabharaNa bhuushhitaam.
evaM dhyaatvaa japennityaM mantramashhTottaraM shatam..
4. japam

oM. bhuurbhuvassuvaH.
tatsaviturvareNiyam.h.
bhargo devasya dhiimahi.
dhiyo yonnaH prachodayaat.h..
oM. bhuurbuvassuvaH........................
Perform the gaayatrii mantra japam 1008 times punaH praaNaayaamam
OM bhooH |
OM bhuvaH | .....................
perform praaNaayaamam
SaN^kalpam
shrii bhagavadaaGYayaa, srimannaaraayaNa priityarthaM,
gaayatrii upasthaanaM karishhye..
5. gaayatrii upasthaanaM
 uttama ityanuvaakasya vaamadeva R^ishhiH (shiras sparsham)
anushhTup chhandaH (naasaagra sparsham)
gaayatrii devataa (hR^idayaM/naabhi sparsham)
gaayatrii udvaasane viniyogaH (udvaasanam)
6. devataa, dik vandanam
Get up from aasanam and hold the palms together, facing East
uttame shikhare devii bhuumyaaM parvata muurdhani.
braahmaNebhyo hyanuGYaanam gachchha devi yadaa sukham..
oM sandhyaayai namaH - Facing East
oM saavitryai namaH - Facing South
oM gaayatryai namaH - Facing West
oM sarasvatyai namaH - Facing North
After doing namaskaaram in the four directions
Face East in the same posture
oM sarvaabhyo devataabhyo namo namaH
oM kaamokaarshhiit manyurakaarshhiit namo namaH
perform abhivaadanam; fill in the appropriate R^ishhi pravaram and other
details in the blanks below.
abhivaadaye ....... ........ .........
......... R^ishheya pravaraanvita
.......... gotraH
.......... suutraH
.......... shshaakhaadhyaayii
shrii ....... sharmaa naamaahaM
asmi bhoH
Fold the palms together in praNaamam (Namaste) posture
oM praachyai dishe namaH - Facing East
oM dakshiNaayai dishe namaH - Facing South
oM pradiichyai dishe namaH - Facing West
oM udiichyai dishe namaH - Facing North
After doing namaskaaram in the four directions
Face East in the same posture -
show the folded palm up and -
uurdhvaayai namaH
show the folded palm towards the ground and -
adharaayai namaH
again show the folded palm up and -
antarikshaaya namaH
again show the folded palm towards the ground and -
bhuumyai namaH
Face straight (vaikuntam) and -
 vishhNave namaH,

dhyeyassadaa savitR^i maNDala madhya varttii

naaraayaNaH sarasijaasana sannivishhTaH |
keyuuravaan, makarakuNDalavaan, kiriiTii, haarii,
hiraNyaya vapuH, dhR^ita shaN^kha chakraH ||

shaN^kha chakra gadaapaaNe dvaarakaa nilayaachyuta |

govinda puNDariikaaksha raksha maaM sharaNaagatam ||

namo brahmaNya devaaya go braahmaNa hitaaya cha |

jagaddhitaaya kR^ishhNaaya shrii govindaaya namo namaH ||

(praNamya, abhivaadya)
Perform saashhTaaN^ga namaskaaram and perform abhivaadanam;
fill in the appropriate R^ishhi pravaram and other details in the blanks below.
abhivaadaye ....... ........ .........
......... R^ishheya pravaraanvita
.......... gotraH
.......... suutraH
.......... shshaakhaadhyaayii
shrii ....... sharmaa naamaahaM
asmi bhoH
5. japam
shrii kR^ishhNaaya namaH
repeat and do japam ten times
punaraachamanam
achyutaaya namaH |
anantaaya namaH | ....................
perform aachamanam
6. saatvikatyaagam
Fold the palms together in praNaamam (Namaste) posture
oM bhagavaaneva gaayatrii mahaamantra japaM karma
bhagavaan svasmai svapriitaye svayameva kaaritavaan
shriiraN^ga maN^gaLa nidhiM karuNaa nivaasam
shrii veN^kaTaadri shikharaalaya kaaLamegham .
shrii hasti shaila shikharojvala paarijaatam
shriishaM namaami shirasaa yadushaila diipam ..
kaayena vaachaa manasendriyairvaa
budhyaatmanaavaa prakR^ite svabhaavaat .
karomi yatyat sakalaM parasmai
 shriiman naaraayaNaayeti samarpayaami ..
After the above saatvika tyagam, sprinkle water on the spot where japam was
done
After completing the above, daiva namaskaaraM, and namaskaaraM of elders is to
be done.
sarvaM srii kR^ishhNaarpaNamastu