Rugvediya Sandhya Vandanam

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ॐ श्री प्रद्युम्नाय नमः । [touch the left side of the nose with index and thumb fingers. Nose is the seat of Vayu]
ॐ श्री अनिरुद्धाय नमः । [touch the right eye with index and middle fingers]
ॐ श्री पुरुषोत्तमाय नमः । [touch the left eye with index and middle fingers] eye is the seat of Sun]
ॐ श्री अधोक्षजाय नमः । [touch the right ear with index and fourth fingers]
ॐ श्री नारसिंहाय नमः । [touch the left ear with index and fourth fingers] fear is the seat of Indra
ॐ श्री अच्युताय नमः । [touch the navel portion with index and small fingers. Navel is the seat of Narayana]
ॐ श्री जनार्दनाय नमः । [touch the heart portion with palm of the hand] (also the seat of Narayana]
ॐ श्री उपेंद्राय नमः । [touch the head with the hand]
BT TTH: 1 [touch the right shoulder with all fingers]
eft TTT TA: [touch the left shoulder with all fingers) shoulder is the seat of Prajapati]
[By touching the respective organs of the body one has to remember imagine that these gods are present in these organs]
ITTH: ................... (2)
[This is preamble for Gayatri aawahana i.e. welcome, for this Sri Hari or Paramaatmaa is Rishhi devataa and devii gaayatrii is Channassu. Practice of praaNaayaamah cleanses one of impurities and provides a resurgence of spiritual energy to revitalize one's saadhana.
In order to extinquish the sins or effect of base deeds in the previous night for praatal Sandhyaa this verse is uttered. The pramaana says that this mantra will destroy all the sins committed previously or previous