Rugvediya Sandhya Vandanam

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night if it is praatal Sandhyaa, morning if it is mandhyanika Sandhyaa and it is afternoon till evening if it is sayan Sandhyaa.]
ॐ प्रणवस्य परब्रह्म ऋषिः । परमात्मा देवता । देवी गायत्री छंदः । प्राणायामे विनियोगः ॥
BY: * : * : 3 HE: : 1 ] 19:1 ॐ सत्यं । ॐ तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं । भगों देवस्य धीमहि धीयो यो न: प्रचोदयात् । ॐ आपोज्योतीरसोऽमृतं ब्रह्म भुर्भुव:स्वरोम् ॥
A married man should hold the nose in all His five fingers while performing this and bachelors and saints/seers should hold through three fingers i.e. index, thumb and small fingers. This praaNaayaamal has three parts to perform and it is called rechaka, pUraka and kumbhaka. To start with one has to leave the air from right side of the nose (1 unit of time) that is called rechaka, secondly one has to inhale the air from left side of nose (2 units of time) i.e. called pUraka and finally holding the air for 3 units of time i.e. is called kumbhaka.
Meaning of this mantra is as follows: OM = Paramaatmaa who has all the virtues is to be called OM, bhuuH = gunapUrna (complete virtues or characters), bhuvaH = wealthy never become pauper or most prosperous, svaH = always happy, mahal = prayed as the best or excellent, janal = creation of the world by Him, tapaH = one who has the complete knowledge, satyaM = one who controls or decides about the liberation.
yaH = this paramaatmaa, nah = ours, dhiiyah = mind, prachodayaat.h = initiates, tasya = of this paramathmaa, savitul = cause of creation, devasya = special characters, vareNyaM = prayed by all, bharga = paramaathmaa in knowledge form, dhiimahi = pray for Him.
Apo = paramaat maa, jyoti.h = cause of brightness, rasal = has got essence or substance or aananda ruupa peaceful, amRita M = does not have extinction, bhuul = complete virtues or characters, bhuvaH = prosperous and wealthy always, svaH = always happy, OM brahma = all virtues of Paramaatmaa, dhiimahi = praying for You.
The gist of this verse is:
Sri Hari in the form of Sri Gayatri is complete with all divine virtues, always prosperous and wealthy, always happy, considered to be the best or excellent, one who creates this world, one who regulates this world and one who is being prayed by all of us.
Further, Sri Hari or paramaat maa also has the power of creating the brightness (enlightenment), does not have extinction, has complete knowledge, is always prosperous and wealthy and has got complete virtues, is the