In the early morning after your daily routines, sit facing east in a place without any disturbances. The sankalpam for Gayatri is given below. As far as possible please try to chant/recite 1008 counts of Gayatri..
Aachanaman, Two leave Dharba pavithram, additional two leave Dharbam for Aasanam and two leaves to be folded and kept in the Ring Finger. Praanaayaamam.
For Ahobilamutt followers - to begin with:
Yasyaa bhavathu baktha Janaardhahanthu pithruthva manyeshva vichaarya dhoornam, Sthambevathaara damananya labhyam Lakshmi Nrusimham Charanam prabadhye|
For all Vadakalai Sect, including Ahobila Mutt followers:
*****Srimaan Venkatanaathaarya Kavitharkiga kesari)
Vedaanthaachaarya varyome sannidathaam sathaahruthi||
Gurubhya: Thath Gurubyaschha namo Vakamatheemahe
Vruneemahesa thathraathyoku thambathee jagadaambathree
Swaseshaboodhena maya sweeyai: sarvaparichathai
vithaathum preethamaathmaanam deva: prakramathe swayam.
For Vadakalai, Thenkalai & Smartha/Iyer - common:
Sukhlaambaratharam Vishnum sasivarnam chathurbhujam|
Prasannavadanam dhyaayeth sarvavigknobashanthaye||
Yasyathvradha vakthraathyaa: Paarishadhyaa paraschatham|
Vignam niknanthi sathatham Vishvaksenam thamachraye||
Hariharonthathsath, Sri Govinda, Govinda Govina, Asyassri bhagavatha: mahaapurushasya Vishnoraagnjya pravarthamaanasya aadhya Brahmmana: dhweitheeya paraarthe Srischvedhavaraakakalpe vaivasvatha manvanthre kaliyuge prathame paathe jamputhvIbe bhaarathavarshe bharathakande sakaapthe, merordakshine paarsve: asmin vardhthamaane vyaavhaarike, prabhaavaathi sashti samvathsaraanaam madhye, :
, sArvari nAma samvathsare, dakshiNayane, greeshma rithou, simha mAsE, krushNa pakshE, pradamaayaam subha thithau, chravaNa/chravishtaa nakshathra yukthaayaam, bhauma vaasara yukthaayaam asyaam pradamaayaam subhathithau, Sri Bhagavath Aagnjaa -
>Srimann Naarayana Preethiyarththam (For Vadakalai)
>Bhagavath Kainkarya Roopam ( for Thenkalai)
>Paarvathee paramechwara preethiyartham ( For smaartha / Iyer)
mithyaatheethaprayaschithhartham GayathrI Mahamanthra Japam Karishye. (throw the Dharbam piece (idukkupill) to your left keeping the Pavithram in your Ring finger).
"Aayaathu Varadhadevi aksharam Brahmma sammidham|
Gayathreem Chhandasaam maadhedham Brammajushasvava:
Ojosi sahosi Bhalamasi Praajosi Devaanaam thaamanaamaasi vichmasi vichvayus sarvamasi sarvaayurabipoorom Gayatrim Aavaahayaami."
Gayatri Dhyaanam
Praadhar dhyaayaami Gayathreem ravimandalamadhyakaam|
Rukvedhamuchchaarandheem rakthavarnaam kumaarikaam||
Akshamaalaakaraam Brahmma daivadhyaam hamsa vaahanaam...
Saavithreeya rushi:. Viswaaamithra: deveegaayathree Chandha:, savitha Devatha:
Changka Chakradaram devam kreedathi vibooshidam, Sooryamandala madhyastham Dhyaayeth Swarnarusim Harim.
Yo Devas Savidhaasmaakam Diyo Dharmaadhi kochara:|
Prerayeth thasya yath bargka: thath varenya mupaasmahe||
Then count 108 or 1008 times Gayatri Japam as follows:
" Om Bhur Bhuvassuva:, ThathsavithurvarENiyam, BhargOdevasya Dheemahi, DhiyO YO na: prachodhayaath "
On completion, you should do the Upasthaanam (after reciting the required Thiruvashtaaksharam - Om NamO NaarayaNa" equal to the count of Gayatri Japam)
Upasthaanam:
Uthame sikare Devi Bhoomyaam parvatha Moorthani, BraahmaNebyo hyanujjnanam Kaccha Devi Yadhasukam.
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remove the Pavithram and do Achanamam twice.
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