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The Sāmaveda Sandhyāvandanam
Multiple versions of the Sandhyāvandanam exist, corresponding to the four Vedas. The individual practices the version of the Veda they study. The following version of the Sandhyāvandanam is performed by students of the Sāmaveda, and was published by S.N. Sastri in 1988.

Achamana
Ācamanam (आचमनम्) is a ritual sipping of water accompanied by mantras. The practitioners sits in a squatting position facing either east or north, and first takes three sips of water accompanied by three respective mantras:


 * 1) Acyutāya namaḥ
 * 2) Anantāya namaḥ
 * 3) Govindāya namaḥ

They then touch twelve parts of the body, starting with the right part and then the left (with the exception of the navel and head, which are listed in the same row of the following table) while reciting the following names of Vishnu, blessing them in turn and allowing the practitioner to perform the rest of the ritual:

Shuklambaradharam Vishnum
The mantra Suklam Baradharam Vishnum (यज्ञ) is recited to remove obstacles. While saying the mantra while the practitioner visualises amrita from the head flowing down through the body through the nerves. Although the mantra mentions Vishnu, Sastri claimed it properly refers to Ganesha.

शुक्लम्बरधरम् विष्णुम् शशिवर्णम् चतुर्ब्जुजम् प्रसन्नवदनम् ध्यायेत् सर्व विघोपशान्तये śuklambaradharam viṣṇum śaśivarṇam caturbjujam prasannavadanam dhyāyet sarva vighopaśāntaye.

Pranayama
Prānāyāma (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम), or yogic breath control, is then performed while chanting an extended version of the Gayatri mantra. When performing pranayama as a part of the sandhyavandanam, the practitioner blocks the right nostril while and inhales through the left nostril, holds the breath, and then blocks their left nostril while inhaling through their right nostril, with all three stages consituting one pranayama. During each stage of the pranayama, they recite the mantra mentally. Sastri only mentioned a single pranayama to be performed.

Saṇkalpa
The practitioner recites the following mantra while resting their palms on opposite thighs. The concluding line of the mantra depends on the time of day the ceremony is performed.

Purification of body and mind
While the practitioner recites the mantra X, they write the character (Om) in water using their ring finger before touching the spot between the eyes with said finger. They then sprinkle water on their head with the same finger while reciting the first seven mantras, their feet during the eighth, the head for the ninth time, before spreading water around the crown with the tenth.