Daily Routine -According to the scriptures

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	Duties (Kritya) to be performed before having a bath in the morning

	Getting up in the Bramamuhurta

	Karaavalokan (Seeing the Palms)

	Bhoomi Vandana (Salutation to Mother Earth)

	Mangal Darshana (Auspicious sight)

	Prostration to Mother Father and Guru (Teacher)

	Mantra For Purification Of Mind (Maanasik Shuddhi Mantra)

PROSTRATION TO MOTHER FATHER AND GURU (TEACHER)

One must daily prostrate before his parents GURU (TEACHER) and all the elders, because according to the VEDAS, Parents and Teachers have been compared with the Devta (Deities) like,

MATRI DEVO BHAVAH, PITRA DEVO BHAVAH,
AACHAARYA DEVO BHAVAH
(Mother, Father and Teacher are deities)
Great importance of Prostration has been described in our scriptures :-

ABHIVAADAN SHEELASYA NITYAM VRIDDHOPASEVINAH,
CHATVAARI TASYA VARADAHANTE AAYURVIDDYA YASHOBAKAMO
(One who is a prostrator by nature, and is always in the service of Old (VRIDDHA) (GYAANVRIDDHA (Senior on account of his knowledge), KARMAVRIDDHA- Being Senior on account of his Superior Actions).

AVASTHAVRIDDHA (Senior on account of his Age) achieves four things AAYU (Long-Life) VIDDYA (Knowledge) YASHA (FAME) and BALA (Strength).

These four things have invaluable importance in the life of a Man. A person who possesses all these four things, does not lack anything in the life. Therefore a Man should try to practice Prostration. After the Prostration, it is necessary to purify our minds.