Monday, August 11, 2008

upakarama 1

Nature & Purpose Yajur Upakrama Rg Upkrama
Listen to Upakarma Mantra

Upakarma (Avani Avittam): Nature and Purpose

Upakarma (/upaakarma/) means beginning or "Arambham", i.e. to begin the study of the Veda (Veda Adhyayanam). For example, Yajur Upakarma means to begin the study of the Yajur Veda. Those belonging to the Yajur Veda observe the Upakarma in the month of Sravana (August-September), on the day of the full moon (paurnami). Why begin study of the Vedas on this particular day? This auspicious day also happens to be the day when Lord Narayana took the avatara as Lord Hayagriva. Lord Hayagriva as we all know restored the Vedas to Brahma and also is the God of Knowledge.

The next question is: why do this every year? In the not too distant a past, Veda Adhyayanam was performed only during the period Avani to Tai (from mid-August to mid-January). Therefore, one is supposed to perform an "utsarjanam" in the month of Tai, i.e., a giving up of the learning of Vedas from Tai to Avani. Just like a Upakarma function there was a Utsarjana function in Tai. The period between January to August was then devoted to learning other branches of our shastras. Thus the cycle of Upakarma and Utsarjana with regard to Vedic studies was established. However, this method took 12 or more years to learn just one veda. Slowly this became impractical and Vedic studies continued throughout the year.

Therefore, the first thing to do before the Upakarma function is to do a praayaschitta (atonement) for having learned Vedas during the prohibited period. Specifically, one atones for not having performed the Utsarjanam in the month of Tai. That's why we begin the function by doing the "kAmo'karshIt..." japam. The purpose is declared as "adhyAya-utsarjana-akarana-prAyaScittArtham.." (to atone for not doing the utsarjana of Vedic study) and the sankalpam continues as "...ashTottara-sahasra-sankhyayA kAmo'karshIt manyur akArshIt mahA-mantra-japam karishye" (I will now do recite the great "kAmo'kArshIt" mantra 1008 times). The meaning in Tamil is "kAmaththAl seyya pattadhu, kOpaththAl seyya pattadhu" -- done out of desire, done out of anger. The correct way of chanting this mantra is "kAmo'karshIt manyur akArshIt". Don't add namo nama: etc. The right time to perform is immediately after your morning anushthanam like sandhya, samidaadaanam (if you are a brahmachari), brahma-yajnam etc. This is performed during the abhigamana kaalam. Brahmacharis are supposed to have a hair-cut (prefarably by a man!) after this.

The Kanda Rishis and their Significance

We saw that the "kAmo'karshIt manyur akArshIt" japam is done with a sense of contrition. Who else but Vasudeva can bear the burden of our acts of omissions and commissions with regard to shastras? SAstramayena sthira pradIpena -- Daya Devi (compassion of the Lord personified) lights the lamp of shastras so that the jiva can find its way to its home in the Absolute.

After the kamo'karsheeth japam, we proceed to perform the Upakarma function. It is done after mAdhyAhnikam and bhagavad-ArAdhanam (ijyA). The main purpose of the Upakarma function is to offer prayers and express our gratitude to those rishis who gave us the Vedas -- the rishis through whom the Vedic mantras were revealed. These rishis are known as "kaanda rishis". There are different rishis for the different Vedas. We are expected to worship those rishis who belong to our shakha or branch of the Veda, one of Yajur, Rk, Samam etc. The Yajur Veda consists of 4 kaandams. These are known as

  1. prAjApatya kaaNDam
  2. saumya kaaNDam
  3. Agneya kaaNDam and
  4. vaishvadeva kaaNDam.

These kaandams are named after those rishis who first taught the Vedas, viz., Prajapati, Soma, Agni and Vishvadeva. Subsequently we also offer our prayers to the Upanishads saamhiti, yaajniki, and vaaruni, and finally to Svayambhu and Sadasaspati, through whom the Yajur Veda came down to us.

The sankalpam is mainly taken for performing the Upakarma Homam. Then we say tad angam snAnam karishye, tad angam yajnopavIta-dhAraNam karishye, tad angam kANDarshi tarpaNam karishye -- which implies that all other activities like snaanam, yajnopaveeta dhaaranam, tarpanam etc., are only performed as an 'angam' or subsidiary to the Upakarma Homam (which is the angi or primary).

In the Upakarma Homam as well as in the tarpanam, the offerings are made to the kaanda rishis. In fact this tarpanam is so important that it is included as part of our nitya karma-anushthaanam, our daily worship. There are other minor points that are worth noting:

  1. Brahmacharis should wear maunji (belt made of sacred grass), ajinam (deerskin) and dandam (stick made of palaasa wood) after they wear the poonool (sacred thread). There are separate mantras for each.
  2. It is said that: purAtanAn parityajya which implies that you should wear a new set of clothes (veshti and uttarIyam) before the tarpanam and homam.
  3. It is also said that: kAndarshi tarpaNa-kAle punaH snAtvA Ardra vastra eva tat kuryAt, i.e, before performing the kaanda rishi tarpanam you should once again take a dip in the water and do it with wet clothes.
  4. The rishi tarpanam is done with the poonool in the nivita position (like a garland) and the water along with rice and sesame seeds should leave the root of the small finger.
  5. In some traditions you fast on the Upakarma day or at least fast till the end.
  6. In some traditions a general pitr tarpanam is also done.

Yajur Upakrama

(1) Do morning nityakarmas including sandhyAvandanam as one

would do on any other day.



(2) kAmo'kArshIt manyur akArshIt japam

(first time upAkarmins [talai AvaNi aviTTam] skip this)



(a) Acamanam twice

(b) prANAyAma

(c) sankalpam, including sAttvika tyAgam:



taishyAm paurNamAsyAm adhyAya-utsarjana-akaraNa-prAyaScitta-artham,

ashTottara-sahasra (1008) [ashTottara-Sata (108)] sankhyayA "kAmo'kArshIt

manyur akArshIt" mahAmantra-japam karishye.



(e) Do japam of "kAmo'kArshIt manyur akArshIt" 1008 or 108 times

as one has resolved.

(f) Acamanam once, followed by sAttvika tyAgam



(3) Perform mAdhyAhnikam, including mAdhyAhnika snAnam if one is

accustomed, followed by bhagavad-ArAdhanam. After this, strictly

speaking, one should wait until the afternoon (aparAhna) to perform

the upAkarma, but these days, due to exigencies of work, etc.,

people do it earlier.



(4) Preparing for the upAkarma



Seated facing east, wearing a pavitram if available,

after Acamanam twice, prANAyama, and sankalpa, including

sAttvika tyAgam:



SrAvaNyAm paurNamAsyAm adhyAya-upAkarma karishye,

tad angam kAndarshi-tarpaNam karishye,

tad angam yajnopavIta-dhAraNam karishye,

tad angam snAnam karishye.



[ Brahmacharis add: tad angatayA maunji-ajina-daNDa-dhAraNAni karishye ]



(a) First, do the 'nimitta snAnam'. The very orthodox, performing this ritual

at a river bank or pushkariNi, would have done the snAnam immediately

upon reaching the water. If this is not possible, do mAnasika snAnam as

a bare minimum.

(b) Wear the new yajnopavItam (poonool-s) with appropriate mantras

(c) Brahmacharis should recite mantras for the darbha belt (maunji),

krishNAjina (a piece of deer skin), and palAsa daNDa

and if possible wear them

(d) Acamanam



(5) Nava kANDa Rshi tarpaNam



(a) Acamanam twice

(b) Facing north, walk knee-deep into a river or pool of fresh water

if possible. Otherwise stand where you are; traditionally, your clothes

should be wet. Do as you can.

(c) For each of the following, offer a mixture of (uncooked) rice,

black sesame seeds (eL), and water, as you say 'tarpayAmi'. Each line

should be said three times. Preferably, someone should help

by pouring the water as you release the rice and sesame, as this

makes it easier.



Wear the yajnopavItam as a necklace (nivItam). For the first seven,

cup both your hands together, having the yajnopavItam's brahma-mudi

(knots) resting in your palms and with the threads going between

your thumb and forefinger of each hand. The water should be released

along with the sesame and rice between the two hands, at the base

of the little finger. This is known as Rshi tIrtham.



(i) prajApatim kANDarshim tarpayAmi

(ii) sOmam kANDarshim tarpayAmi

(iii) agnim kANDarshim tarpayAmi

(iv) viSvAn devAn kANDarshim tarpayAmi

(v) sAmhitIr devatA upanishadas tarpayAmi

(vi) yajnikIr devatA upanishadas tarpayAmi

(vii) vAruNIr devatA upanishadas tarpayAmi



Now, still nivItam, the water mixture should be released towards

you, off of the base of the hands near the palms (i.e., away from

the fingertips). Typically this is done by pointing the fingers

straight up, keeping the sides of the hands together.

This is known as brahma-tIrtham.



(viii) brahmANaGM svayambhuvam tarpayAmi



Now the water should be poured as deva-tIrtham. This means that

the water mixture should be poured off the tips of the fingers.



(ix) sadasaspatim tarpayAmi

(x) See Note (f) below



(e) Return to upavItam, i.e., your poonool in its normal position.

Finish with Acamanam and sAttvika tyAgam, and change into dry clothes.



(6) Traditionally there is now a upAkarma homa, where the rishis

and devatAs mentioned above are once again saluted using the sacred

fire. The there is vedArambha, where the first four anuvAkas of the

yajur veda samhita are taught to the sishyas. This is followed by

jayAdi homam.



These may not be available if one is away from one's elders and

acharyas. At minimum, it is recommended that you recite one anuvAka

from your veda on this day. The Purusha Sukta suffices, for example.

If you haven't learnt any of your veda, you should do gAyatrI japam

in its place.



[ It is often erroneously thought that upAkarma or AvaNi aviTTam is

primarily the changing the yajnopavItam (poonool). This cannot be

further from the truth. Changing the poonool happens very often,

whenever a significant vedic karma is performed. UpAkarma, however, is

a rededication of oneself to the study of one's Veda, along with a

salutations to the rishis who perceived and revealed the Vedic mantras

to the world. This is the significance of the nava-kANDarshi tarpaNam

and the anuvAka recitation. ]




Notes

(a) On the UpAkarma day, strictly speaking, the rule is to eat only after
bhagavad-ArAdhana and the homam. If done properly this lasts well into
the afternoon. Because of the length of the procedure, young brahmacharis
and those others who are absolutely unable to bear their hunger are permitted
to eat before the homam itself. The typical meal consists of idli and
appam, but excludes rice. Complete fasting is observed after this
through the night, in preparation for the next day's gAyatrI japam.

(b) The mantra for the kAmo'kArshIt japam is "kAmo'kArshIt manyur akArshIt".
Most authorities end with this, and do not follow it by anything else.
However, in some traditions, the mantra is "kAmo'kArshIt manyur akArshIt namo namaH".

(c) Some people also change their yajnopavItam before the kAmo'kArshIt
japam, in addition to the changing done for upAkarma itself. It should
be remembered that the changing before upAkarma is the more important
one, and if one only wants to change once, the upAkarma changing is
preferred.

The reason for this is as follows. the kAmo'kArshIt japam is done as an
atonement, a prAyaScittam for *not* having done the traditional utsarjana
sankalpa earlier in the year. The sankalpa for the japam says this explicitly
('adhyAya-utsarjana-akaraNa'). Just as upAkarma is the formal
recommencement of Vedic studies, the utsarjana is a sankalpa done to
formally halt study of the Vedas and commence study of grammar, prosody,
pronounciation, astronomy, etymology, etc., as well as other shastras,
all of which are helpful in understanding the Vedas. The year was
therefore divided into two, one half for studying the Vedas, the other
half for studying the VedAngas or Vedic accessories.

The utsarjana has unfortunately fallen into disuse for quite a while,
so what remains is the meagre prAyaScittam for not having done it.
Therefore, the important yajnopavItam changing is for the upAkarma.

(d) sankalpa details

The following is said for any major sankalpa (mahA-sankalpa). The
underlined parts change depending on the day and are specified below
for upAkarma this year (2001).

After acharya vandanam and vishvaksena dhyAnam,

hari om tat SrI govinda govinda govinda!

asya SrI-bhagavato mahApurushasya
vishNor AjnayA pravartamAnasya
adya brahmaNe dvitIyaparArdhe SrI-Sveta-varAha-kalpe
vaivasvata-manvantare kaliyuge prathamapAde
jambudvIpe, bhAratavarshe, bharatakhaNDe,
SakAbde, meror dakshiNe pArSve
asmin vartamAnAnAm vyAvahArikANAm
prabhavAdi shashTi samvatsarANAm madhye
vikrama nAma samvatsare
dakshiNAyane, varsha Rtau, SrAvaNa mAse, Sukla pakshe,
paurNamAsyAm Subha-tithau,

(if in the USA):
soma-vAsara-sravaNa-nakshatra yuktAyAm,

(if in Madras or Singapore):
bhauma-vAsara-sravishTa-nakshatra yuktAyAm,

SrI-vishnu-yoga SrI-vishnu-karaNa Subha-yoga Subha-karaNa
evam guNa-viSeshaNa viSishTAyAm,
asyAm Subha-tithau,

SrI-bhagavad-AjnayA
[ SrIman-nArAyaNa-prItyartham OR
bhagavat-kainkarya-rUpam OR
bhagavat-prItyartham, depending on sampradAya ]

followed by the sankalpa for the particular karma.

Having said a mahA-sankalpa once for a particular ritual, it need not be
said again and again in its entireity. It is enough to say "pUrvoccarita
evam guNa-viSeshaNa viSishTAyAm, asyAm Subha-tithau, SrI-bhagavad-AjnayA..."

(e) sAttvika tyAgam details

sAttvika tyAgam is a moment of contemplation whereby one dedicates
the act and all its fruits entirely to Bhagavan, and where one recognizes
that Bhagavan himself is performing the act through you entirely for His own
purposes. Typically, as an expression of this attitude, a brief sentence
is stated before and after performing the karma. In an abbreviated form,
here is one version:

Before doing the karma:
bhagavAn eva svaniyAmya sva-Sesha-bhUtena mayA
svasmai svaprItaye svayam eva [name of the act] kArayati.

After doing the karma, say the same thing, except replace the
last word "kArayati" with "kAritavAn".

(f) After the kANDa-rishi tarpaNam, some people add:

Rg-vedam tarpayAmi
yajur-vedam tarpayAmi
sAma-vedam tarpayAmi
atharvaNa-vedam tarpayAmi
itihAsam tarpayAmi
purANam tarpayAmi
kalpam tarpayAmi

Some also now recommend pitR tarpaNam (prAcIna-vItam) for
those whose fathers are no longer alive.

(g) procedure for wearing the yajnopavitam (poonool)
(1) Sit squatting (kukkuTTAsanam) facing east. Acamanam twice
(2) prANAyAmam, wearing pavitram if available
(3) sankalpam, with sAttvika tyAgam:

Srauta-smArta-vihita-nitya-karma-anushThAna-
yogyatA-siddhyartham yajnopavIta-dhAraNam karishye

(4) Put one yajnopavItam on at a time. To do this,
hold the yajnopavItam with both hands, with your right
palm facing up over your head, and your left palm facing
the ground. The top of the brahma-mudi (knot) should be
on your right palm and should be facing right. Then say
this mantra, while holding the sacred thread this way:

yajnopavIta-dhAraNa-mantrasya
brahmA Rshi:
trishTup chanda:
trayIvidyA devatA
yajnopavIta dhAraNe viniyoga:

yajnopavItam paramam pavitram, prajApater yat sahajam purastAt |
Ayushyam ugryam pratimunca Subhram yajnopavItam balam astu teja: ||

Now wear the yajnopavItam. Acamanam once.

If you are married, repeat this procedure for the second yajnopavItam,
from the praNAyAmam and sankalpa to the mantra, and wear the thread.
Acamanam.

Then, after saying

upavItam chinnantu jIrNam kaSmala-dUshitam |
visRjAmi punar brahman varco dIrghAyur astu me ||

remove the old yajnopavItams and discard them under a tree or some
other natural place. Don't throw them in the garbage!

Acamanam again followed by sAttvika tyAgam.

(h) mantras for wearing the maunji, ajina, and palAsa daNDa:

(1) maunji
, , , ,,
iyam duruktAt paribAdhamAnA Sarma varUtham punatIna AgAt |
- - - - - -
, , , ,
prANApAnAbhyAm balamAbharantI priyA dEvAnAGM subhagA mEkhaleyam ||
- - - - - - - - - -
, , , ,
Rtasya gOptrI tapasa: parasvIghnatI raksha: sahamAnA arAtI: |
- - - - - -
, , , , ,
sAna: samantamanu parIhi bhadhrayA bhartAraste mekhale mA rishAma ||
- - - - -

(2) ajina

, , , , ,
mitrasya cakshur dharuNam balIyas tejo yaSasvi sthaviraGM samiddham |
- - - - - - - -
, ,
anAhanasyam vasanam jarishNu parIdham vAjyajinam dadhe'ham ||
-- - - - - - -

(3) daNDa
, , , ,
suSravassuSravasam mA kuru yathA tvaGM suSrava: susravA asyevamahaGM
- - - - - - - -
, , , , ,, ,,
suSravassuSravA bhUyAsam yathA tvaGM suSravassuSravo devAnAm nidhigOpO-
- - - - - - - -
,, , ,
'syevamaham brAhmaNAnAm brahmaNo nidhigOpO bhUyAsam ||
- - - -

Rg Upakrama


(1) Do morning nityakarmas including sandhyAvandanam as one
would do on any other day.

(2) kAmo'kArshIt manyur akArshIt japam
(first time upAkarmins skip this)

(I am including this because I think this part is the same as for
yajur veda. Please fix or skip if I am mistaken.)

(a) Acamanam twice
(b) prANAyAma
(c) mahA-sankalpam, including sAttvika tyAgam:

adhyAya-utsarjana-akaraNa-prAyaScitta-artham,
ashTottara-sahasra (1008) [ashTottara-Sata (108)] sankhyayA "kAmo'kArshIt
manyur akArshIt" mahAmantra-japam karishye.

(e) Do japam of "kAmo'kArshIt manyur akArshIt" 1008 or 108 times
as one has resolved.
(f) Acamanam once, followed by sAttvika tyAgam

(3) Perform mAdhyAhnikam, including mAdhyAhnika snAnam if one is
accustomed.

(4) Preparing for the upAkarma

Seated facing east, wearing a pavitram if available,
after Acamanam twice, prANAyama, and mahA-sankalpa, including
sAttvika tyAgam:

SrAvaNyAm SravaNa-nakshatre
adhItAnAm chandasAm ayAta-yAmatvAya
vIryavattA-siddhyartham adhyAya-upAkarma karishye,
tad angam tarpaNAdi karishye,
tad angam snAnam karishye.

(a) Bathe once again (at least mAnasika snAnam:

apavitra: pavitro vA sarvAvasthAm gato'pi vA |
ya: smaret puNDarIkAksham sa bAhyAbhyantara-suci: ||

Think of Lord as the lotus-eyes Pundarikaksha and
sprinkle a little water (prokshaNa) on the place
where you will sit/squat. )

(5) maNDala-deva-tarpaNam, etc.

(a) Acamanam twice
(b) sankalpa specifically for the tarpaNam:

SrAvaNyAm SravaNa-nakshatre adhItAnAm vIryatA-siddhyartham
svAdhyAya-Atmaka-deva-rshi-pitR-prItyartham sAvitryAdi-
nava-pradhAna-devatAnAm agnyAdi-vimSati-maNDala-devatAnAm
brahma-yajna-devatAnAm ca tarpaNam karishye

(c) tarpaNam done upavItI (yajnopavItam in standard position)

(I can't give you any more details about how it
is to be done. Probably this should be deva-tIrtham)

sAvitrIm tarpayAmi
brahmANam ''
SraddhAm ''
medhAm ''
prajnAm ''
dhAraNAm ''
sadasaspatim ''
anumatim ''
chandobhya Rshibhya: ''

agnim ''
aptRNasUryam ''
agnim ''
Sukantam ''
agnim ''
Apa: tRpyantu
agnim tarpayAmi
maruta: tRpyantu
agnim tarpayAmi
varmANam tarpayAmi
agnim tarpayAmi
mitrAvaruNau tRpyetAm
agnim tarpayAmi
indrAsomau tRpyetAm
indram tarpayAmi
agnimarutau tRpyetAm
pavamAnasomau tRpyetAm
somam tarpayAmi
agnim tarpayAmi
samjnAnam tarpayAmi
viSvadevA: tRpyantu
devatA: tRpyantu

agnis tRpyatu
vishNus tRpyatu
prajApatis tRpyatu
brahmA tRpyatu

vedA: tRpyantu

devA: tRpyantu
Rshaya: tRpyantu
sarvANi chandAmsi tRpyantu
omkAra: tRpyatu
vashaTkAra: tRpyatu
vyAhRtaya: tRpyantu
sAvitrI tRpyatu
yajnA: tRpyantu
dyAvA-pRthivI tRpyetAm
antariksham tRpyatu
aho-rAtrANi tRpyantu
sankhyA: tRpyantu
sAnkhyA: tRpyantu
siddhA: tRpyantu
sAdhyA: tRpyantu
samudrA: tRpyantu
nadya: tRpyantu
gAva: tRpyantu
giraya: tRpyantu
kshetroushadhi-vanaspati-gandharva-apsarasa: tRpyantu
nAgA: tRpyantu
vayAmsi tRpyantu
viprA: tRpyantu
yakshA: tRpyantu
bhUtAni tRpyantu

(d) tarpaNam done nivItI (yajnopavItam like a necklace/garland.
tarpaNam should probably be done Rshi-tIrtham)

Satarcina: tRpyantu
mAdhyamA: tRpyantu
gRsnamada: tRpyatu
viSvAmitra: tRpyatu
vAmadeva: tRpyatu
atri: tRpyatu
bharadvAja: tRpyatu
vasishTha: tRpyatu
pragAthA: tRpyantu
pAvamAnya: tRpyantu
kshudra-sUktA: tRpyantu
mahA-sUktA: tRpyantu

(e) tarpaNam done prAcIna-vItI (yajnopavItam on opposite side.
tarpaNam should probably be pitR-tIrtham)

jaimini-vaiSampAyana-paila-sUtrabhAshya-bhArata-mahAbhArata-
dharmAcAryA: tRpyantu
jAnanti-bAhavi-gArgya-gautama-Sakalya-bAbhravya-mANDUkya-
mANDukeyA: tRpantu
gArgI tRpyatu
vAcaknavI tRpyatu
baDabA: tRpyatu
prAtitheyI tRpyatu
sulabhA tRpyatu
maitreyi tRpyatu
kahoLam tarpayAmi
kaushItakam tarpayAmi
mahAkaushItakam tarpayAmi
bharadvAjam tarpayAmi
paingam tarpayAmi
mahApaingam tarpayAmi
suyajnam tarpayAmi
sAnkhyAyanam tarpayAmi
aitareyam tarpayAmi
mahaitareyam tarpayAmi
bAshkalam tarpayAmi
gArgyam tarpayAmi
gautamam tarpayAmi
sujAtavaktram tarpayAmi
audavAhim tarpayAmi
mahaudavAhim tarpayAmi
saujAmim tarpayAmi
Saunakam tarpayAmi
ASvalAyanam tarpayAmi

ye ca anye AcAryA: te sarve tRpyantu

(f) If one's father is no longer alive, now pitR tarpaNam

(e) Return to upavItam, i.e., your poonool in its normal position.
Finish with Acamanam and sAttvika tyAgam, and change into dry clothes.

(6) yajnopavIta dhAraNam (listed in Notes for Yajur Veda but probably the same
for Rg Veda)

(a) Wear the new yajnopavItam (poonool-s) with appropriate mantras
(b) Brahmacharis should recite mantras for the darbha belt (maunji),
krishNAjina (a piece of deer skin), and palAsa daNDa
and if possible wear them

(7) Traditionally there is now a upAkarma homa, where the rishis
and devatAs mentioned above are once again saluted using the sacred
fire. The there is vedArambha, where the beginning of the Rg Veda
is taught to the sishyas.

These may not be available if one is away from one's elders and
acharyas. At minimum, it is recommended that you recite one anuvAka
from your veda on this day.

[ It is often erroneously thought that upAkarma or AvaNi aviTTam is
primarily the changing the yajnopavItam (poonool). This cannot be
further from the truth. Changing the poonool happens very often,
whenever a significant vedic karma is performed. UpAkarma, however, is
a rededication of oneself to the study of one's Veda, along with a
salutations to the rishis who perceived and revealed the Vedic mantras
to the world. This is the significance of the tarpaNam and the
anuvAka recitation. ]

(7) Next is bhagavad-ArAdhanam, as you would do on any normal day.

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Notes

(a) On the UpAkarma day, complete fasting is observed at night and a small
meal is eaten during the day. This meal typically consists of idli or
something similar, but excludes rice. Please also remember that you
are not supposed to eat anything until after bhagavad-ArAdhanam.

(b) The mantram for the kAmo'kArshIt japam is "kAmo'kArshIt manyur akArshIt".
It is not followed by "namo namaH".

(c) sankalpa details

The following is said for any major sankalpa (mahA-sankalpa).
What is specified below is for Rg upAkarma this year (1999).

After acharya vandanam and vishvaksena dhyAnam,

hari om tat SrI govinda govinda govinda!

asya SrI-bhagavato mahApurushasya
vishNor AjnayA pravartamAnasya
adya brahmaNe dvitIyaparArdhe SrI-Sveta-varAha-kalpe
vaivasvata-manvantare kaliyuge prathamapAde
jambudvIpe, bhAratavarshe, bharatakhaNDe,
SakAbde, meror dakshiNe pArSve
asmin vartamAnAnAm vyAvahArikANAm
prabhavAdi shashTi samvatsarANAm madhye
vikrama nAma samvatsare
dakshiNAyane, varsha Rtau, SrAvaNa mAse, Sukla pakshe,
paurNamAsyAm Subha-tithau, soma-vAsara-SravaNa-nakshatra yuktAyAm,
SrI-vishnu-yoga SrI-vishnu-karaNa Subha-yoga Subha-karaNa
evam guNa-viSeshaNa viSishTAyAm,
asyAm Subha-tithau,

SrI-bhagavad-AjnayA
[ SrIman-nArAyaNa-prItyartham OR
bhagavat-kainkarya-rUpam OR
bhagavat-prItyartham, depending on sampradAya ]

followed by the sankalpa for the particular karma.

(e) sAttvika tyAgam details

sAttvika tyAgam means dedicating the act one is performing
or has performed entirely to Bhagavan, and that Bhagavan is
performing it through you entirely for Himself. It is said
before and after performing the karma. In an abbreviated form,
here is one version:

Before doing the karma:
bhagavAn eva svaniyAmya sva-Sesha-bhUtena mayA
svasmai svaprItaye svayam eva [name of the act] kArayati.

After doing the karma, say the same thing, except replace the
last word "kArayati" with "kAritavAn".

(f) procedure for wearing the yajnopavitam (poonool)
(1) Sit squatting (kukkuTTAsanam) facing east. Acamanam twice
(2) prANAyAmam, wearing pavitram if available
(3) sankalpam, with sAttvika tyAgam:

Srauta-smArta-vihita-nitya-karma-anushThAna-
yogyatA-siddhyartham yajnopavIta-dhAraNam karishye

(4) Put one yajnopavItam on at a time. To do this,
hold the yajnopavItam with both hands, with your right
palm facing up over your head, and your left palm facing
the ground. The top of the brahma-mudi (knot) should be
on your right palm and should be facing right. Then say
this mantra, while holding the sacred thread this way:

yajnopavIta-dhAraNa-mantrasya
brahmA Rshi:
trishTup chanda:
trayIvidyA devatA
yajnopavIta dhAraNe viniyoga:

yajnopavItam paramam pavitram, prajApater yat sahajam purastAt |
Ayushyam ugryam pratimunca Subhram yajnopavItam balam astu teja: ||

Now wear the yajnopavItam. Acamanam once.

If you are married, repeat this procedure for the second yajnopavItam,
from the praNAyAmam and sankalpa to the mantra, and wear the thread.
Acamanam.

Then, after saying

upavItam chinnantu jIrNam kaSmala-dUshitam |
visRjAmi punar brahman varco dIrghAyur astu me ||

remove the old yajnopavItams and discard them under a tree or some
other natural place. Don't throw them in the garbage!

Acamanam again followed by sAttvika tyAgam.

(5) mantras for maunji, ajina, and daNDa dhAraNam

(a) maunji

prAvepAmA bRhatA mAdayanti pravA tejA hariNe vavRtAnA: |
somasyeva maujavatasya bhaksho vibhIdako jAgRvirmahyamacchAn ||

(b) ajina

RRk-sAmAbhyAm-abhihitau gAvau te sAma nAvita: |
Srotram te cakre AstAm divi panthAS carAcara: ||

(c) daNDa

esha ksheti rathavIthir maghavA gomatIranu ||

yajur upakarma

(Upakarma) Avani Avittam

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15-8-2008(Friday): Varalakshmi Vratham :

15-8-2008(Friday): Rigveda Upakarma (Avani Avittam)

16-8-2008(Saturday): Yajurveda Upakarma(Avani Avittam)

17-8-2008(Sunday): Gayatri Japam

02-9-2008(Tuesday) :Samaveda Upakarmam

1.Yagnyopaveetha dharana Mantram

(Only Bhramchari’s has to change the yagnyopaveetam in the morning)

( Mantram for wearing Poonal)

1. Perform Achamanam

Take minute quantities of water(just sufficient to soak one grain of black gram) three times in the right hand and take it with the following manthra.

1.Om Achyuthaya nama 2.Om Ananthaya nama 3.Om Govindaya nama

Then

Touch with thumb both cheeks saying kesava Narayana

Touch with ring finger both eyes saying Madhava Govinda

Touch with the first finger both sides of nose saying Vishno-Madhusoodana

Touch with little finger both ears saying Trivikrama Vamana

Touch with the middle finger both shoulders saying Sreedhara-Hrishi kesa

Touch with all fingers the belly button saying Padmanabha

Touch with all fingers the head saying Damodara

2. Ganapathi dyanam*

Recite the following manthra slowly hitting the forehead with both fists together.:-

Shuklambaradharam Vishnum Sasi Varnam ChathurBhujam,

Prasanna Vadanam Dyayeth Sarva Vigna Upa Santhaye.

*This prayer is not recited by Vaishnavas. They are requested to go to the next section.

3. Do Pranayamam.

Hold both Nostrils with Thumb and the little and third finger of the hands and recite the following Manthra:-

Om Bhoo

Om Bhuva

Ogum Suva

Om Maha

Om Jana

Om Thapa

Ogum Sathyam

Om Tatsa vithur varenyam Bargo devasya dhi mahi dhiyo yona prachodayath

Om Apa

Jyothj rasa

Amrutham brahma

Bhoorbuvasuvarom

Touch the ears three times saying

Om, Om , Om

Sankalpam:

c.Mamo partha samastha duritha kshya dwara sri paameshwara preethyartham

Shroutha smartha vidhi vihitha nithya karma sadachara anushtanaa yogyatha sidhyartham bhramma tejah abhivrudyartham yagnopaveetha dharanam karishye.

d.Yagnopaveetha dharana maha manthrasya

Parabrhma rishih(Touch forehead)

Trushtup chandah (touch below nose)

Paramathma devatha (touch heart)

e.Yagnopaveetha dharane viniyogah

Wear Poonal one by one by reciting (poonal should be held by both hands, the tie in the poonal being held above by the right hand facing upwards)

Yagnopaveetham paramam pavithram praja patheh,

Yat sahajam purasthat aayushyam

Agriyam prathi muncha shubhram yagnopaveetham balamasthu thejah OM .

f.After wearing all poonals one by one do Aachamanam

g.Remove the old poonals and break them to pieces by reciting

Upaveetham bhinna thanthum jeernam kashmala dooshitham, visrujami jale punarbrahman varcho deergayurasthu me.

h.Do aachamanam.

Summary meaning: I wear the white yagnopavitha that is purifying , which was born along with brahma, which is capable of increasing life .I am sure this would give glory and strength to me.I am destroying the dirty , soiled yasgnopavita .

2.Kamo Karisheeth & Manyura Karisheeth Japam

a.Aaachamanam:Shuklaam Bharadharam…….Santhaye

b.Om Bhooh + Bhoorbhuvasuvarom…………..

c.Mamo partha--- Preethyartham

Tadeva lagnam sudhinam tadaiva, tharaa balam chandra balam thadaiva , vidhya balam daiva balam tadaiva, Sri Lakshmi pathe te aangriyugam smaramaami

Apavithra pavithro vaa sarvaavasthaam gathopi vaa , ya smareth pundari kaksham, sabahya Abhyanthara shuchi , manasam vaachikam paapam , karmanaa Samuparjitham, Sri Rama smaranenaiva vyopahathi na samshayah .Sree Rama Rama Rama, Tithir Vishnu, Tatha vaarah, Nakshatram Vishnu reva cha, Yogascha karanam chaiva sarvam Vishnu mayam Jagat , Sri Govinda , Govinda, Govinda

Aadhya sri bhagavatha mahaa purushasya Vishnoh Agnaya , Pravarthamanasya , Aadhya brhmanah , dweethiya parardhe, shweta varaha kalpe, , Vaivaswatha manvanthare, ashta vimshathi thame, kali yuge, prathame padhe, Jamboo dweepe, Bharatha varshe , Bharatha Kande, Meroh dakshine parshwe, Shakabde Asmin vartamane , vyaavaharike prabhavaadheenam sashtyah samvatsaranaam madhye , Sarvadhari nama samvatstare, Dakshinaayane, Varsha rithou, Simha mase, shukla pakshe, aadhya pournamasyam shubha tithou, Stira vasara yukthayam, shravana nakshatra yukthayam, shubhayoga, shubha karana evam guna, viseshana visishtaayam, asyam vartamanayam pournamaasyam shubha thithou. Taishyaam pournamaasyam adhyayoth utsarjana akarana praayaschithartham , samvatsara praayaschithartham, ashtothara satha sankhyaka kamo karisheeth manyura karisheeth” ithi maha manthra japam karishye.

d.Then chant “Kamo karisheeth manyura karisheeth namo namah” 108 times.

e.Afterwards perform Aachamana and say Om tat sat brahmaarpanam asthu.

Summary meaning:The Brahmin first prays God that the time of doing whatever it may be should become holy and this he is sure is achieved by prayer to God.Then he tells when he is doing this japa, for example which year, which season, which day and so on.And he says that this japa is being done as a repentance for his not perfornming various religious duties during the year that he ought to have performed.The main manthra is a prayer to pardon the lapses which were due to Kama(passion) krodha(anger) and lopa(avarice).

Do Madhyaanikam & Bhramyagnyam

3.Bhram yagnyam

  1. Perform Achamanam …………
  2. Face eastern direction and do “Shuklam baradaram….” Followed by pranayamam “om Bhoo…” (As mentioned above)
  3. Mamopartha samastha duritha kshyadwara sri Parameshwara preethyartham Brahma Yagnam karishye. Brahma yagnena Yakshye.
  4. Chant and clean the hands with water

Vidhyudasi vidya me paapmanam amruthath Sathya mupaime

And then chant

Om Bhoooh tatsa vithurvarenyam

Om Bhuvah Bhargo devasya Dheemahi

Ogum suvah Dhiyo yonah prachodayath

Om Bhoooh Tatsa vithurvarenyam Bhargo devasya dheemahi

Om Bhuvah Dhiyo yonah prachodayath

Ogum Suvah Tatsa vithurvarenyam Bhargo devasya Dheemahi Dhiyo yonah prachodhayath

  1. Chant Vedic manthras

Om Agnimeele purohitham Yagnasya Dheva mruthvijam, hotharam Rathna Dhathamam

Om Ishe Tworje Twa vayavastha upayavastha Devo vassavitha prarpayathu sreshtathamaya karmane

Om Agna Aayahi veethaye grunano havyadathaye, ni hotha sadhsi bharhishi

Om shanno devirabheeshtaye Aapo bhavantu peethaye sanyoh abhishravanthu naha

Sprinkle water round the head by reciting

Sathyam Thapa shradhayam juhomi

  1. Recite three times with folded hands

Om namo brahmane namosthwagnaye nama pruthwyai nama oshadheebhya namo vaache namo vaachaspathaye namo vishnave bruhathe karomi.

8.Clean the hands again with water by reciting “vrushtirasi vruschame paapmanam amruthath sathyamupaagam”

deva-rishi-pithru tharpanam karishye.

Do deva tharpanam through the tip of fingers

1.Bramodaya ye deva thaan devaan tharpayami

2.Sarvaan devaan tharpayami

3. Sarva deva ganaan tharpayami

4.Sarva deva pathnis tharapayami

5.Sarva deva ganapathnis tharpayami

Do rishi tharpanam by wearing yagnopaveetha as garland and pouring out water from the liitle finger

1, Krishna dwaipayanadayah ye rishaya thaan rishin tharpayami

2. Sarvaan risheen tharpayami

3. Sarva rishi ganaan tharpayami

4. Sarve rishi pathnis tharpayami

5, Sarva rishi gana pathnistharpayami

6. Prajapathim kanda rishim tharpayami

7. Somam kanda rishim tharpayami

8. Agnim kanda rishim tharpayami

9. Viswan devan kanda rishin tharpayami

Pour water from the tips of fingers

10. Sagumhithir devatha upanishada tharpayami

11. Yagnikeer devatha upanishada tharpayami

12.Varuneer devatha upanishada tharpayami

Pour out water from the liitle finger

13. Havyavaham tharpayami

14.Viswaan devaan kanda rishin tharpayaami

Pour water by the bottom of the palm towards self

15.Brahmanam swayambhuvam tharpayami

Pour out water from the liitle finger

16.Viswan devan kandarishin tharpayami

17.Arunan kandarishin tharpayami

Pour water from the tips of fingers

18.Sadasaspathim tharpayami

19.Rig vedam tharpayami

20.Yajur Vedam tharpayami

21. Sama Vedam tharpayami

22. Atharvana Vedam tharpayami

23. Ithihasa puranam tharpayami

24. Kalpam tharpayami

(Only those who have lost their father do Pithru tharpanam wearing the yagnopaveetham on the right shoulder pouring water between the thumb. And index finger).

1.Somah pithruman yamo angiraswan agni kavyavahana ithyadaya ye pithara

thaan pithrun tharpayami,

2. Sarvaan pithrun tharpayami

3. Sarva pithru ganan tharpayami

4. Sarva pithru pathnistharpayami

5. Sarva pithru ganapanthnistharpayami

6. Oorjam vahanthi amrutham grutham paya keelaalam parisruyatham

swadaastha tharpayatha me pithrun trupyatha, trupyatha, trupyatha

(3 times)

15. Put the yagnopaveetha in the normal fashion

And then do aachamanam.

Brahma yagnam(sacrifice to Brahma) is the oblation offered to satisfy Devas, Rishis(sages) and Pithrus(ancestors). It is supposed to be performed daily after Madhyannikam, But nowadays it is done mainly on avani avittam days.

4.Maha Samkalpam

a.Aachamanam

b.Shuklam baradharam……..

c.Om bhoo

d.Maha samkalpam

Mamo partha--- Preethyartham

Tadeva lagnam sudhinam tadaiva, tharaa balam chandra balam thadaiva , vidhya balam daiva balam tadaiva, Sri Lakshmi pathe te aangriyugam smaramaami

Apavithra pavithro vaa sarvaavasthaam gathopi vaa , ya smareth pundari kaksham, sabahya Abhyanthara shuchi , manasam vaachikam paapam , karmanaa Samuparjitham, Sri Rama smaranenaiva vyopahathi na samshayah .Sree Rama Rama Rama, Tithir Vishnu, Tatha vaarah, Nakshatram Vishnu reva cha, Yogascha karanam chaiva sarvam Vishnu mayam Jagat , Sri Govinda , Govinda, Govinda,

Aadya sri bhagawatha, Aadi vishno, Aadinarayanasya achinthyaya , aparimithaya, sakthyaa, abriyamaanasya, mahaa jaloughasya madhye, paribrhamatham aneka koti brhmaandanam madhye, eka thame, prithvi aptejah vaayavya akasha ahankaradhi -mahatu avyakthaih -aavaranaih- aavruthe- asmin mahathi bramanda-karandaka-madhye aadhara sakthi –koormaa nandathi ashta diggajopari prathishtithasya , athala-vithala-suthala-rasaathala-thalaa thala-mahaathala-pathalakyaih loka sapthakasya upari thale, punya kruthaam nivaasabhuthe bhoor –bhuvar-suvar-mahar-janarr-thapa-satyaakhyai loka shatkasya adho bhage mahaa nalayamana phani raja seshasya sahasra phanaa mani mandala mandithe, dighdanthi-shunda dhanda-uttambhithe, panchasath koti yojana vistheerne, lokaloka –achalena valayithe lavaneshu-sura-sarpi-dhadhi-ksheera-udakaarnavischa parivruthe, jambhu-plaksha-saka-salmali-kusa-krouncha-pushkarakhya saptha dweepanaam madhye, Jamboo dweepe, Bharatha varshe, bharatha kande, prajaapathi kshetre dandakaaranya-chamapakaaranya-vindhyaaranya-veekshaaranya-vedaaranayaadhi, aneka punya aaranyaanam Madhya pradeshe, karma bhoomou, rama –sethu-kedharayoo madya pradaeshe , Bhaageerathi-Gouthami-Krishna veni-Yamuna-Narmadaa-Thungabadhraa-Triveni-Malaapahaarini-kaveri- ithyadi , aaneka punya nadhi viraajithe, Indraprastha-Yamaprastha-Aavanthikaapuri-Hasthinaapuri-Ayodhyaa puri-Maayaa puri-Kasi puri-Kanchi puri-Dwarakaa aadi aneka punya puree viraajithe Sakala jagat srushta, parardha dwaya jeevana, bramana dweethiya parardhe, Pancha sathabdhou, prathame varshe, prathame mase, prathame pakshe, prathame divasae, aahni, dweethiye yame, trithiye muhurthe, swayambhuva-swarochisha-uthama-thamasa-raivatha-chakshu shakheshu, shatsu manusha atheetheshu, sapthame vaivaswathe manvanthare, aashta vimsathi thame, kali yuge, prathame padhe, Jamboo dweepe, Bharatha varshe , Bharatha khande, Mero dakshine parshwe. Asmin varthamane , vyavaharike prabhavaadheenam sashtyah samvatsaranaam madhye , Sarvadhari nama samvatsare, Dakshinaayane, Varsha rithou, Simha mase, shukla pakshe, aadhya pournamasyam shubha thithou, Stira vasara yukthayam, Shatabhisak nakshatra yukthayam, shubhayoga, shubha karana evam guna, viseshana visishtaayam, asyam vartamanayam pournamaasyam shubha thithou,

Anaadhi avidhya vasanaya pravarthamane asmin mahathi samsara chakre vichitrabhih karma gathibhih vichitrasu yonishu punah punah anekadha janithwa kenapi punya karma viseshena idhaanimthana manushye dwija janma visesham prapthavataha mama janmabhyasat janama prabruthi ethath kshana paryantham , baalye, vayasi kaumare yowane vaardhake cha jagrath swapna sushupthi avasthasu mano vak kaya karmendriya jnanendriya vyaparaih kama-krodha-lobha-moha-madha-mathsaryaadhi sambhavithaanam iha janmani janmanthare cha jnana ajnana kruthaanam maha pathakanaam mahaa patathaka anumanthrattwadeenam , samapathakaanaam upapaathakaanaam malini karanaanam nindhitha dhana dhaano upa jeevanaadeenam aapathrikarananaam jathi bramsa karaanam vihitha karma thyaagaaadeenam jnanadha sakruth kruthanaam ajnanatha asakruth kruthaanam sarveeshaam papaanam sadhya aapanodhanartham

Lakshmi Narayana sannidhou-deva brahmana sannidhou-tryaa trimsath koti devathaa sannidhou-sri visaalakshi sametha vishweshwara swami sannidhou-mahaa ganapathi sannidhou-seetha lakshmana bharatha sathrughna-hanumt sametha sri Rama chandra swami sannidhou-sri rukmani sathyabhama sametha sri gopala Krishna swami sannidhou-hari hara puthra swami sannidhou Taiyshyam pournamasyaam adhyayopakrama karma karishye.Thadangam sravanee pournamasi punyakale sareera shudhartam shuddhodhaka snanam aham karishye.(take a bath or just sprink some water in your head with following mantra)

“ Athi krura maha kaya, kalpanthahanopama,

Bairavaya namasthubhyam anujnam dathu marhasi”

Summary meaning:Here again apart from locating oneself with reference to time , one locates himself with reference to place also.We are supposed to live in Jambu Dweepa, Bharatha Kanda which is south of the great mountain Maha meru.Then again this Bhasratha Kanda is blessed with many holy rivers and holy places.Then prayer is done to God to pardon sins committed by word, thought and deed, because this was done inspite of his great grace which made us be born as human beings after several wheels of birth.Also the sins performed during several ages in life is highlighted.Some of the sins specifically mentioned are those done while earning money without conscience, giving money to improper people, actions which did not suit the caste we are born in, sins due to non performance of actions which ought to have been done and so on. We pray God and tell him that we would take bath in holy pure water and then start the veda parayanas which is our duty as Brahmin.

5.Yagnopaveetha dharana manthram

After bath change the poonal by reciting following mantra.(Please note that now a days very rarely people take bath after mahaa sankalpam but do prokshana snanam i.e bath by sprikling of water on the head).

( Mantram for wearing Poonal)

a.Aachamanam:Shuklaam Bharadharam………. Santhaye

b.Om Bhoo…………..Bhoorbhavaswarom

c.Mamo partha samastha duritha kshya dwara sri paameshwara preethyartham

Sroutha smartha vihitha sadachara nithya karmaanushtanaa yogyatha sidhyartham brhma teja abhivrudyartham yagnopaveetha dharanam karishye.

d.Yagnopaveetha dharana maha manthrasya

Parabrhma rishi(Touch forehead)

Trushtup chanda (touch below nose)

Paramathma devatha (touch heart)

e.Yagnopaveetha dharane viniyoga

Wear Poonal one by one by reciting(poonal should be held by both hands, the tie in the poonal being held above by the right hand facing upwards)

Yagnopaveetham paramam pavithram praja pathe,

Yat sahajam purasthad aayushyam

Agriyam prathi muncha shubram yagnopaveetham balamasthu theja.

f.After wearing all poonals one by one do Aachamanam

g.Remove the old poonals and break them to pieces by reciting

Upaveetham bhinna thanthum jeernam kasmala dooshitham, visrujami jale punarbrahman varcho deergayurasthu me.

6.Kanda Rishi Tharpanam

1,Aachamanam

2,Shklaama baradharam

3.Om bhoo

4.Mamo partha samastha durida kshya dwara sri parameshwata preethyartham sravanyaam pournamaasyam adhyoyapakrama karmangam kanda rishi tharpanam karishye.

Wear poonal as garland and do tharpanam using water mixed with thil (black gingely) and akshatha

Each manthra has to be chanted thrice and tharpanam done.

1.Prajapathim kanda rishim tharpayami

2,Somam kanda rishim tharpayami

3.Agnim kanda rishim tharpayami

4.Viswaan devaan kanda rishim tharpayaami

5.Saahinkeer devatha upanishadha tharpayami

6.Yagnigeer devatha upanishadha tharpayaami

7.Vaaruneer devatha upanishadha tharpayami

8.Brhamanagum swayubhuvam tharpayaami

9.Sadasaspathim tharpayami

wear poonal in the normal fashion and then do aachamana.

Summary meaning:Tharpanam means really satisfying.By this tharpanam we satisfy the rishi(sages) of Soma(moon), Agni(fire), Viswaan devan(all gods looking after earth), etc.

7.Vedarambham

Though these are essential part of Avani avittam ,

  1. Chant Vedic manthras

Rigvedam (Om Agnimeele............)

Yajurvedam (Om Ishe Tworje ......)

Samavedam(Om Agna Aayahi........)

Atharvavedam(Om shanno.............)

I am not giving this because Vedic manthraas are very diffcult to transliterate in to English and reading them wrongly would be counter productive.(It is Strongly Recommended that the Veda Mantras must be pronounced as per Gurus Directions).

8. Gaayathri japam (17-8-2008)

For Yajur, Rig and Sama Vedis

1.Aachamanam...

2,Shuklaam baradharam + Shantaye...

3.Om bhoo + Suvarom..

4.Mamo partha samastha duritha kshya dwara sri parameshwara preethyartham

Tadeva lagnam sudhinam tadeva, tharaa balam chandra balam thadeva , vidhya balam daiva balam tadeva, Sri Lakshmi pathethe aangriyugam smaramaami.

Apavithra pavithro vaa sarvaavasthaam gathopivaa , ya smareth pundari kaksham, sabahya abhyantaraha shuchi , manasam vaachikam paapam , karmanaa

Samuparjitham, Sri Rama smaranenaiva vyopahathi na samshayah .Sree Rama Rama Rama Shubhe Shobane muhurthe adya Brahmana dwiteeya paradhe , Swetha varaha kalpe, Vaivaswatha Manvanthare, Ashtavimsathi thame , Kali yuge, Prathame pade, Jambhu Dwipe, Bharatha Varshe,Bhartaha Kande, Meroh Dakshine Parshwe, Sakabdhe, Asmin Varthamane Vyavaharike, Prabhavadinam Sashtiyah Samavathsaranaam Madhye, Sarvadhari nama Samvathsare , Dakshinayane, Varsha Rithou, Simha mase Krishna pakshe aadhya prathamaayam*** shubha tithou Bhanu vaasara yukthayaam Shatabhishak nakshatra yukthaayam shubha yoga shubha karana evam guna viseshana visisishtaayam asyaam vartamanayam prathamaayam shubha tithou.

mithyaa Dheetha prayaschittartham ashtothara sahasra samkyaka or yatha shakti gayatri maha manthra japam karishye.

Start from Pranavasya Rishi brahma…. followed by aayathith anuvagasya… and then chant the gaythri manthra 1008 times.

Afterwards do Pranayaman and Achamanam,Namaskaram Abhivaadaye and then complete with

Kayena vacha…….

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti..