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Dear Members : FYI.
V.Sadagopan
Acting Moderator , Vaideekam Groups
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Vaideekam] Upanayanam and Savitri

SrI:

Dear SrI Malolan Narayanan :

I am happy to respond to your question .

According to Dharma SaastrAs , the optimal age
for Brahmin boys to undergo the Upanayana
SamskAram is 8 ( GarbhAshtamam) . It is 11 for
KshathriyAs and 12 for VaisyAs .

Please refer to the 40th e-book in the Ahobilavalli
series for additional details on Upanayanam and its
purpose and why there has been a stipulation to
observe this samskAram at age 8 for Brahmin
children :

http://www.ahobilavalli.org

The title of this e-book is " Homa , Havis , Yaj~naa
and Hindu SamskArAs ".

It is better to have upanayanam later than not to have it at all.
Without the Upanayanam , one's eligibility for any Vaidhika Kaaryam
is nil . If you do not have upanayanam , the question of initiation
into Gayathri Mantram and Sandhya Vandanam does not arise .

NmaO SrIman NaarAyaNAya ,
V.Sadagopan

----- Original Message -----
From: Malolan Narayanan
To: Dr. Sadagopan
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 12:09 PM
Subject: Fw: [Vaideekam] Upanayanam and Savitri

Dear Sir,

I'm forwarding you this mail as you are currently the moderator and I received no replies to it.

I will forward my other email which has the link which I used for the reference to this question.

I apologize if you already read this question before in this group.

Regards,

Malolan

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Malolan Narayanan <malolan.narayanan@yahoo.com>
To: Vaideekam-Groups <vaideekam@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 4:06:07 PM
Subject: [Vaideekam] Upanayanam and Savitri

Dear members,

I read somewhere on the net quoting references from different sources like Vasistha, Yagnavalkya etc. about the age within which the upanayanam has to be performed for a boy. For a brahmin boy, this age is 16. Also, it says that after 16 years of age, he has no rights on Savitri.

I know that there is the Gayatri (for the sun god - Savita?). So, if one has upanaynam after the age of 16, is he allowed to chant Gayatri and do the other japams.

I would like to know the details like what should a person who had his upanayanam after 16 years keep in mind.

Regards,
Malolan

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