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
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From: Malolan Narayanan <malolan.narayanan@yahoo.com>
To:
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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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