FYI ----- Original Message ----- From: "genghis1291" <genghis@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <divya_desam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 1:25 PM Subject: [divya_desam] Re: Upakarma > You can get the simple version of the ritual at: > > http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/rituals/upakarma/procedure.html > The first guru-parampara part will be different based on whoever the > acharyan is for you or your family. If you dont know the appropriate > vandana/poem for your guru just think of the guru for the fist part. > > If you dont have a new thread, you can make it yourself using the > procedure outlined in this link, complete with pictorial > representations: > http://www.salagram.net/Brahmin-threads.html > > If you live close to a sri vaishnava temple, usually, they have group > ceremonies in the morning that day, or they can put you in touch with > some one who can help. > > You can also get an audio file of the ceremony from your usual priest > from someone in your family. > > Genghis > > > > --- In divya_desam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "anoop satyan iyengar" > <iyengar26@...> wrote: >> >> Dear All, >> I am Staying Abroad. Kindly suggest easy method to carry out Upakarma > and change the sacred thread. >> Please send the prayers to be chanted in english so that I may > understand well. >> >> Thanks & regards, >> >> Anoop Satyan >> >> >> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007 raman narasimhan wrote : >> >YAJUR UPAKARMAM 28th AUGUST 2007. >> > >> >ESOTERIC EXPLANATION. >> > >> > >> >We all know that Sun is not only giving us vital energy but also an > unifying >> >force. That is why we meditate that Lord's creator's most execellent > light >> >108 times daily. Our intellect inspires He who is supreme. >> > >> >Let us imagine how much thought went before projection of human > beings as >> >per Purusha Suktam. The feet are the power of support and movement. > This is >> >the main basic structure for doing work. 2. The thighs are the power > of >> >acquisition and distribution of product produced by work. 3. The arms > are >> >the power of protection and preservation for protection of product. > 4. The >> >head is the power of thought and discrimination of product. These are > the >> >four categories mentioned in varnasra dharma to be followed to > understand >> >the supreme reality. >> > >> >Having born in this world everyone has to live well for 100 years. > That is >> >why we do sandhyavandan daily. When we invoke Sun in the morning, we > address >> >him as our friend[Mitra] by offering pure cow's ghee, a sign of > dedicated >> >sacrifice. Having done this, in the afternoon we get courage and pray > to him >> >for longevity for living 100 years. Selfless unifying force for human > beings >> >are 8. They are 1. May we have good vison to see for 100 years.2. May > we >> >live for 100 years.3.May we rejoice for 100 years 4. May we be joyous > for >> >100 years 5. May we shine with fame for 100 years 6. May we hear > pleasant >> >things for 100 years 7. May we speak good things for 100 years and 8. > May we >> >not overcome by bad defeat for 100 years. Having done this we have > some >> >apprehension about our performance of duty. In the evening we pray to > Varuna >> >to save us by not punishing us by our negligence with good health, > free from >> >all diseases. >> > >> >We take a stock of our action every year on the Full Moon day by > doing >> >sankalpam. Sankalpam is nothing but our inaction in doing our day to > day >> >things. We request the supreme to pardon us. WE dedicate ourselves > again by >> >removing the thread worn by us on this day therby wearing new thread > with >> >chanting holy mantras. White is pure consciousness. Three threads > are >> >Structure, Metabolism and intellect. Beyond body, beyond mind and > beyond >> >intellect, the ego of an individual is to be blended/moulded to the > reality >> >of self. Self is Subtleness Envisaged Luminous Focussed . >> > >> >108 has a very great significance. 1 is The Ultimate,Supreme 0 is > Maya [ >> >Illusion of duality ] 8 is 5 sense organs, mind , intellect and > finally EGO. >> >Aryabhata, the ancient Indian knew this. He has brought astronomical >> >knowledge into play in all walks of life, sacred as well as secular, > from >> >the construction of the sacrificial altars to town planning. >> > >> >Diameter of Moon is 2160 miles while Diameter of Sun is >> >864000 miles. >> > >> >Distance from earth to moon is 234000 miles while of sun is 93500000 > miles. >> > >> >Ratio in both the cases is 108. >> > >> >Yajnavalkya [1800 BCE ] talks of 108 times the respective diameter > as the >> >distance from earth of both the sun and the moon. >> > >> >It is so amazing that there is science behind such routines. >> > >> >OUR INTELLECT IS ONLY A GUIDING FACTOR AND NOT A DECIDING FACTOR >> >UNDERSTANDING THE SUPREME. LET US ALL UNDERSTAND THIS BASIC FACTOR > SHEDDING >> >OUR EGO UNITEDLY ON THIS DAY,TUESDAY THE 28TH AUGUST 2007 AND WEAR > THIS >> >HOLY THREAD!!! >> > >> > >> >V.T.Panchapagesan >> > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Oppiliappan/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Oppiliappan-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Oppiliappan-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Oppiliappan-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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