Priya Bhaagawathas,
Jaisrimannarayana
A lay man's analogy on sandhyavandanm/upanayanam vs ticketless travel
follows, with reference to the following email and subsequent
clarification email replies
Quote::
Respected Bhagavatas:
I'd. like to find out if there's an appropriate age
for performing Upanayanam & Brahmopadesam, for
Srivaishnava brahmachari's. Kindly advise. I have
heard the term "ottrai padai" (meaning only during
'odd' years) mention by some friends and I wanted to
clarify if that's applicable for Srivaishnavas also.
Thank you.
Dasan,
Vijayaraghavan.
::Unquote
1. Performing Upanayanam is like making one's child eligible
to travel on his own, on this Earth
2. Trikaala sandhyavandanam is similar to booking three
tickets per day for travelling/living on this Earth consuming
various types of its resources like air, water, food, clothing etc
3. Just as during infant stage there is exemption from buying
ticket while travelling on public transport (but probably when
only accompanied by his parent) so too infants are exempted from
Sandhyavandanam.
4. But once eligibility/ability to travel on his own comes to
the child, he is supposed to buy the ticket or else pay the
fine when caught in the act and that is any how borne by his
parents. So too consequences of eligible/able children not
performing sandhyavandanam shall be borne by the parents whose
liability continues till they first perform the Upanayanam.
5. But once upanayanam is performed, the consequences of non
performance of trikala sandhyavandanam and subsequent dharmic acts,
shall be borne by the children themselves.
6. Thus it is the parent's responsibility to perform upanayanam
of their children at the earliest once he is able to listen
and speak well; and thereby avoid cumulatively increasing their
liabilities/consequences of their wards misdeeds.
Jai Srimannarayana
sarvaaparaadham kshantavya.....
Dr.Kilambi Ramakrishna Ramanuja Dasan
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