16.
Upanayanam ( Contd. )
16.2.1 After 16 years , Upanayanam is not to be done even with any kind of prAyascchittam . If it is between 8 and 16 , PrAyascchittham ( Mukhya Kaala akaraNEna yO dhOshah ----) has to be done to nullify
the dhOsham .
16.2.2 : If one does not get
Upanayanam performed before the age of 16, he
loses his BrAhmaNyam . He will not be
eligible for adhyayanam ( learning the
VedAs) or for Vaidhika KarmAs and becomes unfit
for recieving dhAnam .
16.3: Who is eligible for
spinning the sacred thread?
Sumangali , Kannikai or the widow . They should
use cotton for spinning the thread
.
16.4: Method
for making the YajnOpaveetham
16.4.1:
Sitting in a clean place , holding the four fingers of the right hand
together, one winds a three strand set of threads
96 times around the circumference of
those four stretched out fingers . This is known as
shaNNavathi .
16.4.2:
Sprinkle the shaNNavathi with water for suddhi and twist the three strands ( muRukkuthal) to gain tension and
then let it relax. A saram with 9 dhanthus will
result .
16.4.3: Fold that into three circles and
tie it in the right hand manner into a knot ( Valampuri
muducchu).
16.4.4
: Thus made sacred thread should extend down to
the belly button. If it is shorter , the reduced
life will result .If it descends below the
navel , the Vaidhika karmas will lose their power
.
16.5.1:
A married man ( Gruhasthan) should wear a third vasthram besides the 2 vastrams ( Upper and lower : Iduppu Veshti , PatthARu or 9X5 , mEl Veshti/Utthareeyam)
.In place of the third vasthram , gruhasthan can
wear a third PooNal. Without the third vasthram
or the third PooNal , he will skip down to the
place of the fourth varNam and in the next birth
be born as a svAnam ( dog).
16.5.2:
If one cuts ones' sacred thread due to anger , one should perform 3 krichrams ( to be explained later) and wear a new sacred thread right away .
16.5.3
: If the sacred thread gets tangled with
body hair , the hair should be removed , GAyathri
should be recited 10 times and the sacred
thread should be cleansed with water for
suddhi .
16.5.4:
When tying the knot ( Brahma Muducchu) for the
sacred thread , one should say : My namaskArams to Hari ,Haran and Brahmaa .
16.5.5:
The unit of one thread circled around the four fingers should be approximately 4 inches in length .
16.6
: Mantram for wearing
Yajn~Opaveetham
16.6.1:Yajn~Opaveetham Paramam
pavithram
PrajApathE: yath sahajam purasthath
Aayushyam agriyam prathimuncha
Subram Yajn~Opaveetham Balamasthu tEja:
16.6.2: Mantram for casting aside worn down sacred
thread
upaveetham
bhinnatanthum jeerNam kaSmala-dhUshitham
visrujAmi jalE Brahma-varcha: dheergAyurasthu mE
16.7: DhaNDam ( Staff) for
BrahmachAris
Bilvam , Purasu , Udhumbharam , asvattham (araSu)
staffupto the height of the head should be used
.
16.8:
ajinam
BrshmachAris should tie the deer ( KrishNa Mrugam)
or cow's skin in their sacred thread .
16.9: Mounji (
belt)
BrahmachAris should tie a belt made of
Mounchi grass or dharbham . There should be three
rounds of that belt going around that waist
. This belt should not be used for
tying loin cloth or the lower garment .
16.10: Upanayana Kaala
Niyamam
Before upanayana muhoortham ,
BrahmachAri
should wear silk and during Upanayanam , new
cotton ( white )vastram and white
loin cloth.
Colored garments are forbidden for use by BrahmachAris. On the
fourth day after upanayanam , the
BrahmachAri has to cast the dress worn earlier
and the loin cloth and wear a new loin cloth . He should never be without loin cloth (
koupeenam).
16.11: Gruhasthan has also kaDee Soothram (
araNAkkayiru or arai Jn~ANN kayiru) to tie around
the waist . Vaidhika karmAs done without it
is useless (nishprayOjanam . Without the waist rope ( KayiRu) , he is considered nagnan( nirvANam state ) .
16.12: Recieving alms (
Bikshai) during Upanayanam
One should Bikshai in the followign order: Mother ,
married sister, sisters of the Mother ,
Brothers of the Father and anna-paana Bandhus. One should not ask Bikshai from
widows and pregnant woman .
16.13: Anna BikshAcharaNa
niyamam
Those giving Bikshai should not shout at or display
anger at the BrahmachAri. Latter should not ask
for more than what is needed. If some thing is
left over , it should be buried
in ground or dissolved in water . He should not
seek bikshai from Guru , his daayAthis , one's
own daayAthis and Bandhus like ammAn . The
bikshai giver should give pickles , kootu ,
cooked vegetables from seperate vessels . They
should not use to transfer them
directly with one's hand .
16.14: Brahma
Yaj~nam
From upanayanam day and onward Brahma
Yajn~am has to be done regularly like
SandhyA vandhanam .
16.15: SamidhA
dhAnam
BrahmachAri should perform samidhA dhAnam during
both the sandhyAs .
16.16.1: KaalAdheetha
PrAyschittham
Every karma should be done during the prescribed
times. If one exceeds the time prescribed ,
Prayschittham should be performed , Karma is done
and then move on to the next karmaa.
16.16.2: During chowLam , 50 Brahmins should be
fed ,100 during Upanayanam , as many
according to ability during
VivAham , 100 during aadhAnam , 10 to 12 during
ruthu saanthi and 2 after garbhA dhAnam
.
17. If the wife is rajaswalai ( Bahishtai/Maatha
Vilakku) , Naandhi should not be performed .
18: Prohibited times
for performing ChowLam et al:
When mother has the
monthly periods ( Bahishtai) or pregnant
beyond 5 months , ChowLam , Upanayanam and
VivAham functions should not be performed .
19. Who is adhikAri to
perform Upanayanam ?
The Father, grandfather , brother, Jn~Athis
,
sama Pravara sagOthrAs ( having the same gOthram
and PrAvaram) are eligible . Sva SooktrakArs
( say Apasthambha Sutra folowers ) and near
male realtives can perform BrahmOpadEsam
.The one who has lost his wife is not
eligible.
20. YamaLOthbavaa: ( Twins)
and their karmAs:
For a twin from the same Mother , the same
AchAryan ( Bruhaspathy) should perform the
Vaidhika KarmAs from JaathakarmA
to Upanayanam at the same lagnam
in the same vEdhi ( fire pit) . Whether they are
two boys or a boy and girl , until
upanayanam , the above requirements for Vaidhika
KarmAs have to be observed .
P.S : Please contact Sriman DeevaLUr
N.SrinivAsAcchAr for Vaideekam related questions
tied to the above content .
NamO Veda PurushAya ,
Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan
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