16.
Upanayanam ( Contd. )
16.2.1 After 16 years , Upanayanam is not to be
done even with any kind of PrAyascchittham . 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 waterfor 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)
staff
upto 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 to BrahmachAris. On the
fourth
day after upanayanam , the BrahmachAri has to 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(
nirvANamstate ) .
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 from 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 , jarma 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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