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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
>>
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