Yajur Upaakarma Sankalmpam (Aavani Avittam).

13th August 2011

Important note for First time performers: (Pradama Upakarma - Thalai aavani avittam performing Brahmmacharis

Due to Sukra Asthamanam, one has to perform the Pariharam - Sukra preethi before performing the Pradama Upakarma (only for Yajur Vedis).

(offering of white Dhoti/angavastram and or Desi Beans (Mochhai gram) with Dakshina and then to proceed with Pradamopakarma).

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Aachanaman, Two leave Dharba pavithram, additional two leave Dharbam for Aasanam and two leaves to be folded and kept in the Finger Ring. Praanaayaamam.

For Ahobilamutt followers - to begin with: Yasyaa bhavathu baktha Janaardhahanthu pithruthva manyEshva vichaarya dhoornam, SthambEvathaara damananya labhyam Lakshmi Nrusimham Charanam prabadhye| For all Vadakalai Sect, including Ahobila Mutt followers: *****Srimaan Venkatanaathaarya Kavitharkiga kesari) Vedaanthaachaarya varyome sannidathaam sathaahruthi|| Gurubhya: Thath Gurubyaschha namo Vakamatheemahe Vruneemahesa thathraathyoku thambathee jagadaambathree Swaseshaboodhena maya sweeyai: sarvaparichathai vithaathum preethamaathmaanam deva: prakramathe swayam.

For Vadakalai & Thenkalai - common:( For Iyer Sect, please add "Parvathi Parameswara preethiyartham"instead of 'Narayana Preethiyartham') Sukhlaambaratharam Vishnum sasivarnam chathurbhujam| Prasannavadanam dhyaayeth sarvavigknobashanthaye|| Yasyathvradha vakthraathyaa: Paarishadhyaa paraschatham| Vignam niknanthi sathatham Vishvaksenam thamachraye|| Hari Om Thath, Sri Govinda, Govinda Govinda, Asyassri bhagavatha: mahaapurushasya Vishnoraagnjya pravarthamaanasya aadhya Brahmmana: dhweitheeya paraarthe Srischvedhavaraakakalpe vaivastha manvanthsre kaliyuge prathame paathe jamputhvIbe bhaarathavarshe bharathakande sakaapthe, merokrdakshine paarsve: asmin vardhthamaane vyaavhaarike, prabhaavaathi sashti samvathsaraanaam madhye, kara Naama samvathsare, Dakshinaayane, greeshma rithou, kataka Maase, Sukhla Pakshe, Pournamaasyaam subha thithou, sthiraa vaasara yukthaayaam, sravaNa Nakshathra yukthaayaam, soubhagya yoge, bathrai Karane, Evanguna Viseshana vasishtaayaam asyaam Pournamaasyaam subhathithou, Sri Bhagavath aagnja Srimann Naarayana Preethiyarththam (For Vadakalai) Bhagavath Kainkarya Roopam ( for Thenkalai) ***** Parvathee Paraeswara preethiyartham ( for smartha) For first Poonal: mama sraouthasmaarththa vidhi vihitha nithya karmaanushtaana yogyatha sidhiyartham Yagnjopaveetha thaaranam karishye: Yagnjopaveetha Dhaarana mahaamanthrasya Brammarishi: thrushtupchantha: thrayee vidhyaadevatha yagnjopaveetha dhaarane viniyoka: "Yagnjopaveetham, paramam pavithram prajaapathim yassagajam purasthaath, aayushyam agriyam prathimunja subhram yagnjopaveetham bhalm asthu thejha: " For married persons - Second Poonal:gaarkhasidhiyartham dwideeya yagnjopaveetha dhaaranam karishye: Yagnjopaveetha Dhaarana mahaamanthrasya Brammarishi: thrushtupchantha: thrayee vidhyaadevatha yagnjopaveetha dhaarane viniyoka: "Yagnjopaveetham, paramam pavithram prajaapathim yassagajam purasthaath, aayushyam agriyam prathimunja subhram yagnjopaveetham bhalm asthu thejha: " Achanamam. Remove the old Poonal.

(Poonal changing Mantra can also be downloaded from this link in pdf format in Sanskrit) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For Kaamokarsheeth Japam: Again Sankalpam from (to begin from *****____*****) ...thaishyaam Pournamaasyaam adhyaayothsarjana akarana praayaschiththaartham Ashtothra Sahasra sankya (for 1008 counts) or Ashtothra satha sankya (for 108 counts) "kaamokaarshIth, ManyukaarshIth" ithi manthra Japam karishye| (Now do the Japam for 1008 or 108 times as your time permits by reciting "kaamokaarshIth, ManyukaarshIth") Namaskaaram, Abivaathanam. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sravana Sankalpams for Navakaandarishi Tharppanam Again, after Maadhyaanika Sandhyavandanam, to start the sankalpam from beginning as quoted from *****_______***** in the first. ....Kshethre, swaami sannithou, 1. Sraavanyaam Pournamaasyaam adhyaayopakarma karishye; 2. Thathangam Kaaveri Snaanamaham karishye; 3. Thathangam Yagnjopaveetha dhaaranam karishye; 4. Thathangam Mounjee ajina dhaaranaani karishye (This is only for Brahmmacharis) 5. Thathangam Kaandarishitharppanam Karishye; After this sankalpams, bathe, dress according to sampraadaayam, apply Thirumann Srichoornam and Brahmmacharis to wear the Munjee grass belt and dhandam . Put your Poonal as Maala and while dropping the Rishi theertham to flow via your little fingers of both hands joined together; Chant/recite the following thrice while dropping the Rishi theertham: 1. Prajaapathim Kaandarishim Tharppayaami (thrice) 2. Somam Kaandarishim Tharppayaami (thrice) 3. Agnim Kaandarishim Tharppayaami (thrice) 4. Viswaan Devaan KaandarishIkus Tharppayaami (thrice)

5. Saamhitheer Devathaa: Upanishathas Tharppayaami (thrice) 6. Yaagnjikeer Devathaa: Upanishathas Tharppyaami (thrice) 7. Vaaruneer Devathaa: upanishathas Tharppayaami. (thrice) Now lift your both hands upwards, so that the water flows downwards from your ankles, and recite the following manthraas with Brahmma theertham: 8. Brahmmaanakusvayam puvam Tharppayaami 9. Sathasaspathim Tharppayaami After this, you may, according to your practices as advised by elders, Aacharyans, you may also do the following tharppanam reciting each thrice, while dropping the water to flow down from your both little fingers side): Vedam Tharppayaami, Ithihaasam Tharppayaami, Puraanam Tharppayaami, Kalpam Tharppayaami, vruksham Tharppayaami). Remove your pavithram, put the Poonal as usual and perform Aachanamam twice. ---The following is Only for those who has no father - Pithru Tharppanam ---

Change your Poonal to Praacheenaveethi - Abhasavyam (opposite side to regular wear) and drop the water through your right hand Thump (as performed during regular Amaavaasya Tharppanam): 1. Soma: pithrumaan: yamo angiraswaan agnim kavyavaahanaathaya: yepithara: thaan pithrun tharppayaami ( thrice ) 2. Sarvaan Pithroon tharppayaami; ( thrice ) 3. Sarvaan Pithruganaan Tharppayaami ( thrice ) 4. Sarvapithrupathnee: Tharppayaami ( thrice ) 5. Sarvapithruganapathnee: Tharppayaami ( thrice ) 6. Oorjamvahanthee: amrutham krutham baya: ; keelaalamparisrutham, svathaastha tharpayathame Asmath pithroon ( Once ) ---------------Remove the pavithram, do Achanamam twice.

Gayatri Japam Sankalmpam (Gayatri 14.08.2011)

Gayathri Japam on the 14th of August 2011

In the early morning after your daily routines, sit facing east in a place without any disturbances. The sankalpam for Gayatri is given below. As far as possible please try to chant/recite 1008 counts of Gayatri..

Aachanaman, Two leave Dharba pavithram, additional two leave Dharbam for Aasanam and two leaves to be folded and kept in the Finger Ring. Praanaayaamam.

For Ahobilamutt followers - to begin with:

Yasyaa bhavathu baktha Janaardhahanthu pithruthva manyeshva vichaarya dhoornam, Sthambevathaara damananya labhyam Lakshmi Nrusimham Charanam prabadhye|

For all Vadakalai Sect, including Ahobila Mutt followers:

*****Srimaan Venkatanaathaarya Kavitharkiga kesari)

Vedaanthaachaarya varyome sannidathaam sathaahruthi||

Gurubhya: Thath Gurubyaschha namo Vakamatheemahe

Vruneemahesa thathraathyoku thambathee jagadaambathree

Swaseshaboodhena maya sweeyai: sarvaparichathai

vithaathum preethamaathmaanam deva: prakramathe swayam.

For Vadakalai & Thenkalai - common:

Sukhlaambaratharam Vishnum sasivarnam chathurbhujam|

Prasannavadanam dhyaayeth sarvavigknobashanthaye||

Yasyathvradha vakthraathyaa: Paarishadhyaa paraschatham|

Vignam niknanthi sathatham Vishvaksenam thamachraye||

Hariharonthathsath, Sri Govinda, Govinda Govina, Asyassri bhagavatha: mahaapurushasya Vishnoraagnjya pravarthamaanasya aadhya Brahmmana: dhweitheeya paraarthe Srischvedhavaraakakalpe vaivasvatha manvanthre kaliyuge prathame paathe jamputhvIbe bhaarathavarshe bharathakande sakaapthe, merordakshine paarsve: asmin vardhthamaane vyaavhaarike, prabhaavaathi sashti samvathsaraanaam madhye, kara Naama samvathsare, Dakshinaayane, greeshma rithou, kataka Maase, Krishna Pakshe, Pradamaayaam subha thithou, bhaanu vaasara yukthaayaam, Sravishtaa Nakshathra yukthaayaam, shobana Yoge, bhalava Karane, Evanguna Viseshana vasishtaayaam asyaam Pradhamaayaam subhathithou, Sri Bhagavath Aagnjaa Srimann Naarayana Preethiyarththam (For Vadakalai)

Bhagavath Kainkarya Roopam ( for Thenkalai)

Paarvathee paramechwara preethiyartham ( For smaartha / Iyer)

mithyaatheethaprayaschithhartham GayathrI Mahamanthra Japam Karishye. (throw the Dharbam piece (idukkupill) to your left keeping the Pavithram in your Ring finger).

"Aayaathu Varadhadevi aksharam Brahmma sammidham|

Gayathreem Chhandasaam maadhedham Brammajushasvava:

Ojosi sahosi Bhalamasi Praajosi Devaanaam thaamanaamaasi vichmasi vichvayus sarvamasi sarvaayurabipoorom Gayatrim Aavaahayaami."

Gayatri Dhyaanam

Praadhar dhyaayaami Gayathreem ravimandalamadhyakaam|

Rukvedhamuchchaarandheem rakthavarnaam kumaarikaam||

Akshamaalaakaraam Brahmma daivadhyaam hamsa vaahanaam...

Saavithreeya rushi:. Viswaaamithra: deveegaayathree Chandha:, savitha Devatha:

Changka Chakradaram devam kreedathi vibooshidam, Sooryamandala madhyastham Dhyaayeth Swarnarusim Harim.

Yo Devas Savidhaasmaakam Diyo Dharmaadhi kochara:|

Prerayeth thasya yath bargka: thath varenya mupaasmahe||

Then count 108 or 1008 times Gayatri Japam as follows:

" Om Bhur Bhuvassuva:, ThathsavithurvarENiyam, BhargOdevasya Dheemahi, DhiyO YO na: prachodhayaath "

On completion, you should do the Upasthaanam (after reciting the required Thiruvashtaaksharam - Om NamO NaarayaNa" equal to the count of Gayatri Japam)

Upasthaanam:

Uthame sikare Devi Bhoomyaam parvatha Moorthani, BraahmaNebyo hyanujjnanam Kaccha Devi Yadhasukam.

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remove the Pavithram and do Achanamam twice.