Sacred Thread as per sastras

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Namaste,

 

Handspun Yajnopavitas are rare in Tamilnadu. There are

few traditionalists sticking on to it.

 

In Karnataka there are few brahmins in Gokarna and

Hospet who still make them for a living. I would be

happy to provide them to those who are really

particular on that.

 

I know for a fact that making a yajnopavita is pretty

easy and all one requires is a small spindle available

at Khadi Gramodyog shops and some good quality cotton.

Most older generation pundits will know to make a

yajnopavitam, If you were to ask me whetehr I know, No

I dont.

 

Coming to the most important part of this discussion,

there is no mention of Yajnopavita as three threads in

Apastamba. It is by achara alone that Yajnopavita is

being used.

 

There is a mantra in Taitareya Aranyaka:

 

Yajnopavit upavitya..

 

Sayana's commentary on this is worth reading. For ease

of convenience, I shall mention it briefly.

 

A person should wear his upper cloth like a

yajnopavita in all karmas, besides a yajnopavita. For

this purpose, traditional shroutins in India tie a

knot at the end of their angavastrams.

 

Yajurvedis, especially Apastambins should wear both

the yajnopavita and the vastra together and should

change the vastra along with yajnopavita while

assuming prachinaviti and niviti positions during

pitru and rishi karma.

 

This is the correct method for yajurvedis. In case of

other vedic shakhas this is not mandatory.

 

GP

 

 

 

 

--- "R. Kasthuri Rangan" <rkrangan

wrote:

> Namaskaram

>

> Sometime ago there was a mention about the hand-spun

> sacred thread and how

> it should be made etc. Somebody had also mentioned

> that a sastrigal makes it

> the way it is to be made (particularly chanting the

> mantras etc). I am not

> sure if it was mentioned as Sengalipuram. Would

> someone have the contact

> info? Or, would someone know if hand-spun sacred

> thread made as per sastras

> can be obtained at Chennai?

>

> Sincerely

> R. Kasthuri Rangan

>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

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