Guest guest Posted November 6, 1995 Report Share Posted November 6, 1995 The Iyengars ( vaishanvite brahmins ) have a series of rituals to be intiated to from birth: Namakaranam, Annaprasanam, Aksharabhyasam, Upanayanm, Vivaham, etc. At the time of Upanayanm ( 7 + ), he isintiated into being a brahmin ( Dwija ), and is instructed to do his daily rituals ( thrice a day ). Sandhayavandanam includes confession in its mantras. He also promises to renounce Kama(passion) and ego(manyu). He leads a celebate life till marriage. Since Vivaham requires Upanayanam, it is essential that you have Upanayanm if you want vedic marriage. It happened to my son, whose in-laws preferred a Vedic wedding. The positive aspect of Upanayanm is the rousing of a young man's concience to a disciplined lif of studies. One can get translations of Snadhyavandanam in Higginbothams, Madras. My fried Ranga feels it is not accurate. Another interesting aspect is Abivadhaye which may help us know our genealogy ( rather restricted to the male ancestry, another chauvinistic aspect of all religions ( man did it ). Sorry I trussled some feathers on the Hindu, but I am sure many of you are against school prayers etc. I agree it does take too much time, keeping up with prapatti. Krish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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