Sankalpams

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Dear VedAbhimAnis :

 

There is a MahA sankalpam and a Laghu

sankalpam for any Vaidhika karmA . without

the Sankalpam , the observance is headless

and is lost .

 

18.8.97 AvaNi avitta Sankalpam

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Guru Vandhanam :

 

SrimAn VenkatanAtharya : kavithArkika Kesari I

VedAnthAchArya VaryOmE sannidhatthAm sadhA hrudhi II

 

gurubhaya: tadhgurubhayasccha namOvaakam adheemahE

vruNeemahE cha tathAthyena dampathI jagadhAmpathI

svasEsha bhUthEna mayA sveeyais sarva paricchadhai :

vidhAthum preethamAthmAnam Deva : prakramathE svayam

 

suklAmbharadharam VishNum sasivarNam chathurbhujam I

prasanna vadhanam dhyAyeth sarva vignOpasanthayE II

 

yasya dviratha vakrAthyA : paarishathyA : parassatham I

vignam nignanthi sathatham VishvaksEnam tamAsrayE II

 

Hari : Om tath Sri GOvinda GOvinda GOvinda asya

Sri Bhagavadha: MahA purushasya Sri VishNOrAgyayA

pravarthamAnasya adhya BrahmaNa : Dvitheeya

ParArthE Sri Svetha varAha KalpE vaivasvathamanvanthrE

Kali yugE prathamE paadhE JambhudhvipE Bharatha VarshE

Bharatha KanTE sakApthE merOr dakshiNE paarsvE asmin

VyavahArikhE PrabhavAdhi samvathsarANAm madhyE

Isvara Naama SamvathsarE

 

DakshinAyanE Varsha ruthou simha maasE Sukhla PakshE

Indhu vaasara SravishtA nakshathra yukthAyAm

 

Sri VishNuyOga Sri VishNu karaNa Subha YOga

subha karaNA yEvam guNa vishENa visishtAyAm asyAm

 

taishyAM pourNamAsyAm adhyAyAOthsarjana akaraNa

prAyascchithArtham KamOkArsheeth manyurakAsheeth ithi

manthra japam ashtOtthara sahasra sankhyA karishyE

 

bhagavnEva kaamOkArsheen manyurakArsheethithi

manthra japam svasmai svayamEva kaarayathi --

 

1008 times japam of " KaamOkaarsheeth ManyurakArsheeth "

It is to be performed . Namo nama : should not be added at

the end of this manthram .

 

next , maadhyAnikham , achamanm , prANAyAmam , sankalpam.

 

Sri Bhagavdh Aj~nyayaa Bhagavadh Preethyartham SrAvaNyAm

PowrNamAsyAm adhyAyaOpAkarmaa karishyE ,

tadhangam snAnamaham karishyE (snAnam )

Tadhangam YajnOpaveetha dharaNam karishyE ,( new PUNal)

ThirumaNN wearing , stay in knee high water(if possible ) and state

tadhangam khAnda Rishi TarpaNam karishyE ( TarpaNam )

and perform the Rishi TarpaNam :

 

the tarpaNam water up to the 7th should be

offered with lowered palms in front . PuNal

is to be worne as Niveetham ( as maalai ) :

 

prajApathim KhAnda rishim TarpayAmi

SOmam KhAnda rishim TarpayAmi

Agnim Khaanda rishim tarpayaami

VisvAn dEvAn Khanda risheems tarpayAmi

Saamhitheer dEvathA upanishadas tarpayAmi

yAj~nikir dEvathA upanishads tarpayAmi

VaaruNeer dEvathA upanishads tarpayAmi

 

then , at the edge of the inner palm , leave the tarpaNam

water with the following manthram closer to the body :

 

BrahmaNam svayambhuvam tarpayAmi

 

the ninth tarpaNam is to be performed

with nuni viral ( or the little finger and the water

to be deposited away from the body with

the following manthram :

 

Sathasaspathim tarpayAmi

 

Next , get out of the water , perform aachamanam and do

saathvika Thyagam .

 

Next follows the Adhyayana Homam with dry clothes .

Sri Vijay Srinivasan plans to write on this important homam .

VedhArambham begins here . Afterwards , offer salutations to

the elders and ppartake food .

 

Next day's Gayathri sankalpam

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SnAnam , SandhyA , washing of feet , aachamanam ,

PrANAyAmam and sankalpam ( starting with common portion )

and then customize for this day as follows :

 

DakshinAyanE Varsha ruthou simha MaasE KrishNa

pakshE bhouma vaasara sadhabhishang nakshathra

yukthAyAm ,Sri VishNu yOga VishNu karaNa subha yOga

subha karaNa yEvam guNa visEshaNa visishTayAm asyAm

prathamAyAm subha tithou , Sri Bhagavadh Aj~nyayA

Bhagavadh preethyartham mithyAtheetha prAyascchitthArtham

ashtOtthara sahasra sankhYa Gayathri MahA manthra japam

karishyE . BhagavAnEva Gayathri MahA manthra JapAkhyam

karma svasmai SvapreethayE svayamEva Kaarayathi --

at the end say , KaarithavAn .

 

Please do the best you can , since it is not possible here

to have the utmost saamagriyAs and procedures.

 

You can always acknowledge the deficiencies wiht the following

prayer :

 

Manthra heenam kriyA heenam Bhakthi heenam HuthAsana

yath huthamthu mayAdEva parpUrNam tadhasthutE I

PrAyascchitthAnyasEshANi tapa: karmAthkAni vai

yaani dhOsham asEshANAm KrishNAnusmaraNam param II

 

Wishing you all a good observance ,

 

V.Sadagopan