Lunar Eclipse & Upaakarmaa

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Dear Sri Mani Varadarajan :

 

As answer to the forwarded Question ,

DhOsha PourNami ( PourNami with Chandra

or Surya GrahaNam ) is unfit for UpAkarmA

for ONLY THE PRATHAMOPAAKARMINS (Those who

are having their first Upaakarmam as a result

of having Upanayanam the year before ).

For all the rest , there is no restrictions on

performing Upaakarmam today ( Yajur Vedins ) .

Same rules apply for Rg Vedins , who perform

UpAkarmam on SravaNam day instead of PourNami day .

 

I have posted a note on the day for the observance

of " AvaNi avittam " for the three groups ( Rg , Yajur

and Saama Vedins ) recently .It will be in the archives ,

when they get updated .

 

On GrahaNa vimochanam ( end of the eclipse for Lunar eclipse)

SnAnam is done . During eclipse , TarpaNam is done .

Homam and Dhaanam are done by the very strict

observants in India during GrahaNa kaalam .

Those ladies , who are pregnant do not go out

during the period of eclipse .

 

V.Sadagopan