Rig and Yajur Upakarma in 1999

[Guest guest]

A bhakta asks:

 

Mani:

 

Per Vakya Panchangam, the Rig and Yajur Upakarma which usually fall on

Sravna Nakshatram of Simha Masam (Aug 1999), will be in Purattasi Sravanam

(Sept 25, 26 1999). This is due to dosha.

 

But, in New York temple calender which is calculated per New York EST/EDT

the dates are given in August. Could that be different from India because

the dosha Kalams do not exist in U.S?

 

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Can learned members respond?

 

Mani

[Guest guest]

I found out the answer to the upAkarma question asked

earlier. The dosha is only for prathama (first-time) upAkarmins

of Rg and Yajur Veda. Others can perform the upAkarma on

their regular date, viz., August 25 for Rg, August 26

for Yajur, and September 12 for Sama.

 

This topic was discussed by Sri Sadagopan in a previous year:

 

http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/aug98/0055.html

 

Mani

 

P.S. Why is it no panchAngam lists atharvaNa upAkarma?

[Guest guest]

>Mani Varadarajan <mani

>Re: Rig and Yajur Upakarma in 1999

>Fri, 18 Jun 1999 13:01:06 -0700 (PDT)

>bhakti

>

>Dear BhakthAs :

 

I will respond to Sri mani VaradarAjan's

question on Atharva UpAkarmA here .

>I found out the answer to the upAkarma question asked

>earlier. The dosha is only for prathama (first-time) upAkarmins

>of Rg and Yajur Veda. Others can perform the upAkarma on

>their regular date, viz., August 25 for Rg, August 26

>for Yajur, and September 12 for Sama.

>

>This topic was discussed by Sri Sadagopan in a previous year:

>

>http://www.ramanuja.org/sv/bhakti/archives/aug98/0055.html

>

>Mani

>

>P.S. Why is it no panchAngam lists atharvaNa upAkarma?

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Atharva Vedam has upAkarmam .Among the original

nine sAkhAs of Atharva Vedam ( navadhA atharvaNO Veda:),

only two - saunakhA and PippalAdA --are existent today .

Even those are limited to Kashmir , Benares

and very limited section of Northern India .

Hence , you will rarely come across reference

to Atharva upAkarmA dates in South .It is very difficult

to find younger people in big numbers familiar

with Atharva Samhithai anywhere in India .The days

of Chathur Vedis are long gone .Late Kaanchi PeriyavAL helped

significantly to enhance the flow of the vidyArthis undergoing

VedAdhyananam of Atharva Samhithai by locating the scholars

in the north and did Atharva Veda RakshaNam by

facilitating the instruction of the younger students

by the older generation .

 

Most of the people of Tamil Naadu and Andhra pradEsh

are Yajus SaakhAdhyAyins . A smaller number of Saama Vedins

and Rg Vedins (dhavaithins and SmarthAs ) exist in

the Southern part of India .The majority of Rg Vedins

exist around the Western part of India (Kashmir , GujarAth,

MaharAshtrA ,NarmadhA banks and closer geographical

locations ).

 

In summary , Atharva UpAkarmA is not prominently

mentioned in most of India because of the concentration

of Atharva Samhithai in very limited sections of India .

Atharva vedam is the youngest of the four Vedams

and is connected with the development of the Tantric

System and refers frequently to manthra Japam

to achieve material or other benefits or to ward off

inauspiciousness. In this context , UpAkarmA has

special significance in Atharva Vedam .

V.Sadagopan