when - avani avittam & gayatri japam ?

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with reference to my earlier mail on sankalpam,i was

flooded by mails. im very happy .

many had asked for my fax number to help me out by

sending written directions on how to perform avani

avittam,gayatri japam.

i give my addr , email addr & fax number.

 

SESHADRI BALAJI

950 SOUTH TERRACE APARTMENTS

APT C 252

TEMPE

ARIZONA

AZ 85281

Ph: 480-921-7055

Fax: 480-968-9211

Email: balajiseshadri

sbalaji

 

please give my name SESHADRI BALAJI &

apartment no C252

in the fax message as im staying in an

apartment.

 

i have one more clarification.

i have got a mail from india that avani avittam &

gayatri japam will be held on 26th & 27th of august.

but i saw in the website

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/2627/

that gayatri japam will be on this month & avani

avittam will be in the month of september.

can anyone clarify on this?

i thank everbody for helping me out .

with regards

balaji

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Dear BhakthAs : Since no one seems to be responding to

the ardent plea of Sri Balaji SeshhAdhri for the sankalpam

for AvaNI Avittam , I am posting this note. Please note that

I feel comfortable in keeping the Sankalpam as though I am

performing the AvaNi avittam and Gayathri Japam in India.

I feel self conscious about customizing it for

America Khandham , since I feel that our Lord knows where we are

and does not need to be reminded about our coordiantes in

His universe .This is a personal view.Those , who wish

to customize the sankalpam can use the adaptations

recommended by Sri Anbil Swamy in his earlier posting.

 

Saama Vedhis have a later UpAkarmA dates .

Sri Murali rangaswamy can help you with

Saama UpAkarmA sankalpam .

 

For those , who will be celebrating Talai AavaNI avittam ,

the observances are in PurattAsi Purnami and the next day

(Prathamai) for GaayathrI Japam .Talai AavaNi avittam is

for those who had upanayanam last year after avaNi avittam .

 

Observances for AvaNI avittam day for Yajus SaakhA adhyAyins :

August 26, 1999

 

(1)SnAanam , SandhyAvandhanam

(2)Achamanam : Twice

(3) PrANAyAmam : Thrice

 

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(4) YajnOpavItha DhAraNam

 

Sankalpam for YajnOpavItha DhaaraNam :

 

sroutha smArtha nithya karmAnushtAana

yogyathA siddhyartham YajnOpavItha dhAraNam karishyE

 

YajnOpavItha DharaNAkhyam karma BhagavAn svasmai

svaprIthayE svyamEva kaarayathi

 

yajnOpavItha dhAraNa manthrasya BrahmA Rishi:

anushtup chandha: vedhAs thrayO dEvathA

YajnOpavItha DharaNa viniyOga:

 

Prior to wearing YajnOpavItham , Please say

the following manthram with the YajnOpavItham

stretched in both Hands with the Brahma mudicchu

facing upward:

 

YajnOpavItham Paramam pavithram

prajApathE ; yath Sahajam purasthAth

Aayushyam agryam prathimuncha subhram

YajnOpavItham Balamsthu tEja:

 

Wear the PooNal and then remove the old

poonal with the follwing manthram :

 

upaveetham binnadhanthu jeerNam kasmala dhUshitham

pariyathyajAmi vai Brahman VarchO dheergAyurasthu

 

One achamanam and saathvika thyAgam with the manthram :

 

BhagavAnEva YajnOpaveetha DharaNAkhyam karma

svasmai svaprIthayE svaymEva KaarithyavAn

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Those, who do not have the luxury of two pooNals or twin sets ,

please stay with One YajnOpavItha DhAranam.The gruhasthAs

have to repeat the YajnOpavItha DhArana manthram a second time

for the second PooNal wearing .

 

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SANKALPAM

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Asmath GurubhyO nama:

SrimAn VenakatanAthArya: Kavi thArkika kesarI

VedanthAchArya varyO mE SannidhatthAm SadhA Hrudhi

 

Gurubhya: Tath Gurbhyasccha namOvAkam adhImahE

vruNImahE cha TathrAdhyou DampathI JagathAmpathI

 

svasEsha bhUthEna mayA svIyais sarva paricchadhai:

vidhAthum preethamAthmAnam dEva: prakramthE svyam

 

SuklAmbharadharam VishNum sasivarNam chathurbhujam

Prasanna vadhanam dhyAyEth Sarva VignOpasAnthayE

 

yasya dhviratha VakthrAthyA paarishathyA paras satham

Vignam nignanthi sathatham VishvasEnam tamAsrayE

 

Hari: Om Tath

 

Sri Govindha Govindha asya , Sri Bhagavatha: MahA Purushasya

Sri VishNOrAjn~ayayA , pravarthamAnasya adhya BrahmaNa :

dhvithIya parArthE , Sri SvEtha VarAha kalpE , Vaivasvatha

manvanthrE , KaliyugE , prathamE paadhE , Jambhu dhvIpE ,

Bharatha VarshE , Bharartha KhaNDE ,SakABhthE , mErOr dakshinE

PaarsvE , asmin vardhamAnE vyAvahArikE PrabhavAthi

shashti samvathsarANAm madhyE , PramAthI naama samvathsarE ,

 

DakshiNAyanE , Varsha Ruthou , Simha maasE , Sukla PakshE ,

PourNamAsyAm Subha tithou , Guru Vaasara , SravishtA

nakshthra YukthAyAm ,Sri VishNu yOga Sri VishNu karaNa

Subha Yoga Subha karana yEvamguNa VisishtAyAm asyAm

 

ThaishyAm PourNamAsyAm , adhyOthsarjana akarana prAyaschitthArtham

"kaamOkArsheeth ManyurakArsheeth ithi " manthra Japam

ashtOtthara sahasra sankhyA karishyE

 

1008 times japam of " KaamOkArsheeth manyurakArsheeth ".

 

Afterwards SaathvIka ThyAgam : BhagavAnEva KaamOkArsheen

manyurakArsheeth ithi manthra japam savsmai svaprIthayE

savayamEva Kaarayathi .

 

Afterwards ,perform MaadhyAhnika SandhyA Vandhanam .

Then have the sankalpam :

 

Sri BhagavathAj~nyayA Bhagavath preethyartham

SrAvaNyAM PourNamAsyAm adhyAyOpakarma karishyE,

Tadhangam snAnamaham karishyE , Tadhangam YajnOpaveedha

dhAraNam karishyE , Tadhangam KhANda Rishi Tarpanam

karishyE

 

SnAnam , ThirumaNN , PooNal dhAraNam , have

the PooNal as maalai around the neck , have water

in the cupped hand and release it with the manthrams:

 

PrajApathim KhANDa rishim tarpayAmi

sOmam KhANDa rishim tarpayAmi

Agnim KhANDa rishim tarpayAmi

VisvAn dEvAn khaaNDa Rishim tarpayAmi

sAmhithIr dEvathA upanishadas tarpayAmi

Yaajn~ikIr dEvathA upanishads tarpayAmi

VaaruNIr dEvathA upanishads tarpayAmi

 

after this have water once again in the cupped

hands and release it from the bottom side of the palms

(earlier the water was released forward) :

 

BrahmANam Svayambhuvam tarpayAmi

 

Next , release the water thru the finger tips forward

with the following manthram :

sathasaspathim tarpayAmi

 

Afterwards, Aachamanam , Saathvika ThyAgam .

Afterwards Adhyayana Homam with "KaamOkArsheeth,

ManyurakArsheeth manthram " with palasam(samith) for

Brahmachaaris .

 

VedArambham begins now .

Afterwards , salute the elders or BhagavAn

and partake food after perumAL theertha

svIkaraNam .

 

For BrahmachAris , the belt made of Dharbham called Mounji ,

KrishNajinam ( Maan thOl ) and palAsa samith stick

would be worn.If they are not available ,the manthrAs

for them should be rcited atleast .

 

These manthrams are:

 

(1) Mounji DhAraNam :" Iyam dhuruguthAth paripAthamAnA

sarma varUtham punathI na aagAth prANA paanAbhyAm

phalamAparanthI SriyA dEvAnAm subhagA mEgalEyam

ruthasya gOpthrI tapas: parasvignantheerakshas-

sahamAnA arAdhI: saanassamantha manu parIhi BhadhrayA

bharthArsthE mEkalE MaarishAma" ( wear the mEkalai

around the waist).

 

(2) Maan ThOL to be attached to the PooNal:

" Mithrasya chakshur taruNam bhalIyas thEjO

Yasasvi stthaviram samittham anAhanasyam vasanam

jarishNuparItham vaajyayajinam dadhEham "

 

(3) PalAsa dhaNda grahaNam :

" susrava susravasam maa kuru yathA thvam susrava

susravA asi , yEvamaham susrava susravA bhUyAsam ,

yathA thvAm susravO dEvAnAm nidhigOpOsi , yEvamaham

BrahmaNAnAm nidhigOpO bhUyAsam ".

 

Typically , the KhANda Rishi TarpaNam is done

in knee level water , while standing in temple tanks

or in flowing rivers.These may not be pratical here .

 

GayathrI Japam on Friday , Aug 27

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(1) SnAnam , PrAtha: SandhyA Vandhanam

(2) Aachamanam , PrANAyaamam as yesterday .

Sankalpam variation is as follows except

for the rest of the body of sankalpam done

before:

 

----dakshiNAyanE Varsha Ruthou Simha MaasE

Krishna pakshE Bhrugu Vaasara Sathabhishak

Nakshathra YukthAyAm , Sri VishNU YOga

Sri VishNukaraNa Subha yOga Subha karaNa

yEvamguNa VisEshaNa VisishtAyAm asyaam

PrathamAyAm Subha Tithou

 

Sri Bhagavadh Ajn~yayA Bhagavth prrethyartham

mithyAthItha PrAyascchitthArtham

AshtOtthara Sahasra SankhyA GaayathrI

mahA manthra japam karishyE :

 

Saathvika ThyAgam :BhagavAnEva GaayathrI

MahA manthra JapAkhyam karma svasmai

svapreethayE svayamEva Kaarayathi,

 

performance of the 1008 GaayathrI manthra Japam

 

Saathvika ThyAgam : BhagavAnEva-- KaarithavAn

 

You and your friends should offer dakshinai

according to your ability .That amount could be

collected and sent to Sri AhObila matam of North America

for use in the Veda PaatasAlA at MadhurAnthakam .

 

The address to send any collected amount

by those , who use this sankalpam , is as follows:

Professor ParthasArathy Dileepan

Treasurer , Ahobila Mutt of North America

1908 Presswood Drive , Hixson, TN 37343

 

Have a wonderful AvaNi Avittam celebrations

and may Sri LakshmI Nrusimhan's blessings be

with you to enhance Your vidhyA grahana sakthi .

 

Oppiliappan Koil VaradAchAri SadagOpan

PramAthi Aadi 32nd day, Sukla Paksha Shasti