Lay man's analogy on sandhyavandanm/upanayanam vs ticketless travel

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Priya Bhaagawathas,

Jaisrimannarayana

A lay man's analogy on sandhyavandanm/upanayanam vs ticketless travel

follows, with reference to the following email and subsequent

clarification email replies

 

Quote::

Respected Bhagavatas:

I'd. like to find out if there's an appropriate age

for performing Upanayanam & Brahmopadesam, for

Srivaishnava brahmachari's. Kindly advise. I have

heard the term "ottrai padai" (meaning only during

'odd' years) mention by some friends and I wanted to

clarify if that's applicable for Srivaishnavas also.

Thank you.

Dasan,

Vijayaraghavan.

::Unquote

 

1. Performing Upanayanam is like making one's child eligible

to travel on his own, on this Earth

2. Trikaala sandhyavandanam is similar to booking three

tickets per day for travelling/living on this Earth consuming

various types of its resources like air, water, food, clothing etc

3. Just as during infant stage there is exemption from buying

ticket while travelling on public transport (but probably when

only accompanied by his parent) so too infants are exempted from

Sandhyavandanam.

4. But once eligibility/ability to travel on his own comes to

the child, he is supposed to buy the ticket or else pay the

fine when caught in the act and that is any how borne by his

parents. So too consequences of eligible/able children not

performing sandhyavandanam shall be borne by the parents whose

liability continues till they first perform the Upanayanam.

5. But once upanayanam is performed, the consequences of non

performance of trikala sandhyavandanam and subsequent dharmic acts,

shall be borne by the children themselves.

6. Thus it is the parent's responsibility to perform upanayanam

of their children at the earliest once he is able to listen

and speak well; and thereby avoid cumulatively increasing their

liabilities/consequences of their wards misdeeds.

 

 

Jai Srimannarayana

sarvaaparaadham kshantavya.....

Dr.Kilambi Ramakrishna Ramanuja Dasan

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