Sankalpam for Upakarma

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Dear Bhagavatas:

Sri Lakshmi Narasimhan Swamy with id " narsimhancsl" writes as

follows:

 

"Dear Swamy,

 

This is very well written procedure for upakarma. It is indeed very true

that there is no need to change sankalpams when u r out of India. I remember

when my grandfather tested me on this. He gave a samasya pooranam slokam as

follows:

 

"Kovido america gathva sankalpam keedrusham kruthaha". Which means how a

learned man performs sankalpam when he goes to America. It occurred to me

immediately & I completed the verse by saying:

 

"yathaahi poorvajairuktham manasaa bhaarathey sthithaha". which means as

said by our elders staying in India through "mind". He liked the reply and

was happy that I grasped his inner intention"

 

Thanks for the input on the Sankalpam.

 

He further writes:

"I was going thru the procedure for Brahmacharis. I think for the ajinam the

manthram starts from "Mithrasya chakshuhu..." & not "ajina mithrasya

chakshihu" & for dandam the manthram starts from "shushrava: and not from

Danda sushrava:". Looks like a typo for me"

 

Yes. Indeed, they are typos. Sorry for the same and thanks for pointing out.

 

"For brahmacharis samithadhaanam also may be included as a mention. Atleast

the present brahmacharis can do this on the Upakarma day if not daily"

 

Sure. The "Homam" has to be done with "Samith". I did not mention this

because I presumed that it is so basic that the elders would know this

anyway.

 

I request Bhagavatas to please take note of the above instructions.

Thanks to Sri Lakshmi Narasimhan Swamy for the suggestions.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

 

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Dear Bhagavatas:

Here is a mail of a Sri Ranga Sri member from London.

Doing upakarma in a Goshti is in vogue.

 

Any other members who may know of others doing Upakarma

in or around London may kindly help him in this regard

under intimation to me.

Thanks.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

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Dear Bhagavatas,

 

Kindly inform if it is possible to do the Upakarma in a Goshti collectively in

and around London and any learned member can guide and if so I wish to join them

on 12th.

 

Ranganathan dasan