SRS Vol.5.26 d/ 08/12/04- Special Upakarma Issue

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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.05 / ISSUE # 26 dated 12th August 2004

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IN THIS ISSUE:

THIS IS A SPECIAL ISSUE ON TAARANA UPAAKARMA & GAYATRI JAPAM

SANKALPAM AND PROCEDURE

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Dear Bhagavatas:

Several members have requested guidance on the procedure for Upakarma

including Sankalpam etc to be observed for the TaaraNa Year which fall on

Sunday, 29th August 2003 and Gayatri Japam on Monday, 30th August 2004.

We present below the same to the best of our knowledge.

Erudite Bhagavatas well versed in AnushTaanams may suggest any corrections,

if needed.

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

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UPAKARMA PROCEDURE FOR TAARANA YEAR

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FIRST, do Nityakarmas including SandhyAvandanam as usual

I. KAMOKAARSHEETH JAPAM

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(1) Acamanam (Twice)

(2) prANAyAmam (Once)

(3) guru-paramparA anusandhAnam.

 

SrImAn venkaTanAthAryaH kavitArkika kesarI/

vedAntAchArya varyO mE sannidhattAm sadA hRidi//

 

gurubhyas tad gurubhyaS cha namo vAkam adheemahE

vRNImahE cha tatra Aadhyou dampatee jagatAm pati//

 

sva-sesha-bhUthena mayA svIyai: sarva paricchadai: /

vidhAtum preetham AthmAnam deva: prakramatE svayam//

 

(4) Vighna nivAraNam / ViSvaksena dhyAnam

 

SuklAmbara dharam vishNum Sasi varnam chatur bhujam/

prasanna-vadanam dhyAyEth sarva-vighnopaSAntaye//

 

yasya dvirada-vaktrAdyA: pAriShadyA: para: Satam /

vighnam nighnanti sathatham viSvaksEnam UpASraye //

 

(5) Sankalpam

Hari: Om tath (Don’t say ‘Tath Sath’)

 

SrI govinda govinda govinda! asya SrI-bhagavata:

mahA purushasya vishNor AgjnayA pravartamAnasya

aadhya brahmaNa: dviteeya-parArdhE SrI-SvEtha-varAha-kalpE,

vaivasvatha-manvantarE, kaliyugE, prathamE pAdE, “Jamboo dveepE,

BhArata varshE, Bharata: khaNDE, SakAbde:, merO: dakshiNE pArSvE**

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(**NOTE:

Some priests in the USA say the following instead of the above:

“krouncha dweepE, RamaNaka VarshE, Aindra KhaNDE, Prasaantha SaagarE,

Pushkara KshEtrE, Raakkee-Mickelnee ParvatayO: MadhyaPradEsE,

Missipi-missouri ithyaadhi anEka shOdasa jeeva nadheenaam sameepa sthitha,

samastha dEvataa gO braahmaNa, Hari-guru CharaNaaravinda Sannidhou, MerO:

UttarE PaarsvE”

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This does not seem necessary because the whole Bhoo lOkam (of which USA is

only a part) lies South to the legendary Meru mountain.

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[vide:

Question:

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

learned man performs sankalpam when he goes to America?

Answer:

"yathaahi poorvajairuktham manasaa bhaarathey sthithaha". which means as

said by our elders staying in India through "mind"]

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Then, Continue:

asmin vartamAnE vyAvahArikE, PrabhavAdi shashTi samvatsarANAm madhyE,

TAARANA nAma samvatsarE, DakshiNAyaNE, Varsha Ritou, SRAAVANA mAsE, Sukla

pakshE,

BAANU – vAsara - sravishTA - nakshatra yuktAyAm, PourNamAsyAm Subha-tithau,

SrI-vishnu-yOga, SrI-vishnu-karaNa, Subha-yOga, Subha-karaNa, Yevam

guNa,-viSeshaNa viSishTAyAm, asyAm Subha-tithou, SrI-Bhagavad-AjnayA,

SrIman-nArAyaNa-prItyartham (OR) Bhagavat-kainkarya-roopam (OR)

Bhagavat-prItyartham, [depending on your SampradAyam ]

 

TaishyAm paurNamAsyAm adhyAyO-utsarjana-akaraNa-prAyaS chittaartham,

ashTottara-sahasra (1008)OR ashTottara-Sata (108) sankhyayA -

"kAmO'kArshIt manyur akArshIt" mantra-japam karishye.

 

(6) sAttvika tyAgam

“BhagavAn eva, svaniyAmya, sva-Sesha-bhUtena mayA,

sva-ArAdhanaika - prayojanAya idam "kAmO'kArshIt manyur akArshIt”

mahAmantra-japam

Svasmai, SvaprItaye, Svayam eva, KAARAYATHI”.

 

(7) Japam proper:

Do japam of "kAmO'kArshIt manyur akArshIt"

1008 or 108 times as per your Sankalpam

DO NOT SAY

“NamO namh” after “kAmo'kArshIt manyur akArshIt”

 

(8) SAttvika tyAgam

“BhagavAn eva svaniyAmya, sva-Sesha-bhUtena mayA,

sva-ArAdhanaika-prayojanAya idam "kAmO'kArshIt manyur akArshIt

mahAmantra-japam" Svasmai, SvaprItaye, Svayam eva, KAARITHAVAAN.

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II. UPAAKARMA

YagjnOpaveedha DhaaraNam

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Sit facing east wear a pavitram, if available.

(1) Achamanam (Twice)

(2) PrANAyamam (Once)

(3) Sankalpam

Hari: Om tath (Don’t say ‘Tath Sath’)

SrI govinda govinda govinda!

asya SrI-bhagavata: mahA purushasya,

vishNor AgjnayA pravartamAnasya,

aadhya brahmaNa:,

dviteeya-parArdhE,

SrI-SvEtha-varAha-kalpE,

vaivasvatha-manvantarE,

kaliyugE, prathamE pAdE,

“Jamboo dveepE, BhArata varshE, Bharata: khaNDE, SakAbdE:,

merO: dakshiNE pArSvE**(See Note above for Sankalpam in USA)

SrAvaNyAm PourNamAsyAm AdhyAya-upAkarmam karishyE,

(1)tadh angam snAnam karishyE

(2)tadh angam yajnopavIta-dhAraNam karishyE

(3)tadh angam kANDarshi-tarpaNam karishyE

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Brahmacharis add:[tadh angatayA maunji-ajina-daNDa-dhAraNAni karishye]

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(1) First, do SnAnam'. At least, do mAnasika snAnam

(2) Wear the new pooNool as per the following procedure:

Sit in squatting position facing east.

(i) Achamanam (Twice)

(ii) PrANAyAmam (Once) (wearing pavitram if available)

(iii) Sankalpam (as above)

 

(2A): For all (i.e.) BOTH Brahmacharis and Grihastas)

adya pUrvoccarita, evam guNa-viseshaNa-viSishTAyAm, asyAm Subha-tithau,

SrI-bhagavad-AjnayA

SrIman-nArAyaNa-prItyartham

(or with variations as per your Sampradayam)

Srauta-smArta-vidhi-vihita-nitya-karma-anushThAna-

yogyatA-siddhyartham, yajnopavIta-dhAraNam karishyE

 

Hold the yajnopavItam with both hands, with your right palm facing up over

your head, and your left palm facing the ground. The top of the

brahma-mudi(knot) should be on your right palm and should be facing right.

Then say the

following mantra, while holding the sacred thread:

YagjnOpaveetha – dhAraNa - mantrasya,

BrahmA Rishi:

AnushTup chanda:

Vedas TrayO devatA

yajnopavIta dhAraNe viniyoga:

 

'yagjnOpaveetham paramam pavithram,

PrajApatEh yath sahajam purasthAth

Ayushyam Agriyam, Prati muncha Subhram,

YagjnOpaveetham, balam asthu TEjah"

Wear the yajnopaveetham and do Achamanam once.

 

(2B) FOR GRIHASTAS ONLY (married)

for the second PooNool:

PraNAyAmam

Sankalpam to the mantra

“Poorvoccharita, evam guNa-viseshaNa-viSishTAyAm, asyAm Subha-tithau,

SrI-bhagavad-AjnayA SrIman-nArAyaNa-prItyartham

(with variations as per your Sampradayam)

“gArhasthya arham, dvitIya yajnopavIta-dhAraNam karishyE”

Wear the second yajnopaveetham as before.

 

(2C) Discarding the old Poonool (for all):

“Upaveetham, Bhinnantum, jeerNam, kassmala-dooshitham /

VisRjAmi vai Brahman! varchO deerghaayur asthu mE //

 

Remove the old Poonools and discard them under a tree, in a river, or some

other

natural place where they will not be stamped upon. Don't throw them in the

trash!

Then do Acamanam again

 

SAttvika thyAgam.

“BhagavAn Eva, svaniyAmya, sva-Sesha-bhUtena mayA,

sva-ArAdhanaika-prayojanAya, idam YagjnOpaveetha DhArANAkhyam karma,

Svasmai, SvaprItayE, Svayam eva, KAARITHAVAAN

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SPECIAL PROCEDURE FOR BRAHMACHARIS ONLY:

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Brahmacharis should recite mantras for

(1) Wearing the darbha belt (maunji)

(2) Wearing krishNAjina (a piece of deer skin), and

(3) Wearing PalAsa daNDam

 

MANTRA FOR (1) MAUNJI

Iyam duruktAth parih bAdhamAnA SarmavarUtham punatI na AgAt/

PrANa apAnAbhyAm balam aabharantISriyA dEvAnAM subhagA mEkhalE ayam //

Rutasya gOptree tapasa: parasvee ghnatiraksha: sahamAnA arAtee:/

SAna: samanta manu pareehi bhadhraayAbhartArastE mekhale mA rishAma//

 

MANTRA FOR (2) KRISHNAJINA

Mitrasya chakshur dhaRuNam baleeyastejO yaSasvi sthaviram samiddham/

anAhanasyam vasanam jarishNu pareedhamvAjya jinam dadhEham//

 

MANTRA FOR (3) PALAASA DANDA

SuSravA: SuSravasam mA kuru yathA tvaMsuSrava: sucharavA asi Yevamaham/

SuSrava: SuSravA bhooyAsam yathA tvaMsuSravO devAnAm nidhigOpOsiYevam aham

brAhmaNAnAm nO nidhi gOpO bhooyAsam//

 

Then, do Achamanam

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(3) Nava kANDa Rshi TarpaNam (for all)

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(a) Achamanam twice

(b) Face north

© walk knee-deep water, if possible.

Otherwise see that your clothes are wet.

(d) Wear the PooNool as a necklace (niveetam).

(e) Hold both palms cupping them together, having the yajnopaveetham's

Brahma-mudi (knots) resting on your right palm and with the threads going

between your thumb and forefinger of each hand. The water should be released

along with the sesame seeds (Black Til or ELLU in Tamil) mixed with rice

BETWEEN THE TWO Palms, AT THE BASE OF THE LITTLE FINGER.

(f) Release the water mixed with rice and black sesame seeds as you say

'tarpayAmi' in each of the following:

Each line should be said three (3) times.

(i) prajApatim kANDarshim tarpayAmi

(ii) sOmam kANDarshim tarpayAmi

(iii) agnim kANDarshim tarpayAmi

(iv) viSvAn devAn kANDarshim tarpayAmi

(v) sAmhitIr devatA upanishadas tarpayAmi

(vi) yajnikIr devatA upanishadas tarpayAmi

(vii) vAruNIr devatA upanishadas tarpayAmi

 

(g) Now, still nivItam, the mixture should be released towards yourself,

AT THE BASE OF THE HANDS NEAR THE PALMS (i.e.) AWAY FROM THE FINGERTIPS.

(viii) BrahmANaM svayambhuvam tarpayAmi

 

(g) Water mixture should then be poured

OFF THE TIPS OF THE FINGERS saying:

(ix) sadasaspatim tarpayAmi

 

(i) After the kANDa-rishi tarpaNam, some people add:

Rig-VEdam tarpayAmi,

yajur-VEdam tarpayAmi

sAma-VEdam tarpayAmi,

atharvaNa-VEdam tarpayAmi,

itihAsam tarpayAmi

purANam tarpayAmi

kalpam tarpayAmi”

 

(j) Some also recommend PitRu TarpaNam (with PooNool in the reverse

direction (i.e.) prAcIna-veethi) THIS IS FOR ONLY FOR THOSE WHOSE FATHERSARE

NO LONGER ALIVE.

 

(k) Return to upaveetham, i.e., your PooNool in its normal position.

(l) Do Achamanam and do

(m) SAttvika tyAgam (as before)

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III. UPAAKARMA HOMAM

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Brahmacharis should do samithadhaanam.

The "Homam" has to be done with "Samith" (dry sticks)

This is so basic that the elders would know this

anyway and guide the BrahmachAris in doing the HOmam

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(a) The Rishis and DevatAs mentioned above are again invoked through the

sacred fire.

(b) VEda aarambham, in which the first four anuvAkas of the Yajur veda

samhita are taught to the sishyas. This is the most important part of the

upAkarma.

© jayAdi homam: If anyone or more of the above is not possible due to

circumstances –You may recite one anuvAka from your Veda on this day or

“Purusha Suktam” or AT LEAST “GAyathri Japam” as many times as possible

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IV. Procedure for Gayatri Japam

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1. Achamanam (2 times)

2. PraaNaayaamam 3times)

3. Guru-paramparA anusandhAnam.

 

SrImAn venkaTanAthAryaH kavitArkika kesarI/

vedAntAchArya varyO mE sannidhattAm sadA hRidi//

 

gurubhyas tad gurubhyaS cha namo vAkam adheemahE

vRNImahE cha tatra Aadhyou dampatee jagatAm pati//

 

sva-sesha-bhUthena mayA svIyai: sarva paricchadai:/

vidhAtum preetham AthmAnam deva: prakramatE svayam//

 

(4) Vighna nivAraNam / ViSvaksena dhyAnam

 

SuklAmbara dharam vishNum Sasi varnam chatur bhujam/

prasanna-vadanam dhyAyEth sarva-vighnopaSAntaye//

 

yasya dvirada-vaktrAdyA: pAriShadyA: para: Satam /

vighnam nighnanti sathatham viSvaksEnam UpASraye //

 

(5) Sankalpam

Hari: Om tath (Don’t say ‘Tath Sath’)

SrI govinda govinda govinda! asya SrI-bhagavata:

mahA purushasya, vishNor AgjnayA, pravartamAnasya,

aadhya brahmaNa:,

dviteeya-parArdhE,

SrI-SvEtha-varAha-kalpE,

Vaivasvatha-manvantarE,

kaliyugE, prathamE pAdE,

Jamboo dveepE, BhArata varshE, Bharata: khaNDE,

SakAbdE:, merO: dakshiNE pArSvE**

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(NOTE: Some priests in the USA say the following instead of the above:

“krouncha dweepE, RamaNaka VarshE, Aindra KhaNDE, Prasaantha SaagarE,

Puskara KshEtrE, Raakkee-Mickelnee ParvatayO: MadhyaPradEsE, Missipi-

missouri ithyaadhi anEka shOdasa jeeva nadheenaam sameepa sthitha, samastha

dEvataa gO braahmaNa, Hari-guru CharaNaaravinda Sannidhou, MerO: UttarE

PaarsvE”

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This does not seem necessary because the whole Bhoo lOkam (of which USA is

only a part) lies South to the legendary Meru mountain, the Sankalpam as

mentioned for INDIA would hold good to all places on earth)

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[vide:

Question:

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

learned man performs sankalpam when he goes to America?

Answer:

"yathaahi poorvajairuktham manasaa bhaarathey sthithaha". which means as

said by our elders staying in India through "mind"]

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Then, Continue:

asmin vartamAnE, vyAvahArikE,

PrabhavAdi shashTi samvatsarANAm madhyE,

TAARANA nAma samvatsarE, DakshiNAyaNE, varsha Ritou, SraavaNa mAsE,

krishNa pakshE, sOma vaasara- sathabishak nakshatra yuktaayaam, sree VishNu

yoga,VishNu karaNa,

suba yoga, suba KaraNa, Yevam guNa, visEshaNa, visihTaayaam, asyaam

Prathamyaam, subha titou,

Sree Bhagavad Aaagjnayaa, Bhagavad Preetyartham,

MITYAATHEETA PRAAYASCHITTAARTHA ASHTOTTARA

(SAHASRA (1008) OR SATHA (108) SANKHYAYAA

GAAYATRI MAHAA MANTRA JAPAM KARISHYE

 

DO GAAYATRI JAPAM AS PER YOUR SANKALPAM

 

(6) sAttvika tyAgam

“BhagavAn eva, svaniyAmya, sva-Sesha-bhUtena mayA,

sva-ArAdhanaika-prayojanAya, idam "Gaayatri mahA mantra-japam",

Svasmai, SvaprItayE, SvayamEva KAARITAVAAN”.

Bhagavaan preeyataam VaasudEva:/

Sarvam Sree KrishNaarpaNam astu//

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