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

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

No time limit once you cross the recommended age. From a practical point

of view, I am planning on doing that for my son this summer. He is an

adult working in Florida. We did not conduct Upanayanam for various

reasons. Now the time has come to do that. In particular, if the person

is following some of the required tenets and is willing to do it on a

regular basis, however meagerly, there should not be any objection. My

personal conviction is that the person needs to be away from some of the

food habits (solids and liquids) he might have developed in this country

because they are not conducive to the work!

 

I am sure the resident disciples of Chinnajeeyar Swamiji will be glad to

conduct the function.

 

Gopi Chari