2007 Upakarma timings for US residents

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SrI:

 

Dear AasthikAs :

 

I have forwarded a message earlier on

this year"s Yajur UpAkarmaa . Since I still recieve

inquiries on the complications arising from

Chandra GrahaNam , I am retransmititng

and adding some new Information for

Rg Vedis and Saama Vedis as well .

 

Yajur UpAkarmaa : Monday , August 27

Rg UpAkarmaa: Sunday , Aug 26

Saama UpAkarmaa : Thursday Sep 13

 

Gaayathri Japam ( For All) : Tuesday , Aug 28

 

The UpAkarmaa Mantrams in Sanskrit

and English are available at :

 

http://www.sundarasimham.org

 

These are e-books 46, 47 and 48 .

Please use them if there are no

Bruhaspathis in your area and

customize the sankalpam for

this year .

 

Those in India can look at the excellent

write up and video by Sri Vaasu VaadhyAr

at his frequently used site :

 

http://www.ahobilam.com

 

Additional Comments **************************

 

Since lunar eclipse occurs on Tuesday, upAkarma should be observed on Monday. Since USA has 4 time zones unlike India, the local time of lunar eclipse can be got from the NASA link.

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_lunecl.pl " i (use formA)".

Please make sure you use Form A where a scroll down window lists important cities within USA. Gayathri japam should be performed after moon set or completion of eclipse on Tuesday. Example of East Coast :Site releated Observance

******************************************************** For Edison, NJ/New York Eclipse begins at 3.51 AM EDT. Totality Ends/Moon set - 6.22 AM EDT. Moksham - 7.24 PM EDT (evening)

Affected Nakshatrams: are Avittam, Sadayam, Purattadi mrgaseerisham, chitrai (continue fasting after 6.22 AM EDT and can eat after 7.24 PM EDT). Do not partake food before 9 hours of beginning of eclipse. Perform Gayatri japam after eclipse concluded or moon set.

For eclipse timings in each town in USA, please visit NASA link http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_lunecl.pl i (use formA)

 

V.Sadagopan

 

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Grahana (Eclipse) dosham is for the Prathama-upakarma (Thalai

Avani Avittam) only because of Veda-arambam(initiation for learning

vedas)and does not affect others observing 2nd, 3rd etc. upakarmas.

However food consumption will be dictated by the grahanam. Before

Rishi Tharpanam and homam (which may well go into late afternoon for

some of us)no food (not even idli) should be consumed anyway. Those

Yajur vedis in USA who use panchangam as is (without time-shift) can

observe upakarma on Tuesday. If it is the first one do shanthi (it

could be a simple hiranya danam - donating money to a nearby temple

priest) before starting upakarma.

Dr. K. P. Sarathy

 

Oppiliappan , " Dr. Sadagopan " <yennappan

wrote:

>

> SrI:

>

> Dear AasthikAs :

>

> I have forwarded a message earlier on

> this year " s Yajur UpAkarmaa . Since I still recieve

> inquiries on the complications arising from

> Chandra GrahaNam , I am retransmititng

> and adding some new Information for

> Rg Vedis and Saama Vedis as well .

>

> Yajur UpAkarmaa : Monday , August 27

> Rg UpAkarmaa: Sunday , Aug 26

> Saama UpAkarmaa : Thursday Sep 13

>

> Gaayathri Japam ( For All) : Tuesday , Aug 28

>

> The UpAkarmaa Mantrams in Sanskrit

> and English are available at :

>

> http://www.sundarasimham.org

>

> These are e-books 46, 47 and 48 .

> Please use them if there are no

> Bruhaspathis in your area and

> customize the sankalpam for

> this year .

>

> Those in India can look at the excellent

> write up and video by Sri Vaasu VaadhyAr

> at his frequently used site :

>

> http://www.ahobilam.com

>

> Additional Comments

> **************************

>

> Since lunar eclipse occurs on Tuesday, upAkarma should

> be observed on Monday. Since USA has 4 time zones unlike India, the

> local time of lunar eclipse can be got from the NASA link.

>

> http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_lunecl.pl " i (use formA) " .

>

> Please make sure you use Form A where a scroll down window lists

> important cities within USA. Gayathri japam should be performed

after

> moon set or completion of eclipse on Tuesday.

>

> Example of East Coast :Site releated Observance

> ********************************************************

> For Edison, NJ/New York

> Eclipse begins at 3.51 AM EDT.

> Totality Ends/Moon set - 6.22 AM EDT.

> Moksham - 7.24 PM EDT (evening)

>

> Affected Nakshatrams: are Avittam, Sadayam,

Purattadi

> mrgaseerisham, chitrai

> (continue fasting after 6.22 AM EDT and can eat after 7.24 PM EDT).

> Do not partake food before 9 hours of beginning of eclipse.

> Perform Gayatri japam after eclipse concluded or moon set.

>

> For eclipse timings in each town in USA, please visit NASA link

> http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_lunecl.pl i (use formA)

>

> V.Sadagopan

>