abhivAdanA

[Guest guest]

namO nArAyanA!

 

srImathE rAmAnujAya namaha |

 

srimAn vEnkatanathArya kavithArkika kesarI |

vEdantAcharya variyomE sannidhathAm sadhahrithi ||

 

 

Mr. Sundarajan had asked a question which was

 

**I would request for enlightment on the various

portions of Abhivadanam. **

 

I would like to reply as follows

 

Sashtanga Pranamam unto elders, that is, prostration

at the feet of one's parents, preceptors and other

elderly persons due to be venerated -- the entire

body(frontal) from head to toe touching the ground was

a regular feature, an inherent habit in everyone in

olden days. This was automatically followed by

Abhivadhanam. Doing so was never considered beneath

one's dignity. On the other hand the person stood to

gain a great deal, a plethora of benefits accruing

from the blessing from these elders such as long life,

strength (both physical and mental), renown, wealth,

sound progeny etc.

 

While doing ahivadhanam the person is to know about

his lineage and this abhivadhanam is an integral part

of the sandhyavandhanam.

 

The mantra runs, as follows:

 

Abhvadhaye ...(1)... thrayarshaya/paancharshaya

pravaranvitha ...(2)... gothraha ...(3)... suthraha

.... (4)... shakhadyayi ...(5)... Sharmanamahamasmibhoh

 

The numbers in between the mantras are to be filled up

from the information provided below.

 

 

(1) Pravaram:- In the place indicated by (1) in the

mantra format, the person may choose his gotram and

then the pravaram. This enumerates the rishis from

whom the person has descended. This table doesnt

contain all the gotras:

 

Gotram Pravaram

1 Bharadvaaja Aangiirasa, Bharaspatya, Bharadvaaja

 

2 Aatreya Aatreya, Aarchananasa, Syaavaasya

 

3 Vadhula Bhaargava, Vaidatavya, Saavedasa

 

4 Sriivatsa Bhaargava, Cyavana, Aaplavaana,

Aurava, Jaagmadagnya

 

5 Kausika Visvaamitra, Aagamarsana, Kausika

 

6 Kaundinya Vasista, Maitriaavaruna, Kaundinya

 

7 Haarita Aangiirasa, Paarmyasva, Maudgalya

 

8 Kaasyapa Kaasyapa, Aavatsaara, Daivala

 

9 Naidruva Kaasyapa, Aavatsaara, Naidruva

Kaasyapa

 

10 Sadamarshana Aangirasa, Paurukutsa, Traasatasya

 

11 Gargi Aamgirasa, Bhaaraspatya,

Bhaaradvaja, Sainya, Gaargya

 

Note: Thrayarshaya/Pancharshaya is associated with how

many rishis that gotram has (3 or 5) as you see in the

table some gotras have 3 and a few have 5.

 

(2) Gotra:- One's own gotra which would match in the

pravara(1) as in the table

 

(3) Suutra:- The rishis have indicated how the rituals

are to be performed enjoined under these saakhaas.

 

Rg Veda Suutraas: Asvalaayana Suutra and Katyaayana

Suutra

 

Yajur Veda Suutraas: Aapastamba Suutra and Bodhaayana

Suutra

 

Sama Veda Suutraas: Traahyaayani Suutra and Ranaayani

Suutra

 

(4) Saakaa:- This is the branch of veda that the

person's forefathers have followed tradiitonally

enojoining rituals etc

 

(5) Naama:- Scriptures have enjoined that one's

personal name should be auspicious for a Brahmin,

indicative of valour for a Kshatriya, indicative of

wealth for a Vysya and indicative of service for a

Suudra and should end should end with Sarmaa for a

Brahmin and Verma for a Kshatriya Gupta for a Vaisya

and dasa for a Suudra

 

 

 

I hope the information provided is relevant and is of

use. Please bring up such questions so that somebody

who knows about it can write and enlighten others.

 

adiyen

 

ramanuja dasan

 

sudharshan

 

 

 

Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Messenger

http://phonecard./

[Guest guest]

Sri:

 

I request that the pravara details for Harita

as identified below be re-examined.

 

I have a different entries for the pravara:

 

" Aangiirasa, Ambaarisha, Youvanasha " -- Harita

 

 

Regards

 

Rajeev

 

 

~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~

* _|')_ # # | # _#_ ('|\ *

* / |\_/\ # # # | # #\__# \_/| | *

* / | | \ ## @ ## # | # ## | ## \ |- *

* |/ / # # \ # | # / \|/ \ \| *

* ## # ### # ## *

~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~ ~*~

 

 

Gotram Pravaram

 

7 Haarita Aangiirasa, Paarmyasva, Maudgalya

 

 

_______________

Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp