Instructions from HH Chinna Jeeyar regarding upakarma

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Re: Yajur Upakarma in USA 2008

Posted by: " chinna jeeyar " acharya27

Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:11 am (PDT)

JAI SRIMANNARAYANA VADHULAJI!

 

UPA:KARMA TO THE OLD VAIDIKAS SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON 16TH OF AUGUST

ONLY. WHEREAS NEW BRAMHACHA:RIS SHOULD PERFORM THEIR UPA:KARMA ON 15TH

OF SEPTEMBER ONLY.

 

WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE DISCUSSION MADE IN THE ATTACHED MAIL. SIMHA

SAMKRAMANAM IS HAPPENING ON 17TH AT 7.24 am. PURNIMA IS ON 16TH NIGHT

UPTO 2.01 am. LUNAR ECLIPSE STARTS AT 1.44 am. AND ENDS AT 4.56 am.

NOW, PURNIMA IS CONTAMINATED WITH THE TOUCH OF ECLIPSE. NO DOUBT.

 

ACCORDING TO VRUDDHA MANU AND GA:RGI ETC., SAGES, IT IS ACCEPTED TO

PERFORM UPA:KARMA ON PURNIMA DAY ONLY i.e., ON 16TH OF AUGUST, BECAUSE

THE ECLIPSE IS TOUCHING ONLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. IF IT TOUCHES BEFORE

MIDNIGHT, 'THEN ONLY' ONE CANNOT PERFORM THE UPA:KARMA ON PREVIOUS

DAY.

 

NOW, IT IS THUS DECIDED TO PERFORM THE UPA:KARMA BY ALL OLD VAIDIKAS

TO CONDUCT THE UPA:KARMA ON 16TH OF AUGUST ONLY.

BUT THE NEW BRAMHACHARIS HAVE TO PERFORM IT ON 15TH OF SEPTEMBER

BECAUSE THAT PU:RNIMA IS PURE, WITH SIMHA SAMKRAMANAM.

 

ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURES UPA:KARMA IS GOOD TO PERFORM DURING EITHER

SRA:VANA, BHA:DRAPADA OR A:SHA:DDHA PU:RNIMAS. PRIORITY IS FOR

SRA:VANA, 2nd PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO BHA:DRAPADA AND PERFORMING DURING

A:SHADDHA PURNIMA IS AT LEAST PRIORITY. HENCE FOR THE NEW BRAMHACHARIS

SRA:VANAM IS RECOMMENDED THIS YEAR.

=chinnajeeyar=

from Singapore.

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Ramji,

 

I believe you are correct in your understanding that the day starts at

sunrise in the Vedic traditions. Therfore, I think it is safe to

assume that the 16th day would be appropriate for everyone to perform

the upakarma on the 16th. Another question that can be raised is if

the is not visible in the USA - as this one is - should we still

consider that time as a grahanam?

 

adiyen

 

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 1:44 AM, Ramji Govindarajan

<ramji_iyengar wrote:

> a curious enquiry - to the very best of my knowledge hindu day starts with

> Suryodhayam and not midnight - by saying the eclipse happens after midnight

> is the acharya not referring to the western day/night concept? where the day

> ends midnight as a result the eclipse happens on the 17th - whereas per

> hindu day/night cycle the eclipse is still on the 16th?

>

> i might be completely wrong - but just curious

>

> best regs

>

> --- On Wed, 8/13/08, Mohan <mohan0128 wrote:

>

> Mohan <mohan0128

> Instructions from HH Chinna Jeeyar regarding

> upakarma

>

> Wednesday, August 13, 2008, 2:18 AM

>

> Re: Yajur Upakarma in USA 2008

> Posted by: " chinna jeeyar " acharya27

> Tue Aug 12, 2008 7:11 am (PDT)

> JAI SRIMANNARAYANA VADHULAJI!

>

> UPA:KARMA TO THE OLD VAIDIKAS SHOULD BE PERFORMED ON 16TH OF AUGUST

> ONLY. WHEREAS NEW BRAMHACHA:RIS SHOULD PERFORM THEIR UPA:KARMA ON 15TH

> OF SEPTEMBER ONLY.

>

> WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE DISCUSSION MADE IN THE ATTACHED MAIL. SIMHA

> SAMKRAMANAM IS HAPPENING ON 17TH AT 7.24 am. PURNIMA IS ON 16TH NIGHT

> UPTO 2.01 am. LUNAR ECLIPSE STARTS AT 1.44 am. AND ENDS AT 4.56 am.

> NOW, PURNIMA IS CONTAMINATED WITH THE TOUCH OF ECLIPSE. NO DOUBT.

>

> ACCORDING TO VRUDDHA MANU AND GA:RGI ETC., SAGES, IT IS ACCEPTED TO

> PERFORM UPA:KARMA ON PURNIMA DAY ONLY i.e., ON 16TH OF AUGUST, BECAUSE

> THE ECLIPSE IS TOUCHING ONLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. IF IT TOUCHES BEFORE

> MIDNIGHT, 'THEN ONLY' ONE CANNOT PERFORM THE UPA:KARMA ON PREVIOUS

> DAY.

>

> NOW, IT IS THUS DECIDED TO PERFORM THE UPA:KARMA BY ALL OLD VAIDIKAS

> TO CONDUCT THE UPA:KARMA ON 16TH OF AUGUST ONLY.

> BUT THE NEW BRAMHACHARIS HAVE TO PERFORM IT ON 15TH OF SEPTEMBER

> BECAUSE THAT PU:RNIMA IS PURE, WITH SIMHA SAMKRAMANAM.

>

> ACCORDING TO SCRIPTURES UPA:KARMA IS GOOD TO PERFORM DURING EITHER

> SRA:VANA, BHA:DRAPADA OR A:SHA:DDHA PU:RNIMAS. PRIORITY IS FOR

> SRA:VANA, 2nd PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO BHA:DRAPADA AND PERFORMING DURING

> A:SHADDHA PURNIMA IS AT LEAST PRIORITY. HENCE FOR THE NEW BRAMHACHARIS

> SRA:VANAM IS RECOMMENDED THIS YEAR.

> =chinnajeeyar=

> from Singapore.

>

>

>