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Kamokaarsheeth Japam

 

Note:- All grahasthas and brahmacharies should do "Kamokarsheeth Japam"

Except the first upakarma (prathama upakarma) boys. I hope that you

know why brahmins are wearing the yagnopaveetham? The reason is there

in the manthram itself.

I.e, 'Chrowdha, smartha vidhi vihitha nithya karma anushtana yogyadha

sidhyartham' means : all brahmins should abide by the rules made by the

rushis called sastrams. Sastrams are ordering us to do the two types of

karmas 1. Chrowdha karma 2. Smartha Karma. To get the eligibility to do

those karma one should wear the yagnopaveetham. If he is a grahasthan

then he should wear the second poonal also. I believe that the second

poonal is instructed to a grahasthan on behalf of his wife. Because 50%

of punyam earned by a man will be transfered to his wife automatically.

You may think that 50% of papam also will go to his wife? isn't it? But

that is not correct. As per sastram not a bit of papam will go to his

wife earned by a man by himself. But, in other way he should bear the

50% of papam earned by his wife when there is no share in her punyam?!

 

Now why should we do the Kamokarsheeth japam?

Every year we are doing Upakarma and at the end we are begining the

vedham by chanting vedha aarambham. But we are not ending it any where.

Actually it should be ended in the month of 'Thai - Powrnami' every

year. So as a prayachitham for this mistake we are doing the

'kamokarsheeth japam'. Now you can understand that, why a new boy is

not required to do this?

 

Now go through the sankalpam for Kamokaarsheeth japam:- Sri

bhagavadhagnaya sriman narayana preethyartham or bhagavath kainkaryam

"thaishyam - powrnamasyam - adhyaya - udhsarjana - akarana -

prayachiththartham - Ashtothra Sahasra (for 1008 times) / Ashtothra

sadha (for 108 times) - sankyaya - 'Kamokaarsheeth - manyura

kaarsheeth' - idhi - manthra - japam - karishye!

 

Do tell this manthram repeatedly for 1008 times or 108 times whichever

is your option of sankalpam. Do not use the bits of dharbhams for

counting. Use only the lines in the fingers to count. Do not talk with

anybody for any reason while doing any japam.

 

At the end of the japam, stand up and say : "Kamokaarsheeth

Manyurakaarsheeth Namo nama:(ha)" and do namaskaram one time only if

you are thenkalai and four times if you are vadakalai.

 

Put the pavithram in the right ear and do achamanam twice. Unknot the

pavithram if you have one more to use in the next step "Kandarushi

Tharpanam".