(Upakarma)  Avani Avittam  In English

15-8-2008(Friday):   Varalakshmi Vratham :

15-8-2008(Friday): Rigveda Upakarma (Avani Avittam)

16-8-2008(Saturday): Yajurveda Upakarma(Avani Avittam)

17-8-2008(Sunday): Gayatri Japam

02-9-2008(Tuesday) :Samaveda Upakarmam
 

1.Yagnyopaveetha dharana Mantram

(Only Bhramchari’s has to change the yagnyopaveetam in the morning)           ( Mantram for wearing  Poonal)

1. Perform Achamanam

Take minute quantities of water(just sufficient to soak one grain of black gram) three times in the right hand and take it with the following manthra.

1.Om Achyuthaya nama 2.Om Ananthaya nama 3.Om Govindaya nama

Then

Touch with thumb both cheeks saying kesava Narayana

Touch with ring finger both eyes saying Madhava Govinda

Touch with the first finger both sides of nose saying Vishno-Madhusoodana

Touch with little finger both ears saying Trivikrama Vamana

Touch with the middle finger both shoulders saying Sreedhara-Hrishi kesa

Touch with all fingers the belly button saying Padmanabha

Touch with all fingers the head saying Damodara

2. Ganapathi dyanam*

Recite the following manthra slowly hitting the forehead with both fists together.:- 

Shuklambaradharam Vishnum Sasi Varnam ChathurBhujam,

Prasanna Vadanam Dyayeth Sarva Vigna Upa Santhaye.

*This prayer is not recited by Vaishnavas. They are requested to go to the next section.
 

3. Do Pranayamam.

Hold both Nostrils with Thumb and the little and third finger of the hands and recite the following Manthra:-

Om Bhoo

Om Bhuva

Ogum Suva

Om Maha

Om Jana

Om Thapa

Ogum Sathyam

Om Tatsa vithur varenyam Bargo devasya dhi mahi dhiyo yona prachodayath

Om Apa

Jyothj rasa

Amrutham brahma

Bhoorbuvasuvarom

Touch the ears three times saying

Om, Om , Om

Sankalpam:

c.Mamo partha samastha duritha kshya dwara sri paameshwara preethyartham

Shroutha smartha vidhi vihitha  nithya karma sadachara anushtanaa yogyatha sidhyartham  bhramma tejah abhivrudyartham yagnopaveetha dharanam karishye.

d.Yagnopaveetha  dharana maha manthrasya

   Parabrhma rishih(Touch forehead)

  Trushtup chandah (touch below nose)

  Paramathma devatha (touch heart)

e.Yagnopaveetha dharane viniyogah

Wear Poonal one by one by reciting (poonal should be held by both hands, the tie in the poonal being held above by the right hand facing upwards)

Yagnopaveetham paramam pavithram praja patheh,

Yat sahajam purasthat aayushyam

Agriyam prathi muncha shubhram yagnopaveetham balamasthu thejah OM .

f.After wearing all poonals one by one  do Aachamanam

g.Remove the old poonals  and break them to pieces by reciting

Upaveetham bhinna thanthum jeernam kashmala dooshitham, visrujami jale punarbrahman varcho deergayurasthu me.

h.Do aachamanam.  

Summary meaning: I wear the white yagnopavitha that is purifying , which was born along with brahma, which is capable of increasing life .I am sure this would give glory and strength to me.I am destroying the dirty , soiled yasgnopavita .

2.Kamo Karisheeth & Manyura Karisheeth Japam 

    a.Aaachamanam:Shuklaam Bharadharam…….Santhaye

     b.Om Bhooh + Bhoorbhuvasuvarom…………..

     c.Mamo partha--- Preethyartham

Tadeva lagnam sudhinam tadaiva, tharaa balam chandra balam thadaiva , vidhya balam daiva balam tadaiva, Sri Lakshmi pathe te aangriyugam smaramaami

Apavithra pavithro vaa sarvaavasthaam gathopi vaa , ya smareth pundari kaksham, sabahya Abhyanthara shuchi , manasam vaachikam  paapam  , karmanaa Samuparjitham, Sri Rama smaAvani Avittam 2008.

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