This year (2014) yajur upaakarma is on 10th Aug and Gayatri Japam on 11th August
You may make a note of the sankalpam details and print out Sanskrit versions for easy reading.
Upakarma Procedure
Preliminaries:
1.AchamanaM
achyutaaya namaH
anantaaya namaH
govindaaya namaH
Take little water on your right palm and swallow it uttering the above mantra(don’t sip the water). Wash the palm with water, wipe the lips with the clean palm, wash the palm again
With right hand fingers as described below touch the various parts of the body.
keshavaaya namaH (thumb to touch right cheek)
naaraayaNaaya namaH (thumb to touch left cheek)
maadhavaaya namaH (ring finger to touch right eye)
govindaaya namaH (ring finger to touch left eye)
vishhNave namaH (index finger to touch right side nose)
madhusuudanaaya namaH (index finger to touch left side nose)
trivikramaaya namaH (little finger to touch right ear)
vaamanaaya namaH (little finger to touch left ear)
shriidharaaya namaH (middle finger to touch right shoulder)
hR^ishhiikeshaaya namaH (middle finger to touch left shoulder)
padmanaabhaaya namaH (four fingers to touch navel and the chest)
daamodaraaya namaH (four fingers to touch head)
2.praaNaayaama
oM bhuuH. oM bhuvaH. oM suvaH. oM mahaH.
oM janaH. oM tapaH. o{gm.h} satyam.h .
oM tatsaviturvareNyaM .
bhargodevasya dhiimahi.
dhiyo yo naH prachodayaat.h .
omaapo jyotiraso.amR^itaM brahma bhuurbhuvassuvarom.h ..
3. Ganpati dyaanaM
ShuklaambaradharaM vishhNuM shashivarNaM chatur bhujat.hM .
prasanna vadanaM dhyaayet.hsarva vighnopashaantaye ..
4.saN^kalpaM for Kamokarshit japam.
With the palms together in the saN^kalpa posture
asya shrii bhagavato mahaa puruShasya shrii viShNoH aaj~naa pravartamaanasya adya brahmaNaH dvitiiya paraardhe shrii
shveta varaaha kalpe vaivasvata manvantare kaliyuge prathama paade jambuudviipe bhaarata varShe bharata khaNDe shakaabde
meroH daxiNe paarshve asmin.h vartamaanaanaaM vyavahaarikaaNaaM prabhavaadiinaaM shaShTi saMvatsaraaNaaM madhye
This sankalpam is for Yajur veda upakarama on 10th August 2014
vijaya naama saMvatsare
DhakshiNaayane
varsha R^itau
simha maase
shukla paxe
pauramaasyaam shubhatithau
Ravi vaasarE
sravaNa…. naxatra yuktaayaaM shubha yoga shubha karaNa evaMguNa
visheShaNa vishiShTaayaaM asyaaM pauramaasyaam… shubhatithau shrii parvati parmEshwar prIthyartham pauShyaaM paurNamaasyaaM adhyaayotsarjana akaraNa praayashchittaarthaM aShTottara sahasra sa~Nkhyaa kaamo.akaarShit.h manyura kaarShit.h mahaa mantra japaM kariShye
Do kaamo.akaarShit.h manyura kaarShit.h japam 1008/100 times as per sankalpam
kAmokArShInnAhaM karomi kAmaH karoti kAmaH karttA kAmaH kArayitA |
etatte kAma kAmAya svAhA ||
manyurakArShInnAhaM karomi manyuH karoti manyuH karttA manyuH kArayitA |
etatte manyo manyave svAhA ||
Note – yajurvedis are supposed to recite this long mantra from
taittiriya AraNyaka. Nowadays, people recite only
“kAmokArShIt.h
manyurakArShIt.h namonnamaH”.
aachamanam.h
2 times
praaNaayaamam.h
6.yaj~nopaviita dhaaraNaM
asya shrii bhagavato mahaa puruShasya shrii viShNoH aaj~naa pravartamaanasya adya brahmaNaH dvitiiya paraardhe shrii
shveta varaaha kalpe vaivasvata manvantare kaliyuge prathama paade jambuudviipe bhaarata varShe bharata khaNDe shakaabde meroH daxiNe paarshve asmin.h vartamaanaanaaM vyavahaarikaaNaaM prabhavaadiinaaM shaShTi saMvatsaraaNaaM madhye
……Jaya…………… naama saMvatsare
………dakshinayane………… ayane
……..varsha…………. R^itau
…shravan/simha……………… maase
…….shukla…………. paxe
..paurnamasyan………………. shubhatithau
…….ravi………….. vaasara
……….shravan……….. naxatra yuktaayaaM shubha yoga shubha karaNa evaMguNa
visheShaNa vishiShTaayaaM asyaaM shubhatithau shrii parvati parmEshwar
priityarthaM shraavaNyaaM paurNamaasyaaM adhyaayopaa karma kariShye.
tada~NgaM kaaNDa R^iShi tarpaNaM kariShye.
tada~NgaM yaj~nopaviita dhaaraNaM kariShye.
tada~NgaM kaaverii snaanamaham.h kariShye.
(bachelors only) tada~Ngatayaa mau~njyajina daNDa dhaaraNaani cha kariShye
yaj~nopaviita dhaaraNa mahaa mantrasya brahmaa R^iShiH Touch the Head
triShThup.h chhandaH Touch the Nose
trayii vidyaa devataaH Touch the heart
yaj~nopaviita dhaaraNe viniyogaH
Hold yoj~nopaviitaM as shown in the picture below. Put in as shown by the arrows while reciting the following mantras
yaj~nopaviitaM paramaM pavitraM prajaa pateH yat.h sahajaM purastaat.h.
aayuShyaM agriyaM pratimu~ncha shubhraM yaj~nopaviitaM balamastu tejaH..
Do aachamanaM and praNaayaamaM
The following session is only for grahastaas
adya puurvokta evaMguNa visheShaNa vishiShTaayaaM asyaaM …………………. shubhatithau shrautasmaarta vihita nitya
karmaanuShThana yogyataa sidhdiyarthaM gaarhasthayaarthaM dvitiiya yaj~nopaviita dhaaraNaM kariShye.
punaH yaj~nopaviita dhaaraNaM
yaj~nopaviita dhaaraNa mahaa mantrasya brahmaa R^iShiH Touch the Head
triShThup.h chhandaH Touch the Nose
trayii vidyaa devataaH Touch the heart
yaj~nopaviita dhaaraNe viniyogaH
Hold yoj~nopaviitaM as shown in the picture below. Put in as shown by the arrows while reciting the following mantras
yaj~nopaviitaM paramaM pavitraM prajaa pateH yat.h sahajaM purastaat.h.
aayuShyaM agriyaM pratimu~ncha shubhraM yaj~nopaviitaM balamastu tejaH..
Do aachamanaM and praNaayaamaM
6.Removing old yaj~nopaviitam. This section is common to all
Recite
upaviitaM chhinnatantuM jiirNaM kashmala duuShitam.h.
visR^ijaami hare brahman.h varcho diirghaayurastu me..
Remove your old yaj~nopaviitaM.
Do aachamanaM
The following procedure is only for bachelors for wearing maunji,deer skin and palasa tanda
Recite the following mantras and wear “maunji” on your waist.
idaM duruktaat.h paribaadhamaanaa sharma varuuthaM punatii na aagaat.h.
praaNaa paanaabhyaaM balamaabharantii priyaa devaanaaM subhagaa mekhaleyam.h..
R^itasya goptrii tapasaH parasvii ghnatii raxaH sahamaanaa araatiiH.
saa naH samantamanu pariihi bhadrayaa bhartaaraste mekhale maa riShaama..
Recite the following mantras and wear deer skin on your yaj~nopaviitam
mitrasya chaxurdharuNaM baliiyaH tejo yashasvi sthaviraM samiddham.h.
anaahanasyaM vasanam.h jariShNu pariidaM vaajyajinaM dadhe.aham.h..
Recite the following mantras and hold the palasa danda on your hand
sushravaH sushravasaM maa kuru yathaa tvaM sushravaH sushravaa asi.
evamahaM sushravaH sushravaa bhuuyaasaM.
yathaa tvaM sushravo devaanaaM nidhi gop.asi.
evamahaM braahmaNaanaaM nidhi gopo bhuuyaasaM.
The following procedure is common for all
7.kaaNDa R^iShi tarpaNaM
sa~NkalpaM
……. shrii parvati parmEshwar
priityarthaM deva R^iShi tarpaNaM kariShye.
Put the yaj~noopaviitaM like a garland, and hold it with two thumb fingers.Take little seasame seeds and akshata and pour little water on the hand and do like argyam
R^iShi tiirthaM (like argyam)
prajaapatiM kaaNDa R^iShiM tarpayaami
somaM kaaNDa R^iShiM tarpayaami
agniM kaaNDa R^iShiM tarpayaami
vishvaan.h devaan.h kaaNDa R^iShiM tarpayaami
saaMhitiir.h devataa kaaNDa R^iShiM tarpayaami
yaaj~niir.h devataa kaaNDa R^iShiM tarpayaami
vaaruNiir.h devataa kaaNDa R^iShiM tarpayaami
brahma tiirthaM (through the underside of the palms)
brahmaaNaM svayaMbhuvaM tarpayaami
Using little fingers
sadasaspatiM tarpayaami
sarvaM sri samabasadashivaaarpaNamastu
// iti upaakarma //
Now atleast recite rudram,durga suktam and do saashtaanga namaskaaram to lord , guru,parents and elders
gaayatrii japaH
Updated for 2014;(Aug 11th)
1.AchamanaM Do it two times
2.praaNaayaama .Do it three times
3. Ganpati dyaanaM
ShuklaambaradharaM vishhNuM shashivarNaM chatur bhujat.hM .
prasanna vadanaM dhyaayet.hsarva vighnopashaantaye .
4.saN^kalpaM
With the palms together in the saN^kalpa posture
asya shrii bhagavato mahaa puruShasya shrii viShNoH aaj~naa pravartamaanasya adya brahmaNaH dvitiiya paraardhe shrii
shveta varaaha kalpe vaivasvata manvantare kaliyuge prathama paade jambuudviipe bhaarata varShe bharata khaNDe shakaabde meroH daxiNe paarshve asmin.h vartamaanaanaaM vyavahaarikaaNaaM prabhavaadiinaaM shaShTi saMvatsaraaNaaM madhye
vijaya naama saMvatsare
DhakshiNaayane
varsha R^itau
simha maase
krishNa paxe
Prathamaayaam shubhatithau
Soma vaasara
Dhanishta naxatra yuktaayaaM shubha karaNa evaMguNa
visheShaNa vishiShTaayaaM asyaaM prathamaayaaM shubhatithau shrii parvati parmEshwar
priityarthaM mithyaadhiita praayashchittaarthaM aShTottara sahasra sa~Nkhyayaa gaayatrii mahaa mantra japaM kariShye.
Now like sandhya vandanam, do the Gayatri japa vidhi
oM praNavasya R^ishhi brahmaa touch the head
devii gaayatrii chhandaH touch the nose
paramaatmaa devataa touch the chest
oM bhuuraadi sapta vyaahR^itiinaaM atri bhR^igu kutsa vasishhTha
gautama kaashyapa aaN^girasa R^ishhayaH touch the head
gaayatrii ushhNik.h anushhTup bR^ihatii paN^ti tR^ishhTup jagatyaH chhandaa{gm}si touch the nose
agni vaayu arka vaagiisha varuNa indra vishvedevaaH devataaH touch the chest
saavitryaa R^ishhiH vishvaamitraH touch the head
deviigaayatrii chhandaH touch the nose
savitaa devataa touch the chest
gaayatrii shiraso brahma R^ishhiH touch the head
anushhTup chhandaH touch the nose
paramaatmaa devataa touch the chest
sarveshhaaM praaNaayaame viniyogaH
(perform aatma aavaahanam and fold the palms again in praNaama/namaste posture)
muktaavidruma hemaniila dhavaLachchhaayaiH mukhaistriikshaNaiH
yuktaamindukalaa nibaddhamakuTaaM tatvaartha varNaatmikaaM |
gaayatriiM varadaabhayaaM kushakashaM shubhraM kapaalaM guNaM
shaN^khaM chakramathaaravindayugaLaM hastairvahantiiM bhaje ||
(meditate on the form of gaayatrii devi)
omaapo jyotiraso.amR^itaM brahma bhuurbhuvassuvarom.h
(while chanting the above mantra perform aatma parishuddhi with the two palms by gently touching from head to toe)
arkamaNDala madhyasthaM suuryakoTisamaprabham.h |
brahmaadi sevya paadaabjaM naumibrahma ramaasakham.h ||
(meditate on gaayatrii devi)
praaNaanaayamya 3 times
oM bhuuH oM bhuvaH oM suvaH oM mahaH
oM bhuuH oM bhuvaH oM suvaH oM mahaH
oM bhuuH oM bhuvaH oM suvaH oM mahaH
gaayatrii aavaahanam
aayaatu ityanuvaakasya vaamadeva R^ishhiH touch the head
anushhTup.h chhandaH touch the nose
gaayatrii devataa hR^idaya athavaa touch the chest
gaayatrii aavaahane viniyogaH
(hold the palms together in praNaama/namaste posture)
aayaatu varadaa devii aksharaM brahma sammitam |
gaayatriiM chhandasaaM maatedaM brahma jushhasvanaH |
ojosi sahosi balamasi bhraajosi devaanaaM dhaama naamaasi
vishvamasi vishvaayuH sarvamasi sarvaayuH abhibhuuroM
gaayatriiM aavaahayaami ( aatma aavaahanam)
saavitriiM aavaahayaami ( aatma aavaahanam)
sarasvatiiM aavaahayaami ( aatma aavaahanam)
praatardhyaayaami gaayatriiM ravimaNDala madhyagaam.h |
R^igvedamuchchaarayantiiM raktavarNaaM kumaarikaam.h |
akshamaalaakaraaM brahmadaivatyaaM haMsavaahanaam.h ||
saavitryaa R^ishhiH vishvaamitraH touch the head
deviigaayatrii chhandaH touch the nose
savitaa devataa touch the chest
gaayatrii japaH
Do the japam for 1008 times as per the sankalpam
oM | bhuurbhuvassuvaH | oM
tatsaviturvareNiyaM |
bhargodevasya dhiimahi |
dhiyo yonaH prachodayaat.h ||
oM |
gaayatrii upasthaanam.h
aachamanam
oM bhuurbhuvassuvaH Sprinkle water on the floor where the japam was made
praaNaayaamaH
oM bhuuH oM bhuvaH oM suvaH oM mahaH
uttama ityanuvaakasya vaamadeva R^ishhiH touch the head
anushhTup.h chhandaH touch the nose
gaayatrii devataa touch the chest
gaayatrii udvaasane viniyogaH
(Perform the udvaasana mudra with the palms stand up and hold the palms in praNaama/namaste posture)
uttame shikhare devii bhuumyaaM parvata muurdhani |
braahmaNebhyo hyanuGYaanaM gachchhadevi yathaa sukham.h ||
praNamya (saashhTaaN^ga praNaama) abhivaadayet.h
(Fill in the appropriate R^ishhi pravaram and other details in the blanks below.)
abhivaadaye (………) (……….) (………) …….
(………) R^ishheya pravaraanvita
(………..)gotraH
(………..) suutraH
(…………..) shaakhaadhyaayii
shrii (…………..) sharmaanaamaahaM asmibhoH||
aachamanam
achyutaaya namaH anantaaya namaH govindaaya namaH
//Ends the gayatri japam //
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