चतुर्वेदीय-यज्ञोपवीत-धारणमन्त्राः

॥ पुनातु मां तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यम् ॥

चारों वेद की विभिन्न शाखाओं के द्विज गणो के हितार्थ यज्ञसूत्र धारण के मन्त्रों का संग्रह करता हूं ।
सर्वप्रथम अपनी शाखा के अनुसार आचमन कर प्राणायाम करें । तदनंतर स्वसंप्रदाय के अनुसार यज्ञोपवीत धारण का संकल्प करें । ( शाक्त, शैव , स्मार्त तथा वैष्णव संप्रदायों के संकल्पवाक्य में भेद हैं ।) तत्पश्चात् यज्ञोपवीत धारण मंत्र का विनियोग पढ़कर ३ बार जल छोड़े । ( # दाक्षिणात्य विनियोग पढ़कर ब्रह्मरंध , मुख तथा ह्रदय का स्पर्श करते हैं । उत्तर भारत में ३ बार जल छोड़ेने की परिपाटी हैं। )
अपने वेद की शाखा के अनुसार मंत्र पढ़कर यज्ञसुत्र धारण करें।
(१)अथर्ववेदीब्राह्मण
( मुख्यतः गुर्जरदेशीय नागरब्राह्मण , उत्कलदेशीयब्राह्मण, कश्मीरीब्राह्मण जिनकी शाखा पैप्पलाद हैं । ) निम्न मंत्र से यज्ञोपवीत धारण करें।
ॐ पिप्पलाद ऋषिः । यजुष्छन्दः। लिङ्गोक्तदेवता ।
यज्ञॊपवितधारणे विनियोगः ॥
ॐ तत्तेऽहं तन्तु बध्नाम्यायुषे वर्चसे ओजसे तेजसे यशसे ब्रह्मवर्चसाय च ॥

(२) ऋग्वेदीब्राह्मण
( शांखायन तथा अश्वालायन शाखा के )
निम्न मंत्र से यज्ञोपवीत धारण करें।
ॐ परमेष्ठीप्रजापति ऋषि: । यजुष्छन्दः। लिङ्गोक्तदेवता । यज्ञॊपवितधारणे विनियोगः ॥
ॐ यज्ञोपवीतमसि यज्ञस्यत्वोपवीतेनोपनह्यामि॥

(३) शुक्लयजुर्वेदी (उत्तर भारत के अधिकांश ब्राह्मण वाजसनेयी हैं। ) तथा कठयजुर्वेदी (कश्मीरीपण्डित ) निम्न मंत्र से यज्ञोपवीत धारण करें।
ॐ परमेष्ठीप्रजापति ऋषि: । त्रिष्टुप्छन्दः। लिङ्गोक्तदेवता । यज्ञॊपवितधारणे विनियोगः ॥
ॐ यज्ञोपवीतं परमं पवित्रं प्रजापतेर्यत् सहजं पुरस्तात् । आयुष्यमग्रयं प्रतिमुञ्च शुभ्रं यज्ञोपवीतम् बलमस्तु तेज: ॥

(४) सामवेदी ब्राह्मण निम्न मंत्र से यज्ञोपवीत धारण करें।
ॐ परमेष्ठीप्रजापति ऋषि: । यजुष्छन्दः। लिङ्गोक्तदेवता । यज्ञॊपवितधारणे विनियोगः ॥
ॐ यज्ञोपवीतमसि यज्ञस्य त्वा यज्ञोपवीतेनोपनह्यामि॥

तत्पश्चात् निम्न मंत्र से जीर्ण सूत्र का त्याग करें।
ॐ एतावद् दिन पर्यन्तं ब्रह्म त्वं धारितं मया । जीर्णात्वात् त्वत्परित्यागो गच्छ सूत्र यथासुखं ॥
पुनः आचमन कर यथाशक्ति गायत्रीमंत्र का जप करें । स्वेष्टदेवता को कर्म समर्पित करें।

laugAkShIshikShA

laugAkShI shikShA is sermon by laugAkShI maharShi
on varNAshramadharma & AchAra for kaThashAkhinuyAyi vipravarga (brAhmaNas who are followers of kRRiShNayajurveda kaThashAkhA = kashmIrIpaNDita ).This seems to be part of larger corpus ” laugAkShI dharmasUtram “which is no longer available .laugAkShI shikShA have 3 parts .
1. shaucha shikShA– This part deals with cleaness and daily rituals like sandhyA , tarpaNa & bhojanavidhi .
2. vrata shikShA– This portion of laugAkShIshikShA
deals with rules & regulations to be followed by young initiate (brahmachArI) with discription of avakirNIprAyashchitta . This is atonment rite one need to perform when one fails to observe celebacy .
3. Achara shikShA– This part deals with the moral chode of conduct an young initiate need to observe .

Sama veda upakarma-2014

  Achanamam / Wear two leaves dharba pavithram / Praanaayaamam

Harih Omm. asmath gurubhyo nama:

Sukhlaambaratharam Vishnum sasivarnam chathurbhujam |
Prasannavadanam dhyaayeth sarvavigknobashanthaye||

Hari Om Thath, Sri Govinda, Govinda Govinda, Asyassri bhagavatha: mahaapurushasya Vishnoraagnjya pravarthamaanasya aadhya Brahmmana: dhweitheeya paraarthe Srischvedhavaraakakalpe vaivastha manvanthsre kaliyuge prathame paathe jamputhvIbe bhaarathavarshe bharathakande sakaapthe, merokrdakshine paarsve: asmin vardhthamaane vyaavhaarike, prabhaavaathi sashti samvathsaraanaam madhye, Jaya Naama samvathsare, Dakshinaayane, varusha rithou simha maasE sukhla pakshE chathurthiyaam subhathithou, bruku vaasara hastha nakshathra yukthaayaam, subha yOgE, vaNisai karaNe, evanguNa visEshana vasishtaayaam asyaam chathurthiyaam subha thithou:
Paarvathi Paramchwara Preethiyartham
Adhyaayana uthsarjana karmani devarishi pithru preethiyartham devarishi pithru tharpaNam cha adhya karishye. DEvaan yathaa poorvam tharpayishyamah: 

Now keep ready the Erukkan leaves, needed quantity of water akshathai and then proceed with tharppanam with the following mantra:                       

dEvatarpaNam  –  upaviti  (Regular wearing of poonal)

001.  agni thrupyathu

002.  brahma thrupyathu

003.  soma thrupyathu

004.  shiva: thrupyathu

005.  prajapati thrupyathu

006.  savit a t thrupyathu

007.  indraa thrupyathu

008.  bruhaspathi thrupyathu

009.  thvashtaa thrupyathu

010.  vishNu thrupyathu

011.  yama: thrupyathu

012.  vaayu: thrupyathu

013.  aaditya thrupyathu

014.  chandramaa thrupyathu

015.  naksshatraaNi thrupthayanthu

016.  sahadevatabhi vasava: thrupthayanthu

017.  rudra thrupthayanthu

018.  aaditya thrupthayanthu

019.  bhrugava thrupthayanthu

020.  aangirasa: thrupthayanthu

021.  saadhyaa thrupthayanthu

022.  marutha thrupthayanthu

023.  vishvEdevaa thrupthayanthu

024.  sarvedevaa thrupthayanthu

025.  vaak cha thrupyathu

026.  manascha thrupyathu

027.  aapEksha thrupthayanthu

028.  aushadhyaksha thruptayanthu

029.  indraagni trupyathaam

030.  dhaataa thrupyathu

031.  aryamaa thrupyathu

032.  sardhamaasarthava thrupthayanthu

033.  diti thrupyathu

034.  aditi thrupyathu

035.  indraaNi thrupyathu

036.  umaa thrupyathu

037.  shree cha thrupyathu

038.  sarve cha devapatnyaa trupthyanthu

039.  rudra thrupyathu

040.  skandavisaakau thrupthyathaam

041.  vishwakarmaa thrupyathu

042.  darsashya thrupyathu

043.  paurNamaascha  thrupyathu

044.  chathurvedyaam thrupyathu

045.  chaturhautram thrupyathu

046.  vaihaarikaa thrupyanthu

047.  paakayanjaa trupthyanthu

048.  sthaavara yagnjaangame trupyatham

049.  parvat seeshaa trupthyanthu

050.  bhavya thrupyathu

051.  nadhya thrupyanthu

052.  samudra thrupyathu

053.  apaampati thrupyathu.

054.  yajamaane  ye deva ekaadasaaka: trayaksha trineecha sadhaa trayacha tirneecha sahatsraa trupthyanthu

055.  dvipavitrayaa devaam truptyantham

056.  eka pavithrya devaam manushya prabhutaya trupthayanthu

057.  sangarshana vaasudevo thrupthyathaam

058.  dhanvantari thrupyathu

059.  saadhukaara thrupyathu

060.  udara vaishravaNa poornaabhadra maNibhadra thrupyanthu

061.  yathudhaana: thrupyanthu

062.  yakshaa thrupyanthu

063.  rakshaasmsmi trupthyanthu

064.  ithara gaNaa thrupyanthu

065.  traiguNyam thrupyathu

066.  naama arkhyaata upasarga nipaathaa trupthyanthu

067.  devarshaya  thrupyanthu.

068.  Mahaavyaagrudaya:  thrupyanthu

069.  saavitrhi  thrupyathu

070.  ruchah  thrupyanthu

071.  yajumshi  trupthyanthu

072.  saamaani  trupthyanthu

073.  kaandaNi  trupthyanthu

074.  eshaam daivathaani  trupthyanthu

075.  praayachittaani  trupthyanthu

076.  sukhriyopanishada: thrupyanthu

077.  shoki thrupyathu

078.  sukha thrupyathu

079.  shaakalya thrupyathu

080.  paanchaala thrupyathu

081.  rushaabhi thrupyathu    

Rushi tharppaNam – change poonal as Mala –  garland (to hang from neck as  garland ) 

082.  vyaasa thrupyathu
083.  paraasaryah thrupyathu

084.  tandi  thrupyathu

085.  kuki  thrupyathu

086.  kauseeki thrupyathu

087.  badabaa  thrupyathu

088.  pratitheyi  thrupyathu

089.  maitraayani  thrupyathu

090.  daakshayani  thrupyathu

091.  sarvaachaarya thrupyanthu

092.  kulaachaarya thrupyanthu.

093.  gurukulavaasina  thrupyanthu

094.  kanyaa  thrupyathu

095.  brahmachaari  thrupyathu

096.  aatmaarthi  thrupyathu

097.  yaagnjavalkya thrupyathu

098.  raanaayani  thrupyathu

099.  satyamugri  thrupyathu

100.  durvaasa thrupyathu

101.  bhaaguri  thrupyathu

102.  gaurundi thrupyathu

103.  gaulgulavi thrupyathu

104.  bhagavaan aupamanyavah thrupyathu

105.  daaraala thrupyathu

106.  gargisavarNi  thrupyathu

107.  varshagaNa yakshaa thrupyathu

108.  kuthumiksha thrupyathu.

109.  shalihotraksha  thrupyathu

110.  jaiminiksha  thrupyathu

111.  atih thrupyathu

112.  bhalla  bavi thrupyathu

113.  kaalabavi thrupyathu

114.  tandyaah  thrupyanthu

115.  vruksha  thrupyathu

116.  vrukshaanagaksha  thrupyathu

117.  rurukisha  thrupyathu

118.  agastya thrupyathu

119.  batkashira thrupyathu

120.  kuhusha  thrupyathu.

Deva TharppaNam – Upaveetham – wear Poonal as usual 

121.  agni thrupyathu

122.  brahmaa  thrupyathu

123.  devaa thrupyanthu

124.  vedaa thrupyanthu

125.  omkaaraa thrupyathu

126.  saavitri  thrupyathu

127.  yanjaa: thrupyathu

128.  dyaavaprthivi  thrupyathaam

129.  ahoraatraaNi  trupthyanthu

130.  samkhyaa thrupyanthu

131.  samudraa thrupyanthu

132.  kshetrasadhi vanaspataya  trupthyanthu

133.  gandharvaa thrupyanthu

134.  apsarasah  thrupyanthu

135.  nagaah thrupyanthu

136.  yakshaa thrupyanthu

137.  rakshaamsi  thrupyanthu bhutamshaiva anumanyanthaam

138.  jaimini thrupyathu

139.  viswaamitra thrupyathu

140.  vasishta thrupyathu

141.  paraasara thrupyathu

142.  jaananthu thrupyathu

143.  baahava thrupyathu

144.  gautama thrupyathu

145.  sahkalya: thrupyathu

146.  baabhravya thrupyathu

147.  maandavya thrupyathu

148.  badabaa  thrupyathu

149.  Pratitheyi  thrupyathu

Rishi TharppaNam – wear poonal as Mala (as garland):

150.  namo brahmaNe  thrupthirasthu

151.  namo brahmaNebhya thrupthirasthu

152.  nama achaaryebhya thrupthirasthu

153.  nama rshibhya thrupthirasthu

154.  namo devebhya thrupthirasthu

155.  namo vedebhya thrupthirasthu

156.  namo vaayavesha thrupthirasthu

157.  mruthyaveksha  thrupthirasthu

158.  VishNaveksha thrupthirasthu

159.  namo vaishravaNaayacha thrupthirasthu

160.  sarvadatta gargyata  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

161.  sarvadatta gargyata rudrabhute drahyayaNe  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

162.  rudrabhuti drahyayaNi traatat aishumataat upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

163.  tratat aishumata nigataat parNavalke  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

164.  nigataat  parNavalki girisarmaNa khaNde viddhe  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

165.  girisarma khaNdeviddhi brahmavruddhe chandogamaahake  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

166.  brahmaviddhi chandogamaaaki mitra varchasa sthairakayaanaat  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

167.  mitravarcha sthairakayaana suprat istaat aulundyaath  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

168.  supratita aulundya  bruhaspati guptaat shayasthe  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu.

169.  bruhaspatigupta shaayasthitah bhavatrataath shreyasthe upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

170.  bhavatrata shaayasthi kustukaat sharkaraakshaat  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

171.  kustuka sharkaraakshat shraravaNa dattaat kauhalat  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

172.  shravaNadattat kauhala sushradaat shalankaayanaath upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

173.  sushrada shalankaayana oorjayata aupamanyavaat upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

174.  oorjayana aupamanyava bhanumataH aupamanyavaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

175.  bhaanumaan aupamanyava anandaaja chandhanaayanaat  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

176.  annandaaja chandhanaayana .sambaat sharkaraakshaat khammbojaachcha aupamanyavaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

177.  shamba sharkaraarshaa khmbojaachcha aupamanyava madragaaraat shaumgaayane  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu.

178.  madragaara shaumgaayani satharaushtaakshe  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

179.  satharaushraakshi sushravasa: varshagaNyaath upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

180.  sushtravasa: praaranhaath khauhalaath upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

181.  prataraahnaa kauhala ketorvaajyath  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu
182.  keturvaajya mitravindaat kauhalat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

183.  mitraavinda kauhala sunithaat kaapadavaat upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

184.  sunithah kaapadavad sutemanasa shandilyaayaanaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

185.  sutemana shaandilyaayana amsoh dhanañjayyaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

186.  amsoh  dhanañjyyu amaavaasyaat shandilyaayanaat radhachcha gautamaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

187.  raadhah gautamah gaatu gautamaat pituh upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu.

188.  gaataa gautamah samvargajita laamakaayanaat pitu upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

189.  samvargajit laamakaayana shaakadaasaat bhaaditaayanaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

190.  shakadaasa bhaaditaayana vishakshanaat tandyaat pitu upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

191.  visakshanah: taandya:  gardabhimukhaat shandilyaanaath upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

192.  gardaabhimukhaah shandilyaayana udarashandilyaath upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

193.  udarashandilyaa atidhanvanaksha saunakat masakaachcha gaargyaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

194.  masaka gaargya sthirakaat gargyaat pitu upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

195.  sthiraka gargyaa  vasishtaat chaikitaaneyaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

196.  vasishtaha saikitaaneya  vasishtaat auraihaNyaat raajanyaath upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu.

197.  vasishtaa ayraihaNyaa rajanya sumantraat babhravaat gautamaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

198.  sumantra baabhrava gautamaat vaanheyaat bhaaradvaajaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

199.  susah vaanheya bhaaradvaaja araalaata darteyat saunakaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

200.  araalaa darteya saunakaad dihte aindrotaat saunakaat pitu upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

201.  dhite aindrotaa saunakaa indrotat saunakaat pitureva upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

202.  indrotaa saunakaa vrushasushnaat vathaavathath upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

203.  vrushasushnaath vathavathath nikothakaath bhayajatyaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

204.  nikothaka bhayajatyaa pratithe devatarathaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

205.  pratithi devatarathah devatarasa savasaayanaat pitu upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

206.  devatara. savasayaanat savasa pitureva upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

207.  savah agnibhuva kaashyapaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

208.  agnibhu kashyapa indrabhuva kaashyapaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

209.  indrabhu kaashyapa mitrabhuva kaashyapaat upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu
210.  mitrabhu kashyapaa vibhandakaath kaashyapaat pitu upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

211.  vibhaandaka kaashyapa rushyashringaath kaashyapaat pitureva upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

212.  rushyashringa kashyapa kaashyapaat pitureva upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

213.  kaashyapa agne upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu.

devatarpaNam –  upaveethi (wear poonal as regular)   

214.  agni indraath upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu
215.  indra vaayo upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

216.  vayu mrutyo upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

217.  mrutyu prajaapathe upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

218.  prajapati brahmaaNam upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

219.  brahmaaNam svayambhu tasmainama: tebhyo nama thrupthirasthu

220.  aachaarya namaskruthva atha vamsaasya keerthayeth svadha purveshaam bhavathi netayurdighamashnuthe ||

221.  ithyukthva anukrameth vamsam aabrahmaana: ||  

Rishi TharppaNam – Neevithi – wear poonal as mala (garland)

222.  nayan aryamabhuvathe kaalabavaath upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

223.  aryamabhuti kaalabava bhadraasharmaNah kausikaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

224.  bhadraasarma kausika pushyayashasa audavraje upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

225.  pushyayashasa audavraji samkaraat gautamaat upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

226.  samkara gautamaa aryamaa raadhachcha gobhilat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

227.  pusaamitra gobhila ashwamitrat gobhilaat upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

228.  ashwamitra gobhila varuNaamitraat gobhilaat upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu.

229.  varuamitra gobhila mulamitraat gobhilaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu
230.  mulamitraa gobhilaa  vatsamitraat gobhilaat upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

231.  vatsamitra gobhila gaulgulavi putraat gobhilaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu
232.  gaulgulavi putra gobhila bruhadvaso gobhilaat pitu upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu  

233.  bruhadvasu gobhilaa gobhila deva upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

234.  gobhila raadhaahchcha gautamaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu
235.  raadhah gautamah samvargajit pitu upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

236.  gata gautama samvargajita laamakaayanaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

237.  samvargajit laamakaayana sakadaasaat bhaadhithaayanaath upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

238.  sakadaasah  bhaaithaayana vichakshaNaath taandyaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu.

239.  vichakshaNa taandyah gardabhimukhaath saandilyaayanat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

240.  gardabhimukha saandilyaayana udarasaandilyaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

241.  udarasaandilya atidhanvanaksha saunakaat mashakachha gargyaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

242.  mashaka gaargya sthirakaat gaargyaat pitu upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu
243.  sthiraka gaargyaa vasishtaath chaikitaaneyaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

244.  vasishtah  chaikitaaneya vasishta haraihayaat raajanyaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

245.  vasishta haaraihaNya raajanya sumantraat babhravaat gautamaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

246.  sumantra babhrava gautama susaath vahnheyaat bharadvajaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

247.  susah vanheya bharadvaaja araalaata darteyaat saunakaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu.

248.  Araala:  daarteya: shaunakaa driteh aindrotaat shaunakaat pitu upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

249.  driteh aindrotaa shaunaka indrotaa shaunakaat pitureva  upajaayathatasmainama: thrupthirasthu

250.  aindrotat shaunaka vrushushnaath vaadaavadaath upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

251.  vrushashushna: vaathaavadat nikothakaat bhaayajaatyaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

252.  nikothakaa bhaayajaatyaa pratithe devatarathaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

253.  pratithi  devataratha devatarasaa  shavasaayanaat pitu upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

254.  devataraa. shevasaayanaa shavasa pitureva  upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

255.  shavaah agnibhuva kashyapaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu
256.  agnibhu kashyapa indrabhuva  kashyapaat  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

257.  Indrabuh kashyapa mitrabhuva  kashyapaat upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

258.  mitrabhuh kaashyapa vibhandakaat kashyapa pituh  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

259.  vibhandakat kashyapa rushyashrungat pitureva  upajaayatha tasmainama:  thrupthirasthu

260.  rushyashrungat kashyapa kashyapaath pithureva upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

261.  kashyapa agne upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

Deva TharppaNam – upaveethi – wear poonal as usual

262.  agni indraat  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

263.  indra  vaayo  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

264.  vayu mrutyo  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

265.  mrutyu  prajaapathe  upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

266.  prajapati brahmaa upajaayatha tasmainama: thrupthirasthu

267.  brahma svayambhu tasmainama: tebhyo nama thrupthirasthu  

pithru  tarpaNam – Praachinaaveethi – Change poonal to hang from right shoulder. (Only those who does the pithru tharpanam to continue with following. Persons with father alive should not perform this part given below):

pithruNam thrupthirasthu

pithamahan thrupthirasthu

prapithamahan thrupthirasthu

maathruNaam thrupthirasthu

mathamahan thrupthirasthu

pramaathaamahan thrupthirasthu

aacharyaNam thrupthirasthu

prqacharyaaNam athrupthirasthu

samhithakara padakara sutrakara brahmakaaraNam thrupthirasthu

brahmaana anapatyaanam thrupthirasthu

brahmaaninaam ekapatninam  thrupthirasthu

sarveshaam brahmmachariNam thrupthirasthu  

Change the  poonal to  upaveetham  (as  usual). Remove all the old pavithrams.  

Do  achamanam  once. Continue with  ‘Yagnopaveetha  dhaaraNam’ as  below. It can be done at convenient center location at your home. 

Sit facing towards East. Do Achanamam.  Wear the two grass leaves pavithram.  Do  PrANAyAmam. 

 

Aachanaman, Two leave Dharba pavithram, additional two leave Dharbam for Aasanam and two leaves to be folded and kept in the Finger Ring. Praanaayaamam.
“Parvathi Parameswara preethiyartham”

Sukhlaambaratharam Vishnum sasivarnam chathurbhujam|
Prasannavadanam dhyaayeth sarvavigknobashanthaye||

Hari Om Thath, Sri Govinda, Govinda Govinda, Asyassri bhagavatha: mahaapurushasya Vishnoraagnjya pravarthamaanasya aadhya Brahmmana: dhweitheeya paraarthe Srischvedhavaraakakalpe vaivastha manvanthsre kaliyuge prathame paathe jamputhvIbe bhaarathavarshe bharathakande sakaapthe, merokrdakshine paarsve: asmin vardhthamaane vyaavhaarike, prabhaavaathi sashti samvathsaraanaam madhye, Sarvadhaari Naama samvathsare, Dakshinaayane, greeshma rithou, kataka  Maase, Sukhla Pakshe, Pournamaasyaam subha thithou, sthira vaasara yukthaayaam, SravaNa Nakshathra yukthaayaam, kanda yoge, bathrai Karane, Evanguna Viseshana vasishtaayaam asyaam Pournamaasyaam subhathirhou,
mama sraouthasmaarththa vidhi vihitha nithya karmaanushtaana yogyatha sidhiyartham Yagnjopaveetha thaaranam karishye:

Yagnjopaveetha Dhaarana mahaamanthrasya Brammarishi: thrushtupchantha: thrayee vidhyaadevatha yagnjopaveetha dhaarane viniyoka:

“Yagnjopaveetham, paramam pavithram prajaapathim yassagajam purasthaath, aayushyam agriyam prathimunja subhram yagnjopaveetham bhalm asthu thejha: “
For married persons – Second
gaarkhasidhiyartham dwideeya yagnjopaveetha dhaaranam karishye:

Yagnjopaveetha Dhaarana mahaamanthrasya Brammarishi: thrushtupchantha: thrayee vidhyaadevatha yagnjopaveetha dhaarane viniyoka:
“Yagnjopaveetham, paramam pavithram prajaapathim yassagajam purasthaath, aayushyam agriyam prathimunja subhram yagnjopaveetham bhalm asthu thejha: “
Achanamam. Remove the old yagyopavita
Untie  and  throw  the  pavithram  and  do  aachamanam  twice.  

Brahmmacharis can join VedArambham, if performed at any group Upakarma center.

Do Sashtaanga NamaskAram to Elders and to your Deity at home & Temple.  

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Yajur Upakarma-2014

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 //

Animesh’s blog

Upakarma -1

Hear I am giving a step by step procedure for atharva veda.Upakarma prayog for othere 3 veda will be published after.
Upakarma (/upaakarma/) means beginning or “Arambham”, i.e. to begin the study of the your shakha belonging to your own Veda (Veda Adhyayanam).Atharva Upakarma means to begin the study of the Atharvan  Veda. Upakarma, means “Beginning”  and it is historically, the day was considered auspicious for beginning the Vedic studies.  O this day one has to start study of Vedas after doing samarpana of what he has studied in the earlier years.   Hear I am describing  it with some specific points
       (1) Importance :
To expiate the sins of wrong intonation,  lack of devotion during the chanting of mantras & not being seated properly during the chanting of mantra,  this upakarma is performed.  The mantras lose their potency & do not fetch any merit if upakarma is not performed.  It is a compulsory ritual.  All brahmins must perform this ritual .  In  atharvan upakarma,  gratitude is offered to Atharvan and  Angiras clans ,to whom Atharva-Vedic mantras were revealed & to the devathas who are the abhimanidevathas of those mantras.  Then the yajnopavita is worn. We can call it annual atonement for misconducts.
 
   (2)  Timing and thithi :

Atharvan upakarma is performed on Shravan Sukla Purnima ( Purnima should  be udayavayapini  thithi ) in Sravan nakshatra.
Some bramhanas ( from  Maharashtra &  Gujrat ) perform upakarma on  Abhijita nakshtra  in sravan month.
Due to some reason if you are unable to perform upakarma on shravan  purnima you may perform it on Ashadha/ Bhadrapada purnima .
Only for those who are having Soothaka or Vrudhi during the said period, they need not do Upakarma on that day.  However, after the soothaka or vrudhi is completed,they must do the Upakarma homa and have the yagnopaveetha changed.

   (3)  Kamokarshita japam :

Kamokarshita japam is performed as an atonement  for not performing  Utsarjan ( discontinuing study of samhita and bramhana portion ) ceremony  on  Paushya  purnima. The mantra for the kAmo’kArshIt japam is “kAmo’kArshIt………and manyur akArshIt”…….. .Some people also change their yajnopavItam before the kAmo’kArshIt japam, in addition to the changing done for upAkarma itself. It should be remembered that the changing before upAkarma is the more important one, and if one only wants to change once, the upAkarma changing is  preferred. The utsarjana has unfortunately fallen into disuse for quite a while, so what remains is the meager prAyaScittam for not having done it.  Therefore, the important yajnopavItam changing is for the upAkarma.

Pujya Chandrashekhrendra saraswati mahaswamingal known  as Paramacharya, Mahaswami or Maha Periyavaal wrote in “Hindu dharma”
-“Today we perform upakarma as a one-day ceremony without keeping up the study of the Vedas. We do not go through the utsarjana at all. For our failure to do it we mutter a mantra in expiation, the mantra called “Kamokarsit”which says, “I did not sin. Kama (desire) did it. Anger did it. . . “There is no need to repeat this mantra if we perform the utsarjana. Everybody must learn his own Veda [the Veda that is his by birth] and other subjects in addition. When we perform upakarma we must start learning a new part of the Vedas. Later, at the time of utsarjana, it must be discontinued and the study of the Vedangas taken up. The Vedas, to repeat, must be studied during the six months roughly of Daksinayana, from the south of Sravana to Taisya. The next six months must be devoted to the Vedangas. ”

(4) Samidha adhanam:

  Samidhaadhanam is a part of  daily conduct of a bramhachari. Today yet it is not irrelevent but rarely bramhacharis perform it on ragular basis. Kaushika sutra mentions proper atonement for it and vicchinagni sandhan for a bramhachari.

(5) Bramhachari prayachitta : 
Gopatha- bramhana mentions several sins that a bramhachari  may have, and gives prayachhita for them. In todays life style possibility of these sins are more , so a bramhachari should perform atonement to get out of the sins.

   (6)Upakarma prayoga :

In upakarama prayog  gana snana ( ritualistic bath ) , yagyopavita dharan ( changing yagyopavita in which old is discarded and a new yagyopavita is put on ) , anuvaka rishi tarpan ( offering of gratitude to rishis ) , upakarma homa and veda- arambha is performed .
It is often erroneously thought that upAkarma is primarily the changing the yajnopavItam . This cannot be further from the truth. Changing the poonool happens very often, whenever a significant vedic karma is performed. UpAkarma, however, is a rededication of oneself to the study of one’s Veda, along with salutations to the rishis who perceived and revealed the Vedic mantras to the world. This is the significance of the angirasadi anuvaka tarpaNam and the anuvAka recitation.

(7) Gayatri homam/ japam :

Better is let me qoute maha periyavaal “If a brahmacarin makes any mistake in chanting the Vedas, in matter of tone or enunciation, he must do penance for the same on upakarma day. On this occasion he eats no more than a few sesame seeds; otherwise he fasts the whole day; and on the following day he offers 1,008 sticks of the palasa in the sacred fire chanting the Gayatri. He should do this every year. Nowadays brahmacarins perform this rite only on the day following the first upakarma following the upanayana. Actually this a rite all Brahmins are expected to perform, though we find today householders doing only Gayatri-japa. When you merely mutter the mantra you feel sleepy and you may go wrong in the japa. But such will not be the case if you also perform a homa as you chant the Gayatri. Sticks offered in the fire must be those of palasa, if not of the asvattha; darbha grass may be used if the other two are not available.”

(8) Fasting on upakarma day:

On the UpAkarma day, strictly speaking, the rule is to eat only after upakarma . If done properly this lasts well into  the afternoon. Because of the length of the procedure, young brahmacharis  and those others who are absolutely unable to bear their hunger are permitted  to eat before the homam itself. The typical meal consists of phalaharam. Complete fasting is observed after this  through the night, in preparation for the next day’s gAyatrI japam/homam In some traditions one meal is eaten during the day and phalAhAram  is observed at night.