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l{m{f}N{m{
m{=Q{m}p{|d{V p{bN{/
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Upakarma and Gayatr sankalpa details for Aug 7th and Aug 8th, 2017,
respectively.
After your morning bath and ztd} p{d{d{= perform two AT{p{d{= (see
appendix) and sit down on a slightly raised platform facing east. Place
two dharbaas on your seat. Wear a prepared out of two dharbaas
ze_{=
on your right hand ring finger and fold two dharbaas around your ring finger.
Perform three f}^}l{|p{= (see appendix). Then the following p{zt=-
zea{p{ f}b N=T{ be m{p{^N{p{m D_{m{ (or Qm{ ) O=\ q{N}j pmm{-
p{
Discard the folded dharbaas in the direction of north. Do not discard the
ze_{=. Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform u} N{
_}Q{= by reciting
Please note that those performing the for the first time after their
Df}N{m{
Recite
N}pN}m_+ p{d{m{N}m_+
either 1008 or 108 times depending upon the zt=N{n= you chose.
Facing east now perform AT{p{d{= twice. Then be seated on a seat with two
dharbhaas placed on it and do (see appendix), three times,
f}^}l{|p{=
wearing a on your right hand ring finger. Keep your palms in namaste
ze_{=
On your right thigh, place your left palm with the right palm on top of it
and recite
zvm> L= _{ _+ Qd{ Qd{ Qd{
Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform u} N{ _}Q{=
by reciting
N}m{l{
l{Wze_{ }m{^=
Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform u} N{ _}Q{=
by reciting
(see appendix). Hold the (poonool) with both hands, with your
l{Wze_{=
right palm facing up over your head, and your left palm facing the ground.
The top of the knot on the should be on your right palm facing
l{Wze_{=
right. This is the starting posture. Now touch the scalp with your right
fingers and recite
l{Wze_{
}m{^ p{=_{zt i F~r>
After reciting the following mantra wear one set of l{Wze_{= and follow
it up with an AT{p{d{=
zeW|ze_m{_{zvV= zem{u} _+
Al{zr p{Q{= ze p{=T{ q{k{=
N{mr
Now touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite
l{Wze_{
}m{^ p{=_{zt i F~r>
zeW|ze_m{_{zvV= zem{u} _+
Al{zr p{Q{= ze p{=T{ q{k{=
after which wear a belt made out of dharbaa around the waist.
For d{ recite the following after which a piece of deer skin is to be tied to
your l{Wze_{=
zeo|zt (palaasa stick) has to be held in the right hand. If you are not
b{^=
ztq{p{> ztq{p{zt= p{| N{m{ l{a} _{= ztq{p{> ztq{p} ~t Ip{p{zv=
As a pre-requisite for this item, prepare a mixture of uncooked rice and black
sesame seeds. Now, perform twice. Perform the
AT{p{d{= u} N{ _}Q{=
by reciting
Stand facing north and wear the l{Wze_{= as a garland. Now cup both
your hands together with the l{Wze_{= at the boundary between the two
one assisted you by providing small quantities of mixture and water for you
to offer the_{m{^=
Place a small amount of mixture in your hands. Have some one pour a small
quantity of water into your hands. Recite the following and at the completion
word _{m{l{| release the mixture with the water such that it exits at the
base of the little fingers between your hands.
Repeat the above procedure of taking a small quantity of the mixture along
with some water and performing for the following .rs. is.
_{m{^=
u}mp{_} Dzezrb{ztm{l{|
u}mp{_} Dzezrb{ztm{l{|
u}mp{_} Dzezrb{ztm{l{|
p}m{^mp{_} Dzezrb{ztm{l{|
p}m{^mp{_} Dzezrb{ztm{l{|
p}m{^mp{_} Dzezrb{ztm{l{|
For the following izv _{m{^= release the mixture such that it exits from
the base of your palms. This is typically done by pointing the fingers
upward, keeping the sides of the hands together.
For the following F~r release the mixture such that it exits from
_{m{^=
the base of the little fingers of both your hands. This is typically done
by pointing the fingers downward, keeping the sides of the hands together.
ztb{ztzt= _{m{l{|
ztb{ztzt= _{m{l{|
ztb{ztzt= _{m{l{|
There are some who include
Wear your l{Wze_{= the normal way. Perform two AT{p{d{= and do the
u} N{ _}Q{= by reciting
Since the most important part of the is theDf}N{m{ one pb} {l{d{=,
should say whatever part of the one knows. Traditionally, at least one
pb{
one can recite this. Or, one can recite the first four mantras of the l{-
ztm{= N{s}m{^p{zt
Q}l{ Vze=
The following day, after the ztd} p{d{d{=, sit facing east and perform two
AT{p{d{d+ and wear a Next do
ze_{=. f}^}l{|p{= three times and recite
the p{zt=N{n= as follows
Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform u} N{ _}Q{
by reciting
Fzrl{>
l bp{zt_}<u}N{=
l
{m}bQT{m}>
em{l_{zt l{b{m{ztb{m^p{f}ztv
d{> zeTb{l{|_+
Prostrate and recite your p}b{l (see appendix). Do AT{p{d{= twice and
perform the u} N{ _}Q{= by reciting
ztm{= N{s}m{^p{zt
Sit squatting in the posture with hands between the legs. Twist
N{N{Z|ztd{
the right palm such that the little finger, ring finger and the middle finger are
stretched out while the first finger is bent inwards and thumb faces outward.
Pour a small amount of water into your right palm and swallow it (not
sip) after uttering L= T{_}l{ Repeat the above procedure by
d{p{>
your lips with water and wash your right hand. Next, twelve mantras should
be uttered touching each part of the body with a particular finger (or fingers),
as indicated in Table 1.
f}^}l{|p{=
This is a three part action wherein the the nose is held between the right hand
thumb and the right hand ring finger. The index and middle fingers must be
bent. In the first part, close the left nostril by pressing the ring finger inward
and exhale through the right nostril. This process is called Next, close
mT{N{.
the right nostril with the right hand thumb and inhale slowly through the
left nostril. This process is called In the second part, close the left
zem{N{.
nostril with the middle finger thus holding the breath. This process is called
N{p{N{. Mentally recite the following mantras three times.
zt_{=
zeTb{l{|_+
one f}^}l{|p{=.
p}b{d{=
In the standing posture, bend your body to the waist level. Cover your right
and left ears with right and left palms, respectively. Then recite
p}b{l
As an example,
p{|zv= ~tk>
Mantra Action
Q_{= zep{m{=
Q_{= zep{m{=
Q_{= zep{m{=
Q{m{ A=Qm{zt, qd{, Q}m{
pb{ zt_{
8 k{p{ 23 m 38 N 53 ~tb}m
9 l{p{ 24 N{ 39 q}p{zt 54 mb
Table 4: Samvatsaram
l{^= Period
Table 5: Ayanam
F_{ Period
p{|zt= Period
h}n^ February to March
p{|zt= Period
Sunday k}d{p}ztm{
Monday Bd{p}ztm{
Tuesday kp{p}ztm{
Wednesday up{p}ztm{
Thursday Q{m{p}ztm{
Friday k{Q{p}ztm{
Saturday ~tm{p}ztm{
Table 9: Vaaram
1 10 p{zR| 19 p{n
5 p{Q{m} 14 _} 23 {s}
6 Am} 15 u} 24 q{_{s}