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Upakarma Procedure
(1) Do moining ntya-hryas including sannya-vananam as onc would do on any
oilci day.
(2) lamo'laisii manyui alaisi japam:
(liisi iimc upalaimins slip ilis)
(a) acamanam
(b) pranayama
(c) sanhaIpa.
tasyam paurnamasyam anyaya-utsarjana-aharana-prayasctta-artnam astottara-
sanasra ,1008) ;or astottara-sata ,108)) sanhnyaya "hamoharsit manyur
aharsit" mana-mantra-japam harsyc.
(c) Do japam ol "hamoharsit manyur aharsit" 100S oi 10S iimcs as onc las
icsolvcd.
(l) acamanam
(+) Picpaiing loi ilc upaharma.
Scaicd lacing casi, wcaiing a pavtram pciloim acamanam, pranayama, and
sanhaIpa.
sravanyam paurnamasyam anyaya-upaharma harsyc,
ta angam hanars-tarpanam harsyc,
ta angam yajnopavita-naranam harsyc,
ta angam snanam harsyc.
Pranmacaris add: ta angataya maunj-ajna-ana-naranan harsyc ]
(a) lailc oncc again (ai lcasi manasha snanam)
(b)Pui on a ncw yajnopavitam wiil appiopiiaic maniias.
(c) Pranmacaris slould ilc appiopiiaic maniias loi ilc arbna bcli, dcci
slin, and ana and wcai ilcm (scc Sat Krya Sara Dipha)
(d) acamanam
(5) Nava landa Rsi iaipanam
(a) acamanam
(b) Iacing noiil, wall lncc-dccp inio a iivci oi pool ol licsl waici il
possiblc. Oilciwisc siand wlcic you aic, bui youi cloilcs slould bc wci.
(c) Ioi cacl ol ilc lollowing, ollci a mixiuic ol (uncoolcd) iicc, scsamc
sccds, and waici, as you say 'tarpayam'. Lacl linc slould bc said ilicc iimcs.
Piclciably, somconc slould lclp by pouiing ilc waici as you iclcasc ilc iicc
and scsamc, as ilis malcs ii casici.

Wcai ilc yajnopavitam as a nccllacc (nvitam). Ioi ilc liisi scvcn, cup
boil youi lands iogcilci, laving ilc yajnopavitams lnois icsiing in youi
palms and wiil ilc ilicads going bciwccn youi ilumb and loiclingci ol cacl
land. Tlc waici slould bc iclcascd along wiil ilc scsamc and iicc oll ilc iips
ol boil lands Tlis is lnown as rs tirtnam.
,) prajapatm hanarsm tarpayam
,) somam hanarsm tarpayam
,) agnm hanarsm tarpayam
,v) vsvan cvan hanarsm tarpayam
,v) samntir cvata upansaas tarpayam
,v) yajnhir cvata upansaas tarpayam
,v) varunir cvata upansaas tarpayam
Now, siill nvitam, ilc waici mixiuic slould bc iclcascd iowaids you, oll
ilc palms away liom ilc lingciiips. Typically ilis is donc by poiniing ilc
lingcis siiaigli up, lccping ilc sidcs ol ilc lands iogcilci. Tlis is lnown as
branma-tirtnam.
,v) branmanagm svayambnuvam tarpayam
Now ilc waici slould bc pouicd as cva-tirtnam. Tlis mcans ilai ilc
waici mixiuic slould bc pouicd oll ilc lcngils ol ilc liiilc lingci.
,x) saasaspatm tarpayam
,x) rg-vcam tarpayam
,x) yajur-vcam tarpayam
,x) sama-vcam tarpayam
,x) atnarvana-vcam tarpayam
,xv) tnasam tarpayam
,xv) puranam tarpayam
,xv) haIpam tarpayam
(c) Rciuin io upavitam, i.c., youi ilicad in iis noimal posiiion. Iinisl wiil
acamanam and clangc inio diy cloilcs.
(6) Tiadiiionally ilcic is now a upaharma noma, wlcic ilc rss and cvatas
mcniioncd abovc aic oncc again saluicd using ilc sacicd liic. Tlc ilcic is
vcarambna, wlcic ilc liisi loui anuvahas ol ilc yajur vca samnta aic iaugli
io ilc siudcnis. Tlis is lollowcd by jaya nomam.
Ai minimum, ii is iccommcndcd ilai you icciic onc anuvaha liom youi
vcda on ilis day. Tlc Purusa Suhta sulliccs, loi cxamplc.
Ii is olicn ciioncously ilougli ilai upaharma is piimaiily ilc
clanging ilc yajnopavitam. Tlis cannoi bc luiilci liom ilc iiuil.
Clanging ilc ilicad lappcns vciy olicn, wlcncvci a signilicani vcdic
iiic is pciloimcd. Lpaharma, lowcvci, is a icdcdicaiion ol oncscll io ilc
siudy ol onc's Vcda, along wiil saluiaiions io ilc isis wlo pciccivcd and
icvcalcd ilc Vcdic maniias io ilc woild. Tlis is ilc signilicancc ol ilc
nava-hanars tarpanam and ilc anuvaha icciiaiion.]
Nofes
(a) On ilc Lpaharma day, complcic lasiing is obscivcd ai nigli and a small
mcal is caicn duiing ilc day. Tlis mcal iypically consisis ol idli oi somciling
similai, bui cxcludcs iicc. Plcasc also icmcmbci ilai you aic noi supposcd io
cai anyiling uniil ilc cnd ol ilc ccicmony.
(b) Tlc maniia loi ilc hamoharsit japam is "hamoharsit manyur aharsit".
(c) sanhaIpa dciails:
Tlc lollowing is said loi any majoi sanhaIpa (mana-sanhaIpa).
Alici acarya vananam and vsvahscna nyanam.
nar om tat sat
sri govna govna govna
asya sri-bnagavato mana-purusasya
vsnor ajnaya pravartamanasya
aya branmanc vtiyapararnc
sri-svcta-varana-haIpc
vavasvata-manvantarc
haI-yugc pratnama-pac
jambuvipc
bnarata-varsc
bnarata-hnanc,
mcror ahsnc parsvc
___________gaurabc
_____ayanc
___________rtau
__________masc
____________pahsc
_____________subna-ttnau
_______________ vasara
_____________nahsnatra yuhtayam
_________yoga
_________harana
cvam guna-vscsana vsistnayam,
asyam subna-ttnau
sri sri guru-gauranga prityartnam

(-lollowcd by ilc paiiiculai ccicmony)
(d) Pioccduic loi wcaiing ilc yajnopavitam:
(1) Sii squaiiing (huhhuttasanam) lacing casi. acamanam.
(2) pranayamam.
(3) sanhaIpam
(+) Pui onc yajnopavitam on ai a iimc. To do ilis, lold ilc yajnopavitam
wiil boil lands, wiil youi iigli palm lacing up ovci youi lcad, and youi lcli
palm lacing ilc giound. Tlc iop ol ilc lnoi slould bc on youi iigli palm and
slould bc lacing iigli. Tlcn say ilis maniia, wlilc lolding ilc sacicd ilicad
ilis way:
yajnopavita-narana-mantrasya
branma rsn
trstup cnanan
trayivya cvata
yajnopavita naranc vnyogan
om yajnopavitam paramam pavtram
prajapatcr yat sanajam purastat,c)
ayusyam agryam pratmunca subnram
yajnopavitam baIam astu tcjan
Now wcai ilc yajnopavitam and pciloim acamanam again.
Tlcn icmovc ilc old yajnopavita and discaid ilcm alici claniing-
upavitam cnnnantu
jirnam hasmaIa-ustam
vsrjam punar branman
varco irgnayur astu mc