Yagnopaveetha Prathishta,Dharana mantra & Prayoga ( procedure) YAGNOPAVEETHA otherwise called as janivaara. PRATHISHTA means making it as sacred.

DHARANA means wearing the same. NEW YAGNOPAVEETHA should not be changed as it. There are some procedure to be followed before wearing the same. Only after PRATHISHTA it becomes a sacred thread. By this it gets the Divine blessings. PROCEDURE; 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Do achamana, pranayama recite the desa, kala etc pranava mantra ( Gayathri mantra) Evanguna viseshana vasishtayam ..... Subha thithou....... KASYAPAATHI SABTHA RISHI ANTHARGATHA ( FOR Rig vedis) PRAJAPATHYADHI NAVA-KAANTA RISHI ANTHARKADHA ( FOR YAJUR VEDIS) BHARATHI RAMAN MUKYAPRANA ANTHARKATHA Sri Lakshmi vedavyasa preetheertham YAGNOPAVEETHA DHARANAANGA YAGNOPAVEETHA PRATHISHTAM KAREESHYE.

ABI- MANTHRANAM Place the new Yagnopaveetham ina plate ( copper, brass or silver) and recite the Gayathri mantra Three times) This is called ABI- MANTHRANAM MARJANAM Take water in the UDHARANI AND RECITE Apohishtethee.......... Apoojanayacha na: ( as we recite during the santhya vanthana) AND SPRINKE THE SAME OVER THE yAGNOPAVEETHA) AAVAHANA POOJA have manthrakshadhe in your hand and Recite THREE TIMES 1. BRAHMANAM AVAHAYAAMI 2. VISHNUM AVAAHAYAAMI 3. RUDHRAM AAVAHAYAAMI THEN DO THE POOJA EITHER WITH FLOWER OR AKSHADHE 1. BRAHMANE NAMAHA 2. VISHNAVE NAMAHA 3. RUDHRAYA NAMAHA

GRANTHI PRARTHANA In the Yagnopaveetha there will be a KNOT. This is called GRANTHI. Touch this GRANTHI and recite PRAANANAAM GRANTHI RASI RUDHRO MA VISHANTHAKA: THENAN- NENA AABHYA-YASWA JOKSA SURYAM DHRUSE then show the yagnopaveetha to SURYA. With this prathisha is over. Now it has to be offered to Paramanthama. ( place it either on saligrama , Vishnu prathima, Devaru box or Pancha Mudhra) Now it is purified and gets the sanctity to wear it. YAGNOPAVEETHA DHAARANA MANTHRA Yegnopaveetha comes in there threads in three sets. ( total 9 threads) The Antharyami rooa is 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. SESHA ANTHARYAMI AGNI ANTHARYAMI NAAGA ANTHARYAMI CHANDRA ANTHARYAMI PITHRU ANTHARYAMI PRAJAPATHI ANTHARYAMI VAAYU ANTHARYAMI SURYA ANTHARYAMI VISWODHEVA ANTHARYAMI ANIRUDHA PRADHYUMNA SANKARSHANA VASUDEVA NARAYANA VASUDEVA SANKARSHANA PRATHYMNA ANIRUDHA

WE have to pray them to get their blessings before wearing the Yagnopaveetha. PROCEDURE 1. 2. 3. 4. DO the Achamana pranayama sankalpa prarthana

Yagnopaveetha sahaja, brahmana vidhusham priya shrutha-smaarthaa dhikaa naam cha karmanaam adhikaaratha: mama brahmanya sidhyartham, Vahaami thvaam athanthritha: paavithriyam, Bhalam, Aayushyam,Sriyam, kaanthim, Arogathaam Hari thath-baktha sevaam cha sadha kuru jagath priya

DHAARANAM Yagnopaveetham ithyasya , parabrahma paramaathma, Thrushtup, Yagnopaveetha Dharane Viniyoga: OM YAGNOPAVEETHAM PARAMAM PAVITHRAM PRAJAPATHE; -YATH SAHAJAM PURASTHATH AAYUSHYA MAKARYAM PRATH MUNCHA -SHUBRAM YAGNOPAVEEM PALAMASTHU THEJA: (BRAHMACHATIS ONE SET, GRUHASTHAS TO WEAR TWO SETS) AS PER SASTHRA BRAHMINS SHOULD NOT REMAIN IN SINGLE VASTHA . SO THE THIRD SET OF YAGNOPAVEEM IS USED AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THE SECOND VASTRA ON THE BODY) GAYATHRI VEDA MAATHASI SUTHRA ROOPENA DISHTASI POORVA SUTHRA GATHAM THEJA: NOOTHANE STHAPAYAMYAHAM recite this manthra and do the japa of GAYATHRI 10 TIMES HOLDING BOTH THE OLD AND NEW YAGNOPAVEEM. MANTHRA TO REMOVE THE OLD YAGNOPAVEEM UPAVEETHAM BINNA THANTHUM JEERNAM KASMALA DHUSHITHAM VISRUJAAMI JALE BRAHMAVARCHASO DHEERGAYURASTHUME.

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