Yajur Veda Avani Avittam Procedure 2012, Yajur Vedi Upaakarma Procedure with Maha Sankalpam

Yajur Veda Avani Avittam or Yajur Vedi Upakarma is observed by Yajurvedi Brahmins in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. It is known as Jandhyala Purnima or Janeyu Purnima day in Telugu and Kannada respectively. Yagnopaveetha Dharana (changing the sacred thread) is the major ritual of this day. Yajurveda Avani Avittam 2012 date is August 1. It is observed on Shravan Purnima. Yajur Upakarma 2012 Mantras in Tamil & the procedure is given in this website here. This article gives the description on the mantram, maha sankalpam, and other rituals to observe during Yajur vedi Avani Avittam.

Yajur Vedi Avani Avittam for the year 2012

Avani Avittam 1 August 2012 (Wednesday )

(Compiled by P.R.Ramachander)

1.Yagnopa veetha dharana manthra

( Manthra for wearing  Poonal)

a.Aachamanam:Shuklaam Bharadharam……….      Santhaye

b.Om Bhoo…………..Bhoorbhavaswarom

c.Mamo patha samastha duritha kshya dwara sri paameshwara preethyartham

Sroutha smartha vihitha sadachara  nithya karmaanushtanaa yogyatha sidhyartham  brhma teja abhivrudyartham yagnopaveetha dharanam karishye.

d.Yagnopaveetha  dharana maha manthrasya

Parabrhma rishi (Touch forehead)

Trushtup chanda (touch below nose)

Paramathma devatha (touch heart)

e.Yagnopaveetha dharane viniyoga

Wear Poonal one by one by reciting(poonal should be held by both hands, the tie in the poonal being held above by the right hand facing upwards)

Yagnopaveetham paramam pavithram  praja pathe,

Yat sahajam purasthad aayushyam

Agriyam prathi muncha shubram yagnopaveetham balamasthu theja.

f.After wearing all poonals one by one  do Aachamanam

g.Remove the old poonals  and break them to pieces by reciting

Upaveetham bhinna thanthum jeernam kasmala dooshitham, visrujami jale punarbrahman varcho deergayurasthu me.

h.Do aachamanam.

 

Summary meaning: I wear the white yagnopavitha that is purifying , which was born along with brahma, which is capable of increasing life .I am sure this would give glory and strength to me.I am destroying the dirty , soiled yasgnopavita .

 

2.Kamo karshet Japam (1-8-2012 morning)

 

a.Aaachamanam:Shuklaam Bharadharam…….Santhaye

b.Om Bhoo

c.Mamo patha— Preethyartham

Tadeva lagnam sudhinam tadaiva, tharaa balam chandra balam thadaiva , vidhya balam daiva balam tadaiva, Sri Lakshmi pathe aangriyugam smaramaami

Apavithra pavithro vaa sarvaavasthaam gathopi vaa , ya smareth pundari kaksham, sabahyanthara suchi , manasam vaachikam  paapam  , karmanaa

Samuparjitham, sri Rama smaranenaiva vyopahathi na samsaya .Sree rama Rama

Tidhir Vishnu, Tatha vaara, nakshatram Vishnu reva cha

Yogascha karanam chaiva  sarvam Vishnu mayam Jagat ,

Sri Govinda , Govinda, Govinda

Aadhya sri bagavatha mahaa purushasya  Vishnor Agnaya , Pravarthamanasya , Aadhya brhmana  , dweethiya parardhe, swetha varaha kalpe, , Vaivaswatha manvanthare, ashta vimsathi thame, kali yuge, prathame padhe, Jamboo dweepe, Bharatha varshe , Bharatha kande, Mero dakshine parswe. Asmin varthamane , vyavaharike prabhavaadheenam sashti samvatsaranaam madhye ,  Nandana  nama samvatsare, Dakshinaayane, Greeshma rithou, Kadaka mase, shukla pakshe, aadhya pournamasyam  shubha thidou, soumya vasara yukthayam, Uthara ashada ** nakshatra yukthayam, shubhayoga, shubha karana evam guna,  viseshana visishtaayam, asyam pournamaasyam  shubha thidou, taishyaam pournamaasyam* adhyot sarjana akarana praayaschithartham , samvatsara praayaschithartham, cha ashtothara satha samkhyaa “kamo karsheth  manyura karsheth” ithi maha manthra japam karishye.

d.Then chant “Kamo karsheth manyura karsheth ” 108 times

e.Afterwards perform Aachamana and say”Kama manyu upastham karishye”   , Omtat sat brahmaarpanam asthu.

 

*Pournami is after 10.59   AM of 1-8-2012 IST  ** Uthrshada  Nakshatra is up to 10.19 PM   IST on 1/8/2012 according to the Panchanga.If in any country , you are performing the japam after  10.19 PM IST change  Uthrashada  to Sravana  nakshtra yukthayam.If you are doing it before  10.59 AM   tell Chathurdasyam . Office going people do it early morning and to them is is Chathurdasi  and not pournami , Before you do the Upakarma   , please calculate corresponding  IST  and take the  proper Thidhi and Nakshatra. This is also applicable to mantras of Maha Sankalpam given below.

 

Summary meaning:The Brahmin first prays God that the time of doing whatever it may be  should become holy  and this he is sure is achieved by prayer to God.Then he tells when he is doing this japa, for example which year, which season, which day and so on.And he says that this japa is being done as a repentance for his not perfornming various religious duties during the year that he ought to have performed.The main manthra is a prayer to pardon the lapses which were due to Kama(passion) krodha(anger) and lopa(avarice)

 

3.Maha Samkalpam

(1-8-2012  after Madhyaanikam and Brahma yagnam@)

a.Aachamanam

b.Shuklam baradharam……..

c.Om bhoo

d.Maha samkalpam

Apavithra pavithro vaa sarvaavasthaam gathopi vaa , ya smareth pundari kaksham, sabahyanthara suchi , manasam vaachikam  paapam  , karmanaa

Samuparjitham, sri Rama smaranenaiva vyopahathi na samsaya .Sree rama Rama rama

Tidhir Vishnu, Tatha vaara, nakshatram Vishnu reva cha

Yogascha karanam chaiva  sarvam Vishnu mayam Jagat ,

Sri Govinda , Govinda, Govinda

Aadya sri bhagawatha, Aadi vishno, Aadinarayanasya achinthyaya , aparimithaya, sakthyaa, briyamaanasya, mahaa jaloughasya madhye,

paribrhamatham  aneka koti  brhmaandanam madhye,  eka thame,  prithya aptejo  vayvakaasaa ahankaradhi  -mahada vyakthai-aavaranair- aavruthe- asmin mahathi bramanda-karandaka-madhye aadhara sakthi –koormaa nandathi  ashta diggajopari prathishtithasya , athala-vithala-suthala-rasaathala-thalaa thala-mahaathala-pathalakyai loka sapthakasya upari thale, punya kruthaam nivaasabhuthe  bhoor –bhuvar-suvar-mahar-janarr-thapa-satyaakhyai loka shatkasya adho bhage mahaa nalayamana phani raja seshasya sahasra phanaa mani mandala mandithe, dighdanthi-shunda dhanda-uttambhithe, panchasath koti yojana vistheerne, lokaloka –achalena valayithe lavaneshu-sura-sarpi-dhadhi-ksheera-udakaarnavischa parivruthe, jambhu-plaksha-saka-salmali-kusa-krouncha-pushkarakhya saptha dweepanaam madhye, Jamboo dweepe, Bharatha varshe, bharatha kande, prajaapathi kshetre  dandakaaranya-chamapakaaranya-vindhyaaranya-veekshaaranya-vedaaranayaadhi,  aneka punya aaranyaanam Madhya pradeshe, karma bhoomou,  rama –sethu-kedharayoo  madya pradaeshe , Bhaageerathi-Gouthami-Krishna veni-Yamuna-Narmadaa-Thungabadhraa-Triveni-Malaapahaarini-kaveri- ithyadi , aaneka punya nadhi viraajithe, Indraprastha-Yamaprastha-Aavanthikaapuri-Hasthinaapuri-Ayodhyaa puri-Maayaa puri-Kasi puri-Kanchi puri-Dwarakaa aadi aneka punya puree viraajithe Sakala jagat srushta, parardha dwaya jeevana, bramana  dweethiya parardhe, Pancha sathabdhou, prathame varshe, prathame mase, prathame pakshe, prathame divasae, aahni, dweethiye yame, trithiye muhurthe, swayambhuva-swarochisha-uthama-thamasa-raivatha-chakshu shakheshu, shatsu  manusha atheetheshu, sapthame vaivaswathe manvanthare, aashta vimsathi thame, kali yuge, prathame padhe, Jamboo dweepe, Bharatha varshe , Bharatha kande, Mero dakshine parswe. Asmin varthamane , vyavaharike prabhavaadheenam sashtya samvatsaranaam madhye ,  Nandana  nama samvatsare, Dakshinaayane, Greeshma rithou, Kadaka  mase, shukla pakshe, aadhya pournamasyam* shubha thidou, Soumya  vasara yukthayam, Uthrashada  **  nakshatra yukthayam, shubhayoga, shubha karana evam guna,  viseshana visishtaayam, asyam pournamaasyam* shubha thidou,

anaadhya vidhya pravarthamane asmin  mahathi samsara chakre  vichitrabhi karma gathibhi vichitrasu yonishu puna puna anekadha janithwa kenapi punya karma  viseshena idhaanimthana manushye  dwijanma visesham prapthavatho  mama jjanmabhyasa jjanama prabruthi  ethath kshana paryantham , baalye, vayasi kaumare  yowane  vaardhake cha jagrath swapna sushupthya avasthamsu  mano vak kaya karmendriya  jnanendriya vyaparai kama-krodha-lobha-moha-madha-mathsaryaadhi  sambhavithaanam iha janmani  janmanthare cha jnana ajnana kruthaanam maha pathakanaam mahaa patathakanumanthratwadeenam , samapathakaanaam upapaathakaanaam malini karanaanam nindhitha dhana dhaano upa jeevanaadeenam aapathrikarananaam  jathi bramsa karaanam vihitha  karma thyaagaaadeenam  jnanadha  sakruth kruthanaam ajnanatha  asakruth kruthaanam  sarveeshaam papaanam  sadhya  aapanodhanartham

aswatha narayana sannidhou-deva brahmana sannidhou-tryaa trimsath koti devathaa sannidhou-sri visaalakshi sametha visweswara swami sannidhou-mahaa ganapathi sannidhou-seetha lakshmana bharatha sathrugna-hanumt samedha sri rama chandra swmai sannidhou-sri rukmani sathyabhama samedha sri gopala Krishna swami sannidhou-hari hara puthra swami sannidhou-sri lakshmi narayana swami sannidhou  sraavanyaam pournamasyaam adhyopakrama karma karishye.Thadangam sravanee pournamasi punyakale sareera shudhartam  shuddhodhaka snanam aham karishye

Athi krura maha kaya, kalpanthahanopama,

Bairavaya namasthubhyam anujnam dathu marhasi

 

@ Brahma Yagna Manthras are given at the end.

*Pournami is after 10.59   AM of 1-8-2012 IST  ** Uthrshada  Nakshatra is up to 10.19 PM   IST on 13/8/2011 according to the Panchanga.If in any country , you are performing the japam after  10.19 PM IST change  Uthrashada  to Sravana  nakshtra yukthayam.If you are doing it before  10.59 AM   tell Chathurdasyam . Office going people do it early morning and to them it is Chathurdasi  and not pournami , Before you do the Upakarma   , please calculate corresponding  IST  and take the  proper Thidhi and Nakshatra. This is also applicable to mantras of Maha Sankalpam given below.

 

 

 

Summary meaning:Here again apart from locating oneself with reference to time , one locates himself with reference to place also.We are supposed to live in Jambu Dweepa, Bharatha Kanda which is south of the great mountain Maha meru.Then again this Bhasratha Kanda is blessed with many holy rivers and holy places.Then prayer is done to God to pardon sins committed by word, thought and deed, because this was done inspite of his great grace which made us be born as human beings after several wheels of birth.Also the sins performed during several ages in life is highlighted.Some of the sins specifically mentioned are those done while earning money without conscience, giving money to improper people, actions which did not suit the caste we are born in, sins due to non performance of actions which ought to have been done and so on. We pray God and tell him that we would take bath in holy pure water and then start the veda parayanas which is our duty as Brahmin.

 

4.Yagnopa veetha dharana manthra

 

After bath again change poonal by reciting manthra as given in s.No.1.Please note that now a days very rarely people take bath after mahaa sankalpam but do prokshana snanam i.e bath by sprinkling of water on the head.

 

5.Kanda Rishi Tharpanam

1,Aachamanam

2,Shklaama baradharam

3.Om bhoo

4.Mamo patha samastha durida kshya dwara  sri parameshwata preethyartham sravanyaam  pournamaasyam  adhyoyapakrama  karmangam kanda rishi tharpanam karishye.

Wear poonal as garland and do tharpanam using water mixed with thil (black gingely) and akshatha

Each manthra has to be chanted thrice and tharpanam done.

 

1.Prajapathim kanda rishim tharpayami

2,Somam kanda rishim tharpayami

3.Agnim kanda rishim tharpayami

4.Viswaan devaan kanda rishim tharpayaami

5.Saahinkeer devatha upanishadha tharpayami

6.Yagnigeer devatha upanishadha tharpayaami

7.Vaaruneer devatha upanishadha tharpayami

8.Brhamanagum  swayubhuvam tharpayaami

9.Sadasaspathim tharpayami

wear poonal in the normal fashion and then do aachamana.

 

Summary meaning: Tharpanam means really satisfying.By this tharpanam we satisfy the rishi(sages) of Soma(moon), Agni(fire), Viswaan devan(all gods looking after earth), etc.

 

5.Vedarambham

 

Though these are essential part of Avani avittam , I am not giving this because Vedic manthraas are very diffcult to transliterate in to English and reading them wrongly would be counter productive.

 

6.Gaayathri japam (2-8-2012)

For Yajur, Rig and Sama Vedis

 

1.Aachamanam

2,Shuklaam baradharam

3.Om bhoo

4.Mamo patha samastha duritha kshya dwara  sri parameshwara preethyartham Tadeva lagnam sudhinam tadaiva, tharaa balam chandra balam thadaiva , vidhya balam daiva balam tadaiva, Sri Lakshmi pathe aangriyugam smaramaami

Apavithra pavithro vaa sarvaavasthaam gathopi vaa , ya smareth pundari kaksham, sabahyanthara suchi , manasam vaachikam  paapam  , karmanaa

Samuparjitham, sri Rama smaranenaiva vyopahathi na samsaya .Sree rama Rama Shubhe Shobane muhurthe  adya Brahmana dwiteeya paradhe , Swetha varaha kalpe, Vaivaswatha Manvanthare, Ashtavimsathi thame  , Kali yuge, Prathame pade, Jambhu Dwipe, Bharatha Varshe,Bhartaha Kande, Mero Dakshine Parswe, Sakabdhe, Asmin Varthamane  Vyavaharike, Prabhavadhi Sashti Samavathsaranaam Madhye, Nandana nama Samvathsare , Dakshinayane, Greeshma Rithou, Kadaka mase  Krishna pakshe  aadhya prathamaayam*  shubha thidou  guru  vaasara yukthayaam  sravana  ** nakshatra yukthaayam  shubha yoga shubha karana  evam guna viseshana visisishtaayam  asyaam prathamaayam  shubha thidou  mithyaa theetha prayaschittartham  ashtothara sahasra samkya  gayatri maha manthra japam karishye.

Start from Pravasya Rishi brahma….  followed by aayathith anuvagasya… and then chant the gaythri manthra 1008 times.

Complete with Abhivaadaye  and then complete with

Kayena vacha…….

* Prathma is from 8.58  AM  of 2-8-2012 up to 7.22 AM IST  next day.Afterwards change to Dwitheeyam shubha thidhou

**Sravana Nakshatra is up to 9.17 PM  on 2/8/2012 IST , afterwards Sravishta   Nakshatra yukthayam .

Please compare the time when you are doing japam to IST and do corrections accordingly.

Appendix Brahma Yagnam.

1.         Perform Achamanam

2.         Face eastern direction and do “Shuklam baradaram….” Followed by pranayamam “om Bhoo…”

3.         Mamopatha samastha duritha kshya dwara sri Parameshwara preethyartham Brahma Yagnam karishye. Brahma yagnena Yakshye.

4.         Chant and clean the hands with water

Vidhyudasi paapmanam vidhya me paapmanam amruthath Sathya mupaime

And then chant

Om Bhooo tatsa vithurvarenyam

Om Bhuva Bhargo devasya Dheemahi

Ogum suva Dhiyo yona prachodayath

Om Bhooo Tatsa vithurvarenyam Bhargo devasya dheemahi

Om Bhuva Dhiyo yona prachodayath

Ogum Suva Tatsa vithurvarenyam Bhargo devasya Dheemahi Dhiyo yona         prachothayath

 

5.         Chant  Vedic manthras

Om Agnimeele purohitham Yagnasya Dheva mruthvijam, hotharam Rathna Dhathamam

Om Ishe Twoje Thwa vayavasthapayavastha Devo vassavitha prarpayathu sreshtathamaya karmane

Om Agna Aayahi veethaye grunano havyadathaye, ni hotha sadhsi bharhishi

Om sanno devirabheeshtaya Aapo peethaye sam yorabhisravanthu na

After this recite if possible vedic manthras that you know like Rudram, Chamakam etc

 

6.         Sprinkle water round the head by reciting

Sathyam Thapa sradhayam juhomi

 

7.         Recite three times with folded hands

Om namo brahmane namosthwagnaye nama pruthwyai nama oshadheebhya namo vaache namo vaachaspathaye  namo vishnave bruhathe karomi.

 

8.Clean the hands again with water by reciting “vrushtirasi vruschame paapmanamamruthath sathyamupaaga”

Do aachamanam

8.         Chant “shuklam baradaram….”

9.         Do Pranayamam, “om Bhoo…”

10.       Mamopatha samastha duritha kshaya dwara sri parameshwra preethyartham  deva-rishi-pithru tharpanam karishye.

11.        Touch water and clean your hands

12.       Do deva tharpanam through the tip of fingers

1.Bramodaya ye deva thaan devaan tharpayami

2.Sarvaan devaan tharpayami

3. Sarva deva ganaan tharpayami

4.Sarva deva pathnis tharapayami

5.Sarva deva ganapathnis tharpayami

13, Do rishi tharpanam by wearing yagnopaveetha as garland and pouring out water from  the liitle finger

1,Krishna dwaipayanaya ye rishaya thaan rishin tharpayami

2. Sarvaan risheen tharpayami

3.Sarva rishi ganaan tharpayami

4. Sarve rishi pathnis tharpayami

5,Sarva rishi gana pathnistharpayami

6. Prajapathim kanda rishim tharpayami

7. Somam kanda rishim tharpayami

8. Agnim kanda rishim tharpayami

Put the Yagnopaveetham in normal fashion and pour water from the tips of fingers

9. Viswan devan kanda rishin tharpayami

10. Samihithir devatha upanishada tharpayami

11. Yagnigir devatha upanishada tharpayami

12.Varuneer devatha upanishada tharpayami

Put the Yagnopaveetham and pour water by towards the left

13. Havyavaham tharpayami

14.Viswaan devaan kanda rishin tharpayaami

Pour water by the bottom of the palm towards self

15.Brahmanam swayambhuvam tharpayami

16.Viswan devan kandarishin tharpayami

17.Arunan kandarishin tharpayami

Put the Yagnopaveetham in normal fashion and pour water from the tips of fingers

18.Sadasaspathim tharpayami

19.Rig vedam tharpayami

20.Yajur Vedam tharpayami

21. Sama Vedam tharpayami

22. Atharvana Vedam tharpayami

23. Ithihasa puranam tharpayami

24. Kalpam tharpayami

14.Only those who have lost their father (others go to step 15)do Pithru tharpanam wearing the yagnopaveetham on the right shoulder pouring water between the thumb. And index finger.

1.Soma pithruman yamo angiraswan agni kavyavahana ithyadaya ye pithara

thaan pithrun tharpayami,

2. Sarvaan pithrun tharpayami

3. Sarva pithru ganan tharpayami

4. Sarva pithru pathnistharpayami

5. Sarva pithru ganapanthnistharpayami

6.oorjam vahanthi amrutham grutham paya keelaalam parisruyatham

swadaastha  tharpayatha me pithrun trupyatha, trupyatha, trupyatha

7.Aabrahma sthambha paryantham jagat trupyathu

15.Put the yagnopaveetha in the normal fashion

Pour water saying Om That sat Brahmarpanamasthu

And then do aachamanam.

Brahma yagnam(sacrifice to Brahma) is the oblation offered to satisfy Devas, Rishis(sages) and Pithrus(ancestors). It is supposed to be performed daily after Madhyannikam, But nowadays it is done mainly on avani avittam days.

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Written by Naveen Kumar Sanagala