This is particularly made so that it should be common to both the aged rishis who helped the young brahmacharis perform the upakarma. Tha prasadam for the day is specially made from all fruits such as banana, guava, grapes, custard apple, apple and dry fruits along with milk, ghee, jaggery, cucumber fruit and rice flour. The food made on this day is will be special. This avani avittam will be called Thala Avani Avittam in Tamil. Naandi is also performed on the first year Avani Avittam after the Upanayana done for the Brahmachari. On the day of the Avani Avittam, Viraja Homa and Brahma Yagna are performed. Rig Vedis celebrate the upakarma on the shravana nakshatra on the month of Avani and Sama Vedis celebrate when Hastha nakshatra falls on the Panchami trithiyai on the month of Aavani. Lord Hayagriva restored the Vedas to Brahma and also considered as the Lord of Knowledge. This is the day in which Lord Narayana took the form of Lord Hayagriva.
SAMA VEDA UPAKARMA 2017 FULL
Yajur Upakarma or the phase to begin the learning of Yajur Veda are celebrated during the month of Shravan (Avani) on the full moon day. In this post, we will give you a gist about the custom and the food practices followed during that day.Īvani Avittam or Upakarma is celebrated by various Vedis at a different time period of the year. We have discussed in detail about the Upakarma’s Origin and its significance in our blog previously. Upakarma or Avani Avittam represents the beginning phase of the study of Veda. This week we will see the cuisines prepared for Avani Avittam.
SAMA VEDA UPAKARMA 2017 SERIES
The day is considered to be extremely auspicious because Lord Vishnu was incarnated on this day as Hayagriva to restore the Vedas to Lord Brahma.Last week in the series of Special delicacies for TamBrahm occasions we saw the delicacies of Ekadasi and Dwadasi. Similarly the Rig Vedi Brahmans also start reading the Rig Veda from this day. On this day the Yajur vedi Brahmans begin reading the Yajur Veda for the next 6 months. Significance of Rigveda Upakarma or Avani AvittamĪs Upakarma means the beginning, this is the beginning for the Brahman boys. Next day they should rise early, have a cleansing bath and the Gayatri Mantra should be read out 1008 or 108 times. The Brahmans then take a holy bath and wear the new Yajnapavit. Then with the help of a priest or an elder the Kaanda Rishi Tharpanam is done. Then the Brahmans carry out Samitha Daanam, Kamo karshith Japam and Mahasankalpam. Procedure of Rigveda Upakarma or Avani AvittamĪt the outset the Rishi Tharpanam or prayers to the ancient sages is carried out.
The old thread should be thrown away, mentally chanting the Lord to bless the devotee and the observer with a longer life and the brilliance of the Brahmanas. Before the Mahasankalpam, the following acts are observed – Vigneswara Puja, Sankalpa Punyavachanam, the Agni Mukham, the Veda Vyasa puja, the Pradhana Ahya Hutaya, the Pradhana Charu Homa,the Veda Arambh and the Homa sesha or the end of the puja or the rituals. After the Prayaschitta the Yajnapavit is worn and a mantra is recited for this meaning that one is putting this new thread on which is nearer to God and discarding the older one. The first step of this ritual is prayaschitta or an act of atoning for ones sin. A Mahasankalpam or a great vow is taken to atone for the sins of the past year and wear a new Yajnapavit. This observance is mostly a community affair and conducted near a pond or a river. On the day of the Rigveda Upakarma or the Avani Avittam, the old Yahnapavit or the sacred Upnayana thread is changed. Rituals of Rigveda Upakarma or Avani Avittam In 2016, the day for the Rigveda Upakarma is August 17th, a Wednesday. This is also known as Avani Avittam in Tamil Nadu. The Upakarma is conducted as mentioned earlier in the Shravana month as per traditional Hindu calendar under the Dhanistha or the Avittam nakshatra. The next day of this observance is noted as Gayatri Japa Sankalpam.
This is followed by the entire Rig, Yajur and the Sama vedic Brahmins. It is the auspicious day when the Brahmins change their Yajnapavit or their Upanayana thread accompanied by the chanting of the mantras or the Srauta rituals. Upakarma is observed once every year during the Shravana month. The Kshatriyas and the Vaishyas also perform this ritual. It is a vedic ritual mostly practiced by the Brahmins in the southern part of India. Upakarma in Sanskrit means the beginning.