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;
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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
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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
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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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