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îµ°u¯ºq¯X¯‡®±Áµ²°Á îµ±° š®xÝu®q¯Ùº š®u¯ œ®³v ÁÁ

A
do-it-yourself
guide
to
ÁÁ ‡®± ±Š®±y¯N®î®±Á ÁÁ

This document∗ has been prepared by

Sunder Kidambi
with the blessings of

§° Š®ºS®Š¯î®¾¯w®± î®±œ¯uµ°þN®«
His Holiness śrı̄mad ān
.d. avan of śrı̄raṅgam

∗
This was typeset using LATEX, Itrans, and the Baraha font.
 Upākarma and Gāyatrı̄ japa saṅkalpa details for Aug 14th and Aug 15th,
2019, respectively. These dates are for USA. Dates may vary with location.

In the saṅkalpa portion of the text, use the following entries.

Table Upākarma Gāyatrı̄

Table 4 ïN¯‹ ïN¯‹

Table 5 u®¤o u®¤o

Table 6 Tä°Ç®â Tä°Ç®â

Table 8 N®hN® N®hN®

Table 9 š¹î®±ã®Š® S®±Š®±î¯š®Š®

Table 10 ý®äî®o u®xǯÕ

In India, Upākarma and Gāyatrı̄ japam are on Aug 15th and Aug 16th, 2019,
respectively.

Table Upākarma Gāyatrı̄

Table 9 S®±Š®±î¯š®Š® „®³S®±î¯š®Š®

Table 10 ý®äî®o/u®xÇ¯Õ u®xǯÕ

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§°î®±qµ° Š¯î®¾¯w®±b¯‡®± w®î®±»

§°î®±qµ° xS®î®¾¯ºq®î®±œ¯uµ°þN¯‡®± w®î®±»

ÁÁ ‡®± ±Š®±y¯N®î®±Á ÁÁ
Usually ‡®± ±Š®±y¯N®î®±Á falls on y¹oÁï±° of ý¯äî®o month. If it not
possible to perform it in that month due to unfavorable circumstances, then
the same can be performed on y¹oÁï±° of „¯u®äy®u® month (i.e., the
following month).

N¯îµ²°N¯™°Áq¬ î®±w®±ãŠ®N¯™°Áq¬ y®º

After your morning bath and š®w¯Ü ãî®w®Ûw®º perform two BX®î®±w®º (see
appendix) and sit down on a slightly raised platform facing east. Place two
dharbaas on your seat. Wear a y®ïq®äº prepared out of two dharbaas on your
right hand ring finger and fold two dharbaas around your ring finger. Perform
three y¯än¯‡®¾¯î®±º (see appendix). Then the following î®±œ¯š®ºN®©Þº is
performed by reciting

§°î®¾¯« îµ°ºN®hw¯s¯‡®±Á» N®ïq¯OÁN®Nµ°š®‹° Á

îµ°u¯ºq¯X¯‡®±Áµ²°Á îµ±° š®xÝu®q¯Ùº š®u¯ œ®³v Á Á

S®±Š®±„®㚮Ùu®±ÌŠ®±„®ãý®Ï w®îµ²°î¯N®î®±v°î®±œµ Á

p°î®±œµ° X® q®q¯äu¹ã u®î®±Þr° S®q¯º y®r° Á Á

š®æýµ°Ç®„®²qµ°w® î®±‡®¾¯ ›æ°‡µ±¶» š®î®Áy®‹X®uµ¶» Á

ïu¯q®±º zä°q®î®¾¯q¯âw®º uµ°î®» y®äN®äî®±qµ° š®æ‡®±º Á Á

ý®±N¯åî®±àŠ®u®Š®º ïÇ®±Øº ý®þî®oÁº X®q®±„®±Á º Á

y®äš®w®Ýî®u®w®º u¯ㇵ±°q¬ š®î®ÁïUµ²Ý°y®ý¯ºq®‡µ±° Á Á

‡®±š®ã v抮u®î®N¯u¯ã» y¯‹Ç®u¯ã» y®Š®ý®çq®º Á

ïU®Ýº xU®Ýºr š®q®q®º ïÇ®æNµé°w®º q®î®¾¯ý®ä‡µ±° Á Á
 ‡®± ±Š®±y¯N®î®±Á

On your right thigh, place your left palm with the right palm on top of it.
This is the š®ºN®©Þº posture. Now recite

œ®‹» Lº q®q¬ §°Sµ²°ïw®Û Sµ²°ïw®Û Sµ²°ïw®Û Á

Aš®ã §°„®S®î®qµ²° î®±œ¯y®¼Š®±Ç®š®ã §° ïǵ²Ø°» B Ӈ®¾¯ y®äî®q®Á¯-

w®š®ã Au®ã …䜮âo» vær°‡®± y®Š¯uµ°Á §°ýµæ°q®î®Š¯œ® N®ŒµÞ° ®æq®
î®±w®æºq®Šµ° N®ª‡®±±Sµ° y®äs®î®± y¯uµ° î®±²à væ°yµ° „¯Š®q® î®Çµ°Á „®Š®q®
QnµÖ° ý®N¯„µÛ° îµ±°Šµ²°u®Á¤nµ° y¯ýµæ°Á A›â« î®q®Á¯wµ° î¯ã¯‹Nµ°
y®ä„®î¯v Ç®™Õ š®î®±æq®éŠ¯n¯º î®±uµã°

People in the United States may wish to recite š®ºN®©Þº as

œ®‹» Lº q®q¬ §°Sµ²°ïw®Û Sµ²°ïw®Û Sµ²°ïw®Û Á

Aš®ã §°„®S®î®qµ²° î®±œ¯y®¼Š®±Ç®š®ã §° ïǵ²Ø°» B Ӈ®¾¯ y®äî®q®Á¯-

w®š®ã Au®ã …䜮âo» vær°‡®± y®Š¯uµ°Á §°ýµæ°q®î®Š¯œ® N®ŒµÞ° ®æq®
î®±w®æºq®Šµ° N®ª‡®±±Sµ° y®äs®î®± y¯uµ° N¹äºX® væ°yµ° Š®î®±oN®î®Çµ°Á
Eq®ÙŠ® (or Sµ²°r°s®Á) Qºlµ° ý®N¯„µÛ° îµ±°Šµ²°u®Á¤nµ° y¯ýµæ°Á A›â«
î®q®Á¯wµ° î¯ã¯‹Nµ° y®ä„®î¯v Ç®™Õ š®î®±æq®éŠ¯n¯º î®±uµã°

Fill in the year from Table 4 here

w¯î®±š®î®±æq®éŠµ°

Fill in the ayanam from Table 5 here

A‡®±nµ°
Fill in the ritu from Table 6 here
G±q¹
Fill in the month from either Table 7 or 8 here
¯šµ° ý®±N®å y®£µ° y¹oÁ¯š¯ãº ý®±„®rs¹

Fill in the day from Table 9 here

Fill in the star from Table 10 here

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 ‡®± ±Š®±y¯N®î®±Á

w®£®q®ä ‡®±±N¯Ù‡®¾¯º ý®±„®‡µ²°S® ý®±„®N®Š®o I S®±oïýµ°Ç®o ïþǯÔ-

‡®¾¯º Aš¯ãº y¹oÁ¯š¯ãº ý®±„® rs¹ §° „®S®î®u¯ Ӈ®¾¯ §°î®±«
w¯Š¯‡®±o zä°q®ãs®Áº („®S®î®q¬ Nµ¶ºN®‡®±Á Š®²y®º As®î¯ „®S®î®q¬
zä°q®ãs®Áº) qµ¶Ç¯ãº y¹oÁ¯š¯ãº Au¯ㇵ²°q®é Áw® AN®Š®o y¯ä‡®±þÏ-
q¯Ùs®Áº Aǵ²Ô°q®ÙŠ® š®œ®š®ä š®ºQ㇮¾¯ (As®î¯ Aǵ²Ô°q®ÙŠ® ý®q® š®ºQ㇮¾¯)
N¯îµ²°N¯™°Áq¬ î®±w®±ãŠ®N¯™°Áq¬ Cr î®±œ¯î®±ºq®ä y®º N®‹Çµã° Á

Discard the folded dharbaas in the direction of north. Do not discard the
y®ïq®äº. Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform š¯rðN®
q¯ãS®º by reciting

„®S®î¯wµ°î® š®æx‡®¾¯î®±ã š®æŠ®²y®›Úr y®ärÙ š®æýµ°Ç®qµ¶N®Š®šµ°w® Awµ°w®

Bq®âw¯ N®q¯äÁ š®æO°‡µ±¶ýµ²Ï°y®N®Š®nµ¶» š¯æŠ¯u®wµ¶N® y®ä‡µ²° w¯‡®±
y®Š®î®±y®¼Š®±Ç®» š®î®Áýµ°™° þ䇮±»y®r» š®æýµ°Ç® „®²q®ï±u®º N¯îµ²°N¯™°Áq¬
î®±w®±ãŠ®N¯™°Áq¬ Cr î®±œ¯î®±ºq®ä y¯Q㺠N®î®±Á š®æšµâ ¶ š®æzä°q®‡µ±°
š®æ‡®±îµ±°î® N¯Š®‡®±r Á Á

Please note that those performing the Ey¯N®î®±Á for the first time after
their Ey®w®‡®±w®º, there is no need for the above mentioned y®º.
Recite

N¯îµ²°N¯™°Áq¬ î®±w®±ãŠ®N¯™°Áq¬ Á

either 1008 or 108 times depending upon the š®ºN®©Þº you chose.
Do BX®î®±w®º (see appendix) and perform š¯rðN® q¯ãS®º by reciting

„®S®î¯wµ°î® š®æx‡®¾¯î®±ã š®æŠ®²y®›Úr y®ärÙ š®æýµ°Ç®qµ¶N®Š®šµ°w® Awµ°w®

Bq®âw¯ N®q¯äÁ š®æO°‡µ±¶ýµ²Ï°y®N®Š®nµ¶» š¯æŠ¯u®wµ¶N® y®ä‡µ²° w¯‡®±
y®Š®î®±y®¼Š®±Ç®» š®î®Áýµ°™° þ䇮±»y®r» š®æýµ°Ç® „®²q®ï±u®º N¯îµ²°N¯™°Áq¬
î®±w®±ãŠ®N¯™°Áq¬ Cr î®±œ¯î®±ºq®ä y¯Q㺠N®î®±Á š®æšµâ ¶ š®æzä°q®‡µ±°
š®æ‡®±îµ±°î® N¯‹q®î¯« Á Á

This completes the N®îµ²°N¯™°Áq¬ î®±w®±ãŠ®N¯™°Áq¬ y®º which

consititutes the first part of Ey¯N®î®±Á.
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The daily ¯u¯ãŸÝN®º is performed before the next part of Ey¯N®î®±Á.

Facing east now perform BX®î®±w®º twice. Then be seated on a seat with
two dharbhaas placed on it and do y¯än¯‡®¾¯î®±º (see appendix), three
times, wearing a y®ïq®äº on your right hand ring finger. Keep your palms
in namaste position and recite the î®±œ¯š®ºN®©Þº

§°î®¾¯« îµ°ºN®hw¯s¯‡®±Á» N®ïq¯OÁN®Nµ°š®‹° Á

îµ°u¯ºq¯X¯‡®±Áµ²°Á îµ±° š®xÝu®q¯Ùº š®u¯ œ®³v Á Á

S®±Š®±„®㚮Ùu®±ÌŠ®±„®ãý®Ï w®îµ²°î¯N®î®±v°î®±œµ° Á

p°î®±œµ° X® q®q¯äu¹ã u®î®±Þr° S®q¯º y®r° Á Á

š®æýµ°Ç®„®²qµ°w® î®±‡®¾¯ ›æ°‡µ±¶» š®î®Áy®‹X®uµ¶» Á

ïu¯q®±º zä°q®î®¾¯q¯âw®º uµ°î®» y®äN®äî®±qµ° š®æ‡®±º Á Á

ý®±N¯åî®±àŠ®u®Š®º ïÇ®±Øº ý®þî®oÁº X®q®±„®±Á º Á

y®äš®w®Ýî®u®w®º u¯ㇵ±°q¬ š®î®ÁïUµ²Ý°y®ý¯ºq®‡µ±° Á Á

‡®±š®ã v抮u®î®N¯u¯ã» y¯‹Ç®u¯ã» y®Š®ý®çq®º Á

ïU®Ýº xU®Ýºr š®q®q®º ïÇ®æNµé°w®º q®î®¾¯ý®ä‡µ±° Á Á

On your right thigh, place your left palm with the right palm on top of it
and recite
œ®‹» Lº q®q¬ §°Sµ²°ïw®Û Sµ²°ïw®Û Sµ²°ïw®Û Á

Aš®ã §°„®S®î®qµ²° î®±œ¯y®¼Š®±Ç®š®ã §° ïǵ²Ø°» B Ӈ®¾¯ y®äî®q®Á¯-

w®š®ã Au®ã …䜮âo» vær°‡®± y®Š¯uµ°Á §°ýµæ°q®î®Š¯œ® N®ŒµÞ° ®æq®
î®±w®æºq®Šµ° N®ª‡®±±Sµ° y®äs®î®± y¯uµ° î®±²à væ°yµ° „¯Š®q® î®Çµ°Á „®Š®q®
QnµÖ° ý®N¯„µÛ° îµ±°Šµ²°u®Á¤nµ° y¯ýµæ°Á A›â« î®q®Á¯wµ° î¯ã¯‹Nµ°
y®ä„®î¯v Ç®™Õ š®î®±æq®éŠ¯n¯º î®±uµã°

(or choose the š®ºN®©Þº for the United states)

Fill in the year from Table 4 here

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w¯î®±š®î®±æq®éŠµ°

Fill in the ayanam from Table 5 here

A‡®±nµ°
Fill in the ritu from Table 6 here
G±q¹
Fill in the month from either Table 7 or 8 here
¯šµ° ý®±N®å y®£µ° y¹oÁ¯š¯ãº ý®±„®rs¹

Choose the day from Table 9

Choose the star from Table 10

w®£®q®ä ‡®±±N¯Ù‡®¾¯º ý®±„®‡µ²°S® ý®±„®N®Š®o I S®±oïýµ°Ç®o ïþǯÔ-

‡®¾¯º Aš¯ãº y¹oÁ¯š¯ãº ý®±„® rs¹ §° „®S®î®u¯ Ӈ®¾¯ §°î®±«
w¯Š¯‡®±o zä°q®ãs®Áº („®S®î®q¬ Nµ¶ºN®‡®±Á Š®²y®º As®î¯ „®S®î®q¬
zä°q®ãs®Áº) ý¯äî®n¯ãº (Bǯl¯ãº) y¹oÁ¯š¯ãº Au¯ㇵ²°y¯N®î®±Á
N®‹Çµã° Á q®u®ºS®º w®î® N¯oÖ G±™ q®y®Áoº N®‹Çµã° Á q®u®ºS®º ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®-
ï°q® u¯Š®oº N®‹Çµã° Á q®u®ºS®º y®¼oãr°s®Á š¯Ýw®î®±œ®º N®‹Çµã° Á

The following should be recited by brahmachaariis only

q®u®ºS®q®‡®¾¯ ¹º ãdw® u®oÖu¯Š®n¯x X® N®‹Çµã° Á

Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform š¯rðN® q¯ãS®º by
reciting

„®S®î¯wµ°î® š®æx‡®¾¯î®±ã š®æŠ®²y®›Úr y®ärÙ š®æýµ°Ç®qµ¶N®Š®šµ°w® Awµ°w®

Bq®âw¯ N®q¯äÁ š®æO°‡µ±¶ýµ²Ï°y®N®Š®nµ¶» š¯æŠ¯u®wµ¶N® y®ä‡µ²° w¯‡®±
y®Š®î®±y®¼Š®±Ç®» š®î®Áýµ°™° þ䇮±»y®r» š®æýµ°Ç® „®²q®ï±u®º ý¯äî®n¯ãº
(Bǯl¯ãº) y¹oÁ¯š¯ãº Au¯ㇵ²°y¯N®î®¾¯ÁQ㺠N®î®±Á š®æšµâ ¶
š®æzä°q®‡µ±° š®æ‡®±îµ±°î® N¯Š®‡®±r Á Á

With hands still in namaste position, recite

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 ‡®± ±Š®±y¯N®î®±Á

Ay®ïq®ä» y®ïqµ²ä° î¯ š®î¯Á¯Úº S®qµ²°zî¯ Á

‡®±» š®âŠµ°q¬ y®¼o֋°N¯£®º š® „¯œ¯ã„®ãºq®Š®» ý®±Y» Á Á
§° œ®‹œ®Á‹» y®¼o֋°N¯£¯‡®± w®î®±» Á Á

Sprinkle some water on you thus indicating a bath or š¯Ýw®º.

‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q® u¯Š®oº
Perform the following š®ºN®©Þº positioning yourself in the š®ºN®©Þº posture
as mentioned earlier and recite.

Au®ã y®½îµ½°ÁN®Ù I S®±oïýµ°Ç®o ïþǯԇ®¾¯º Aš¯ãº y¹oÁ¯-

š¯ãº ý®±„® rs¹ §° „®S®î®u¯ Ӈ®¾¯ §°î®±« w¯Š¯‡®±o zä°q®ãs®Áº
(„®S®î®q¬ Nµ¶ºN®‡®±Á Š®²y®º As®î¯ „®S®î®q¬ zä°q®ãs®Áº) ý¹äq®š¯âq®Áï-
Ÿq®xq®ãN®î®¾¯Áw®±Ç¯Õw®‡µ²°S®ãq¯›u®Ü ãs®Áº …䜮âqµ° » A†u®Ü ãs®Áº
‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q® u¯Š®oº N®‹Çµã° Á

Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform š¯rðN® q¯ãS®º by
reciting

„®S®î¯wµ°î® š®æx‡®¾¯î®±ã š®æŠ®²y®›Úr y®ärÙ š®æýµ°Ç®qµ¶N®Š®šµ°w® Awµ°w®

Bq®âw¯ N®q¯äÁ š®æO°‡µ±¶ýµ²Ï°y®N®Š®nµ¶» š¯æŠ¯u®wµ¶N® y®ä‡µ²° w¯‡®±
y®Š®î®±y®¼Š®±Ç®» š®î®Áýµ°™° þ䇮±»y®r» š®æýµ°Ç® „®²q®ï±u®º ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®
u¯Š®n¯Q㺠N®î®±Á š®æšµâ ¶ š®æzä°q®‡µ±° š®æ‡®±îµ±°î® N¯Š®‡®±r Á Á

Sit squatting (N®±N®±Êg¯š®w®º) facing east. Do BX®î®±w®º and y¯än¯‡®¾¯î®±º

(see appendix). Hold the ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º (poonool) with both hands, with
your right palm facing up over your head, and your left palm facing the
ground. The top of the knot on the ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º should be on your right
palm facing right. This is the starting posture. Now touch the scalp with
your right fingers and recite
‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q® u¯Š®o î®±ºq®äš®ã …䜯â G±™»

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Touch your nose and recite

räÇ®±Ôy¬ Z®w®Û»

Touch your chest and recite

îµ°u¯š®‡µ²° uµ°î®q¯ Á ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q® u¯Š®nµ° ïx‡µ²°S®» Á

After reciting the following mantra wear one set of ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º and
follow it up with an BX®î®±w®º

‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º y®Š®î®±º y®ïq®äº

y®äb¯y®qµ°‡®±Áq®éœ® º y®¼Š®š¯Ùq¬ Á
B‡®±±Ç®ã î®±S®ä 㺠y®är î®±±ºX® ý®±„®äº
‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º …©î®±š®±Ù qµ° » Á Á

If you are married, do y¯än¯‡®¾¯î®±º and perform š®ºN®©Þº by reciting the

following

Au®ã y®½îµ½°ÁN®Ù I S®±o ïýµ°Ç®o ïþǯԇ®¾¯º Aš¯ãº y¹oÁ¯-

š¯ãº ý®±„® rs¹ §° „®S®î®u¯ Ӈ®¾¯ §°î®±« w¯Š¯‡®±o zä°q®ãs®Áº
(„®S®î®q¬ Nµ¶ºN®‡®±Á Š®²y®º As®î¯ „®S®î®q¬ zä°q®ãs®Áº) S¯œ®Áš¯Ú ãs®Áº
vær°‡®± ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q® u¯Š®oº N®‹Çµã° Á

Hold the second ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º as indicated in the starting procedure

above. Now touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite
‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q® u¯Š®o î®±ºq®äš®ã …䜯â G±™»

Touch your nose and recite

räÇ®±Ôy¬ Z®w®Û»

Touch your chest and recite

îµ°u¯š®‡µ²° uµ°î®q¯ Á ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q® u¯Š®nµ° ïx‡µ²°S®» Á

After reciting the following mantra wear the second set of ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º
and follow it up with an BX®î®±w®º
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‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º y®Š®î®±º y®ïq®äº

y®äb¯y®qµ°‡®±Áq®éœ® º y®¼Š®š¯Ùq¬ Á
B‡®±±Ç®ã î®±S®ä 㺠y®är î®±±ºX® ý®±„®äº
‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º …©î®±š®±Ù qµ° » Á Á

The following is common to both married and brahmachaariis. After reciting

the following, discard the old ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º preferably under a tree.

Ey®ï°q®º aw®Ýq®ºq®±º d°oÁº N®ý®â© u®²™q®º Á

³b¯ï± y®¼w®…äÁœ®â« î®Xµ²°Á v°U¯Á‡®±±Š®š®±Ù îµ±° Á Á

Perform BX®î®±w®º and recite

„®S®î¯wµ°î® š®æx‡®¾¯î®±ã š®æŠ®²y®›Úr y®ärÙ š®æýµ°Ç®qµ¶N®Š®šµ°w® Awµ°w®

Bq®âw¯ N®q¯äÁ š®æO°‡µ±¶ýµ²Ï°y®N®Š®nµ¶» š¯æŠ¯u®wµ¶N® y®ä‡µ²° w¯‡®±
y®Š®î®±y®¼Š®±Ç®» š®î®Áýµ°™° þ䇮±»y®r» š®æýµ°Ç® „®²q®ï±u®º ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®
u¯Š®n¯Q㺠N®î®±Á š®æšµâ ¶ š®æzä°q®‡µ±° š®æ‡®±îµ±°î® N¯‹q®î¯« Á Á

This completes the process of wearing the ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º

For brahmachaaris, the following three mantraas apply for wearing ¹ºd,
Adw®, and y®Œ¯š® u®oÖº. For the first item, i.e., ¹ºd recite the following
after which wear a belt made out of dharbaa around the waist.

C‡®±º u®±Š®±N¯Ùq¬ y®‹„¯u®¯w¯ ý®î®±Á

®²s®º y®¼w®r°w® BS¯q¬ Á
y¯än¯y¯w¯„¯㺠…©î®¾¯„®Š®ºr°
z䇮¾¯ uµ°î¯w¯º š®±„®S¯ îµ±°QŒµ°‡®±º Á Á

G±q®š®ã Sµ²°z° q®y®š®» y®Š®›æ°

U®Ýr° Š®£®» š®œ®î®¾¯w¯ AŠ¯r°» Á
š¯ w®» š®î®±ºq®º Aw®±y®‹°Ÿ „®u®ä‡®¾¯
„®q¯ÁŠ®šµÙ° îµ±°QŒµ° ¯‹Ç¯î®± Á Á

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For Adw® recite the following after which a piece of deer skin is to be tied
to your ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º

ï±q®äš®ã X®£®±u®ÁŠ®±oº …ª°‡®±»

qµ°bµ²° ‡®±ý®›æ š®Úº š®ï±u®Üº Á
Aw¯œ® w®š®ãº ®w®º ‹Ç®±Ø
y®‹°u®º î¯ ãdw®º u®uµ°œ®º Á Á

For the third item, i.e., y®Œ¯š® u®oÖº following is to be recited after which
a y®Œ¯š® u®oÖº (palaasa stick) has to be held in the right hand. If you are
not able to get these sticks, a couple of dharbaas could be used instead.

š®±ý®äî®» š®±ý®ä®º ¯ N®±Š®± ‡®±s¯ q®æº š®±ý®äî®» š®±ý®äî¯ A› Iî®î®±œ®º

š®±ý®äî®» š®±ý®äî¯ „®²‡®¾¯š®º ‡®±s¯ q®æº š®±ý®ä®±éý®äîµ½° uµ°î¯w¯º xv
Sµ²°yµ½°› Iî®î®±œ®º „¯äœ®ân¯w¯º …䜮ânµ²° xvSµ²°yµ½° „®²‡®¾¯š®º Á Á

w®î®N¯oÖ G±™ q®y®Áoº

As a pre-requisite for this item, prepare a mixture of uncooked rice and black
sesame seeds. Now, perform BX®î®±w®º twice. Perform the š¯rðN® q¯ãS®º by
reciting

„®S®î¯wµ°î® š®æx‡®¾¯î®±ã š®æŠ®²y®›Úr y®ärÙ š®æýµ°Ç®qµ¶N®Š®šµ°w® Awµ°w®

Bq®âw¯ N®q¯äÁ š®æO°‡µ±¶ýµ²Ï°y®N®Š®nµ¶» š¯æŠ¯u®wµ¶N® y®ä‡µ²° w¯‡®±
y®Š®î®±y®¼Š®±Ç®» š®î®Áýµ°™° þ䇮±»y®r» š®æýµ°Ç® „®²q®ï±u®º w®î®N¯oÖ G±™
q®y®Án¯Q㺠N®î®±Á š®æšµâ ¶ š®æzä°q®‡µ±° š®æ‡®±îµ±°î® N¯Š®‡®±r Á Á

Stand facing north and wear the ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º as a garland. Now cup
both your hands together with the ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º at the boundary between
the two hands and the threads going between your thumb and forefinger of
each hand. As both your hands are engaged in this q®y®Áoº it would be
preferable if some one assisted you by providing small quantities of mixture
and water for you to offer the q®y®Áoº

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Place a small amount of mixture in your hands. Have some one pour a small
quantity of water into your hands. Recite the following and at the completion
word q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± release the mixture with the water such that it exits at
the base of the little fingers between your hands.

y®äb¯y®rº N¯oÖ G±™º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

y®äb¯y®rº N¯oÖ G±™º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
y®äb¯y®rº N¯oÖ G±™º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

Repeat the above procedure of taking a small quantity of the mixture along
with some water and performing q®y®Áoº for the following .rśis.

šµ²°î®±º N¯oÖ G±™º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

šµ²°î®±º N¯oÖ G±™º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
šµ²°î®±º N¯oÖ G±™º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

ATݺ N¯oÖ G±™º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

ATݺ N¯oÖ G±™º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
ATݺ N¯oÖ G±™º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

ïý¯æ« uµ°î¯« N¯oÖ G±™°º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

ïý¯æ« uµ°î¯« N¯oÖ G±™°º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
ïý¯æ« uµ°î¯« N¯oÖ G±™°º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

š¯ï±êr°uµ°Áî®q¯ Ey®xÇ®u®š®Ùy®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
š¯ï±êr°uµ°Áî®q¯ Ey®xÇ®u®š®Ùy®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
š¯ï±êr°uµ°Áî®q¯ Ey®xÇ®u®š®Ùy®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

‡®¾¯dÓO°uµ°Áî®q¯ Ey®xÇ®u®š®Ùy®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
‡®¾¯dÓO°uµ°Áî®q¯ Ey®xÇ®u®š®Ùy®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
‡®¾¯dÓO°uµ°Áî®q¯ Ey®xÇ®u®š®Ùy®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

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®±p°uµ°Áî®q¯ Ey®xÇ®u®š®Ùy®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
®±p°uµ°Áî®q¯ Ey®xÇ®u®š®Ùy®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
®±p°uµ°Áî®q¯ Ey®xÇ®u®š®Ùy®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

For the following …䜮â q®y®Áoº release the mixture such that it exits from
the base of your palms. This is typically done by pointing the fingers
upward, keeping the sides of the hands together.

…䜯âoº š®æ‡®±î®±±á q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

…䜯âoº š®æ‡®±î®±±á q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
…䜯âoº š®æ‡®±î®±±á q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

For the following G±™ q®y®Áoº release the mixture such that it exits from
the base of the little fingers of both your hands. This is typically done
by pointing the fingers downward, keeping the sides of the hands together.

š®u®š®š®Þrº q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
š®u®š®š®Þrº q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á
š®u®š®š®Þrº q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï± Á

There are some who include

G±Sµæ°u®º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï±, ‡®± ±îµ°Áu®º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï±, š¯î®±îµ°u®º

q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï±, As®î®Áoîµ°u®º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï±, Crœ¯š®º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï±,
y®¼Š¯n¯º q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï±, N®Œ¯Þ« q®y®Á‡®¾¯ï±.

Wear your ‡®±bµ²Ó°y®ï°q®º the normal way. Perform two BX®î®±w®º and do
the š¯rðN® q¯ãS®º by reciting

„®S®î¯wµ°î® š®æx‡®¾¯î®±ã š®æŠ®²y®›Úr y®ärÙ š®æýµ°Ç®qµ¶N®Š®šµ°w® Awµ°w®

Bq®âw¯ N®q¯äÁ š®æO°‡µ±¶ýµ²Ï°y®N®Š®nµ¶» š¯æŠ¯u®wµ¶N® y®ä‡µ²° w¯‡®±
y®Š®î®±y®¼Š®±Ç®» š®î®Áýµ°™° þ䇮±»y®r» š®æýµ°Ç® „®²q®ï±u®º w®î®N¯o֙Á
q®y®Án¯Q㺠N®î®±Á š®æšµâ ¶ š®æzä°q®‡µ±° š®æ‡®±îµ±°î® N¯‹q®î¯« Á Á

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Since the most important part of the Ey¯N®î®±Á is the îµ°u¯u®㇮±w®º,

one should say whatever part of the îµ°u® one knows. Traditionally, at least
one Aw®±î¯N® from the îµ°u® is recited. For example, if one knows y®¼Š®±Ç®
š®²N®Ùº, one can recite this. Or, one can recite the first four mantras of the
‡®± ±š®éï±êq®. At the very least, S¯‡®±rä° y®º is recommended.

š®î®Áº §°N®³Ç¯Øy®Áoî®±š®±Ù

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S¯‡®±rä° y®º
The following day, after the š®w¯Ü ãî®w®Ûw®º, sit facing east and perform two
BX®î®±w®« and wear a y®ïq®äº. Next do y¯än¯‡®¾¯î®±º three times and
recite the î®±œ¯š®ºN®©Þº as follows

§°î®¾¯« îµ°ºN®hw¯s¯‡®±Á» N®ïq¯OÁN®Nµ°š®‹° Á

îµ°u¯ºq¯X¯‡®±Áµ²°Á îµ±° š®xÝu®q¯Ùº š®u¯ œ®³v Á Á

S®±Š®±„®㚮Ùu®±ÌŠ®±„®ãý®Ï w®îµ²°î¯N®î®±v°î®±œµ° Á

p°î®±œµ° X® q®q¯äu¹ã u®î®±Þr° S®q¯º y®r° Á Á

š®æýµ°Ç®„®²qµ°w® î®±‡®¾¯ ›æ°‡µ±¶» š®î®Áy®‹X®uµ¶» Á

ïu¯q®±º zä°q®î®¾¯q¯âw®º uµ°î®» y®äN®äî®±qµ° š®æ‡®±º Á Á

ý®±N¯åî®±àŠ®u®Š®º ïÇ®±Øº ý®þî®oÁº X®q®±„®±Á º Á

y®äš®w®Ýî®u®w®º u¯ㇵ±°q¬ š®î®ÁïUµ²Ý°y®ý¯ºq®‡µ±° Á Á

‡®±š®ã v抮u®î®N¯u¯ã» y¯‹Ç®u¯ã» y®Š®ý®çq®º Á

ïU®Ýº xU®Ýºr š®q®q®º ïÇ®æNµé°w®º q®î®¾¯ý®ä‡µ±° Á Á

In the š®ºN®©Þº posture, recite

œ®‹» Lº q®q¬ §°Sµ²°ïw®Û Sµ²°ïw®Û Sµ²°ïw®Û Á

Aš®ã §°„®S®î®qµ²° î®±œ¯ y®¼Š®±Ç®š®ã §° ïǵ²Ø°» B Ӈ®¾¯

y®äî®q®Á¯w®š®ã Au®ã …䜮âo» vær°‡®± y®Š¯uµ°Á §°ýµæ°q®î®Š¯œ® N®ŒµÞ°
®æq® î®±w®æºq®Šµ° N®ª ‡®±±Sµ° y®äs®î®± y¯uµ° î®±²à væ°yµ° „¯Š®q®
î®Çµ°Á „®Š®q® QnµÖ° ý®N¯„µÛ° îµ±°Šµ²°u®Á¤nµ° y¯ýµæ°Á A›â« î®q®Á¯wµ°
î¯ã¯‹Nµ° y®ä„®î¯v Ç®™Õ š®î®±æq®éŠ¯n¯º î®±uµã°

(or choose the š®ºN®©Þº for the United states)

Fill in the year from Table 4 here
w¯î®±š®î®±æq®éŠµ°

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Fill in the ayanam from Table 5 here

A‡®±nµ°
Fill in the ritu from Table 6 here
G±q¹
Fill in the month from either Table 7 or 8 here
¯šµ° N®³Ç®Ø y®£µ y®äs®î®¾¯‡®¾¯º ý®±„®rs¹

Choose the day from Table 9

Choose the star from Table 10

w®£®q®ä ‡®±±N¯Ù‡®¾¯º ý®±„®‡µ²°S® ý®±„®N®Š®o I S®±oïýµ°Ç®o ïþǯÔ-

‡®¾¯º Aš¯ãº y®äs®î®¾¯‡®¾¯º ý®±„® rs¹ §° „®S®î®u¯ Ӈ®¾¯ §°î®±«
w¯Š¯‡®±o zä°q®ãs®Áº („®S®î®q¬ Nµ¶ºN®‡®±Á Š®²y®º As®î¯ „®S®î®q¬
zä°q®ãs®Áº) ï±s¯ãv°q® uµ²°Ç® y¯ä‡®±þÏq¯Ùs®Áº Aǵ²Ô°q®ÙŠ® š®œ®š®ä
š®ºQ㇮¾¯ (As®î¯ Aǵ²Ô°q®ÙŠ® ý®q® š®ºQ㇮¾¯) S¯‡®±rä°
î®±œ¯î®±ºq®ä y®º N®‹Çµã° Á

Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform š¯rðN® q¯ãS®ï±
by reciting

„®S®î¯wµ°î® š®æx‡®¾¯î®±ã š®æŠ®²y®›Úr y®ärÙ š®æýµ°Ç®qµ¶N®Š®šµ°w® Awµ°w®

Bq®âw¯ N®q¯äÁ š®æO°‡µ±¶ýµ²Ï°y®N®Š®nµ¶» š¯æŠ¯u®wµ¶N® y®ä‡µ²° w¯‡®±
y®Š®î®±y®¼Š®±Ç®» š®î®Áýµ°™° þ䇮±»y®r» š®æýµ°Ç® „®²q®ï±u®º S¯‡®±rä° î®±œ¯
î®±ºq®ä y¯Q㺠N®î®±Á š®æšµâ ¶ š®æzä°q®‡µ±° š®æ‡®±îµ±°î® N¯Š®‡®±r Á Á

Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite

Bš®w®î®±ºq®äš®ã y®³tî¯ã îµ±°Š®±y®³Ç®Õ G±™»

Touch your nose and recite

š®±q®©º Z®w®Û»

Touch your chest and recite

§°N®²îµ²°Á uµ°î®q¯ Á N®²î®¾¯Áš®wµ° ïx‡µ²°S®»

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In the namaste posture, recite

y®³tæ q®æ‡®¾¯ u®³q¯ Œµ²°N¯ uµ°ï q®æº ïÇ®±Øw¯ u®³q¯ Á

q®æº X® u¯Š®‡®± ¯º uµ°ï y®ïq®äº N®±Š®± X¯š®w®º Á Á

Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite

y®äo®ã G±™…äÁœ¯â

Touch your nose and recite

uµ°ï° S¯‡®±rä° Z®w®Û»

Touch your chest and recite

y®Š®î®¾¯q¯â uµ°î®q¯

Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite

„®²Š¯v š®y®Ù î¯ãœ®³r°w¯º Arä „Â®³S®± N®±q®é î®›Ç®Õ S¹q®î®± N¯ý®ãy® BºTŠ®š®
G±Ç®‡®±»
Touch your nose and recite
S¯‡®±rä° E™ØN¬ Aw®±Ç®±Ôy¬ „®³œ®r° y®ºOÙ räÇ®±Ôy¬ S®q®ã» Z®w¯Ûº›

Touch your chest and recite

ATÝ î¯‡®±± AN®Á î¯T°ý® ®±o Cw®Û ä ïýµæ°uµ°î¯ uµ°î®q¯»

Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite

š¯ïq¯ãÁ G±™» ïý¯æï±q®ä

Touch your nose and recite

uµ°ï° S¯‡®±rä° Z®w®Û»

Touch your chest and recite

š®ïq¯ uµ°î®q¯
Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite
S¯‡®±rä° þŠ®š®» …䜯â G±™»

Touch your nose and recite

Aw®±Ç®±Ôy¬ Z®w®Û»

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Touch your chest and recite

y®Š®î®¾¯q¯â uµ°î®q¯ Á š®îµ°Áǯº yµ° (Bòn¯‡®¾¯îµ±°) ïx‡µ²°S®»

Now perform y¯än¯‡®¾¯î®±º (see appendix) ten times.

Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite
B‡®¾¯q®± Cr Aw®±î¯N®š®ã î¯î®±uµ°î® G±™»

Touch your nose and recite

Aw®±Ç®±Ôy¬ Z®w®Û»

Touch your chest and recite

S¯‡®±rä° uµ°î®q¯
In the namaste posture, recite
S¯‡®±rä° B®wµ° ïx‡µ²°S®»

B‡®¾¯q®± ®u¯ uµ°ï° A£®Š®º …䜮⚮ï±êq®º Á

S¯‡®±rä°º Z®w®Ûš¯º ¯q¯ Cu®º …䜮⠱Ǯš®æw®» Á
Lbµ²°ú› š®œµ²°ú› …©î®±› „¯äbµ²°› uµ°î¯w¯º u¯w¯î®¾¯› ïý®æ-
î®±› ïý¯æ‡®±±» š®î®Áî®±› š®î¯Á‡®±±» A†„®²Šµ²°º S¯‡®±rä°º B®-
‡®¾¯ï± Á

Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite

š¯ïq¯ãÁ G±™» ïý¯æï±q®ä»

Touch your nose and recite

uµ°ï° S¯‡®±rä° Z®w®Û»

Touch your chest and recite

š®ïq¯ uµ°î®q¯
In the namaste posture, recite

ý®ºQX®N®äu®Š®º uµ°î®º O‹°g¯vï„®²™q®º Á

š®²‡®±Áî®±oÖ©î®±u®㚮ں u¯ㇵ±°q®é æoÁŠ®±Yº œ®‹º Á Á

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‡µ²° uµ°î®š®éïq¯úš¯âN®º v‡µ²° u®¯ÁvSµ²°X®Š¯» Á

yµä°Š®‡µ±°q®Ùš®ã ‡®±u®áS®Áš®Ùu®æŠµ°oãî®±±y¯š®âœµ° Á Á

Now recite the S¯‡®±rä° î®±ºq®äº

Lº „®²„®±Á®±éî®» q®q®éïq®±î®ÁŠµ°p‡®±º „®Sµ²°Á uµ°î®š®ã v°î®±Ÿ

v‡µ²° ‡µ²° w®» y®äXµ²°u®‡®¾¯q¬ Á

1008 or 108 times, as chosen in the š®ºN®©Þº.

Perform y¯än¯‡®¾¯î®±º once. In the š®ºN®©Þº posture, recite

§° „®S®î®u¯ Ӈ®¾¯ §°î®±« w¯Š¯‡®±o zä°q®ãs®Áº („®S®î®q¬ Nµ¶ºN®-

‡®±Á Š®²y®º As®î¯ „®S®î®q¬ zä°q®ãs®Áº) S¯‡®±rä° Eu¯æš®w®º N®‹Çµã°

Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite

Eq®Ùî®± Cq®ãw®±î¯N®š®ã î¯î®±uµ°î® G±™»

Touch your nose and recite

Aw®±Ç®±Ôy¬ Z®w®Û»

Touch your chest and recite

S¯‡®±rä° uµ°î®q¯ Á S¯‡®±rä° Eu¯æš®wµ° ïx‡µ²°S®»

In the namaste posture, recite

Eq®Ùîµ±° þQŠµ° uµ°ï „®²î®¾¯ãº y®î®Áq®î®±²u®Áx Á

„¯äœ®ânµ°„µ²ã° œ®ãw®±b¯Ów®º S®X® uµ°ï ‡®±s¯š®±Qº Á Á

Prostrate and recite your A†î¯u®‡µ±° (see appendix). Do BX®î®±w®º twice

and perform the š¯rðN® q¯ãS®º by reciting

„®S®î¯wµ°î® š®æx‡®¾¯î®±ã š®æŠ®²y®›Úr y®ärÙ š®æýµ°Ç®qµ¶N®Š®šµ°w® Awµ°w®

Bq®âw¯ N®q¯äÁ š®æO°‡µ±¶ýµ²Ï°y®N®Š®nµ¶» š¯æŠ¯u®wµ¶N® y®ä‡µ²° w¯‡®±
y®Š®î®±y®¼Š®±Ç®» š®î®Áýµ°™° þ䇮±»y®r» š®æýµ°Ç® „®²q®ï±u®º S¯‡®±rä° î®±œ¯
î®±ºq®ä y¯Q㺠N®î®±Á š®æšµâ ¶ š®æzä°q®‡µ±° š®æ‡®±îµ±°î® N¯‹q®î¯« Á Á

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This completes the S¯‡®±rä° y®º.

š®î®Áº §°N®³Ç¯Øy®Áoî®±š®±Ù

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Appendix
BX®î®±w®º
Sit squatting in the N®±N®±Êg¯š®w® posture with hands between the legs. Twist
the right palm such that the little finger, ring finger and the middle finger are
stretched out while the first finger is bent inwards and thumb faces outward.
Pour a small amount of water into your right palm and swallow it (not sip)
after uttering Lº AX®±ãq¯‡®± w®î®±» Repeat the above procedure by uttering
Lº Aw®w¯Ù‡®± w®î®±», Lº Sµ²°ïw¯Û‡®± w®î®±» in succession. Clean your
lips with water and wash your right hand. Next, twelve mantras should be
uttered touching each part of the body with a particular finger (or fingers),
as indicated in Table 1.

y¯än¯‡®¾¯î®±º
This is a three part action wherein the the nose is held between the right hand
thumb and the right hand ring finger. The index and middle fingers must be
bent. In the first part, close the left nostril by pressing the ring finger inward
and exhale through the right nostril. This process is called Šµ°X®N®. Next,
close the right nostril with the right hand thumb and inhale slowly through
the left nostril. This process is called y®½Š®N®. In the second part, close the
left nostril with the middle finger thus holding the breath. This process is
called N®±î®±áN®. Mentally recite the following mantras three times.

Lº „®²» Lº „®±î®», Lº š®±î®», Lº î®±œ®», Lº w®», Lº q®y®», Lº š®q®ãº Á

Lº q®q®éïq®±î®ÁŠµ°oãº, „®Sµ²°Á uµ°î®š®ã v°î®±Ÿ, v‡µ²° ‡µ²° w®» y®ä-

Xµ²°u®‡®¾¯q¬ Á

Lº By®» bµ²ã°r Š®š®» Aî®±³q®î®±à 䜮⠄®²„®±Á®±éµ²°º Á Á

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In the third part, keep the left nostril closed with the ring finger and exhale
through the right nostril. Say Lº and touch the right ear. This constitutes
one y¯än¯‡®¾¯î®±º.

A†î¯u®w®º
In the standing posture, bend your body to the waist level. Cover your right
and left ears with right and left palms, respectively. Then recite
A†î¯u®‡µ±°
choose from column two of Table 2 based on your gotram
q®ä‡®¾¯Ç®Á‡®± y®ä¯xæq® (or y®ºX¯Ç®Á‡®± y®ä¯xæq® depending upon your
Sµ²°q®äº.
choose from column one of Table 2 based on your gotram
Sµ²°q®ä»
choose from column two of Table 3 based on your branch of veda
š®²q®ä»
choose from column one of Table 3 based on your branch of veda
ý¯P¯u¯㉱°
say your name
ý®î®¾¯Á w¯î®¾¯œ®º A›â„µ²°»

As an example,

A†î¯u®‡µ±° Bqµä°‡®± BX®Áw¯w®š® ý¯ãî¯ý®æ q®ä‡®¾¯Ç®Á‡®± y®ä¯xæq®

Bqµä°‡®± Sµ²°q®ä» By®š®Ùî®±à š®²q®ä» ‡®± ±ý¯çP¯u¯㉱° š®±ºu®Š®Š¯ ý®-
¯Áw¯î®¾¯œ®º A›â„µ²°»

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Mantra Action

Lº Nµ°ý®î¯‡®± w®î®±» Right hand thumb touching the

right cheek

Lº w¯Š¯‡®±n¯‡®± w®î®±» Right hand thumb touching the

left cheek

Lº ¯u®®± w®î®±» Right hand ring finger touching the

right eye

Lº Sµ²°ïw¯Û‡®± w®î®±» Right hand ring finger touching the

left eye

Lº ïÇ®Øîµ° w®î®±» Right hand index finger touching the

right nostril

Lº î®±u®±š®²u®w¯‡®± w®î®±» Right hand index finger touching the

left nostril

Lº räïN®ä¯‡®± w®î®±» Right hand little finger touching the

right ear

Lº î¯î®±w¯‡®± w®î®±» Right hand little finger touching the

left ear

Lº §°u®Š¯‡®± w®î®±» Right hand middle finger touching the

right shoulder

Lº G±™°Nµ°Ç¯‡®± w®î®±» Right hand middle finger touching the

left shoulder

Lº y®u®âw¯„¯‡®± w®î®±» Right hand fingers touching the navel

Lº u¯îµ²°u®Š¯‡®± w®î®±» Right hand fingers touching the scalp

Table 1: Mantra and Action involved in the second part of Acamanam

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Sµ²°q®äº y®ä®º

„¯Š®u¯æ BºT°Š®š®, „¯œ®Áš®Þq®ã, „¯Š®u¯æ

Bqµä°‡®± Bqµä°‡®±, BX®Áw¯w®š®, ý¯ãî¯ý®æ

î¯u®²© „¯S®Áî®, ï°q®œ®î®ã, š¯îµ°u®š®

§°î®q®é „¯S®Áî®, X®ãî®w®, By®åî¯w®, MŠ®î®, b¯î®±u®b¬º‡®±

N¹þN® ý¯æï±q®ä, BU®î®±Ç®Áo, N¹þN®

ïý¯æï±q®ä ý¯æï±q®ä, uµ°î®Š¯q®, Mu®©

N¹xÖw®ã ǮÕ, îµ±¶q¯ä®±o, N¹pÖw®ã

œ¯‹°q® BºT°Š®š®, Aî®±à‹°Ç®, ‡®±±î®w¯ý®æ

N®oæ BºT°Š®š®, A ï±°l®, N¯oæ

N®oæ BºT°Š®š®, N¹Š®, N¯oæ

y®Š¯ý®Š® ǮÕ, ý¯N®ñ, y¯Š¯ý®‡®±Á

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Sµ²°q®äº y®ä®º

ý¯pÖ©ã N¯ý®ãy®, Bî®q¯éŠ®, ý¯pÖ©ã

ý¯pÖ©ã N¯ý®ãy®, Bî®q¯éŠ®, uµ°î®©

N¯ý®ãy® N¯ý®ãy®, Bî®q¯éŠ®, uµ°î®©

¹u®Ì©ã BºT°Š®š®, y¯Š®î®±ãý®æ, ¹u®Ì©ã

¹u®Ì©ã q¯£® ãÁ, y¯Š®î®±ãý®æ, ¹u®Ì©ã

¹u®Ì©ã BºT°Š®š®, u¯î®ã, ¹u®Ì©ã

wµ¶u®³î® N¯ý®ãy® N¯ý®ãy®, Bî®q¯éŠ®, wµ¶u®³î®

š®ºN®³r BºT°Š®š®, N¹Š®ï°q®, š¯ºN®³q®ã

š®ºN®³r ý¯u®ã, N¹Š®ï°q®, š¯ºN®³q®ã

N®±q®é BºT°Š®š®, ¯w¯Üq®ä, N¹q®é

ý®j®î®±Ç®Áo BºT°Š®š®, y¹Š®N®±q®é, q¯äš®u®š®ã

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Sµ²°q®äº y®ä®º

AS®š®ñ AS®q®ã, u¯l®ãÁX®±ãq®, š¹î®±î¯œ®

„¯u®Š¯‡®±o BºT°Š®š®, y¯ý®Áu®ý®æ, Š¯v°q®Š®

S®S®Á BºT°Š®š®, „¯œ®Áš®Þq®ã, „¯Š®u¯æ , ýµ¶w®ã, S¯S®ãÁ

S®S®Á BºT°Š®š®, ýµ¶w®ã, S¯S®ãÁ

Table 2: Gotram and Pravaram.

îµ°u® š®±q®ä

G±S¬ Bý®æŒ¯‡®±w®, N¯q¯ã‡®±w®

‡®± ±Š¬ By®š®Ùî®±à, „µ²°u¯‡®±w®

š¯î®± q¯äœ¯ã‡®±p, Š®n¯‡®±p

Table 3: Veda and Sutra.

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1 y®ä„Â®î® 16 Yq®ä„¯w®± 31 œµ°ï¡®ï±à 46 y®‹°u¯ï

2 ï„Â®î® 17 š®æ„¯w®± 32 ï¡®ï±à 47 y®ä¯v°X®

3 ý®±N®å 18 q¯Š®o 33 ïN¯‹ 48 Bw®w®Û

4 y®äîµ²°u®²q® 19 y¯tÁî® 34 ý¯î®Á‹ 49 Š¯£®š®

5 y®äbµ²°q®ÞrÙ 20 î®ã‡®± 35 y®åî® 50 w®¡®

6 BºT°Š®š® 21 š®î®Ádq¬ 36 ý®±„®N®³q¬ 51 zºS®¡®

7 §°î®±±Q 22 š®î®Áu¯‹° 37 ýµ²°„®N®³q¬ 52 N¯¡®‡®±±OÙ

8 „Â®î® 23 ²°v 38 Nµ²ä°v 53 ›u¯ÜtÁ

9 ‡®±±î® 24 ïN®³r 39 ïý¯æ®± 54 Š¹vä

10 u¯q®± 25 QŠ® 40 y®Š¯„Â®î® 55 u®±î®±Ár

11 Dý®æŠ® 26 w®w®Ûw® 41 y®åS® 56 u®±w®±Û†

12 …œ®±u¯w®ã 27 ï ‡®± 42 O°©N® 57 G±vŠµ²°u¯Ì‹

13 y®ä¯t 28 ‡®± 43 š¹î®±ã 58 Š®N¯Ù¤

14 ïN®äî®± 29 î®±w®âs® 44 š¯u¯Š®o 59 Nµ²ä°u®w®

15 ïÇ®± 30 u®±î®±±ÁR 45 ²°vN®³q¬ 60 A£®‡®±

Table 4: Samvatsaram

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A‡®±oº Period

Eq®ÙŠ® Mid January to Mid July

u®¤o Mid July to Mid January

Table 5: Ayanam

G±q®± Period

®ºq® Mid April to Mid June

Tä°Ç®â Mid June to Mid August

î®Ç®Á Mid August to Mid October

ý®Š®q¬ Mid October to Mid December

œµ°î®±ºq® Mid December to Mid February

þþŠ® Mid February to Mid April

Table 6: Ritu or Seasons

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¯š®º Period

Xµ¶q®ä March to April

ý¯Q April to May

bµã°Ç®Õ May to June

Bǯl® June to July

ý¯äî®o July to August

„¯u®äy®u® August to September

Bý®æ‡®±± September to October

N¯rÁN® October to November

¯S®ÁþŠ® November to December

y®¼Ç®ã December to January

¯U® January to February

y¯©±Ìo February to March

Table 7: Lunar months

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¯š®º Period

îµ±°Ç® Mid April to Mid May

Ǯ„® Mid May to Mid June

ï±s®±w® Mid June to Mid July

N®hN® Mid July to Mid August

›î®±ê Mid August to Mid September

N®w¯ã Mid September to Mid October

q®±Œ¯ Mid October to Mid November

þÏN® Mid November to Mid December

u®w®±š¬ Mid December to Mid January

î®±N®Š® Mid January to Mid February

N®±î®±á Mid February to Mid March

ï±°w® Mid March to Mid April

Table 8: Solar months

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Day of the week ®º

Sunday „¯w®±î¯š®Š®

Monday Cw®±Û®Š®

Tuesday „¹®Š®

Wednesday š¹î®±ã®Š®

Thursday S®±Š®±î¯š®Š®

Friday „®³S®±î¯š®Š®

Saturday ›ÚŠ®î¯š®Š®

Table 9: Vaaram

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1 Aþæx 10 î®±U¯ 19 î®±²©

2 „®Š®p° 11 y®½î®Áy¯©±Ìx° 20 y®½î¯Áǯl¯

3 N®³rÙN¯ 12 Eq®ÙŠ®y¯©±Ìx° 21 Eq®ÙŠ¯Ç¯l¯

4 Šµ²°Ÿp° 13 œ®š®Ù 22 ý®äî®o

5 î®±³S®þ°Ç¯Á 14 Yq¯ä 23 u®xǯÕ

6 Bu¯äÁ 15 š¯ær 24 ý®q®†ǯ

7 y®¼w®î®Áš®± 16 ïý¯P¯ 25 y®½î®Á„¯u®ä

8 y®¼Ç®ã 17 Aw®±Š¯u¯ 26 Eq®ÙŠ®„¯u®ä

9 Býµå°Ç¯ 18 bµã°Ç¯Õ 27 Šµ°î®r°

Table 10: Nakshtram

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