Lord Brahma

yajñopavīta dhāraṇa

(Yagnopaveeta Dharana in English (IAST))

From Vedas

The Yagnopaveeta Dharana is a sacred Vedic ritual centered on the investiture of the holy thread, symbolizing the transition into a life of spiritual discipline and duty. Drawing its authority from the Vedas, the practice invokes the Gayatri Mantra to purify the seeker's mind and intellect. Through the chanting of mantras and the performance of Achamanam, the practitioner achieves inner and outer purity. This ritual serves as a foundational rite of passage, grounding the individual in dharma and establishing a direct, sanctified connection with the Divine, ultimately fostering moral clarity, spiritual growth, and dedication to Vedic wisdom.

"gāyanta-ntrāyate iti gāyatrī"
o-mbhūrbhuva॒ssuvaḥ̭ ||
tathsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇya॒-mbhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhiyo॒ yo naḥ̭ pracodayā᳚t ||
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śarīra śuddhi
ślo|| apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthā᳚-ṅgato-'pivā |
ya-ssmare-tpuṇḍarīkākṣaṃ sa bāhyābhyantaraśśuciḥ ||
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ācamanam
oṃ ācamya | o-ṅkeśavāya svāhā | o-nnārāyaṇāya svāhā | o-mmādhavāya svāhā | o-ṅgovindāya namaḥ | oṃ-vi~ṣṇave namaḥ | o-mmadhusūdanāya namaḥ | o-ntrivikramāya namaḥ | oṃ-vā~manāya namaḥ | oṃ śrīdharāya namaḥ | oṃ hṛṣīkeśāya namaḥ | o-mpadmanābhāya namaḥ | o-ndāmodarāya namaḥ | oṃ saṅkar​ṣaṇāya namaḥ | oṃ-vā~sudevāya namaḥ | o-mpradyumnāya namaḥ | oṃ aniruddhāya namaḥ | o-mpuruṣottamāya namaḥ | oṃ adhokṣajāya namaḥ | o-nnārasiṃhāya namaḥ | oṃ acyutāya namaḥ | o-ñjanārdhanāya namaḥ | oṃ upendrāya namaḥ | oṃ haraye namaḥ | oṃ śrīkṛṣṇāya namaḥ | oṃ śrīkṛṣṇa parabrahmaṇe namo namaḥ |
3| bhūtoccāṭana
uttiṣṭhantu | bhūta piśācāḥ | ye te bhūmibhārakāḥ |
ye teṣāmavirodhena | brahmakarma samārabhe | o-mbhūrbhuvassuvaḥ |
4| prāṇāyāmam
o-mbhūḥ | o-mbhuvaḥ | ogṃ suvaḥ | o-mmahaḥ | o-ñjanaḥ | o-ntapaḥ | ogṃ sa॒tyam |
o-ntathsa̭vi॒turvare᳚ṇyaṃ॒ bhargo̭ de॒vasya̭ dhīmahi |
dhiyo॒ yo naḥ̭ pracodayā᳚t ||
omāpo॒ jyotī॒ raso॒-'mṛta॒-mbrahma॒ bhū-rbhuva॒-ssuva॒rom || (tai. ara. 10-27)
5| saṅkalpam
mamopātta, duritakṣayadvārā, śrī parameśvara prītyartham, śubhe, śobhanemuhūrte, mahāviṣṇorājñayā, pravartamānasya adyabrahmaṇaḥ dvitīyaparārthe, śvetavarāhakalpe, vaivaśvatamanvantare, kaliyuge, prathamapāde, jambhūdvīpe, bharatavar​ṣe, bharatakhaṇḍe, asmin vartamāna vyāvahārika cāndramānena ------- saṃ​va~tsare ------ ayane ------- ṛtau ------- māse ------- pakṣe ------- tidhau ------ vāsare -------- śubhanakṣatre (bhārata deśaḥ - jambū dvīpe, bharata var​ṣe, bharata khaṇḍe, meroḥ dakṣiṇa/uttara digbhāge; amerikā - krauñca dvīpe, ramaṇaka var​ṣe, aindrika khaṇḍe, sapta samudrāntare, kapilāraṇye) śubhayoge śubhakaraṇa evaṅguṇa viśeṣaṇa viśiṣṭhāyāṃ śubhatithau śrīmān -------- gotrasya ------- nāmadheyasya (vivāhitānām - dharmapatnī sametasya) śrīmataḥ gotrasya mamopāttaduritakṣayadvārā śrīparameśvara prītyartha-mmama sakala śrautasmārta nityakarmānuṣṭhāna yogyatāphalasidhyartha-nnūtana yajñopavītadhāraṇa-ṅkariṣye |
6| yajñopavīta dhāraṇa
yajñopavīta prāṇa pratiṣṭhāpana-ṅkariṣye|
ślo|| oṃ asunīte punarasmāsu cakṣuḥ punaḥprāṇamiha no dhehi bhogam |
jyokpaśyema sūryamuccara-ntamanumate mṛḍayā na-sssvasti || ṛ.ve. - 10.59.6
amṛtaṃ-vai~ prāṇā amṛtamāpaḥ prāṇāneva yathāsthānamupahvayate |
7| yajñopavīta mantram
ślo|| yajñopavīte tasya mantrasya parameṣṭi parabrahmar​ṣiḥ |
paramātma devatā, devī gāyatrīcchandaḥ |
yajñopavīta dhāraṇe viniyogaḥ ||
8| yajñopavīta dhāraṇa mantram
ślo|| yajñopavīta-mparama-mpavitra-mprajāpateryatsahaja-mpurastāt |
āyuṣyamagrya-mpratimuñca śubhraṃ-ya~jñopavīta-mbalamastu tejaḥ ||
9| jīrṇa yajñopavīta visarjana
ślo|| upavīta-ñchinnatantu-ñjīrṇa-ṅkaśmaladūṣitaṃ
visṛjāmi yaśo brahmavarco dīrghāyurastu me ||
oṃ śānti śānti śāntiḥ
catussāgara paryanta-ṅgo brāhmaṇebhya-śśubha-mbhavatu |
---------- pravarānvita --------- gotrotpanna --------- śarma --------- aha-mbho abhivādaye |
samarpaṇa
yasya smṛtyā ca nāmoktyā tapassandhyā kriyādiṣu
nyūnaṃ
sampūrṇatāṃ-yā~ti sadyo vande tamacyutam | mantrahīna-ṅkriyāhīna-mbhaktihīnaṃ ramāpate yatkṛta-ntu mayā deva paripūrṇa-ntadastu me || anena yajñopavīta dhāraṇena, śrī lakṣmīnārāyaṇa preraṇāya, śrī lakṣmīnārāyaṇa prīyantāṃ-va~rado bhavatu | śrī kṛṣṇārpaṇamastu || kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā buddhyā‌உtmanā vā prakṛte ssvabhāvāt | karomi yadyatsakala-mparasmai śrīmannārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ||

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