BRAMMOPADESAM (SAMSKARA NO:8) UPA-NAYANAM-STARTING JOURNEY TOWARDS BRAHMAN. Out of the 40 Samskarams ordained for us, Upa-Nayana Samskara is coming as the 8th Samskara. Samskara is nothing but the process of purifying and refining a person and making him fit for sadhana. Samskara literally means to do well. By Samskara we wanted to convert the prakruthi [...]
70th birthday is celebrated as “Bhima ratha shanti“. Rituals similar to 60th birthday are conducted (including joyous activities like tying another mangala sutra). 80th birthday (or seeing 1000 Pournamis)is celebrated with kanaka Abhishekam (showering gold coins on the person who has attained 80 years)in addition to the usual shanti homams.
Shasti-Abtha-poorthi – The Tradition & Significance The term Shasti in numerology denotes sixty (60). In an individual’s life, the completion of sixty years is referred to as Shastipoorthi. This term is derived from Sanskrit.Which means Shasti Sixty; abda completion. The sixtieth year in everyone’s life is a significant milestone. A memorable turning point. A touching [...]
Ayusha Homam is performed to Lord Shiva, so that the devotee performing this homam will get longevity in life. Apa mrityu, Akala Maranam etc., are terms indicating untimely and unfortunate death. The best remedy is to perform Ayushya Homam on every birthday, as reckoned by the birth star not by the English date.
In the life of a Hindu boy of the three communities, namely Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vysyas, Upanayana marks the beginning of Brahmacharya Ashrama which is set apart for the study of Vedas; this stage is said to be the second birth for him. Mere wearing of a sacred thread initiated on the Upanayana day does [...]
Rites of passage rituals are the most common special occasion rituals performed by Hindus. These are usually performed by individuals rather than brahmins and are conducted within the family. Hindus believe that there are four stages in life. Those being childhood, youth, middle age, and old age. These rituals are called samskars.
The dark fortnight of Aswini Month is known as Mahalaya Paksha or the fortnight especially sacred for offering oblations to the departed ancestors. The last day of this period, the new moon day (Amavasya), is considered as the most important day in the year for performing obsequies and rites (or in simple terms offerings to [...]
Introductory The last sacrament in the life of a Hindu is the Antyesti or the Funeral with which he closes the concluding chapter of his worldly career. While living, a Hindu consecrates his worldly life by performing various rites and ceremonies at the different stages of his progress. At his departure from this world, his [...]
Notes on The Final Rites – Antyesthi ( For a devotee of Lord Vishnu) Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami (one of the 6 Goswami’s of Vrndavana) compiled the Sat Kriya Sara Dipika (A purificatory rites manual for devotees of Lord Vishnu). By the endeavor of Bhaktivinoda Thakur, this book is now published again. (Preface by Srila [...]
Shradha is performed on many occasions, like pilgrimage, during an eclipse (see Rahu-Ketu), birth (see Jatakarman), investiture of the sacred thread (Upanayanam), marriage (Vivaha), after performing funeral rites (Antyeshti), or during the dark fortnight of Bhadra. It serves to remind one at important times throughout one’s life that death does not severe the link between [...]
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