Sankalpams
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• August 15, 1997
Dear VedAbhimAnis : There is a MahA sankalpam and a Laghu sankalpam for any Vaidhika karmA . without the Sankalpam , the observance is headless and is lost . 18.8.97 AvaNi avitta Sankalpam *********************************** Guru Vandhanam : SrimAn VenkatanAtharya : kavithArkika Kesari I VedAnthAchArya VaryOmE sannidhatthAm sadhA hrudhi II gurubhaya: tadhgurubhayasccha namOvaakam adheemahE vruNeemahE cha tathAthyena dampathI jagadhAmpathI svasEsha bhUthEna mayA sveeyais sarva paricchadhai : vidhAthum preethamAthmAnam Deva : prakramathE svayam suklAmbharadharam VishNum sasivarNam chathurbhujam I prasanna vadhanam dhyAyeth sarva vignOpasanthayE II yasya dviratha vakrAthyA : paarishathyA : parassatham I vignam nignanthi sathatham VishvaksEnam tamAsrayE II Hari : Om tath Sri GOvinda GOvinda GOvinda asya Sri Bhagavadha: MahA purushasya Sri VishNOrAgyayA pravarthamAnasya adhya BrahmaNa : Dvitheeya ParArthE Sri Svetha varAha KalpE vaivasvathamanvanthrE Kali yugE prathamE paadhE JambhudhvipE Bharatha VarshE Bharatha KanTE sakApthE merOr dakshiNE paarsvE asmin VyavahArikhE PrabhavAdhi samvathsarANAm madhyE Isvara Naama SamvathsarE DakshinAyanE Varsha ruthou simha maasE Sukhla PakshE Indhu vaasara SravishtA nakshathra yukthAyAm Sri VishNuyOga Sri VishNu karaNa Subha YOga subha karaNA yEvam guNa vishENa visishtAyAm asyAm taishyAM pourNamAsyAm adhyAyAOthsarjana akaraNa prAyascchithArtham KamOkArsheeth manyurakAsheeth ithi manthra japam ashtOtthara sahasra sankhyA karishyE bhagavnEva kaamOkArsheen manyurakArsheethithi manthra japam svasmai svayamEva kaarayathi -- 1008 times japam of " KaamOkaarsheeth ManyurakArsheeth " It is to be performed . Namo nama : should not be added at the end of this manthram . next , maadhyAnikham , achamanm , prANAyAmam , sankalpam. Sri Bhagavdh Aj~nyayaa Bhagavadh Preethyartham SrAvaNyAm PowrNamAsyAm adhyAyaOpAkarmaa karishyE , tadhangam snAnamaham karishyE (snAnam ) Tadhangam YajnOpaveetha dharaNam karishyE ,( new PUNal) ThirumaNN wearing , stay in knee high water(if possible ) and state tadhangam khAnda Rishi TarpaNam karishyE ( TarpaNam ) and perform the Rishi TarpaNam : the tarpaNam water up to the 7th should be offered with lowered palms in front . PuNal is to be worne as Niveetham ( as maalai ) : prajApathim KhAnda rishim TarpayAmi SOmam KhAnda rishim TarpayAmi Agnim Khaanda rishim tarpayaami VisvAn dEvAn Khanda risheems tarpayAmi Saamhitheer dEvathA upanishadas tarpayAmi yAj~nikir dEvathA upanishads tarpayAmi VaaruNeer dEvathA upanishads tarpayAmi then , at the edge of the inner palm , leave the tarpaNam water with the following manthram closer to the body : BrahmaNam svayambhuvam tarpayAmi the ninth tarpaNam is to be performed with nuni viral ( or the little finger and the water to be deposited away from the body with the following manthram : Sathasaspathim tarpayAmi Next , get out of the water , perform aachamanam and do saathvika Thyagam . Next follows the Adhyayana Homam with dry clothes . Sri Vijay Srinivasan plans to write on this important homam . VedhArambham begins here . Afterwards , offer salutations to the elders and ppartake food . Next day's Gayathri sankalpam *********************************** SnAnam , SandhyA , washing of feet , aachamanam , PrANAyAmam and sankalpam ( starting with common portion ) and then customize for this day as follows : DakshinAyanE Varsha ruthou simha MaasE KrishNa pakshE bhouma vaasara sadhabhishang nakshathra yukthAyAm ,Sri VishNu yOga VishNu karaNa subha yOga subha karaNa yEvam guNa visEshaNa visishTayAm asyAm prathamAyAm subha tithou , Sri Bhagavadh Aj~nyayA Bhagavadh preethyartham mithyAtheetha prAyascchitthArtham ashtOtthara sahasra sankhYa Gayathri MahA manthra japam karishyE . BhagavAnEva Gayathri MahA manthra JapAkhyam karma svasmai SvapreethayE svayamEva Kaarayathi -- at the end say , KaarithavAn . Please do the best you can , since it is not possible here to have the utmost saamagriyAs and procedures. You can always acknowledge the deficiencies wiht the following prayer : Manthra heenam kriyA heenam Bhakthi heenam HuthAsana yath huthamthu mayAdEva parpUrNam tadhasthutE I PrAyascchitthAnyasEshANi tapa: karmAthkAni vai yaani dhOsham asEshANAm KrishNAnusmaraNam param II Wishing you all a good observance , V.Sadagopan
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