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    This document provides guidance for fathers on the prerequisites and preparation needed to properly perform Gayatri Upadesha during their son's Upanayana/Brahmopadesh ceremony. It states that the father must chant at least 12,000 and ideally 24,000 repetitions of the Gayatri mantra in order to have the eligibility and capability to transmit the mantra to his son. It also outlines the vrata and rituals that should be followed by both the father and son prior to the upadesha ceremony to make it valid. The key point is that Gayatri upadesha by the father who has sufficiently prepared through japa is the most important part of the Upanayana ritual, not other symbolic

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    This document provides guidance for fathers on the prerequisites and preparation needed to properly perform Gayatri Upadesha during their son's Upanayana/Brahmopadesh ceremony. It states that the father must chant at least 12,000 and ideally 24,000 repetitions of the Gayatri mantra in order to have the eligibility and capability to transmit the mantra to his son. It also outlines the vrata and rituals that should be followed by both the father and son prior to the upadesha ceremony to make it valid. The key point is that Gayatri upadesha by the father who has sufficiently prepared through japa is the most important part of the Upanayana ritual, not other symbolic

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    This document provides guidance for fathers on the prerequisites and preparation needed to properly perform Gayatri Upadesha during their son's Upanayana/Brahmopadesh ceremony. It states that the father must chant at least 12,000 and ideally 24,000 repetitions of the Gayatri mantra in order to have the eligibility and capability to transmit the mantra to his son. It also outlines the vrata and rituals that should be followed by both the father and son prior to the upadesha ceremony to make it valid. The key point is that Gayatri upadesha by the father who has sufficiently prepared through japa is the most important part of the Upanayana ritual, not other symbolic

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    A Fathers Guide To Upanayana

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    This document provides guidance for fathers on the prerequisites and preparation needed to properly perform Gayatri Upadesha during their son's Upanayana/Brahmopadesh ceremony. It states that the father must chant at least 12,000 and ideally 24,000 repetitions of the Gayatri mantra in order to have the eligibility and capability to transmit the mantra to his son. It also outlines the vrata and rituals that should be followed by both the father and son prior to the upadesha ceremony to make it valid. The key point is that Gayatri upadesha by the father who has sufficiently prepared through japa is the most important part of the Upanayana ritual, not other symbolic

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    The key takeaway is that the father chanting Gayatri for his son is the most important part of upanayana and helps instill good qualities in the son.

    The prerequisites for performing upanayana include the father and son observing fasting and the father chanting at least 12,000 repetitions of Gayatri mantra.

    The recommended age for performing upanayana is 8 years for Brahmins, 11 years for Kshatriyas, and 12 years for Vaishyas, calculated from time spent in the womb.

    A Fathers Guide to Gayatri Upadesh in Upanayana/Brahmopadesh

    As the season of Brahmopadesha (Upanayana) starts, which of the following is the


    biggest plans/preparation for this day by the boys parents?
    Deciding menu
    Settling past accounts with friends and family via gifts
    Shopping dazzling Sarees and mens wear
    Deciding Silver/Gold shri-mudra and Gold/diamond/Platinum ring for Bhiksha
    Deciding which DJ to use for entertainment?
    Actually it is none of these. It is Gayatri Upadesha by the father. But wait why is
    it such a big deal? After all, it takes 5 minutes during the function. What
    preparation does it take after all?
    To be truthful, it takes the longest preparation of all. It takes time to chant 24,000
    Gayatri (or atleast 12,000) as a pre-requisite by the boys father!!!
    Whoaaa That much Gayatri ? Most fathers would not have chanted that much in
    their entire life. And now they need to chant that much as a pre-requisite and
    eligibility criteria for giving Gayatri to their sons? Cant they just outsource it to
    some Bhat maam? After all, one can get anything done if they can shell some
    money. So, why not ask some Bhat maam to chant them instead of the father?
    Fathers are busy working and saving money for this important event after all.
    Actually none of the other symbolic gestures make any difference. Neither the
    pomp and show, nor the silver/gold/platinum taTTe-chippuT. Those fancy items
    are heading to the showcase or bank locker anyway right after the function. It is
    Gayatri, just plain old Gayatri upadesha that makes the difference.
    People spend so much on Brahmopadesha, but then spend a large part of their
    childrens student life telling them to be honest, ethical, brilliant, hard working
    etc. etc. and good citizens in their life.

    What if, just WHAT IF, our children get all that as side-benefits from chanting
    Gayatri as part of their Sandhyavandan with a upadesha by the parent that has
    met his own benchmark for the same? Sounds like a good deal isnt it? Most
    parents would trade a life time of howling and advising (and getting throat hoarse
    as a result) for this 24,000 Gayatri in a heartbeat.
    We all strive hard to give good education, best seats in professional education to
    children because we think it is our duty to help them prosper. This sincere and
    correct Gayatri upadesha can be a cornerstone for all that.
    Ladies and Gentlemen.Well, Thats that..
    Now that I have grabbed your attention, please read carefully :-D
    When to do Upanayana

    The GarbhasTama is when a brahmana is to get upanayana and start adhyayana.


    11 for kShatriya. 12 for vaishyA.
    { garbhAsTamE
    adhyApayIta}

    [astavarShaM]

    brAhmanaM

    upanaIta

    [upanayIta]

    tam

    GarbhAsTama is the age calculated by including the time in the womb. For
    example, if son is 7 years and 3 months upto 8 years 3 months, then it is
    considered GarbhAsTama.
    Those children that show interest in vedA adhyayana from a smaller age can even
    get it earlier - at 5 or 6 !!
    {brahmavarchasakAmasya kAryaM viprasya panchamE }
    GarbhAsTama is parama-mukya kAla. 9 upto 11, 12 is mukhya kAla. 13 to 16 is
    gauNa. There is NO POINT in getting upanayana after 16!!
    All ages above are calculated including the time in womb.
    If GarbhAsTama is missed then period when gurubala becomes available is to be
    waited

    But in GarbhAsTama, presence or absence of gurubala does not matter. Even if


    Guru is in anishta stana, upanayana is to be done in GarbhAsTama.
    Pre-requisites

    a) By vaTu and upanayana kartRu (father)


    kRuchhra trayaM cha upanEta trIn kRuchrAm cha vaTuH cha AcharEt" - Both by
    giver and recipient of Gayatri should do 3 kracha vrata/upavasa
    kRuchhra is a difficult vrata. There are two type of kRuchhra - prAjApatya
    kRuchhra and kRuchhra-sAntapana.
    prAjApatya kRuchhra is a 12 day upavasa vrata. kRuchhra-sAntapana is slightly
    easier. 2 day vrata. First day by consuming panchagavya only. Seconda day full
    upavasa.
    NOTE: This is not much in vogue. Instead brahmana dakshine is given and they say
    adhikAra sampadastu
    b) By and upanayana kartRu (father)/giver of Gayatri

    This is more important


    The giver of Gayatri (usually father) should have done 12000 japa minimum. {
    Gururdvadasha sAhsraM gAyatriM cha japEt tathA}
    It is said 24,000 is best. This gives the father the capability to give Gayatri because
    he himself gets to the level from where he can give it. Only the one that has seen
    into Gayatri more than the recipient can tell the Gayatri and its meaning to the
    recipient (son).
    NOTE: This Gayatri Japa is apart from the usual Gayatri that one does during his
    own sandhyavandane.

    How/When to do the pre-requisite Gayatri (father)

    Give the birth star of the father, mother and the son to a purohit to identify
    sadhaka tara. It is best for a parent to start the pre-requisite japa on a day with
    sadhaka tara for his son.
    The japa can be done after finishing ones own morning and evening
    sandhyAvandane.
    1. One or two achamana,
    2. prAnAyAma with deEsha-kAla Sankalpa (end part) is as "upanEtRutva adhikAra
    siddhyarthaM gAyatri japaM karishyE".
    3. Then start with the Gayatri Japa Unit and follow it with Narayana Ashtakashara
    Japa Unit.
    4. Finally nyunAtirikta dosha parihAra namatraya japa - achyuta ananta govinda
    vishNavE namah
    PS: Some say all the Japa is to be completed before noon. It may be a
    sampradaya, but it is not known if such a pramAna exists. Whatever it is, at least
    one should try to do at least 12,000 or worst case, as much as possible and then
    give the upadesha.

    Acknowledgements

    1. Upanayana Ondu KaipiDi A book in Kannada by Satyanarayana Acharya,


    published by Poornaprajna Vidyapeeta.

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