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1 Ð ÐÑ Ø Ò Ñ ÒÉØÑ Ë Ý ÒÑ ÐÑ ÒÉ ÚÀÉ ÞÒ Ì ÖÉÝ Ú Ø ÖÉ Ö Ú ÒÉØ ÖÉÝÚÖÉ Ý Ñ ÒÉÒ ØÉØ ÑÉ É Ø ø A do-it-yourself guide to Ý Ô ÖÉÑ This document has been prepared by Sunder Kidambi with the blessings of Ð ÖÀÉ Ö Ñ Ñ Ë É His Holiness śrīmad āṇḍavan of śrīraṅgam This was typeset using skt, L A TEX and the iittam font.

2 Upākarma and Gāyatrī saṅkalpa details for Aug 7th and Aug 8th, 2017, respectively. In the saṅkalpa portion of the text, use the following entries. Table Upākarma Gāyatrī Table 4 Ú ÐÑÉÔ ø Ú ÐÑÉÔ ø Table 5 Æ Æ Table 6 ÉøÖ ÜÉÑ ÉøÖ ÜÉÑ Table 8 Þ Þ Table 9 ÒÉ øú Ö ÑÚ Ö Table 10 ËÉ ÖÚÆ Ò ÜÉ

3 Ð ÐÑ Ø Ö Ñ Ý ÒÑ ÐÑ Ø Ò Ñ ÒÉØÑ Ë Ý ÒÑ Ý Ô ÖÉÑ Usually Ý Ô ÖÉÑ falls on Ô ÖÉÆÑ of ËÉ Ö ÚÆ month. If it not possible to perform it in that month due to unfavorable circumstances, then the same can be performed on Ô ÖÉÆÑ of ØÉøÖÔ month (i.e., the following month). Ñ ÖÉÜ ØÉ ÑÒÉ Ö ÖÉÜ ØÉ ÔÑÉ After your morning bath and ÒÉØÉùÝ ÚÒÉ ÒÑÉ perform two ÑÒÑÉ (see appendix) and sit down on a slightly raised platform facing east. Place two dharbaas on your seat. Wear a ÔÚ ØÉÖÑÉ prepared out of two dharbaas on your right hand ring finger and fold two dharbaas around your ring finger. Perform three ÔÉÖ Æ Ý ÑÑÉ (see appendix). Then the following Ñ ¹ ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ is performed by reciting ÐÑ ÒÉ ÚÀÉ ÞÒ Ì ÖÉÝ Ú Ø ÖÉ Ö Ú ÒÉØ ÖÉÝÚÖÉ Ý Ñ ÒÉÒ ØÉØ ÑÉ É Ø ø üø ÔÉùÝ ÉØØÉøüø ÔÉùÝËÉ Ò Ñ Ú ÑØ ùñ ÚÉ Æ Ñ ØØÉÖ ØÉø Ý ÑÉÔØ Ø ÑÉ ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ù ØÒ ÑÝ ÉÚ Ý ÖÉÚÔÖ É Ú ÑÉ ÔÉÖ ØÑ ØÉÑ ÒÑÉ Ú ÔÉÖ ÉÖÑ Ø ÉÚÝÑÉ Ë ÉÐ ÑÉ Ö ÖÑÉ Ú ÜÉ ÑÉ ËË ÚÖÉÆÑÉ ÖÉ ù ÑÉ ÔÉÖ ÒÉÒÚ ÒÑÉ ØÉùÝ ÝØÉ ÖÉÚÚ Éù Ò ÔË ÒÉØ Ý

4 Ý ÉÝ ØÉøÚ Ö Ú ÉØÉÖ ØÉøÝ Ô Ö ÜØÉøÝ ÔÖËÉ ËØÑÉ Ú ÉùÒÑÉ Ò ÉùÒÒÉØ ØØÑÉ Ú ÜÉÚ É ÒÑÉ ØÑ ËÉ Ö Ý On your right thigh, place your left palm with the right palm on top of it. This is the ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ posture. Now recite Ö ÇÑÉ ØØÉ Ð Ú ÒÉ Ú ÒÉ Ú ÒÉ ÉÝ Ð Ú Ø Ñ Ü ÉÝ Ð Ú ÜÉ Æ ÉÅÝ ÔÉÖÚÖÉØÑ Ò ÉÝ ØÉøÝ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑÆ ØÉøÚ Ø Ý ÔÖ ÖÉ ÐËÉ ÚØÚÖ ÐÉ Ô ÚÚ ÉÚØ ÑÒÉÚÒÉØ Ö Ð ÔÉÖÌÑÔ ÑÉ ø ØÉøÚ Ô ÖØÚÖÉ Ü ÖØÃÆÉ Ë ÔÉø Ñ Ö ÖÉ Æ Ô ÖÉËÉ Ú ÉÑ ÒÉ ÚÖÉØÑ Ò ÚÉÝ Ú Ö ÔÉÖ Ú Ø ø ÜÜÉ ÑÉÚØÉ Ö Æ ÑÉ ÑØÉù Ý People in the United States may wish to recite ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ as Ö ÇÑÉ ØØÉ Ð Ú ÒÉ Ú ÒÉ Ú ÒÉ ÉÝ Ð Ú Ø Ñ Ü ÉÝ Ð Ú ÜÉ Æ ÉÅÝ ÔÉÖÚÖÉØÑ Ò ÉÝ ØÉøÝ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑÆ ØÉøÚ Ø Ý ÔÖ ÖÉ ÐËÉ ÚØÚÖ ÐÉ Ô ÚÚ ÉÚØ ÑÒÉÚÒÉØ Ö Ð ÔÉÖÌÑÔ É Ö ÅÉ ØÉøÚ Ô ÖÑÆ ÚÖÉ Ü ÙØÉØÖ (or Ø ÖÉÌ) ÃÆÉ Ë ÔÉø Ñ Ö ÖÉ Æ Ô ÖÉËÉ Ú ÉÑ ÒÉ ÚÖÉØÑ ¹ Ò ÚÉÝ Ú Ö ÔÉÖ Ú Ø ø ÜÜÉ ÑÉÚØÉ Ö Æ ÑÉ ÑØÉù Ý Fill in the year from Table 4 here Ò Ñ ÑÉÚØÉ Ö Fill in the ayanam from Table 5 here Ý Æ Fill in the ritu from Table 6 here Ø 2 Sunder Kidambi

5 Fill in the month from either Table 7 or 8 here Ñ Ë ÉÐ Ô Ô ÖÉÆÑ ÉÝ ÑÉ Ë Ø Ì Fill in the day from Table 9 here Fill in the star from Table 10 here Ò ØÉÖ ÉØ Ý ÑÉ Ë Ý Ë ÖÆ ÚÑÉ üøæú ËÜÆ Ú Ë ÜÉÞ Ý ÑÉ ÉÝ ÑÉ Ô ÖÉÆÑ ÉÝ ÑÉ Ë Ø Ì Ð ÚØÉø ÉÅÝ ÐÑÒÉ Ò Ö ÝÆ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉ ÚØÉ ÀÉ ÖÉÝ ÔÑÉ ÐÉÐ ø ÚØÉ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉµ ØÜÉÝ ÑÉ Ô ÖÉÆÑ ÉÝ ÑÉ ØÉùÝ Ý ØÉ ÖÉ Ò ÖÆ ÔÉÖ ÝËÉ ØÉØ ÖÉÌÑÉ ÜÉ Þ ØÉØÖ ÉÖ ÀÉ É ÝÝ ÐÉÐ ÜÉ Þ ØÉØÖ ËØ ÀÉ É ÝÝ µ Ñ ÖÉÜ ØÉ ÑÒÉ Ö ÖÉÜ ØÉ Ø Ñ ÑÒÉØÉÖ ÔÑÉ Ö ÜÉ Ý Discard the folded dharbaas in the direction of north. Do not discard the ÔÚ ØÉÖÑÉº Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform ¹ ØÉØÉÚ ØÉÝ ÑÉ by reciting Ú ÒÚ ÉÚÒ Ý ÑÉÝ ÉÚ Ô ÉØ Ø ÔÉÖÚÉ ØÉØ ÉÚ ËÜ Ø Ö Ò ÒÒ ØÉÑÒ ÖÉØÉÖ ÉÚ ÝËÉ Ô Ö Æ ÉÚ Ö Ò ÔÉÖ Ý Ò Ý ÔÖÑ Ü ÖÉÚ ËÜ ËÉ Ö Ý ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ùøñ ÑÉ Ñ ÖÉÜ ØÉ ÑÒÉ Ö ÖÉÜ ØÉ Ø Ñ ÑÒÉØÉÖ Ô É ÝÑÉ ÖÉÑ ÉÚ É Ñ ÉÚÔÉÖ Ø Ý ÉÚÝ ÑÚ ÖÝØ Please note that those performing the ÙÔ ÖÉÑ for the first time after their ÙÔÒÝÒÑÉ there is no need for the above mentioned ÔÑÉº Recite Ñ ÖÉÜ ØÉ ÑÒÉ Ö ÖÉÜ ØÉ 3 Sunder Kidambi

6 either 1008 or 108 times depending upon the ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ you chose. Ý Ô ÖÉÑ Do ÑÒÑÉ (see appendix) and perform ØÉØÉÚ ØÉÝ ÑÉ by reciting Ú ÒÚ ÉÚÒ Ý ÑÉÝ ÉÚ Ô ÉØ Ø ÔÉÖÚÉ ØÉØ ÉÚ ËÜ Ø Ö Ò ÒÒ ØÉÑÒ ÖÉØÉÖ ÉÚ ÝËÉ Ô Ö Æ ÉÚ Ö Ò ÔÉÖ Ý Ò Ý ÔÖÑ Ü ÖÉÚ ËÜ ËÉ Ö Ý ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ùøñ ÑÉ Ñ ÖÉÜ ØÉ ÑÒÉ Ö ÖÉÜ ØÉ Ø Ñ ÑÒÉØÉÖ Ô É ÝÑÉ ÖÉÑ ÉÚ É Ñ ÉÚÔÉÖ Ø Ý ÉÚÝ ÑÚ Ö ØÚ ÒÉ This completes the Ñ ÖÉÜ ØÉ ÑÒÉ Ö ÖÉÜ ØÉ ÔÑÉ which consititutes the first part of ÙÔ ÖÉÑº The daily Ñ ØÉùÝ ÉÒ ÑÉ is performed before the next part of ÙÔ ÖÉÑº Facing east now perform ÑÒÑÉ twice. Then be seated on a seat with two dharbhaas placed on it and do ÔÉÖ Æ Ý ÑÑÉ (see appendix), three times, wearing a pavitram on your right hand ring finger. Keep your palms in namaste position and recite the Ñ ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ ÐÑ ÒÉ ÚÀÉ ÞÒ Ì ÖÉÝ Ú Ø ÖÉ Ö Ú ÒÉØ ÖÉÝÚÖÉ Ý Ñ ÒÉÒ ØÉØ ÑÉ É Ø ø üø ÔÉùÝ ÉØØÉøüø ÔÉùÝËÉ Ò Ñ Ú ÑØ ùñ ÚÉ Æ Ñ ØØÉÖ ØÉø Ý ÑÉÔØ Ø ÑÉ ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ù ØÒ ÑÝ ÉÚ Ý ÖÉÚÔÖ É Ú ÑÉ ÔÉÖ ØÑ ØÉÑ ÒÑÉ Ú ÔÉÖ ÉÖÑ Ø ÉÚÝÑÉ Ë ÉÐ ÑÉ Ö ÖÑÉ Ú ÜÉ ÑÉ ËË ÚÖÉÆÑÉ ÖÉ ù ÑÉ ÔÉÖ ÒÉÒÚ ÒÑÉ ØÉùÝ ÝØÉ ÖÉÚÚ Éù Ò ÔË ÒÉØ Ý 4 Sunder Kidambi

7 Ý ÉÝ ØÉøÚ Ö Ú ÉØÉÖ ØÉøÝ Ô Ö ÜØÉøÝ ÔÖËÉ ËØÑÉ Ú ÉùÒÑÉ Ò ÉùÒÒÉØ ØØÑÉ Ú ÜÉÚ É ÒÑÉ ØÑ ËÉ Ö Ý On your right thigh, place your left palm with the right palm on top of it and recite Ö ÇÑÉ ØØÉ Ð Ú ÒÉ Ú ÒÉ Ú ÒÉ ÉÝ Ð Ú Ø Ñ Ü ÉÝ Ð Ú ÜÉ Æ ÉÅÝ ÔÉÖÚÖÉØÑ Ò ÉÝ ØÉøÝ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑÆ ØÉøÚ Ø Ý ÔÖ ÖÉ ÐËÉ ÚØÚÖ ÐÉ Ô ÚÚ ÉÚØ ÑÒÉÚÒÉØ Ö Ð ÔÉÖÌÑÔ ÑÉ ø ØÉøÚ Ô ÖØÚÖÉ Ü ÖØÃÆÉ Ë ÔÉø Ñ Ö ÖÉ Æ Ô ÖÉËÉ Ú ÉÑ ÒÉ ÚÖÉØÑ Ò ÚÉÝ Ú Ö ÔÉÖ Ú Ø ø ÜÜÉ ÑÉÚØÉ Ö Æ ÑÉ ÑØÉù Ý (or choose the ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ for the United states) Fill in the year from Table 4 here Ò Ñ ÑÉÚØÉ Ö Fill in the ayanam from Table 5 here Ý Æ Fill in the ritu from Table 6 here Ø Fill in the month from either Table 7 or 8 here Ñ Ë ÉÐ Ô Ô ÖÉÆÑ ÉÝ ÑÉ Ë Ø Ì Choose the day from Table 9 Choose the star from Table 10 Ò ØÉÖ ÉØ Ý ÑÉ Ë Ý Ë ÖÆ ÚÑÉ üøæú ËÜÆ Ú Ë ÜÉÞ Ý ÑÉ ÉÝ ÑÉ Ô ÖÉÆÑ ÉÝ ÑÉ Ë Ø Ì Ð ÚØÉø ÉÅÝ ÐÑÒÉ Ò Ö ÝÆ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉ ÚØÉ ÀÉ ÖÉÝ 5 Sunder Kidambi

8 ÔÑÉ ÐÉÐ ÚØÉ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉµ ËÉ Ö ÚÆÉ Ý ÑÉ Ü ÞÉøÝ ÑÉµ Ô ÖÉÆÑ ÉÝ ÑÉ ØÉùÝ Ý Ô ÖÉÑ Ö ÜÉ Ý Ø ÀÉ ÑÉ ÒÚ ÆÉ Ü ØÖÉÔÆÑÉ Ö ÜÉ Ý Ø ÀÉ ÑÉ Ý É Å ÔÚ Ø ÖÆÑÉ Ö ÜÉ Ý Ø ÀÉ ÑÉ ÆÉ ÝØ ÖÉÌ ÉÒ ÒÑ ÑÉ Ö ÜÉ Ý The following should be recited by brahmachaariis only Ø ÀÉ ØÝ Ñ ÅÉ ÉÝ Ò ÆÉ ÖÆ Ò Ö ÜÉ Ý Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform ØÉØÉÚ ØÉÝ ¹ ÑÉ by reciting Ú ÒÚ ÉÚÒ Ý ÑÉÝ ÉÚ Ô ÉØ Ø ÔÉÖÚÉ ØÉØ ÉÚ ËÜ Ø Ö Ò ÒÒ ØÉÑÒ ÖÉØÉÖ ÉÚ ÝËÉ Ô Ö Æ ÉÚ Ö Ò ÔÉÖ Ý Ò Ý ÔÖÑ Ü ÖÉÚ ËÜ ËÉ Ö Ý ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ùøñ ÑÉ ËÉ Ö ÚÆÉ Ý ÑÉ Ü ÞÉøÝ ÑÉµ Ô ÖÉÆÑ ÉÝ ÑÉ ØÉùÝ Ý Ô ÖÉÑ É ÝÑÉ ÖÉÑ ÉÚ É Ñ ÉÚÔÉÖ Ø Ý ÉÚÝ ÑÚ ÖÝØ With hands still in namaste position, recite ÔÚ ØÉÖ ÔÚ ØÉ Ö Ú ÖÉÚ Ú ÉÌ ÑÉ Ø Ô Ú Ý ÉÑ ÖØÉ ÆÉ Ö ÑÉ ÉÝ ÔÉùÝÒÉØÖ Ë Ð Ö ÖÉ Ö ÆÉ Ö Ý ÒÑ Sprinkle some water on you thus indicating a bath or ÉÒ ÒÑÉ Ý É Å ÔÚ Ø ÖÆÑÉ Perform the following ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ positioning yourself in the ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ posture as mentioned earlier and recite. 6 Sunder Kidambi

9 ØÉøÝ ÖÉ Ú ÉØ ÚÑÉ üøæú ËÜÆ Ú Ë ÜÉÞ Ý ÑÉ ÉÝ ÑÉ Ô ÖÉÆÑ ÉÝ ÑÉ Ë Ø Ì Ð Ú ÉÅÝ ÐÑÒÉ Ò Ö ÝÆ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉ ÚØÉ ÀÉ ÖÉÝ ÔÑÉ ÐÉÐ ÚØÉ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉµ ËÉ Ö Ø ÉÑ ÖÉØ Ú Ø Ò ØÉÝ ÖÉÑ ÜÉ Ò Ý ÉøÝØ ØÉøØÉùÝÖÉÌÑÉ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ Ø ßÔ ùúé ØÉøØÉùÝÖÉÌÑÉ Ý É Å ÔÚ Ø ÖÆÑÉ Ö ÜÉ Ý Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform ØÉØÉÚ ØÉÝ ¹ ÑÉ by reciting Ú ÒÚ ÉÚÒ Ý ÑÉÝ ÉÚ Ô ÉØ Ø ÔÉÖÚÉ ØÉØ ÉÚ ËÜ Ø Ö Ò ÒÒ ØÉÑÒ ÖÉØÉÖ ÉÚ ÝËÉ Ô Ö Æ ÉÚ Ö Ò ÔÉÖ Ý Ò Ý ÔÖÑ Ü ÖÉÚ ËÜ ËÉ Ö Ý ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ùøñ ÑÉ Ý É Å ÔÚ Ø ÖÆ ¹ É ÝÑÉ ÖÉÑ ÉÚ É Ñ ÉÚÔÉÖ Ø Ý ÉÚÝ ÑÚ ÖÝØ Sit squatting ü ÉüÞ ÒÑÉµ facing east. Do ÑÒÑÉ and ÔÉÖ Æ Ý ¹ ÑÑÉ (see appendix). Hold the Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ (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 Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉshould be on your right palm facing right. This is the starting posture. Now touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite Ý É Å ÔÚ Ø ÖÆ ÑÒÉØÉÖ ÉÝ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ Ü Touch your nose and recite ØÉÖ ÜÉ ÔÉ ÒÉ Touch your chest and recite Ú ÉØÉÖ Ý ÚØ Ý É Å ÔÚ Ø Ö Æ Ú Ò Ý 7 Sunder Kidambi

10 After reciting the following mantra wear one set of Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ and follow it up with an ÑÒÑÉ Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ ÔÖÑÑÉ ÔÚ ØÉÖÑÉ ÔÉÖ Ô ØÖÉÝØÉ ÑÉ Ö ÉØ ØÉ ÜÉÝ Ñ ÉøÖÉÝÑÉ ÔÉÖØ ÅÉ ËÔÉùÖÑÉ Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ ÐÑ É Ø If you are married, do ÔÉÖ Æ Ý ÑÑÉ and perform ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ by reciting the following ØÉøÝ ÖÉ Ú ÉØ ÚÑÉ üøæú ËÜÆ Ú Ë ÜÉÞ Ý ÑÉ ÉÝ ÑÉ Ô ÖÉÆÑ ÉÝ ÑÉ Ë Ø Ì Ð Ú ÉÅÝ ÐÑÒÉ Ò Ö ÝÆ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉ ÚØÉ ÀÉ ÖÉÝ ÔÑÉ ÐÉÐ ÚØÉ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉµ ÖÉ ÉØÉ Ý ÖÉÌÑÉ ØÉøÚ Ø Ý Ý É Å ÔÚ Ø ÖÆÑÉ Ö ÜÉ Ý Hold the second Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ as indicated in the starting procedure above. Now touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite Ý É Å ÔÚ Ø ÖÆ ÑÒÉØÉÖ ÉÝ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ Ü Touch your nose and recite ØÉÖ ÜÉ ÔÉ ÒÉ Touch your chest and recite Ú ÉØÉÖ Ý ÚØ Ý É Å ÔÚ Ø Ö Æ Ú Ò Ý After reciting the following mantra wear the second set of Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ and follow it up with an ÑÒÑÉ Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ ÔÖÑÑÉ ÔÚ ØÉÖÑÉ ÔÉÖ Ô ØÖÉÝØÉ ÑÉ Ö ÉØ ØÉ 8 Sunder Kidambi

11 ÜÉÝ Ñ ÉøÖÉÝÑÉ ÔÉÖØ ÅÉ ËÔÉùÖÑÉ Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ ÐÑ É Ø The following is common to both married and brahmachaariis. After reciting the following, discard the old Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ preferably under a tree. ÙÔÚ ØÑÉ ÒÉÒØÒÉ ÑÉ ÖÉÆÑÉ ËÉ ÑÐ øü ØÑÉ Ú É Ñ ÒÖÉÔÉøÖ ÉÑÒÉ ÚÖÉ Ø øöé Ö É Ñ Perform ÑÒÑÉ and recite Ú ÒÚ ÉÚÒ Ý ÑÉÝ ÉÚ Ô ÉØ Ø ÔÉÖÚÉ ØÉØ ÉÚ ËÜ Ø Ö Ò ÒÒ ØÉÑÒ ÖÉØÉÖ ÉÚ ÝËÉ Ô Ö Æ ÉÚ Ö Ò ÔÉÖ Ý Ò Ý ÔÖÑ Ü ÖÉÚ ËÜ ËÉ Ö Ý ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ùøñ ÑÉ Ý É Å ÔÚ Ø ÖÆ ¹ É ÝÑÉ ÖÉÑ ÉÚ É Ñ ÉÚÔÉÖ Ø Ý ÉÚÝ ÑÚ Ö ØÚ ÒÉ This completes the process of wearing the Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ For brahmachaaris, the following three mantraas apply for wearing Ñ ¹ ÅÉ Ò and ÔÐ ÆÉ ÑÉºForthefirstitem, i.e., Ñ ÅÉ recite the following after which wear a belt made out of dharbaa around the waist. ÝÑÉ ø ÉØ ØÉ ÔÖ Ñ Ò ËÖÉÑ Ú ÌÑÉ ÒØ Ò ØÉ ÔÉÖ Æ Ô Ò ÔÉùÝ ÑÉ ÐÑ ÖÒÉØ ÔÉÖ Ý Ú Ò ÑÉ ÑÃ ÐÝÑÉ Ø ÉÝ ÔÉØÉÖ ØÔ ÔÖ ÉÚ ÉùÒØ Ö Ñ Ò Ö Ø Ò ÑÒÉØÑÉ ÔÖ ØÉøÖÝ ÖÉØ Ö É Ø ÑÃ Ð Ñ Ö Ü Ñ 9 Sunder Kidambi

12 For Ò recite the following after which a piece of deer skin is to be tied to your Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ Ñ ØÉÖ ÉÝ ÖÉ ÆÑÉ Ð Ý Ø ÝË ÉÚ ÉÌÚ ÖÑÉ Ñ ØÉø ÑÉ Ò Ò ÉÝÑÉ Ú ÒÅÉ Ö ÜÉ ÔÖ ÑÉ Ú ÉÝ ÒÑÉ ÑÉ For the third item, i.e., ÔÐ ÆÉ ÑÉ following is to be recited after which a ÔÐ ÆÉ ÑÉ (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. ËÉ ÖÚ ËÉ ÖÚ ÑÉ Ñ ü ÝÌ ØÉÚÑÉ ËÉ ÖÚ ËÉ ÖÚ ÚÑ ÑÉ ËÉ ÖÚ ËÉ ÖÚ ùý ÑÉ ÝÌ ØÉÚÑÉ ËÉ ÖÚ É ËÉ Ö Ú Ú Ò ÑÉ Ò Ø ù Ô ÚÑ ÑÉ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑÆ Ò ÑÉ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ Æ Ò Ø ù Ô ùý ÑÉ ÒÚ ÆÉ Ü ØÖÉÔÆÑÉ As a pre-requisite for this item, prepare a mixture of uncooked rice and black sesame seeds. Now, perform ÑÒÑÉ twice. Perform the ØÉØÉÚ ØÉÝ ¹ ÑÉ by reciting Ú ÒÚ ÉÚÒ Ý ÑÉÝ ÉÚ Ô ÉØ Ø ÔÉÖÚÉ ØÉØ ÉÚ ËÜ Ø Ö Ò ÒÒ ØÉÑÒ ÖÉØÉÖ ÉÚ ÝËÉ Ô Ö Æ ÉÚ Ö Ò ÔÉÖ Ý Ò Ý ÔÖÑ Ü ÖÉÚ ËÜ ËÉ Ö Ý ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ùøñ ÑÉ ÒÚ ÆÉ Ü ¹ ØÖÉÔÆ É ÝÑÉ ÖÉÑ ÉÚ É Ñ ÉÚÔÉÖ Ø Ý ÉÚÝ ÑÚ ÖÝØ 10 Sunder Kidambi

13 Stand facing north and wear the Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ as a garland. Now cup bothyourhandstogetherwiththe Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉattheboundarybetween the two hands and the threads going between your thumb and forefinger of each hand. As both your hands are engaged in this ØÖÉÔÆÑÉ it would be preferable if some one assisted you by providing small quantities of mixture and water for you to offer the ØÖÉÔÆÑÉ 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 ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ release the mixture with the water such that it exits at the base of the little fingers between your hands. ÔÉÖ ÔØ ÑÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÔÉÖ ÔØ ÑÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÔÉÖ ÔØ ÑÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Repeat the above procedure of taking a small quantity of the mixture along with some water and performing ØÖÉÔÆÑÉ for the following ṛṣis. ÑÑÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÑÑÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÑÑÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÉøÒ ÑÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÉøÒ ÑÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÉøÒ ÑÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ú ËÉ Ú ÒÉ Ú ÒÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ú ËÉ Ú ÒÉ Ú ÒÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ú ËÉ Ú ÒÉ Ú ÒÉ ÆÉ Ü ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ 11 Sunder Kidambi

14 ÑÉ Ø ÖÉ ÚØ ÙÔÒ Ü ÉØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÑÉ Ø ÖÉ ÚØ ÙÔÒ Ü ÉØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÑÉ Ø ÖÉ ÚØ ÙÔÒ Ü ÉØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ý ÉÅ ÖÉ ÚØ ÙÔÒ Ü ÉØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ý ÉÅ ÖÉ ÚØ ÙÔÒ Ü ÉØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ý ÉÅ ÖÉ ÚØ ÙÔÒ Ü ÉØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ú Æ ÖÉ ÚØ ÙÔÒ Ü ÉØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ú Æ ÖÉ ÚØ ÙÔÒ Ü ÉØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ú Æ ÖÉ ÚØ ÙÔÒ Ü ÉØÖÉÔÝ Ñ For the following ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ ØÖÉÔÆÑÉ 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. ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ ÆÑÉ ÉÚÝÑÉ ùúñé ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ ÆÑÉ ÉÚÝÑÉ ùúñé ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ ÆÑÉ ÉÚÝÑÉ ùúñé ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ For the following Ü ØÖÉÔÆÑÉ 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. ÉÔØ ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÉÔØ ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÉÔØ ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ There are some who include 12 Sunder Kidambi

15 Éø Ú ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ý ÖÉ Ú ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ñ Ú ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÌÖÉÚÆ Ú ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ø ÑÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Ö Æ ÒÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ ÐÉÔ ÒÉ ØÖÉÔÝ Ñ Wear your Ý É Å ÔÚ ØÑÉ the normal way. Perform two ÑÒÑÉ and do the ØÉØÉÚ ØÉÝ ÑÉ by reciting Ú ÒÚ ÉÚÒ Ý ÑÉÝ ÉÚ Ô ÉØ Ø ÔÉÖÚÉ ØÉØ ÉÚ ËÜ Ø Ö Ò ÒÒ ØÉÑÒ ÖÉØÉÖ ÉÚ ÝËÉ Ô Ö Æ ÉÚ Ö Ò ÔÉÖ Ý Ò Ý ÔÖÑ Ü ÖÉÚ ËÜ ËÉ Ö Ý ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ùøñ ÑÉ ÒÚ ÆÉ Ü ¹ ØÖÉÔÆ É ÝÑÉ ÖÉÑ ÉÚ É Ñ ÉÚÔÉÖ Ø Ý ÉÚÝ ÑÚ Ö ØÚ ÒÉ Since the most important part of the ÙÔ ÖÉÑ is the Ú ØÉùÝÝÒÑÉ one should say whatever part of the Ú one knows. Traditionally, at least one Ú from the Ú is recited. For example, if one knows Ü ÉØÑÉ one can recite this. Or, one can recite the first four mantras of the Ý É ÑÉ Øº At the very least, ÝØÉÖ ÔÑÉ is recommended. ÖÉÚÑÉ Ð É ÜÉÆ ÖÉÔÆÑ É 13 Sunder Kidambi

16 ÝØÉÖ ÔÑÉ The following day, after the ÒÉØÉùÝ ÚÒÉ ÒÑÉ sit facing east and perform two ÑÒÒÉand wear a pavitram. Next do ÔÉÖ Æ Ý ÑÑÉthree times and recite the Ñ ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ as follows ÐÑ ÒÉ ÚÀÉ ÞÒ Ì ÖÉÝ Ú Ø ÖÉ Ö Ú ÒÉØ ÖÉÝÚÖÉ Ý Ñ ÒÉÒ ØÉØ ÑÉ É Ø ø üø ÔÉùÝ ÉØØÉøüø ÔÉùÝËÉ Ò Ñ Ú ÑØ ùñ ÚÉ Æ Ñ ØØÉÖ ØÉø Ý ÑÉÔØ Ø ÑÉ ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ù ØÒ ÑÝ ÉÚ Ý ÖÉÚÔÖ É Ú ÑÉ ÔÉÖ ØÑ ØÉÑ ÒÑÉ Ú ÔÉÖ ÉÖÑ Ø ÉÚÝÑÉ Ë ÉÐ ÑÉ Ö ÖÑÉ Ú ÜÉ ÑÉ ËË ÚÖÉÆÑÉ ÖÉ ù ÑÉ ÔÉÖ ÒÉÒÚ ÒÑÉ ØÉùÝ ÝØÉ ÖÉÚÚ Éù Ò ÔË ÒÉØ Ý Ý ÉÝ ØÉøÚ Ö Ú ÉØÉÖ ØÉøÝ Ô Ö ÜØÉøÝ ÔÖËÉ ËØÑÉ Ú ÉùÒÑÉ Ò ÉùÒÒÉØ ØØÑÉ Ú ÜÉÚ É ÒÑÉ ØÑ ËÉ Ö Ý In the ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ posture, recite Ö ÇÑÉ ØØÉ Ð Ú ÒÉ Ú ÒÉ Ú ÒÉ ÉÝ Ð Ú Ø Ñ Ü ÉÝ Ð Ú ÜÉ Æ ÉÅÝ ÔÉÖÚÖÉØÑ Ò ÉÝ ØÉøÝ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑÆ ØÉøÚ Ø Ý ÔÖ ÖÉ ÐËÉ ÚØÚÖ ÐÉ Ô ÚÚ ÉÚØ ÑÒÉÚÒÉØ Ö Ð ÔÉÖÌÑÔ ÑÉ ø ØÉøÚ Ô ÖØÚÖÉ Ü ÖØÃÆÉ Ë ÔÉø Ñ Ö ÖÉ Æ Ô ÖÉËÉ Ú ÉÑ ÒÉ ÚÖÉØÑ Ò ÚÉÝ Ú Ö ÔÉÖ Ú Ø ø ÜÜÉ ÑÉÚØÉ Ö Æ ÑÉ ÑØÉù Ý (or choose the ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ for the United states) 14 Sunder Kidambi

17 Fill in the year from Table 4 here Ò Ñ ÑÉÚØÉ Ö Fill in the ayanam from Table 5 here Ý Æ Fill in the ritu from Table 6 here Ø Fill in the month from either Table 7 or 8 here Ñ É ÜÉÆ Ô ÔÉÖÌÑ Ý ÑÉ Ë Ø Ì Choose the day from Table 9 Choose the star from Table 10 Ò ØÉÖ ÉØ Ý ÑÉ Ë Ý Ë ÖÆ ÚÑÉ üøæú ËÜÆ Ú Ë ÜÉÞ Ý ÑÉ ÉÝ ÑÉ ÔÉÖÌÑ Ý ÑÉ Ë Ø Ì Ð ÚØÉø ÉÅÝ ÐÑÒÉ Ò Ö ÝÆ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉ ÚØÉ ÀÉ ÖÉÝ ÔÑÉ ÐÉÐ ø ÚØÉ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉµ Ñ ØÉ Ý Ø ùø Ü ÔÉÖ ÝËÉ ØÉØ ÖÉÌÑÉ ÜÉ Þ ØÉØÖ ÉÖ ÀÉ É ÝÝ ÐÉÐ ÜÉ Þ ØÉØÖ ËØ ÀÉ É ÝÝ µ ÝØÉÖ Ñ ÑÒÉØÉÖ ÔÑÉ Ö ÜÉ Ý Now keep your palms in the namaste posture and perform ØÉØÉÚ ØÉÝ ¹ Ñ by reciting Ú ÒÚ ÉÚÒ Ý ÑÉÝ ÉÚ Ô ÉØ Ø ÔÉÖÚÉ ØÉØ ÉÚ ËÜ Ø Ö Ò ÒÒ ØÉÑÒ ÖÉØÉÖ ÉÚ ÝËÉ Ô Ö Æ ÉÚ Ö Ò ÔÉÖ Ý Ò Ý ÔÖÑ Ü ÖÉÚ ËÜ ËÉ Ö Ý ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ùøñ ÑÉ ÝØÉÖ Ñ ÑÒÉØÉÖ Ô É ÝÑÉ ÖÉÑ ÉÚ É Ñ ÉÚÔÉÖ Ø Ý ÉÚÝ ÑÚ ÖÝØ Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite ÒÑÒÉØÉÖ ÉÝ ÔÉ Ø ÚÉÝ Ñ ÔÉ ÜÉ Ü 15 Sunder Kidambi

18 Touch your nose and recite ØÐÑÉ ÒÉ Touch your chest and recite ÐÖÉ Ñ ÚØ ÖÉÑ Ò Ú Ò Ý In the namaste posture, recite ÔÉ ØÉ Ú ØÉÚÝ ØÉù Ø Ð Ú ØÉÚÑÉ Ú ÜÉ Ò ØÉù Ø ØÉÚÑÉ ÖÝ Ñ ÑÉ Ú ÔÚ ØÉÖÑÉ ü ÒÑÉ Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite ÔÉÖÆÚ ÉÝ Ü ÖÉÔÉøÖ ÉÑ Touch your nose and recite Ú ÝØÉÖ ÒÉ Touch your chest and recite ÔÖÑ ØÉÑ ÚØ Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite ùö Ø ø ÔÉØ ÚÉÝ É Ø Ò ÑÉ ØÉÖ ÔÉù üø üøé Ú ÜÉ ØÑ ËÉ ÝÔ ÀÉ øö ÜÝ Touch your nose and recite ÝØÉÖ ÙÜÉÆ É ÜÉ ÔÉ ÔÉø Ø ÔÀÉ ÉØ ØÉÖ ÜÉ ÔÉ ØÉÝ ÒÉ ÑÉ Touch your chest and recite 16 Sunder Kidambi

19 ÉøÒ Ú ÖÉ Ú øë Ú Æ ÒÉØÉøÖ Ú ËÉ Ú Ú ÚØ Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite Ú ØÉÖÉÝ Ü Ú ËÉ Ú Ñ ØÉÖ Touch your nose and recite Ú ÝØÉÖ ÒÉ Touch your chest and recite Ú Ø ÚØ Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite ÝØÉÖ Ë Ö ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ Ü Touch your nose and recite ÜÉ ÔÉ ÒÉ Touch your chest and recite ÔÖÑ ØÉÑ ÚØ ÖÉ ÚÜ ÑÉ Ô ÔÉÖ Æ Ý Ñµ Ú Ò Ý Now perform ÔÉÖ Æ Ý ÑÑÉ (see appendix) ten times. Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite Ý Ø Ú ÉÝ Ú Ñ Ú Ü Touch your nose and recite ÜÉ ÔÉ ÒÉ Touch your chest and recite ÝØÉÖ ÚØ In the namaste posture, recite ÝØÉÖ Ú Ò Ú Ò Ý 17 Sunder Kidambi

20 Ý ÚÖ Ú ÖÑÉ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ ÑÉ ØÑÉ ÝØÉÖ ÑÉ ÒÉ ÑÉ Ñ Ø ÑÉ ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ Ü ÉÚÒ Ç ß ß ÐÑ ÔÉùÖ Ú Ò ÑÉ ÑÒ Ñ Ú ËÉ ÚÑ Ú ËÉ Ú ÖÉÚÑ ÖÉÚ Ô ù ù Ö ÑÉ ÝØÉÖ ÑÉ Ú Ý Ñ Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite Ú ØÉÖÉÝ Ü Ú ËÉ Ú Ñ ØÉÖ Touch your nose and recite Ú ÝØÉÖ ÒÉ Touch your chest and recite Ú Ø ÚØ In the namaste posture, recite ËÀÉÃ ÉÖ ÖÑÉ ÚÑÉ Ö Þ Ø øú ùü ØÑÉ ÖÉÝÑÆÉ ÐÑØÉùÝ ÉÌÑÉ ØÉùÝ ÝØÉ ÉÚÖÉÆ ÑÉ Ö ÑÉ Ý Ú É Ú Ø ß ÉÑ ÑÉ Ø ù Ý ÖÉÑ Ø ø Ö ÔÉ ÖÖ ÝØÉØ ÉÝ ÝØÉø ÖÉ ÉØØÉøÚ ÖÆÉ Ý Ô ÉÑ Now recite the ÝØÉÖ ÑÒÉØÉÖÑÉ ÇÑÉ ùöé ùú É Ú ØØÉ Ú ÖÉÚ ÖÆ ÝÑÉ ÖÉ Ú ÉÝ Ø ùñ Ø ù Ý Ý Ò ÔÉÖ Ý ØÉ 1008 or 108 times, as chosen in the ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉº Perform ÔÉÖ Æ Ý ÑÑÉ once. In the ÀÉ ÐÉÔÑÉ posture, recite Ð Ú ÉÅÝ ÐÑÒÉ Ò Ö ÝÆ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉ ÚØÉ ÀÉ ÖÉÝ ÔÑÉ ÐÉÐ ÚØÉ ÔÉÖ ØÉÝÖÉÌÑÉµ ÝØÉÖ ÙØÉøÚ ÒÑÉ Ö ÜÉ Ý 18 Sunder Kidambi

21 Touch the scalp with your right fingers and recite ÙØÉØÑ ØÉÝ Ú ÉÝ Ú Ñ Ú Ü Touch your nose and recite ÜÉ ÔÉ ÒÉ Touch your chest and recite ÝØÉÖ ÚØ ÝØÉÖ ÙØÉøÚ Ò Ú Ò Ý In the namaste posture, recite ÙØÉØ Ñ Ë Ã Ö Ú ùñéý ÑÉ ÔÖÉÚØ ÖÉ Ò ÔÉøÖ ÉÑ ÆÔÉù Ý ÉÝ ÉÅ ÒÑÉ É Ú ÝÌ ÃÑÉ Prostrate and recite your Ô ùú Ý (see appendix). Do ÑÒÑÉ twice and perform the ØÉØÉÚ ØÉÝ ÑÉ by reciting Ú ÒÚ ÉÚÒ Ý ÑÉÝ ÉÚ Ô ÉØ Ø ÔÉÖÚÉ ØÉØ ÉÚ ËÜ Ø Ö Ò ÒÒ ØÉÑÒ ÖÉØÉÖ ÉÚ ÝËÉ Ô Ö Æ ÉÚ Ö Ò ÔÉÖ Ý Ò Ý ÔÖÑ Ü ÖÉÚ ËÜ ËÉ Ö Ý ÔØ ÉÚ ËÜ ùøñ ÑÉ ÝØÉÖ Ñ ÑÒÉØÉÖ Ô É ÝÑÉ ÖÉÑ ÉÚ É Ñ ÉÚÔÉÖ Ø Ý ÉÚÝ ÑÚ Ö ØÚ ÒÉ This completes the ÝØÉÖ ÔÑÉº ÖÉÚÑÉ Ð É ÜÉÆ ÖÉÔÆÑ É 19 Sunder Kidambi

22 Appendix ÑÒÑÉ Sit squattingin the ü ÉüÞ Òposture withhands betweenthe 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 ÇÑÉ É Ø Ý ÒÑ Repeat the above procedure by uttering ÇÑÉ ÒÒÉØ Ý ÒÑ ÇÑÉ Ú ÒÉ Ý ÒÑ 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. ÔÉÖ Æ Ý ÑÑÉ 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 Ö¹ º Next, close the right nostril with the right hand thumb and inhale slowly through the left nostril. This process is called Ö º In the second part, close the left nostril with the middle finger thus holding the breath. This process is called üñé º Mentally recite the following mantras three times. ÇÑÉ ù ÇÑÉ ùú ÇÑÉ Ú ÇÑÉ Ñ ÇÑÉ Ò ÇÑÉ ØÔ ÇÑÉ ØÉÝÑÉ ÇÑÉ ØØÉ Ú ÖÉÚ ÖÆÉ ÝÑÉ ÖÉ Ú ÉÝ Ø ùñ Ø ù Ý Ý Ò ÔÉÖ Ý ØÉ 20 Sunder Kidambi

23 ÇÑÉ Ô É Ý Ø Ö ÑÉ ØÑÉÔÉøÖ ÉÑ ùöé ùú É Ú Ö ÑÉ In the third part, keep the left nostril closed with the ring finger and exhale through the right nostril. Say ÇÑÉ and touch the right ear. This constitutes one ÔÉÖ Æ Ý ÑÑÉº Ô ùú ÒÑÉ 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 Ô ùú Ý choose from column two of Table based on your gotram ØÉÖÝ ÖÉÜÝ ÔÉÖÚÖ ÒÉÚ Ø(orÔÅÉ ÖÉÜÝ ÔÉÖÚÖ ÒÉÚ Ødependinguponyour ØÉÖÑÉº choose from column one of Table based on your gotram ØÉÖ choose from column two of Table 3 based on your branch of veda ØÉÖ choose from column one of Table 3 based on your branch of veda Ë Ã ØÉùÝ Ý say your name ËÖÉÑ Ò Ñ ÑÉ ÉÑ As an example, Ô ùú Ý ØÉ ÖÝ ÖÉÒ Ò ËÉ Ý Ú ËÉ Ú ØÉÖÝ ÖÉÜÝ ÔÉÖÚÖ ÒÉÚ Ø ØÉ ÖÝ ØÉÖ Ô ÉØÑÉ ØÉÖ Ý ËÉ Ë Ã ØÉùÝ Ý ÒÉ ÖÖ ËÖÉÑ Ò Ñ ÑÉ ÉÑ 21 Sunder Kidambi

24 Mantra ÇÑÉ ËÚ Ý ÒÑ ÇÑÉ Ò Ö ÝÆ Ý ÒÑ ÇÑÉ Ñ Ú Ý ÒÑ ÇÑÉ Ú ÒÉ Ý ÒÑ ÇÑÉ Ú ÜÉÆ Ú ÒÑ Action Right hand thumb touching the right cheek Right hand thumb touching the left cheek Right hand ring finger touching the right eye Right hand ring finger touching the left eye Right hand index finger touching the right nostril ÇÑÉ Ñ ù Ò Ý ÒÑ Right hand index finger touching the left nostril ÇÑÉ ØÉÖ Ú ÉÖÑ Ý ÒÑ ÇÑÉ Ú ÑÒ Ý ÒÑ ÇÑÉ Ð Ö Ý ÒÑ ÇÑÉ Ü Ü Ý ÒÑ ÇÑÉ ÔØÉøÑÒ Ý ÒÑ Right hand little finger touching the right ear Right hand little finger touching the left ear Right hand middle finger touching the right shoulder Right hand middle finger touching the left shoulder Right hand fingers touching the navel ÇÑÉ Ñ Ö Ý ÒÑ Right hand fingers touching the scalp Table 1: Mantra and Action involved in the second part of Acamanam 22 Sunder Kidambi

25 ØÉÖÑÉ ÖØÉøÚ ØÉ ÖÝ Ú ùð ÐÚØÉ Ë ÔÉÖÚÖÑÉ ÀÉ øö ÖÉ ÉÔØÉÝ ÖØÉøÚ ØÉ ÖÝ ÖÉÒ Ò ËÉ Ý Ú ËÉ Ú ÖÉ Ú Ú Ø ÚÉÝ Ú ÖÉ Ú ÉÝÚÒ ÔÉÐÚ Ò Ó ÖÚ Ñ ÉÅÉÝ ÚËÉ Ú Ñ ØÉÖ ÑÖÉÜÆ Ë Ú ËÉ Ú Ñ ØÉÖ ÚËÉ Ú Ñ ØÉÖ ÚÖ Ø Ó Ð ÒÉ øòéý Ö Ø ÆÉ Ú ÆÉ Ú ÔÖ ËÖ Ú ÜÉ ÑØÉÖ Ú Æ ÆÉ øòéý ÀÉ øö ÑÉ Ö Ü ÚÒ ËÉ Ú ÀÉ øö Ñ ÆÉ Ú ÀÉ øö Ö ÆÉ Ú Ú ÜÉ Ë ÉØÉÝ Ô Ö ËÖÉÝ Ë ÆÉ øðéý ËÉ ÝÔ ÚØÉ Ö Ë ÆÉ øðéý 23 Sunder Kidambi

26 ØÉÖÑÉ Ë ÆÉ øðéý ËÉ ÝÔ Ñ ØÉø ÐÉÝ Ñ ØÉø ÐÉÝ Ñ ØÉø ÐÉÝ ÔÉÖÚÖÑÉ ËÉ ÝÔ ÚØÉ Ö ÚÐ ËÉ ÝÔ ÚØÉ Ö ÚÐ ÀÉ øö Ô ÖÑÉÝËÉ Ú Ñ ØÉø ÐÉÝ Ø ÖÉ ÉÝ Ô ÖÑÉÝËÉ Ú Ñ ØÉø ÐÉÝ ÀÉ øö ÚÉÝ Ñ ØÉø ÐÉÝ ÒØÉù Ú ËÉ ÝÔ ËÉ ÝÔ ÚØÉ Ö ÒØÉù Ú ÀÉ É Ø ÀÉ É Ø üøé Ë ÑÖÉÜÆ ÉØÉÝ Ö ÝÆ ÀÉ øö ÖÚ Ø ÀÉ É ØÉÝ Ë ØÉøÝ ÖÚ Ø ÀÉ É ØÉÝ ÀÉ øö Ñ ÒÉ ØÉÖ ØÉ ÀÉ øö Ô ÖüØÉ ØÉÖ ÉÝ ØÉÝ ÖÉÞÉùÝÉ Ø ÑÚ ÀÉ øö Ô ÖÉË ËÉ Ú Ö Ø ùøö 24 Sunder Kidambi

27 ØÉÖÑÉ ÖÉ ÖÉ ÔÉÖÚÖÑÉ ÀÉ øö ÖÉ ÉÔØÉÝ ÖØÉøÚ ËÒÉÝ ÖÉ ÉøÝ ÀÉ øö ËÒÉÝ ÖÉ ÉøÝ Table 2: Gotram and Pravaram. Ú Éø ØÉÖ ËÉ ÚÐ ÝÒ ØÉÝ ÝÒ Ý ÖÉ Ô ÉØÑÉ ÝÒ Ñ ØÉÖ ÉÝ ÝÆ ÖÆ ÝÆ Table 3: Veda and Sutra Sunder Kidambi

28 1 ÔÉÖ Ú 16 ØÉÖ 2 Ú Ú 17 ÉÚ 3 Ë ÉÐ 18 Ø ÖÆ 4 ÔÉÖ Ñ øø 19 Ô ÖÉØ Ú 5 ÔÉÖ ØÉÔØÉØ 20 ÚÉÝÝ 6 ÀÉ øö 21 ÖÉÚ ØÉ 7 Ð Ã 22 ÖÉÚ Ö 8 Ú 23 Ú Ö Ø ù 9 Ú 24 Ú É Ø ÃÖ 11 ÁËÉ ÚÖ 26 ÒÒÉ Ò 12 ÒÉÝ 27 Ú Ý 13 ÔÉÖÑ Ø 28 Ý 14 Ú ÉÖÑ 29 ÑÒÉÑÌ 15 Ú Ü 30 øöé 26 Sunder Kidambi

29 31 Ú ÑÉÔ ø 46 ÔÖ Ú 32 Ú ÑÉÔ ø 47 ÔÉÖÑ Ø ø 33 Ú Ö 48 ÒÒÉ 34 Ë ÖÉÚÖ 49 Ö 35 ÔÉÐÚ 50 Ò 36 Ë É ØÉ 51 Ô ÀÉ 37 Ë É ØÉ 52 ÉØ 38 É Ö Ø ù 53 ØÉø ÖÉØ 39 Ú ËÉ Ú Ú 54 Ö ØÉøÖ 40 ÔÖ Ú 55 øöéñø 41 ÔÉÐÚÀÉ 56 øòé øô ù 42 Ð 57 Ø ù Ö ØÉø Ö 43 ÑÉÝ 58 Ö ÉØ 44 ÖÆ 59 É Ö Ò 45 Ú Ö Ø ù É ØÉ 60 Ý Table 4: Samvatsaram 27 Sunder Kidambi

30 ÝÆÑÉ ÙØÉØÖ Æ Period Mid January to Mid July Mid July to Mid January Table 5: Ayanam Ú ÒÉØ ÉøÖ ÜÉÑ ÚÖÉÜ ËÖØÉ Period Mid April to Mid June Mid June to Mid August Mid August to Mid October Mid October to Mid December ÑÒÉØ Mid December to Mid February Ë Ë Ö Mid February to Mid April Table 6: Ritu or Seasons 28 Sunder Kidambi

31 Ñ ÑÉ ØÉÖ ÚË Ã É ÝÜÉ Ü ËÉ Ö ÚÆ Period March to April April to May May to June June to July July to August ØÉøÖÔ August to September ËÉ Ú ÖÉØ Ñ ÖÉ Ë Ö ÜÉÝ Ñ September to October October to November November to December December to January January to February È ÐÉüøÆ February to March Table 7: Lunar months 29 Sunder Kidambi

32 Ñ ÑÉ ÑÜ ÚÉ Ü Ñ Ò Þ ÑÉ ÒÉÝ Ð Period Mid April to Mid May Mid May to Mid June Mid June to Mid July Mid July to Mid August Mid August to Mid September Mid September to Mid October Mid October to Mid November ÚÉ ËÉ Mid November to Mid December É Ñ Ö üñé Ñ Ò Mid December to Mid January Mid January to Mid February Mid February to Mid March Mid March to Mid April Table 8: Solar months 30 Sunder Kidambi

33 Day of the week Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Vaaram Ú Ö ÒÉ øú Ö ÑÚ Ö ÑÉÝÚ Ö üø Ú Ö ÔÉù üøú Ö ÉØ ÖÚ Ö Table 9: Vaaram 31 Sunder Kidambi

34 1 ËÉ Ú Ò 10 Ñ 19 Ð 2 ÖÆ 11 ÖÉÚÈ ÐÉüøÒ 20 ÖÉÚ Ü 3 É ØÉØ 12 ÙØÉØÖÈ ÐÉüøÒ 21 ÙØÉØÖ Ë 4 Ö Æ 13 ÉØ 22 ËÉ ÖÚÆ 5 ÑÉ Ë ÖÉÜ 14 ØÉÖ 23 Ò ÜÉ 6 ÖÉØÉøÖ 15 ÉÚ Ø 24 ËØÔ ùü 7 ÒÖÉÚ 16 Ú Ë Ã 25 ÖÉÚ ØÉøÖ 8 ÜÉÝ 17 Ö 26 ÙØÉØÖ ØÉøÖ 9 ËÉ ÐÜ 18 É ÝÜÉ 27 ÖÚØ Table 10: Nakshtram 32 Sunder Kidambi

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