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  • Mantra For Offering Food To Crows.

    Mantra For Offering Food To Crows.

    It is the belief of Hindus that ancestors are to be respected and one should express gratitude to them because of them we are what we are .This respect is to be offered with complete Faith, though the Sanskrit word Sraddha’ s full import is not expressed in the term Faith. In this context, Sraddha’ means, in addition to Faith, dedication and an attitude of reverence to ancestors.This offering of Sraddha is to be performed daily; it got diluted to 96 and now it is once a year!Please read my articles on Sraddha for details.

    After the Sraddha ceremony is over at home, food prepared is first offered to Crows. Only then can the Priests and householders partake food.

    The offering of food to Crows , is not limited to Sraddha days. Food has to be offered to Crows daily. Food has to be offered to Deities daily. Freshly cooked food is to be offered. There are different views on whether one can offer the food offered to Deities, Naivedya, can be offered to Crows as Crows represent Pitrus.My view is that Same food may be offered to Deities and Crows separately and not the food offered to God to pitrus or the other way around.

    Concept of Pitrus, I have written in detail. I am providing Mantra to be recited while offering food to Crows. This was difficult to come by. I expressed this in one of my articles. Sri. Vasudevan has taken the trouble of searching for the Mantra and forwarded it to me. Thanks Sri.Vasudevan.

    Mantra to be chanted while offering food to Crows.
    Mantra for offering food to Crows

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  • Yajur Upakarma Avani Avittam Vedic Course Details.

    As most of you are aware there are Four Vedas.

    Rig,Yajur Sama and Atharva,

    In addition to this there are Vedangas , which contain other Sciences like Archery, Astronomy and the like.

    Based on the station of Life of an individual. the Life of an Individual was divided into four parts.

    Brahmacharya,Period of Study,

    Gruhastha,period of Married Life,

    Vanaprastha ,Preparatory Period for Renunciation and handing over of family responsibilities and

    Sanyasa, Period of Renunciation.

    Please read my posts on this under ‘Hinduism/Indian Philosophy).

    Normally the child is sent for learning at the age of Five after Yagnypaveeda ceremony to the teacher where the child stays and learns.

    The period of study:

    Nine years, called Adhama, not very auspicious,

    Twelve Years,Madhyama, Acceptable,

    Eighteen Years,Uthama, The best.

    There were also people who were doing the Adhyana, or the learning of the Vedas, for thirty-six years or through out their Life.

    One can remain a Brahmachari, without marrying through out Life learning the Vedas.

    There were Two Terms in a year.

    The First Term is called ‘Upakarma’ Months.

    The Second Term is for Seven moths called ‘Uthsarjanam or ‘Uthsargam’

    One is reminded of Upakarma.

    This is when the Upakarma term begins.

    For Rig Vedis,Upakarma falls on the Sravana Nakshatra during th Sravan Month.

    This period is between the Amavasya of Adi and Avani.( Tamil months)

    For Yajur Vedis. the Upakarma falls on the Full Moon , Poornima of Sravana month.

    During the Mahabharata battle Lord Krishna artificially created an Eclipse to ensure the ‘Ritual Killing of  a Prince(Arjuna’s son, Aravan)

    The Rig Vedis and the Yajur Vedis were performing the Upakarma on the Poornima Day..

    This resulted in the change of days  in Thithis, the waxing and waning of the moon.

    The next Nakshatra is Avitta.

    So, the Upakarma was performed  in Avitta  with Poornima by the Yajur Vedis.

    But Rig Vedis  stick to Sravana nakshtra.

    Sama Vedis perform this Upakarma in the Pathrapad(Purattasi) in Hastha Nakshatra.

    Mostly this falls on Ganesh Chaturthi day.

    The Veda  teaching begins on the Upakarma Day.

    Students will be taught Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads,

    This shall continue till Pushya Monh, ‘Thai’ in Tamil.

    The Term will end here by performing ‘Uthsarjan karma’

    This will be performed on the Poornma or the Rohini Nakshatra that occurs before this Poornima.

    Rig Vedis and Yajur Vedis follow this.

    Sama Vedis end the term in Maaka Month Ppornima.

    Uthsarjanam means’ leaving out’

    The term ends here.

    Next term begins from the Upakarma Day.

    Here the Vedangas,the other Sciences will be taught, Astrology,Astronomy,Linguistics, etc,

    Veda will not be taught in this period.

    List of Holidays for the students,

    Every moth, Full Moon Day, New Moon,Two Ashtamis,(eighth day from Full New Moon/New Moon), Two Chaturdasi (Fouteenth Day from new Moon/Full Month)

    The there are three Holidays following the conclusion of each term.

    So a student gets 12 Holidays in a year.

    Remind me of casual Leave in offices!

    In addition to this for unusual circumstances, like Forest fire, Storm’ heavy rains holidays were declared.

    During Grahana (Eclipse) Veda is not taught, but one has to recite what has been learnt,

    Reference.

    Deivathin Kural , Kanchi  Periyavar.

    Related;

    Rig and Yajur Upakarma 2014 falls on August 11th.

    Krishna Yajur Upakarma Mantars download.

    http://www.brahminsnet.com/forums/showthread.php/4287-Download-Yajur-Upakarma-2013-Tamil-English-Sanksrit-3-in-one

    http://www.ibiblio.org/sadagopan/sundarasimham/Srisookthis/Yajurupaakarma.pdf

    Krishna Yajur Upakarma  20 August, Tuesday, mantras Download.

    http://allevents.in/Blacktown/Krishna-Yajur-Veda-Upakarma-Avani-Avittam-2013/524615874269946

    Rig Upakarma Mantra Download.

    https://www.trsiyengar.com/id50.shtml

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