Upanayanam
Upanayanam is the samskara at which a boy receives the yagnopaveetam and the Gayatri mantra from his father, and begins his daily sandhyavandanam. We perform it in your family sutra, fix the muhurtham from the boy’s jatakam, and arrange the samagri, the homa kundam and the purohits.
The heart of it is the upadesam: the father gives the Gayatri to the son, and from that day the boy performs his own sandhyavandanam. Everything before it — the kanyadanam of the boy to the acharya, the yagnopaveeta dharana, the homam, the bhiksha — leads to that moment, and we do not let the morning run so long that it arrives with everyone tired.
The age and the season follow the sutra: eight for Brahmins, and the months the panchangam allows. Where a boy is older than the customary age, the samskara is still performed in full and there is nothing lesser about it; many families come to us for exactly that.
Afterwards we teach the boy his sandhyavandanam properly, in as many sittings as it takes, rather than leaving him with a printed sheet.
No prices are listed here. Each karyam is quoted on the phone, once we know the date, the place and the custom your family follows.
Questions about this karyam
What is the right age?
Eight by the sutra for most families, counted from conception. Where the boy is older, the samskara is performed in full and is not diminished.
Which months are allowed?
The panchangam limits it, chiefly to the months from Magha to Jyeshtha. Give us the boy’s birth details and we will give you the muhurthams.
Will he be taught the sandhyavandanam?
Yes. We teach it to him afterwards, over as many sittings as he needs, so that he can actually keep it.
How long does the morning run?
About four hours with the homam and the bhiksha. We plan it so the upadesam does not fall at the tired end of it.