Aswalayana Aupasanam

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It is important to learn the svaras for chanting the mantras from one's Guru.

Ācamanaṃ

Take water thrice with Uttarani in the right hand and consume it with the following mantra.

Oṃ acyutāya nama​:

Oṃ anantāya nama​:

Oṃ govindāya nama​:

Touch the respective limbs with the fingers of the right hand as per the Nāmas below.

Nāma	Finger	Touch
Keśava	Thumb	Right cheek
Nārāyaṇa	Thumb	Left cheek
Mādhava	Ring	Right eye
Govinda	Ring	Left eye
Viṣṇu	Index	Right nostril
Madhusūdana	Index	Left nostril
Trivikrama	Little	Right ear
Vāmana	Little	Left ear
Śrīdhara	Middle	Right shoulder
Hṛṣīkeśa	Middle	Left shoulder
Padmanābha	Four fingers	Chest
Dāmodarā	All five fingers	Head

Śrī gaṇapati dhyānaṃ

Śuklāṃ baradharaṃ viṣṇuṃ śaśivarṇaṃ caturbhujam .

Prasanna vadanaṃ dhyāyet sarva vighnopa śāntaye ..

Pinch both sides of the forehead three times with both hands.

Prāṇāyāma​:

Ŏṃ bhū: ŏṃ bhuva: ŏṃ sva: ŏṃ maha: ŏṃ jana​: ŏṃ tapa: ŏṃ satyaṃ . Ŏṃ tatsa̍vi̱turvare̍ṇya̱ṃ bhargo̍ de̱vasya̍ dhīmahi . Dhiyo̱ yona̍: praco̱dayā̍̍t ..

Ŏṃ āpo̱ jyotī̱raso̱mruta̱ṃ brahma̱ bhūrbhuva̱svarom .

Cover the right side of the nose with the thumb and inhale through the left nostril. Then, cover the left side of the nose with the ring finger and exhale through the right nostril.

Saṅkalpam

mamopātta samasta durita kṣayadvārā śrī parameśvara prītyarthaṃ pūrvedyuḥ (kartavyena) sāyamaupāsanena saha adyaprātaraupāsanaṃ vrīhibhiḥ taṇḍulairvā tantreṇa hoṣyāmi .

After the saṅkalpa, perform sāttvika tyāga and touch water.

Anvādhānam

tadaṅgamanvādhānaṃ kariṣye .

Take two samidhs.

pūrvedyuḥ sāyamaupāsanadevate agniṃ prajāpatim, adyaprātaraupāsanadevate sūryaṃ prajāpatiṃ ca taṇḍuladravyeṇa yakṣye .

(Meditate on Prajāpati mentally.)

svāhā — prajāpataye idam . (place one samidh in the fire) svāhā — prajāpataye idam . (place the second samidh in the fire)

Sweep around the fire three times (parisamūhana), spread darbha around it (paristaraṇa), and sprinkle water around it three times (paryukṣaṇa).

Haviḥ saṃskāraḥ

Sprinkle water three times on the wife’s cupped hands with “bhūrbhuvaḥ svaḥ” and place rice moistened with water in them. Singe the offering with a burning darbha, sprinkle it with the Gāyatrī, and with the same burning darbha go around it three times (paryagnikaraṇa). Throw the firebrand towards the south-west (nirṛti) or into the fire, and touch water.

Agnyalaṅkaraṇam

viśvā̍ni no du̱rgahā̍ jātaveda̱: sindhu̱ṃ na nā̱vā du̍ri̱tāti̍ parṣi . agne̍ atri̱vannama̍sā gṛṇā̱no̱3’smāka̍ṃ bodhyavi̱tā ta̱nūnā̍m .. yastvā̍ hṛ̱dā kī̱riṇā̱ manya̍mā̱no’ma̍rtya̱ṃ martyo̱ joha̍vīmi . jāta̍vedo̱ yaśo̍ a̱smāsu̍ dhehi pra̱jābhi̍ragne amṛta̱tvama̍śyām .. yasmai̱ tvaṃ su̱kṛte̍ jātaveda u lo̱kama̍gne kṛ̱ṇava̍: syo̱nam . a̱śvina̱ṃ sa pu̱triṇa̍ṃ vī̱rava̍nta̱ṃ goma̍ntaṃ ra̱yiṃ na̍śate sva̱sti .. [ṛ. 5.4.9-11]

Thus adorn Agni.

Homaḥ

hoṣyāmi .

Silently place one samidh in the fire, mentally reciting “svāhā — prajāpataye idam”.

When the samidh is ablaze, take half of the offering from the wife’s hands into your own, divide it into two, and take one part.

Sāyam āhuti dvayam

agnaye svāhā — agnaya idaṃ, na mama . (in the middle of the fire)

Take the other part.

prajāpataye svāhā — prajāpataye idaṃ, na mama . (in the north-east part of the fire, without touching the first offering, using the side of the palm)

Take the remaining half from the wife’s hands, divide it into two, and take one part.

Prātar āhuti dvayam

sūryāya svāhā — sūryāya idaṃ, na mama . (in the middle of the fire) prajāpataye svāhā — prajāpataye idaṃ, na mama . (in the north-east part of the fire)

Sweep around the fire three times and sprinkle water around it three times.

Āhuti saṃsarga prāyaścitta homaḥ

Perform only if the offerings touched each other.

āhutisaṃsargaprāyaścittārthaṃ vanaspatihomaṃ kariṣye .

yatra vettha ityasya viśvāmitraḥ ṛṣiḥ . gāyatrīcchandaḥ . vanaspatirdevatā . āhutisaṃsargaprāyaścittārthe home viniyogaḥ .

yatra̱ vettha̍ vanaspate de̱vānā̱ṃ guhyā̱ nāmā̍ni . tatra̍ ha̱vyāni̍ gāmaya .. [ṛ. 5.5.10] svāhā — vanaspataye idaṃ, na mama .

Place one samidh in the fire.

Viṣṇu smaraṇa homaḥ

Take one samidh or two darbhas.

śrīviṣṇave svāhā — śrīviṣṇave paramātmane idaṃ, na mama .

Place it in the fire. Remove the paristaraṇa starting from the east and release it to the north. Sweep around the fire three times and sprinkle water around it three times.

Agnyupasthānam (saṃsthājapaḥ)

Oṃ, agnyupasthānaṃ kariṣye .

ośca me ityasya sārasvataḥ ṛṣiḥ . triṣṭup chandaḥ . agnirdevatā . agnyupasthāne viniyogaḥ .

Oṃ ca me svaraśca me yajñopa ca te namaśca . yat te nyūnaṃ tasmai te upa yatte atiriktaṃ tasmai te namaḥ .. [āśva. śrau. sū. 1.11.15]

agne̱ naya̍ su̱pathā̍ rā̱ye a̱smān viśvā̍ni deva va̱yunā̍ni vi̱dvān . yu̱yo̱dhya1smajju̍hurā̱ṇameno̱ bhūyi̍ṣṭhāṃ te̱ nama̍uktiṃ vidhema .. [ṛ. 1.189.1]

mantrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ hutāśana . yaddhutaṃ tu mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu te ..

prāyaścittānyaśeṣāṇi tapaḥkarmātmakāni vai . yāni teṣāmaśeṣāṇāṃ kṛṣṇānusmaraṇaṃ param .. [viṣṇupurāṇam, 2.6.37]

kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa . (four times)

Abhivāda namaskāraḥ

Prostrate and perform abhivādana.

abhivādaye ___ trayārṣeya/pañcārṣeya pravarānvita ___ gotraḥ ___ āśvalāyana sūtraḥ ___ ṛkśākhādhyāyī ___ śarmā nāma ahaṃ asmi bhoḥ .

Place the pavitra on the ear and perform ācamana. Untie the knot of the pavitra, discard it, and perform sāttvika tyāga.

Ācamanaṃ

Take water thrice with Uttarani in the right hand and consume it with the following mantra.

Oṃ acyutāya nama​:

Oṃ anantāya nama​:

Oṃ govindāya nama​:

Touch the respective limbs with the fingers of the right hand as per the Nāmas below.

Nāma	Finger	Touch
Keśava	Thumb	Right cheek
Nārāyaṇa	Thumb	Left cheek
Mādhava	Ring	Right eye
Govinda	Ring	Left eye
Viṣṇu	Index	Right nostril
Madhusūdana	Index	Left nostril
Trivikrama	Little	Right ear
Vāmana	Little	Left ear
Śrīdhara	Middle	Right shoulder
Hṛṣīkeśa	Middle	Left shoulder
Padmanābha	Four fingers	Chest
Dāmodarā	All five fingers	Head

kāyena vācā manasendriyairvā buddhyātmanā vā prakṛteḥ svabhāvāt . karomi yadyatsakalaṃ parasmai nārāyaṇāyeti samarpayāmi ..

|| Oṃ tatsat brahmārpaṇamastu ||