Aachanaman, Two leave Dharba pavithram, additional two leave Dharbam for Aasanam and two leaves to be folded and kept in the Finger Ring. Praanaayaamam.

For Ahobilamutt followers - to begin with:

Yasyaa bhavathu baktha Janaardhahanthu pithruthva manyeshva vichaarya dhoornam, Sthambevathaara damananya labhyam Lakshmi Nrusimham Charanam prabadhye|

For all Vadakalai Sect, including Ahobila Mutt followers:

*****Srimaan Venkatanaathaarya Kavitharkiga kesari)

Vedaanthaachaarya varyome sannidathaam sathaahruthi||

Gurubhya: Thath Gurubyaschha namo Vakamatheemahe

Vruneemahesa thathraathyoku thambathee jagadaambathree

Swaseshaboodhena maya sweeyai: sarvaparichathai

vithaathum preethamaathmaanam deva: prakramathe swayam.

For Vadakalai & Thenkalai - common:

Sukhlaambaratharam Vishnum sasivarnam chathurbhujam|

Prasannavadanam dhyaayeth sarvavigknobashanthaye||

Yasyathvradha vakthraathyaa: Paarishadhyaa paraschatham|

Vignam niknanthi sathatham Vishvaksenam thamachraye||

Hariharonthathsath, Sri Govinda, Govinda Asyassri bhagavatha: mahaapurushasya Vishnoragnjya pravarthamaanasya aadhya Brahmmana: dhweitheeya paraarthe Srischvedhavaraakakalpe vaivastha manvanthre kaliyuge prathame paathe jamputhvIbe bhaarathavarshe bharathakande sakaapthe, merokrdakshine paarsve: asmin vardhthamaane vyaavhaarike, prabhaavaathi sashti samvathsaraanaam madhye, Dharana Naama samvathsare, Dakshinaayane, Varsha ruthou, Kataka Maase, Sukhla Pakshe, Pournamaasyaam subha thithou, Bhanu vaasara yukthaayaam, Sravishtaa Nakshathra yukthaayaam, Sri Vishnuyoka Srivishnu Karana, Vanasai Karana, adhikanda Karana, Evanguna Viseshana vasishtaayaam asyaam Pournamaasyaam subhathirhou, Sri Bhagavath Agnja -

Srimann Naarayana Preethiyarththam (For Vadakalai)

Bhagavath Kainkarya Roopam ( for Thenkalai) *****

For first Poonal: -

mama sraouthasmaarththa vidhi vihitha nithya karmaanushtaana yogyatha sidhiyartham Yagnjopaveetha thaaranam karishye:

Yagnjopaveetha Dhaarana mahaamanthrasya Brammarishi: thrushtupchantha: thrayee vidhyaadevatha yagnjopaveetha dhaarane viniyoka:

For married persons - Second Poonal:-

gaarkhasidhiyartham dwideeya yagnjopaveetha dhaaranam karishye:

Yagnjopaveetha Dhaarana mahaamanthrasya Brammarishi: thrushtupchantha: thrayee vidhyaadevatha yagnjopaveetha dhaarane viniyoka:

Yagnjopaveetha Dhaarana mahaamanthrasya Brammarishi: thrushtupchantha: thrayee vidhyaadevatha yagnjopaveetha dhaarane viniyoka:

Achanamam. Remove the old Poonal.

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For Kaamokarsheeth Japam:

Again Sankalpam from (to begin from *****____*****)

...thaishyaam Pournamaasyaam adhyaayothsarjana akarana praayaschiththaartham Ashtothra Sahasra sankya (for 1008 counts) or Ashtothra satha sankya (for 108 counts) "kaamokaarshIth, ManyukaarshIth" ithi manthra Japam karishye|

(Now do the Japam for 1008 or 108 times as your time permits by reciting  "kaamokaarshIth, ManyukaarshIth")

Namaskaaram, Abivaathanam.

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Sravana Sankalpams for Navakaandarishi Tharppanam

Again, after Maadhyaanika Sandhyavandanam, to start the sankalpam from beginning as quoted from *****_______***** in the first.

....Kshethre, swaami sannithou,

1. Sraavanyaam Pournamaasyaam adhyaayopakarma karishye;

2. Thathangam Kaaveri Snaanamaham karishye;

3. Thathangam Yagnjopaveetha dhaaranam karishye;

4. Thathangam Mounjee ajina dhaaranaani karishye (This is only for Brahmmacharis)

5. Thathangam Kaandarishitharppanam Karishye;

After this sankalpams, bathe, dress according to sampraadaayam, apply Thirumann Srichoornam and Brahmmacharis to wear the Munjee grass belt and dhandam . Put your Poonal as Maala and while dropping the Rishi theertham to flow via your little fingers of both hands joined together; Chant/recite the following thrice while dropping the Rishi theertham:

1. Prajaapathim Kaandarishim Tharppayaami (thrice)

2. Somam Kaandarishim Tharppayaami (thrice)

3. Agnim Kaandarishim Tharppayaami (thrice)

4. Viswaan Devaan KaandarishIkus Tharppayaami (thrice)

5. Saamhitheer Devathaa: Upanishathas Tharppayaami (thrice)

6. Yaagnjikeer Devathaa: Upanishathas  Tharppyaami (thrice)

7. Vaaruneer Devathaa: upanishathas Tharppayaami. (thrice)

Now lift your both hands upwards, so that the water flows downwards from your ankles, and recite the following manthraas with Brahmma theertham:

8. Brahmmaanakusvayam puvam Tharppayaami

9. Sathasaspathim Tharppayaami

After this, you may, according to your practices as advised by elders, Aacharyans, you may also do the following tharppanam reciting each thrice, while dropping the water to flow down from your both little fingers side):

Vedam Tharppayaami, Ithihaasam Tharppayaami, Puraanam Tharppayaami, Kalpam Tharppayaami, vruksham Tharppayaami).

Remove your pavithram, put the Poonal as usual and perform Aachanamam twice.

---The following is Only for those who has no father - Pithru Tharppanam ---

Change your Poonal to Praacheenaveethi - Abhasavyam (opposite side to regular wear) and drop the water through your right hand Thump (as performed during regular Amaavaasya Tharppanam):

1. Soma: pithrumaan: yamo angiraswaan agnim kavyavaahanaathaya: yepithara: thaan pithrun tharppayaami ( thrice )

2. Sarvaan Pithroon tharppayaami; ( thrice )

3. Sarvaan Pithruganaan Tharppayaami ( thrice )

4. Sarvapithrupathnee: Tharppayaami ( thrice )

5. Sarvapithruganapathnee: Tharppayaami ( thrice )

6. Oorjamvahanthee: amrutham krutham baya: ; keelaalamparisrutham, svathaastha tharpayathame

    Asmath pithroon ( Once )

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Remove the pavithram, Achanamam twice.

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Last Updated August, 16, 2004.