Nithya Oupasanam

[shekarkc]

Dear Sir,

What is the significance of OUpasanam?

I would like to perform the Nithya OUpasanm daily. However, due to the limitations of the work, I wont be able to do it daily. In such situation, can I perform "Vichhinna OUpasanam" on my own (without Vadhyar) and continue the  daily ritual?

I am also interested in learning to perform homas like GAnapathy homam. How can I learn?

Regards,
Shekar.

[Kanchi Periva]

Dear Sri shekarkc

It is advisable to start doing Aupasanam only when you would be in a position to keep doing it regularly without any break whatsoever. Until such time, keep practicing the other dharmas and consult your Vadhyar to give Dhaanam once in a while - especially during Amavasya or Ishti days, you can partake some of the punya by giving appropriate dhaanam to eligible agnihotri or those doing aupasana regularly.

Please consult your family priest to get further insights in to the topic of homas, as some of the practices would revolve around family traditions or origins (for instance, there are both vaideeka and tantrika patterns for performing Ganapathy Homam).

[kahanam]

Jaya Jaya Shankara, Hara Hara Shankara! Vedha NeRi Thazhaiththu Oonguka!

[ramaswamysss]

अथ लौकिकौपासनग्रहणधारणोपावरोहणविधि व्याख्यास्यामः।
त्रिविधं समारोपणम् आत्मन्य् अरण्योस् समिधीति ॥ १

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‘अ॒यं ते॒ योनि॑र्‌ऋ॒त्वियः॑ । यतो॑ जा॒तो अरो॑चथाः । तं जा॒नन्न॑ग्न॒ आरो॑ह । अथा॑ नो वर्धया र॒यिम् ।’ इति ॥ अरण्योर्वा समारोप्य मथित्वा जुहुयात् ॥ ३
अपि वाऽऽत्मान समारोपणं भवति-‘या ते॑ अग्ने य॒ज्ञिया॑ त॒नूस्तयेह्यारो॑हा॒त्माऽऽत्मान॑म् । अच्छा॒ वसू॑नि कृ॒ण्वन्न॒स्मे नर्या॑ पु॒रूणि॑ ।
य॒ज्ञो भू॒त्वा य॒ज्ञमा सी॑द॒ स्वां योनि॑म् । जात॑वेदो॒ भुव॒ आ जाय॑मान॒स्सक्ष॑य॒ एहि॑’ इति ॥

अथैनमुपावरोहयति–‘उपावरोह जातवेदः’ (उ॒पाव॑रोह जातवेद॒ᳶ पुन॒स्त्वम्, दे॒वेभ्यो॑ ह॒व्यं व॑ह नᳶ प्रजा॒नन्न् ।
आयु॑ᳶ प्र॒जाꣳ र॒यिम॒स्मासु॑ धेहि । अज॑स्रो दीदिहि नो दुरो॒णे ।) इति ॥५

यत्र गच्छेत् तत्र नो हरेत् तत्र प्राप्य लौकिकमग्निमाहृत्य न्युप्योपसमाधाय तां समिधमादधाति यस्यात्मनि समारूढो भवति-‘आजुह्वानः, उद्बुध्यस्वाग्ने'इति द्वाभ्याम् ॥ ६
(“आ॒जुह्वा॑न॒ ईड्यो॒ वन्द्य॑श्च । आया॑ह्यग्ने॒ वसु॑भिस्स॒जोषाः॑ । त्वं दे॒वाना॑मसि यह्व॒ होता॑ । स ए॑नान् यक्षीषि॒तो यजी॑यान् ।” इति प्रायेण, उद्बु॑ध्यस्वाग्ने॒ प्रति॑ जागृह्येनमिष्टापू॒र्ते सँसृ॑जेथाम॒यञ्च॑ । पुन॑ᳵ कृ॒ण्व२ꣳस्त्वा॑ पि॒तरँ॒य्युवा॑नम॒न्वाताँ॑सी॒त्त्वयि॒ तन्तु॑मे॒तम् । )

समारोपणम् अवारोपणम् च
[6/12/2021, 2:40 pm] Ramaswamy: Kindly see the above pages from Smrithi Mukthaaphalam Volume 3 Annika Kandam. Page127 The highlighted lines speak about preservation of Aupasana Agni. It says the Agni can be preserved in the body of the Yajamana, in Samiths and in Arani. Can one do Aupasanam this way without keeping the Agni externally in a pot etc. Can you clarify this point ? We may also consult others
If it is a valid practice could you please give also the mantra to be recited for ATHMA SAMAROPANAM., that is , keeping the Agni in the body of Yajamana
It is said that the Yajamana showing the hands above Agni with the mantra ...Yaate Agni+.......... Ehi and bring the hand to the face. The mantra is given above. Where is this Mantra occuring in the Veda? Also there is a mantra to be recited for Avaropanam next day? This will enable many persons , who could not preserve Agni due to practical difficulties, like me, to do Aupasanam. Apastamba permits this saying that such Agni will not be lost due to asoucham.