How to wear a PANCHA KACHCHAM - with mantras.
Courtsey: Ravi Chandran
Refer this link too: http://www.ahobilam.com/vaideekam/anushtanam/vasthra-dhaaranam.aspx
http://www.sulekha.com/groups/postdisplay.aspx?cid=111944&forumid=756949
[A forwarded but an useful e-mail from Mr. Ravichandran Iyer. I trust readers would be benefitted.]
VASTHRA DHARANAM - Dharana Mantra.
Prokshanam to be made on the 'vasthram' by saying
"Om Bhoorbhuvassuvaha
Suseevo havya maruthaha suseenaam |
Ruthena sathyam Ruthasaapa aayan |
Susijanmaanaha suchayaha paavakaaha || "
After prokshanam take all the vasthram in hands and show them to Sun (light) and say:
"Udhuthyam jaadhavedhasam devam vahanthi kethavaha, dhruse visvaaya suryammm" :
Then shake down the vasthram by saying :
"Avadhoodham Rakshaha Avadhoodha Aradhayaha " |
Then tie the samll vasthram 'uthriyam' round the head.
Role the 'poonal' in the right ear. And say:
"Avahanthi vidhanvaanaaha Kurvaanacheeram athmanaha |
Vaasagumsi mamaghavachcha anna paanecha sarvadha |
Thathome sriyamaavaha |"
Wear 'Kaubeenam' (Komanam or Jatty) and remove the wet cloth.
Now start wearing the big / long veshti (vasthram) following these steps.
Hold the vasthram putting it behind you by left hand at one end
and at 6th feet by right hand
Measure exactly 3 feet from that left end
Hold the new point ( 3 feet) by left hand by leaving the end
move round the left hand to the point 3 inches up and 3 inches right to the 'naabhi'
put the 3 feet point there and hold it there firmly by left hand now move round the right hand with the 6 feet point over left hand and
place it at a point 3 inches up and 3 inches left to the 'naabhi'
and tight it as much as you can by pulling both hands in opposite directions
now check there should be no shrink in the edge of the vasthram
tightened around the body
(now is the tricky job which is a little hard to practice
and it is little more hard for persons who have bunch of hairs all over the body)
now slightly curl (out) the top edge of the vasthram
where holding by left hand keep hold of it
do not allow to go loose while curling
(it is nothing but as like as wearing a 'kaili / lungi' )
then do slightly curl by right hand as did by left hand
now your left hand will get free and move it some samall distance
towards your back and curl there
(I hope you got the idea)
yes, curl all over the edges
the curl of the vasthram should be very slim as much as you can
to get the required tightness
now check, where the top of the curled vasthram
and move it down to the circle, 4 inches below the 'naabhi'
or at 'low hib' now you will have two edges,
the left side will be samll and inner,
the right side will be long and outer
take the inner left edge to your left hand
and fold it to 4 inches breath along the edge
(if you want to bueatify the fold:
insert it at any point in the front curl and straighten the folds
by holding the top and next folds it in a straight posistion by left hand
and deeply pressing at the fold edge by right hand,
do it repeatedly for all the successive folds
by adding one by one) send the folded vasthram
between the two legs to the back side and
insert it in the curl of the vasthram at the center of the back
check there should be no twist in the folds
now put the bottom edge of the vastram
at the tip of the left leg on the floor and put the big leg finger on it to hold it
collect the loose cloth between two thighs
and shrink and twist at one point by which the vastram
should get tight arround the 'jatty'
insert this twisted end at the front curls center
and leave the vastram below the left leg big finger
now come to the other right end of the vasthram
and fold it along the lengh wise about five to six inches breath
and insert the folds above the previously inserted position
now catch the remaining one corner of vastram
which is hanging straightly below the insertion
and take it up and make some folds on it
then insert this fold also at the same place.
This is the completion of wearing 'Pancha Kachcham'.
There are 24 easily understandable photographs which you may download using the following URLs.
http://www.ahobilam.com/manthrams/anushtanam/images/DCP01306_t.jpg
http://www.ahobilam.com/manthrams/anushtanam/images/DCP01307_t.jpg
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Fold the Uthriyam or samll veshti as shown and tie it around the hip. Now bring the poonal to usual place.
http://www.ahobilam.com/vaideekam/anushtanam/vasthra-dhaaranam.aspx
in the above url new animatted gif image is posted, which is much clear than
the previous one with instructions in tamil scrolling.
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