PANCHAPATRAM- UDDHARNI AND ITS USES & ACHAMANA
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Namo Namah !
Panchapatram is widely used in most of our households for various Nitya karmas, poojas etc. But we are not here to tell you what you know, rather we are here to tell you what you may not know. Dharma Shastras (Smritis) written by our Vedic Rishis give a complete direction for our anushtanas on not only the steps but also about the vessels used for the same and their uses. So here is what you should not do with Panchapatram and Uddharni.
1. Panchapatram for each family member should be separate. Father cannot use son's Panchapatram and vice versa.
2. You cannot use your panchapatram that you use for achamana and other Nityakarma, for offering Padhya, Arghya, Achamaneeya, Snana etc to Bhagavan during pooja or homam.
3. Panchapatram for Devatas in Pooja should be different and you should not use your panchapatram to offer various upacharams to Bhagavan in Pooja.
4. Your panchapatram cannot be used to offer theertha and other upachaarams to brahmanas during Shraddha. You should buy and give them a separate panchapatram for their use.
5. You cannot do Arghya pradhana during Sandhyavandana to Gayatri Devi with your Panchapatra water and Uddharni using a single hand. This is a very big paapam as you are offering your achamana balance jalam to Gayatri Devi as Arghya. When your son himself cannot use your achamana patram for his achamana or jalam for his anushtanas, how can you offer Arghya that too just 1 uddharni to Gayatri Devi in Sandhyavandanam?
6. Shastra is clear when it comes to guiding us for giving Arghya to Gayatri Devi in Sandhyavanadana. It says
Karabhyam Toyam aadaya Anjalina toyam aadaya
Karabhyam (with both hands) Toyam (water) aadaya (take) in Anjali posture (Anjali means join both hands together and take water) so both hands when joined together, water should be taken, filling both the palms. You may ask how to do this?
7. You need to take a chombu /small kalasham filled with water and catch the neck of this chombu between your left hand index finger/forefinger and left thumb and lift it, tilt it a bit while holding both hands together in Anjali posture so that water flows out, filling both palms. Then chant Gayatri and do Arghya pradanam. Both hands fully filled with water - this is what we need to offer to Gayatri devi in each arghya and not 1ml water with Uddharni, which most people do today with the achamana water
8. Similarly for Navagraha Devata Tarpana in Sandhyavanadana, you should not use your Achamana panchapatra and you should not do tarpana with Uddharni pouring 1ml water. Same method as said in step 7 should be followed here. Minimum 1 to 1.5 litres of water should be offered in Sandhyavandana Arghya pradana and Navagraha Devata Tarpana. For this you need to keep a big tambalam which can hold this flowing water.
9. The self-maarjana "Apohista Mayo Bhuvah" and Dadhikravinno" should not be done from Uddharani water from Panchapatra. You should keep some water in a separate small cup for performing this Marjana during Sandhyavandana.
10. Similarly your Achamana Patra jalam/water in which you have done Achamana cannot be used for prokashanam on others.
11. Similarly in Brahmayagna Deva-Rishi-Pitru Tarpana, you cannot offer water with 1 uddharni each from your Panchapatram. You need to keep adequate water in your chombu (you may even need 2 chombus) as there are multiple tarpanas and they all have to be done with both hands joined together in Anjali posture. 3-4 litres of water may be required in Brahmayagna Deva-Rishi-Pitru Tarpana.
12. You cannot do Amavaasya Tarpana offering to your forefathers from your panchapatram in which you have done achamana. Also, Amavasya tarpanam should be with both hands joined together as Anjali to take water as explained in step 7. And the water should flow out from the index finger and thumb of the right hand. One-handed Tarpana is not allowed. You need to keep a separate chombu/ vessel for offering tarpana in Amavasya to your forefathers.
13. Vessels used for Deva karyam should not be used I for Pitru karyam and vice versa. You need to keep a separate set of paatrams (kinnam, chombu, plate) etc for Pitru karyam and must be used only for pitru karyams. Your personal achamana panchapatram can be same, but all other vessels should be different.
14. Thus your panchapatram and uddharni are for only your use and only for Achamanam. You cannot do anything else with it. For all karmas requiring Arghya pradana / tarpana / prokshana/ marjana etc separate vessels need to be used.
Most people today do Sandhyavandana with just one panchapatram uddharni and one small plate, which is incorrect. Devatas and Pitrus have regarded water as Amrutham (divine nectar) and have given this in abundance to us so that we give them back in abundance. But unfortunately we use just one-one Uddharni to do all these. Many people also perform Upakarma (Avani Avittam) in the same way with just a plate and panchapatram, uddharni. All these are miles aways from Shastras and have come into common practice due to lack of guidance.
At Veda Ghosham we actively train people on Nityakarma as prescribed by our ancient Rishis in Sutras, with minute details of do's and don'ts in our daily Nitya karma-anushtanas with indepth meaning and tattva.
We run camps in various cities and also online classes on Nityakarmas like Sandhyavandanam, Brahmayagnam, Pundra Dharana Vidhi (Vibhuti/Namam), Snana Vidhanam, Vrata Anushtanam, Festivals celebration as per Shastras, Devata Poojai to name a few and many more like this.
Feel free to look us up at www.vedaghosham.com
#dharmashastram
Namo Namah !
Panchapatram is widely used in most of our households for various Nitya karmas, poojas etc. But we are not here to tell you what you know, rather we are here to tell you what you may not know. Dharma Shastras (Smritis) written by our Vedic Rishis give a complete direction for our anushtanas on not only the steps but also about the vessels used for the same and their uses. So here is what you should not do with Panchapatram and Uddharni.
1. Panchapatram for each family member should be separate. Father cannot use son's Panchapatram and vice versa.
2. You cannot use your panchapatram that you use for achamana and other Nityakarma, for offering Padhya, Arghya, Achamaneeya, Snana etc to Bhagavan during pooja or homam.
3. Panchapatram for Devatas in Pooja should be different and you should not use your panchapatram to offer various upacharams to Bhagavan in Pooja.
4. Your panchapatram cannot be used to offer theertha and other upachaarams to brahmanas during Shraddha. You should buy and give them a separate panchapatram for their use.
5. You cannot do Arghya pradhana during Sandhyavandana to Gayatri Devi with your Panchapatra water and Uddharni using a single hand. This is a very big paapam as you are offering your achamana balance jalam to Gayatri Devi as Arghya. When your son himself cannot use your achamana patram for his achamana or jalam for his anushtanas, how can you offer Arghya that too just 1 uddharni to Gayatri Devi in Sandhyavandanam?
6. Shastra is clear when it comes to guiding us for giving Arghya to Gayatri Devi in Sandhyavanadana. It says
Karabhyam Toyam aadaya Anjalina toyam aadaya
Karabhyam (with both hands) Toyam (water) aadaya (take) in Anjali posture (Anjali means join both hands together and take water) so both hands when joined together, water should be taken, filling both the palms. You may ask how to do this?
7. You need to take a chombu /small kalasham filled with water and catch the neck of this chombu between your left hand index finger/forefinger and left thumb and lift it, tilt it a bit while holding both hands together in Anjali posture so that water flows out, filling both palms. Then chant Gayatri and do Arghya pradanam. Both hands fully filled with water - this is what we need to offer to Gayatri devi in each arghya and not 1ml water with Uddharni, which most people do today with the achamana water
8. Similarly for Navagraha Devata Tarpana in Sandhyavanadana, you should not use your Achamana panchapatra and you should not do tarpana with Uddharni pouring 1ml water. Same method as said in step 7 should be followed here. Minimum 1 to 1.5 litres of water should be offered in Sandhyavandana Arghya pradana and Navagraha Devata Tarpana. For this you need to keep a big tambalam which can hold this flowing water.
9. The self-maarjana "Apohista Mayo Bhuvah" and Dadhikravinno" should not be done from Uddharani water from Panchapatra. You should keep some water in a separate small cup for performing this Marjana during Sandhyavandana.
10. Similarly your Achamana Patra jalam/water in which you have done Achamana cannot be used for prokashanam on others.
11. Similarly in Brahmayagna Deva-Rishi-Pitru Tarpana, you cannot offer water with 1 uddharni each from your Panchapatram. You need to keep adequate water in your chombu (you may even need 2 chombus) as there are multiple tarpanas and they all have to be done with both hands joined together in Anjali posture. 3-4 litres of water may be required in Brahmayagna Deva-Rishi-Pitru Tarpana.
12. You cannot do Amavaasya Tarpana offering to your forefathers from your panchapatram in which you have done achamana. Also, Amavasya tarpanam should be with both hands joined together as Anjali to take water as explained in step 7. And the water should flow out from the index finger and thumb of the right hand. One-handed Tarpana is not allowed. You need to keep a separate chombu/ vessel for offering tarpana in Amavasya to your forefathers.
13. Vessels used for Deva karyam should not be used I for Pitru karyam and vice versa. You need to keep a separate set of paatrams (kinnam, chombu, plate) etc for Pitru karyam and must be used only for pitru karyams. Your personal achamana panchapatram can be same, but all other vessels should be different.
14. Thus your panchapatram and uddharni are for only your use and only for Achamanam. You cannot do anything else with it. For all karmas requiring Arghya pradana / tarpana / prokshana/ marjana etc separate vessels need to be used.
Most people today do Sandhyavandana with just one panchapatram uddharni and one small plate, which is incorrect. Devatas and Pitrus have regarded water as Amrutham (divine nectar) and have given this in abundance to us so that we give them back in abundance. But unfortunately we use just one-one Uddharni to do all these. Many people also perform Upakarma (Avani Avittam) in the same way with just a plate and panchapatram, uddharni. All these are miles aways from Shastras and have come into common practice due to lack of guidance.
At Veda Ghosham we actively train people on Nityakarma as prescribed by our ancient Rishis in Sutras, with minute details of do's and don'ts in our daily Nitya karma-anushtanas with indepth meaning and tattva.
We run camps in various cities and also online classes on Nityakarmas like Sandhyavandanam, Brahmayagnam, Pundra Dharana Vidhi (Vibhuti/Namam), Snana Vidhanam, Vrata Anushtanam, Festivals celebration as per Shastras, Devata Poojai to name a few and many more like this.
Feel free to look us up at www.vedaghosham.com
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