Upanayana

Culture Nov 13, 2018

Upanayana in the Sūtras and the Smṛtis

It was in the Sūtra period that the upanayana saṃskāra seems to have been fully established.[1] Most of the details of the ceremony are laid out in the gṛhya-sū...

Hari Ravikumar

Culture Nov 20, 2018

Eligibility for Upanayana

Most of our ancient thinkers were of the opinion that only the male members of the brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, and vaiśya varṇas were eligible to study the Vedas.[1] An...

Hari Ravikumar

Culture Nov 27, 2018

Upanayana – The Student and the Teacher

The Right Age for Conducting Upanayana[1] There are several varying rules and prescriptions about the age of the boy who is to undergo the upanayana (the boy i...

Hari Ravikumar