THE SECRET OF YAGNOPAVEET ( THREAD CEREMONY )

                                                              YAGNOPAVEET RAHASYA

THE SECRET OF YAGNOPAVEET ( THREAD CEREMONY )

From the book Yogeshwar Guru Gangeshwar Part 2
Compiled in hindi by Smt Ratanben Fojedar.

 (Ratan Behan(L) with Gurudev and Disciples)

In Gurudev’s biography there is a mention of Yagnopaveet in several places. It was one of the main agendas of Guru Maharaj’s Lok Sangrah movement.

Whenever Gurudev was in the company of the people belonging to the three Varnas –Brahmin, Vaishya and Kshatriyas He would explain the importance of this ceremony, which is their primary and most important duty.

Gurudev would oversee the ceremony Himself and sometimes delegate this to one of the saints.

This ceremony is according to the tenets of the Founder Acharya of Shrout Marg ( the Vedic Path). Acharyas knew that this was the way to obtain Vedic knowledge, which gave the authority to spread Vedic Dharma.

The one who has not been initiated in the Savitri Mantra holds no right to enter the path of Vedic Studies.

( Gayatri Mantra is the popular name for Savitri Mantra).
With this Samskaara he gets a new birth (Punar Janm) and that is why he is called a Dwij ( the one who is born again), say the shastras.

( Meaning of Samskaara—according to Hinduism, Moksha from the cycle of birth and death is the final goal of life, resulting in bliss.

Efforts put forth in that direction are called Sadhana and our body and mind are the chief instruments in this endevaour. Samskaara is the process of purifying and refining these instruments, making them fit for sadhana.

It also means ‘latent impression’. Any thought word or action, whether good or bad leaves an impression on the mind provoking a similar action in future.

We have 16 such Samskaaras or sacraments . Yagnopaveet is one of the most important one.

We shall now elaborate on the details of this ceremony as explained in the Shastras which will increase the belief of people .