[Advaita-l] A query from book " Hindu dharma " by Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswati ( maha periyaval )

[Siva Senani Nori via Advaita-l]

Answers are in line, starting with three asterisks. Regards, N. Siva Senani

On Friday, 19 September 2014 6:02 PM, Animesh via Advaita-l <advaita-l at lists.advaita-vedanta.org> wrote:



I was studying " Hindu dharma " by sri Chandrashekharendra saraswati ( maha periyaval )
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>" When we are not engaged in either of these two rites- that is when we are doing our office work or something else- the sacred thread must not rest on either shoulder and must be worn like a garland. (No one seems to observe this rule in practice now. Except during the rites for the fathers, most people have their sacred thread resting on their left shoulder. )  "
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>*** Some people do follow; my teacher, for instance. Others merely wrap the overhand around their ears, especially when going to the toilet etc. This practice is fairly wide-spread - one even sees that in some Hindi movies.
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>I tried to ask my elders about what peiyavaal is saying but they told me it's our custom to wear yagnopavitham on left shoulder not like garland .
>Neither I find such of any reference in kaushika grihya sutra .
>Please clarify .
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>( if possible please give any pramana because if sri chandrashekharendra saraswati ji is saying this then it should be there in our shAstra )
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>*** Sri Sri Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Swamiji's words are pramaaNa enough (aaptavaakyam). Anyhow, here is तैत्तिरीयारण्यकम् 2.1 - अजिनं वासो वा दक्षिणत
उपवीय दक्षिणं बाहुमुद्धरते अवधत्ते सव्यमिति, यज्ञोपवीतमेतदेव विपरीतम् प्राचीनावीतं
संवीतं मानुषम् 
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>*** The last two words - संवीतं मानुषम् - explain that when one is engaged in maanushakaaryas, the Yajnopavita should be worn like a garland. (samveetam = neveetam).
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