Upanayana
“sacred thread initiation”
event · 4 works · 4 mentions · 7 anchored passages
dīkṣā · consecration · great dīkṣā · initiation · initiation ritual · short dīkṣā · the second birth · upanayana
spoken of as
2 expressionsdīkṣā“initiation”2 mentions
Vratisasana (Kawi) · Āṅgirasa Smṛti (Sanskrit)
[VS_11j§5] Now, the way of one who is fit to perform *dīkṣā* is this:
Initiation“upanayana”1 mention
Manusmṛti (Sanskrit)
In the eighth year from conception, one should perform the initiation of a Brāhmaṇa;
in the texts
Āṅgirasa Smṛti
A ritual initiation/consecration period whose length determines whether concurrent śrāddha obligations are voided or deferred.
**During a Short Dīkṣā**
are to be known as "short.
**On the Extension of a Dīkṣā**
Manusmṛti
The sacred-thread ceremony that confers a second, spiritual birth upon the twice-born.
In the eighth year from conception, one should perform the initiation of a Brāhmaṇa;
the third is at the initiation for a sacrifice, according to the injunction of the Veda.
For a Brāhmaṇa, the time for the Savitri initiation does not pass until the sixteenth year;
Vratisasana
The consecration ritual by which a qualified teacher initiates a disciple into ascetic status.
[VS_11j§5] Now, the way of one who is fit to perform *dīkṣā* is this:
He must observe for four years his conduct and his adherence to rules, and his ability to bear the sacred vows.
For if a *viku* is not careful in the performance of the sacred *dīkṣā* ritual, he will not properly know the essence of its stages.
Yājñavalkya Smṛti
The initiation rite marking a boy's second, ritual birth and admission to Vedic study.
The `*upanayana*` (the sacred thread initiation) of a Brāhmaṇa is in the eighth year from conception or from birth;
Up to the sixteenth, the twenty-second, and the twenty-fourth year, is the secondary period for the `*upanayana*` of Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas, respectively.