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== Age for Upanayanam ==

== Age for Upanayanam ==

Three different ages are prescribed for Dvijas, viz. Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas and Vaiśyas, in Gṛhyasūtras and Dharmaśāstras. Double the age is permitted for those, who, for some reason or the other could not perform at the right age –<blockquote>गर्भाष्टमेषु ब्राह्मणमुपनयीत।</blockquote><blockquote>गर्भैकादशेषु राजन्यं गर्भद्वादशेषु वैश्यम्। आपस्तम्बगृह्यसूत्रम् १॰. २, ३॥</blockquote><blockquote>garbhāṣṭameṣu brāhmaṇamupanayīta।</blockquote><blockquote>garbhaikādaśeṣu rājanyaṃ garbhadvādaśeṣu vaiśyam।</blockquote><blockquote>Āpastambagṛhyasūtram 10. 2, 3॥</blockquote>Upanayanam for a Brāhmaṇa should be performed in sixth or seventh or eighth years from conception. Similarly it is ninth or tenth or eleventh years from conception for a Kṣatriya; and tenth or eleventh or twelfth years from conception for a Vaiśya.

Three different ages are prescribed for Dvijas, viz. Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas and Vaiśyas, in Gṛhyasūtras and Dharmaśāstras. Double the age is permitted for those, who, for some reason or the other could not perform at the right age –<blockquote>गर्भाष्टमेषु ब्राह्मणमुपनयीत। गर्भैकादशेषु राजन्यं गर्भद्वादशेषु वैश्यम्। आपस्तम्बगृह्यसूत्रम् १॰. २, ३॥</blockquote><blockquote>garbhāṣṭameṣu brāhmaṇamupanayīta। garbhaikādaśeṣu rājanyaṃ garbhadvādaśeṣu vaiśyam। Āpastambagṛhyasūtram 10. 2, 3॥</blockquote>Upanayanam for a Brāhmaṇa should be performed in sixth or seventh or eighth years from conception. Similarly it is ninth or tenth or eleventh years from conception for a Kṣatriya; and tenth or eleventh or twelfth years from conception for a Vaiśya.

Gautama adds the following:<blockquote>आषोडशात् ब्राह्मणस्य अपतिता सावित्री।</blockquote><blockquote>द्वाविंशते राजन्यस्य द्व्यधिकाया वैश्यस्य। गौतमधर्मसूत्रम् १.१३, १४॥</blockquote><blockquote>āṣoḍaśāt brāhmaṇasya apatitā sāvitrī।</blockquote><blockquote>dvāviṃśate rājanyasya dvyadhikāyā vaiśyasya।</blockquote><blockquote>Gautamadharmasūtram 1.13, 14॥</blockquote>The upper limit for getting Upanayanam for a Brāhmaṇa is sixteen years. For Kṣatriya it is twenty years and for a Vaiśya it is twenty two years.

Gautama adds the following:<blockquote>आषोडशात् ब्राह्मणस्य अपतिता सावित्री। द्वाविंशते राजन्यस्य द्व्यधिकाया वैश्यस्य। गौतमधर्मसूत्रम् १.१३, १४॥</blockquote><blockquote>āṣoḍaśāt brāhmaṇasya apatitā sāvitrī। dvāviṃśate rājanyasya dvyadhikāyā vaiśyasya। Gautamadharmasūtram 1.13, 14॥</blockquote>The upper limit for performing Upanayana for a Brāhmaṇa is sixteen years. For Kṣatriya it is twenty years and for a Vaiśya it is twenty two years.

Manusmṛti prescribes the age for Upanayanam depending on the purpose.

Khadiragrhya sutras<ref>Khadira [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D Grhyasutras] </ref> supports the above <blockquote>अष्टमे वर्षे ब्राह्मणमुपनयेत् १ तस्या षोडशादनतीतः कालः २ एकादशे क्षत्रियम् ३ तस्या द्वाविंशात् ४ द्वादशे वैश्यम् ५ तस्या चतुर्विंशात् ६ </blockquote>Manusmṛti prescribes the age for Upanayanam depending on the purpose.

== Seasons for Upanayanam ==

== Seasons for Upanayanam ==