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=== यज्ञोपवीतम् ॥ Yajnopavita (Sacred Thread) ===

=== यज्ञोपवीतम् ॥ Yajnopavita (Sacred Thread) ===

The equipment of the Brahmachari is completed by the [[Yajnopavita (यज्ञोपवीतम्)]] or sacred cord to be worn by him in three sets of three threads each. These nine threads (tantu) are consecrated to the following nine deities who impart to them their own potency, viz. (i) Omkara, (2) Agni, (3) Naga, (4) Soma, (5) Pitri, (6) Prajapati, (7) Vayu, (8) Surya, (9) All Deities together. The thread is to be made of cotton (karpasa) for a Brahmana, of sana for a Kshatriya, and of goat’s skin for a Vaishya [Manu]." He who does not know the divine origin and significance of the Upavita will have all his religious ceremonies such as Snana, Dana, or Japa fruitless.”

The equipment of the Brahmachari is completed by the [[Yajnopavita (यज्ञोपवीतम्)]] or sacred cord to be worn by him in three sets of three threads each. These nine threads (tantu) are consecrated to the following nine deities who impart to them their own potency, viz. (i) Omkara, (2) Agni, (3) Naga, (4) Soma, (5) Pitri, (6) Prajapati, (7) Vayu, (8) Surya, (9) All Deities together. The thread is to be made of cotton (karpasa) for a Brahmana, of sana for a Kshatriya, and of goat’s skin for a Vaishya [Manu]." He who does not know the divine origin and significance of the Upavita will have all his religious ceremonies such as Snana, Dana, or Japa fruitless.”