The Sacred Thread "Janeu"

What is Janeu ?

The Sacred Thread (Janeu)

 

The cotton thread made up of three strings which is worn over the left shoulder in front of the chest and below the right arm is called Janeu or Yagnopaveetham or Upnayanam.

The ceremony of wearing janeu is called Janeu Sanskar or Yagnopaveetham Sanskar or Upnayan Sanskar. The Janeu Sanskar is done between the age of 7 to 12 yrs.

According to Kurma Puran, It is done for both boys and girls but for the boys, it is more common practice than the girls. The girls who undergoes this ceremony are called Brahmavadini while the one who do not undergo this ceremony is called Sadhyavadini

What does it symbolise ?

According to the Sanatan Dharma every individual gets two birth

1. When he or she comes out of her mother's womb.

2. When he or she enters into the world of education or knowledge.

So the wearing of Janeu symbolise that the Guru has accepted the child as a student and now guru will guide him or her to the path of Education or Knowledge

Science behind wearing of janeu.

As you read in the above article that the janeu is worn over the left shoulder, now the question arises why it is worn over the left should only. The answer to this question is that on the left shoulder we have a energy channel or the energy path [in Ayurveda it is mentioned as Ida Nadi] which controls the left side of the body and right brain i.e. right Cerebral Hemisphere.

The right Cerebral hemisphere is responsible for controlling the knowledge, Mental ability and the Emotions of an individual. Since janeu is present over the left shoulder which keep on stimulating that energy path or energy channel due to which the ability of an individual to acquire the knowledge increases and also Helps in proper Mental and Emotional development of an individual.

Have you ever thought during Urination or Micturation why people roll their janeu around the right ear ????

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