Yajurveda Upakarma 2026 Date
Upakarma ritual is mainly done to offer prayers and express thanks and gratitude to those great Sages who gave the knowledge of Vedas and revealed Vedic Mantras to the mankind. The next day of Upakarma is known as Gayatri Japam day.
Brahmins choose the day of Shravana Purnima to start the study of Vedas as the day coincides with Hayagriva Jayanti when Lord Hayagriva appeared for the first time on Shravan Purnima. Hayagriva Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Lord Hayagriva who is horse-headed avatar of Sri Hari Vishnu. Lord Hayagriva is regarded as the god of knowledge and wisdom and who restored all Vedas to Brahma.
Lord Vishnu gave the four vedas to Lord Brahma which were later stolen by two demons Madhu and Kaitabha. Lord Vishnu took the form of Hayagriva, the horse headed human and killed the demons and restored Vedas. It is believed that Sri Hari Vishnu himself sent the demons to Brahma to steal the Vedas in order to curb the pride that Brahma had after learning the Vedas and make him humble. One of the other legend says Sri Narayan compiled the Vedas in Hayagriva form.
