So they do not keep a shikha because they do not need the mercy of the Lord. Therefore in Indian tradition all the brahmanas, Vaisnava or otherwise, keep a sikha. Although there seem to be no sastric injunctions regarding the size of the sikha, GaudiyaVaisnavas traditionally keep the sikha about the size of a calf's hoofprint, approximately 1. Bigger sikha means another sampradaya….
The sikha may be any length, but it should be kept tightly knotted and only untied when you are washing, The Hari-bhakti-vilasa observes that members of the upper classes even tie the sikha before taking the final ablutions of a bath.
This particularly applies when bathing in a body of water such as a river or a lake, in which case to not tie the sikha prior to bathing is considered low class and disrespectful to the sacred rite of bathing. You may tie it in a simple manner for bathing, retying it more carefully after the bath. Also, when going to sleep, attending funeral rites, or observing a period of mourning, you should keep the sikha untied. Since an untied sikha is a sign of a death in the family, it is inauspicious to go about one's daily duties with an untied sikha.
It is also said that if one keeps the sikha untied, the body maybecome weak. While tying your sikha after bathing, chant the Hare Krsna mantra, or, if initiated with Gayatri mantras, silently chant the Brahma-gayatri first line of Gayatri. The sikha should not be braided traditionally only women braid their hair , nor should it be kept long and disheveled. This the vedic system representation for the student. Now a days these system no one are following only for fashion they are leaving the shikha.
During vedic period males used grow long hair and used have flower in there shikha. Secondly one who is having very long and beautiful shikha in his head used call them as shikhandi shikha means long hair and andi means rounded on the head with beautiful flowers. Good article on shikha, good rejoinders from readers. Kindly provie some referances from ancient texts such as puranas and sutras to get into indepth knowledge about Dwijstvs,Shikha, Mounji etc.
I think these type of articles must be published continuously so that these can get imbibed and the concerned would respect this principles since they understand the meaning. They would also be able to explain the reason behind such practices to other. Please continue postings such articles.
Jay prakash sorry your thinking is wrong shikha or tuft and sacred thread is mandatory for a brahmin and is provided during upanayana. Still this is not closed chapters still our vedic culture is followed by many places in south India we can see Sanskrit speaking people were there in mathur ,shimoga,Karnataka.
Do we need to tiedup the shikha everytime, and we should not eat outside, are there some eating restrictions relevant to keeping shikha n sacred thread.
Shikha is not purely for particular Varna. It was prescribed for all varnas. What has been mentioned here is only in reference to one varna.
Even in present days also several people have been sporting shika, not only Brahmins but also a large number of people belonging to other communies.
Comparitively the practice is scanty in southern states. Here only Brahmins that also fewer those acting as priest in temples and others acting as purohits are sporting shika.
Others sport it symbolically during thread marriage and also while performing funeral rituals etc. Enter your email address:. Click here to post a comment. Thank you very much for this good article, keep posting good articles. Just wondering if there are any shastric references for any of this information. Really nice article. Women do not cut their hair, because their other lower chakras are not protected well, but if they have long hair they protect them with their hair.
Shikha is also like a spiritual antenna on the top of the head meant to show to the Lord and that we are aspiring recipients of His causeless mercy. One must have a sikha to perform any kind of yajna. Therefore in Indian tradition all the brahmanas, Vaisnava or otherwise, keep a sikha.
Srila Prabhupada mentioned this in a conversation with some of his disciples in Hawaii 6. Bigger shikha means another sampradaya…. And they have to be knotted. The shikha may be any length, but it should be kept tightly knotted and only untied when you are washing, The Hari Bhakti Vilasa observes that members of the upper classes even tie the sikha before taking the final ablutions of a bath. This particularly applies when bathing in a body of water such as a river or a lake, in which case to not tie the shikha prior to bathing is considered low class and disrespectful to the sacred rite of bathing.
You may tie it in a simple manner for bathing, retying it more carefully after the bath. Also, when going to sleep, attending funeral rites, or observing a period of mourning, you should keep the shikha untied.
It is also said that if one keeps the shikha untied, the body may become weak. While tying your sikha after bathing, chant the Hare Krishna mantra, or, if initiated with Gayatri mantras, silently chant the Brahma-gayatri first line of Gayatri. The shikha should not be braided traditionally only women braid their hair , nor should it be kept long and disheveled.
Naturally, if the shikha is too short to be tied, it is all right to leave it open, but it should not be disheveled.
Significance of Shaving head — It is a symbol of renunciation. If you see materialists, they are extremely fond of hair. Decorating hair etc pulls us into bodily consciousness. This is not good for practicing spiritualists. So as an indication of renunciation from material consciousness devotees shave head. Significance of shikha — Another view: It is a symbol of duality of souls and supreme Lord. Impersonalists believe that there is no duality between the supreme and the living entity and they are expected to shave their heads completely.
Vaishnavites believe in the philosophy that there is clear and eternal distinction between supreme god Krishna and living entities. The shikha is symbol of Krishna which is large and the remaining very little hair is the symbol of insignificant and innumerable conditioned living entity.
B The small portion of hair that hangs from behind our head applies little pressure on our brains that helps one to improve concentration and mind control and improve memory. From the time of the Vedas, the shikha was a distinguishing feature of the Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas.
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