Question

What is ‘Upnayan’ ceremony?
1. The child is given a forward name
2. Formal darshan of sun and moon to the child
3. Sacred thread ceremony of the child
4. Marriage ceremony of the child.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Sacred thread ceremony of the child

The correct answer is ​the Sacred thread ceremony of the child.

• The discussion of Upanayana rites is found in Vedic literature.

• It is also called 'Yajnopaveet'.
• In this Upanayana ceremony, the child wears a holy thread.
• The first discussion of the Upanayana ceremony is found in 'Shatapatha Brahman'.
• Earlier it was a simple process, in which it was considered mandatory for entry into the Gurukula, but the Upanayana rite is interpreted as a complex ritual in the 'Grihasutra', which became subject to the Varna system in Smriti literature and substituted as bicameral rites.