Maithil Upanayan (Maithili: मैथिल उपनयन) is a ceremonial upanayan sanskar practised in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent by the Maithil Brahmins and Maithil Kayastha in the region. It is a Vedic religious ceremony. In the Mithila region, Upanayan is also known as Jenaoo Sanskar. The tradition of Upanayan sanskar in the Mithila region among the Maithil Brahmins and Maithil Kayastha varies from the other part of the subcontinent. It has some unique and special rituals. In the tradition of the Maithil Brahmins community, a child is not considered as a Brahmin from his birth. Only after the completion of the upanayan ceremony, the child is confirmed as a Brahmin status. Before it, he has status of Barua or Batuka. During the upanayan rituals, sevaral folk songs in Maithili language are sung by the women of the family, relatives and neighbours. The Maithil Upanayan takes more than a week to complete its ceremonial rituals. It initially starts with Baskatti and Marabthatthi rituals and end with Jenau and Jaga rituals.[1][2][3][4][5]
Description
In the Mithila region, the upanayan sanskar is conducted for male child. The male child whose upanayan sanskar is going to be conducted is called Baruaa. The first day of the Maithil Upanayan ceremony is known as Udog. On this day, the Barua applies pithar (paste made of rice flour) and vermilion to five bamboo trees. Then the bamboo trees are cut by the elders and brought to the courtyard of the family. The ritual of cutting the bamboo trees is called Baaskatti. These bamboos are used in making marwa (hut), where the Upanayan rituals will be conducted in the courtyard.[5]
After the Baskatti ritual, the next ritual is Udog Marabthaththi for the construction of the marwa. After the Udog Marabthaththi, on upcoming Tuesday Matimangal ritual is held in which soil is brought from farm or pond for the construction of the marwa. The sacred ceremony of digging soil from the farm or pond is called Matkor. During the Matkor ceremony, the barua's mother covers her beloved son with her veil, and along with his grandmother, aunts, and other female relatives, they sing folk songs and perform the ritual of digging the earth for soil.[6][7]
References
- ^ लाल, तेज नारायण (1962). मैथिली लोकगीतों का अध्ययन (in Hindi). Vinoda Pustaka Mandira.
- ^ मिथिला: लोक-संस्कृति एवं लोककथाऍ (in Hindi). रेमाधव पब्लिकेशन्स. 2007. ISBN 978-81-89962-14-2.
- ^ Jhā, Kr̥shṇa Kumāra (2004). Mithilā kā sāmājika evaṃ sāṃskr̥tika jīvana: varṇaratnākara ke ādhāra para (in Hindi). Komala Prakāśana.
- ^ Jhā, Lakṣmīnātha (1999). Mithilā kī sāṃskr̥tika lokacitrakalā (in Hindi). Mitranātha Jhā.
- ^ a b Miśra, Tārākānta (1985). Maithilī loka-sāhitya kā adhyayana (in Hindi). Jānakī Prakāśana.
- ^ "उपनयन संस्कार के तीसरे दिन माटिमंगल व कुमरम की विधि की पूरी, जनेऊ आज - Jamshedpur (East Singhbhum) News". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 2024-03-20. Archived from the original on 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
- ^ "मटकोर के साथ शुरू हुआ 20 बरुआ का उपनयन संस्कार". www.livehindustan.com (in Hindi). 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2025-12-21.
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