PAITA – JANEU

Pack of 7pc

“Paita”/”Janeu” is the Sacred Thread worn nowadays by the Brahmin males of the Hindu community after a religious ceremony called “Upanayana” which is held usually in childhood. This has become the symbol of upper caste Brahmins now, though it has a colorful history starting from the Vedic age.

The individual nine threads or “Tantu”s are believed to be the abodes or seats of nine gods/demigods, described as follows:

1st thread – Seat of “Omkar,” the primal cosmic sound.
2nd thread – seat of the Fire God Agni.
3rd thread – seat of Ananta Naga, the Celestial Serpent, on the coils of which lies Lord Vishnu.
4th Thread – seat of Chandra, the Moon God.
5th thread – seat of “Pitrigan.”
6th thread – seat of Prajapati Brahma, the Creator.
7th thread – seat of the 8 “Basu”s.
8th thread – seat of Yaksha, the keeper of Wealth.
9th thread – seat of Shankar, the Anthropometric form of Lord Shiva.