What are the daily austerities for unmarried girls and for girls who have not performed samashrayanam? Adiyen is not married and has asked this question because adiyen does not belong to a Srivaishnava family and has been born and brought up abroad. Due to some reasons, adiyen could not come to India for performing samashrayanam but is desirous of following the practices of Srivaishanava tradition until such time. The husbands of our household do not render puja and adiyen being attracted to Srivaishnava tradition had put forth this question for practising the tradition.

Unmarried Srivaishnava girls should wake up by chanting the name of Hari, after personal cleansing one should plait the hair, apply Thiruman, and wear jewels. After lighting the lamp at the sanctum of Perumal, one must recite Acarya thanian, pasurams, and other shlokas. similarly this can be repeated during the evenings.
One can spend time learning new shlokas, listening to upanyasam-s.
One must obey the words of elders especially, unmarried girls; they should help the elders of the house so that they can lend an extending hand once they get married. This helping trait shall be useful in nurturing household values and fostering tradition.
Some do not perform samashrayanam before marriage as the Acarya might vary when one gets married.
If they had performed samashrayanam one must daily chant the mantra initiated by the Acarya.
It is the absolute grace of Emperuman that you have obtained the thought of becoming a Srivaishnava. Until you are blessed with a noble preceptor you can continue to chant the divine names of Emperuman. Chant Hari while waking up, chant Pundarikaksha while taking bath, chant Govinda while partaking food, and chant Madhava while going to sleep. If you are a singer, you can learn songs on Emperuman. You can recite stotras and Prabandham. Draw kolam before the picture of Emperuman, light up lamps, and offer flowers and worship. Listen to upanyasam-s and pray to Him for association with a preceptor, he shall show the way.

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