Vedarambha (Sanskrit: वेदारम्भ, romanized: Vedārambha) is a Hindu rite of passage in which an initiate begins his formal study of the Vedas.
[1] It is generally regarded to be the tenth of the sixteen sacraments known as the samskaras,[2] though it is sometimes also offered a different position.
[3] Vedarambha is prescribed to be performed during the ritual of receiving the sacred thread, known as the Upanayana, or up to a year following this occasion.
A guru, a preceptor, teaches the Gayatri Mantra to the initiate, and the latter chants it to be blessed with wisdom.
[4][5] He is also taught the sandhya, the daily rituals, and a number of religious observances.