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While the earliest
Dharmasutras list Jatakarma and Namakarama as two different sanskara, they evolve into one in many Gryhasutra texts. By Pantanjali's time, these two rites of passage had merged into one, and completed within the first two weeks of the baby's birth, usually about the tenth day.
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during this rite of passage, the goddess of knowledge and wisdom in Hindu tradition. It also includes the threefold repetition of "Speech, Speech" with the assertion to the baby, "You are the Vedas! so, live a hundred autumns", into the baby's ear by the father. At the end of the ritual
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ritual, the father welcomes the baby by touching the baby's lips with honey and ghee (clarified butter). Sometimes, this ritual is marked with the recitation of Vedic hymns. The first significance of the hymns is explained in
Gryhasutra texts to be
3477:(Sanskrit: मेधाजनन), or to initiate the baby's mind and intellect in the womb of the world after the baby's body formation has completed in the womb of the mother. The second part of the hymns wish the baby a long life.
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is the first post-natal rite of passage for a new born baby, in ancient texts of
Hinduism. It celebrates the baby's birth, as well as the bonding of the father with the baby. During a traditional
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The
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, in the last chapter detailing lessons for Grihastha stage of life for a student, describes this rite of passage, in verses 6.4.24 to 6.4.27, as follows,
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Hinduism, that celebrates the birth of a child. It is typically a private rite of passage that is observed by the new parents, relatives of the baby and close friends.
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Whatever in my work I have done too much, or whatever I have done too little, may the wise Agni make it right, make it proper, Svah !"
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2175:Ravi Shankar
2155:R. D. Ranade
2016:Śyāma Śastri
2011:Swaminarayan
1971:Rupa Goswami
1881:Morya Gosavi
1841:Jiva Goswami
1741:Adi Shankara
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1055:Nididhyāsana
860:Epistemology
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672:Ātman (self)
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3850:Samāvartana
3830:Vidyārambha
3823:Educational
3804:Annaprāśana
3752:Garbhādhāna
3492:Prishadajya
3475:medhajanana
3461:Description
3438:. The word
3317:and Judaism
3313:and Sikhism
3281:Iconography
3206:Nationalism
3199:Persecution
2983:Shiva Stuti
2877:Yoga Sutras
2707:Agni Purana
2609:Other texts
2600:Mahabharata
2343:Atharvaveda
2240:Vivekananda
2165:Rama Tirtha
2160:Ramakrishna
2135:Nigamananda
2125:Mahesh Yogi
2001:Sripadaraja
1991:Siddheshwar
1886:Mukundarāja
1866:Madhusūdana
1856:Kanaka Dasa
1776:Chakradhara
1720:Yajnavalkya
1710:Vishvamitra
1579:Pancharatra
1477:Vaisheshika
1433:Ratha Yatra
1381:Janmashtami
1376:Rama Navami
1293:Ritushuddhi
1268:Chudakarana
1258:Nishkramana
1228:Garbhadhana
1197:Pandav Lila
1106:Bhakti yoga
991:Prāyaścitta
762:Niti śastra
610:Bhakti yoga
589:Vānaprastha
404:Vishvakarma
337:Post-Vedic:
173:Vaishnavism
115:Traditional
3840:Vedārāmbha
3814:Karṇavedha
3809:Cūḍākaraṇa
3799:Niṣkramaṇa
3794:Nāmakaraṇa
3789:Jātakarman
3612:jAtakarman
3597:jAtakarman
3535:References
3481:Literature
3470:Jātakarman
3466:Jatakarman
3448:Jatakarman
3402:Jatakarman
3157:Varna-less
3029:Tiruppukal
2990:Vayu Stuti
2954:Panchadasi
2947:Swara yoga
2835:Kama Sutra
2774:Dhanurveda
2434:Taittiriya
2412:Yajurveda:
2404:Kaushitaki
2381:Upanishads
2373:Upanishads
2297:Scriptures
2145:Prabhupada
2061:Vidyaranya
1946:Ram Charan
1921:Prabhākara
1836:Jayatīrtha
1786:Dadu Dayal
1781:Chāngadeva
1640:Bharadwaja
1630:Ashtavakra
1396:Kumbh Mela
1344:Durga Puja
1273:Karnavedha
1253:Nāmakaraṇa
1182:Yakshagana
1111:Karma yoga
1101:Jnana yoga
1096:Hatha yoga
1033:Meditation
1006:Tirthadana
787:Aparigraha
643:Paramātman
628:Liberation
620:Karma yoga
615:Jnana yoga
344:Dattatreya
144:Traditions
69:Historical
3924:Samskaras
3835:Upanayana
3782:Childhood
3757:Puṁsavana
3745:Pre-natal
3737:Saṃskāras
3636:, page 46
3524:Saraswati
3426:Etymology
3420:samskaras
3331:Criticism
3325:and Islam
3286:Mythology
3139:Kshatriya
3071:Athichudi
3008:Tirumurai
2926:Tirumurai
2535:Vyākaraṇa
2471:Chandogya
2463:Samaveda:
2351:Divisions
2329:Yajurveda
2289:Ātmatuṣṭi
2245:Yogananda
2220:Trailanga
2215:Sivananda
2080:Aurobindo
2066:Vyasaraja
2031:Tyagaraja
1981:Sankardev
1951:Ramananda
1846:Jñāneśvar
1821:Harivansh
1806:Gaudapada
1766:Chaitanya
1705:Vashistha
1675:Patanjali
1655:Jamadagni
1574:Vaishnava
1562:Pashupata
1339:Navaratri
1316:Festivals
1283:Upanayana
1248:Jatakarma
1233:Pumsavana
1152:Kuchipudi
1147:Kathakali
1116:Rāja yoga
1050:Samādhāna
931:Prarthana
905:Practices
832:Svādhyāya
436:Mythology
431:Cosmology
424:Worldview
369:Kartikeya
300:Prajapati
239:Saraswati
3918:Category
3898:Nishekam
3882:Antyeṣṭi
3859:Marriage
3512:—
3406:Sanskrit
3344:Glossary
3276:Calendar
3211:Hindutva
3134:Brahmana
2805:samhitas
2797:Shastras
2767:Ayurveda
2758:Upavedas
2593:Ramayana
2584:Itihasas
2550:Jyotisha
2517:Vedangas
2501:Mandukya
2397:Aitareya
2389:Rigveda:
2368:Aranyaka
2363:Brahmana
2336:Samaveda
2051:Valluvar
2046:Vallabha
2026:Tulsidas
1956:Ramanuja
1906:Nayanars
1891:Namadeva
1728:Medieval
1670:Kashyapa
1586:Charvaka
1557:Kapalika
1421:Puthandu
1411:Vaisakhi
1308:Antyesti
1288:Keshanta
1212:Adimurai
1207:Silambam
1172:Sattriya
1157:Manipuri
842:Mitahara
822:Santosha
782:Achourya
594:Sannyasa
584:Gṛhastha
443:Ontology
417:Concepts
205:Trimurti
168:Smartism
163:Shaktism
158:Shaivism
32:Hinduism
24:a series
22:Part of
3845:Keśānta
3349:Outline
3144:Vaishya
3112:Society
2963:Stotras
2614:Puranas
2540:Nirukta
2530:Chandas
2525:Shiksha
2508:Prashna
2494:Mundaka
2358:Samhita
2322:Rigveda
2185:Samarth
2021:Tukaram
1966:Ravidas
1700:Valmiki
1650:Jaimini
1620:Angiras
1615:Agastya
1607:Ancient
1493:Advaita
1487:Vedanta
1482:Mīmāṃsā
1462:Samkhya
1349:Ramlila
1091:Sādhanā
981:Tarpana
966:Kīrtana
961:Bhajana
912:Worship
837:Shaucha
812:Akrodha
658:Saṃsāra
522:Ishvara
491:Nirguna
486:Brahman
450:Tattvas
374:Krishna
359:Hanuman
354:Ganesha
290:Chandra
285:Ashvins
249:Parvati
244:Lakshmi
231:Tridevi
197:Deities
104:Śramaṇa
84:History
65:Origins
55:History
3866:Vivāha
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3444:karman
3436:karman
3149:Shudra
2967:stutis
2803:, and
2801:sutras
2455:Maitri
2180:Ramdas
2073:Modern
2006:Surdas
1871:Madhva
1791:Eknath
1761:Basava
1756:Alvars
1690:Raikva
1680:Pāṇini
1665:Kapila
1660:Kanada
1645:Gotama
1552:Shaiva
1500:Dvaita
1401:Pongal
1324:Diwali
1303:Vivaha
1167:Odissi
1142:Kathak
1081:Yogini
1045:Dhyana
996:Tirtha
951:Bhakti
941:Temple
936:Śrauta
817:Arjava
777:Ahimsa
772:Niyama
755:Ethics
563:Moksha
548:Dharma
496:Saguna
394:Shakti
379:Kubera
325:Varuna
305:Pushan
218:Vishnu
213:Brahma
50:Hindus
3734:Hindu
3455:Jatak
3166:Dalit
3119:Varna
3036:Kural
2574:Agama
2545:Kalpa
2441:Katha
2313:Vedas
2284:Ācāra
2279:Smṛti
2274:Śruti
2258:Texts
1851:Kabir
1715:Vyasa
1625:Aruni
1472:Nyaya
1426:Vishu
1406:Ugadi
1086:Asana
1071:Sadhu
1040:Tapas
1011:Matha
1001:Yatra
986:Vrata
971:Yajna
946:Murti
827:Tapas
802:Damah
797:Satya
767:Yamas
653:Karma
553:Artha
470:Guṇas
384:Radha
349:Durga
320:Ushas
315:Surya
310:Rudra
295:Indra
271:Vedic
262:Devis
258:Devas
223:Shiva
3875:Last
3652:ISBN
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3554:ISBN
3496:Dahi
3440:Jata
3434:and
3432:Jāta
3415:lit.
3410:IAST
3180:Jāti
2965:and
2478:Kena
2427:Isha
1635:Atri
1467:Yoga
1416:Bihu
1386:Onam
1329:Holi
1129:Arts
1076:Yogi
1063:Yoga
1026:Sevā
1021:Dāna
976:Homa
956:Japa
926:Ārtī
921:Puja
847:Dāna
807:Dayā
665:Mind
648:Maya
558:Kama
399:Sita
389:Rama
364:Kali
330:Vayu
280:Agni
182:List
3732:16
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