15.2
Jaathakarmam
When a child is born, the father should take bath
immediately and perform appropriate DhAnams .
During the entire day of birth of the child ,
the father is suddhan ( no theetu) and hence
there is no blemish in the father giving
dhAnams
on that day and others recieving it from him
.
If the child is born during the period of theetu
from
the death of others , the Jaatha Karmaa
samskAram can be done after that theetu
expires . If one has the birth of a male
child
during the time when one is
observing theetu
from other births in the family , the Jaatha
karmA
can be performed right away ( without
postponement).
15.3 If a male child is
born during the times of
theettu (Aasoucham) , the father( Janakan) is
rid of that theettu he was observing .
15.4 NaamakaraNam
: On the eleventh day
from
the day of birth , a name should be given to
the child. If missed , it should be done before
the child's first anniversary . The name of one's
Kula
dhaivam or that of the elders in the family can
be
given as name.
15.5 Ear Piercing :
KarNa vEdanam is ear
piercing
karma . Chitthirai , Kaarthikai , Thai , Panguni Sukla
Paksha
dinams are good . The timing is when the child's teeth
have
appeared and the child is able to get up and down on its
own
from the Mother's lap. The silken thread is inserted into
the needle and kept in equal measures ( length) and
with that needle , the ear is pierced .
15.6 Time to see the
Sun and the Moon by the child:
During the third month of birth , child should be taken
from the room
or cradle and be shown to the Sun . The child should also
be made
to have Soorya darsanam briefly . Similarly , the child
should be
shown to the Moon and vice versa during the fourth month
.
15.7 Anna PrASanam
is performed (usually at the
local
temple ) during the sixth month. First taste of annam with
curd ,
ghee and honey should be arranged for the child
.
15.8 ChowLam
is perfomed at age three. Creating a
tuft
( Kudumi) is called ChowLa samskAram. If the Mother is
pregnant
when the child is three , then chowLam has to be postponed
.
Days and nakshathrams to be avoided are : Sunday, Tuesday
,
Saturday , Prathamai tithi , chathurthy , Navami , Shashti
,
Chathurdasi , Kaarthikai , PoorattAthi and
UtthirattAdhi .
Aswini , SravaNam , SvAthi , Chitthra , Poosam ,
Punarpoosam ,
Avittam are fine as dates for chowLam . Janma
Nakshathram
has to be avoided .
15.9 Upanayanam
for women ?
VivAham is the equivalent of Upanayanam for
women. All the samskArams before Upanayanam
are common to both female and male child .
For
the female child , these samskArAs are to be
done
without mantrams . If the samskAra is not done
at
the prescribed time , there are PrAyascchittham
available for women children .
15.10 AksharAbhyAsam:
This is perfromed
at age five during the months when VishNu is
awake
( after UtthAna EkAdaSi) . UtharAyaNam is preferred
.
Month of Maasi is not recommended . Aadi month
is
good. Not recommended on Tuesday and Saturday.
The nakshathrams of SravaNam , Hastham , Poosam
,
Mrugaseersham , Avittam , SvAthi , Satayam , Anusham
,
JyEshtA , ChithrA are good .
AajyAhuthi is performed after worship of Hari , Lakshmi et
al .
BhrAhmaNa BhOjanam follows. Kumaran should sit
facing
west and the guru should sit
facing east ( kizhakku mukam)
during AksharAbhyAsam . Prathamai , Ashtami and
PourNami
should never be chosen since these are anadhyayanam
days.
15.11 Vidhi NishEdhams
before Upanayanam
Before Upanyanam , there are no nishEdhams (
Saastra virOdhams)
for a boy . It does not mean that he can commit MahA
pAthakams
like drinking alchoholic beverages .
15.12 After age 6 , effort should be made to steer the
boy
to observe the prescribed dharmams of
BrahmacharyASramam
until he enters the GruhasthAsramam . until age six ,
there is no
theetu for them if rajasvalai and others with theetu touch
them .
It is more relaxed until upanayanam .
16.0 Upanayanam and
onwards
16.1 Upanayanam timing
:
Upanayanam should be performed 8 years after garbham
for Brahmin boys. Vasantha ruthu is the best. Thai , Maasi
and Panguni months are good. It should not be performed
during anadhyayanam and sankramaNam( Maasa
PiRappu).
On unavoidable occasions , it can be done during the
period of
anadhyayanam as an exception .
During the JyEshtA month ( Aani) , Upanayanam should
not
be performed for the first son . When the time
of KrishNa paksham ,
when Sukran is in the 8th place , when Sooryan is in the
frontal
portion of the Raasis , when it is anadhyayanam ,
Upanayanam
should not be performed . TrayOdhasi , Chathurdasi ,
PourNami ,
Prathamai , Chathurthi , Sapthami , Ashtami , Navami
,EkAdasi
are not recommended for upanayanams . Similarly ,
upanayaNam
should not be done on the asthamana samayam of
Saakhdheesan
( Graham , which is the Lord of one's Saakhai) .
The SaakAdheesan for Rg vedam is Bruhaspathy (
Thursday) ;
for Yajur Vedam , the adhipathy ( SaakhAdheesan) is
Sukran
( Friday); for Saama Vedam , the adhipathy is AngArakan
( Tuesday) ; the SaakhAdheesan ( adhipathy) for
Atarva
Vedam is Budhan ( Wednesday) .
The performance of upanayanam when the SaakhAdheesan
is at the 4th , 7th and 10th place from his lagnam yields
sukham .
( To Be Continued ).
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