Sīmantaḥ is also called Sīmantonnayanam. Seemanthonayana is the third of the pre-natal sacraments after the [[Pumsavana (पुंसवनम्)|pumsavana samskara]] performed by a practitioner of the [[Sanatana Dharma (सनातनधर्मः)|Sanatana dharma]]. The word Seemanthonayana means ‘parting of the hair’ in Samskrit. The parting of a pregnant woman’s hair is the main ritual in this ceremony | Sīmantaḥ is also called Sīmantonnayanam. Seemanthonayana is the third of the pre-natal sacraments after the [[Pumsavana (पुंसवनम्)|pumsavana samskara]] performed by a practitioner of the [[Sanatana Dharma (सनातनधर्मः)|Sanatana dharma]]. The word Seemanthonayana means ‘parting of the hair’ in Samskrit. The parting of a pregnant woman’s hair is the main ritual in this ceremony |