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== Samskara vidhi ==

== Samskara vidhi ==

In this Samskara, the child is brought out of his room/home to the outside of home. Ayurveda acharyas describe 'Kumaragara', a special room designed for a newborn to protect him and keep him in a room having controlled environment suitable for his health.<ref>Charaka Samhita ([https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/ecaraka/?mod=read&h=kumArAgAr Sharirasthanam Adhyaya 8 Sutra 59-60])</ref> The design and interior of the Kumaragara is done entirely by keeping focus on protecting the newborn from any external injuries or infectious agents. Thus various antimicrobial herbs and drugs are routinely kept in kumaragara and the newborn is strictly to be kept in this room till Nishkramana Samskara performed in the forth month. Therefore as a part of Nishkramana samskara various rituals are performed as below,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>Arun Raj GR, Shailaja U, Prasanna N Rao. The childhood samskaras (Rites of passage) and its scientific appreciation. Ayurpharm Int J Ayur Alli Sci. 2013;2(12):372-383.</ref><ref>Kasyapa Samhita, Vrddhajivakaya Tantra. with The Vidyotini Hindi commentary and Hindi translation of Sanskrit introduction, Pandit Hemraj Sharma, Sri Satyapala Bhisagacharya. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan, edition reprint- 2006 Khilasthana 12/4-5 p.316</ref><ref>Ashtanga Samgraha, with Sasilekha commentary by Indu, edited by Dr. Shivprasad Sharma, reprinted in Varanasi, Choukhambha Sanskrit Series Office, Uttar Tanta, 2008; 1:45</ref>

In this Samskara, the child is brought out of his room/home to the outside of home. Ayurveda acharyas describe 'Kumaragara', a special room designed for a newborn to protect him and keep him in a room having controlled environment suitable for his health.<ref>Charaka Samhita ([https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/ecaraka/?mod=read&h=kumArAgAr Sharirasthanam Adhyaya 8 Sutra 59-60])</ref> The design and interior of the Kumaragara is done entirely by keeping focus on protecting the newborn from any external injuries or infectious agents. Thus various antimicrobial herbs and drugs are routinely kept in kumaragara and the newborn is strictly to be kept in this room till Nishkramana Samskara performed in the forth month. Therefore as a part of Nishkramana samskara various rituals are performed as below,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>Arun Raj GR, Shailaja U, Prasanna N Rao. The childhood samskaras (Rites of passage) and its scientific appreciation. Ayurpharm Int J Ayur Alli Sci. 2013;2(12):372-383.</ref><ref>Kasyapa Samhita, Vrddhajivakaya Tantra. with The Vidyotini Hindi commentary and Hindi translation of Sanskrit introduction, Pandit Hemraj Sharma, Sri Satyapala Bhisagacharya. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan, edition reprint- 2006 [https://archive.org/details/kasyapasamhita014944mbp/page/n559/mode/2up Khilasthana 12/4-5 p.316]</ref><ref>Ashtanga Samgraha, with Sasilekha commentary by Indu, edited by Dr. Shivprasad Sharma, reprinted in Varanasi, Choukhambha Sanskrit Series Office, Uttar Tanta, 2008; 1:45</ref>

* The baby having given bath, adorned and worn new clothes.  

* The baby having given bath, adorned and worn new clothes.