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Line 70: − Upaveshana Samskara explains accurate timing for sitting of child. Sitting in early age can leads to complications like vitiation of Vata Dosha, fever, pain and arrest in further growth. − − According to modern science also, child should start sitting in tripod position by this age. So it helps in assessment of gross motor milestone of child. By this age child should developed unidextrous reach for a toy or object. − − Introduction to toys in this ceremony provides visual, auditory and sensory stimulation to child, so finally helps in better growth and developments. Toys introduction to child also provides psychological satisfaction to child. (Shobhit Kumar. A Critical Appraisal on Various Samskara’s with their Scientific and Medical Importance in Pediatric Age Group. International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research. 2017;5(5):78-81.) − Daily the child is trained to sit for a while and thus by 12 months of age, he shall be able to sit without support. This is a method of giving stimulus for the ability to sit in a normally growing child. It also assess the different milestones such as rolling over, sitting with support, sitting without support, crawling, creeping etc. (.Arun Raj GR1*, Shailaja U2, Prasanna N Rao. Ayurpharm Int J Ayur Alli Sci., Vol.2, No.12 (2013) Pages 372 - 383+ + +
Upaveshana Samskara (उपवेशन संस्कारः) (view source)
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Upaveshana samskara is described in Ayurveda texts under childhood samskaras. The term upaveshana refers to the act of sitting. Thus it is the samskara done in the period wen the child is made to sit for the first time in life. Making a baby sit with or without support, baby's ability to do so by own and the effects of sitting for a long time all these aspects are related to health of the baby. Thus Ayurveda scholars seem to have meticulously studied it and proposed an appropriate method for it under Upaveshana samskara.
Upaveshana samskara is described in Ayurveda texts under childhood samskaras. The term upaveshana refers to the act of sitting. Thus it is the samskara done in the period wen the child is made to sit for the first time in life. Making a baby sit with or without support, baby's ability to do so by own and the effects of sitting for a long time all these aspects are related to health of the baby. Thus Ayurveda scholars seem to have meticulously studied it and proposed an appropriate method for it under Upaveshana samskara.
== Time to perform upaveshana samskara ==
== Time to perform upaveshana samskara ==
Ayurveda acharyas have proposed following time to perform this samskara. <ref>Arun Raj GR1*, Shailaja U2, Prasanna N Rao. Ayurpharm Int J Ayur Alli Sci., Vol.2, No.12 (2013) Pages 372 - 383</ref> <ref>Shobhit Kumar. A Critical Appraisal on Various Samskara’s with their Scientific and Medical Importance in Pediatric Age Group. International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research. 2017;5(5):78-81.</ref>
Ayurveda acharyas have proposed following time to perform this samskara. <ref name=":0">Arun Raj GR1*, Shailaja U2, Prasanna N Rao. Ayurpharm Int J Ayur Alli Sci., Vol.2, No.12 (2013) Pages 372 - 383</ref> <ref name=":1">Shobhit Kumar. A Critical Appraisal on Various Samskara’s with their Scientific and Medical Importance in Pediatric Age Group. International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research. 2017;5(5):78-81.</ref>
# Ashtanga Samgraha, : Upaveshana samskara to be done in the '''5th month'''
# Ashtanga Samgraha, : Upaveshana samskara to be done in the '''5th month'''
== Importance of Upaveshana Samskara ==
== Importance of Upaveshana Samskara ==
* Upaveshana Samskara describes accurate timing for sitting of child. According to western medicine also, child can be made to sit or himself sits in tripod position by this age. So assessment of baby at the time of this samskara helps to understand gross motor milestone of child.
* Introduction to toys in this ceremony provides visual, auditory and sensory stimulation to child. This not only helps in better growth and developments but also gives chance to assess whether the child has developed unidextrous reach by this age (holding or reaching out to the toy with one hand. Toys introduction to child also provides psychological satisfaction to child.<ref name=":1" />
* As mentioned above, the child is trained to sit daily for a while after this samskara and thus by 12 months of age, he becomes able to sit without support. This is a method of giving stimulus for the ability to sit in a normally growing child. It also assess the different milestones such as rolling over, sitting with support, sitting without support, crawling, creeping etc.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
== References ==