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=== Adhikara to perform the Samskara ===

=== Adhikara to perform the Samskara ===

According to the Grhyasutras, the father and the mother performed the ceremony. But the Puranas and the astrological works extend this privilege to others also. In the opinion of the Muhurtasarhgraha it was desirable that the maternal uncle should be invited to perform the ceremony. The Visnudharmottara recommends that the solicitous nurse should take the child out.  

According to the Grhyasutras, the father and the mother performed the ceremony. But the Puranas and the astrological works extend this privilege to others also. In the opinion of the Muhurtasangraha it was desirable that the maternal uncle should be invited to perform the ceremony. The Visnudharmottara recommends that the solicitous nurse should take the child out.  

These customs are non-Vedic and popular. When the Samskara was regarded a domestic sacrifice, only the father could properly perform it. But when it ceased to be so, the right of performance was transferred even to persons other than him.<ref name=":12" />

These customs are non-Vedic and popular. When the Samskara was regarded a domestic sacrifice, only the father could properly perform it. But when it ceased to be so, the right of performance was transferred even to persons other than him.<ref name=":12" />