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* 13. Smasana
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}}Vyasa Smrti enumerates sixteen samskaras (shodasa samskaras) as follows<ref name=":3" />
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गर्भाधानं पुंसवनं सीमन्तो जातकर्म च । नामक्रियानिष्क्रमणेऽन्नाशनं वपनक्रिया || कर्णवेधो व्रतादेशो वेदारम्भक्रियाविधिः । केशान्त स्नानमुद्वाहो विवाहाग्निपरिग्रहः ॥ त्रेताग्निसंग्रहश्चेति संस्काराः षोडश स्मृता । (व्यास स्मृति १/१३-१५)
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* 1. Garbhadhana
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* 2. Pumsavana
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* 3. Simantonnayana
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* 4. Jatakarma
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* 5. Namakriya (Namakarana)
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* 6. Niskramana
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* 7. Annaasana (Annaprasana)
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* 8. Vapanakriya (Chudakarma)
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* 9. Karnavedha
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* 10. Vratadesha (Upanayana)
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* 11. Vedarambhakriya
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* 12. Keshanta
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* 13. Vedasnana (Samavartana)
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* 14. Vivaha
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* 15. Vivaha-agniparigraha
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* 16. Tretagni-sangraha
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}}Yajnavalkya Smrti also enumerates the same samskaras as Manu, except Keshanta which was probably omitted owing to the decline of Vedic studies and its confusion with the Samavartana.<ref name=":1" />
Gautama Smrti however gives the forty samskaras as per the tradition of its school even though they observe a steady decline of Daiva samskaras. Angira and Ashvalayana Smrti contains a list of twenty-five Samskaras including 7 Pakayajnas. Other Smrtis supply the list of sixteen Samskaras.<ref name=":1" />
Gautama Smrti however gives the forty samskaras as per the tradition of its school even though they observe a steady decline of Daiva samskaras. Angira and Ashvalayana Smrti contains a list of twenty-five Samskaras including 7 Pakayajnas. Other Smrtis supply the list of sixteen Samskaras.<ref name=":1" />