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Upaveshana Samskara (उपवेशन संस्कारः) (view source)
Revision as of 17:42, 18 April 2022
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The baby should not be sick or unwell on the day of samskara
The baby should not be sick or unwell on the day of samskara
=== Preparation of the sitting place: ===
=== Preparation of the sitting place ===
The place where the upaveshana samskara is to be performed is prepared beforehand. <ref>Kashyapa Samhita (Khilasthana Adhyaya 12 Sutra 9)</ref>
The place where the upaveshana samskara is to be performed is prepared beforehand. <ref>Kashyapa Samhita (Khilasthana Adhyaya 12 Sutra 9)</ref>
=== Worship of deities ===
=== Worship of deities ===
Before starting the samskara, parents, relatives and all those present at the time should first worship the deities, offer prayers to devatas and brahamana by offering food and donation.
Before starting the samskara, parents, relatives and all those present at the time should first worship the deities, offer prayers to devatas and brahamana by offering food and donation.
Vagbhata in Ashtanga Samgraha has advised to start samskara by giving bali to all 4 directions <blockquote>बलिं दत्वा चतुर्दिशम् (Asht. Samg. 1. 36)<ref name=":2">Ashtanga Samgraha (Uttarasthanam Adhyaya 1 Sutra 36)</ref> </blockquote>And last but not the least, Vagbhata has described a mantra which should be chanted and the mother earth should be worshiped which would be holding the child in place in this samskara ans thereafter in life. The mantra to be chanted is as follows,<blockquote>धरण्यशेषभूतानां माता त्वमसि कामधुक्|
अजरा चाप्रमेया च सर्वभूतनमस्कृता|
चराचराणां लोकानां प्रतिष्ठास्यव्ययासि च|
कुमारं पाहि मातेव ब्रह्मा तदनुमन्यताम्| (Asht. Samg. 1. 36)<ref name=":2" /></blockquote>With this mantra, mother earth is praised. Mantra expresses gratitude towards mother earth for holding all the lives in place and requests her to protect and safeguard the child for lifetime on whom the samskara is being done. The land/soil/ground is worshipped and given a place or name of mother, the mother earth for supporting and nurturing all lives.
=== The process ===
=== The process ===
The actual process of upaveshana samskara is simple and short. The baby is made to sit facing eastwards in the middle of the prepared site for some time. After this, child is lifted up carefully. The whole process has to be repeated daily. One has to take care that child should not be made to sit for long duration.
The actual process of upaveshana samskara is simple and short. The baby is made to sit facing eastwards in the middle of the prepared site for some time. After this, child is lifted up carefully. The whole process has to be repeated daily. One has to take care that child should not be made to sit for long duration. At every time the child should be made to sit on a mattress (asana) and supports should be arranged in such way that those would prevent accidental falling down of a child. <ref name=":2" />
==== Duration of sitting ====
==== Duration of sitting ====
==== Frequency ====
==== Frequency ====
The whole process has to be repeated daily.
The whole process has to be repeated daily.
==== Measures to be done post samskara ====
Acharya Vagbhata has described certain procedures which should be performed post samskara or after making child sit for some time. He says that, after the child finishes his daily course of siting activity, a mother or caretaker should gently massage child's low back, thighs and knees. <ref name=":2" /> The massage helps to strengthen child's limbs.
==== Adverse effects if the child is made to sit for a longer time than prescribed - ====
==== Adverse effects if the child is made to sit for a longer time than prescribed - ====