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Initiation into [[Vidya (विद्या)|education]] is the most important milestone after the achievement of physical development in a child's life. Impartment of education was the most important step in the development of character  of a person. The direct aim of all education, whether literary or professional, was to make the student fit to become a useful and pious member of the society. Most [[Childhood Samskaras (बाल्यावस्थे संस्काराः)|samskaras of the childhood]] mark the stages of physical development. The educational stage is characterized by the transformation of an individual from a child with gaining more consciousness and knowledge. It is the stage when human brain was considered to be appropriate to step towards the cognitive developments and gain the strength of knowledge and virtue and not the physical strength alone.<ref name=":5">Chahal, Mandeep (2020) Ph.D Thesis Titled: ''[http://hdl.handle.net/10603/309999 Samskaras in the Grihyasutras historical account of Jatakarma Upanyana Vivaha and Antyeshti.]'' (Chapter 3)</ref><ref name=":3">Shukla, Sacchidanand (2008) ''Hindu Dharm ke Solah Sanskar''. Delhi: Prabhat Prakashan.</ref>

Initiation into [[Vidya (विद्या)|education]] is the most important milestone after the achievement of physical development in a child's life. Impartment of education was the most important step in the development of character  of a person. The direct aim of all education, whether literary or professional, was to make the student fit to become a useful and pious member of the society. Most [[Childhood Samskaras (बाल्यावस्थे संस्काराः)|samskaras of the childhood]] mark the stages of physical development. The educational stage is characterized by the transformation of an individual from a child with gaining more consciousness and knowledge. It is the stage when human brain was considered to be appropriate to step towards the cognitive developments and gain the strength of knowledge and virtue and not the physical strength alone.<ref name=":5">Chahal, Mandeep (2020) Ph.D Thesis Titled: ''[http://hdl.handle.net/10603/309999 Samskaras in the Grihyasutras historical account of Jatakarma Upanyana Vivaha and Antyeshti.]'' (Chapter 3)</ref><ref name=":3">Shukla, Sacchidanand (2008) ''Hindu Dharm ke Solah Sanskar''. Delhi: Prabhat Prakashan.</ref>

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[[Category:Samskaras]]

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