Manava Dharmashastra 2.34

2.34

janma caturthe māse gṛhādbahirniṣkramaṇamādityadarśanaṃ śiśorbālasya kartavyam | trīnmāsān garbhagṛha eva vāsayet | śiśugrahaṇaṃ śūdrasyāpi prāptyartham | evaṃ ṣaṣṭhe māsyapyannaprāśanam | pañcamāsānkṣīrāhāra eva | yadvā kule dārakasya śreyasyaṃ maṅgalyaṃ pūtanāśakunikaikavṛkṣopahārādi prasiddham | kālaviśeṣe vā tatkartavyam | ayaṃ ca sarvasaṃskāraśeṣaḥ | tena nāmadheyamuktalakṣaṇavyatirekeṇāpi yathākuladharmaṃ labhyate | 'indrasvāmī' 'indraśarmā' 'indra bhūmiḥ' 'indraghoṣa' 'indrarāta' 'indraviṣṇuḥ' 'indradeva' 'indrajyotiḥ' 'indrayaśā' ityādi kulabhedenopapannaṃ bhavati |

In the fourth month should be performed the ceremony of the child’s ‘Egress’ from the room; and in the sixth month the ceremony of ‘Feeding’; or, whatever might be regarded as auspicious in the family.—(34)

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
‘In the fourth month’—from birth—‘should be performed the ceremony of the child’s egress’—being taken out of the room and shown the sun. This implies that for three months the child should he kept in the lying-in room itself.

The common name ‘child’ is used, with a view to include the śūdra also.

Similarly ‘in the sixth month,’ the ceremony of First Feeding on grains. For five months the child should he kept purely on milk.

‘Or, whatever might be regarded as auspicious’—conducive to welfare—‘in the family’ of the child; such well-known rites, for instance, as making offerings to Pūṭanā, to Śakunika, to certain trees, etc., etc. This may he done at specified times.

This last clause is meant to apply to all ceremonies; so that the naming also may he done according to family custom, even though it be not in strict conformity with the rules laid down above. Hence with different families, such names become possible as—‘Indrasvāmī,’ ‘Indraśarman’ ‘Indrabhūti,’ ‘Indrarāta,’ Indraviṣṇu,’ ‘Indradeva,’ ‘Indrajyotiṣ,’ ‘Indrayaśaṣ,’ and so forth.—(34)