Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c12.s7.t4.2

c12.s7.t4.2

On the first day the parents observed the jāyakamma ceremony when the navel vein (nāla) of the child was cut and buried under the earth The second day jāgarikā or the whole night vigil was celebrated The third day the ceremony of showing the moon and the sun (candasūradamsaniya) to the baby was performed. Then for seven days there was a great rejoicing in the city. The eleventh day was the day of purification (suikamma) when the impurity caused by the birth of the child ended On the twelfth day the lustatory and birth rites were over and food, drinks, sweetmeats and dainties were distributed among friends, kinsmen, relatives and other subordinates There were dance parties in which the king participated and then in the presence of the relations the child was given a name (nāmakaraṇa) which had descended from generation after generation 34