History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c15.9

v2.c15.9

*Saṁskāras.* Purpose of saṁskāras. Divisions of saṁskāras. Divergence as to number of saṁskāras. List of saṁskāras named by all or most of the smṛti writers. Saṁskāras of śūdras. Easy expiation provided for non-performance of saṁskāras. Garbhādhāna known from the times of the Atharvaveda. Procedure of Garbhādhāna in the Bṛhadāraṇyaka upaniṣad and smṛtis. Whether it is a saṁskāra of the woman or of the child. Altar in gṛhya rites. *Homa.* Preliminary rites in all saṁskāras such as Gaṇapatipūjana, Puṇyāhavācana, Mātṛkāpūjana, Nāndīśrāddha. *Puṁsavana.* *Anavalobhana.* *Sīmantonnayana.* *Viṣṇubali.* *Soṣyantīkarma.* *Jātakarma* and several component parts of it such as *homa*, *Medhājanana*. *Nāmakaraṇa.* How names were given at various periods; several names for the same person. Rules about names. *Karṇavedha.* *Niṣkramaṇa.* *Annaprāśana.* *Varṣavardhana.* *Cūlā.* *Vidyārambha.*