History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.191
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.191
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It will have been noticed that Aśv. and Śāṅ. both prescribe giving a secret name to the child on the day of birth and do not prescribe a separate Nāmakaraṇa ceremony. Śāṅ. gṛ. (I. 24. 6) adds that a vyāvahārika name may be given on the 10th day from birth. The Gobhila gṛ. (II. 7. 13–15) and Khādira gṛ. II. 2. 28–31 say that a secret name for the child that is to be born is to be uttered in the Sosyantī-karma. So Aśv. probably carries on that tradition.
Linked texts (3)
- Śāṅkhāyanagṛhyasūtra — Śāṅkhāyana, Sanskrit
- Gobhilagṛhyasūtra — Gobhila, Sanskrit
- Khādiragṛhyasūtra — Khādira, Sanskrit