History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.58
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c23.58
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the saṁskāras of snāna and vivāha were not obligatory, as a man was allowed to become a saṁnyāsin (ascetic) immediately after finishing the period of studenthood (according to the Jābālopaniṣad). The Saṁskāraprakāśa enters upon an elaborate discussion as to whether jātakarma could be performed for a child that is neither a male nor a female (pp. 195-197) and arrives at the conclusion that jātakarma and other saṁskāras cannot be performed for a *klība* (impotent) child.