[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v2.c23.58 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c23.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.58) 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. - [Previous: v2.c23.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.57) - [Next: v2.c23.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.59) - [Up: v2.c23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c23.58) · Pramāṇa