History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c24.s1.532
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c24.s1.532
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Śāṅ. gṛ. (I. 28. 22) expressly says that the keśānta ceremony is performed for girls but silently. Āp. gṛ. 16. 15, Hir. gṛ. 6. 16, Bhāradvāja gṛ. I. 10, Baud. gṛ. III. 2. 55 prescribe in godāna the removal of all the hair on the head (including the śikhā top-knot), while in caula it is not so.
Linked texts (5)
- Baudhāyanagṛhyasūtra — Baudhāyana, Sanskrit
- Śāṅkhāyanagṛhyasūtra — Śāṅkhāyana, Sanskrit
- Bhāradvājagṛhyasūtra — Sanskrit
- Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra — Hiraṇyakeśin, Sanskrit
- Āpastambagṛhyasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit