Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c7.23
Sexual Life in Ancient India: A Study in the Comparative History of Indian Culture v1.c7.23
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If the father comes home from a journey, he must say to the boy: Thou art born limb from limb, etc., as already given (Āçval., i, 15.9 f.; Pārask., i, 18; Gobh., ii, 8.21; Hirany., ii, 1, 4.16 ff.; Āpast., 15, 12 ff.; Khād., ii, 3, 13 ff.). This according to Nil. is the by-ceremony, and he says that this precept holds good till the boy is brought to the teacher.
Linked texts (6)
- Gobhilagṛhyasūtra — Gobhila, Sanskrit
- Pāraskaragṛhyasūtra — Pāraskara, Sanskrit
- Khādiragṛhyasūtra — Khādira, Sanskrit
- Hiraṇyakeśigṛhyasūtra — Hiraṇyakeśin, Sanskrit
- Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtra — Āśvalāyana, Sanskrit
- Āpastambagṛhyasūtra — Āpastamba, Sanskrit