Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c10.s2.14
Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c10.s2.14
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c10.s2.14
Thus explaining the special features of the Vaiṣṇava rites, the author next proceeds to deal with the methods of performing the different Saṃskāras which are, as found in his work, fourteen in number, namely, Vivāha, Garbhādhāna, Puṃsavana, Sīmantonnayana, Śoṣyantī-homa, Jātakarman, Niṣkrāmaṇa, Nāma-karaṇa, Pauṣṭika-karman, Anna-prāśana, Mūrdhābhighrāṇa, Cūḍā-karaṇa, Upanayana and Samāvartana.