Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c10.s2.35
Early History of the Vaiṣṇava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c10.s2.35
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In the Jāta-karman (birth-ceremony), which does not require the performance of Sāttvika-vṛddhi-śrāddha, Kuṣaṇḍikā and Homas, the father of the child is to salute and eulogise the preceptors (Śrī-gurūn) before worshipping Viṣṇu. Next, he should besmear the tongue of the child, first with the powder of rice and barley prepared by a Brahmacārin, a virgin girl, a pregnant woman or a Pāñcarātra Vaiṣṇava versed in the Vedas, and then with Ghee mixed with gold. He should then purify himself by a bath.