A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.154

v2.c33.154

175 The ears should, according to Suśruta, be pierced when the infant is six or seven months of age, which is very young. The commentators are of the opinion that the sixth (Māgha) or seventh (Phālguna) of the new year after the infant's birth is meant, which may be a compromise because the customary age is much later. Cakra refers to the third of fifth year as the usual period, which agrees with the Kātyāyanasūtras, incorporated in the