15/26 ways to contribute to Bharat
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Vivaha is an important samskara by which a person enters the second stage of life – grihastha ashrama.We call upon the devas and ancestors besides our elders, friends and relatives to witness and bless the sacred bond. The various steps indicative of the partnership include – mangalya dharanam (tying of the mangalsutra), pani-grahana, (taking the bride’s hand), sapta-padi (taking seven vows of togetherness).
Samskaara-s are rituals performed to mark the important stages of life from birth to death. These are :
1. Garbhadhana – conception ceremony,
2. Pumsavana – Ceremony for begetting a child,
3. Simantonnayana – Ritual of parting the mother’s hair above the forehead (in the 6th/8th month of pregnancy for wellbeing of the mother and child),
4. Jatakarma – Birth ceremony (prayers for health, strength and longevity of the child),
5. Namakarana – Naming ceremony (around the 11th day after the birth of the child),
6. Nishkramana – Stepping out of the house during the 3rd or 4th month (to look at the sun and moon to seek blessings)
7. Annapraashana – First feeding ceremony (prayers to the plant kingdom and Varuna),
8. Chudakarana – Head shaving ceremony,
9. Karnavedhana – Piercing of the ear lobes,
10. Vidyaarambha – Beginning of study in the fifth year by tracing ‘Om’ as symbol in a plate of rice,
11. Upanayana – Sacred thread ceremony at the 8th year,
12. Samaavartana – Completion of education,
13. Vivaha – Marriage ceremony,
14. Vaanaprastha – Resorting to a forest like place for spiritual studies and meditation
15. Sannyasa – renunciation of worldly responsibilities,
16. Antyesthi – Cremation of the body
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