Samskaras

Garbhadan (Conception)

Garbhadan Samskaras also called Garbhalambhanam, literally means attaining the wealth of the womb. This is the first Samskaras among sixteen Samskaras approved in our scriptures. After entering into a social and worldly life, this Garbhadan Samskaras is performed. It is a ceremony performed before conception and impregnation.

Pumsavana (Engendering a male issue)

Pumsavana is a ritual conducted when the pregnancy begins to show, typically in or after the third month of pregnancy and usually before the fetus starts moving in the womb. The ceremony celebrates the rite of passage of the developing fetus, marking the stage where the baby begins to kick as a milestone in a baby’s development.

Simantonayana (Hair-parting)

The significance of the ritual is to wish a healthy development of the baby and safe delivery to the mother. The main objective of this Samskara is to prevent premature abortion and to protect the pregnant mother and the growth of the child in the womb of the mother.

Jatakarma (Birth rituals)

It signifies the baby’s birth, as well as the bonding of the father with the baby. In scriptures, it is stated to perform this Samskara prior to cutting off the navel string of the newly born child from that of his mother. In Jatakarman ritual, the father welcomes the baby by touching the baby’s lips with honey and ghee.