grameen shabdavali Flashcards
how many sanskars are considered in the life of a person
16
what is garbhdan
celebration sanskar at home when a woman is pregnant
what is punsvan
to give the fetus boy/male form pratha
what is seemantonayan
sanskar to protect child in the womb. aka agarni
what is agarni
marwadi: sanskar to protect child in the womb. aka seemantonayan
what is jaatkarm
performed after child is born. infant is made to lick ghee and honey with a golden shlaka
what is janmotsav
sanskar done by elderly women (jachcha) of the house. they give the infant janmghutti and bang bronze thali. jachcha song is sang to thank them.
in which ritual is jachcha song sang
in janmotsav
when is chhatpujan done
6 days after child is born
what is chhatpujan
deciding day of fate of the infant celebrated on 6th day from birth
what is aankhya
after 8 days of birth of a child sisters and daughters make saatiya (swastika) on door of house
what is saatiya
done during aankhya when girls of the house makes the swastika aka saatiya on house gate
what is nhaan
first bath after child in born
what is kuaan poojan
aka jalwa poojan is a sanskar on 21st day of child’s birth where jachchas worship a well
other name for jalwa poojan?
kuaan poojan
what is jaamna
maternal side of a new born brings gifts and sweets and give the mother peelo(yellow odhni)