Hindu Saṁskāras: Socio-religious Study of the Hindu SacramentsThe Hindu Samskaras give expression to aspirations and ideals of the Hindus. They aim at securing the welfare of the performer and developing his personality. |
Contents
THE SOURCES OF INQUIRY | 1 |
CHAP | 2 |
The Dharmasūtras | 7 |
ii The Sources of Information | 12 |
The Relative Importance of Sources | 13 |
Twofold Purpose | 25 |
The Moral Purpose | 31 |
The Samávartana or Snana The End of Studentship | 36 |
d Pratiloma | 177 |
135 | 182 |
xii Qualifications of the Bride | 191 |
xiv The Ceremonies | 199 |
CHAP PAGE 6 The Nuptial Bath | 210 |
The Marriage Party | 211 |
The Bridegroom Honoured | 213 |
Anointment | 214 |
Fire | 39 |
Cultural Elements | 46 |
i Names Meaning and Purpose of the Samskāra | 58 |
The Puṁsavana Quickening of Male Child | 60 |
The Namakaraṇa NameGiving | 70 |
The AnnaPrāśana First Feeding | 78 |
iii The Later Origin and its Cause | 96 |
The Upanayana initiation | 106 |
ii Importance | 113 |
The Simantonnayana HairParting | 116 |
v Ceremonies and their Significance | 124 |
k Touching the Heart | 130 |
viii The Purpose of the Samskaras | 132 |
94 | 136 |
m Taking the Charge | 137 |
The Sixteen Saṁskāras | 143 |
62 | 147 |
The Nişkramaņa First Outing | 153 |
vi The Historical growth of Eight Forms | 159 |
The Condition | 215 |
The Significant Question | 216 |
Rastrabhṛta and other Sacrifices | 218 |
The Praise of Woman | 219 |
The Bride Sprinkled | 220 |
Local Customs | 221 |
s Triratravrata | 223 |
The Bride Carried and Blessed | 224 |
i Marriage not a Licence | 232 |
The Vedarambha Beginning of the Vedic Study | 234 |
CONCLUSION | 275 |
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Hindu Saṁskāras: Socio-religious Study of the Hindu Sacraments Rajbali Pandey No preview available - 1969 |
Common terms and phrases
According Acharya Agni ancient Annaprāśana Apastamba Aryan Aśvalayana Atharvaveda auspicious bathed Baudhayana became beginning birth blessed Brahmacharya Brahman Brāhmaṇa Bṛhaspati bride bridegroom cere child Chūḍākaraṇa conception cultural custom dead death deity Dharmaśāstra Dharmasūtras father fire funeral ceremonies Gandharva Garbhadhāna girl given gods Gṛhyasūtras hair Hindu husband hymns Ibid impurity India influences initiation Jātakarma kāras Keśānta Kṣattriya later literature Mahabharata mantra Manu marriage married month mother occasion offered origin Paddhatis performed person popular prayers pregnant woman prescribed proper Pumsavana Purāņas purified purpose quoted in V.M.S. recited regarded religion religious Ṛgveda ritual rules sacrament Sacred Thread sacrifices Samāvartana Samaveda Saṁskāra Samskaras shaving Smrti Smṛtis social spiritual Śrauta student Suśruta Sūtra symbolical taboos teacher thee thou tion tonsure twice-born Upanayana Upanayana Saṁskāra Upanisads Vaisya Vasistha Vedarambha Vedas Vedic period verse Vivaha Vratya wife word worship Yāj तु पिता वा