Karnavedha or ear piercing for child is one of the sixteen major sanskaras (Solah sanskar or Shodasha Samskara) in Hinduism. Especially, for Brahmins it is an essential ritual in their life. Generally, ear piercing ceremony is performed during Mundan or Chudakarana of a child (baby’s first haircut) or at Aksharabhyasam (Vidhyarambham or initiation of child […]
Solah Sanskar
16 Hindu Samskaras
The Samskaras, are a series of rituals and sacrifices that mark the various states of the human’s life. Starting from Garbhadhana Samskara till the Antyeshti Samskara, each and every Samskara represents a stage of the human’s life. Solah Samskaras are significantly performed in Brahmins communities. As per the scriptures, Dvija (twice-born – Brahmins) are essentially […]
Pumsavana Samskara
Pumsavana Samskara is the second among Solah Sanskar (16 Sankaras) mentioned in Hindu Scriptures. It is performed after the Garbhadana Samskara, when symptoms of a woman becoming pregnant are evident then for mental development and purification of the child, the Pumsavana Samskara is performed. According to the ‘Paraskara Gruhya Sutra’, in the second or third […]