Namakarana

Namakarana (Sanskrit: नामकरण, Nāmakaraṇa) (literally, naming) is the fifth of the 16 saṃskāras (sacraments) performed by the Hindus^[1] to name the child. According to the Grhya Sutras, it should be performed on the tenth or the twelfth day after birth. But opinions of the later authorities range from the tenth day to the first day of the second year.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Pandey, R.B. (1962, reprint 2003). The Hindu Sacraments (Saṁskāra) in S. Radhakrishnan (ed.) The Cultural Heritage of India, Vol.II, Kolkata:The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, ISBN 81-85843-03-1, p.392
2. ^ Pandey, Rajbali (1969, reprint 2006) Hindu Saṁskāras: Socio-Religious Study of the Hindu Sacraments, Delhi:Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0434-1, pp.78-89

References

• Asoke Kumar Majumdar (1983). Concise History of Ancient India. Vol.3. ISBN 9788121501767. http://books.google.com/books?id=Zt-1AAAAIAAJ&q=Namakarana. 

External links

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