CHOWLA SAMSKARA: This samskara is to be done with
mantrapoorvakam. At the commencement of third or fifth year this samskara i.e.
keeping sikha (shaving on all foursides of head) is to be performed. This he has to keep through out his
lifetime. When mother of the child is
pregnant this samskaara is to be postponed till delivery of the mother.
Tuesday, Saturday, Prathama(padyami), chathurti, navami,
chathurdasi, janma nakshatra, bharani, krithika, poorvabhadra, uttarabhadra are
to be avoided.
Aswani, mrigasira, punarvasu, pushyami, hasta, chitra,
swati, sravanam, dhanishta, revaty are best suited nakshatras to perform this
function.
Girl children are also eligible for these samskarams and it
should be done without fail. For girl children, marriage is being done in place
of upanayana samskara for male children.
It is more appropriate to perform all these samskaras in the
prescribed age for both boys and girls.
AKSHARABHYASAM SAMSKARAM:
On completion of chowla samskara, the boy or girl is becomes eligible
for aksharaabhyasa samskara i.e. learning of education. At the age of five, during uttarayana, except magha masa (tamil masi) and also avoiding Tuesday,
Saturday, prathama(padyami), chaturthi, sashti, ashtami, navami, chaturdasi
this samskaara is to be performed.
Best suitable nakshatras are are punarvasu, pushyami,
hastam, chitra, swati, jyeshta, anuradha, sravanam, dhanishta and satabhisha
are most suitable for performing this samskaara.
Mahavishnu, lakshmi, saraswati, parvati and individual
sutrakara (in case of rig vedi aswalayana and in case of yajur vedi
apastama/bodhyana etc) and your kula deivam are to be worshipped.
The boy or girl is to seated facing east and the teacher
i.e. the father should sit opposite to child facing west, the alphabets are to
be taught. Initially in the plate filled
with rice, the hand of the child is to be kept and made to write OM NAMASIVAYA,
SIDDAM NAMAHA and then the letters are to be written in the plate.
Anadhyana dhinas Padyami, ashtami, chaturdasi, amavasya and
pournami are to be avoided.
Till performing of upanayana samskara, there is no
restriction in ahara yet as we have to keep mind and body in proper way we have
to inculcate the habit of food habits to the children.
Next is the most important samskara of upanayana.
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