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Samskaras
Samskaras are forty in number. They are :
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Garbhadhana
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Pumsavana
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Seemantha
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Jatakarrna
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Namakarana
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Annaprasana
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Chowla
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Upanayana
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Prajapatya
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Saumya
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Agneyaa
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Vaiswadeva
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Samavartana
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Vivaha
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Deva-Yajna
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Pitur-Yajna
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Manushya-Yajna
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Bhuta-Yajna
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Brahma-Yajna
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Anvashtaka
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Parvana
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Sthalipaka
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Agrahayani
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Shravani
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Chaitri
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Ashwayuji
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Agni Adhana
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Agni Hotra
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Darsa - Purnamasa
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Agrayana
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Chaturmasya
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Niroodha Pasu bandha
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Shamaramani
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Agnishtoma
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Atyagnishtoma
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Uktya
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Shodos
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Vajapeya
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Ati-ratra
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Abdoryama
Some writers mention forty-eight of them.
These Samskaras describe the rituals and ceremonies connected, among others, with conception birth, name giving, first-outing, first feeding, first tonsure, thread-giving ceremony (initiation to Vedic study), completion of studies, etc. etc.
Author - V.A.K.Ayer
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