Naamkaran:
The child is now brought to the Vedi. Passing behind the father, the mother goes to the Father’s right side and hands the child to the father, keeping the child’s head in the northern direction and feet in the southern direction. The mother then sits on the North Side of the husband, facing east.
The father then hands the child to the Mother, maintaining the child’s North/South directions.
Oblation of Ghee
ओं प्रजापतये स्वाहा।
Om prajaa-pataye svaahaa (Gobhil Grihyasutra 2.8.12)
Time and date initiation
Four oblations synchronize the auspiciousness of the sanskaara with the time of its performance.
These oblations of Ghee are made, each after reciting the names of the Tithi.1 See footnote for Dates2 and Tithi3
These four oblations are of ghee, representing the lunar date, the governing deity of that date, the time of day (nakshatra) and the deity of that period of time.
ओं (प्रतिपदे) स्वाहा।
Om _(e.g. pratipade)__ svaahaa
ओं (ब्रह्मणे) स्वाहा।
Om _(e.g. brahmane)__ svaahaa
ओं (अश्चिन्यै) स्वाहा।
Om _(e.g. ashvinyai)__ svaahaa
ओं (अश्चिभ्यां) स्वाहा।
Om _(e.g. ashvibhyaam)__ svaahaa
- Tithi is the time it takes for the longitudinal angle between the Moon and the Sun to increase by 12°. Tithis begin at varying times of day and vary in duration approximately from 19 to 26 hours. Every day of a lunar month is called tithi.(put link to wiki site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tithi)], Nakshatra[A nakshatra is one of 27 (sometimes also 28) sectors along the ecliptic. It is the precise Hindu system of time measurement- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakshatra%5D, Tithi-devata {Tithi devata refers to the deity or discipline that governs the day of the particular period in a lunar month], and Nakshatra-Devata{the governing deity or discipline of the period of time
- The dates and deities are: 1-Brahman, 2-Tvashtri 3-Vishnu, 4-yama, 5-soma, 6-kumar, 7-muni, 8-vasu, 9-shiva, 10-dharm, 11-rudra, 12-vaayu, 13-kaam,14-anant, 15-vishvedev, 30-pitar
- Dates and tithi: The Nakshatras and Deities are 1 – Ashvinee – Ashvi, 2 – Bharani – Yama, 3 – Krittika – Agni, 4 – Rohini – Prajaapati, 5 – Mrig-sheer-sha – Soma, 6 – Aardraa – Rudra, 7 – Punarvasu – Aditi, 8 – Pushya – Brihaspati, 9 – Aashleshaa – Sarpa, 10- Magha – Pitri, 11- Poorva phalgunee – Bhaga, 12- Uttara Phalgunee – Aryamaan, 13- Hasta – Savitri, 14- Chitra – Tvashtt, 15- Swaati – Vaayu, 16- Vishaa-khaa – Indraagni, 17- Anuraadhaa – Mitra, 18- Jyeshthaa – Indra, 19- Moola – Nirrti (niranti), 20- Poorva-ashaadha – Aap, 21- Uttara-ashaadha – Vishvedeva, 22- Shravan – Vishnu, 23- Dhanishthaa – Vaasu, 24- Shatabhisha – Varuna, 25- Poorva-bhadra-padaa – Ajikapadaa, 26- Uttara bhadrapadaa – Ahir Budhyana, 27- Revati – Pooshan.
The 27 Nakshatras cover 13°20’ of the ecliptic each. Each Nakshatra is also divided into quarters or padas of 3°20. The 27 nakshatras, each with 4 padas, give 108, which is the number of beads in a japa mala
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