सीमन्तोन्नयनम्Sīmantonnayana, the parting of the hair
Verse 131
सीमन्तोन्नयनं कुर्यान्मासि षष्ठेऽष्टमेऽपि वा । यावन्न जायतेऽपत्यं तावत् सीमन्तनक्रिया ॥ १३१ ॥
sīmantōnnayanaṁ kuryānmāsi ṣaṣṭhē’ṣṭamē’pi vā | yāvanna jāyatē’patyaṁ tāvat sīmantanakriyā || 131 ||
Translation
Sīmantonnayana should be performed in the sixth or the eighth month; the rite of the parting may be done at any time until the child is born.
Word by word
- sīmantōnnayanaṁ
- sīmantonnayana
- kuryāt
- (kuryāt) should be performed
- māsi
- in the month
- ṣaṣṭhē
- sixth
- aṣṭamē
- eighth
- api
- or
- vā
- or
- yāvat
- until
- na
- not
- jāyatē
- is born
- apatyaṁ
- the child
- tāvat
- so long
- sīmantana
- of the parting
- kriyā
- the rite
Meaning
Sīmantonnayana, "parting the hair", is the last sacrament of pregnancy, a rite of protection and blessing for the mother.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 130.