निष्क्रमणम्The first going out
Verse 158
चतुर्थे मासि षष्ठे वा कुर्यान्निष्क्रमणं शिशोः ॥ १५८ ॥
caturthē māsi ṣaṣṭhē vā kuryānniṣkramaṇaṁ śiśōḥ || 158 ||
Translation
In the fourth or sixth month he should perform the child's first going out.
Word by word
- caturthē
- in the fourth
- māsi
- month
- ṣaṣṭhē
- sixth
- vā
- or
- kuryāt
- should perform
- niṣkramaṇaṁ
- the first going out
- śiśōḥ
- of the child
Meaning
Niṣkramaṇa, the first time the infant is carried out of the house to see the sun.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 155.