चूड़ाकरणम्The tonsure
Verse 172
तृतीये पञ्चमे वर्षे कुलाचारानुसारतः । चूड़ाकर्म शिशोः कुर्याद्बालसंस्कारसिद्धये ॥ १७२ ॥
tṛtīyē pañcamē varṣē kulācārānusārataḥ | cūḍākarma śiśōḥ kuryādbālasaṁskārasiddhayē || 172 ||
Translation
In the third or the fifth year, according to the custom of the family, he should perform the child's tonsure, for the success of the boy's sacraments.
Word by word
- tṛtīyē
- in the third
- pañcamē
- or the fifth
- varṣē
- year
- kula
- of the family
- ācāra
- the custom
- anusārataḥ
- according to
- cūḍākarma
- (cūḍākarma) the tonsure
- śiśōḥ
- of the child
- kuryāt
- he should perform
- bāla
- of the boy
- saṁskāra
- of the sacraments
- siddhayē
- for the success
Meaning
Cūḍākaraṇa, the first cutting of the hair, leaving the crown-lock (cūḍā). Its year follows the family's custom (kulācāra).
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
Now he gives the procedure of the cūḍākarma (the tonsure) with "tṛtīye" and the rest. The wise one, the discerning sādhaka, the one who performs the rite, the father, having done the rite as before from the worship of the gods to the end of the dhārā, should set to the north of the fire named Satya a dish (śarāva) filled with the dung of a bull, with sesame and wheat in it, and also lukewarm (kavoṣṇa), slightly warm, water, and one well-sharpened razor.