Keshant Sanskar means cutting the hair with
proper rituals and ceremonies. In Brahmins, Keshant Sanskar is also done before
-Vidhya Arambha Sanskar. It is
believed that after coming out of the womb, the child's hair on the head are of
mother and father. To remove them from the head is considered pure and divine.
Purification is necessary before attaining education so that the brain works in
the right direction. After getting education from Gurukul in ancient times,
Keshant Sanskar was performed.
Significance
of Sanskar:
As the name suggests,
Keshant means the end of the hair, but it is natural to have this illusion that
if cutting ceremony is done during Keshant
Sanskar then why we perform Mundan
Sanskar. So the difference between that: Keshant Sanskar is done when a boy gets moustache and beard on his
face during his adolescence phase while Mundan
Sanskar takes place at the time of the infant’s birth. The boy's beard is
also cut, even during this Keshant
Sanskar along with the hair cut. Indeed, during the Guru's disciple
tradition that begins after the Upanayan Sanskar rites. Following the Brahmacharya, the person attains
knowledge while staying in the proximity of the Guru. During achieving the
knowledge from Guru, the person does not cut his hair even while following
Brahmacharya. When that person comes on the threshold of puberty, he gets
beards and moustaches on his face. To remove those hair in an appropriate
manner is termed as Keshant Sanskar.
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