This ritual (sanskar) is performed in the fourth, sixth and eighth month for the child in the womb. Simentroyan Sanskar is equal for all the four categories and the child developing inside the womb becomes capable of learning. During this phase, the development of the child’s body depends on what the mother learns, conducts and behaves. Therefore the mother reacts in the same way, so that a child can have knowledge of ethics, temperament and action.
येनादिते:
सीमानं नयाति प्रजापतिर्महते सौभगाय।
तेनाहमस्यौ सीमानं नयामि प्रजामस्यै जरदष्टिं कृणोमि।।
Significance
of Sanskar:
Simantroyan Sanskar is made up of simant
and Utrayan. Simant is hair and Utrayan mean to rise upwards. It is believed
that when a woman is pregnant, there are many changes found in her body over
time. Simantroyan Samskara is done in the eighth month. At this time, changes and pain can be noticed in her body these
pain increases gradually, therefore, it is needed to prepare her mentally. On
the pretext of this ritual, husbands are supposed to arrange her hair by making
hairstyle so that she gets mental strength. This belief of this sacrament is
quite strong that it prevents the pregnancy from mishaps. It is believed that
if abortion or miscarriage is done in the fourth, sixth or eighth month, there
is no possibility of survival of the foetus in the womb and the life of the
mother also gets distressed many times. Therefore, it is advisable to do this
sacrament in the sixth or eighth month.
An important significance of this sacrament is that it also evolves the mental development of the child. Because during the eighth month, the child starts to understand and listen everything what mother says. Therefore, if the health of the mother would be good than the baby inside the womb becomes healthy, fit and fine. This ritual is done for the child in the womb during the fourth, sixth and eighth month. This ceremony has common rituals for all the four varnas (categories). And the child inside the womb becomes capable of learning. In this, the mother learns, conducts, behaves the way, she wants her would be child to be and wishes the child to acquire immense knowledge, good qualities and other special traits. By this ritual, the development of the child’s body and blood circulation occur inside the womb.
Religious Sacraments of Seementotrayan Sanskar
Seementotrayan Sanskar is also known as Seemantakaran
and Seemant sanskaar. Seemantotronyan means- Good luck and felicity.
1- Seementotrayan
rituals are performed to protect the foetus and the mother inside the womb as
well as to prevent unbidden abortion and pregnancy mishaps
2- Seementotrayan
sanskar is usually performed in between the sixth or eighth month of pregnancy.
The married women used to fill vermillion (sindoor) in the hair partition (above
the forehead) of the pregnant lady during the sacred rites and pray for the
proper development of the foetus.
3- They
also wish to have a bright son and bless the lady with happiness and fortune.
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