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modern combination of two hindu prenatal rites part of a series on hinduism hindus mythology origin and history dravidian folk religion indus valley civilisation itihasa purana epic puranic royal genealogies epic puranic chronology śramaṇa tribal religions vedic religion sampradaya traditions shaktism shaivism kapalika pashupata pratyabhijña smartism vaishnavism pancharatra other denominations deities trimurti brahma shiva vishnu tridevi saraswati lakshmi parvati others vedic deities agni chandra indra tridasha adityas ashvins rudras vasus post vedic dashavatara krishna rama ganesha hanuman kartikeya shakti amman durga kali radha sita concepts cosmology guṇa mythology pancha bhuta panchikarana prakṛti pramana shabda purusha tanmatras tattva supreme reality brahman nirguna saguna om saccidānanda god deva devata devi god and gender ishvara puruṣārtha meaning of life artha dharma kama moksha āśrama stages of life brahmacharya gṛhastha sannyasa vānaprastha saṃsāra cycle of birth and death karma maya pāpa mahapataka paramātman prāyaścitta punya mind and ethics achourya ahamkara ahimsa akrodha ānanda anātman antahkarana arishadvargas arjava ātman dayā dāna niti śastra shraddha mitahara niyama aparigraha prajña samatva santosha sastra pramanam satya shaucha svādhyāya dama sūkṣma śarīra titiksha vairagya viveka yamas practices worship arti bhajan bhakti dāna exorcism homa japa kirtan murti prarthana puja temple matha sevā śrauta tarpana tirtha tirthadana vrata yajna yatra meditation dhyana nididhyāsana tapas yoga asana bhakti yoga hatha yoga jnana yoga karma yoga kundalini yoga rāja yoga sādhanā sadhu yogi yogini rites of passage annaprashana antyesti chudakarana garbhadhana jatakarma karnavedha keshanta nāmakaraṇa nishkramana pumsavana simantonayana pumsavana ritushuddhi samavartanam simantonnayana upanayana vidyāraṃbhaṃ vivaha festivals diwali ganesh chaturthi holi janmashtami kumbh mela maha shivaratri navaratri durga puja ramlila vijayadashami makar sankranti new year bihu puthandu ugadi vaisakhi vishu pongal onam raksha bandhan rama navami ratha yatra vasant panchami philosophical schools six astika schools samkhya yoga nyaya vaisheshika mīmāṃsā vedanta advaita dvaita vishishtadvaita achintya bheda abheda shuddhadvaita svabhavika bhedabheda akshar purushottam darshan other schools ājīvika buddhism jainism charvaka gurus rishi philosophers ancient saptarshi vashistha kashyapa atri jamadagni gotama vishvamitra bharadwaja agastya angiras aruni ashtavakra jaimini kanada kapila patanjali pāṇini prashastapada raikva satyakama jabala valmiki vyasa yajnavalkya medieval abhinavagupta adi shankara akka mahadevi allama alvars basava chaitanya ramdas kathiababa chakradhara changdev dadu dayal eknath gangesha gaudapada gorakshanath haridasa thakur harivansh jagannatha dasa jayanta bhatta jayatirtha jiva goswami jñāneśvar kabir kanaka dasa kumārila bhaṭṭa madhusūdana sarasvatī madhvacharya matsyendranatha morya gosavi mukundraj namdev narahari tirtha narasimha saraswati nayanars nimbarkacharya srinivasacharya prabhākara purandara dasa raghavendra swami raghunatha siromani raghuttama tirtha ram charan ramananda ramanuja ramprasad sen ravidas rupa goswami samarth ramdas sankardev satyanatha tirtha siddheshwar sripada srivallabha sripadaraja surdas swaminarayan syama sastri thiruvalluvar tukaram tulsidas tyagaraja vācaspati miśra vadiraja tirtha vallabha vedanta desika vidyaranya vyasaraja modern sri aurobindo bhaktisiddhanta sarasvati bhaktivinoda thakur chandrashekarendra saraswati chinmayananda dayananda saraswati jaggi vasudev krishnananda saraswati mahavatar babaji mahesh yogi narayana guru nigamananda nisargadatta maharaj prabhupada radhakrishnan r d ranade ramakrishna rama tirtha ramana maharshi ravi shankar ramdas samarth sathya sai baba shirdi sai baba shraddhanand satyadhyana tirtha siddharameshwar maharaj sivananda saraswati trailanga u g krishnamurti upasni maharaj vethathiri maharishi vivekananda yogananda texts sources and classification of scripture śruti smṛti ācāra ātmatuṣṭi scriptures timeline of hindu texts vedas rigveda yajurveda samaveda atharvaveda divisions samhita brahmana aranyaka upanishads upanishads principal upanishads rigveda aitareya kaushitaki yajurveda brihadaranyaka isha taittiriya katha shvetashvatara maitri samaveda chandogya kena atharvaveda mundaka mandukya prashna vedangas shiksha chandas vyākaraṇa nirukta kalpa jyotisha other scriptures bhagavad gita agama s hinduism itihasas ramayana mahabharata puranas vishnu purana bhagavata purana devi bhagavata purana naradiya purana vāmana purana matsya purana garuda purana brahma purana brahmanda purana brahma vaivarta purana bhavishya purana padma purana agni purana shiva purana linga purana kūrma purana skanda purana varaha purana markandeya purana upavedas ayurveda dhanurveda gandharvaveda sthapatyaveda shastras sutras and samhitas arthashastra brahma sutras charaka samhita dharma shastra kama sutra natya shastra nyāya sūtras 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sattriya yakshagana yantra hindu architecture hindu temple architecture talamana vastu shastra hindu music alankāra raga sangita shruti svara tala vadya food and diet jhatka mitahara sattvic vrata time keeping practices calendar panchangam shaka era units of time vikram samvat other society related topics discrimination persecution nationalism organisations reform movements other topics hinduism by country balinese hinduism caribbean shaktism greater india hinduism other religions hinduism and jainism and buddhism and sikhism and judaism and christianity and islam glossary outline hinduism portal v t e pumsavana simantonayana sanskrit पुंसवन सीमन्तोन्नयन romanized puṃsavana sīmantonnayana is a combined performance of the two hindu rites of pumsavana and simantonnayana also called srimantham practised during the contemporary period 1 both form a part of the prenatal rituals part of samskara rites of passage in the hindu tradition these rituals are observed in india by the pregnant mother and father of the child during the seventh or eighth month of pregnancy 2 3 4 rites edit the four prenatal rites which are part of the 16 samskaras personal sacraments followed by hindus and which are based on grhya sutras performed on a single day in the modern times starting from morning till evening are the following 2 srimantham edit main article simantonnayana srimantham is a family and a community festival with prayers seeking safe birth of the child this is the third of 16 samskaras 2 5 there is difference of opinion on the months when it should be performed the authorities are not unanimous whether this saṃskāra should be performed at each pregnancy or it should be performed only during the first conception according to ashvalayana baudhayana apastamba paraskara harita and devala it should be performed only once but other authorities think that it should performed during every pregnancy 5 pumsavana edit main article pumsavana different varieties of sweets served on a pumsavana function pumsavana sanskrit पुंसवन puṁsavana is also a vedic prescribed rite that is performed to beget a son this is performed during the second third or fourth month of pregnancy 6 in some regions this rite is combined with srimantham and the two together is called the pumsavana srimantham it includes a luncheon feast 2 3 valakappu edit this is usually performed in the evening after the srimantham or pumsavana srimantham is performed valakappu valai in tamil means bangle or bracelet and kappu means to adorn on this occasion which is the prerogative of the women folk of the family to perform the pregnant mother would be dressed in a fine silk saree and women of all ages slip bangles and bracelets on her arm the reasoning for this is that the bangles would act as protective amulet against evil eye and evil spirits this is a ritual which the indian immigrant families in the united states also observe along with srimantham and pooshuttal it is similar to the baby shower ritual observed in other parts of the world 2 3 in many tamil brahmin iyer families the mother to be wears a black saree for this ritual black is usually not allowed for any good occasion but this is a special occasion that asks for a black saree it is also called as masakai karuppu meaning yearning for black anything that the mother to be yearns for must be fulfilled the mother and mother in law of the lady start the ritual off by adorning the lady with 3 bangles made of neem leaf silver and gold post this all the ladies who are attending put the bangles for the mother to be the ceremony closes with an arati puchutal edit another related rite that used to be observed in the earlier days as a separate ritual but is now combined with srimantham in south india is called the puchutal meaning adorning the head of the expectant mother with flowers 7 after observing this ritual in the olden days the expectant mother used to go to her parental house for delivery in the traditional practice the parents of the expectant mother offer gifts of new clothes sweets betel leaves and nuts and coconuts to their daughter and son in law 4 food feast edit food prepared on this occasion is special and consist of rice sambhar rasam chutney two or three types of vegetable dishes payasam laddu curd and appalam and many more items 4 see also edit saṃskāra baby shower references edit harman william p 1992 the sacred marriage of a hindu goddess motilal banarsidass publ isbn 978 81 208 0810 2 1 2 3 4 5 helaine selin ed 2009 childbirth across cultures ideas and practices of pregnancy childbirth and the postpartum springer p 100 isbn 978 90 481 2598 2 1 2 3 rosemary skinner keller rosemary radford ruether marie cantlon 2006 encyclopedia of women and religion in north america indiana university press p 661 isbn 978 0 253 34687 2 1 2 3 subodh kapoor 2002 indian encyclopaedia cosmo publications p 256 isbn 978 81 7755 257 7 1 2 pandey rajbali 1969 reprint 2002 hindu saṁskāras socio religious study of the hindu sacraments delhi motilal banarsidass isbn 81 208 0434 1 pp 64 9 pandey r b 1962 reprint 2003 the hindu sacraments saṁskāra in s radhakrishnan ed the cultural heritage of india vol ii kolkata the ramakrishna mission institute of culture isbn 81 85843 03 1 p 392 duvvury vasumathi k 1991 play symbolism and ritual a study of tamil brahmin women s rites of passage p lang p 192 isbn 978 0 8204 1108 8 retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title pumsavana_simantonayana oldid 1375122384 category samskaras hidden categories articles with short description short description matches wikidata use dmy dates from june 2020 articles containing sanskrit language text this page was last edited on 16 september 2026 at 00 05 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia 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