Astanga Hrudaya
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षष्ठीं निशां विशेषेण कृतरक्षाबलिक्रियाः । जागृयुर्बान्धवास्तस्य दधतः परमां मुदम् ॥ २१ ॥
On the sixth night, protective rites and offering of oblation (to protect the child from evil spirits) should be performed especially and the relatives (of the child) should keep awake that night,keeping (the child) in a pleasant/ happy mood.
english translation
SaSThIM nizAM vizeSeNa kRtarakSAbalikriyAH । jAgRyurbAndhavAstasya dadhataH paramAM mudam ॥ 21 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदशमे दिवसे पूर्णे विधिभिः स्वकुलोचितैः । कारयेत्सूतिकोत्थानं नाम बालस्य चार्चितम् ॥ २२ ॥
On the completion of the tenth day, the Sūtikotthāna (purificatory ceremony for the mother and newborn) should be performed in accordance with the customs of one's own family, and the naming ceremony of the child should be celebrated.
english translation
dazame divase pUrNe vidhibhiH svakulocitaiH । kArayetsUtikotthAnaM nAma bAlasya cArcitam ॥ 22 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptबिभ्रतोऽङ्गैर्मनोह्वालरोचनागुरुचन्दनम् । नक्षत्रदेवतायुक्तं बान्धवं वा समाक्षरम् ॥ २३ ॥
The baby's body should be anointed with manohvā (realgar), āla (orpiment), rocanā (cow bezoar), aguru (Aquilaria agallocha), and candanam (Santalum album). The name given should be associated with the birth star (nakshatra), a deity, or ancestors, and should contain an even number of syllables.
english translation
bibhrato'GgairmanohvAlarocanAgurucandanam । nakSatradevatAyuktaM bAndhavaM vA samAkSaram ॥ 23 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptततः प्रकृतिभेदोक्तरूपैरायुःपरीक्षणम् । प्रागुदक्शिरसः कुर्याद्बालस्य ज्ञानवान् भिषक् ॥ २४ ॥
Then the wise physician should perform the examination of the body (of baby) commencing with the head for deciding its lifespan based on such features (of long life) described earlier in the prakrti Bhediya (chapter 5 of Sarirasthana).
english translation
tataH prakRtibhedoktarUpairAyuHparIkSaNam । prAgudakzirasaH kuryAdbAlasya jJAnavAn bhiSak ॥ 24 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptशुचिधौतोपधानानि निर्वलीनि मृदूनि च । शय्यास्तरणवासांसि रक्षोघ्नैर्धूपितानि च ॥ २५ ॥
The beds, bed sheets, and covering clothes of the baby pillow should be made of clean cloth (white cloth), washed well having no folds (or wrinkles) and soft and fumigated with materials (herbs etc.) which ward off evil spirits
english translation
zucidhautopadhAnAni nirvalIni mRdUni ca । zayyAstaraNavAsAMsi rakSoghnairdhUpitAni ca ॥ 25 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript