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प्राङ् नाभिवर्धनात् पुंसो जातकर्म विधीयते । मन्त्रवत् प्राशनं चास्य हिरण्यमधुसर्पिषाम् ॥ २९ ॥
sanskrit
Before the navel-string is cut, the Gatakarman (birth-rite) must be performed for a male (child); and while sacred formulas are being recited, he must be fed with gold, honey, and butter.
english translation
prAG nAbhivardhanAt puMso jAtakarma vidhIyate | mantravat prAzanaM cAsya hiraNyamadhusarpiSAm || 29 ||
hk transliteration
Manusmriti
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प्राङ् नाभिवर्धनात् पुंसो जातकर्म विधीयते । मन्त्रवत् प्राशनं चास्य हिरण्यमधुसर्पिषाम् ॥ २९ ॥
sanskrit
Before the navel-string is cut, the Gatakarman (birth-rite) must be performed for a male (child); and while sacred formulas are being recited, he must be fed with gold, honey, and butter.
english translation
prAG nAbhivardhanAt puMso jAtakarma vidhIyate | mantravat prAzanaM cAsya hiraNyamadhusarpiSAm || 29 ||
hk transliteration