Infant's Jatakarma: The Naming of and First Feeding of Solid Food to an Infant: Difference between revisions

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 "We collectively give this baby the name . . . . . . ."
-Thereafter, the guardian of the infant will bathe the child with that sanctified water. Then the child will be fed solid food for the first time.
+After that the guardian or the parent of the child will bathe hime/her with that sanctified water from the vessel and will be fed solid food for the first time.
-For the celebration of this ceremony the arrangement of a social feast depends entirely on the desire and the financial position of the guardians concerned. Taking a loan or incurring a debt for this purpose is forbidden.
+Whether a social feast will be organised on this day  will depend entirely on the desire and the financial position of the guardians of the child. Taking a loan or incurring a debt for this purpose is forbidden.
 Twenty-one days after the birth of a child, the child and its mother, after bathing, will be considered generally free from impurities.