Abstract

A CONCEPTUAL REVIEW OF PUNSAVAN SANSKAR AND ITS CLINICAL IMPORTANCE

Manisha Gurjar*, Pramod Kumar Mishra, Brahmanand Sharma, Vinod Kumar Gautam, Shyamveer Ghuraiya and Pawan Kumar Jhiginiya

ABSTRACT

Punsavan Sanskar is one of the 16 Sanskar in Hinduism which are rites of passage that begin with one‟s birth, celebrates certain early steps in baby‟s growth and his or her welcome in to the world in the presence of friends and family. The aim of this sanskara is to direct the foetus towards righteous path. So that the coming generation can move forward with the positive thought. Science has proven that there is an intense effect of mother, family and social environment on foetus. Foetus has ability to hear, to learn, to taste and to develop memory. Along with these facts another fact is the development of his personality takes place in womb. Sanskar means “culturing”. These sanskar‟s contribute to bringing about a desirable positive change in us. In Ayurveda, the word samskara also introduced as “Samskarao hi Gunaantradhyanum” means qualitative improvement is carried out by incorporating the specific qualities. The concept about this ritual is that Punsavan Sanskar is intended for getting a male child but the study of this texts suggests that the preceptors of our basic treatises did not have such an idea. They have not even mentioned about gender the embryo in this context. The Punsavan Sanskar preformed during the period of pregnancy or before pregnancy, invoking blessings for Divine protection for his/her bright future.

Keywords: Punsavan sanskar, Foetusculturing, womb, Gunaantradhyanum.