SKS Swaminarayan Shikshapatri Slok 91

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SKS Swaminarayan Shikshapatri Slok 91
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Bolton
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At appropriate times, My dveej disciples should
perform rites in strict adherence to the
religious scriptures and in accordance to their
own monetary capacity. These rites include the 16
purification ceremonies performed throughout a
lifetime, daily rituals and shraadh (making
ceremonial offerings to deceased ancestors or
relatives.) 91
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• The offerings that are made to the deceased are
  things like fruit, vegetables and flowers

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16 samskaras

• . Garbhadana Samskara - is performed by a married
  couple when conceiving a child. This important
  Samskara raises the act of conception to a sacred
  occasion, and is powerfully purifying and
  uplifting for the unborn child. 2. Pumsavana
  Samskara - is usually performed between the
  second and fourth month of pregnancy. Its purpose
  is first, to promote the birth of a male child
  (for perpetuation of the family line and
  tradition) second, to insure the good health of
  the foetus and the proper formation of its
  organs, regardless of gender.
• 3. Simantonoyana Samskara - In the fourth or
  fifth month of pregnancy, the mind of the foetus
  begins to develop. This is when simantonoyana
  Samskara is performed. Its purpose is to protect
  the foetusespecially its newly forming mindfrom
  all negative influences, and also to stimulate
  the development of the unborn childs
  intellect.4. Jatakarma Samskara is the ritual
  performed at the birth of a child. It awakens the
  childs intellect, gives it strength, and
  promotes long life for the child. 5. Namakarana
  Samskara - On the eleventh day after the childs
  birth, namakarana Samskara is performed. In this
  ceremony, the child receives its name.
• 6. Nishkramana Samskara - The babys first outing
  into the world, beyond the confines of the home,
  is the occasion of nishkramana Samskara7.
  Annaprashana - The first feeding of solid food to
  the baby, usually in the sixth month after birth,
  is the occasion of Annaprashana Samskara8.
  Karnavedha Samskara - usually performed in the
  sixth or seventh month after birth, consists of
  the piercing of the babys ear lobes, so earrings
  may be worn.

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16 samskaras

• 9. Chudakarana Samskara - At the end of the first
  year after birth, or during the third year, the
  childs hair is shavedall but a tuft on the top
  of the head. This ritual shaving of hair,
  performed with ceremony, prayers, and chanting of
  Vedic hymns, is chudakarana Samskara This
  Samskara is for both boys and girls.10.
  Vidyarambha Samskara - begins a students primary
  education by ceremonially introducing the child
  to the alphabet 11. Upanayana Samskara -
  initiates the formal study of the Vedas. It is
  one of the most important and esteemed of the
  samskaras. Upon performance of Upanayana, a boy
  traditionally moves from home to live in the
  ashram of the guru.
• 12. Samavartana Samskara - With samavartana
  Samskara the disciple graduates from his Vedic
  studies and returns from the house of his guru.
  Thereafter, the disciple will marry and raise a
  family, and so enter the stage of householder,
  grihasthashrama. 13. Vivaha Samskara - The
  traditional Hindu wedding ceremony is known as
  vivaha Samskara It is considered by many to be
  the most important of all the samskaras. 
• 14. Panchamahayagna Samskara - A married couple
  performs the panchamahayajna, or five great
  sacrifices, daily. In this Samskara, one honours,
  in turn, the rishis (ancient seers of Truth), the
  gods, the ancestors, humankind, and all created
  beings.
• 15. Vanaprastha Samskara - According to the Vedic
  tradition, vanaprastha is the third stage of
  life, following brahmacharya (Vedic
  student/disciple) and grihasta (householder).
  Here, a man leaves behind his life in the world
  and retires to the forest (with or without his
  wife), to live an ascetic life devoted to study
  of the scriptures and to meditation.16.
  Antyeshti Samskara - The final sacrament, the
  funeral rites, are known as antyeshti Samskara