| Keyword | Baalakarn`avedhana |
| Type | S.B. |
| Etymology/ Definition | रक्षाभूषण निमित्तम् बालस्य कर्णौ विध्येत । सु.सू.१६/३ |
| Reference | S.Su.16/3 |
| Literary Meaning | To Prick child’s ear lobule. |
| Implied Meaning | Children’s ears are pierced for the purpose of protection from supernatural powers and ornamentation. |
| Elaboration | This should be done in the sixth or the seventh month, at a bright lunar night and on an auspicious day. On this occasion auspicious and valedictory hymns should be recited. Then the child should be placed on the lap of a wet – nurse or a male attendant who should engage and console the child with toys. Then the physician should pierce the ear lobe with his right hand at a naturally designed hole by pulling the ear with his left hand. He should do this swiftly and evenly by a needle or an awl depending on whether the lobe is thin or thick. There should be suns rays throwing light at the backside of the ear. In a male or a female child first the right and then the left lobe should be pierced and then cotton wick should be inserted in the pierced hole. |
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