Jatakarma

🌸 Introduction

Jatakarma is the fourth of the sixteen Vedic Samskaras, performed immediately after the birth of a child to welcome the newborn into a life of Dharma.

🎯 Purpose

• Welcome the newborn
• Pray for longevity and intelligence
• Invoke the grace of Lord Vishnu

📅 When?

• Immediately after birth
• Or at the prescribed auspicious time

🪔 Materials

• Ghee
• Honey
• Gold ring
• Kalasha
• Tulasi

🕉️ Sankalpa

For the pleasure of Lord Narayana and for the longevity, health and wisdom of the newborn child.

📜 Procedure

1. Achamana
2. Ganapati Puja
3. Punyahavachana
4. Medhajanana rite
5. Whispering the divine name into the baby's ear
6. Blessings

📿 Mantra

Om Āyuṣmān Bhava । Om Medhāvī Bhava । Om Śrī Viṣṇave Namaḥ॥

📚 Scriptural Basis

• Apastamba Grihya Sutra
• Bodhayana Grihya Sutra
• Manusmriti
• Madhwa tradition