grameen shabdavali

Question 1

how many sanskars are considered in the life of a person

Answer 1

16

Question 2

what is garbhdan

Answer 2

celebration sanskar at home when a woman is pregnant

Question 3

what is punsvan

Answer 3

to give the fetus boy/male form pratha

Question 4

what is seemantonayan

Answer 4

sanskar to protect child in the womb. aka agarni

Question 5

what is agarni

Answer 5

marwadi: sanskar to protect child in the womb. aka seemantonayan

Question 6

what is jaatkarm

Answer 6

performed after child is born. infant is made to lick ghee and honey with a golden shlaka

Question 7

what is janmotsav

Answer 7

sanskar done by elderly women (jachcha) of the house. they give the infant janmghutti and bang bronze thali. jachcha song is sang to thank them.

Question 8

in which ritual is jachcha song sang

Answer 8

in janmotsav

Question 9

when is chhatpujan done

Answer 9

6 days after child is born

Question 10

what is chhatpujan

Answer 10

deciding day of fate of the infant celebrated on 6th day from birth

Question 11

what is aankhya

Answer 11

after 8 days of birth of a child sisters and daughters make saatiya (swastika) on door of house

Question 12

what is saatiya

Answer 12

done during aankhya when girls of the house makes the swastika aka saatiya on house gate

Question 13

what is nhaan

Answer 13

first bath after child in born

Question 14

what is kuaan poojan

Answer 14

aka jalwa poojan is a sanskar on 21st day of child’s birth where jachchas worship a well

Question 15

other name for jalwa poojan?

Answer 15

kuaan poojan

Question 16

what is jaamna

Answer 16

maternal side of a new born brings gifts and sweets and give the mother peelo(yellow odhni)

Question 17

what is dhoond

Answer 17

on the first holi after the child’s birth, maternal side sends gifts, clothes, sweets and popcorns

Question 18

what is nishkraman

Answer 18

new mother is taken out of the house for the first time after 4 months

Question 19

what is ann praashanah

Answer 19

infant is fed ann for the first time at 6 months age

Question 20

what are the other names of mundan

Answer 20

choodakarm
jadoola
latariya

Question 21

what is mundan

Answer 21

when in 1st or 3rd year of a child their head is shaved in front of a god

Question 22

what is yagyopavit/janeu/upnayan

Answer 22

mostly in brahmins. sanskar to take the kid to a guru at age of 10 or 11 and janeu is wore by him

Question 23

what is considered to be the best day for janeu dharan

Answer 23

rakshabandhan

Question 24

what are the other names for janeu sanskar

Answer 24

yagyopavit
upnayan

Question 25

why is maavaliya/mahamaya worshipped

Answer 25

to save child from sookha rog or for safe delivery.

Question 26

why is sheetlamata worshipped

Answer 26

to sve children from chechak bodri disease (chickenpox)

Question 27

what is kothla

Answer 27

on the first delivery, woman's parents give their in laws and son in law gifts

Question 28

how is the sagai sanskar done

Answer 28

to book a man or a woman for marriage, usually with one rupee or any shagun rashi and a coconut. in wagad it is aka tevaliya or sagpan

Question 29

what is sagai called in wagad region

Answer 29

tevaliya or sagpan

Question 30

who gives gifts to whom in a tika before wedding

Answer 30

bride side to groom.

Question 31

what is lagn patrika

Answer 31

bride side send the wedding function details to groom side written by a pundit. it is aka peeli chitthi

Question 32

what is peeli chitthi

Answer 32

other name for lagn patrika

Question 33

what is the other name for lagn patrika

Answer 33

peeli chitthi

Question 34

what is kumkum patrika

Answer 34

first wedding invitation which is sent to lord ganesh

Question 35

what is iktai

Answer 35

tailor on the first muhurat takes the measurements of bride and groom for wedding dresses

Question 36

what is kankan dora

Answer 36

2 days before wedding bride and groom are tied with moli with copper, iron, clove, and kaudi and with 7 knots. it is removed after wedding

Question 37

how many knots are tied in a kankan dora

Answer 37

7

Question 38

what is baan baithana

Answer 38

during the kankan dora ceremony a few days prior to the wedding baan is set and the bride and groom cant leave the house

Question 39

what is bindoli

Answer 39

one day before wedding the ceremony or special program when bride and groom are walked around the neighbourhood with drums and celebration

Question 40

when does bindoli take place

Answer 40

one day before wedding

Question 41

of where is bindoli famous

Answer 41

jhalawar

Question 42

what is bari padala

Answer 42

bringing bari(dress for wedding etc) for bride