Correspondence Address:
Dr.Dorle Kshama Associate Professor,Dept. of Sanskrit Samhita Siddhanta, Bhausaheb Mulak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya,Nandanwan, Nagpur. Email: drkshamadorle@gmail.com Contact No.: 9371459742
Date of Acceptance: 2023-04-05
Date of Publication:2023-04-24
Article-ID:AYU_88_05_23 https://ayuscript.com
Source of Support: Nil
Conflict of Interest: None declared
How To Cite This Article: Dorle K.A., Khanorkar T., Bhalmey B. “Conceptual study of role of shodas sanskars in ayurveda w.s.r. milestones of child.”AYUSCRIPT 2023;2(2):35-40
INTRODUCTION: Sanskara (sacraments) are religious customs (rites), rituals sacrifices, a religious ceremony, The word Sanskara is introduced in Ayurveda as “Gunantaradhanam” means the qualitative improvement is carried out by incorporating the specific qualities. Any process which brings continuous positive change in given material(dravya), physical body(sharir), intellectual capacity(mana)and the personality (atma) is called Sanskara. Religiously we find description of 40 Sanskaras out of which 16 are very important. Sanskara in Kaumarbhritya, suggest concept of growth and development and examination of developmental milestone of growing child and hence provide a rational guidance towards his case from very conception to adolescent. MATERIALS & METHODS: The literary method and conceptual study is collected from various classical Ayurvedic texts and Paediatrics texts, Magazines and research journals and Internet Wikipedia. RESULT AND CONCLUSION: In the present paper I can conclude that Shodas Sanskars are the series of sacrament sacrifices and rituals that serve as rites of passage and mark the various stages of human life. The knowledge of developmental milestone was clearly described in Ayurveda classics under the heading of Sanskaras.
KEYWORDS: Sanskara, milestone, Gunantardhanam, Sacraments, growth and development.
