🪷 चूडाकर्म · cūḍākarma
Saṁskāra #8 of 16 · First hair-cutting rite · stage: childhood
What this record can establish
A hair-cutting rite directly named in Manu-smṛti 2.35.
Textual witness status
direct-manusmriti-witness
Manu-smṛti 2.35 · inspected electronic text
cūḍākarma dvijātīnāṃ sarveṣām eva dharmataḥ | prathame 'bde tṛtīye vā kartavyaṃ śruticodanāt ||The verse gives a first- or third-year setting inside its historical social framework.
Verification boundary
The witness does not establish claims about womb impurity, sahasrāra anatomy, Gaṅgā disposal, or a universally required śikhā.
Mantra, procedure, timing, and health boundary
Vidhyamitra does not publish a “primary mantra,” canonical procedure, modern adaptation, medical effect, or personal timing instruction for this rite until each claim is checked against a named edition and address. Living ritual performance belongs with a qualified guru or paṇḍita in the relevant family and regional paramparā; medical care belongs with qualified clinicians.
Sources and Connected Saṁskāra Readings
After the record's textual witness and verification boundary, these links connect the received catalogue, source-status context, hosted thematic readings, and Vidhyamitra's Bindu and philosophy foundations. A connected reading is not evidence for a rite's mantra, procedure, timing, or medical effect.
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📚 See Also
- Received sixteen-name catalogue · Editorial navigation with explicit textual distinctions
- Saṁskāra calendar-factor comparison · Seven supported event labels; not a complete classical muhūrta
- Paramparā and source boundary · Living guidance remains distinct from portal claims
- Vidhyamitra editorial philosophy · The portal's source, interpretation, and limitation frame
📖 References
- Manu-smṛti 2.35 — Addressed witness in the inspected GRETIL text; its limited scope is stated above
- Source status: direct-manusmriti-witness — Publication classification for this individual record
- Unverified material withheld — No primary mantra, procedure, medical effect, modern adaptation, or personal Jyotiṣa prescription is published here