🪷 कर्णवेध · karṇa-vedha
Saṁskāra #9 of 16 · Ear-piercing rite · stage: childhood
What this record can establish
A received ear-piercing saṁskāra name represented in diverse regional and family practices.
Textual witness status
received-catalogue-only
No direct Manu-smṛti witness for this distinct catalogue item is published from the inspected passage range.
Verification boundary
The inspected Manu-smṛti passages do not directly establish this item as a distinct rite in Vidhyamitra’s sixteen-name ordering. Exact mantra, procedure, timing, eligibility, regional practice, and theological interpretation remain unverified here. No auditory, ocular, acupuncture, or other medical benefit is claimed.
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.
🪷 ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः · श्री गुरवे नमः 🪷
📚 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
- Source status: received-catalogue-only — Publication classification for this individual record
- Unverified material withheld — No primary mantra, procedure, medical effect, modern adaptation, or personal Jyotiṣa prescription is published here