🪷 केशान्त · keśānta
Saṁskāra #13 of 16 · First-shaving rite · stage: student-life
What this record can establish
A first-shaving rite directly named in Manu-smṛti 2.65.
Textual witness status
direct-manusmriti-witness
Manu-smṛti 2.65 · inspected electronic text
keśāntaḥ ṣoḍaśe varṣe brāhmaṇasya vidhīyate | rājanyabandhor dvāviṃśe vaiśyasya dvyadhike mataḥ ||The verse gives ages within its historical varṇa framework; it is not converted here into a universal modern prescription.
Verification boundary
The former godāna procedure, monetary substitution, and Jyotiṣa rules were not established by this witness and are withdrawn.
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 2.65 — 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