Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
गणावूचतुः । निष्क्रमोथ चतुर्थेऽस्य मासि पित्राकृतो गृहात् । अन्नप्राशनमब्दार्धे चूडाब्दे चार्थवत्कृता
gaṇāvūcatuḥ | niṣkramotha caturthe'sya māsi pitrākṛto gṛhāt | annaprāśanamabdārdhe cūḍābde cārthavatkṛtā
Para Gaṇa berkata: “Kemudian, pada bulan keempatnya, si bapa melaksanakan upacara niṣkrama, iaitu membawa anak keluar dari rumah. Pada usia setengah tahun, beliau melakukan annaprāśana, pemberian makanan pejal pertama; dan pada tahun upacara cūḍā, beliau menyempurnakan cūḍā-samskāra dengan pemberian dan hadiah yang sewajarnya.”
Gaṇas (Śiva’s attendants)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sequence-like tableau: father carrying the infant out (niṣkramaṇa), then feeding first solid food (annaprāśana), then the tonsure ceremony (cūḍā) with priests and gifts laid out; Kāśī courtyard with Ganga motif.
FAQs
Life in dharma is sanctified through saṃskāras; the householder purifies and blesses a child’s growth through timely rites.
The text belongs to the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Kāśī), but this verse focuses on saṃskāras rather than a particular tīrtha.
Niṣkramaṇa in the 4th month, annaprāśana at half-year, and cūḍākaraṇa (tonsure) in the appropriate year, performed with proper offerings.