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Importance Of The Mundan Ceremony
In every religion across the world, there are certain important rites of passage through which a person has to pass within his lifetime. In Hinduism, we find a lot of rites that a person has to pass through throughout his life. The head tonsuring, the thread ceremony, marriage and so many other big or small rites.
One of the important Hindu rites of passage is the mundan or the head tonsuring ceremony of the kids. Mundan is also known as the Chudakaran sanskar in which a Hindu kid receives his/her first haircut. As per the Griha Sutras, his sanskar should take place at the end of first year or before the expiry of the third year, but the later authorities extend the age to the seventh year.
According to the religious texts a soul gets human body after passing through 84 lakh yonis. It is said that every yoni has its influence on human birth. A child's hair on the head is shaven as a gesture of purification from the previous yonis.
Since a person's intelligence is developed in his/her infancy days. This ceremony is performed to trigger the intelligence and knowledge in the child. That is the reason why mundan sanskar is regarded as one of the most important rites of passage. Let us take a look at the different aspects and meaning of mundan ceremony.
Muhurat
Of
Mundan
According
to
the
astrological
calculations,
mundan
must
be
performed
in
the
odd
years
of
the
child's
birth
i.e
in
the
1st,
3rd,
5th
and
7th
years.
The
Sun's
Position
The
Sun
should
be
on
Capricorn,
Aquarius,
Aries,
Taurus
or
Gemini
when
the
Mundan
is
being
performed,
which
is
considered
to
be
very
auspicious.
Rituals
A
havan
is
organised
and
the
mother
sits
with
the
child
in
her
lap
facing
the
west
side
of
the
havan.
The
priest
shaves
of
a
tuft
of
hair
of
the
baby
while
chanting
hymns.
The
barber
is
honoured
by
a
puja.
After
that
the
barber
shaves
the
child's
hair
completely.
The
shaven
head
is
washed
with
Gangajal
or
water
from
the
Ganges.
Then
a
paste
of
turmeric
and
sandalwood
is
applied
on
the
head.
It
is
believed
that
this
mixture
cools
the
head
and
speeds
up
the
healing
process
of
any
nicks
and
cuts.
The
shaved
hair
is
either
offered
to
a
deity
or
to
a
sacred
river.
Importance
Of
Mundan
Mundan
is
a
very
important
rites
of
passage.
It
is
said
to
free
the
person
from
the
last
birth
and
make
a
new
beginning
in
this
birth.
It
also
purifies
the
child.
A
mundan
rids
the
baby
of
his
past
life's
negativity,
bestows
a
long
life
and
a
good
future.
It
also
protects
the
child
from
the
evil
eye.
It
helps
to
keep
the
baby's
head
cool,
especially
in
hot
summer
months.
It
helps
relieve
headache
and
pains
caused
by
teething
and
improves
the
growth
of
the
baby's
hair.
Hence, mundan is definitely an important ceremony in a person's life.
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