Hiranyakeshi Grihya Sutra is the 19th and 20th chapter of
Srauta Sutra. It is believed that these Vedic rituals were composed between 800
BC and 300 BC. The text is also known as Satyasadha Grihya Sutra. Hiranyakeshi
Grihya Sutra text deals with rituals pertaining to the house hold fire. The
text is credited to Satyasadha Hiranyakeshi
The first portion of the sutra is associated with:
- Upanayana (ceremony of initiation) and
- the rituals of marriage.
- Simantonnayana (ritual performed during a woman’s first pregnancy)
- Pumsavana (a rite performed in order to beget a health child)
- Jatakarma (writing the future and destiny of the child immediately after childbirth)
- Namakarana (naming of the child)
- Paka Yajna a minor rite associated with household fire is also mentioned.
There is a section referred to as Sesha Sutra in the text.
It consists of eight sub divisions. Rituals observed in daily life are
mentioned in the form of aphorisms.
The content of Hiranyakeshi Grihya Sutra is quite similar to
Grihya Sesha Sutra of Baudhayana.
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