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| Annaprasana of Akshada, D/o Smt Meena & Sri RK Hariharan |
On the day of the feeding ceremony
the materials of sacrificial food were first of all cleansed and then cooked
with appropriate Vedic verses.
When food was prepared, one oblation was offered
to Speech with words, "The gods have generated the goddess, Speech,
manifold animals speak her forth. May she, the sweet-sounding, the highly
praised one, come to us. Svaha!"
The next oblation was offered to vigour,
"May vigour come to us today." Having made the above sacrifices, the
father offered further four oblations with the following phrases: "Through
upbreathing may I enjoy food, Svaha! Through downbreathing may I enjoy food.
Svaha! Through my eye, may I enjoy, visible things. Svaha! Through my ear, may
I enjoy fame. Svaha!" Here the word "food" is used in a wide
sense. The prayer was offered that all the senses of the child could be
gratified so that he may live a happy and contented life. But one thing was
kept in mind. One in search of gratification should not violate the rules of
health and morality, because it would spoil the fame of the man.
In the end the
father set apart food of all kinds and flavours for feeding the child and fed it
silently or with the syllable "Hant (well)." The ceremony terminated
with the feasting.
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