Cudakarma, Cūḍākarma, Cuda-karma, Cūḍakarma: 5 definitions
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Cudakarma means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chudakarma.
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: Facts of society in the ManusamhitaCūḍākarma (चूडाकर्म):—This is the ceremony performed for the cutting of the hair of child for the first time. According to Manusaṃhitā, the rite of tonsure is compulsory for all the children of twice born class. Purpose of the rite is to obtain virtue. It is performed in the age of first or third years as ordained by the Śruti.
We find various terms for this rite in the law book. These are cauḍa, cūḍākarma, cūḍākaraṇa. The word cūḍā means śikhā. By this ceremony the child keeps śikhā or lock or tuft of hair. Manu, though silent on the word śikhā, has used the term cūḍākarma to mean the ceremony. Here the use of the cūḍā by our lawgiver is suggestive of the practice of the same in the said rite.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexCūḍakarma (चूडकर्म).—Of children.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 13. 5.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycūḍākarma (चूडाकर्म).—n (S) Tonsure of the head of a child to form the cūḍā or śēṇḍī.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcūḍākarma (चूडाकर्म).—n Tonsure of the head of a child to form the cūḍā.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCūḍākarma (ಚೂಡಾಕರ್ಮ):—[noun] a ritual of tonsuring a male child for the first time.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Cudakarman, Cudakarmaprayoga.
Full-text: Cudodaya, Cudakarana.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Cudakarma, Cūḍākarma, Cuda-karma, Cūḍakarma, Cūḍā-karma; (plurals include: Cudakarmas, Cūḍākarmas, karmas, Cūḍakarmas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Section XII - Tonsure (cūḍākarma) < [Discourse II - Sources of Knowledge of Dharma]
Verse 2.35 < [Section XII - Tonsure (cūḍākarma)]
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 20 - Vārāhakalpa (continued) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 42 - Different Rituals and the Sun-Worship < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Expiatory Rites in Keralite Tantra (by T. S. Syamkumar)
2. Expiatory Rites in Tantrasamuccaya < [Chapter 3 - Expiatory Rites in Kerala Tantric Ritual Manuals]
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