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## SARP AN....Ansaan
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**Somaseṇabhaṭṭāraka** composed:
**92.** "Affection for the noble is called *prīti*, affection for the son is called *suprīti*, and great enthusiasm is generated in the gods (*prīyodbhava*). After the birth of a son, perform *prīti*, *suprīti*, and *prīyodbhava* actions with great enthusiasm. Affection for the noble is called *prīti*. Affection for the son is called *suprīti*. And generating enthusiasm in the gods is called *prīyodbhava*."
**93.** "When the son is born, the father should perform *ācamana* with joy. After performing *prāṇāyāma*, he should perform *ācamana* again."
**94.** "Then, taking the articles of worship and the auspicious pot, he should go to the Jina temple with the sound of great music."
**95.** "Then, having crossed over, he should engage virtuous Brahmins in the Jina temple. Every day, he should engage them for worship until the umbilical cord is cut."
**96.** "The father should satisfy all the Bhattas, the monks, and others with gifts. He should also satisfy all his family members with clothes, ornaments, and betel."
**97.** "Looking at the son's face, he should mix milk, ghee, and sugar in a vessel and feed the child five times with a golden spoon or other golden utensil."
**98.** "This same action should be performed for the daughter, only the chanting of mantras should be omitted, and only the action should be performed. After this, the umbilical cord should be wrapped in a *brahmasūtra* (sacred thread) and cut."
**99.** "Then, the father should joyfully place the umbilical cord in a pure place, along with gems, pearls, and other valuables, in the ground."
**100.** "After giving birth, the woman should stay in her room and apply a mixture of pure earth and cow dung to the area where the child was born, for a length of four fingers."
**101.** "She should bathe with warm water mixed with five types of auspicious substances, along with her child. They should both maintain purity in this way on the third and third day."