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The ceremony involves the following steps:
1. **Name Selection:**
* The father places unhusked rice in a vessel, ensuring no gaps, and writes his desired name for the child.
* He then writes the child's name in another vessel containing a mixture of milk and ghee.
* Both vessels are adorned with fragrant substances, flowers, and kusha grass.
* The child is anointed with ghee, milk, and kusha grass on his forehead, ears, neck, arms, and chest.
* The father then prays to the deity with the name "Aṣṭottarasahasreṇa nāmabhiryo virājate" (He who is adorned with one thousand and eight names), requesting a good name for the child.
* This prayer is repeated three times with the assistance of Brahmins.
* The chosen name is then proclaimed loudly, and the Jain deity is worshipped.
* The Yaksas are offered a "pūrṇārpa" (full offering).
2. **Ear Piercing:**
* On the same day, in the evening, the child's ears are pierced.
* The child is then placed in a cradle for the night.
3. **Mantras:**
* The following mantra is recited during the naming ceremony: "Om hīṁ śrīṁ klīṁ arha vālakasya nāmakaraṇam karomi. Abhinandanānāmnā āyurārogyavāryavān bhava bhava. Aṣṭottarasahasrābhidhānā bhava bhava jhauṁ lauṁ asi ā u sā svāhā." (This mantra is used for the naming ceremony. The child's name is added after "Abhinandanānāmnā").
* The following mantra is recited during the ear piercing: "Om hīṁ śrīṁ ai vālakasya haḥ karṇanāsāvedhanaṁ karomi a si ā u sā svāhā."
* The following mantra is recited when placing the child in the cradle: "Om hīṁ ślauṁ jhauṁ śvī kṣvī āndolaṁ vālakam āropayāmi tasya sarvarakṣā bhavatu sau jhauṁ svāhā."
4. **First Outing:**
* The child's first outing from the house is scheduled for the fourth month after birth.
* The child is taken to see the sun on the third or first day of the bright fortnight.
* The child is bathed, adorned with ornaments, and sprinkled with water containing kusha grass while reciting auspicious words.