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253.
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One should not perform the *choul* ceremony for a child whose mother is pregnant. If the child is five years old and the mother is pregnant, there is no harm in performing the *choul* ceremony.
150. If the *choul* ceremony has not been performed from the time of conception, one should perform *prāyaścitta* by offering *ājya* with *vyāhṛti* mantras.
151. *Choul* is the name given to the ceremony of shaving a child's head (removing the *jadūla*). This ceremony is performed in almost all communities, and it makes the child strong and healthy. This is stated according to Jain scriptures.
The householder should perform the *choul* ceremony for the child according to the family tradition on the first, third, fifth, or seventh year. If the *choul* ceremony is performed while the child's mother is pregnant, either the mother will miscarry or the child will die. Therefore, one should not perform the *choul* ceremony while the mother is pregnant. However, if the child is five years old and the mother is pregnant, there is no harm in performing the *choul* ceremony. If the rituals from conception to the *choul* ceremony have not been performed, one should perform *prāyaścitta* by offering *ājya* with *vyāhṛti* mantras.
147-151.
The child should be bathed with fragrant water on an auspicious day and auspicious constellation.
152. The child should be adorned with clothes and ornaments.
153. After performing the *homa* and *pūjā* as before, and applying sandalwood paste, etc., the child should be sprinkled with *kuśa* and water, reciting auspicious words.
154. Barley, *māsha*, sesame seeds, rice, *śamī* leaves, and cow dung should be placed separately in the directions starting from the north.
155. In the signs of Sagittarius, Virgo, Gemini, Pisces, Aries, and Taurus, barley, arrows, etc., should be placed around the child.
156. A razor, scissors, seven *kūrca* (a type of grass), and a grinding stone should be placed at the top of a full pot, and flowers, incense, and *akṣatā* should be thrown in.
157. The father, standing in front of the child who is standing on the lap of the mother, should sprinkle the child with cold and hot water from two vessels simultaneously.
158. At night, yogurt should be added to the water, and the child's head should be sprinkled with this water using the right hand and rubbed with the left hand.
159. The child should be rubbed with butter and washed with warm water. The child should be sprinkled with water from a pot of auspicious water and fragrant water.