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376. Composed by Somasena Bhāi.
The impurity (sūtaka) due to the death of a child whose teeth have erupted is for ten days for the mother, father, and siblings, and for one day for the near relatives. And those relatives who are not near, they should only take a bath. The relatives up to four generations are considered as near relatives. Only the near relatives should touch the child while bathing, dressing, carrying to the cremation ground, and cremating. The distant relatives should not touch.
For the child who has undergone the tonsure ceremony (cūḍā-karaṇa), the impurity is ten days for the mother, father, and siblings, five days for the near relatives, and one day for the distant relatives.
For the child who has undergone the upanayana (sacred thread) ceremony, the impurity is ten days for the mother, father, and siblings, and also for the near relatives up to the fourth generation. For the fifth generation, it is six days, for the sixth generation, it is four days, and for the seventh generation, it is three days. Those beyond the seventh generation should only take a bath.
In the case of birth impurity (jananāśauca) also, the mother and others have the same impurity. However, the father and siblings do not have any impurity before the nābhikarṇa (cutting of the umbilical cord) ceremony. At that time, the father and siblings should give gifts of gold, betel leaves, and clothes. The recipients of these gifts do not become impure.
If the impurity is considered immediately after the birth or the recipients of the gifts are considered impure, then the practice of giving gifts will not continue. Therefore, the entire day of the child's birth is considered suitable for giving gifts.
In the case of the mother, there is no observation (anīrīkṣaṇa) for ten days after the birth. After that, it is for twenty nights, which is the period of non-eligibility (anādhikāra-lakṣaṇa).