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## The Thirty-Eighth Chapter
After twelve days from the birth, the **Namakarma** ceremony is performed on a day that is auspicious for the parents and the child, bringing happiness to them. ||87|| According to one's capacity, the **Arhant** Devas, the Rishis, and the Dwijas should be worshipped. A good name, conducive to the growth of the lineage, should be given to the child. ||88|| Alternatively, one should choose a good name from the collection of one thousand and eight names of the Jina Devas, using the **Ghatapatra** method. ||89||
This is the **Namakarma** ceremony. After this, the **Bahiryana** ceremony is performed two, three, or three to four months later, on an auspicious day, with the accompaniment of trumpets and other auspicious instruments, as per one's convenience. ||90|| From this day onwards, it is scripturally sanctioned to take the child, who is sitting in the lap of the mother or the wet nurse, out of the delivery room. ||91|| During this ceremony, whatever wealth is received as gifts from relatives and others should be collected and given to the child when he becomes eligible to inherit his father's wealth. ||92||
This is the eighth **Bahiryana** ceremony.
After this, the **Nishadiya** ceremony is performed on a bed spread with auspicious materials, suitable for the child. ||93|| In this ceremony, all the rituals, including the worship of the Siddhas, should be performed as before, so that the child may become increasingly eligible to sit on the divine seat. ||94||
This is the ninth **Nishadiya** ceremony.