Abstract

Sanskar i.e., Sacraments which means religious purificatory conducts to sanctify the body, mind, and intellect of an individual so that he/she becomes an accomplished member of society. Any process which brings continuous positive change in a given material (dravya), physical body(shareera), intellectual capacity (mana) & personality(aatma) is known as Sanskar. These changes may be in the form of the addition of certain new quality, deletion of unwanted quality, or modification or refinement of existing quality. No. of sanskar varies from 16-40, but the major practicable sanskar are 16 (shodas) only, which is from Garbhadharana to Anteyshthi Sanskar. The unique relation between sanskaras and cultures shapes over a lifetime by defining moments or goals that nourish, purify, grant dignity, decorum & divine grace. The childhood sanskar aim at preparing the baby for extra uterine life successfully, developing proper feeding practice, ensuring adequate nutrition, preventing infections and immunocompromised diseases, adapting to the environment for further survival, early stimulation of immunity, giving the individual identity and education to the child, for the purpose of healthy progeny in society. In the present era, there is a need of the hour to understand its effect on a scientific basis & simplify its concept to adopt this in society as routine practice. While performing the by means of which he can throw light on developmental disorders, and lifestyle changes Sanskaras pediatrician can examine the child, and assess the growth and developmental pattern regarding diet.

KEYWORDS: Sanskar, growth and development, developmental disorders, immunity.