Annaprashan Samskar & Puja Muhuratham
Feeding First Cereal to Baby (Prayer Ceremony & its Importance)
Rice Ceremony, Feeding First Solid Food to a Baby
Annaprashan Sanskar Pooja Dates Samvat 2080-2082 (2024-2026 April)

अन्नप्राशन संस्कार मुहूर्त एवं पूजा

‘With food entering the belly, even the weak become strong.’

‘As the food, so the mind of man.’

What is the importance of अन्नप्राशनं संस्कार, अन्नप्राशन पूजा एवं मुहूर्त
(Anna Praashanam Sanskar, Annaprahan Puja & its Muhuratha)?

When an ‘infant is feed first food’, first cereal, first solid food; its ceremony, puja
(prayer are being performed and puja-muhuratham tithi dates)? How and when it occurs?
“The ceremony of giving a new-born child food to eat for the first time, one of the 16 Samskaras
performed between the 5^th and 8^th month (usually in the sixth)”.

Which puja (prayers are being performed) for an Annaprashan Samskar Pooja Viddhi?
Prayers with preliminary oblations to fire are being offered.

Which are puja muhuratham of an Annaprashan Samskar in Vikram
Samvat 2079, 2080, 2081 & 2082 Shalivahan Saka era 1945-1946-1947
during year 2024, 2025 and until April 2026?

In year 2024-2026 April, Samvat 2080-2082 Saka era 1945-47 the
following are the auspicious days (nakshatra, its required muhurat
considerations) for the Anna Prashan Sanskar (first time feeding food
to new-born) in Bharat, Hong Kong & in other countries:

Note: 1) Marked (#, *) mahurata to be consulted. SP – Shukla Paksha. KP – Krishna Paksha.   2) Grahana (eclipses) to be taken into consideration (preferably to select other dates, thithis than the eclipses day for the first feeding to a new born.

3.a) ^Chaitra Month Shukla in the New Year Vikram Samvat (Sanvat-Samabat 2080-2082). 3.b) ^Kartik Month SP (Shukla Paksh Bright fortnight of the Kaartak-Kaarkat Maasa) in the New Year Samvat (Sanvat-Samabat 2080-2082). ^New Samvat year 2081 starts from Chaitra Masa SP Mangalvaar 9 April 2024 & New Sake suru 1946. +Gujarati New Year Samvat 2081 starts from Kartik Month Shukla Paksha Shanivaar 2 November 2024. ^New Samvat year 2082 starts from Chaitra Masa Shukla Paksh Ravivaar 30 March 2025 & New Sake varsh suru 1947. +Gujarati New Year Samvat 2082 starts from Kartik Month Shukla Paksha Budhvaar 22 October 2025. ^New Samvat year 2083 starts from Chaitra Masa Shukla Paksha Shukravaar 20 March 2026 and New Sake 1948 varsh suru. 

Acknowledgement:
Pujya Mata Pita Pushpadevi Sheela and Shri Parsram R. Sharma; Pujya Shri Satidevi Jamna and Ramchand Kalidas Sharma, Pujya Smt. and Shri Balchand M. Bharadwaj and Pujya Shri Ramchand A. Shandilya Sanskrit English dictionary by Shri V. S. Apteji 28^th December1890 Poona. Also acknowledging thanks to Bhavana Sharma, Jay Sharma and Pooja Sharma and various sources of knowledge such as Dharma Sindhu and Nirnaya Sindhu, Sanskrit Tamil English dictionary Annaprasanam, Annaprashana word and its meaning solid food, cereal, food feeding Nalanda Hindi dictionary, Annaprashanam; English Hindi dictionary first vol., Varanasi page number 280 Dr. Hardev Baahri and those whose names not included herein. Rice ceremony. Annaprashana pooja prayer ritual procedure and its shubh auspicious days. Shodasha Sanskaara viddhi षोडष संस्कार विधि; (अन्नप्राशन संस्कार विधि सनातन संस्कार विधि Annapraashana samsakara vidhi Sanathan Sanskaraha vidhi p.183) Among the 16 sixteen Hindhu Samskaraas, Annaprashana Sanskara Muhurata p. 153.  Annaprasham muhuratham, the Annaprasana (first feeding) The Samskara vidhi of childhood p. 90, 91, 166, 167; 183; Brihatnityakarmasamuchya Shastri Durgashankar Umashankar Thaakar Anna Prashan sanskar prayogaha p. 386.

Sanatan Dharma ki jai!
Annapurnaa Mata ki jai!
Vande Maatram!

अन्न प्राशन पूजा

अन्नप्राशन संस्कार मुहूर्त

शिशु को पहली बार अन्न-खिलाने का मुहूर्त

संवत २०८०-२०८१-२०८२ शके १९४५-१९४७

(वर्ष २०२४-२०२५-२०२६)

अन्नप्राशन संस्कार पूजन विधि

अन्नप्राशन एवं पूजा विधि (अन्न, अन्नं, अन्नप्राश: – अन्नप्राशनं)

नवजात-शिशु को पहली बार(शिशुकोप्रथमबार ‘शिशु-आहार’ ‘शिशु-अन्न’) ‘अन्न

खिलाने’, का मुहूर्त है, अन्नप्राशन एवं पूजा विधि । 

सनातन धर्म के १६ सोलह संस्कारों में से यह​ एक संस्कार है ‘अन्नप्राशन’ ।

अन्नप्राशन कब करें: शिशु को प्रथम बार ‘शिशु-आहार’ ‘शिशु-अन्न’ कब दें?
(Anna Prashan, Shishu ka pratham-anna poojan, pratham-shishu-aahaar
Muhurat aur Pooja viddhi kab karein, ‘baby’s first cereal feeding prayer
procedure ceremony rituals’ when to perform in Samvat 2080 to 2082
during year 2024-2026 April)?

शिशु को प्रथम बार ‘शिशु-आहार’ ‘शिशु-अन्न’ शिशु-भोजन् का मुहूर्त संवत २०८०,
२०८१, २०८२  शके १९४५-१९४७ (वर्ष २०२४-२०२५-२०२६) :-

नव​-वर्ष चैत्रमास शुक्लपक्ष प्रारंभ मंगलवार प्रतिपदा तिथी संवत् २०८१ शाके १९४६ : ९ अप्रेल २०२४ से शुरु ।
(संवत् २०८१ चैत्रमास कृष्णपक्ष अनावस्या तिथि शनिवार तक​: २९ मार्च शनिवार २०२५ तक होगा)

२@ नया संवत २०८२ शाके १९४७ प्रारंभ चैत्रमास शुक्लपक्ष​ प्रतिपदा ३० मार्च २०२५ से.
३@ नया विक्रम् संवत् २०८३ शालिवाहन शाके १९४८ प्रारंभ चैत्रमास शुक्लपक्ष​ प्रतिपदा २० मार्च २०२६ से

अन्नप्राशन संस्कार विधि: सनातन षोडष संस्कार विधि

भारतीय सनातन्-संस्कृति पर गर्व है!
अन्नपूर्णा माता की जय​!
पृथ्वी माता की जय​!
भारत​-माता की जय​!
मातृपितृदेवो भव​!

पंडित ईश्वर शर्मा
Ishwar Maharaj – Pandit Ishwar Sharma
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