Pindavardhana, Piṇḍavardhana, Pinda-vardhana: 1 definition
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Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Shodhganga: Vaikhanasa Grhyasutra Bhasya (Critical Edition and Study)Piṇḍavardhana (पिण्डवर्धन) refers to the “ritual of increasing of rice-balls” (i.e., the incorporation of the son into the potential ranks of the family ancestors through feeding with rice) and represents one of the eighteen bodily rituals (śārīraka-saṃskāras) mentioned in the Vaikhānasagṛhyasūtra (viz., vaikhānasa-gṛhya-sūtra) which belongs to the Taittirīya school of the Black Yajurveda (kṛṣṇayajurveda).—The original Gṛhyasūtra of Vaikhanāsa consists of eleven chapters or “praśnas”. Each praśna is subdivided into sub-divisions called “khaṇḍa”. But only the first seven chapters deal with actual Gṛhyasūtra section. Of these, the first three chapters dealing with the bodily rituals [viz., Piṇḍavardhana].
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
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