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Caring for everyone and valuing relationships
- Laxmi is rooted in Indian traditions and has an inborn knack for winning peoples hearts with her pleasant demeanor and sweet smile even in adverse situations. For Laxmi, 'Sanskaar' does not mean only following rituals blindly but it means caring for everyone and valuing relationships.
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Sanskaar Laxmi is an Indian television drama series which premiered on Zee TV on 17 January 2011 to 8 September 2011. The series is based on the life of a poor village girl, Laxmi who gets married into a rich Gujarati family in Mumbai.
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I have been told that there are 16 sanskaar (sacraments of life) described in the great texts of Hinduism. I am aware of naamkaran (naming ceremony), janeu or yagnopavit (sacred thread), vivah (marriage) and antim sanskar (cremation). Please explain in brief what are all the 16 sanskars and how does one accomplish each of these rites of passages?
For Laxmi, 'Sanskaar' does not mean only following rituals blindly but it means caring for everyone and valuing relationships. Laxmi enters a rich but fragmenting joint urban Purohit family based in Mumbai as their daughter-in-law and plays the central role in stopping the family from falling apart.
The husband honors his new bride as Goddess Lakshmi incarnate. This Samskārā aims to cultivate good conduct, right thinking and living habits. The couple prays to the Divine to bless them with bright, intelligent and beautiful children.
- GARBADHAN. This is the first coming together of the husband & wife for bringing about conception. ‘ Garbha‘ means womb. ‘ Dan‘ means donation. In this sacrament the man places his seed in a woman.
- PUMSAVAN. Pumsavana and Simantonayana (the third samskara) are only performed during the woman’s first issue. Ceremony performed when the first signs of conception are seen, and is to be performed when the moon is in a male constellation, particularly the Tishya-nakshatra.
- SEEMANTONAYAN. A ceremony of parting of the hairs of the expectant mother to keep her spirits high & positive. Special music is arranged for her. It is also known as khodo bharavo in Gujrati and simantkaran or simanta sanskaar.
- JATAKARMA. This samskara is performed on the birth of the child. It is said to be performed when cutting the navel string of the new born baby from that of his mother.
What is the meaning of Lakshmi? Goddess Lakshmi means Good Luck to Hindus. The word ‘Lakshmi’ is derived from the Sanskrit word “Laksya”, meaning ‘aim’ or ‘goal’, and she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, both material and spiritual.
Sanskars means Sanshodhan-Parishodhan-Parishuddhi. Our scriptures cherish faith and belief in re-birth. Through Sanskar, Shudhi (purification) of Jeev (soul) is performed through all three types (Adhyatmik-Aadhibhautik- Aadhideivik).
