Godāna
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Godāna literally means ‘gifting of a cow’.
‘Godāna’ is also the name of a sanskāra or sacrament wherein the hair on the head[1] above the right ear is shaved off. ‘Keśānta’ is an another name for it.
References[edit]
- ↑ Go means hair
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore