What is Suvarnaprashan?
Dr Sneha Honrao - YouTube The first reference of Suvarnaprashan is seen in Kashyap Samhita. This samhita is written by Vridha Jeevaka. This samhita is basically introduce about Kaumarbhritya ( one of the 8 branches of Ayurveda dealing with mother and child health care). द्राव्याणां लेहनीयानां विधिश्चैवोपदेक्ष्यते। विघृष्य धौते दृषदि प्राङ्मुखी लघुनाऽम्बुना । मात्र मधुसर्पिर्भ्यां लेहयेत् कनकं शिशुम् ।। सुवर्णप्राशनं ह्येतन्मेधाग्निबलवर्धनम् । आयुष्यं मङ्गलं पुण्यं वृष्यं वर्णन ग्रहापहम् ।। मासात् परममेधावी व्यिधिभिर्न च दृष्ये । षड्भिर्मासैः श्रुतधरः सुवर्णप्राशनाभ्दवेत् ।। - काश्यप संहिता According to reference it is said that to sit in east direction take a stone and some water take a gold plate of a small size rub the gold plate on a stone add some honey and ghee in unequal quantity and give it to the child this process is termed as Suvarna prashan ...
