आगमे विश्वासटिप्पन्यः

Traditionally, the third of the life-cycle
ceremonies (samskaras), and the last of
the prenatal samskaras. This was performed when the pregnancy was further
advanced, although various writers gave
differing times for this. The major element in this rite is the husband parting
the hair of his wife, supposedly to protect her from the misfortune and black
magic that are supposed to plague pregnant women. One can also interpret
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parting the hair as symbolizing an easy
delivery, and since this was a rite of protection, it would also give the expectant
mother psychological assurance that
everything would be all right. One bit of
evidence supporting this interpretation
is that many of the dharma literature
writers classify this samskara as being
for the woman rather than the unborn
child, and as only needing to be performed during the first pregnancy. This
samskara is seldom performed in
modern times.