With those [planets] in even signs, it is not performed; this is the case when there is a "Good Moon" original: "Su-chandra", meaning when the Moon is favorable according to its transit. "With a Good Moon" means that all other negative factors are discarded, and the strength of the Ascendant should be applied as before.

On the Rites of Pumsavana and Simantonnayana

Now, the author speaks in the Sragdhara meter regarding the Pumsavana Pumsavana: a ritual performed during pregnancy to ensure the birth of a male child and the health of the fetus and the Simantonnayana Simantonnayana: the "parting of the hair" ritual, performed for the mental health of the mother and the protection of the unborn child. He says: "In a male Nakshatra..." These male Nakshatras original: "Puṃ-nakṣatra" are: Pushya, Hasta, Punarvasu, Shravana, Ashvini, Anuradha, Mrigashira original: "Shashi", and Purva Bhadrapada original: "Proshthapat-purva". In any of these male asterisms, on the days of the Sun, Jupiter, or Mars original: "Arka-jya-ara-varai", in an odd Ascendant and an odd ninth-division original: "vishama-anga-amsha"—excluding the sign of Gemini original: "vi-mithuna"—the Pumsavana and the Simantonnayana should be performed. These two are mentioned together as they share similar requirements.

In the second or third month, the first [rite] is performed; the other in the fourth, sixth, or eighth. The planetary strength for the male fetus and the Ascendant must be applied to these two, and the bright fortnight is the preferred time. 2

Regarding the selection of the names of the two [rites]: when the houses of Expenditure the 12th house and Children the 5th house are occupied by beneficial planets and are free from malefic ones. Avoiding the "empty" lunar days original: "rikta-itara-tithya" and the junctions original: "parva". The "first" rite, Pumsavana, should be performed in the second or third month from conception. The "other," Simantonnayana, should be performed in the fourth, sixth, or eighth month of pregnancy. The strength of the Ascendant for a male fetus—as previously mentioned regarding Jupiter, the Sun, the Moon, and the Ascendant—should be applied to both rituals. The first half of the month (the bright fortnight) is the preferred time. It will be mentioned later that in rituals from pregnancy until the feeding of solids, the combustion of Jupiter and Venus need not be considered. The strength of the Ascendant remains as previously stated. Sage Jadukarnya says: "The Pumsavana should clearly take place in the second or third month."

The Pumsavana should be performed once the pregnancy is evident, or it may be performed alongside the Simantonnayana. Alternatively, Sage Nrsimha says: "Avoiding the empty lunar days and junctions, the Pumsavana is auspicious." When the Moon is in a male asterism, the wise should perform the Pumsavana on the days of the Sun, Mars, or Jupiter. Sage Brihaspati states: "Leaving aside Cancer, Gemini, and Virgo, the remaining signs are auspicious." Sage Narada says: "In the fourth, sixth, or eighth month, when the lord of that month is strong, when the couple has the strength of the Moon and the stars, on a day that is not an empty lunar day or a junction, on a Tuesday, Thursday, or Sunday... avoiding the sharp, mixed, or fierce stars, in a male Ascendant and male ninth-division..." The eighth house from the birth Ascendant and the eighth house from the ritual Ascendant must be pure, occupied or aspected by benefics, and not aspected or occupied by malefic "sky-goers" planets. For women, the Simantonnayana is especially auspicious during the first pregnancy when the benefics are well-placed.

At the birth, perform the birth-rite even during the impurity of birth or death. Then, the Brahmins, using the "Fixed" and "Upward-facing" stars, shall perform the naming according to the syllables.

When the benefics are in the 5th, 9th, or center houses 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, and malefics are in the 3rd, 6th, or 11th, and the Moon is not in the 8th... if a malefic planet is in the house of death the 8th from the Ascendant, it surely destroys the woman or the strength of her fetus. 2 Now, the author describes the Jatakarman Jatakarman: the birth ceremony performed before the umbilical cord is cut in the Sragdhara meter. When a birth occurs, one should perform the birth-rite. If birth occurs during a period of ritual impurity original: "sutaka", there is a general rule that "religious rites are abandoned during impurity except during an eclipse." To clarify this exception, he says: "even during the impurity of birth or death." This means that if a birth occurs during an existing period of impurity, there is no fault in performing the Jatakarman. Even if there is overlapping impurity, the father should bathe with his clothes on upon the birth of a son—