SWARNAPRASHANA

We provide classical Swarnaprasha on every Pushya Nakshtra to your children. We also provide "Vachaswarna" (24 carat gold stick with Vacha) too if you are looking for more frequent administration than once a month and for better results. Contact us to know more it and register your phone number to get a reminder every month. 

SWARNAPRASHA

Swarnaprashana sanskar is one of the sixteen essential Sanskarsdescribed for children.
“ Swarnaprashana ” is a combination of two words – “Swarna” and “Prashana”.  The term Swarna is a common word and refers to the noble metal Gold. Prashana refers to the act of eating / consuming / ingesting.
Swarnaprashana hence refers to the act of consuming or ingesting gold in the prescribed dose and quantity in the suggested manner. This activity is also sometimes referred to as Swarna Bindu Prashana or Suvarna prashan. Administration of processed gold in children is a unique practice mentioned in Ayurveda as “Swarnaprashana” by Acharya Kashyapa thousands of years back.  Ayurveda recommends only purified and processed form of gold for internal administration. The age at which Swarnaprashana should be administered and its duration can be determined depending upon the desired effect in children as a positive health care program.

Benefits of Swarnaprasha

Acharya Kashyapa had explained evidently the administration of Swarna (gold) in children for the benefits of improving intellect, digestion and metabolism, physical strength, immunity, complexion, fertility, and life span. The specific benefits ascribed to Swarnaprashana are as follows:
  • Medha Agni Bala Vardhanam (improvement of intellect, digestion, metabolism, immunity, and physical strength)
  • Ayushyam (promoting lifespan)
  • Mangalam (auspicious)
  • Punyam (righteous)
  • Vrushyam (aphrodisiac)
  • Varnyam (enhancement of color and complexion)
  • Grahapaham (protection from evil spirits and microorganisms).
The specific benefits of Swarnaprashana according to the duration of administration have been mentioned such as:
  • If administered for 1 month, the baby will become Parama Medhavi (highly intelligent) and Vyadhibhir Na Cha Drusyate (will not be affected by any disease)
  • If administered for 6 months, the baby will become Srutadhara (will be able to remember the things, which are just heard).
​The benefits of Swarnaprashana in children are multidimensional. In a nut shell, Swarnaprashana can be named as a positive health care program for children

We take all ​Safety measures

Acharya were perceptive of all the serious adverse effects if gold is administered in impure form which is evident from the explanation of Shodhana (purification) of Swarna in specific. It is cited that if Swarna is administered without appropriate processing, it will destroy the happiness, potency, and strength of the individual and it will lead to manifestation of a group of diseases.
References-
 Varanasi: Chaukhambha Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan; 2004. Chakrapanidatta, Commentator. Charaka Samhita, Sharira Sthana, Jatisutriya Adhyaya, 8/19; p. 343.
Jyothy, K. B., Sheshagiri, S., Patel, K. S., & Rajagopala, S. (2014). A critical appraisal on Swarnaprashana in children. Ayu, 35(4), 361–365. http://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8520.158978
 Vridha Jivaka, Kashyapa Samhita, Sutra Sthana, Leha Adhyaya. In: 10th ed. Shri Satyapal Bhishagacharya., editor. Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan: Varanasi; 2005. pp. 4–5.