Jāta-karma—a purificatory ceremony performed at the birth of a child.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-J-›Jata-karma-a purificatory Jata-karma-a purificatory ceremony performed at the birth of a child. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/j/jata-karma-a-purificatory-ceremony-performed-at-the-birth-of Previous: Jatayu-a devotee of Lord Ramacandra who was the king of the vultures, and the brother of Sampati. He fought with the demon Ravana when the latter kidnapped Sita, the consort of Lord Ramacandra. Next: Jaya and Vijaya-two doorkeepers of Vaikuntha who were cursed on account of offending the four Kumara Rsis, and who thus both had to take birth three times in the material world as great demons, Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksa in Satya-yuga, Ravana and Kumbhakarna in the next yuga, Treta-yuga, and Sisupala and Dantavakra at the end of Dvapara-yuga.