The Upanishads - Mandhata Global

womb capable of bearing a son! Let Tvashtra shape the
various limbs of the child! Let Prajapati pour in the
semen! Let Dhatra support the embryo! O Sinivali,
make her conceive; O goddess whose glory is
widespread, make her conceive! May the two Atvins,
garlanded with lotuses, support the embryo!
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"Let the two Atvins chum the womb with the two
golden arani sticks! I am placing a seed in your womb to
be delivered in the tenth month. As the earth has fire in
its womb, as heaven is pregnant with the sun, as the
quarters are impregnated by air, so I am impregnating
you by placing this seed in your womb." After the
reciting of the mantra, he utters his own name and that
of his wife and places the seed.
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When she is about to deliver the child, he sprinkles her
with water, repeating the following mantra:
"As the wind agitates a pond on every side, even so let
your foetus stir and come out along with the chorion.
Indra (prana) made a path when the seed entered the
womb. O Indra, follow
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When the son is born, he should light a fire, take the
child on his lap, put a mixture of curds and clarified
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