गर्भाधानम्Garbhādhāna, the placing of the seed
Verse 107
Translation
The rite of the season has been told; now hear garbhādhāna.
Word by word
- ārttavaṁ
- of the season
- kathitaṁ
- has been told
- karma
- the rite
- garbhādhānam
- (garbhādhānam) garbhādhāna
- atha
- now
- u
- and
- śṛṇu
- hear
Meaning
Garbhādhāna, "the placing of the embryo", is the sacrament of conception itself, which the ten-fold list in verse 4 called jīvaseka. The Tantra treats the union of husband and wife as a rite, consecrated by mantra and meditation like any other.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 106.