पुंसवनम्Puṁsavana
Verse 117
जाते गर्भे ऋतौ तस्मिन्नन्यस्मिन् वा महेश्वरि । तृतीये गर्भमासे तु चरेत् पुंसवनं गृही ॥ ११७ ॥
jātē garbhē ṛtau tasminnanyasmin vā mahēśvari | tṛtīyē garbhamāsē tu carēt puṁsavanaṁ gṛhī || 117 ||
Translation
When she has conceived, in that season or another, O Maheśvarī, in the third month of the pregnancy the householder should perform puṁsavana.
Word by word
- jātē
- when it has come about
- garbhē
- the conception
- ṛtau
- in the season
- tasmin
- that
- anyasmin
- in another
- vā
- or
- mahēśvari
- O Maheśvarī
- tṛtīyē
- in the third
- garbha
- of pregnancy
- māsē
- month
- tu
- indeed
- carēt
- should perform
- puṁsavanaṁ
- puṁsavana
- gṛhī
- the householder
Meaning
Puṁsavana, "bringing forth a male", is performed in the third month. Tantra and smṛti alike treat it as a rite for a healthy child and a safe pregnancy as much as for a son.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 116.