Charak Samhita

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ततः प्रवृत्ते नवमे मासे पुण्येऽहनि प्रशस्तनक्षत्रयोगमुपगते प्रशस्ते भगवति शशिनि कल्याणे कल्याणे च करणे मैत्रे मुहूर्ते शान्तिंहुत्वा गोब्राह्मणमग्निमुदकं चादौ प्रवेश्य गोभ्यस्तृणोदकं मधुलाजांश्च प्रदाय ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽक्षतान् सुमनसो नान्दीमुखानि चफलानीष्टानि दत्त्वोदकपूर्वमासनस्थेभ्योऽभिवाद्य पुनराचम्य स्वस्ति वाचयेत्| ततः पुण्याहशब्देन गोब्राह्मणं समनुवर्तमाना [१] प्रदक्षिणं प्रविशेत् सूतिकागारम्| तत्रस्था च प्रसवकालं प्रतीक्षेत ||३५||

sanskrit

[Rituals for the expecting woman before entering the maternity home] After furnishing the maternity home, in the beginning of the ninth month, on an auspicious day, when moon is in the auspicious nakshatra (constellation), with an auspicious karana and at an auspicious muhurta (astrological unit of time), with priests offering oblations and rites to holy fire, first of all the cow, the brahmana, fire and water should be made to enter the maternity home. Then grass, water, honey and laja (parched rice) should be offered to the cows, and akshata (rice grains prepared exclusively for worship), fragrant flowers and sweet fruits (such as khajura, date), which are indicative of good fortune, should be offered to the brahmanas. Blessings should then be sought from the brahmanas, after taking sips of water (achamana is taking sips of water after chanting mantra). With auspicious mantras being chanted by the priests, the expecting woman should enter the maternity home, following the cow and the brahmanas to her right side. Then she should stay there until she delivers her child.

english translation

tataH pravRtte navame mAse puNye'hani prazastanakSatrayogamupagate prazaste bhagavati zazini kalyANe kalyANe ca karaNe maitre muhUrte zAntiMhutvA gobrAhmaNamagnimudakaM cAdau pravezya gobhyastRNodakaM madhulAjAMzca pradAya brAhmaNebhyo'kSatAn sumanaso nAndImukhAni caphalAnISTAni dattvodakapUrvamAsanasthebhyo'bhivAdya punarAcamya svasti vAcayet| tataH puNyAhazabdena gobrAhmaNaM samanuvartamAnA [1] pradakSiNaM pravizet sUtikAgAram| tatrasthA ca prasavakAlaM pratIkSeta ||35||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/caraka-samhita/sharira-sthana/8/35

ततः प्रवृत्ते नवमे मासे पुण्येऽहनि प्रशस्तनक्षत्रयोगमुपगते प्रशस्ते भगवति शशिनि कल्याणे कल्याणे च करणे मैत्रे मुहूर्ते शान्तिंहुत्वा गोब्राह्मणमग्निमुदकं चादौ प्रवेश्य गोभ्यस्तृणोदकं मधुलाजांश्च प्रदाय ब्राह्मणेभ्योऽक्षतान् सुमनसो नान्दीमुखानि चफलानीष्टानि दत्त्वोदकपूर्वमासनस्थेभ्योऽभिवाद्य पुनराचम्य स्वस्ति वाचयेत्| ततः पुण्याहशब्देन गोब्राह्मणं समनुवर्तमाना [१] प्रदक्षिणं प्रविशेत् सूतिकागारम्| तत्रस्था च प्रसवकालं प्रतीक्षेत ||३५||

sanskrit

[Rituals for the expecting woman before entering the maternity home] After furnishing the maternity home, in the beginning of the ninth month, on an auspicious day, when moon is in the auspicious nakshatra (constellation), with an auspicious karana and at an auspicious muhurta (astrological unit of time), with priests offering oblations and rites to holy fire, first of all the cow, the brahmana, fire and water should be made to enter the maternity home. Then grass, water, honey and laja (parched rice) should be offered to the cows, and akshata (rice grains prepared exclusively for worship), fragrant flowers and sweet fruits (such as khajura, date), which are indicative of good fortune, should be offered to the brahmanas. Blessings should then be sought from the brahmanas, after taking sips of water (achamana is taking sips of water after chanting mantra). With auspicious mantras being chanted by the priests, the expecting woman should enter the maternity home, following the cow and the brahmanas to her right side. Then she should stay there until she delivers her child.

english translation

tataH pravRtte navame mAse puNye'hani prazastanakSatrayogamupagate prazaste bhagavati zazini kalyANe kalyANe ca karaNe maitre muhUrte zAntiMhutvA gobrAhmaNamagnimudakaM cAdau pravezya gobhyastRNodakaM madhulAjAMzca pradAya brAhmaNebhyo'kSatAn sumanaso nAndImukhAni caphalAnISTAni dattvodakapUrvamAsanasthebhyo'bhivAdya punarAcamya svasti vAcayet| tataH puNyAhazabdena gobrAhmaNaM samanuvartamAnA [1] pradakSiNaM pravizet sUtikAgAram| tatrasthA ca prasavakAlaM pratIkSeta ||35||

hk transliteration by Sanscript