ततः पुंसवनन्तेन स्यन्दनात्प्राग्विपश्चिता ।। गृह्योक्तविधिना सम्यक्कृतम्पुंस्त्वविवृद्धये ।। ४ ।।
Before the stir and throb of the child in the womb was felt, the learned Brahmin performed the holy rite of Puṃsavana in the manner prescribed in the Gṛhyasūtras for the growth of embryo’s manliness.