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== Ayurvedic Perspectives ==

== Ayurvedic Perspectives ==

Garbhadhana is the process of containing a new life's seed by mother in her womb. This is the first step in producing a new life and it can also be called as the process of conception. Entire wellbeing of the new life in womb depends on this first step. Thus Ayurveda acharyas have given considerable attention to this. As a first step, they have defined the age at which a man and a woman should unite in order to produce a new life which would be of good qualities. They are set up the minimum age for conception for woman at 16 the yrs of age and 25yrs of age for a man. It is believed that, generally at this age a man and a woman have developed fully and can give birth a new life without much complications.  <blockquote>पञ्चविंशे ततो वर्षे पुमान् नारी तु षोडशे | समत्वागतवीर्यौ तौ जानीयात् कुशलो भिषक् ||१३|| (Sush. Samh. 35.13)<ref>Sushruta Samhita (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 35 Sutra 13)</ref> </blockquote>Along with the age there are few criteria set by the scholars which are believed to be essential for development of a healthy new life. Those are as follows,<ref>Charaka Samhita (Sharirasthanam Adhyaya 2 Sutra 3)</ref>  

Garbhadhana is the process of containing a new life's seed by mother in her womb. This is the first step in producing a new life and it can also be called as the process of conception. Entire wellbeing of the new life in womb depends on this first step. Thus Ayurveda acharyas have given considerable attention to this. As a first step, they have defined the age at which a man and a woman should unite in order to produce a new life which would be of good qualities. They are set up the minimum age for conception for woman at 16 the yrs of age and 25yrs of age for a man. It is believed that, generally at this age a man and a woman have developed fully and can give birth a new life without much complications.  <blockquote>पञ्चविंशे ततो वर्षे पुमान् नारी तु षोडशे | समत्वागतवीर्यौ तौ जानीयात् कुशलो भिषक् ||१३|| (Sush. Samh. 35.13)<ref>Sushruta Samhita (Sutrasthanam Adhyaya 35 Sutra 13)</ref> </blockquote>Along with the age there are few criteria set by the scholars which are believed to be essential for development of a healthy new life. Those are as follows,<ref>Charaka Samhita (Sharirasthanam Adhyaya 2 Sutra 3)</ref> <ref>Charaka Samhita (Sharirasthanam Adhyaya 8 Sutra 7-9)</ref>  

* अतुल्यगोत्रस्य  : The man and woman should not be from the same [[Gotra and Pravara (गोत्रप्रवरश्च)|Gotra]] (clan).   

* अतुल्यगोत्रस्य  : The man and woman should not be from the same [[Gotra and Pravara (गोत्रप्रवरश्च)|Gotra]] (clan).   

* रजःक्षयान्ते : Menstruation of the woman should have stopped i.e. after 3 to 4 days of her menstruation only they should unite not during menstruation.  

* रजःक्षयान्ते : Menstruation of the woman should have stopped i.e. after 3 to 4 days of her menstruation only they should unite not during menstruation.  

* रहोविसृष्टं मिथुनीकृतस्य: They should unite in a private place  

* रहोविसृष्टं मिथुनीकृतस्य: They should unite in a private place  

* तस्मादुत्ताना बीजं गृह्णीयात्; तथाहि यथास्थानमवतिष्ठन्ते दोषाः|

* तस्मादुत्ताना बीजं गृह्णीयात्; तथाहि यथास्थानमवतिष्ठन्ते दोषाः The ideal position for coitus has also been suggested. The female is advised to receive the sperm lying on her back. When the union/conception occurs in this position all the doshas are at their own place and in the state of normalcy meaning they wont infiltrate the product of conception and harm or hamper its quality.

* पर्याप्ते चैनां शीतोदकेन परिषिञ्चेत्|

* पर्याप्ते चैनां शीतोदकेन परिषिञ्चेत् : Cleaning with cold water is recommended.

* सञ्जातहर्षौ मैथुने चानुकूलाविष्टगन्धं स्वास्तीर्णं सुखं शयनमुपकल्प्य मनोज्ञं हितमशनमशित्वा नात्यशितौ दक्षिणपादेन पुमानारोहेत् वामपादेन स्त्री||७||

* सञ्जातहर्षौ मैथुने चानुकूलाविष्टगन्धं स्वास्तीर्णं सुखं शयनमुपकल्प्य मनोज्ञं हितमशनमशित्वा नात्यशितौ : High emphasis has been laid upon the mental state of the partners in this entire process of conception. The couple is advised to unite only after the sufficient arousal. They should have had wholesome diet which they relish but at the same time the food should be not be overeaten. Ambiance of the place is also taken into consideration and it is advised that one can make use of various fragrances of choice and comfortable bed to make things go well.

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When all the above mentioned conditions are considered and followed a couple is advised to copulate for producing a new life. Acharya Vagbhata also gives a vedic verse that generates an environment and a call to the new life energy (atman) that is going to enter the product of conception to give it a life. The sutra is as follows,  

When all the above mentioned conditions are considered and followed, a couple is advised to copulate for producing a new life. Acharya Vagbhata also gives a vedic verse that generates an environment and a call to the new life energy (atman) that is going to enter the product of conception to give it a life. The sutra is as follows,  

  <blockquote>तत्र मन्त्रं प्रयुञ्जीत- “अहिरसि आयुरसि सर्वतः प्रतिष्ठाऽसि धाता त्वा ददतु विधाता त्वा दधातु ब्रह्मवर्चसा भव” इति|

  <blockquote>तत्र मन्त्रं प्रयुञ्जीत- “अहिरसि आयुरसि सर्वतः प्रतिष्ठाऽसि धाता त्वा ददतु विधाता त्वा दधातु ब्रह्मवर्चसा भव” इति|