Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 50
सप्तमे च तथा मासि प्रबोधश्चास्य जायते । मातुराहारपीतं च सप्तमे मास्युपाश्नुते
saptame ca tathā māsi prabodhaścāsya jāyate | māturāhārapītaṃ ca saptame māsyupāśnute
Au septième mois, la conscience s’éveille en lui. En ce même septième mois, il participe aussi à ce que la mère mange et boit.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), by section-wide deduction (Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: A symbolic womb scene: the fetus shown with a faint aura of awakening (jñāna-spark) in the seventh month; a subtle stream of nourishment from the mother’s food and drink depicted as luminous essence.
FAQs
Life in the womb is dependent and conditioned; it highlights the ethical weight of the mother’s conduct and nourishment.
No tīrtha is praised; the verse concerns prenatal dependence and awakening.
No explicit ritual is stated, though it implicitly underscores sāttvika āhāra and careful living.