तदन्ते च महाभागे गर्भाधानं द्वितीयकम् । पुंसवनं तृतीयं तु सीमन्तं च चतुर्थकम्
tadante ca mahābhāge garbhādhānaṃ dvitīyakam | puṃsavanaṃ tṛtīyaṃ tu sīmantaṃ ca caturthakam
ત્યારબાદ, હે મહાભાગે! બીજો ‘ગર્ભાધાન’ સંસ્કાર છે; ત્રીજો ‘પુંસવન’ અને ચોથો ‘સીમંત’ સંસ્કાર છે.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā)
Type: river
Listener: Same addressed listener in sequence
Scene: A sequential, almost diagrammatic depiction: the rishi enumerates ‘second, third, fourth’ rites; symbolic icons for each—womb-protection (garbhādhāna), blessing for progeny (puṃsavana), hair-parting rite (sīmanta) with a pregnant woman seated respectfully.
Life’s stages are sanctified through ordered rites, aligning family life with dharma and spiritual intention.
No specific holy site is named in this verse; it is a saṃskāra enumeration.
It lists the sequence of prenatal saṃskāras: Garbhādhāna, Puṃsavana, and Sīmanta.
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