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Rishi: Atharvanic
Devata: Pṛthivī (Earth) as stabilizing model; Garbha (embryo) as protected object
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Yeh mantra garbh ko majboot banane ke liye hai. Isme Prithvi ko bulaya jata hai. Prithvi sabko apne upar sambhal ke rakhti hai. Pahad bhi usme sthir rehte hain. Isi tarah baccha pet mein pakka rahe. Jab tak paida hone ka waqt na aaye. Savitar bhi jeevan ki taakat deta hai. Yeh prayer hai ki garbh sahi samay tak safe rahe.
Mantra 1
गर्भदृंहणम्। यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही भू॒तानां॒ गर्भ॑माद॒धे। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे
Dekho, jaise yeh dharti sabke bacchon ko apne pet mein sambhalti hai. Waise hi tumhara baccha pet mein safe rahe. Jab tak uska time na aaye, woh theek se bane aur paida ho.
Mantra 2
यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही दा॒धारे॒मान् वन॒स्पती॑न्। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे
Jaise yeh dharti pedon ko pakad ke rakhti hai, waise hi baccha pet mein theek se ruk jaye. Waqt aane par paida ho, Savitar usko taakat den.
Mantra 3
यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही दा॒धार॒ पर्व॑तान् गि॒रीन्। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे
Jaise yeh dharti pahadon ko utha ke rakhti hai, waise hi baccha pet mein theek se ruk jaye. Waqt aane par paida ho, Savitar usko taakat den.
Mantra 4
यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही दा॒धार॒ विष्ठि॑तं॒ जग॑त्। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे
Jaise yeh dharti saari duniya ko pakad ke rakhti hai, waise hi baccha pet mein theek se ruk jaye. Waqt aane par paida ho, Savitar usko taakat den.
To keep the pregnancy stable—‘holding’ the fetus firmly in the womb until the proper time of birth, preventing premature loss.
Earth is the strongest model of steadiness: she bears beings, mountains, and the whole firm-set world. The hymn transfers that same stabilizing power to the embryo.
Not explicitly. Its main ‘substance’ is symbolic Earth and the act of recitation; in practice, a simple protective cord or amulet may be used alongside the mantra.
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