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
Pada bulan ketujuh, kesedaran di dalamnya pun terjaga. Pada bulan ketujuh itu juga, ia turut menikmati apa yang dimakan dan diminum oleh ibunya.
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.