ततः पुंसवनं तेन स्पंदनात्प्राग्विपश्चिता । गृह्योक्तविधिना सम्यक्कृतं पुंस्त्वविवृद्धये
tataḥ puṃsavanaṃ tena spaṃdanātprāgvipaścitā | gṛhyoktavidhinā samyakkṛtaṃ puṃstvavivṛddhaye
Sau đó, trước khi thai nhi có sự cựa động đầu tiên, bậc trí giả đã cử hành đúng nghi lễ Puṃsavana theo nghi thức được dạy trong các kinh Gṛhya, nhằm tăng trưởng phúc lực cho con trai nối dõi.
Agastya (continuing narration)
Listener: Unnamed addressed woman (contextually Lopāmudrā)
Scene: A learned householder arranges Puṃsavana with priestly recitation; the pregnant wife sits respectfully; ritual items and a small fire/altar indicate gṛhya procedure and careful timing before fetal movement.
Dharma includes honoring life-stages through saṃskāras performed at the right time and in the right way.
No direct tirtha is named; the verse foregrounds orthodox gṛhastha ritual within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative.
Puṃsavana-saṃskāra performed before fetal stirring, following gṛhya-ukta vidhi (Gṛhya textual procedure).