गर्भ शारीर

Garbha evam Garbha

Sambhava saamagri
गर्भ परिभाषा/व्याख्या
• शुक्रशोणितं गर्भाशयस्थमात्मप्रकृ तिविकारसम्मूर्च्छितं ‘गर्भ’ इत्युच्यते |
• Su sha 5/3
• शुक्र and शोणित unites and combines/conglomerates with आत्मा, अष्ट प्रकृ ति
(अव्यक्त , महत, अहङ्कार, पञ्चःतन्मत्रा), षोडश विकार (पञ्चमाहभूत, पञ्चकर्मेन्द्रिय, पञ्चज्ञानेन्द्रिय, मनस ),
in uterus is called as गर्भ.
• शुक्रशोणितजीवसंयोगे तु खलु कु क्षिगते गर्भसञ्ज्ञा भवति||५||
• Ch Sha 4/5
• The union of शुक्र, शोणित, जीव in the कु क्षि (womb) is designated as गर्भ.
• कु क्षिगते इति कु क्ष्येकदेशगतगर्भाशयगते| chakrapani
• The term कु क्षि stands for abdomen as a whole. But here it stands for
only that part of abdomen which is known as womb the site of
formation of embryo.
गर्भावक्रान्ति

अवक्रान्ति going near to descending.

शुद्धे शुक्रार्तवे सत्व: स्वकर्मक्ले शचोदितः |
गर्भः संपन्ध्यते युक्तिवशादग्निरिवारणै || अ हृ शा 1/1
सत्व (आत्म) Impelled by the afflictions of his own past actions entering
into the (union of) शुद्ध pure ( unvitiated by दोषा) शुक्र, शुद्ध आर्तव (Ovum) gives
rise to formation of the गर्भ in an orderly manner just like the fire from
two pieces of wood rubbing
गर्भ संभव(उत्पत्ति) सामग्री/ essential elements for formation of embryo
/conception

ध्रुवं चतुर्णां सान्निध्याद्गर्भः स्याद्विधिपूर्वकम् |
ऋतुक्षेत्राम्बुबीजानां सामग्र्यादङ्कु रो यथा ||३३|| sus ha 2/33
The essential ingredients needed for the formation of गर्भ has been
explained with an example of plant sapling. As sprout comes out by the
aggregate of ऋतु (season) क्षेत्र (soil), अम्बु (water), बीजा (seed). Conception takes
place positively if these four factors ऋतु (women’s reproductive period/
Ovulation period) क्षेत्र (Uterus), अम्बु (pervading रस धातु formed by the digested
food), बीजा (ovum and sperm) are combined properly.
Thus born worthy sons are handsome having prominence of सत्व and long
life span, free from father debits and thus prove benefactors to their father
ऋतु
ऋतु means ideal season for sowing the seed and for plant to grow same rule applicable for गर्भ also.

ऋतुस्तु द्वादशरात्रं भवति दृष्टार्तवः; अदृष्टार्तवाऽप्यस्तीत्येके  भाषन्ते ||६|| सु शा 3/6

ऋतु has many meanings as per dictionary among them the most suitable meaning in this context should
be.
1. period favourable for conception.
2. proper time to have conception.
Regarding the first meaning it can be related to female as the ऋतु काल which is period favourable for
conception.
ऋतुस्तु द्वादशरात्रं भवति दृष्टार्तवः; अदृष्टार्तवाऽप्यस्तीत्येके  भाषन्ते ||६||
ऋतु (season or period of conception) is of 12 days when आर्तव is manifested some आचार्या says that it is a
present even when the menses is not visible in women . द्वादशरात्रं 12 days living first three days and last
one day which are not fit for conception.
ऋतु word has been used to denote both menstrual period and period of ovulation. those who take 16
days as a ऋतु integrate both while सुश्रुत has a clearly taken as the period of ovulation. the world दृष्टार्तवा is a
significant which means the period of menstruation is already finished.
In सुश्रुत शारीर 2nd chapter it is the told that

• performing sexual intercourse on the first day with menstruating women is

unwholesome for life of the man, more over if the conception takes place the
foetus dies during delivery.
• on the second day also the same consequences or death of the child in
Labour room takes place.
• On the third day too the child would be with incomplete body parts are short
lived.
• if conceived on 4th day it is with fully complete body parts and Long Lived.
• The Seed (Semen) entered against the flowing menstrual blood is not effective
as in a river some floating substance thrown against the current comes back
and
 The second meaning right time for conception
The second meaning right time for conception can be related to both sexes that is आचार्य has explain the proper time to
have conception as गर्भादान काल for both male and female as
ऊनषोडशवर्षायामप्राप्तः  पञ्चविंशतिम् |
यध्याधत्ते पुमान् गर्भं कु क्षिस्थः स विपध्यते ||५४||
जातो वा न चिरं जीवेज्जीवेद्वा दुर्बलेन्द्रियः |
तस्मादत्यन्तबालायां गर्भाधानं न कारयेत्  ||५५||
सु.शा 10/54-55
if a man less than 25 years makes a girl less than 16 years conceived the foetus is destroyed in the uterus itself
even if born it does not live long or if lives possesses debilitated organs hence should not make very young girl
conceive.
अतिवृद्धायां दीर्घरोगिण्यामन्येन वा विकारेणोपसृष्टायां गर्भाधानं नैव कु र्वीत |
सु.शा 10/56 
Similarly, the woman too old, chronically ill or suffering from other disorder should not be made pregnant. In case of
such males the same demerits will be there.
पूर्ण षोडशवर्षा स्त्री पूर्णे विंशेन सङ्गता ||
श्द्धेगर्भाशये मार्गे रक्ते शुक्रे अनिले हृदि |
वीर्यवन्तं सुतं सुते अ.हृ.शा. 1/8
The female who has completed 16 years if has intercourse with one who has completed 20 years with शुद्धगर्भाशाय, शुद्ध
अपत्यमार्ग, शुद्धरक्त, शुद्धशुक्र then विर्यवन्तपुत्र will be
 क्षेत्र

• Kshetra means fertile land, ideal for the plant to grow same rule applicable for गर्भ also.
• The क्षेत्रा means a field for the place of origin as well as place of implantation where गर्भ develops
regarding the first meaning it can be related to both sexes that is the field which can be
considered.
• In the female is vagina, uterus, fallopian tube ovaries.
• In male urethra, seminal vesicles, prostrate, Vas difference spermatic cord and testis.
• So if there are any problems related to the male or female क्षेत्रा there will be hindrance in the
formation of गर्भ some of the diseases can be considered both with male and female as follows
• In female’s obstruction in the fallopian tube, uterine displacement, ovarian tumour.
• In male’s obstruction in the seminal vesicles, Vas difference, chronic inflammation of urethra due
to gonococci infections, due to cryptorchidism etc
• All these complications can lead interruption in the formation of गर्भ. for the place of origin, the
ovaries and testis can be considered.
अम्बु:

• Ambu means water for a plant to sprout from its seed and grow. अम्बु the
word meaning is water and water element of the blood as it has been told
that the function of the अम्बु is to nourish.
• So the fluid that which nourishes before fertilization and before implantation
Uterine fluid, cytoplasm within the ovum, can be considered as अम्बु.
• In male seminal vesicle fluid and prostatic fluid.
• in females the hormone secreted from the ovaries and hormones of the
pituitary like FSH and LH responsible for the growth of the follicle and also
oestrogen.
• After implantation receives nutrition by fetal circulation.
बीज:

• Seed is an essential part of sprouting into healthy plant same rule

applicable for गर्भ also . बीज- means seed and this seed is formed by the
union of both शुक्र , आर्तव male and female gametes, सूक्ष्म शरीर enters the
union is बीज.
• The female gamate is a secondary oocyte is ovulated which is
released in metaphase after fertilization meiosis II resumes and
oocyte splits into ovum and second polar body. Then nucleus of the
sperm and ovum unite to form a diploid zygote. so बीज is to be
considered as union of शुक्र of males and आर्तव of females सूक्ष्म शरीर enters
the union is बीज.
सूक्ष्म पुरुष

• भूतैश्चतुर्भिः सहितः सुसूक्ष्मैर्मनोजवो देहमुपैति देहात्| च.शा 2/31

• The आत्मा (soul) being guided by associated past actions travel with the speed of Mind
transmigrates from one body to another along with four subtle भूता.
• The आत्मा (soul) is beyond any sensory perception and if it is due to his association with the
intellect etc, that he gets involved with attachment etc. the Vth आकाश is being devoid of any
action does not transmigrate.
• The gross body is a product of a subtle body सूक्ष्म शारीर. the शुक्र (sperm) and शोणित (ovum) after
their combination manifests a gross body in the form of foetus only when the सूक्ष्म शरीर is
associated with them, this association of the सूक्ष्म शरीर with the sperm and ovum is conditioned
by the action in the past life.
• The सूक्ष्म शरीर (subtle body) composed the आत्मा the mind including intellect and the भूता’S cannot
be seen through the ordinary eyes it will be visible only to the योगी through his divine vision.
• The colour of the cloth is a dependent upon the colour of the threads composing the cloth
similarly characteristic features of the gross body resemble those of सूक्ष्म शरीर (subtle body)
(both physical and mental faculties).
• In the body of living beings there are 16 types of भूता’S. They are derived from रस 4 भूता’
(digestive product of mother’s food), 4 भूता’ from आत्मा and 4 भूता’ from the ovum of the mother,
4 भूता’s are derived from the sperm of the father, रस provides nourishment in the form of
• The Subtle भूता’S which transmigrate through the आत्मा (soul) identical
in all individuals. but the psychic of faculties are not the same. At
times they are dominated by राजस and तमस. Dominance of राजस and तमस
and actions in the past life are responsible for the variations in
characteristic features of individuals.
•   आत्मा (soul) which represents the element of चेतना is omnipresent so it
no does not migrate from place to Other place, when the mind gets
lodged in a place in accordance with the results of past action,
consciousness is a manifested there and because of that conscious
manifestation it's said that आत्मा (soul trans migrates along with mind.