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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.13.38

सा तत्पुंसवनं राज्ञी प्राश्य वै पत्युरादधे । गर्भं काल उपावृत्ते कुमारं सुषुवेऽप्रजा ॥ ३८ ॥
sā tat puṁ-savanaṁ rājñī
[saa tat pum-savanam raajnee]
prāśya vai patyur ādadhe
[praashya vai patyur aadadhe]
garbhaṁ kāla upāvṛtte
[garbham kaala upaavritte]
kumāraṁ suṣuve ’prajā
[kumaaram sushuve ’prajaa]
Word-for-word
sā — she tat — that food pum-savanam — which produces a male child rājñī — the Queen prāśya — eating vai — indeed patyuḥ — from the husband ādadhe — conceived garbham — pregnancy kāle — when the due time upāvṛtte — appeared kumāram — a son suṣuve — gave birth to aprajā — having no son.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sā tat puṁ-savanaṁ rājñī
sā
she
tat
that food
pum-savanam
which produces a male child
rājñī
the Queen
prāśya vai patyur ādadhe
prāśya
eating
vai
indeed
patyuḥ
from the husband
ādadhe
conceived
garbhaṁ kāla upāvṛtte
garbham
pregnancy
kāle
when the due time
upāvṛtte
appeared
kumāraṁ suṣuve ’prajā
kumāram
a son
suṣuve
gave birth to
aprajā
having no son.
Although the Queen had no son, after eating that food, which had the power to produce a male child, she became pregnant by her husband, and in due course of time she gave birth to a son.
Purport

Among the ten kinds of purificatory processes, one is puṁ-savanam, in which the wife is offered some prasāda, or remnants of foodstuff offered to Lord Viṣṇu, so that after sexual intercourse with her husband she may conceive a child.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The queen ate this food for producing a male child from the King and a foetus developed. In due time, a son was born.
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Personal Guidance
After eating, the queen conceived and bore a son. Specific rituals genuinely produce specific results; reality cooperates with sacred technique.
Reflection Questions
  • Where have I dismissed a 'mere' ritual that may actually have force I haven't tested?
  • What single sacred act could I take seriously enough to see if reality cooperates?
📝 My note

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