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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.18.53

स्त्रियो वीरवतीश्चार्चेत्स्रग्गन्धबलिमण्डनै: । पतिं चार्च्योपतिष्ठेत ध्यायेत्कोष्ठगतं च तम् ॥ ५३ ॥
striyo vīravatīś cārcet
[striyo veeravateesh chaarchet]
srag-gandha-bali-maṇḍanaiḥ
[srag-gandha-bali-mandanaih]
patiṁ cārcyopatiṣṭheta
[patim chaarchyopatishtheta]
dhyāyet koṣṭha-gataṁ ca tam
[dhyaayet koshtha-gatam cha tam]
Word-for-word
striyaḥ — women vīra-vatīḥ — possessing husbands and sons ca — and arcet — she should worship srak — with garlands gandha — sandalwood bali — presentations maṇḍanaiḥ — and with ornaments patim — the husband ca — and ārcya — worshiping upatiṣṭheta — should offer prayers dhyāyet — should meditate koṣṭha-gatam — situated in the womb ca — also tam — upon him.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
striyo vīravatīś cārcet
striyaḥ
women
vīra-vatīḥ
possessing husbands and sons
ca
and
arcet
she should worship
srag-gandha-bali-maṇḍanaiḥ
srak
with garlands
gandha
sandalwood
bali
presentations
maṇḍanaiḥ
and with ornaments
patiṁ cārcyopatiṣṭheta
patim
the husband
ca
and
ārcya
worshiping
upatiṣṭheta
should offer prayers
dhyāyet koṣṭha-gataṁ ca tam
dhyāyet
should meditate
koṣṭha-gatam
situated in the womb
ca
also
tam
upon him.
With flower garlands, sandalwood pulp, ornaments and other paraphernalia, a woman following this vow should worship women who have sons and whose husbands are living. The pregnant wife should worship her husband and offer him prayers. She should meditate upon him, thinking that he is situated in her womb.
Purport

The child in the womb is a part of the husband’s body. Therefore the husband, through his representative, indirectly remains within the womb of his pregnant wife.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
With flower garlands, sandalwood pulp, ornaments and other paraphernalia, a woman following this vow should worship women whose husbands are living. She should worship her husband and offer him prayers. She should meditate upon him, thinking that he is situated in her womb. Vīra-vatīḥ means “with living husbands.” Koṣṭhah-gataḥ means “in the womb.”
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Personal Guidance
Worship women whose sons and husbands are alive with flowers, sandalwood, ornaments. The pregnant wife should worship her husband and offer him prayers. Community worship sustains domestic dharma.
Reflection Questions
  • Whose well-functioning households am I learning from rather than envying?
  • Where do I miss honoring those whose lives still hold together?
📝 My note

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