Scientific approach in garbha samskara - Garbha samskara an ayurvesic procedure imparts good values, create healthy progeny, intelligent child, creates bond between mother and child and maintain proper health of garbini.

1. KAHER’s Shri B. M. Kankanawadi Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya
PRESENTER
Dr. MADDURU MUNI HARITHA
1ST YEAR PG SCHOLAR
DEPARTMENT OF RASASHASTRA AND
BHAISHAJYA KALPANA
SCIENTIFIC APPROACH IN
GARBHA SAMSKARA
GUIDE
Dr. P.G. JADAR
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF RASASHASTRA
AND BHAISHAJYA KALPANA

2. INTRODUCTION
• GARBHA – Union of shukra, arthava, atma or jiva inside kukshi.
SAMSKAR – ‘’SAMSKARO HI GUNANTARADHANAM”
• Ayurveda Garbha samskara is to impart good values, create healthy
progeny, intelligent child and maintain proper health of garbini.
• Create bond between mother & baby.
• Reduce stress, anxiety to mother.
• Improve brain development in the baby.
• Garbha samakar-Educating in the
womb--sense, listen, dream, respond to
outside stimuli.
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3. Purpose of Garbha samskara
• Ayurveda Garbha samskara basically comprises of:-
a) Pre-conception(Beeja Sanskar)
b) During pregnancy(Garbhasamskar)
c) Post delivery(Bala samskara)
• Babies can hear, imbibe & learn in some unusual ways in womb. They
receive inputs has a powerful role in shaping their mind & temperaments.
• 60-70 percentage of brain development takes place in the womb-That affects
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HORMONAL BATHING
STRESS HORMONES
CORTISOL
HAPPY HORMONES
SERATONIN
DOPAMINE

4. MYTHOLOGY – GARBHA SAMSKARA
RAMAYANA
• Before birth of rama during Putrakameshti yagya
• Agnidevata gave king dashratha- Payas can be considered as form of
Garbha sanskara.
MAHA
BHARATHA
• Arjuna’s wife Subhadra was pregnant with their son Abhimanyu, he
told her about how to penetrate the chakravyuh.
• He could only learn to decode & trap because by that time her mother
felt asleep.This was reason why he was killed because he didn’t know
how to come out of the trap.
NARADA
MUNI
• Narada muni teaches prahlad.
• In the womb of his mother kayadhu.
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5. Beeja samskara- Pre-conception
PRE-MARRIAGE
GARBHA SHUDDHI
GARBHADHANA
PUTREYASTI YAGNYA
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6. • ATULYAGOTRIYA VIVAHA – Congenital anamolies,
Genetic diseases, Mental retardation, Dysmorphism.
• SAMATVAGAT VIRYA – Health of male and female..
• VAYA- AGE- (Male-25,Female-16)
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PRE-MARRIAGE
HEALTHY
SEED
HEALTHY
EMBRYO
HEALTHY
CHILD
HEALTHY
ADULT
VAYA
MATURE
PHYSICALLY AND
PHYSIOLOGICALLY
-UTERUS STRENGTH
-SPERM QUALITY

7. GARBHA SHUDDHI
• EXTERNAL PURIFICATION(Sodhana) - Snehana, swedana, vamana,
virechana, basti, Nasya -Samsarjana krama.
• INTERNAL PURIFICATION(sodhana) – Avoid kroda, shoka, baya,
dwesha etc, Adopting Dev and brahmana pooja.
‘’Soumanasyam garbhakaram’’
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SHODHANA IMPROVE
JATARAGNI-INTURN
IMPROVES
NUTRITIOUS LEVEL IN
BODY
TIMELY OVULATION,
QUALITY OF BEEJA,
AMH LEVELS
INCREASES.
BALANCES AGNI,
DOSHAS, AND DHATUS,
PROVIDE UTERINE
STRENGTH

8. Contd…..
• SNEHANA- Taila, Ghrita- increase shukra, Ojakara, Bala pustikara, improve
agni, function of indriya, moistens srotas.
• SVEDANA- Vata hara, Agnideepthi, clears srotas, pacify dosha of arthavaha
srotas, shodana of garbhashaya and koshta.
• VAMANA- Clears kapha dusti in arthavavaha srotas, nirharana of Soumya
substance, clears srotas, regulate mensturation.
• VIRECHANA- Does shodana, shamana, lekhana, shodana of mala, vikrita vata,
mutra, Tridosha dusti.
• BASTI- (Anuvasana, Asthapana, Matra bastis) Shodana of mala, mutra tridosha,
improve sperm quality, stabilizes vata, vata balance in pakvashaya.
• UTTARA BASTI- Yoni shodana--Proliferative phase of mensturation-Blood
vessels stumps which are broken starts regenerating & new arterioles are formed
along with glands. Medicine is absorbed & attains desired action.
• NASYA- “Pumsavanam”– Maintain pregnancy without complication.
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9. GARBHADHANA
• GHEE AND MILK- Strength, nourishment, improves quality of sperm.
• MADHURA RASA HERBS.
MALE
• TAILA- Yoni/garbhashayashodana, tridoshashamaka.
• MASHA-Brimhana, balya, vrishya, ushana virya improves quality and quantity
of arthava, contain ,Ca, iron, folic acid, vit-B, Mg etc.
FEMALE
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DIET SHOULD CONSISTS OF RASAYANA & GARBHASTHAPAKA DRUGS
FOLIC ACID SUPPLIMENTS
 FACTORS ESSENTIAL FOR CONCEPTION:-
a) RITU- Menses cycle
b) KSHETRA- Uterus
c) AMBU- Rasa dhatu
d) BEEJA-Sperm,ovum

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PUTREYASTI YAGNYA
• Putreyasti yagna provide physical
and physiological calmness to
both parents as well as
surroundings, creates positivity.

11. POSITION DURING COITUS
• Right
lateral
• Left
lateral
• Flexed
• Supine
All doshas
remain in
normal
location.
Vayu gets
aggravated
in yoni &
compress
yoni.
Kapha gets
displaced
obstructs
garbhashaya
.
Pitta burns
the rakta&
shukra.
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PANCHAMAHABHUTAS IN ORGANOGENESIS
Vayu- divides Jala- Moistens
Prithvi- Solidifies Akasha- Increase the size
• Supine position is
preferred due to the
fact that in supine
position deeper
penetration takes
place leading to
deposition of sperm
in lower vagina

12. PREGNANCY- 1st TRIMISTER
• 1st trimester women experience nausea & vomiting
couldn’t take proper diet.
• Garbha being in “kalala” form needs stability
• PARICHARYA- Use of cold, sweet liquid diet and milk
will provide nourishment, prevent dehydration caused by
vomiting. Madhura drugs being anabolic helps to
maintain health of mother and fetus.
• Dravyas in paricharya are kaphavardaka,
kapha is responsible for stability.
• Garbhaposhana is by upasnehana so for
this udakkarmana of kapha is useful.
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13. 4th MONTH- 2nd TRIMESTER
• GARBHINI- Nausea, vomiting subsides, due to
stability, feeling of heaviness is present in Garbha.
• GARBHA- Angapratyanga gets formed, increase need
of nourishment.
• PARICHARYA-
Milk, Navaneeta - Useful as brimhana
Meat soup – From 4th month muscle
tissues grow, it require more protein
which is supplied by meat soup.
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14. 5, 6th MONTH-2nd TRIMESTER
• GARBINI- Becomes krusha.
• GARBHA- Increased volume of
rakta and mamsa in Garbha.
• PARICHARYA- Balya dravyas
and ghee.
• To overcome the need of foetus &
mother balya dravyas like milk,
ghee is used. Ghee is agni
deepaka, That helps in kshudha
vriddhi & ultimately will increase
intake.
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• GARBINI- Edema of feet &
complications of water
accumulation.
• GARBHA- Formation of eyes,
nose, snayu, sira, roma, skin, hair,
nails.
• Development of buddhi.
• PARICHARYA- Gokshura siddha-
ghruta /yavagu, Madhura ausadha
siddha ghrita.
• Gokshura a good diuretic, prevent
water retention & complications of
pre-eclampsia.
• Ghrita is ideal for improving
intelligence, memory, digestion,
ingenuity, long life, eyesight.

15. 7 th MONTH
• GARBINI- Klant lakshana is seen,
utpatti of kikissa.
• GARBHA- Full development of
fetus.
• PARICHARYA- ghee medicated
with pruthakparyadi varga.
• These varga are diuretic, anabolic,
suppress pitta, kapha, relieve
emaciation, helps to maintain
health of mother & fetus.
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8-9th MONTH
• GARBINI- Women experience
constipation, due to pressure of gravid
uterus over bowels.
• GARBHA- Ojas is unstable, full
development of fetus, weight gain.
• PARICHARYA- Yavagu made of
milk, Anuvasana basti with oil
prepared of Madhura varga, Yoni
pichu is advised.
• Basti relieves constipation, affect
autonomous nervous system
governing myometrium & help
regulating function during labour.
• Yoni pichu softens vaginal passage,
destroy pathogenic bacteria, facilitate
easy labour & no infections to eyes of
coming baby.

16. GARBHASAMSKAR - ACTIVITIES
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17. GARBHA SAMVAD- TALKING TO BABY
• To stimulate baby senses gently so that cortisol the development is maximum.
• Unborn baby responds to different vibrations & sounds with changes in their heart
rate/movement patterns when mother’s voice is heard.
• These conversations lay a foundation for their social & emotional, cognitive
development, as well as language skills & memory.(Neuro-chemical communication)
• When mother is talking there is a very special bond. Oxytocin harmone increases
happiness index, mother becomes positive & same emotions go to baby, so oxytocin
cause happiness in the mother & baby.
• All harmones, emotions directly impacts on the baby.
• Research proves garbha samvad increases oxytocin
levels, usefull in lowering chances of genetic
diseases, reduces stress.
CORTISOL STRESS
PRODUCTION REDUCTION
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18. Listening music, Reading books
• Based on pancha-mahabhuta Siddhanta Shabda is attribute of akasha
mahabhuta which is used in the form of music given through srotra
indriya that interact with manas gives message to atma, indriya &
manas this influence the foetus in the womb.
• Exposure to music in womb is linked to improvement of overall
mental cognizant, behaviour, sensory, phychological & emotional
development in unborn babies.
• Music calms mind uplifts mood, reduce
stress, fetus feel in the womb.
• Increases baby auditory senses-Improve
mental stimulation and enhances baby
concentration, auditory senses & skills.
• Music can shape baby’s personality.
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19. YOGA- MEDITATION-PRANAYAMA
• Practising bhramari fills the mother with resonance & harmony. The ‘MMM’
sound released in the body boosts production of nitric oxide that calms mother
& helps baby’s cells build peaceful paths with each other.
• Yoga nidra calms mind & cure pregnancy oedema. Helps to cope with
increasing tiredness of last months of pregnancy, gives relaxation despite the
sleepless nights with new born baby. It reduces stress, postnatal depression &
increases production of breast milk.
• Yoga improve blood circulation & oxygenation
that eases stress. Baby gets good hormones,
relieve edema to mother in last trimester.
• Improves autonomic functions, by trigering
neurohormonal mechanism by suppression
of sympathetic activity.
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20. STRESS- PREGNANCY
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• Stressed mothers are more suspectable to infection, illness
during pregnancy, in addition to risk of pre-term delivery,
low infant birth weight, pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes.

21. MANTRA CHIKITSA
“MAN- Mind, TRA- Release
• Mantra chanting cause left & right hemisphere of brain to
synchronize, increase oxygenation in brain, reduce heart rate, BP,
assists creating brain wave activity.
• Maintain state of resonance.
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Nitric oxide
synthesized in
vascular epithelium
Releases vascular
smooth muscle,
inhibit platelet
aggregation-
prevent intervillous
thrombosis.
• Deficiency of nitric oxide
leads to pregnancy induced
hypertension. Mother with
gestational diabetes usualy
has lower levels of nitric
oxide.

22. IMPACT OF GARBHA SAMSKARA
Everything mother thinks and
feels is communicated through
4-Neurohormones and
Neuropeptides to foetus.
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• Seratonin reduce depression & creates feeling of happiness & joy.
• Enkephalins gives feeling of satisfaction.
• Sad neuropeptides create stress & depression.
Neuropeptides
Happy
Neuropeptides
Reach foetal brain
creates joy.
Sad
Neuropeptides
Stressed mom
secretes adrenalin,
cortisol, that flood
baby with sad
neuropeptides

23. Summary
• Introduction
• Purpose of Garbha samskar
• Mythology of Garbha samskar
• Beeja samskar
• Garbha shuddi
• Garbhadana
• Pregnancy diet 1-9 months
• Garbha samvad
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• Listening to music
• Yoga – pranayama
• Stress- pregnancy
• Mantra chikitsa
• Impact of Garbha
samskara

24. Conclusion
• As per charaka fetal mind is a blind canvas & it really
imbibes stories, music & songs a preganant mother is
exposed to. Scientific studies have proved that the
potential for enhancing baby’s creativity & cognition
can be activated by creating a good womb
environment.
• Following Garbha samskara principles lead to
formation of high quality dhatus & increase quantity &
quality of ojas – which is essentaial for immunity. By
following these satvik guna increases which helps to
attain spiritual bliss.
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