The document discusses evidence from Vedic literature that suggests a fetus can hear and respond to external stimuli. It provides three examples: 1) Pigeon eggs in a cave that heard Shiva and became immortal. 2) Sage Ashtavakra, who learned the Vedas in the womb and corrected his father. 3) Abhimanyu, who learned to enter but not exit the Chakravyuha formation by overhearing his father in the womb. The document argues this supports the concept of a fetus's awareness before birth.

1. Garbha shishuvige patanjalia kivi mathu

6. The Holy Cave, Amarnath

12. CHAKRAVYUHA OF MAHABHARATA