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The Months of Pregnancy

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Each month of the pregnancy is ruled by a planet. If there is any weakness in a planet

at the time of conception there may be issues in the month of development ruled by that planet[1]. There is adifference in the rulership of the months between Jaimini and ar!hamihira. "e will analy#e ar!hamihira$s as

they relate to the natural significations of the months of pregnancy.

The first month ruled by enus is called Kalala, which is when the sperm and ovummi% and begin multiplying e%ponentially. &araka 'aṁhit! says that there is no distinct form in this month( yet all

organs e%ist in their latent form[)]. *enerally( in Jyotiṣa( calculations of pregnancy are calculated as )+, days

 based on the sidereal lunar months -, weeks/. 0llopathic medicine considers pregnancy -called gestation/ to last

2 weeks -)32 days/ but this is counted from the last menstruation. &onception is possible about two weeks after

menstruation4 which makes actual pregnancy about ,3 weeks -)55 days/. This means when using allopathic

gestational weeks to enumerate the time frame of pregnancy the first month is actually only two weeks( as the

month is counted from the last menstruation. "hen an individual says they are 3 weeks pregnant -western

gestational weeks/( they are appro%imately 5 weeks from conception. edic reference is counted from the

conception.

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The second month ruled

 by 6ars is called *hana which means 7solidified$

and relates to the densification of the embryo. The

*reek roots of the word em4bryo relate to 7inner4

swelling$. In this month( the si#e will go from a

poppy seed to a kidney bean with developing organ

tissues.

The third month ruled by Jupiter is called Aṅkura 

 which means to sprout. &araka 'aṁhit! says all

sense organs( limbs of the body and internal organs

manifest themselves simultaneously in this month

according to the modification of the five elements.

This month marks the end of the embryonic period

-where there is the greatest chance of any

malformation to take place/ and the beginning of

the fetal period. 'u8ruta 'aṁhit! says when the

embryo -garbha/ develops hands( feet( sense

organs( etc. it is called a body -śarīra/9 though in

 western medical terms it is now called a fetus. 0ll

material and spiritual phenomena of the universe

are present in the fetus and everything in the fetus

is present in the universe[,]. 0ll deities can be

identified in the body4 !yu as the life force

- prāṇa/( :k!ṣa as the porous parts( Indra as the

ahaṁk!ra( the 08vins as comple%ion( etc.[] The

 body grows according to the same components that

compose and guide the universe.

 0s the senses manifest( there is pulsation in the

fetal heart tissue and the mind begins to feel. The

fetus e%periences desires related to its past life. The

mother enters dauh ṛ dāvasthā4the state of two

hearts. The fetal blood is o%ygenated in the

mother$s lungs. The mother begins to share the

desires of the child because of this state of two

hearts. The :yurvedic te%ts caution that one must

give the mother everything she desires -as long as

Month Lord

Jaimini

Lordship

s

1 Kalala VenusVenus &

Sun sign

2 Ghana Mars2nd house

from Sun

3 Aṅkura Jupiter

Moon &

3rd from

Sun

4 Asthi SunMars & 4th

from Sun

5Charm

aMoon

Mercury

& Sun’s

5h

6 Aṅgaja Saturn

Jupiter &

6th from

Sun

7Cetana

tā

Mercur

y

Saturn &

7th from

Sun

8Bhavan

a

Lagne

sh

Rahu &

8th from

Sun

9Udveg

a

MoonKetu & 9th

from Sun

1

0

Prasav

aSun

10th 

house

from Sun

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its not harmful/ because if not there could be v!ta disturbance resulting in developmental issues or loss of the

fetus at this time.

The fourth month ruled by the 'un is called Asthi  which means 7bone$ and is when the

fetus develops structure. The bone begins to harden( teeth buds develop( the arms and legs develop to the

proportion of the body( and refle%ive movement stimulates kicking and stretching.

The fifth month is Carma which means 7skin$. The skin grows in e%cess to be filled with fatty tissue later( the

pigmentary and sweat glands become more clear( the verni% caseosa forms on the skin as a protective layer( the

nervous sytem develops myelin and sensory development increases. The aspect of mind -manas/ which

processes sensory stimuli is developing. The fetus is aware of sounds outside the womb( sensitive to light( as well

as smell and tastes which show up in the amniotic fluid of the mother ;uickly after ingestion.

The si%th month ruled by 'aturn is called Aṅgaja which means produced from the body and represents the

growth of hair and nails. The fetus is also practicing the use of its digestive system by taking the amniotic fluid

into its digestive track and creating meconium. The lungs also take the amniotic fluid in and out while the

muscles of the lungs function to prepare the muscles for breathing. <ocomotor control in the brain begins to

develop at this time -though =ust refle%ive movements/( as the nervous sytem and muscles integrate.

The seventh month ruled by 6ercury is called Cetana-tā which means the state of sentience or consciousness4

this is when the fetus is said to become fully aware of inside and outside the womb. The brain -masti ṣka/ grows

 very ;uickly at this time. 6odern research shows the thalamocortical connections are formed at this time which

allows the true sensations of pleasure and pain. 'ome traditions say that this is when the soul enters the body as

this is when it becomes conscious. 'u8ruta 'aṁhit!$s opinion is that the fetus gets cetanā dhātu in the fourth

month when its heart begins to operate fully as the heart is the seat of consciousness. The :yurveda te%ts agree

that the soul is needed to enter for the formation of an embryo to be established[>]( therefore it is the working of

the intelligence that starts during the seventh month. It is the mundane awareness of the buddhi which is ignited

not the higher awareness of the =?v!tman.

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The eighth month ruled by the lagne@a is called Bhavana which means a place( abode or coming into e%istence.

The nutritional demands of the fetus increase and the mother is eating more. The ancient te%ts mention that thisis when the fetus begins to feel desires of hunger and thirst9 most likely this view was in response to the mother$s

enlarged appetite for nutritious foods. Areviously( the focus was on functional development while now the focus is

growing bigger and the fetus begins putting on body fat at this point to prepare for emerging from the womb.

There is a symbiotic relationship in the eighth month between the fetus and mother to develop the o=as

-ojassancaraṇāvasthā/.

The ninth month ruled by the 6oon is called Udvega which means agitated. The fetus is fully functional and is

moving e%cessively in the womb. isible feet are seen on the mother$s belly as the fetus kicks and stretches. This

 was interpreted as the fetus showing readiness to leave the womb. Though by the end of this month and

 beginning of the ne%t the movement slows down as the fetus grows so big it has no room to move.

The tenth month is called rasava which means 7to bring forth$ or delivery( it is also

called the delivery month -s!ti-māsa/. 'u8ruta 'aṁhit! says delivery is normal in the ninth or tenth month. In

modern thought( thirty4seven to forty4two gestational weeks is considered full4term. Before that is pre4termdelivery -,4,5 weeks/ and after ) weeks is late. Cnly five to si% percent of pregnancies go over forty4three weeks

and these are more likely to have complications. 0 strong enus will indicate earlier delivery -ap!rṇakāla-ja/.

 enus is the k!raka for premature delivery( and when enus is placed in the first or eighth house it can indicate

premature delivery [5]. 0 very strong Jupiter will indicate later delivery and the baby should be born with more

 weight.

Jaimini also relates the houses from the 'un of the conception chart to the months of pregnancy [+]. The 6oon is

the sustainer of the body( but the 'un - "avit  ṛ / is the creator of the body. Therefore the first month relates to the

house in which the 'un is placed4 relating to the creative force driving the individual$s creation. The second

month relates to the second house from the 'un4 and so forth. The tenth house is the achievement of the creative being and the time to bring forth the creation.

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The life process begins with mithuna( niṣeka( !dh!na( and the forty weeks of pregnancy. The grand finale is the

actual birth - janma/ at the appropriate birth time - janma-kāla/.

 'ourceD &ole( reedom. 'cience Cf <ight( ol.). &hapter 5D Birth &ircumstances. 'cience of <ight <<&( Fevada

&ity( &0. )21).

 0rticle first appeared in Birth &ircumstances( #$otish %igest( ol ( Issue 1( January46arch )22

[Introduction here]

[1] Bṛhat J!taka . 15

[)] &araka 'aṁhit!( G!r?rasth!nam I.

[,] &araka 'aṁhit!( G!r?rasth!nam I.1,

[] &araka 'aṁhit!( G!r?rasth!nam .>

[>] &araka 'aṁhit!( G!r?rasth!nam III.3

[5] If enus is in lagna or eighth it indicates the dosha is from the father and he should worship the holy fire and

purify himself. If enus is in 0< or eighth from 0< then it is caused by the mother$s dosha( and she should

 worship the goddess Hurg!. 6ṛtyun=aya oma should be done for enus and caution should be taken for the

child$s first dash!.

[+] 6aharshi Jaimini$s padesha 'utra .,.>412,