Hare Krishna! Just wondering if anyone can help me with this. Where can I find or how to calculate an auspicious time to Perform Garbhadhan Samskar?Your ServantTota Gopinath das
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In Iskcon, vaishnavas should follow Srila Prabhupadas instruction of chanting 50 rounds of mahamantra before having sex to get child.
Auspicious muhurta is not all what you need to consider, therefore you need good vaishnava vedic astrologist.
Anyway, there are several factors involved in this process including the spiritual consciousness of the parents, the health of the prospective parents, and astrological considerations.
The astrological considerations are twofold.
First examine the charts of the prospective parents and determine their karma in regards to children, that is, if the prevailing times are favorable for having offspring.
Secondly, choosing an auspicious time for planting the seed, which carries the soul, into the womb of the mother.
This process requires detailed knowledge of the prospective mother's monthly cycle, that is, when her menses begin and end. The astrologer need to determines if that particular cycle has the possibility of conception, if so he then chooses the date and time for performing the Garbhadhana Samskara, the purificatory sacrament of planting the seed according to religious principles.
Unlike ordinary sexual activity which further binds the soul's of all involved into material consciousness, the Garbhadhana Samskara is a purely spiritual act as is confirmed by Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita 7.11. Such sex aimed at creating godly vaishnav children.
Bg 7.11— I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and desire. I am sex life which is not contrary to religious principles, O lord of the Bhāratas [Arjuna].
It must be recognized that choosing an auspicious time to conceive is only useful if the parents are fertile and capable of conceiving,it is not a cure for infertility. No matter how auspicious the time no child will be conceived to a barren couple.
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In Iskcon, vaishnavas should follow Srila Prabhupadas instruction of chanting 50 rounds of mahamantra before having sex to get child.
Auspicious muhurta is not all what you need to consider, therefore you need good vaishnava vedic astrologist.
Anyway, there are several factors involved in this process including the spiritual consciousness of the parents, the health of the prospective parents, and astrological considerations.
The astrological considerations are twofold.
First examine the charts of the prospective parents and determine their karma in regards to children, that is, if the prevailing times are favorable for having offspring.
Secondly, choosing an auspicious time for planting the seed, which carries the soul, into the womb of the mother.
This process requires detailed knowledge of the prospective mother's monthly cycle, that is, when her menses begin and end. The astrologer need to determines if that particular cycle has the possibility of conception, if so he then chooses the date and time for performing the Garbhadhana Samskara, the purificatory sacrament of planting the seed according to religious principles.
Unlike ordinary sexual activity which further binds the soul's of all involved into material consciousness, the Garbhadhana Samskara is a purely spiritual act as is confirmed by Lord Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita 7.11. Such sex aimed at creating godly vaishnav children.
Bg 7.11 — I am the strength of the strong, devoid of passion and desire. I am sex life which is not contrary to religious principles, O lord of the Bhāratas [Arjuna].
It must be recognized that choosing an auspicious time to conceive is only useful if the parents are fertile and capable of conceiving, it is not a cure for infertility. No matter how auspicious the time no child will be conceived to a barren couple.