HYMN XI
A charm to be used at child-birth
Vashat to thee. O Pushan At this birth let Aryaman the Sage
perform as Hotar-priest,
As one who bears in season let this dame be ready to bring forth
her child.
Four are the regions of the sky, and four the regions of the
earth:
The Gods have brought the babe; let them prepare the woman
for the birth.
Puerpera (infatem) detegat: nos uterum aperimus. Lexa teipsam,
puerpera. Tu, parturiens! emitte eum non carni, non adipi,
non medullae adhaerntem.
Descendat viscosa placenta, cani, comedenda placenta; decidat
placenta.
Diffindo tuum urinae ductum, diffindo vaginam, diffindo inguina.
Matrem natumque divido, puerum a placenta divido: decidat
placenta.
Sicut ventus, sicut mens, sicut alites volant, sic, decem mensium
puer, cum placenta descende: descendat placenta.