HYMN XXV

A charm to facilitate conception

Let the man, sower of the germ, lay, as a feather on a shaft.
Limb drawn from limb, whate'er is culled from cloud and from
the womb of heaven.
Even as this broad earth received the germ of all the things that
be,
Thus within thee I lay the germ. I call thee, Earth, to strengthen
it.
O Sinivali, set the germ, set thou the germ, Sarasvati! In thee
let both the Asvins, crowned with lotuses, bestow the germ.
Let Mitra-Varuna and God Brihaspati lay the germ in thee.
Indra and Agni lay the germ, Dhatar bestow the germ in thee.
Let Vishnu form and mould the womb, let Tvashtar duly shape
the forms,
Prajapati infuse the stream, and Dhatar lay for thee the germ.
Drink thou the procreative draught well-known to Varuna the
King,
Known to divine Sarasvati, and Indra slayer of the foe.
Thou art the germ of plants and herbs, thou art the germ of
forest trees,
The germ of each existing thing, so here, O Agni, lay the germ.
Rise up, put forth thy manly strength, and lay thy germ within
the womb.
A bull art thou with vigorous strength: for progeny we bring
thee near.
Prepare thee, Barhatsama, let the germ be laid within thy side.
The Soma-drinking Gods have given a son to thee, thy son and
mine.
O Dhatar, thou Disposer, lay within the body of this dame.
A male germ with the noblest form, for her, in the tenth month,
to bear.
Tvashtar, celestial artist, lay within the body of this dame.
A male germ with the noblest form for her in the tenth month
to bear.
Savitar, vivifier, lay within the body of this dame A male germ
with the noblest form for her in the tenth month to bear.
O Lord of Life, Prajapati, within this woman's body lay
A male germ with the noblest form for her in the tenth month
to bear.