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## Forty-first Chapter
**305**
You are born from my very body, and even from my heart. You are my soul, my son, and you shall live for a hundred years. (114)
Then, apply pure milk and ghee, the nectar, to the navel, and cut the umbilical cord with skill, chanting the mantra, "May you conquer the karmic poisons." (115)
Then, say, "O born one, may the auspicious goddesses perform your birth rites," and gently rub the child's body with fragrant powder. Then, bathe him with fragrant water, chanting, "May you be worthy of the anointment of Mount Meru," and then, showering him with blessings, say, "May you live long," and sprinkle him with akshata. (116-117)
Then, the twice-born one should place ghee, mixed with medicinal herbs, in the child's nose and mouth, chanting, "May all your karmic impurities be destroyed." (118)
Then, saying, "May you be a partaker of the breast milk of the mother of the Tirthankaras," anoint the mother's breast with a mantra and place it in the child's mouth. (119)
Then, perform the birth ceremony, as described earlier, with joy and generosity, according to the prescribed rituals. (120)
The placenta, along with the umbilical cord, should be buried in pure earth, chanting the mantra. (121)
The mantra is: "Samyagdriste samyagdriste sarvamatah sarvamatah vasundhare vasundhare svaha." (O Samyagdristi, O mother of all, I offer this to the earth.) (122)
After chanting this mantra, place the placenta in the earth, along with water and akshata, and then place it under the five precious gems. (123)
Then, touch all parts of the child's body, and with the thought, "This is me," recite the following auspicious words: (113)
"O son, you are born from every part of my body, and even from my heart. Therefore, you are my soul, my son, and you shall live for a hundred years." (114)