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## Agam Sutra 28, Payannasutra-5, 'Tandulavaicharik'
Sutra Sutra-14
A being has a lifespan of 100 years multiplied by a koti (10 million). After half of this lifespan, a woman becomes incapable of producing offspring. And when 20% of the lifespan remains, a man becomes devoid of sperm. Sutra-15
The womb of a woman with abundant blood is capable of producing a lakh (100,000) distinct beings as offspring in 12 muhurts (48 minutes). In a maximum gestation period of 12 years, a being can have a maximum of shat (200 to 900) distinct fathers. Sutra-16
The right side of the womb is the dwelling place of a male being, and the left side is the dwelling place of a female being. A being dwelling in the middle is a eunuch. In the case of a Tiryanch (non-human) womb, the ideal gestation period is considered to be eight years. Sutra-17
Certainly, this being is born in the womb from the union of the mother and father. It first feeds on the mother's menstrual blood and the father's semen, along with their impurities and sins. Sutra-18
In the first week, the being is in the form of a liquid, in the second week it is like solidified yogurt, then it becomes like flexible muscle, and then it becomes solid. Sutra-19
After that, in the first month, it is like swollen flesh, and in the second month, it becomes dense like a lump of flesh. In the third month, it causes the mother to have cravings. In the fourth month, it nourishes the mother's breasts. In the fifth month, the five limbs - hands, feet, and head - are formed. In the sixth month, bile and blood are formed. And then the remaining limbs and organs are formed. In the seventh month, 700 veins, 500 muscles, nine arteries, and 99 lakh (9.9 million) pores for hair are formed, except for the head and mouth. Three and a half crore (35 million) hair follicles are formed, including the hair on the head and beard. In the eighth month, it is almost complete. Sutra-20
O Bhagavan! Does the fetus have excrement, urine, phlegm, mucus, vomit, bile, semen, or blood? This meaning is not appropriate, i.e., it does not happen. O Bhagavan! Why do you say that the fetus does not have excrement, etc., blood? Gautama! The fetus feeds on the mother's body. It is transformed into bones, marrow, hair, mustache, hair, and nails as the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. Therefore, it is said that the fetus does not have excrement, etc., blood. Sutra-21
O Bhagavan! Is the fetus capable of taking food through its mouth? O Gautama! This meaning is not appropriate. O Bhagavan! Why do you say so? O Gautama! The fetus takes food from all sides. It is transformed from all sides. It breathes in and out from all sides. It continuously takes food and is transformed. It always breathes in and out. The being takes food and is transformed quickly. It breathes in and out quickly. There is a vein connected to the mother's body that touches the son's body, which is the receiver of the mother's body's essence and the collector of the son's life essence. Therefore, as it takes food, it is transformed. The son's...