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The fortieth chapter:
You are born from my body, from my very being, and even from my heart. You are my soul, my son, bearing the name of life, and you will live for a hundred autumns. [11]
Then, with milk and ghee, pure and sacred, anoint his navel, and with the words "Ghatijayo bhav" (May you conquer the karmic bonds), cut his umbilical cord with skill. [11]
Then, say, "O born one, may the auspicious goddesses perform your birth rites," and gently anoint the child's body with fragrant powder. Then, say, "May you be worthy of the anointment of Mount Meru," and bathe him with fragrant water. Then, say, "May you live long," and shower him with blessings and akshata. [116-117]
Then, the twice-born one, with the words "May all your karmic impurities be destroyed," should place ghee, mixed with medicine, in his mouth and nostrils, in a measured amount. [118]
Then, say, "May you be a partaker of the milk of the Universal Mother," and, having chanted a mantra over the mother's breast, place it in the child's mouth. [119]
Then, as described before, with joy and generosity, perform the birth rites, following the proper procedures. [120]
Then, with the words "May you be a partaker of the milk of the Universal Mother," and, having chanted a mantra over the mother's breast, place it in the child's mouth. [119]
Then, as described before, with joy and generosity, perform the birth rites, following the proper procedures. [120]
Then, bury the placenta and umbilical cord in pure earth, chanting the following mantra:
"Samyagdristi, Samyagdristi, Sarvamata, Sarvamata, Vasundhare, Vasundhare, Swaha." (O Samyagdristi, O Mother of All, I offer this to the earth.)
Then, with this mantra, place water and akshata in the earth, and place the placenta beneath five precious gems. [123]
Then, touch all his limbs, and with the thought that he is your very self, say the following words:
"O son, you are born from my body, from my very being, and even from my heart. You are my soul, my son, bearing the name of life, and you will live for a hundred autumns." [114]