Book Title: Arham Pregnancy
Author(s): Pravin Rishi Upadhyay, Pratibha Jain
Publisher: Anand Tirth Kendriya Foundation

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________________ each person as to how far they can extend their aura and from what distance one can receive the aura. This process is dependent on the relationship between the two. As far as possible, this meditation should be done in each other's presence. But it should not be stopped because of the distance. It can also be done by placing each other's image in the heart. doing the sadhana as follows. Before she starts eating, she must thank the universe for the food and utter a prayer - "O Lord ! I am partaking of my meal as prasad. I am grateful to the five great elements from which this food was created. May it fulfill my hunger, may it allow me to proceed with vigilance and restraint. May it bestow health and happiness, may it inspire me to proceed in my spiritual path. . To purify the aura of the food, the pregnant mother must place the white image of the swastik-srivatsa in front of herself. Among the four dots of the swastik, she must concentrate on the center of any one point. This central point must be as tiny as possible. Now she must focus her eyes on the food for a few seconds and then consume the food. At the end of the meal she must say these words from the logassa mantra – 'aarugga bohi laabham samahivara muttamam dintu, which means asking the omniscient beings to bestow an inner state of wellbeing, divine knowledge and the highest state of meditation. After a few days of practice, she will be able to see the image of the swastik on the food. The same sadhana can be done while drinking water. Changing the Aura of Food (Aahar Sadhana) While eating, the mother must purify the aura of the food. She can do this by sitting and placing her plate with food served in it in front of her, and then 101

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