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miraculous powers. The science of Yantra being very vast and the space being limited here the preceptor or other books would guide the reader as to who can write or draw such Yantras. how it should be purified, where and how it should be installed, how its sanctity should be maintained, how to worship, how the rites should be performed, which Yantra would be suitable for a person of a particular caste etc.
In this strip some Yantras which are more used at present are given. Thus a whole strip is made exclusively for Yantras. The first two squares of 15 are given and they are followed by squares of 34, 65 and of 170, Jins referred to in Tijayapahutta stotra Gatha and then three squares each of 20.
35. A very rear strip showing the condition etc. of the child in the womb from the first month to the ninth
month
Seeing this strip the reader would be surprised about the necessity of its presentation here. The answer would be found by reading the writing at the end of the strip, but since there is great restriction of space every item, despite being significant has to be condensed.
I thought that except a doctor none has any direct knowledge about the staying of the foetus in the dark chamber of the uterus for nine months and its development. After the invention of the x-ray machine the doctors got true and sufficient idea about the condition during the nine months, when photographs of the uterus were taken. Then only the people of the world got the information about this.
Our scriptures and Sajjayas (religious books of understanding and wisdom) have described the afflictions suffered by the beings during the confinement in the uterus and during the birth. I thought I should enlighten people about the foetus state through pictures. There is no ample space to describe in detail how small is the body at the time of birth, how every month it grows and how the embodied soul coming with Taijas-Karman named bodies from the previous birth becomes one through the fusion of the ovum and the sperm then, as per the theory of Karma the human body being Audarika how it forms Audarika body from Taijas (light), and Karman (action) body, how the formation of the body with the abdomen is formed inside the abdomen, how the body of the child grows and how it becomes stable in the uterus of the mother in a head-down, legs-up position at the end of the nine months. There is no space here to show the affliction of the being in the dark chamber of the uterus.
Observe the ninth illustration. Here the mother is shown in standing position and only the relevant portion of the abdomen is shown and you will exactly see how and in what shape the child has stabilised in the uterus. After nine or nine and a half months the child comes out of the mother's uterus in head-first position.
The tenth illustration is presented here to show how the twins are covered by placenta in the uterus so that placenta would be properly understood.
Then in a small illustration the exact location of the uterus in the female abdomen is shown by an arrow mark. Under this part is connected the genital organ of the woman. The foetus is formed by the fusion of the ovum and the sperm and causes pregnancy.
Here how nice is the union of the material and the instrumental cause! Much can be written as to how and through which associated causes the foetus develops in the uterus and about the extremely subtle process observed directly through the pictures about the creation of a child as observed by the doctors but as details are not necessary here, we put a fullstop to it.
In this strip the concrete form of the foetus on the 25th day is shown. Then, the development, together with the eyes at the end of the month is shown. You can see for yourself the gradual development of the foetus. The connection of the placenta and the foetus are shown.
Read the advice given in the last section carefully and record the same in the heart.
36. A rare strip of different familar shapes (cuts) of the diamonds
This strip, though not directly associated with religious teachings is associated in many ways with the same indirectly. It depicts Vajraratna, the diamond, the best of all jewels on the earth. The diamond has its day round the world for the last twelve years. This diamond is supreme since creation and is to maintain its supremacy till the end. It is the most valuable jewel. A diamond of the size of a beetle-nut or an almond can be worth millions or billions of rupees. Diamonds are of various types and colours. They may be light or heavy. They possess merits or demerits. If a diamond with a demerit is introduced in a house it can become the cause of the fall in every way and if one has a flawless, meritorious (auspicious) diamond in the house, it can lead one to the pinnacle of prosperity. Kohinoor, the diamond of the Pandava age is considered famous in the world today and it is set in the crown of the British ruler and kept in his palace. Books on diamonds were written in the past and new books are still being written. The diamond plays a significant role in creating new miracles in scientific inventions. Scientists make ample use of diamonds in electronic watches, satellites etc. The native physicians use diamond-ashes as a medicine for serious diseases while devotees decorate icons with diamond-studded crowns, necklaces etc. The diamond trade has flourished in the world, particularly in India where Gujarat and Saurashtra lead other parts. In Belgium and other countries there are gigantic machines to cut the diamond. The diamond being very hard can't be cut by ordinary tools. It can be cut by.gigantic tools alone. Machines of various sizes cut and give shape to diamonds and then bring them to the market. Their value is extremely enhanced in the trade after giving them shape. In the strip presented
Note: 69. These illustrations are copies of the illustrations from a book on anatomy-physiology published in Germany in about Samvat 1980, As per my information the book was not to be imported in India.
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