Dave: Dear swamiji. Pranam I would like to offer my head at your feet through adoration
and respect. Swamiji I would just like to ask you, that this earth is one. But in this entire cosmos we see so many planets and I’d just like to ask you that how many earths exist in entire cosmos according to vedas?
1. In other words how many earths like this one exist that have humans inhabiting them?
2. Does life exist from beginning of creation and does life remain on every planet till final destruction of the cosmos? Swamiji thanks for your time.
Swami Ram Swarup: 1)There are three lokas in the universe- Prithvi lok, antariksh lok and dyulok. So, there is only one earth in this universe.
2) Yes, lives exist in the universe on every planet right from the beginning of the creation till destruction. Even, lives exist after final destruction till the beginning of creation. It means souls
(lives) are immortal.
Vandana: Pujya Swamiji, You say that a pregnant lady should not sit on her heels. I am
confused because that means she should not sit in the yogic pose of VAJRASANA? I request you to tell me why is it forbidden for only a pregnant lady ?
Swami Ram Swarup: ‘Vajrasana’ is asan which can be used but to sit by giving weight
of body only on feet should be avoided.
R T: How can I give good sanskars to my child? I am 7 month pregnant. How do I know if it is a boy or girl?
Swami Ram Swarup: Vedas never accept any difference between boys and girls. So, one
should never think about it, please. You are to be blessed by God with a loving baby- male or female; whom you have to nurse, this being your responsibility. Baby will also give utmost love in return not only to you but whole family. I congratulate and bless you for the same. Nowadays, your house should always be kept clean. You must always keep yourself happy. Do daily havan, even with Gayatri mantra both times. Try to listen or read Vedic or spiritual books, daily. Take only
vegetarian, nutritive food. Take plenty of water, daily. When needed, get yourself medically examined. There should not be any quarrel, dispute, loud noise etc., in the house. I also paste my article in this regard-
Tips for Pregnancy
It is said in four Vedas that “Mother is the creator of child’s future.” It is in her hands that how she builds her child’s future by adopting good spiritual preaches, which are all mentioned in four Vedas. Some of the aforesaid preach are written here.
Always be cheerful, wear pious ornaments, wear quite light coloured clothes and not dark, should keep peace in her mind, think welfare of others, should serve her Acharya/Guru (who knows Vedas), avoid such things which can cause anxiety to her.
She should not take stale food, dry food like fried vegetables etc. She should not go in haunted house, cremation ground, shouldn’t stand under the tree at night, shouldn’t get annoyed, or shout. Try to be in happy-pleasant mood all times because this all affects the baby.
When a baby is in womb then mother’s every action plays important role in building child’s physique. For child’s physical and mental growth, a mother should be careful about her eating habits and way of living so that it should not affect the child in anyway.
At this stage, simple living and high thinking counts. At this stage mother should recite Gayatri mantra and repeat the name of God both times and read spiritual books because it makes the future of baby bright. Good sceneries and spiritual photos must be seen and baseless photos, baseless talk must be avoided.
Precautions
Don’t sit on heels. Do not go up and down. Asan on which you sit should be soft. Don’t try to restrain the flow of bathroom, toilet, gas etc. Do not work hard. Do not take hot and heavy eatables, also do not starve yourself. Don’t see the shallow regions like trenches, gorges, pits anything which is deep like well etc.
Pregnant lady should not put her body to motion frequently. Her body should be kept at rest position as far as possible. Always look at good things and not ugly sights, listen to good preach etc. Do not lie on back, lie on body side.
Do not take non-vegetarian food. Food having addiction should be avoided. Such deeds which our perceptions and organs restrain to do, immediately leave that deed in all respect. Food should be simple, juicy and tasty.
When mother enters in 5th month the mind of child is more active, in 6th month intellect, in 7th organs are developed. So a mother should do pious deeds because every action of mother affects the unborn baby unknowingly.
In 8th month, a pregnant lady has two hearts. One heart is her own and the other is of the baby. In this month special attention is to be given so a mother should be very much careful about it.
For good growth of child and a mother following things can be adopted:
1. In 1st month plain, cold milk should be taken. Take beneficial and nutritive food.
2. In second month lady should take milk having medicinal qualities (in which you can put elayachi, chhuara etc.) after sieving you can have it.
3. In 3rd month take 2 small tablespoon of honey and 1 small tablespoon of ghee in milk. NOTE —-NEVER TAKE IN EQUAL PROPORTION BECAUSE IT IS FATAL.
4. In 4th month mix one tola (app. 10gms) of fresh butter in milk.
5. In 5th have milk with ghee in it.
6. In 6th and 7th month have milk with kishmish, elayachi, chhuara etc. (these all are applicable if digested, otherwise take advice from physician to take better food.)
7. In 7th month, the pregnant lady experiences itching in her skin specially on her womb’s skin. As far as possible she should tolerate it and should restrain from using her nails over the effected area. She should apply the extract of sandal wood and lotus over her breast and stomach. Other option is that she may apply the mustard oil prepared by boiling sirs’s peel, flower of guava, mustard seeds, mulathi, (these are all medicinal herbs mentioned in Atharvaveda.)
In case itching is not tolerated then she may casually apply her hand over the effected area. Restrain eating sour, bitter, fried food, use less of salt, have sweet food and lot of water (at least more than 15 glasses a day). Do not let yourself be suffered from constipation. So to avoid constipation have milk with Gulkand.
Please pay attention to these advices because these lead to formation of sanskars on the child, which have a great importance to make child’s future. There are 16 sanskars in human life which are mentioned in our eternal four Vedas.
Human body is blessed by God to attain the salvation during family life and while discharging all duties of family. We should do pious deeds such as Yajyen, yoga practice. In the past three yugas dignitaries like Vyas Muni, Shri Ram, Mata Sita, Shri Krishna, all did yajyen, yoga practice while living in their family life and doing their respective duties towards Acharya, family, nation etc., and at last they achieved their goal of salvation. So we too should adopt this eternal, Vedic and pious path to achieve the same. Again it is in the hands of a mother to build a good and shining future for her child.
