The wish to give birth to a Super-child is as old as Time. The characteristics required in a super-child, however, vary among individuals. Some desire a child with good health, brave warriors in olden days, super intelligence, super genius, versatile artistic qualities, spiritual qualities and so on. We desire or may not desire but if we so desire do we get such a super child? Modern scientists think that cloning a child by changing genetics may be the answer. But we have already seen that children born of the same parents, or same gene-pool, are different and we understand that this is the result of the mother's mental state during pregnancy.

   Ancient Indian thinkers have researched the influence of genetics and environment on the qualities of a child. Thus the ancient Indian thinkers fall into two categories. One class of thinkers say that a human being is a consequence of heredity (vanshaanu-sankraman), the other class of thinkers propound that heredity can be altered through desired environment (ichchhit parayaavaran). The Vedic Sanskaar system is a synthesis of both these theories.

What does the term Samskaar mean?

Every thought and every action leaves a subtle impression on the mind of a person as a permanent record. These are called Samskar. Ancient scientists always gave importance to the thoughts in the mind. It is the way of thinking that attributes to the personality.

   The Vedic Samskaar system does not deny that a child is created through parental union of sperm-ovum; it also does not deny that environment has a great hand in the development of the off-spring. This is the reason that the Vedic Sanskaars are classified in two categories. The first category  is formed while the child is in its mother's womb: these can be called the prenatal Sanskaars (garbhasth sanskar); the second category is formed after birth: these can be called postnatal Sanskaars (janmasth sanskar).

   Every Cultural traditions around the world has it own sanskars. But it is well defined in Indian system because of it heritage. As we mentioned it earlier you can use this information to understand you own tradition.

Prenatal and Postnatal Sanskaars.

Conception (Garbhadhan ), Pro-creation (Punsavan), and  Mental Development (Seemantonayan) are the prenatal Sanskaars.

   Pursuit of Knowledge (Upanayan), Enquiry of the learned knowledge (Brahmacharya), Application of that knowledge (Grihastha)  etc. are the postnatal Sanskaars.

Pregnancy - pre-steps

Instead of making pregnancy an accident and panic about the steps to be undertaken,  it is best to pre-plan what is needed.

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