Hindu Medicine c8.232

Language: English

c8.232

In the fourth month the articulation of all the limbs becomes more distinct. The heart of the foetus becomes manifest; hence its (subtle) thought-substance (cetanā-dhātu) becomes distinct, because it abides in the heart. Hence the embryo in the fourth month experiences desires for sense-objects. The pregnant mother has "two hearts" and is called "dau-hṛdinī," that is, "provided with two hearts," and "provided with the peculiar longings and strange appetites of a pregnant woman."

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