What Is Garbhasanskar?
GARBHA MEANS WOMB AND SANSKAR MEANS VALUES.
Garbh Sanskar means to impart virtues, values and ‘Sanskar’ in the unborn baby in the womb during the period of pregnancy. As pregnancy is the stage where the basic building blocks of a child’s mental neural structure is laid down. This is the most decisive stage, deciding the child’s health, behaviour, nature and almost his entire future.
it is a science as well as an art.
GARBHASANSKAR IS A PROCESS OF NURTURING THE BABY IN WOMB.
It helps to train the baby as well a mothers mind during pregnancy.
The process of Garbh Sanskars starts the moment a couple decides to bring a progeny into this world. An optimum level of physical, mental & spiritual health should be achieved in order to invite a divine soul to a spiritually & physically healthy womb to grow in.
During the period of pregnancy,
the father & mother should understand their responsibilities to provide the unborn child an atmosphere that imbibes positivity, confidence, health & brilliance in the baby such that these qualities become second nature to the child. By doing so, after birth, the child would adapt to the virtues taught by the parents on a much deeper level & faster. Such children are emotionally more attached to their parents and shine through their sheer health, brilliance & intelligence.
The popularity of Garbh Sanskar is also because researchers have proved its relevance and importance in the development of the child. There are scientific evidences that prove that a baby inside the mother’s womb responds to the outside stimulus and has the ability to listen. Doctors and experts also believe that there is a significant effect of the hormonal secretions that are activated by the thoughts of a mother on the unborn baby.
The process of selecting and transmitting positive influences to the fetus using yoga, reading, thinking and praying including healthy eating and cheerful behaviour of the mother is known as Garbh Sanskar.
A good nutritional status maintained by the mother during pregnancy helps to grow a strong, healthy baby. Similarly, positive emotions like love, joy, gratitude and healthy thoughts by parent influences the growth of the unborn child in the womb of the mother, whereas negative thoughts, depression and stress have negative effect on the unborn child.
60-70% of brain development occurs in the intrauterine period.So, Garbha sanskar practices are special efforts taken to stimulate a baby’s senses gently so that cortical development is maximum.
Hence the concept of Sanskar (good thought) imparted right from the prenatal stage i.e. when the child is in the womb of the mother is important.
It has been documented that the activity of the mother during pregnancy in the form of prayer (good thoughts), Manobal (positive emotion), conversation with fetus (garbhasanvad) or expressing feeling (touch) is not only recognized by the unborn baby but it has positive effects on physical and mental health.
It increases communication and bonding with the baby, it can transmit positive thoughts, love and emotions to the fetus, to increase the likely hood of a calm, happier and healthier baby.
The root of Garbha sanskar can be traced back to Abhimanyu in the era of the Mahabharata. When Arjuna’s wife was pregnant with their son Abhimanyu, he told her about how to enter the Chakravyuh, a particular war formation. He could only learn to decode and enter the trap because by that time her mother fell asleep. This was one of the reasons why he was killed because he did not know how to come out of the trap. Also the common personality of positivity among Lord Buddha, Pralhad and Vivekanand was inculcated by a positive thought of their mother’s prayer. Our organization are working towards the goal of moulding the future generation through Garbha Sanskar to create healthy child for healthy and strong nation.