SUPRAJA THROUGH GARBHADHANA VIDHI – A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Pregnancy is an important stage in a woman’s life. In this regard, nowaday, pregnancies are planned rather than unplanned or by accident. Therefore the ancient methods that have been explained in Ayurveda are becoming accepted in this present era. Motherhood is considered as a great responsibility as the future of a nation depends on the quality of its youth. In Ayurveda, it is said as “Shreyasi Praja / Suprajapraja”, i.e. a healthy progeny. To achieve this, Ayurveda fixed some rules and regulations for the couple before attaining pregnancy by the Garbhadhana Samskara / Vidhi or also known as Purva – Samyoga Vidhi. This is a case study where the congenital scan at 20 weeks, detected the fetus with hydrocephalus, a congenital anomaly.