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Excerpt from Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto Four: The Creation of the Fourth Order

How one can beget children according to one's own desire is practically unknown in the present age (Kali-yuga). In this regard the secret of success depends on the parents' acceptance of the various purificatory methods known as samskaras. The first samskara, the garbhadhana- samskara, or child-begetting samskara, is compulsory, especially for the higher castes, the brahmanas and the kshatriyas. As stated in Bhagavad-gita, sex life which is not against religious principles is Krishna Himself, and according to religious principles, when one wants to beget a child he must perform the garbhadhana-samskara before having sex. The mental state of the father and mother before sex will certainly affect the mentality of the child to be begotten. A child who is begotten out of lust may not turn out as the parents desire. As stated in the shastras, yatha yonir yatha bijam. Yatha yonih indicates the mother, and yatha bijam indicates the father. If the mental state of the parents is prepared before they have sex, the child which they will beget will certainly reflect their mental condition.

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A Reflection of the Mental State of Father and Mother at Time of Conception/ WORLD SANKIRTAN PARTY

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