Comments on: Audio lessons for fetuses

By: Lekhni

Lekhni — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:06:45 +0000

You are welcome to Interesting post, and no, headphones won’t work, the fetus can’t hear them

By: Divya

Divya — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:58:48 +0000

I quoted you here:

http://sinusoidalscribbles.blogspot.com/2010/02/einsteins.html

Wanted to let you know

By: Shefaly

Shefaly — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:15:00 +0000

Yes, adding peas too I think there must be an epigenetic explanation for all that.

By: lekhni

lekhni — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:54:17 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, and you are absolutely right! Ashtavakra it is. I had completely forgotten him.

Wikipedia tells the story but leaves out the happy ending where Ashtavakra bathes in the river and all his bends are removed. Of course, my knowledge of Ashtavakra comes not from any sacred text but from.. er, Amar Chitra Katha, so I could be mistaken about the ending

By: vidya

vidya — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:19:00 +0000

lekhni,
I’d say the ultimate record holder credit should go to the Sage Ashtavakra.
Abhimanyu – Did not graduate, Prahlada – Graduated , Ashtavakra learnt the vedas while still in his mother’s womb [yes yes those same Theory of Everything books ] pointed out errors in his father’s rendition and the enraged dad cursed him to be born with 8-bends in his body.

By: lekhni

lekhni — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:50:10 +0000

I’d appreciate it if you could quote the entire Sanskrit text and translation – surely that would help make your point?

The Atharva veda is full of hymns for begetting a male child, charms for expectant mothers (no doubt to guard against miscarriages) and so on. You’re right there, but that’s not what this post is about. Nor is it about trying to prove that women talk to their foetuses – I’m sure most do; we don’t need to quote vedas for that. (Nor does such talking make us all geniuses).

But if you can find a specific shloka that refers to teaching foetuses in the womb, I’d be very interested.

I’m also very interested in this quote of yours – “Similarly, every sound that the baby hears in the womb will shape its personality. If it hears only negative things it may develop a pessimistic personality.” I’d appreciate knowing about any paper or shloka which talks about this.

By: Pooja

Pooja — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:46:57 +0000

Sorry, I have only the Sanskrit shlok; refer to the following in the original texts:
Atharvaveda (19/60-63): Aum Vangma asannasoh. Uta shudra uta aarya.
Yajurveda (36/24): Tachchakshurdevahitam purastat Aum Shantih shantih shantih. (I hope I have spelt these right)

Apart from these there are chants to prevent miscarriage by simulating the brain of the foetus towards positives of life and also there are chants for easy parturition.

Reference to Vedas was just to point out that concept of talking, singing to the fetuses has existed in India since eternity

Just clarifying again, its not about learning in the womb but simply simulating the babys brain with certain sounds to create a positive approach to life and ensure an overall developed personality.

By: lekhni

lekhni — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:59:43 +0000

It was intended as some kind of a throwaway line, but I see how the lack of a reference was confusing.

By: lekhni

lekhni — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:48:19 +0000

Not just anxiety, I know compulsive cushion-fluffing is genetic too.
And, in your case, adding peas to any dish that takes it – I remember
Great, now I can blame all my OCDs on my genes