Punsavan Sanskaara

हिरण्यगर्भः समवर्तताग्रे भूतस्य जातः पतिरेक आसीत्।
स दाधार पृथिवीं द्यामुतेमां कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम॥

Hiraṇya-garbhah samavar-tataagre
bhootasya jaatah patir-eka aaseet.
Sa daadhaar prithiveem dyaam-utemaam
kasmai devaaya haviṣhaa vidhema. ¹

That golden, pure, light-like womb, all that existed even before this creation, came into a wonderful formative creation with light and purpose from that One Almighty Father through His presence and willpower. And He sustains it all, the earth and luminous objects. Who else is worthy of our worship and adoration?²

हिरण्यगर्भः self-effulgent creator; also, golden womb (pure and rich source of all existence) सम्वर्तत् (state of) existence, the reality of existence, as exists अग्रे before the creation of the physical universe भूतस्य The created world. That which is created जातः well-known, illustrious पतिः Master, father एक One (singularity), without duality आ that is/was (presence) सः He स is दाधार sustains पृथिवीं earth, planets द्याम् sun/moon – the celestial bodies; also the galaxies in space उत् and इमाम् this कस्मै blissful कस्मै for whom? (the contextual rhetoric question: ‘for whom?’) देवाय serving (God), longing for हविषा sanctuary, fit for purpose, fit for sacrifice (oblation) विधेम worship, adore

The creator and the creation of life is recognized

अद्भ्यः सम्भृतः पृथिव्यै रसच्च विश्वकर्मण समवर्तताग्रे ।
तस्य त्वष्टा विदधद्रूपमेति तन्मर्त्यस्य देवत्वमाजानमग्रे ॥

Adbhyah sambhritah prithivyai
rasaaccha vishva-karmaṇah samavar-tataagre.
Tasya tvaṣhṭaa vidadhad-roopameti.
Tan martyasya devatvam-aajaanam-agre.³

That Almighty God, who has always been in existence, has created the current cycle of creation, including the Earth, in which we live. He is our Master Designer who has designed and created everything. The process of birth includes spending time in a pure and clean womb and surrounded by special fluids. The act of birth is from that protective surrounding into the place of birth filled with air and vital elements for life. The cycles of creation are designed by Him, as are the cycles of life and death. He has always been and will always be.

अद्भ्य water, liquid, remarkable, miraculous सम्भृतः accumulated, stored, well-maintained, nourished सम्भृत confirmed, produced, possessed of पृथिव्यै earth रसात् vital liquids च and विश्वकर्मण divine protector, all-working सम्वर्तत् (state of) existence, the reality of existence, as exists अग्रे before the creation of the physical universe तस्य that त्वष्टा God the master designer विदध make or direct (laws) रूपम् form, to form तत् that मर्त्यस्य  mortality देवत्वम् wise, wise one, divinity आजानम् birth place अग्रे first, before

सुपर्णोऽसि गरुत्माँस्त्रिवृत्ते शिरो गायत्रं चक्षुर्बृहद्रथन्तरे पक्षौ। 
स्तोमऽआत्मा छन्दाꣳस्यङ्गानि यजूꣳषि नाम। 
साम ते तनूर्वामदेव्यं यज्ञायज्ञियं पुच्छं धिष्ण्याः शफाः। 
सुपर्णोऽसि गरुत्मान्दिवं गच्छ स्वः पत ॥

Suparṇo’si garutmaan-stri-vritte shiro gaayatram
chakshur-brihadra-tantare pakshou.
Stoma’aatmaa chhandaam-syangaani yajooṣhi naam.
Saama te tanoor-vaamadevyam yagyaayagyiyam
puchchham dhiṣhṇyaa shaphaah.
Suparṇo’si garutmaan-divam
gachchha svah pata.⁴

O child, you are coming from a sacred place. As if with wings, you have appeared out of nowhere and are now coming to us. May you be blessed always. May your head be blessed with wisdom; may your perception and sight be with the power of the Gayatri, far-seeing and powerful. May your body be strong and develop with all the right elements. May your mind reflect the Rigveda. May your limbs and body reflect the beauty of the Saama Veda; May your name and life reflect the Yajur Veda, may you always be firm-footed in life. May you be beautiful and perfect, reflecting the sacred Divinity in you. May you be happy in your pathway of life.

सुपर्ण beautiful and perfect असि as, like गरुत्मान्  praiseworthy, coming from sacred place, as if with wings त्रिऽवृत triple mode: awareness, good action, worship ते you, your शिरः head, wisdom, acting with though गायत्रम् gayatri mantra meditation चक्षुः perception, sight बृहत् firm, strong, vast रथन्तरे fast vehicle पक्षौ pure elements स्तोमः praises of the Rigveda आत्मा soul, your form छन्दा praises असि of अङ्गानि limbs यजूꣳषि yajur veda नाम name साम Saama veda ते you, your तनः body वामदेव्यम् beautiful hymns यज्ञायज्ञियम् be excellent in accepting and rejecting good and bad, like the yagya पुच्छम् last, extreme end धिष्ण्याशफाः firm footed सुपर्ण beautiful and perfect असि is, are, like गरुत्मान् praiseworthy, coming from sacred place, as if with wings दिवम् beautiful science गच्छ achieve, get स्वः happiness पत path, road.