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=== Cause of multiple pregnancies (Verse 14) ===

=== Cause of multiple pregnancies (Verse 14) ===

Multiple pregnancies happen due to division of the zygote (''orshukra-artava'') by vitiated ''vata'' - an observation noted in all Ayurvedic texts and accepted by all commentators. [Su.Sa.Sharira Sthana.2/37]<ref name=Susruta/>; [A.S.Sharira Sthana 2/6]<ref name=Sangraha/>; [A.H.Sharira Sthana 1/6]<ref name=Hridaya/>; [K.S.Khilasthan 6/59]; [B.P.Purvakanda 3/39]<ref name=Bhavaprakash/> Apart from this phenomenon, instability of mind of the couple during coitus is responsible for producing twins as it influences the ''doshas'' and ''dhatus'' that produce fetal parts. [H.S.6th sthana.1/38-39] And finally, there are karmic deeds of the soul of the fetus that the parents have no control over. [Chakrapani on Cha.Sa.[[Sharira Sthana]]2/13-14] (14)

Multiple pregnancies happen due to division of the zygote (''orshukra-artava'') by vitiated ''vata'' - an observation noted in all Ayurvedic texts and accepted by all commentators. [Su.Sa.Sharira Sthana.2/37]<ref name=Susruta/>; [A.S.Sharira Sthana 2/6]<ref name=Sangraha/>; [A.H.Sharira Sthana 1/6]<ref name=Hridaya/>; [K.S.Khilasthan 6/59]<ref name=Kashyapa/>; [B.P.Purvakanda 3/39]<ref name=Bhavaprakash/> Apart from this phenomenon, instability of mind of the couple during coitus is responsible for producing twins as it influences the ''doshas'' and ''dhatus'' that produce fetal parts. [H.S.6th sthana.1/38-39]<ref name=Harita/> And finally, there are karmic deeds of the soul of the fetus that the parents have no control over. [Chakrapani on Cha.Sa.[[Sharira Sthana]]2/13-14] (14)

=== ''Dwireta''(Hermaphroditism) ===

=== ''Dwireta''(Hermaphroditism) ===