striyo vīravatīś cārcet
srag-gandha-bali-maṇḍanaiḥ
patiṁ cārcyopatiṣṭheta
dhyāyet koṣṭha-gataṁ ca tam
striyaḥ - women; vīra-vatīḥ - possessing husbands and sons; ca - and; arcet - she should worship; srak - with garlands; gandha - sandalwood; bali - presentations; maṇḍanaiḥ - and with ornaments; patim - the husband; ca - and; ārcya - worshiping; upatiṣṭheta - should offer prayers; dhyāyet - should meditate; koṣṭha-gatam - situated in the womb; ca - also; tam - upon him.
The child in the womb is a part of the husband’s body. Therefore the husband, through his representative, indirectly remains within the womb of his pregnant wife.