​When does the soul get connected with the body?

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When does the soul get connected with the body? Generally speaking, the soul gets connected at the moment of conception. So, when the man and the woman unite, at that time, कर्मणादईवनेत्रेन पुम्सः रेतकणाश्रयः Yuga text has described that actually by higher arrangement, the soul enters through the semen of the male into the womb of the female.
And when they unite, that is the time from which the embodiment of the soul starts. So, the soul’s contact begins from the, you could say from the moment of conception, but when the sperm and the egg unite, the zygote is formed. From that point onwards, the soul’s embodiment begins.