{"collection":"Hinduism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/av/av110.htm","path":"hin/av/av110.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/hin/av/av110.htm","text":"1. The asvattha (ficus religiosa) has mounted the sam\u00ee (mimosa suma): then a male child was produced. That, forsooth, is the way to obtain a son; that do we bring to (our) wives.\n 2. In the male, forsooth, seed doth grow, that is poured into the female. That, forsooth, is the way to obtain a son; that has been told by Prag\u00e2pati.\n 3. Prag\u00e2pati, Anumati, and Sin\u00eev\u00e2l\u00ee have fashioned him. May he (Prag\u00e2pati) elsewhere afford the birth of a female, but here he shall bestow a man!","title":"Atharva Veda: IV. Charms Pertaining to Women (Strikarat\u00e2ni): VI, 11. Charm for obtaining a son (pumsavanam)","type":"page"}