[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Agnipurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni) › 82.12 # Agnipurana 82.12 Agnipurāṇa 82.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [82.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.82.12) svāntatryātmaguṇavyaktiriha puṃsavanaṃ mataṃ / māyātmanorvivekena jñānaṃ sīmantavardhanaṃ // > The manifestation of the soul's own quality of autonomy is regarded here as the rite for producing a male child (puṃsavana); / the knowledge arising from discrimination between Māyā and the Self is the growth of the parted hair (sīmantavardhana); > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 82.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.82.11) - [Next: 82.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.82.13) - [Up: 82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.82) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni~en-mt.82.12) — English, machine translation ## Other recensions (1) - [Agnipurāṇa (Nag Publishers edition, Delhi)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni*nag.82.12) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.82.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.agni.82.12) · Pramāṇa