[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s21.1042 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1042 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.1042 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.1042](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1042) Pum-savana (‘male-production’ ceremony) is found in the Atharvaveda¹ in a hymn which is obviously intended to accompany a rite aiming at securing the birth of a male child, and which is so applied in the ritual.² - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.1041](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1041) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.1043](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1043) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) ## Cites (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1042](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.1042) · Pramāṇa