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Pumsavana (Samskrit: पुंसवनम्) is a rite which is performed during pregnancy. It is one of the pre-natal samskaras in [[Samskaras (संस्काराः)|Shodasha samskaras]] practiced in [[Sanatana Dharma (सनातनधर्मः)|Sanatana dharma]]. The term Pumsavana in Pumasavana samskara refers to a process of making something masculine or generation of a masculine. It is a procedure by which the chances of male child birth are increased.
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Pumsavana is a rite which is performed in pregnancy. Therefore it is one of the pre-natal samskaras in [[Samskaras (संस्काराः)|Shodasha samskaras]] practiced in [[Sanatana Dharma (सनातनधर्मः)|Sanatana dharma]]. The term Pumsavana in Pumasavana samskara refers to a process of making something masculine or generation of a masculine. Therefore it is a procedure by which the chances of male child birth are increased.
== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==