Astanga Hrudaya

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एकादशी च, युग्मासु स्यात्पुत्रोऽन्यासु कन्यका। उपाध्यायोऽथ पुत्रीयं कुर्वीत विधिवद्विधिम्॥२७॥

the first three days of it are insuspicious, so also the eleventh day, copulation on even days leads to birth of a son and on other (odd) days to a daughter The priest should perform the ritual of begetting a son, in accordance with the prescribed procedure (for persons of upper castes) and for sudras (persons of lower castes) by making them bow to Gods, without uttering sacred hymns;

english translation

ekAdazI ca, yugmAsu syAtputro'nyAsu kanyakA। upAdhyAyo'tha putrIyaM kurvIta vidhivadvidhim॥27॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript