Putrakameshti sacrifice of Dasharatha
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The Putrakameshti sacrifice of Dasharatha is the Vedic ritual performed by King Dasharatha to beget sons, leading to the divine birth of Rama and his brothers in the Ramayana.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu religious ritual
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Vedic ritual ⓘ sacrificial rite ⓘ |
| advisedBy | Sage Rishyasringa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedText | Bala Kanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Ayodhya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | avatar of Vishnu ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Agni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithKingdom | Kosala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Dasharatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Rishyasringa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Ramayana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valmiki Ramayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | Itihasa narrative ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Putrakameshti yajna of Dasharatha ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
exemplifies use of Vedic rites for progeny
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symbolizes divine sanction of Rama’s birth ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
birth of four princes of Ayodhya
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continuation of Ikshvaku dynasty ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
begetting sons
ⓘ
obtaining heirs to the throne of Ayodhya ⓘ |
| involves |
distribution of divine payasam
ⓘ
fire sacrifice ⓘ offering of oblations into sacred fire ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryText | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| leadsTo |
Kaikeyi conceiving Bharata
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Kausalya conceiving Rama ⓘ Sumitra conceiving Lakshmana ⓘ Sumitra conceiving Shatrughna ⓘ |
| linkedRitualType | Putrakameshti yajna ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | Dasharatha’s desire for progeny ⓘ |
| partOf | narrative of Bala Kanda of Ramayana ⓘ |
| payasamDistributedTo |
Kaikeyi
NERFINISHED
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Kausalya NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Dasharatha
NERFINISHED
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King Dasharatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dasharatha’s childlessness ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| resultsIn |
birth of Bharata
ⓘ
birth of Lakshmana ⓘ birth of Rama ⓘ birth of Shatrughna ⓘ divine incarnation of Vishnu as Rama ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | Ayodhya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeContext | mythic age of Ramayana ⓘ |
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