Agni Purana — Avatara-lila, Shloka 5
Śrīrāmāvatāra-varṇanam
Description of the Incarnation of Śrī Rāma
कैकेय्यां भरतः पुत्रः सुमित्रायाञ्च लक्ष्मणः शत्रुघ्न ऋष्यशृङ्गेण तासु सन्दत्तपायसात्
kaikeyyāṃ bharataḥ putraḥ sumitrāyāñca lakṣmaṇaḥ śatrughna ṛṣyaśṛṅgeṇa tāsu sandattapāyasāt
Di dalam Kaikeyī lahirlah Bharata sebagai putra; dan di dalam Sumitrā lahirlah Lakṣmaṇa serta Śatrughna—berkat pāyasa suci yang dibagikan dengan tata-ritus oleh Ṛśyaśṛṅga.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic-Itihāsa material to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Explains the ritual causality of progeny through yajna-prasada (pāyasa), supporting householders’ faith in putrakameshti-type rites and sanctified offerings.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Anvaya (genealogical/narrative linkage)
Concept: Prasada (consecrated offering) mediates divine grace into worldly outcomes (here, progeny).
Application: Highlights the ethic of receiving and distributing sanctified food with faith and ritual propriety.
Khanda Section: Itihasa-Ramayana-Prasanga (Genealogy and narrative synopsis)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Type: Kingdom
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सुमित्रायाञ्च → सुमित्रायाम् + च; सन्दत्तपायसात् → सन्दत्त-पायसात् (समास), पञ्चमी एकवचन.
Related Themes: Agni Purana yajna/prasada discussions (general); Agni Purana Ramayana-sangraha genealogy passages
FAQs
It points to the putra-kāmeṣṭi/putreṣṭi-type sacrificial protocol where consecrated pāyasa (ritually empowered oblation-food) is distributed, and progeny is said to arise from that sanctified offering.
Alongside ritual, polity, and other sciences, the Agni Purāṇa also preserves Itihāsa material—here, a compact Ramāyaṇa-linked genealogical notice that connects yajña-procedure (pāyasa distribution) with royal lineage formation.
The verse underscores the Purāṇic idea that properly performed yajña and the reception of consecrated prasāda/oblation can yield auspicious results—here, the merit culminating in righteous progeny and continuity of dharmic kingship.