Shloka 9
पायसप्रादुर्भावः
The Manifestation of the Divine Payasa and the Avatara Resolution
स चाप्यपुत्रो नृपतिस्तस्मिन्काले महाद्युति:।अयजत्पुत्रियामिष्टिं पुत्रेप्सुररिसूदन:।।।।
sa cāpy aputro nṛpatis tasmin kāle mahā-dyutiḥ | ayajat putriyām iṣṭiṁ putrepsur ari-sūdanaḥ ||
ಆ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಹಾತೇಜಸ್ವಿಯಾದ ಆ ನೃಪತಿ—ಪುತ್ರರಹಿತನಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ—ಸಂತಾನಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆಯಿಂದ, ಶತ್ರುನಾಶಕನಾದ ರಾಜನು ಪುತ್ರಕಾಮೇಷ್ಟಿ ಯಾಗವನ್ನು ನೆರವೇರಿಸಿದನು.
"O destroyer of foes! Lord Brahma was very pleased with Ravana's intense penance over a long time৷৷
FAQs
Householder-dharma values continuity of lineage and responsibility; desires (like for children) are pursued through sanctioned, ethical means (yajña), not through coercion or adharma.
Daśaratha, lacking sons, undertakes the son-bestowing sacrifice that will lead to the divine birth narrative.
Religious conscientiousness and lawful action—Daśaratha seeks a personal goal through dhārmic ritual observance.