Shloka 94
The Establishment of Vāmana at Kānyakubja and the Sanctification of Setu
कुले रघूणां वै विष्णुः पुत्रो दशरथस्य तु । भविष्यति विनाशाय दशग्रीवस्य रक्षसः
kule raghūṇāṃ vai viṣṇuḥ putro daśarathasya tu | bhaviṣyati vināśāya daśagrīvasya rakṣasaḥ
രഘുവംശത്തിൽ വിഷ്ണു ദശരഥന്റെ പുത്രനായി അവതരിക്കും; ദശഗ്രീവ രാക്ഷസന്റെ വിനാശത്തിനായി.
Unknown (narrative prophecy; speaker not specified in the provided excerpt)
Concept: The Lord incarnates within righteous lineages to restore order and destroy adharma.
Application: Stand against injustice with dharmic means; see personal struggles as opportunities to align with dharma rather than despair.
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: city
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A prophetic vision unfurls: the solar Raghu dynasty’s emblem blazes above Ayodhyā’s palaces while a divine light descends into Daśaratha’s lineage. In the distance, the shadow of ten-headed Rāvaṇa looms over Laṅkā, already marked for dissolution by the coming avatāra.","primary_figures":["Vishnu (descending light)","Dasharatha","Rama (as future child/haloed presence)","Ravana (ten-headed silhouette)","celestial witnesses (optional)"],"setting":"split panorama—Ayodhyā’s golden rooftops and banners on one side; Laṅkā’s dark fortress and ocean horizon on the other; a vertical beam of light connecting heaven to earth","lighting_mood":"golden dawn","color_palette":["sun-gold","crimson","midnight blue","smoke gray","white radiance"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Ayodhya palace scene with Dasharatha beneath a gold leaf arch; a descending Vishnu-radiance forming the infant Rama’s aura; opposite, Ravana’s ten-headed form in darker tones; heavy gold leaf embellishment on solar emblems, crowns, and divine beam, rich reds and greens, jewel-like detailing.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: lyrical prophecy landscape—Ayodhya in warm ochres, Lanka in cool indigos; a delicate vertical shaft of light; Ravana as a stylized distant figure; refined faces and soft gradients, Himalayan-style atmospheric depth even in a plains setting.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold iconic figures—Dasharatha, a radiant Rama-symbol, and Ravana with ten heads; strong outlines, flat yet powerful color fields, temple-wall composition emphasizing dharma’s triumph.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: central vertical divine radiance with lotus motifs; Ayodhya and Lanka as decorative registers; ornate borders with conch-disc-lotus-mace symbols; deep blues and gold, intricate floral patterns framing the avatāra prophecy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["conch shell","drum pulse (mridanga)","temple bells","distant thunder"]}
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FAQs
Daśagrīva (“ten-necked”) is an epithet of Rāvaṇa, the rākṣasa king, whose downfall is foretold through Viṣṇu’s incarnation.
The verse points to Viṣṇu’s incarnation as Rāma, born in the Raghu dynasty as the son of King Daśaratha.
It frames divine incarnation as a restoration of dharma: when destructive power threatens the world, the divine intervenes to remove adharma and re-establish righteous order.