Agni Purana — Avatara-lila, Shloka 6
Śrīrāmāvatāra-varṇanam
Description of the Incarnation of Śrī Rāma
प्राशिताद्यज्ञसंसिद्धाद् रामाद्याश् च समाः पितुः यज्ञविघ्नविनाशाय विश्वामित्रार्थितो नृपः
prāśitādyajñasaṃsiddhād rāmādyāś ca samāḥ pituḥ yajñavighnavināśāya viśvāmitrārthito nṛpaḥ
ယဇ္ဉကာလ၌ သန့်စင်အောင်မြင်သော ပူဇော်အစာကို စားသုံးပြီး ယဇ္ဉကိုလည်း စနစ်တကျ ပြီးစီးစေသော်၊ ရာမနှင့် ညီအစ်ကိုတို့သည် ဖခင်နှင့်တန်းတူသကဲ့သို့ ဖြစ်လာကြ၏။ ထို့နောက် ဗိශ්ဝာမိတ္တရ၏ တောင်းဆိုချက်အရ မင်းကြီးသည် ယဇ္ဉကို ဖျက်ဆီးနှောင့်ယှက်သော အတားအဆီးတို့ကို ဖျက်ရှင်းရန် သူတို့ကို စေလွှတ်၏။
Lord Agni (narrator) to Vashistha (frame-dialogue attribution typical to Agni Purana)
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Alamkara Type: Karya-karana-bhava (cause-effect sequencing)
Concept: Rajadharma includes safeguarding yajna and rishis; spiritual work is protected by temporal power aligned with dharma.
Application: Models cooperation between governance and spiritual institutions: protect lawful rites and public goods from disruption.
Khanda Section: Ramayana Narrative (Rama-katha / Itihasa-sangraha)
Primary Rasa: Vira
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Type: Tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"In Ayodhya court, Viśvāmitra requests protection; Daśaratha consents; young Rama and brothers stand poised, indicating readiness after yajna completion.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Vishvamitra with staff and matted hair addressing Dasharatha in court, Rama standing attentive, ritual symbols (fire altar motif) in background, bold outlines and saturated colors","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, court scene with Dasharatha on throne, Vishvamitra before him, Rama and Lakshmana standing with halos, gold work on crowns and throne, auspicious lamps","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear narrative composition: Vishvamitra petitioning, king granting, princes prepared; fine linework, soft palette, minimal background clutter for instructional readability","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed court audience, Vishvamitra in ascetic garb, Dasharatha regal, princes in youthful attire, architectural arches and patterned carpets"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्राशिताद्यज्ञसंसिद्धाद् → प्राशितात् + यज्ञ-संसिद्धात्; रामाद्याश् → राम-आद्याः; विश्वामित्रार्थितो → विश्वामित्र-अर्थितः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana rajadharma/itihasa exempla sections (general); Agni Purana Ramayana-sangraha: Vishvamitra episode
FAQs
It highlights yajña-pratipālana (safeguarding a sacrifice): once the rite is completed and offerings/food are duly partaken, the king must ensure removal of yajña-vighnas (ritual impediments) through appropriate protection.
Alongside ritual vocabulary (yajña, vighna-vināśa), it embeds royal duty and dharma-protection within an itihāsa framework—showing how the Purana integrates narrative, ritual practice, and governance ethics.
Protecting a yajña and removing its obstacles is portrayed as dharmic service that preserves sacred order (ṛta/dharma), supporting communal merit and the successful fruition of sacrificial intention.