Valmiki Ramayan | S1 E05 | Yagya for an heir 

That's what I was thinking.

It was Ashwamedha yagya I personally read it in valmiki Ramayan.

He performed Ashwamed Yagya on advice by Rishyashringa After performing Ashwamedh yagya, he performed Putra Kamesti yagya. Then after completion of yagya, a vishnudut appeared with a bowl of sweet made from rice and milk and asked Dashrath to feed it to his queens.

​@@ishanthmishra7658where have you readen?

@@shailchaudhary4961 Valmiki Ramayana Baal kaand

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True.. All serials...even the old dd national ones...god those songs!!! I didnt like them

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Yes and some people say valmiki don't mention ram being vishnu avatar

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Did Dashrath do the Ashvamedha or the Putrakameshti yagya? Valmiki has actually mentioned both these yagyas. This is the 2nd shloka of the 8th Sarga of Balkand - चिन्तयानस्य तस्यैवं बुद्धिरासीन्महात्मन: । सुतार्थं हयमेधेन किमर्थं न यजाम्यहम्।। While reflecting over the matter, a thought struck the great king (Dashrath), “Should I consider performing the Ashvamedha yagya for a son.” And then he discussed the matter Sumantra, Vasishtha and others. Later, Valmiki has described in detail how Dashrath first did the Ashvamedha yagya (14th sarga) and then the Putrakameshti or Putreshti yagya (15th sarga) right afterwards. Glad to know you are following these videos. In case you want to enjoy the original, here is a link to the Sanskrit text and English translation of Valmiki Ramayan put up by IIT Kanpur. www.valmiki.iitk.ac.in/sloka?field_kanda_tid=1&language=dv&field_sarga_value=8

​@@21Notes thank you sir clarification

I don't think anyone can explain in this yuga. I believe the behavior of space time and matter are subjective to the Yuga.

Dasharath performed two yajnas with the help of Sage Rishyasringa on the advice of Vasishtha. One was Ashwamedha and other was Putrakameshti

@@smarikak3537 but for progeny I suppose it was Putrakameshthi as the name suggests.. pls enlighten me as I haven't read the Ramayan in detail

Did Dashrath do the Ashvamedha or the Putrakameshti yagya? Valmiki has actually mentioned both these yagyas. This is the 2nd shloka of the 8th Sarga of Balkand - चिन्तयानस्य तस्यैवं बुद्धिरासीन्महात्मन: । सुतार्थं हयमेधेन किमर्थं न यजाम्यहम्।। While reflecting over the matter, a thought struck the great king (Dashrath), “Should I consider performing the Ashvamedha yagya for a son.” And then he discussed the matter Sumantra, Vasishtha and others. Later, Valmiki has described in detail how Dashrath first did the Ashvamedha yagya (14th sarga) and then the Putrakameshti or Putreshti yagya (15th sarga) right afterwards. Glad to know you are following these videos. In case you want to enjoy the original, here is a link to the Sanskrit text and English translation of Valmiki Ramayan put up by IIT Kanpur. www.valmiki.iitk.ac.in/sloka?field_kanda_tid=1&language=dv&field_sarga_value=8

Both were conducted one after the other by King Dashrath.

@@21Notes I mean why ashwagandha yagna ? It's for conquest. Any connection between Horse and child birth.

Both ashwamedh and putrkameshti yagya were conducted

I thought that Lakshman and Shatrughna were twins. Correct me if I am wrong.

@@titlydebnath24651.Valmiki says that the king's sons were "Prathakjajnak" which means born separately..So there's no way of twins. 2.The major cause for this misconception was that Lakshman and shatrugna have the same nakshatra(Ashlesh)..same nakshatra doesn't require to be born on same day.

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@@anushkkundar2120 I have one more query. What is the age difference between the 4 brothers?

@@titlydebnath2465 I don't think there's any specific reference for age difference in valmiki ramayan..But still we can infer about the orders of their birth: 1.Dasharath gave 1/2 of the porridge to kausalya first..Then he gave 1/2 of the remaining half to sumithre(1/4)..Then he gave 1/2 of remaining half to kaykeyi(1/8) and again to sumithre(1/8) (Dashrath didn't want kaykeyi to have a child because of the promise..so he gave 1/8 only i think..like under dosage maybe) 2.Ram married first..then lakshman..then bharath and lastly shatrugna. 3.When the 3 of them returned from exile after 14 years Bharath first prostrated down to ram and then prostrated down to lakshman(Bharatoham abhivadayet)..if bharat was elder then why would he throw himself before lakshman. 4.Bharat while requesting ram to return to ayodhya said that if he didn't return then he would stay there just like elderly lakshman(aryathah lakshmanet) 5.Ram was born in chaithra maas punarvasu nakshatra..Lakshman in shravan maas ashlesha nakshatr..bharat in pushya maas pushya nakshatr(on fullmoon day)..and shatrugn on next shravan maas ashlesha nakshatra PS:The last point that i wrote here was which bannanje govindacharya quoted but still the above 4 is enough to infer that Lakshman was elder than bharath

Both ashwamedh and putrkameshti yagya were conducted

He did both the yagyas - first Ashwamedh and then Putrakameshti. 🙏🏻

May be they had some kind of test tube baby technology in those times.

@@21Notes so who was that human figure emerged from the yagnya and how they got pregnant by consuming that prasad kindly clarify me sir 🙏

Actually itihas means purvavritam kathayuktm. Means happen in past ,telling in the form of story . Here putrakameshti yagya means they collect some medicinal herbs and make a medicine for women , so that after taking adequate amount of that medicine their body become healthy for conceive a baby. In next episode 6 rakshas they gave explanation of it

Actually first he conducted ashwmedh yagya then he conducted putra kameshti yagya.

Thanks for your interest! We are still far away from that point in the story. Let us continue this journey together and see what Valmiki has to show us along the way.

@@21Notes would be pleased... Watching that episode..

Both ashwamedh and putrkameshti yagya were conducted

Bharat is the second eldest son

Ek kaam krte hai na.. Pappu ko bna dete hai desh ka raja😂

Some other viewers have also asked about the name of the Yagya that was done. Valmiki has clearly mentioned that first the Ashwamedha Yagya was done and then the Putrakameshti Yagya right afterwards. 🙏

Simply eating porridge won't do. Eating porridge obtained from perfect execution of ashwamedha and putrakameshti yagnas is the key.;-)

Should have been something like a medicine for fertility

Check next episode 6, rakshas, he gave logical explanation of it

Both ashwamedh and putrkameshti yagya were conducted