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[[File:Sacrifices Yield Boon Giving Pudding.jpg|thumb|Putrakameshti performed by King Dhasharatha-Rishyashringa performed the holy sacrifice and the final day of the event, a dark skinned deity appeared from sacrificial altar and handed over a vessel of payasam to Dasharatha. ]] | [[File:Sacrifices Yield Boon Giving Pudding.jpg|thumb|Putrakameshti performed by King Dhasharatha-Rishyashringa performed the holy sacrifice and the final day of the event, a dark skinned deity appeared from sacrificial altar and handed over a vessel of payasam to Dasharatha. ]] | ||
'''Putrakameshti''' is a special [[Yajna]] performed in Hinduism for the sake of having a | '''Putrakameshti''' is a special [[Yajna]] performed in Hinduism for the sake of having a son. It is a [[kaamya-karma]]. | ||
In the ancient Indian epic [[Ramayana]], upon the recommendation of Sage [[Vashishta]], King [[Dasharatha]] of Ayodhya performed the Putrakameshti [[Yajna]] under the supervision of | In the ancient Indian epic [[Ramayana]], upon the recommendation of Sage [[Vashishta]], King [[Dasharatha]] of Ayodhya performed the Putrakameshti [[Yajna]] under the supervision of Rishyashringa Muni (son of Vibhandak) who was an expert in [[Yajurveda]], which has the guidelines for this Yajna. After its successful completion, the Lord of Fire, Agnidev appeared and gave a bowl of sweet to the King of Ayodhya, which was provided to his three queens in order to promulgate his sons [[Sri Rama]], [[Lakshmana]], [[Bharata (Ramayana)|Bharata]] and [[Shatrughna]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Dalal|first=Roshen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&q=Dasharatha+performed|title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide|date=2014-04-18|publisher=Penguin UK|isbn=978-81-8475-277-9|language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Reference == | == Reference == | ||