“Desire for a Son” = A Mind’s Longing for Self-Knowledge

Question

Yes, the main question was about desire (kāmnā)—and specifically this point about the desire for a son. The way you explained the meanings of putra and putrī—that was completely new for us.

Answer

Yes. Dasharatha’s desire for a son means that the pure, peaceful, steady mind now has a strong longing for Self-knowledge to descend within.
We often say “I am the Self; I am the conscious soul,” but saying it and truly absorbing it and living it are very different and difficult.
That very process—of how this understanding actually takes birth and becomes lived reality—will now unfold further in the Ramayana.