Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.23.7-10

suto dharmaratho yasya

jajne citraratho 'prajah

romapada iti khyatas

tasmai dasarathah sakha

santam sva-kanyam prayacchad

rishyasringa uvaha yam

deve 'varshati yam rama

aninyur harini-sutam

natya-sangita-vaditrair

vibhramalinganarhanaih

sa tu rajno 'napatyasya

nirupyeshtim marutvate

prajam adad dasaratho

yena lebhe 'prajah prajah

caturango romapadat

prithulakshas tu tat-sutah

SYNONYMS

sutah -- a son; dharmarathah -- Dharmaratha; yasya -- of whom (Diviratha); jajne -- was born; citrarathah -- Citraratha; aprajah -- without any sons; romapadah -- Romapada; iti -- thus; khyatah -- celebrated; tasmai -- unto him; dasarathah -- Dasaratha; sakha -- friend; santam -- Santa; sva-kanyam -- Dasaratha's own daughter; prayacchat -- delivered; rishyasringah -- Rishyasringa; uvaha -- married; yam -- unto her (Santa); deve -- the demigod in charge of rainfall; avarshati -- did not shower any rain; yam -- unto whom (Rishyasringa); ramah -- prostitutes; aninyuh -- brought; harini-sutam -- that Rishyasringa, who was the son of a doe; natya-sangita-vaditraih -- by dancing, by singing and by a musical display; vibhrama -- bewildering; alingana -- by embracing; arhanaih -- by worshiping; sah -- he (Rishyasringa); tu -- indeed; rajnah -- from Maharaja Dasaratha; anapatyasya -- who was without issue; nirupya -- after establishing; ishtim -- a sacrifice; marutvate -- of the demigod named Marutvan; prajam -- issue; adat -- delivered; dasarathah -- Dasaratha; yena -- by which (as a result of the yajna); lebhe -- achieved; aprajah -- although he had no sons; prajah -- sons; caturangah -- Caturanga; romapadat -- from Citraratha; prithulakshah -- Prithulaksha; tu -- indeed; tat-sutah -- the son of Caturanga.

TRANSLATION

From Diviratha came a son named Dharmaratha, and his son was Citraratha, who was celebrated as Romapada. Romapada, however, was without issue, and therefore his friend Maharaja Dasaratha gave him his own daughter, named Santa. Romapada accepted her as his daughter, and thereafter she married Rishyasringa. When the demigods from the heavenly planets failed to shower rain, Rishyasringa was appointed the priest for performing a sacrifice, after being brought from the forest by the allurement of prostitutes, who danced, staged theatrical performances accompanied by music, and embraced and worshiped him. After Rishyasringa came, the rain fell. Thereafter, Rishyasringa performed a son-giving sacrifice on behalf of Maharaja Dasaratha, who had no issue, and then Maharaja Dasaratha had sons. From Romapada, by the mercy of Rishyasringa, Caturanga was born, and from Caturanga came Prithulaksha.

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