SB 9.13.18

TEXT 18

TEXT

ततः शीरध्वजो जज्ञे यज्ञार्थं कर्षतो महीम् ।
सीता शीराग्रतो जाता तस्मात्शीरध्वजः स्मृतः ॥ १८ ॥

tatah siradhvajo jajne

yajnartham karsato mahim

sita siragrato jata

tasmat siradhvajah smrtah

tatah-from Hrasvaroma; siradhvajah-a son named Siradhvaja; jajne-was born; yajna-artham-for performing sacrifices; karsatah-while plowing the field; mahim-the earth; sita-mother Sita, the wife of Lord Ramacandra; sira-agratah-from the front portion of the plow; jata-was born; tasmat-therefore; siradhvajah-was known as Siradhvaja; smrtah-celebrated.

TRANSLATION

From Hrasvaroma came a son named Siradhvaja [also called Janaka]. When Siradhvaja was plowing a field, from the front of his plow [sira] appeared a daughter named Sitadevi, who later became the wife of Lord Ramacandra. Thus he was known as Siradhvaja.

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