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SB 9.13.18

Devanāgarī

तत: शीरध्वजो जज्ञे यज्ञार्थं कर्षतो महीम् । सीता शीराग्रतो जाता तस्मात् शीरध्वज: स्मृत: ॥ १८ ॥

Text

tataḥ śīradhvajo jajñe yajñārthaṁ karṣato mahīm sītā śīrāgrato jātā tasmāt śīradhvajaḥ smṛtaḥ

Synonyms

tataḥ—from Hrasvaromā;śīradhvajaḥ—a son named Śīradhvaja;jajñe—was born;yajña-artham—for performing sacrifices;karṣataḥ—while plowing the field;mahīm—the earth;sītā—mother Sītā, the wife of Lord Rāmacandra;śīra-agrataḥ—from the front portion of the plow;jātā—was born;tasmāt—therefore;śīradhvajaḥ—was known as Śīradhvaja;smṛtaḥ—celebrated.

Translation

From Hrasvaromā came a son named Śīradhvaja [also called Janaka]. When Śīradhvaja was plowing a field, from the front of his plow [śīra] appeared a daughter named Sītādevī, who later became the wife of Lord Rāmacandra. Thus he was known as Śīradhvaja.

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