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The Pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra
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and;  raghuḥ tasmāt —from him Raghu was born;  pṛthu-śravāḥ —saintly and celebrated;  ajaḥ —the son named Aja;  tataḥ —from him;  mahā-rājaḥ —the great king called Mahārāja Daśaratha;  tasmāt —from Aja;  daśarathaḥ —by the name Daśaratha;  abhavat —was born.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: The son of Mahārāja Khaṭvānga was Dīrghabāhu, and his son was the celebrated Mahārāja Raghu. From Mahārāja Raghu came Aja, and from Aja was born the great personality Mahārāja Daśaratha.
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तस्यापि भगवानेष साक्षाद् ब्रह्ममयो हरिः ।
अंशांशेन चतुर्धागात् पुत्रत्वं प्रार्थितः सुरैः ।
रामलक्ष्मणभरतशत्रुघ्ना इति संज्ञया ॥ २ ॥
tasyāpi bhagavān eṣa sākṣād brahmamayo hariḥ aṁśāṁśena caturdhāgāt putratvaṁ prārthitaḥ suraiḥ rāma-lakṣmaṇa-bharata- śatrughnā iti saṁjñayā
tasya —of him, Mahārāja Daśaratha;  api —also;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  eṣaḥ —all of them;  sākṣāt —directly;  brahma-mayaḥ —the Supreme Parabrahman, the Absolute Truth;  hariḥ —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  aṁśa-aṁśena —by an expansion of a plenary portion;  caturdhā —by fourfold expansions;  agāt —accepted;  putratvam —sonhood;  prārthitaḥ —being prayed for;  suraiḥ —by the demigods;  rāma —Lord Rāmacandra;  lakṣmaṇa —Lord Lakṣmaṇa;  bharata —Lord Bharata;  śatrughnāḥ —and Lord Śatrughna;  iti —thus;  saṁjñayā —by different names.
TRANSLATION
Being prayed for by the demigods, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Absolute Truth Himself, directly appeared with His