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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 13]
TRANSLATION
From Mahādhṛti was born a son named Kṛtirāta, from Kṛtirāta was born Mahāromā, from Mahāromā came a son named Svarṇaromā, and from Svarṇaromā came Hrasvaromā.
TEXT 18
ततः शीरध्वजो जज्ञे यज्ञार्थं कर्षतो महीम् । सीता शीराग्रतो जाता तस्मात् शीरध्वजः स्मृतः ॥१८॥
tataḥ śīradhvajo jajñe yajñārthaṁ karṣato mahīm sītā śīrāgrato jātā tasmāt śīradhvajaḥ smṛtaḥ
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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कुशध्वजस्तस्य पुत्रस्ततो धर्मध्वजो नृपः । धर्मध्वजस्य द्वौ पुत्रौ कृतध्वजमितध्वजौ ॥१९॥
kuśadhvajas tasya putras tato dharmadhvajo nṛpaḥ dharmadhvajasya dvau putrau kṛtadhvaja-mitadhvajau