184 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 23
romapada iti khydtas
tasmai dasarathah sakha
Santam sva-kanyam prayacchad
rsyasrnga uvaha yam
deve ’varsati yar rama
Gninyur harini-sutam
natya-sangita-vaditrair
vibhramdlinganarhanaih
sa tu rajrio ‘napatyasya
niriipyestim marutvate
prajam addd dasaratho
yena lebhe ’prajah prajah
caturango romapdadat
prthuldksas tu tat-sutah
sutah—a son; dharmarathah—Dharmaratha; yasya—of whom
(Diviratha); jajie—was born; citrarathah—Citraratha; aprajah—with-
out any sons; romapddah—Romapada; iti—thus; khydtah—celebrated;
tasmai—unto him; dasarathah—DaSaratha; sakha—friend; santam—
Santa; sva-kanyam—Dasaratha’s own daughter; prayacchat—de-
livered; rsyasrigah—Rsyasriga; uvadha—married; yém—unto her
(Santa); deve—the demigod in charge of rainfall; avarsati—did not
shower any rain; yam—unto whom (Rsyaériga); ramah—prostitutes;
aninyuh—brought; harini-sutam—that Rsyasrnga, who was the son of a
doe; ndtya-sangita-vaditraih—by dancing, by singing and by a musical
display; vibhrama—bewildering; alingana—by embracing; arhanaih—
by worshiping; sah—he (Rsyasrnga); tu—indeed; rajntah—from
Maharaja Dasaratha; anapatyasya—who was without issue; niripya—
after establishing; istim—a sacrifice; marutvate—of the demigod named
Marutvan; prajam—issue; addt—delivered; dasarathah—Daésaratha;
yena—by which (as a result of the yajnia); lebhe—achieved; aprajah—
although he had no sons; prajah—sons; caturarigah—Caturanga;
romapédét—from Citraratha; prthulaksah—Prthulaksa; tu—indeed;
tat-sutah—the son of Caturanga.
