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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.10.2

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 10: Daśaratha brings Ṛṣyaśṛṅga to Ayodhyā. Daśaratha visits Romapāda in Aṅga, asks for Ṛṣyaśṛṅga’s help with the sacrifice and brings the ṛṣi & Śāntā to Ayodhyā

In the sequence: Sumantra continues Sanatkumāra's prophecy: Daśaratha will ask his friend Romapāda to send Śāntā's husband to perform a sacrifice for the continuation of his line → Ṛṣyaśṛṅga will agree, and four renowned sons will be born

1.10.2

ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jāto bhaviṣyati sudhārmikaḥ
rājā daśaratho nāmnā śrīmān satyapratiśravaḥ

“Born in the line of the Ikṣvākus there will be a most righteous king, Daśaratha by name, glorious and true to his word.

Words: ikṣvākūṇāṃ — of the Ikṣvākus; kule — in the family, line; jāto — born; bhaviṣyati — will be; sudhārmikaḥ — most righteous; rājā — a king; daśaratho — Daśaratha; nāmnā — by name; śrīmān — glorious, illustrious; satyapratiśravaḥ — true to his word

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.