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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.10.4

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

1.10.4

putras tv aṅgasya rājñas tu romapāda iti śrutaḥ
taṃ sa rājā daśaratho gamiṣyati mahāyaśāḥ

The scion of the Aṅga king is known as Romapāda; to him the illustrious king Daśaratha will go.

Words: putras — the son, scion; tv — but, now; aṅgasya — of the Aṅga; rājñas — king; tu — and, indeed; romapāda — Romapāda; iti — thus, by name; śrutaḥ — known, heard of; taṃ — to him; sa — that; rājā — king; daśaratho — Daśaratha; gamiṣyati — will go; mahāyaśāḥ — of great renown

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.