तत: शीरध्वजो जज्ञे यज्ञार्थं कर्षतो महीम् । सीता शीराग्रतो जाता तस्मात् शीरध्वज: स्मृत: ॥ १८ ॥
tatah siradhvajo jajne yajnartham karsato mahim sita siragrato jata tasmat siradhvajah smrtah
- tatah
- from Hrasvaroma
- siradhvajah
- a son named Siradhvaja
- jajne
- was born
- yajna-artham
- for performing sacrifices
- karsatah
- while plowing the field
- mahim
- the earth
- sita
- mother Sita, the wife of Lord Ramacandra
- sira-agratah
- from the front portion of the plow
- jata
- was born
- tasmat
- therefore
- siradhvajah
- was known as Siradhvaja
- smrtah
- celebrated.
From Hrasvaroma came a son named Siradhvaja (also called Janaka). When Siradhvaja was plowing a field, from the front of his plow (sira) appeared a daughter named Sitadevi, who later became the wife of Lord Ramacandra. Thus he was known as Siradhvaja.