Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.13.18

tataḥ śīradhvajo jajñe

yajñārthaḿ karṣato mahīm

sītā śīrāgrato jātā

tasmāt śīradhvajaḥ smṛtaḥ

SYNONYMS

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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