Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 7
Genealogies from Yayāti’s Sons to the Yadu Dynasty; Romapāda–Ṛṣyaśṛṅga; Kārtavīryārjuna; and the Rise of Yādava Branches
सुतो धर्मरथो यस्य जज्ञे चित्ररथोऽप्रजा: । रोमपाद इति ख्यातस्तस्मै दशरथ: सखा ॥ ७ ॥ शान्तां स्वकन्यां प्रायच्छदृष्यशृङ्ग उवाह याम् । देवेऽवर्षति यं रामा आनिन्युर्हरिणीसुतम् ॥ ८ ॥ नाट्यसङ्गीतवादित्रैर्विभ्रमालिङ्गनार्हणै: । स तु राज्ञोऽनपत्यस्य निरूप्येष्टिं मरुत्वते ॥ ९ ॥ प्रजामदाद् दशरथो येन लेभेऽप्रजा: प्रजा: । चतुरङ्गो रोमपादात् पृथुलाक्षस्तु तत्सुत: ॥ १० ॥
suto dharmaratho yasya jajñe citraratho ’prajāḥ romapāda iti khyātas tasmai daśarathaḥ sakhā
提毗罗他生达摩罗他；达摩罗他生吉多罗他，世称罗摩跋陀。罗摩跋陀无嗣，故其友大王十车王将亲女善陀交与他为女；善陀后嫁圣者利沙耶施陵伽。诸天不降甘霖时，妓女以舞乐戏剧、歌唱乐器，并以拥抱供奉诱其出林，立为祭司为摩鲁特梵行祭；他一至，雨便降下。其后，利沙耶施陵伽又为无嗣的十车王主持赐子祭（Putreṣṭi），使其得诸子。罗摩跋陀亦蒙其恩，生子名四军；四军生普利图罗迦沙。
FAQs
In this verse, Romapāda is identified as the well-known name of Citraratha, who is described as aprajāḥ—without sons.
This verse states that King Daśaratha was a friend (sakhā) of Romapāda, linking the Ramāyaṇa-era king to the Bhagavatam’s dynastic narration.
The verse reminds readers that worldly status and lineage can be uncertain; therefore one should cultivate lasting spiritual merit (dharma and devotion) rather than relying on material continuity.