That king will contract friendship with the ruler of the Angas. And the latter will have a highly pious daughter, śāntā by name. And the (old) king of the Angas will have a son, named Romapāda. And repairing to him, the highly famous king Dasaratha will speak to Romapada, O righteous-souled one! I am without issue. Let śāntā's husband, desired by you, take charge of this sacrifice of mine, to be celebrated with the object of my obtaining a son to perpetuate the race.
अङ्गराजेन सख्यं च तस्य राज्ञो भविष्यति। कन्या चास्य महाभागा शान्ता नाम भविष्यति॥ पुत्रस्त्वङ्गस्य. राज्ञस्तु रोमपाद इति श्रुतः। तं स राजा दशरथो गमिष्यति महायशाः।४।। अनपत्योऽस्मि धर्मात्मन्शान्ताभर्ता मम क्रतुम्। आहरेत त्वयाऽऽज्ञप्त: संतानार्थे कुलस्य च ॥