There was a king named Dasaratha endued with the prowess of a celestial. I am his eldest son known among men by the name of Rāma.
आसीद् दशरथो नाम राजा त्रिदशविक्रमः। तस्याहमग्रजः पुत्रो रामो नाम जनैः श्रुतः॥