इत्येतद् वचनं श्रुत्वा सुराणां विष्णुरात्मवान्। पितरं रोचयामास तदा दशरथं नृपम्॥
ityetad vacanaṃ śrutvā surāṇāṃ viṣṇurātmavān| pitaraṃ rocayāmāsa tadā daśarathaṃ nṛpam||
English Meaning
Hearing this speech of the celestials, Vişnu of subdued soul chose even king Dasaratha for his father.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)