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| image = Romapada welcomes Rishyasringa.jpg<br />
| alt = Romapada<br />
| color = #FFC569<br />
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| caption = Romapada welcomes Sage [[Rishyasringa]] to his kingdom<br />
| family = King Vidarbha (father)<br/>King Dharmaratha (adoptive-father)<br />
| spouse = [[Vershini]] <br />
| children = [[Shanta]] (adopted daughter)<br> Chaturanga (son) <br />
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'''Romapada''' ('''Romapad'''), also known '''Chitraratha''' or '''Lomapad(a)''', was a king of [[Anga]] and adoptive father of [[Shanta]] in the [[Hindu epic]] ''[[Ramayana]]''.<ref name="Valmiki Ramayan">{{cite web|last=Rao|first=Desiraju Hanumanta|title=Bala Kanda in Prose, Sarga 11|url=http://www.valmikiramayan.net/bala/sarga11/bala_11_prose.htm|work=Valmiki Ramayana|publisher=Valmiki Ramayan.net}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Romapada was the youngest son of [[Yadava]] king Vidarbha. Vidarbha had many sons but his friend King Dharmaratha of [[Anga]] was heirless. Thus, Dharmaratha adopted Romapada. When Dharmaratha grew old, he made Romapada the ruler of [[Anga]].<br />
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== Meeting with Rishyasringa ==<br />
After Dharmaratha retired to the forest, Romapada became the King of [[Anga]]. He married [[Vershini]] who was the elder sister of [[Kausalya]] (mother of [[Rama]]). Kausalya's husband - King [[Dasharatha]] of [[Ayodhya]] was Romapada's childhood friend. Romapada and Vershini did not have any issue; Dasharatha promised them his first child. A daughter [[Shanta]] was born to Dasharatha and Kausalya. Shanta was then adopted by childless Romapada.<ref name=".B. Kanuga"/> <br />
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Once a [[Brahmin]] named Shuvateertha came to Romapada to ask for help but the king called him back in the evening. When he visited in the evening, the king was busy talking with Shanta and ignored Shuvateertha. The Brahmin returned disappointed. The rain-god and king of heaven, [[Indra]] was enraged with the behaviour of the king. Thus, Anga received little rain during monsoons.<ref name=".B. Kanuga"/><br />
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Severe drought occurred in the kingdom of Anga and on discussing with the known saints, the king came to know that the prevalent situation could be bypassed only if sage [[Rishyashringa]], the son of Vibhandak will visit his country and bless it with the power of his meditation and austerity.<ref name=Aggarwal>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t-QdDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT25&dq=|title=Tales From The Ramayan|first=Meena|last= Agarwal|publisher= Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd|year=2016|isbn= 978-9352613045|accessdate=2020-08-09}}</ref><br />
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The king thought of various means to bring the sage to his country and he suddenly got the idea that the seer, who had grown aloof from the world and the material pleasure, who don't even know of women could be lured by the charm and beauty of women only. Thus; he sent beautiful courtesans dressed in attractive clothing and decorated with a pleasant smell in order to lure the seer. After all, a courtesan named Vaishali was successful in bringing him to the Anga, where he was given grand welcome.<ref name=Aggarwal/>[[File: The courtesans tempt Rishyasringa - Ramayana, Bala Kanda (1712), f.19 - BL Add MS 15295.jpg|thumb|The courtesans tempt Rishyasringa - Ramayana, Bala Kanda .]]<br />
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The king had earlier adopted the daughter of his friend [[Dasharatha]] called [[Shanta]], who was an elder sister of [[Rama]] born out of [[Kausalya]]. After the seer performed the sacrifice he was given an opportunity to choose a bride for him from among the daughters of all the known officers, ministers and subordinate rulers present there. The young seer chose [[Shanta]], the adopted daughter of Romapada.<ref name=".B. Kanuga">{{cite book|author=Kanuga, G.B.|title=The Immortal Love of Rama|year=1993|publisher=Yuganter Press|location=New Delhi|pages=48–52|isbn=9781897829509|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zHgW9SezCqoC&pg=PA48}}</ref> Hence, she was married to him and the sage was given position of a prince in the Anga Kingdom.<ref name=Aggarwal/><br />
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In the ''[[Mahabharata]]'', [[Adhiratha]], the chief charioteer of King [[Dhritrashtra]] and adoptive-father of [[Karna]], is said to be Rompada's descendant.<ref name="Sukhdev Singh Chib">{{cite book|last=Chib|first=Sukhdev Singh|title=Bihar|year=1980|page=4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V8S1AAAAIAAJ&q=Rompad,Angadesh&dq=Rompad,Angadesh}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Anga Kingdom]]<br />
*[[Yadava]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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*[http://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga10/bala_10_frame.htm Romapada's Plan to destroy Droughtness in his Kingdom - 1]<br />
*[http://www.valmikiramayan.net/utf8/baala/sarga11/bala_11_frame.htm Romapada's plan to destroy Droughtness in his Kingdom - 2]<br />
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