Shloka 13
दितेर्गर्भभङ्गो मरुत्प्रतिष्ठा च
Diti’s Severed Embryo and the स्थापना of the Maruts; Viśālā-nagara Lineage
विशालस्य सुतो राम हेमचन्द्रो महाबल:।सुचन्द्र इति विख्यात: हेमचन्द्रादनन्तर:।।।।
viśālasya suto rāma hemacandro mahābalaḥ | sucandra iti vikhyātaḥ hemacandrādanantaraḥ ||
হে রাম! বিশালের পুত্র ছিলেন মহাবলী হেমচন্দ্র। হেমচন্দ্রের পর ‘সুচন্দ্র’ নামে খ্যাত রাজা অধিষ্ঠিত হন।
O Rama! mighty Hemachandra was Vishala's son. Hemachandra's successor was the celebrated Suchandra.
FAQs
The verse upholds rājadharma through orderly succession: a stable lineage implies continuity of lawful rule and responsibility, rather than arbitrary power.
Viśvāmitra is recounting the royal genealogy of Vaiśālī to Rāma while traveling, situating the city and its rulers within the Ikṣvāku-linked tradition.
Legitimacy and steadiness in kingship—renown comes from rightful succession and the maintenance of established order.