Shloka 12
ततो मनु: श्राद्धदेव: संज्ञायामास भारत । श्रद्धायां जनयामास दश पुत्रान् स आत्मवान् ॥ ११ ॥ इक्ष्वाकुनृगशर्यातिदिष्टधृष्टकरूषकान् । नरिष्यन्तं पृषध्रं च नभगं च कविं विभु: ॥ १२ ॥
tato manuḥ śrāddhadevaḥ saṁjñāyām āsa bhārata śraddhāyāṁ janayām āsa daśa putrān sa ātmavān
O King, best of the Bhārata line, from Vivasvān in the womb of Saṁjñā was born Śrāddhadeva Manu. That self-controlled Manu begot ten sons in the womb of his wife Śraddhā—Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Śaryāti, Diṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa, Karūṣaka, Nariṣyanta, Pṛṣadhra, Nabhaga, and Kavi.
FAQs
The verse lists ten sons: Ikṣvāku, Nṛga, Śaryāti, Diṣṭa, Dhṛṣṭa, Karūṣaka, Nariṣyanta, Pṛṣadhra, Nabhaga, and Kavi.
Ikṣvāku is highlighted as a प्रमुख progenitor of the solar (Sūrya-vaṁśa) royal line, from which many celebrated kings appear in later narratives.
It encourages remembering sacred lineage and responsibility: noble conduct and self-control (ātmavān) sustain family and society, aligning one’s life with dharma and devotion.