Shloka 11
राजसूयविचारः — Deliberation on the Rajasuya and the Summoning of Kṛṣṇa
(इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जातस्त्रिशड्कुर्नाम पार्थिव: । अयोध्याधिपतिर्वीरो विश्वामित्रेण संस्थित: ।।
ikṣvākūṇāṃ kule jātas triśaṅkur nāma pārthivaḥ | ayodhyādhipatir vīro viśvāmitreṇa saṃsthitaḥ || tasya satyavatī nāma patnī kekayavaṃśajā | tasyāṃ garbhaḥ samabhavad dharmeṇa kurunandana || sā ca kāle mahābhāgā janmamāsaṃ praviśya vai | kumāraṃ janayāmāsa hariścandram akalmaṣam || sa vai rājā hariścandras triśaṅkava iti smṛtaḥ || sa rājā balavān āsīt samrāṭ sarvamahīkṣitām | tasya sarve mahīpālāḥ śāsanāvanatāḥ sthitāḥ ||
Nārada said: In the lineage of the Ikṣvākus there was born a king named Triśaṅku, a heroic ruler of Ayodhyā, who lived in association with the sage Viśvāmitra. His wife was named Satyavatī, born in the Kekaya line. O delight of the Kurus, in accordance with dharma she conceived. When the proper time came and the month of birth arrived, that fortunate queen gave birth to a spotless son named Hariścandra. That king Hariścandra is remembered as Triśaṅkava, the son of Triśaṅku. Hariścandra was mighty, an emperor among all rulers of the earth; and all the kings stood with heads bowed, obedient to his command.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames legitimate kingship as rooted in dharma: a righteous household and lawful lineage culminate in a 'stainless' heir, and true sovereignty is shown not merely by power but by the willing obedience of other rulers to just command.
Nārada recounts a genealogical episode: King Triśaṅku of Ayodhyā, associated with Viśvāmitra, has a queen Satyavatī of the Kekaya line who conceives according to dharma and gives birth to Hariścandra. Hariścandra grows into a powerful emperor to whom other kings submit.