Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 34, Shloka 3
कुशिकवंश
प्रसङ्गः / Genealogy of the Kuśika Line and the Kausikī River
पुत्रस्ते सदृश: पुत्र भविष्यति सुधार्मिक:।गाधिं प्राप्स्यसि तेन त्वं कीर्तिं लोके च शाश्वतीम्।।।।
putras te sadṛśaḥ putro bhaviṣyati sudhārmikaḥ |
gādhim prāpsyasi tena tvaṃ kīrtiṃ loke ca śāśvatīm ||
“A son will be born to you, like you in character—deeply righteous and established in dharma. He will be named Gādhi, and through him you will gain enduring fame in the world.”
This is the family of the Kusas, venerable always devoted to dharma, foremost of men, great like Lord Brahma.
FAQs
Dharma is presented as the defining inheritance: true continuity of a dynasty is not merely biological, but the transmission of virtue and righteous conduct.
Kūśa addresses King Kūśanābha, predicting the birth of a virtuous son named Gādhi and the lasting renown that will follow.
The virtue emphasized is dharma-niṣṭhā—steadfast devotion to righteousness—shown as the greatest source of lasting fame.