Shloka 1.71.22
जनककुलवर्णनम् तथा सीतोर्मिलादानम् (Janaka’s Genealogy and the Bestowal of Sita and Urmila)
ददामि परमप्रीतो वध्वौ ते रघुनन्दन।।।।रामलक्ष्मणयो राजन् गोदानं कारयस्व ह।पितृकार्यं च भद्रं ते ततो वैवाहिकं कुरु।।।।
tasya putro mithir nāma mithilā yena nirmitā |
prathamo janako nāma janakād apy udāvasuḥ ||
His son was named Mithi, by whom Mithilā was founded. He was the first to bear the title ‘Janaka’; and from that Janaka was born Udāvasu.
O Delight of the Raghus (King Dasaratha), I offer these brides with immense pleasure to Rama and Lakshmana. You may perform the rites for your forefathers by gift of cows. Prosperity to you. Thereafter you may perform the marriage.
Civic order and cultural identity are sustained through righteous rulership and the founding of stable institutions (a city/kingdom) for the welfare of people.
The genealogy proceeds from Nimi to Mithi and the founding of Mithilā, explaining how the Janaka line is established.
Foundational leadership—creating and organizing a realm (Mithilā) as a dharmic act of governance.