जनककुलवर्णनम् तथा सीतोर्मिलादानम्
Janaka’s Genealogy and the Bestowal of Sita and Urmila
पुत्र: कीर्तिरथस्यापि देवमीढ इति स्मृत:।देवमीढस्य विबुधो विबुधस्य महीध्रक:।।।।
putraḥ kīrtirathasyāpi devamīḍha iti smṛtaḥ |
devamīḍhasya vibudho vibudhasya mahīdhrakaḥ || 1.71.10 ||
કીર્તિરથનો પુત્ર દેવમીઢ નામે પ્રસિદ્ધ થયો; દેવમીઢનો પુત્ર વિબુધ, અને વિબુધનો પુત્ર મહીધ્રક થયો.
The son of Kirtiratha was known as Devamidha. His son was Vibudha, father of Mahidhraka.
Dharma as truthful record-keeping: preserving lineage memory supports social legitimacy and responsible royal succession.
Janaka enumerates forebears of his line as part of the formal marriage-context discourse.
Janaka’s adherence to satya in public testimony about ancestry.