Valmiki Ramayana 1.5.3: Bala Kanda, Sarga 5, Shloka 3
अयोध्यानगरवर्णनम्
Description of Ayodhya and the Ikshvaku Royal Setting
इक्ष्वाकूणामिदं तेषां राज्ञां वंशे महात्मनाम् ।
महदुत्पन्नमाख्यानं रामायणमिति श्रुतम् ॥३॥
ikṣvākūṇām idaṃ teṣāṃ rājñāṃ vaṃśe mahātmanām |
mahad utpannam ākhyānaṃ rāmāyaṇam iti śrutam ||3||
इक्ष्वाकु वंश के बड़े राजा हुए थे। उन्हीं के खानदान से यह कहानी निकली। इसका नाम रामायण पड़ा और सबने सुना।
It was from the family of mighty monarchs with Ikshvaku as its founder and the kings born in that race, the celebrated epic known as the 'Ramayanam' arose.
FAQs
The verse grounds the Rāmāyaṇa in a royal lineage famed for nobility, implying that dharma is preserved and transmitted through exemplary lives and remembered as authoritative tradition (itihāsa).
The text introduces the Rāmāyaṇa as a renowned, great account that arose from the Ikṣvāku dynasty, setting the epic’s historical and cultural frame.
Nobility and greatness of soul (mahātmatā)—the quality expected of righteous rulers and central heroes of the epic.
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