Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 13
Nimi’s Disembodied Liberation and the Rise of the Mithilā (Videha) Dynasty
जन्मना जनक: सोऽभूद् वैदेहस्तु विदेहज: । मिथिलो मथनाज्जातो मिथिला येन निर्मिता ॥ १३ ॥
janmanā janakaḥ so ’bhūd vaidehas tu videhajaḥ mithilo mathanāj jāto mithilā yena nirmitā
ເນື່ອງຈາກເກີດດ້ວຍວິທີອັນພິສົດ ບຸດນັ້ນຈຶ່ງໄດ້ຊື່ວ່າ ‘ຈະນະກະ’ ແລະເນື່ອງຈາກເກີດຈາກຮ່າງອັນໄຮ້ຊີວິດຂອງບິດາ ຈຶ່ງເອີ້ນວ່າ ‘ໄວເທຫະ’। ເພາະເກີດຈາກການກວນຮ່າງວັດຖຸຂອງບິດາ ຈຶ່ງເອີ້ນ ‘ມິຖິລ’ ແລະເມື່ອກະສັດມິຖິລສ້າງນະຄອນ ນະຄອນນັ້ນຈຶ່ງຊື່ ‘ມິຖິລາ’॥13॥
FAQs
This verse identifies Janaka as a king in the Videha line, also known by the title Vaideha, indicating his connection to Videha’s dynasty.
The verse states that Mithila was produced from “churning” (mathana), and that he established the city of Mithilā—linking the place’s origin to a sacred, kingly founding.
Bhagavatam genealogies highlight that leadership and culture are meant to be rooted in dharma—remembering one’s lineage as a responsibility to uphold virtue and devotion.