Shloka 9
जनककुलवर्णनम् तथा सीतोर्मिलादानम्
Janaka’s Genealogy and the Bestowal of Sita and Urmila
हर्यश्वस्य मरु: पुत्रो मरो: पुत्र: प्रतिन्धक:।प्रतिंधकस्य धर्मात्मा राजा कीर्तिरथस्सुत:।।।।
haryaśvasya maruḥ putro maroḥ putraḥ pratindhakaḥ | pratindhakasya dharmātmā rājā kīrtirathaḥ sutaḥ ||
ഹര്യശ്വന്റെ പുത്രൻ മരു; മരുവിന്റെ പുത്രൻ പ്രതീന്ധകൻ. പ്രതീന്ധകന്റെ പുത്രൻ ധർമ്മാത്മാവായ രാജാവ് കീർത്തിരഥൻ ആയിരുന്നു.
Haryasva's son was Maru, father of Pratindhaka. Pratindhaka's son was the righteous king Kirtiratha.
FAQs
Dharma is highlighted through the epithet dharmātmā for King Kīrtiratha, implying that rightful kingship is measured by righteousness, not merely by succession.
A genealogical narration is being continued, listing successive ancestors to establish the nobility and legitimacy of the royal line connected to the marriage alliance.
Righteous kingship (dhārmika-rājatva): the ideal that a ruler should be ethically grounded and protective of social order.