Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 8
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
इक्ष्वाकोस्तु सुत श्रीमान्कुक्षिरेवेति विश्रुतः।कुक्षेरथात्मजो वीरो विकुक्षिरुदपद्यत।।।।
ikṣvākos tu sutaḥ śrīmān kukṣir eveti viśrutaḥ | kukṣer athātmajo vīro vikukṣir udapadyata ||
ਇਖ਼ਸ਼ਵਾਕੂ ਦਾ ਇਕ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਾਨ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਸੀ, ਜੋ ‘ਕੁਕ੍ਸ਼ਿ’ ਨਾਮ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਖਿਆਤ ਸੀ; ਅਤੇ ਕੁਕ੍ਸ਼ਿ ਤੋਂ ਪਰਾਕ੍ਰਮੀ ਵੀਰ ਵਿਕੁਕ੍ਸ਼ਿ ਜਨਮਿਆ।
Ikshvaku had an illustrious son, well-known as Kukshi and to Kukshi was born the heroic Vikukshi.
FAQs
Dharma is continuity of rightful lineage: the transmission of duty through generations supports stable social and political order.
The genealogy proceeds from Ikṣvāku to his descendants, preparing the listener to situate Rāma within a long line of kings.
Vīrya (valor/heroism) as a dynastic ideal, implying courage in service of righteous rule.