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 ||
O filho de Kīrtiratha foi conhecido como Devamīḍha; o filho de Devamīḍha foi Vibudha; e o filho de Vibudha foi Mahīdhraka.
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.