Nimi’s Disembodied Liberation and the Rise of the Mithilā (Videha) Dynasty
शुनकस्तत्सुतो जज्ञे वीतहव्यो धृतिस्तत: । बहुलाश्वो धृतेस्तस्य कृतिरस्य महावशी ॥ २६ ॥
śunakas tat-suto jajñe vītahavyo dhṛtis tataḥ bahulāśvo dhṛtes tasya kṛtir asya mahāvaśī
Сыном Риты (Ṛta) был Шунака; его сыном — Витахавья. Сыном Витахавьи был Дхрити; его сыном — Бахулашва. Сыном Бахулашвы был Крити; а его сыном — Махаваши.
This verse lists the succession of descendants: Śunaka → Vītahavya → Dhṛti → Bahulāśva → Kṛti, describing Kṛti as a very powerful ruler.
He preserves vamsa history to show the continuity of dharma through saintly and royal lines and to situate the Lord’s pastimes and devotees within time and family traditions.
They encourage respect for dharmic heritage, inspire responsibility in one’s own family line, and help devotees remember that spiritual culture is carried forward through disciplined, principled lives.