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
Ang anak ni Ṛta ay si Śunaka; ang anak ni Śunaka ay si Vītahavya. Ang anak ni Vītahavya ay si Dhṛti; ang anak ni Dhṛti ay si Bahulāśva. Ang anak ni Bahulāśva ay si Kṛti; at ang anak ni Kṛti ay si Mahāvaśī.
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.