Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 110, Shloka 7
लोकसमुत्पत्ति-वर्णनम् तथा इक्ष्वाकुवंश-प्रशंसा
Cosmogony and Ikshvaku Genealogy as Counsel to Rama
यस्येयं प्रथमं दत्ता समृद्धा मनुना मही।तमिक्ष्वाकुमयोध्यायां राजानं विद्धि पूर्वकम्।।।।
yasyeyaṃ prathamaṃ dattā samṛddhā manunā mahī | tam ikṣvākum ayodhyāyāṃ rājānaṃ viddhi pūrvakam ||
伊叉婆拘（Ikṣvāku）——摩奴最初赐予这片丰饶大地者——当知他是阿踰陀（Ayodhyā）最早的君王。
Manu had orginally bestowed the most prosperous earth on Ikshvaku and you know Ikshvaku was the first king of Ayodhya.
FAQs
Dharma of kingship: sovereignty is depicted as a trust bestowed, implying the king’s duty to protect and make the land flourish rather than treat it as private possession.
The speaker identifies Ikṣvāku as Ayodhyā’s first king, anchoring the legitimacy and antiquity of Rāma’s dynasty.
Legitimate stewardship—rule grounded in rightful succession and responsibility to prosperity.