कुशिकवंश
प्रसङ्गः / Genealogy of the Kuśika Line and the Kausikī River
पुत्रस्ते सदृश: पुत्र भविष्यति सुधार्मिक:।गाधिं प्राप्स्यसि तेन त्वं कीर्तिं लोके च शाश्वतीम्।।।।
putras te sadṛśaḥ putro bhaviṣyati sudhārmikaḥ |
gādhim prāpsyasi tena tvaṃ kīrtiṃ loke ca śāśvatīm ||
“将有一子降生,品性与你相似,至为正法。你将得子名为伽提(Gādhi);因他之故,你将在世间获得恒久的声名。”
This is the family of the Kusas, venerable always devoted to dharma, foremost of men, great like Lord Brahma.
Dharma is presented as the defining inheritance: true continuity of a dynasty is not merely biological, but the transmission of virtue and righteous conduct.
Kūśa addresses King Kūśanābha, predicting the birth of a virtuous son named Gādhi and the lasting renown that will follow.
The virtue emphasized is dharma-niṣṭhā—steadfast devotion to righteousness—shown as the greatest source of lasting fame.