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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.70.10

Bāla Kāṇḍa, sarga 70: Vivāha: The Videha lineage and the wedding date. Janaka recounts the Videha lineage and Kuśadhvaja’s accession, offers Sītā & Ūrmilā and appoints the wedding day and preparatory rites

In the sequence: the line continues through Maru, Pratīndhaka, Kīrtiratha, Devamīḍha, Vibudha, Mahīdhraka, Kīrtirāta, Mahāromā, Svarṇaromā, and Hrasvaromā → Hrasvaromā was the father of himself and Kuśadhvaja. Janaka recalls that his father installed him as King, entrusted the younger brother to his care, and retired to the forest

1.70.10

putraḥ kīrtirathasyāpi devamīḍha iti smṛtaḥ
devamīḍhasya vibudho vibudhasya mahīdhrakaḥ

Kīrtiratha's son too was remembered as Devamīḍha; Devamīḍha's (son) was Vibudha; and Vibudha's (son) was Mahīdhraka.

Words: putraḥ — son; kīrtirathasyāpi — of Kīrtiratha too; devamīḍha — Devamīḍha; iti — thus, so; smṛtaḥ — remembered, known as; devamīḍhasya — of Devamīḍha; vibudho — Vibudha; vibudhasya — of Vibudha; mahīdhrakaḥ — Mahīdhraka

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.