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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.70.11

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

1.70.11

mahīdhrakasuto rājā kīrtirāto mahābalaḥ
kīrtirātasya rājarṣer mahāromā vyajāyata

Mahīdhraka's son was King Kīrtirāta of great strength; and of the royal seer Kīrtirāta was born Mahāromā.

Words: mahīdhrakasuto — Mahīdhraka's son; rājā — king; kīrtirāto — Kīrtirāta; mahābalaḥ — of great strength; kīrtirātasya — of Kīrtirāta; rājarṣer — of the royal seer; mahāromā — Mahāromā; vyajāyata — was born

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.