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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 1.70.12

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

1.70.12

mahāroṃṇas tu dharmātmā svarṇaromā vyajāyata
svarṇaroṃṇas tu rājarṣer hrasvaromā vyajāyata

From Mahāromā was born the righteous Svarṇaromā; and from the royal seer Svarṇaromā was born Hrasvaromā.

Words: mahāroṃṇas — of Mahāromā; tu — and; dharmātmā — the righteous-souled; svarṇaromā — Svarṇaromā; vyajāyata — was born; svarṇaroṃṇas — of Svarṇaromā; tu — and; rājarṣer — of the royal seer; hrasvaromā — Hrasvaromā; vyajāyata — was born

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.