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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.22

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 102: Vasiṣṭha recounts the royal lineage. He traces the dynasty from creation through Ikṣvāku and Sagara, invoking its tradition of eldest succession

In the sequence: Vasiṣṭha follows the succession through Kakutstha, Raghu, and Pravṛddha, the man-eater also known as Kalmāṣapāda Saudāsa

2.102.22

bhagīrathāt kakutsthas tu kākutsthā yena tu smṛtāḥ
kakutsthasya tu putro 'bhūd raghur yena tu rāghavaḥ

From Bhagīratha came Kakutstha, from whom they are called Kākutsthas; and Kakutstha's son was Raghu, from whom [comes the name] Rāghava.

Words: bhagīrathāt kakutsthas tu — and from Bhagīratha, Kakutstha; kākutsthā yena tu smṛtāḥ — from whom (they) are called Kākutsthas; kakutsthasya tu putro 'bhūd — and Kakutstha's son was; raghur yena tu rāghavaḥ — Raghu, from whom (comes) Rāghava

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.