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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.23

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

2.102.23

raghos tu putras tejasvī pravṛddhaḥ puruṣādakaḥ
kalmāṣapādaḥ saudāsa ity evaṃ prathito bhuvi

Raghu's splendid son was Pravṛddha, an eater of men, renowned on earth as Kalmāṣapāda Saudāsa.

Words: raghos tu putras tejasvī — and Raghu's splendid son; pravṛddhaḥ — Pravṛddha; puruṣādakaḥ — a man-eater; kalmāṣapādaḥ saudāsa — Kalmāṣapāda Saudāsa; ity evaṃ prathito bhuvi — thus renowned on earth

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.