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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.25

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: the succeeding generations are Śaṅkhaṇa, Sudarśana, Agnivarṇa, Śīghraga, Maru, Praśuśruka, Ambarīṣa, Nahuṣa, and Nābhāga

2.102.25

śaṅkhaṇasya tu putro 'bhūc chūraḥ śrīmān sudarśanaḥ
sudarśanasyāgnivarṇa agnivarṣasya śīghragaḥ

Śaṅkhaṇa's son was the valiant, illustrious Sudarśana; Sudarśana's son was Agnivarṇa, and Agnivarṇa's son Śīghraga.

Words: śaṅkhaṇasya tu putro 'bhūc — and Śaṅkhaṇa's son was; chūraḥ śrīmān sudarśanaḥ — the brave, illustrious Sudarśana; sudarśanasyāgnivarṇa — Sudarśana's (son) Agnivarṇa; agnivarṣasya śīghragaḥ — Agnivarṇa's (son) Śīghraga

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.