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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.4

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: from Brahmā comes Marīci, from Marīci Kaśyapa, from Kaśyapa Vivasvān, and from Vivasvān Manu → Manu gives the earth to his son Ikṣvāku, the first King at Ayodhyā

2.102.4

ākāśaprabhavo brahmā śāśvato nitya avyayaḥ
tasmān marīciḥ saṃjajñe marīceḥ kaśyapaḥ sutaḥ

Brahmā, sprung from the ether, eternal, everlasting, imperishable; from him Marīci was born, and Marīci's son was Kaśyapa.

Words: ākāśaprabhavo — sprung from the ether; brahmā — Brahmā; śāśvato — eternal; nitya — constant; avyayaḥ — imperishable; tasmān — from him; marīciḥ — Marīci; saṃjajñe — was born; marīceḥ — Marīci's; kaśyapaḥ sutaḥ — the son Kaśyapa

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.