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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.5
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
2.102.5
vivasvān kaśyapāj jajñe manur vaivastavaḥ smṛtaḥ
sa tu prajāpatiḥ pūrvam ikṣvākus tu manoḥ sutaḥ
From Kaśyapa was born Vivasvān; Manu is known as Vaivasvata. He was formerly the Prajāpati, and Ikṣvāku was the son of Manu.
Words: vivasvān — Vivasvān; kaśyapāj jajñe — was born from Kaśyapa; manur — Manu; vaivastavaḥ — (called) Vaivasvata, son of Vivasvān; smṛtaḥ — is known, remembered; sa tu prajāpatiḥ — he indeed was the Prajāpati; pūrvam — formerly; ikṣvākus tu — and Ikṣvāku; manoḥ sutaḥ — the son of Manu
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.