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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.6
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
2.102.6
yasyeyaṃ prathamaṃ dattā samṛddhā manunā mahī
tam ikṣvākum ayodhyāyāṃ rājānaṃ viddhi pūrvakam
To whom this prosperous earth was first given by Manu—know that Ikṣvāku as the first king in Ayodhyā.
Words: yasyeyaṃ — to whom this; prathamaṃ dattā — first given; samṛddhā — prosperous, abundant; manunā — by Manu; mahī — the earth; tam ikṣvākum — that Ikṣvāku; ayodhyāyāṃ — in Ayodhyā; rājānaṃ — as king; viddhi — know; pūrvakam — the first, original
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.