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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.102.7

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 succession continues through Kukṣi, Vikukṣi, Bāṇa, and Anaraṇya, whose reign is free of failed rains, famine, and theft

2.102.7

ikṣvākos tu sutaḥ śrīmān kukṣir eveti viśrutaḥ
kukṣer athātmajo vīro vikukṣir udapadyata

Ikṣvāku's illustrious son was renowned as Kukṣi; and from Kukṣi was born a valiant son, Vikukṣi.

Words: ikṣvākos tu sutaḥ — and Ikṣvāku's son; śrīmān — illustrious; kukṣir eveti viśrutaḥ — renowned as Kukṣi; kukṣer athātmajo — and from Kukṣi a son; vīro — valiant; vikukṣir udapadyata — Vikukṣi was born

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.