Verse 1
जनकस्य वचः श्रुत्वा वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः ।
विश्वामित्रं पुरस्कृत्य जनकं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥
Hearing the words of Janaka, the venerable sage Vasistha, with Vishvamitra before him, spoke to Janaka.
Verse 2
अव्यक्तप्रभवो ब्रह्मा शाश्वतो नित्य एव च ।
तस्य पुत्रो मरीचिस्तु मरीचेः कश्यपः सुतः ॥
Brahma is the eternal and everlasting source of the unmanifest. His son was Marichi, and Marichi’s son was Kashyapa.
Verse 3
विवस्वान् कश्यपाज्जज्ञे मनुर्वैवस्वतः स्मृतः ।
मनुः प्रजापतिः पूर्वमिक्ष्वाकुश्च मनोः सुतः ॥
Vivasvan was born from Kashyapa, and Manu was known as Vaivasvata. Manu was formerly a Prajapati, and Ikshvaku was his son.
Verse 4
इक्ष्वाकोस्तु सुतः श्रीमान् कुक्षिरित्येव विश्रुतः ।
कुक्षेस्तु पुत्रो विकुक्षिर्बाणः पुत्रस्तु विकुक्षेः ॥
The illustrious son of Ikshvaku was known as Kukshi. Kukshi’s son was Vikukshi, and Vikukshi’s son was Bana.
5
बाणस्य तु महातेजा ककुत्स्थः पुत्र उच्यते ।
ककुत्स्थस्य च पुत्रोऽभूद् रघुर्येन तु राघवाः ॥
The greatly radiant son of Bana was known as Kakutstha. Kakutstha’s son was Raghu, from whom the descendants of Raghu came to be known as Raghavas.
6
रघोस्तु पुत्रो राजर्षिः प्रवृद्धः पुरुषादकः ।
कल्माषपादो ह्यभवत् तस्माज्जातस्तु शङ्खणः ॥
Raghu’s son was the royal sage Pravridha, who became known as Purushadaka. He became Kalmashapada, and from him was born Shankhana.
7
शङ्खणस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद्ध् ध्रुवसन्धिरिति स्मृतः ।
ध्रुवसन्धेस्तु पुत्रोऽभूत् प्रसेनजिदरिंदमः ॥
Shankhana’s son was known as Dhruvasandhi. His son was Prasenajit, the subduer of enemies.
8
प्रसेनजितः पुत्रस्तु भरतो नाम नामतः ।
भरतस्य च पुत्रोऽभूदसितो नाम वीर्यवान् ॥
Prasenajit’s son was named Bharata. Bharata’s son was the valiant Asita.
9
असितस्य तु पुत्रौ द्वौ हैहयास्तालजङ्घमाः ।
तेषां चापि महाबाहुः शत्रुघ्नो नाम वीर्यवान् ॥
Asita had powerful enemies, the Haihayas and Talajanghas. Among them was the mighty and valiant Shatrughna.
10
शत्रुघ्नस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद् दिलीप इति विश्रुतः ।
दिलीपस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद् भगीरथ इति श्रुतः ॥
Shatrughna’s son was renowned as Dilipa, and Dilipa’s son was known as Bhagiratha.
11
भगीरथात् ककुत्स्थाश्च भागीरथ इति स्मृताः ।
ककुत्स्थानां तु सर्वेषां पूर्वजः स रघूत्तमः ॥
From Bhagiratha came the descendants known as the Bhagirathas. Among all the Kakutsthas, he was the foremost ancestor.
12
भगीरथस्य पुत्रोऽभूत् ककुत्स्थ इति विश्रुतः ।
ककुत्स्थस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद् रघुर्नाम महाबलः ॥
Bhagiratha’s son was renowned as Kakutstha, and Kakutstha’s son was the mighty Raghu.
13
रघोस्तु पुत्रो राजेन्द्रः प्रवृद्धो नाम वीर्यवान् ।
कल्माषपाद इत्येव नाम्ना लोकेषु विश्रुतः ॥
Raghu’s son was the powerful king Pravridha, renowned in the world by the name Kalmashapada.
14
तस्य पुत्रो महातेजाः शङ्खणो नाम वीर्यवान् ।
शङ्खणस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद् ध्रुवसन्धिररिंदमः ॥
His son was the greatly radiant and valiant Shankhana. Shankhana’s son was the subduer of enemies, Dhruvasandhi.
15
ध्रुवसन्धेस्तु पुत्रोऽभूत् प्रसेनजिदरिंदमः ।
प्रसेनजित्सुतो नाम भरतो नाम विश्रुतः ॥
Dhruvasandhi’s son was Prasenajit, the subduer of enemies. Prasenajit’s son was renowned by the name Bharata.
16
भरतस्यापि पुत्रोऽभूदसितो नाम वीर्यवान् ।
असितस्य च पुत्रोऽभूद् ऋतुपर्ण इति स्मृतः ॥
Bharata’s son was the valiant Asita, and Asita’s son was known as Rituparna.
17
ऋतुपर्णस्य पुत्रोऽभूद् सर्वकामो महाबलः ।
सर्वकामस्य पुत्रस्तु सुदास इति विश्रुतः ॥
Rituparna’s son was Sarvakama, the very powerful. Sarvakama’s son was renowned as Sudasa.
18
सुदासस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद् सौदास इति विश्रुतः ।
सौदासस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद् अश्मकः नाम वीर्यवान् ॥
Sudasa’s son was renowned as Saudasa, and Saudasa’s son was the valiant Ashmaka.
19
अश्मकस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूत् मूलकः पुरुषर्षभः ।
मूलकस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद् खट्वाङ्ग इति विश्रुतः ॥
Ashmaka’s son was Mulaka, the bull among men. Mulaka’s son was renowned as Khatvanga.
20
खट्वाङ्गस्य तु पुत्रोऽभूद् दीर्घबाहुरिति श्रुतः ।
दीर्घबाहोस्तु पुत्रोऽभूद् रघुर्नाम महाबलः ॥
Khatvanga’s son was known as Dirghabahu. Dirghabahu’s son was the mighty Raghu.
21
रघोस्तु पुत्रोऽभूद् अज इत्येव विश्रुतः ।
अजस्य चाभवद् राजा दशरथ इति श्रुतः ॥
Raghu’s son was renowned as Aja, and Aja’s son was known as King Dasharatha.
22
दशरथस्य त्विमौ पुत्रौ रामलक्ष्मणसंज्ञितौ ।
भरतो नाम कैकेय्यां शत्रुघ्नश्चापि राघवः ॥
Dasharatha had these two sons, Rama and Lakshmana. Bharata was born of Kaikeyi, and Shatrughna was also a Raghava.
23
एतेषां वंशजाः सर्वे राजर्षयः सुमहाबलाः ।
इक्ष्वाकूणां कुले जाता महात्मानो महाबलाः ॥
All these descendants were royal sages of great strength, born in the lineage of Ikshvaku and possessing immense power.
24
इति प्रोक्तो मया वंशो राघवाणां महात्मनाम् ।
मिथिलायां तु राजर्षेः प्रजापतेरनन्तरम् ॥
Thus I have described the lineage of the great-souled Raghavas, O royal sage, following the lineage of the Prajapati of Mithila.
इति वाल्मीकि रामायणे आदिकाव्ये बालकाण्डे एकसप्ततितमः सर्गः ।
Thus ends the seventy-first Sarga of the Bala Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana, the original epic.