As Nimi left no successor, the Munis, apprehensive of the consequences of the earth being without a ruler, agitated the body of the prince, and produced from it a prince who was called Janaka, from being born without a progenitor. In consequence of his father being without a body (videha), he was termed also Vaideha, 'the son of the bodiless;' and the further received the name of Mithi, from having been produced by agitation (mathana) 3. The son of Janaka was Udávasu;

his son was Nandivarddhana; his son was Suketu; his son was Devaráta; his son was Vrihaduktha; his son was Mahávírya; his son was Satyadhriti; his son was Dhrisht́aketu; his son was Haryyaśwa; his son was Maru; his son was Pratibandhaka; his son was Kritaratha; his son was Krita; his son was Vibudha; his son was Mahádhriti; his son was Kritiráta; his son was Mahároman; his son was Suvarńaroman; his son was Hraswaroman; his son was Síradhwaja.

Síradhwaja ploughing the ground, to prepare it for a sacrifice which he instituted in order to obtain progeny, there sprang up in the furrow a damsel, who became his daughter Sítá 4. The brother of Síradhwaja was Kuśadhwaja, who was king of Káśí 5; he had a son also, named Bhánumat 6. The son of Bhánumat was Satadyumna; his son was Śuchi; his son was Úrjjaváha; his son was Śatyadhwaja; his son was Kuni 7; his son was Anjana; his son was Ritujit; his son was Arisht́anemi 8; his son was Śrutáyus; his son was Supárśwa; his son was Sanjaya 9; his son was Kshemári 10; his son was Anenas 11; his son was Mínaratha 12; his son was Satyaratha; his son was Sátyarathi 13; his son was Upagu 14; his son was Śruta 15; his son was Sáswata 16; his son was Sudhanwan; his son was Subhása; his son was Suśruta 17; his son was Jaya; his son was Vijaya; his son was Rita; his son was Sunaya 18; his son was Vítahavya;

his son was Dhriti; his son was Bahuláśwa; his son was Kriti, with whom terminated the family of Janaka. These are the kings of Mithilá, who for the most part will be 19 proficient in spiritual knowledge 20.

Footnotes

388:1 None of the authorities, except the Váyu and Bhágavata, contain the series of kings noticed in this chapter.