{"collection":"Hinduism","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_hin_rys_rys1069_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_hin_rys_rys1069_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_hin_rys_rys1069_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/hin/rys/rys1069.htm","summary":"This is an excerpt from the Valmiki Ramayana (Bala Kanda), the ancient Sanskrit epic, presented in both Roman transliteration and Devanagari script. It covers the formal marriage negotiations between King Dasharatha of Ayodhya and King Janaka of Mithila, the latter summoning his brother Kushadhvaja to participate in the proceedings. The centerpiece of the passage is a recitation by the royal sage Vasishtha of the complete Solar Dynasty (Ikshvaku vamsha) genealogy, tracing the lineage from the unmanifest Brahma through Marichi, Kashyapa, Vivasvat (the Sun), Manu, and Ikshvaku down through some thirty generations to Dasharatha and his sons Rama and Lakshmana. The passage concludes with Vasishtha formally requesting that Janaka bestow his daughters upon Rama and Lakshmana, arguing that the brides are worthy matches for a lineage of such purity, heroism, and righteousness. The genealogical recitation serves not merely as a ritual formality but as a demonstration of dynastic legitimacy \u2014 a prerequisite in classical Sanskrit literary and legal convention before any royal alliance could be contracted.","tags":[],"text":null,"title":"The Ramayana in Sanskrit: Book 1: Chapter 69","tradition":"Hinduism","translated_text":null,"word_count":765}