Genealogies-Ikshwaaku
Vansh - From Bhaagvat Puraan
Bhaagvat
Puraan, Skandh 9, Ch 13
Ikshwaaku's Vansh -
Nimi's Vansh
Ikshwaaku was born from Manu's sneeze
Ikshwaaku had 100 sons - Vikukshi, Nimi, and Dandak were the eldest. His 25 younger sons were the rulers of the eastern part of
Aaryaavart,
and the older 25 became the Raajaa of the western part of Aaryaavart and the
first three were the kings of the Central part. Remaining 47 sons became the
kings of southern part etc.
Vikukshi's Vansh , Nimi's Vansh, Dand's Vansh
Ikshwaaku Vansh - Nimi's
Vansh
His another son was Nimi. He died in a conflict with Vashishth. Then Muni thought that without Raajaa there will be disorganization among the people,
so they churned the body of Nimi through which a son was born. Taking birth like
this he was named Janak. Because he took birth from Videh (whose body was not
there) he was known as Videh; and because of being born through Manthan
(churning) he was called "Mithil". He inhabited "Mithilaa
Puree".
Nimi's son was Udaavasu
Udaavasu's son was Nandivardhan
Nandivardhan's son was Suketu
Suketu's son was Devaraat
Devaraat's son was Brihadrath
Brihadrath's son was Mahaaveerya
Mahaaverrya's son
was Sudhriti
Sudhriti's son was Dhrishtketu
Dhrishtketu's son was Haryashwa
Haryashwa's son was Maru
Maru's son was Prateepak
Prateepak's son was Kritirath
Kritirath's son was Devmeedh
Devmeedh's son
was Vishrut
Vishrut's , his son was Mahaadhriti
Mahaadhriti's son was Kritiraat
Kritiraat's son was Mahaaromaa
Mahaaromaa's son was Swarnromaa
Swarnromaa's son was Hriswaromaa
Hriswaromaa's son was
Seeradhwaj - he was tilling the land when Seetaa Jee was born from the front part
(Phaal) of the Hal (Seer) that is why he was called
Seeradhwaj.
Seeradhwaj's son was Kushdhwaj
Kushdhwaj's son was Dharmdhwaj
Dharmdhwaj had two sons - Kritdhwaj and Mitdhwaj.
Kritdhwaj had a son named Keshidhwaj and Mitdhwaj had the son named Khaandikya. Keshidhwaj
was very good at Aatmvidyaa and Khaandikya was good at Karmkaand. Khaandikya got
frightened
from Keshidhwaj and ran away.
Keshidhwaj had the son named Bhaanumaan
Bhaanumaan's son was Shatdyumn
Shatdyumn's son was Shuchi
Shichi's son was Sanadhwaj
Sanadhwaj's son was Oordhwaketu
Oordhwaketu's son was Aj
Aj's son was Purujit
Purujit's son was Arishtnemi
Arishtnemi's son was Shrutaayu
Shrutaayu's son was Supaarshwak
Supaarshwak's on was Mithilaa's king Kshemadhi.
Kshemadhi's son was Samarath
Sa,marath's son was Satyarath
Satyarath's son was Upaguru
Upaguru's son was Upagupt - he was the Ansh of Agni.
Upagupt's son was Vaswanant
Vaswanant's son was Yuyudh
Yuyudh's son was Subhaashan
Subhaashan's son was Shrut
Shrut's son was Jaya
Jaya's son was Vijaya
Vijaya's son was Rit
Rit's son was Shunak
Shunak's son was Bahulaashwa
Bahulaashwa's son was Krit
Krit's son was Mahaavashee - All these kings of Mithil Vansh are called
Maithel."
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