ikṣvākur ghrāṇataḥ sutaḥ
ikṣvākur ghrāṇataḥ sutaḥ
tasya putra-śata-jyeṣṭhā
vikukṣi-nimi-daṇḍakāḥ
When Vaivasvata Manu sneezed, Ikṣvāku was born from Manu's nostrils. King Ikṣvāku had one hundred sons, of whom Vikukṣi, Nimi and Daṇḍakā were the most prominent.
The dynasty from Ikṣvāku, Manu’s son, was extensive.[143] This is now explained. Ikṣvāku was born out of Manu’s nostril when he sneezed. Śrīdhara Svāmī says that when it is said that ten sons were born from Manu’s wife Śraddhā, this is generalization, since Ikṣvāku was actually born from Manu’s nostril.
|| 9.6.5 ||
teṣāṁ purastād abhavann
āryāvarte nṛpā nṛpa
pañca-viṁśatiḥ paścāc ca
trayo madhye 'pare 'nyataḥ
O King! Of the one hundred sons, twenty-five became kings in the eastern side of Āryāvarta. Another twenty-five sons became kings to the west of Āryāvarta, and the three principal sons became kings in the middle. The other sons became kings in various other places.
Āryāvarta is a pious land between the Vidya and Himalaya ranges. East of that, stretching to the ocean, in separate areas, twenty-five sons became kings. West of Āryāvarta twenty-five became kings. The three eldest sons became kings of the middle area. Others became kings in the north and south.
|| 9.6.6 ||
sa ekadāṣṭakā-śrāddhe
ikṣvākuḥ sutam ādiśat
māṁsam ānīyatāṁ medhyaṁ
vikukṣe gaccha mā ciram
When Mahārāja Ikṣvāku was performing his oblations for the āṣṭakā-śraddha, he ordered his son Vikukṣi to go immediately to the forest to bring some pure flesh.
Four verses explain why Vikukṣi became known as Śaśāda.
|| 9.6.7 ||
tatheti sa vanaṁ gatvā
mṛgān hatvā kriyārhaṇān
śrānto bubhukṣito vīraḥ
śaśaṁ cādad apasmṛtiḥ
Thereafter, Ikṣvāku's son Vikukṣi went to the forest and killed animals suitable for being offered as oblations. But when fatigued and hungry, he became forgetful and ate a rabbit he had killed.
|| 9.6.8 ||
śeṣaṁ nivedayām āsa
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