Ikshváku
Family: Ayodhyá · Role: ancestor · First appears: Book I, Canto 6 · The King
In Book I, Canto 70, the poem names Ikshváku as the son of Manu and the father of Kukshi. In Book I, Canto 47, Alambúshá bears him Viśála at Viśálá, and Book I, Canto 57 places Triśanku in Ikshváku’s line.
In Book II, Canto 49, Manu gives Ikshváku the populous land to hold; in Canto 110, Ikshváku becomes “First of Ayodhyá’s kings.” Later cantos connect his line with Daśaratha, Ráma, Bharat and Lakshmaṇ.
Relationship record
Life events
- Alambúshá bore Viśála to Ikshváku.(Book I, Canto 47 · Sumati · 📍 Viśálá)
- Manu gave the populous land to King Ikshváku to hold.(Book II, Canto 49 · The Crossing Of The Rivers)
- With: Manu
- “The populous land which Manu old To King Ikshváku gave to hold.”
- Ikshváku became the first king of Ayodhyá.(Book II, Canto 110 · The Sons Of Ikshváku)
- “Manu, who life to mortals gave, Begot Ikshváku good and brave: First of Ayodhyá’s kings was he,”
Book I, Canto 6 · The King
- younger kin: Daśaratha “The pride of old Ikshváku’s seed For lofty thought and righteous deed.”
Book I, Canto 10 · Rishyasring Invited
- younger kin: Daśaratha “Of famed Ikshváku’s line shall spring (’Twas thus he spoke) a pious king, Named Daśaratha, good and great,”
Book I, Canto 13 · The Sacrifice Finished
- younger kin: Daśaratha “Ikshváku’s son with joyful mind”
Book I, Canto 47 · Sumati
- child: Viśála “Here gentle Alambúshá bare To old Ikshváku, king and sage, Viśála, glory of his age,”
Book I, Canto 57 · Trisanku
- younger kin: Triśanku “Of old Ikshváku’s line he came, That glories in Triśanku’s name.”
Book I, Canto 70 · The Maidens Sought
- parent: Manu “Manu, who life to mortals gave, Begot Ikshváku good and brave.”
- child: Kukshi “From him the glorious Kukshi sprang,”
Book II, Canto 4 · Ráma Summoned
- younger kin: Ráma “With thee I travailed not in vain; Those lotus eyes reward my pain, And all the glory of the line Of old Ikshváku will be thine.”
Book II, Canto 49 · The Crossing Of The Rivers
- patron: Manu “The populous land which Manu old To King Ikshváku gave to hold.”
Book II, Canto 71 · Bharat’s Return
- younger kin: Bharat “Which King Ikshváku’s children kept,”
Book II, Canto 110 · The Sons Of Ikshváku
- parent: Manu “Manu, who life to mortals gave, Begot Ikshváku good and brave:”
- child: Kukshi “From him the glorious Kukshi sprang,”
Book III, Canto 52 · Rávan’s Flight
- younger kin: Ráma “Brave sons of old Ikshváku, hear And rescue in this hour of fear.”
- younger kin: Lakshmaṇ “Brave sons of old Ikshváku, hear And rescue in this hour of fear.”
Book III, Canto 56 · Sítá’s Disdain
- younger kin: Ráma “With shoulders like the forest king’s, From old Ikshváku’s line he springs.”
Book VI, Canto 4 · The March
- child: Triśanku “And great Triśanku, glorious king, Ikshváku’s son from whom we spring,”
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Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.