Rocamana’s son was Reva, also known as Raivata. Among his hundred sons, the eldest was Kakudmi. Kakudmi’s renowned daughter, Revati, became the wife of Rama. From Karusha, many famous Karusha princes were born, celebrated throughout the earth. Prishadhra, due to the misfortune of killing a cow, was cursed by his teacher and thus became a Shudra. Now, listen as I recount the illustrious lineage of Ikshvaku. Vikukshi, also called Devarat, was the eldest of Ikshvaku’s hundred sons. He himself had fifteen sons. These foremost kings were born to the north of Mount Meru, and another group of fourteen, making a hundred in total, were also born. To the south of Mount Meru, the kings who were named included Kakutstha, the eldest, whose son was Suyodhana. Suyodhana’s son was Prithu, and Prithu’s son was Vishvagas. Vishvagas’s son was Indu, from whom Yuvanashva was born. Yuvanashva’s son was the energetic Shravasta, whose own son was Vatsaka. Vatsaka founded the city of Shravasti in the land of Gauda. From Shravasta came Brihadashva, and from him, Kuvalashva, who became known as Dhundhumara after he slew the demon Dhundhu in ancient times. Dhundhumara had three sons: Dridhashva, Danda, and the renowned Kapilashva. Dhundhumari was mighty among them. Dridhashva’s son was Pramoda; Pramoda’s son was Haryashva; Haryashva’s son was Nikumbha, and from Nikumbha came Samhataashva. Samhataashva had two sons: Akritashva and Ranashva. Ranashva’s son was Yuvanashva, and from him was born the great Mandhata. Mandhata had sons: Purukutsa and Dharmasena, the king. Also renowned were Muchukunda and the mighty Shatrujit. Purukutsa’s son was Vasuda, lord of the Narmada; Vasuda’s son was Sambhuti, and from him came Tridhanva. The son of Tridhanva was Trayyaruna; from Trayyaruna came Satyavrata, and from Satyavrata, Satyaratha is remembered. Satyaratha’s son was Harishchandra, and from Harishchandra came Rohita. Rohita’s son was Vrka, and Vrka’s son was Bahu. Bahu’s son was the illustrious Sagara, a king of supreme righteousness. Sagara had two wives: Prabhā and Bhānumatī. Both of them, desiring sons, worshipped the sage Aurva, a descendant of Agni. Pleased, Aurva granted them each a boon as they wished: one would have sixty thousand sons, the other a single son to continue the lineage. Prabhā chose the many sons, while Bhānumatī bore one son, Asamañjas; Prabhā, the Yādavī, gave birth to sixty thousand sons. Those sixty thousand sons, while digging the earth in search of the sacrificial horse, were burned by Vishnu. Asamañjas’s son was the renowned Aṃśumān. Aṃśumān’s son was Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa came Bhagīratha, who, through his austerities, brought down the sacred Gaṅgā, thereafter called Bhāgīrathī. Bhagīratha’s son was the well-known Nābhāga; from Nābhāga came Ambarīṣa, and from him, Sindhudvīpa was born. Sindhudvīpa’s son was Ayutāyu, and from him came Ṛtuparṇa. Ṛtuparṇa’s son was Kalmāṣapāda, known for all deeds. Kalmāṣapāda’s son was Anaraṇya, and his son was Nighna. Nighna had two sons: the kings Anamitra and Raghu. Anamitra went to the forest and, it is said, will become a king in the Kṛta age. From Raghu came Dilīpa, and from Dilīpa, Ajaka. From Dīrghabāhu was born Ajā, and from Ajā, the mighty Daśaratha. Daśaratha had four sons, all of whom were manifestations of Nārāyaṇa. Among them, Rāma was the eldest, the destroyer of Rāvaṇa and the great enhancer of the Raghu lineage. Vālmīki, the best of Bhārgavas, composed the story of Rāma. Rāma’s sons were Kuśa and Lava, who continued the Ikṣvāku line. From Kuśa was born Atithi, and his son was Niṣadha. Niṣadha’s son was Nala, and from Nala came Nabha. From Nabha came Puṇḍarīka, and from him, Kṣemadhanvan. His son was the heroic Devānīka, full of might. Devānīka’s son was Ahīnagu, and after him came Sahasrāśva. Then came Candrāvaloka, from whom Tārāpīḍa was born. Tārāpīḍa’s son was Candragiri; from him was born Bhānu, and from Bhānu came Candra. Candra’s son was Śrutāyu, who was slain in the Bhārata war. There are two famous Nalas in the lineage descended from Kaśyapa: one is the son of Vīrasena, and the other is the king of Naiṣadha. Thus, these generous kings of the Vaivasvata line, who performed many sacrifices, are chiefly celebrated as originating from the Ikṣvāku dynasty. Now, O venerable one, you wish to hear of the supreme lineage of the ancestors, and especially about the role of the Sun and the Moon as deities in the śrāddha rite. Indeed, I shall tell you of the supreme lineage of the ancestors. In heaven, there are seven groups of Pitṛs, of whom three are without form. The other four are embodied, all of immeasurable energy. The formless groups of Pitṛs are those of the Prajāpati Vairāja. The divine groups known as Vairājas are honored by the gods, and those who, having fallen from yoga, attain the eternal worlds. But at the end of a day of Brahmā, those devoted to Brahman are born again, regaining their memory and once more attaining supreme yoga and knowledge.