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Maru

I
Prasusruta

Sandhi

Amarshana

I
Mahasvat

Visvabahu

I
Prasenajit

Takshaka

Brihadbala, killed at
the battle of Ku-
rukshetra by
Abhimanyu

(Time of Parikshit)

Brihat-rana

Vatsa-vriddha

Sumitra shall be
Kali Yuga.

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Vatsa-Vriddha

Prativyoma

Bhanu

I
Divaka

Sahadeva

I
Brihadasva

I
Bhanumat

I
Pratikagva

I
Supratika

Marudeva

Sunakshatra

I
Pushkara

Antariksha
Sutapas

Sutapas

I
Amitrajit

I
Brihadrai

I
Barhi

I
Kritanjaya

I
Rananjaya

Sanjaya

Sakya

I
Suddhoda

I
Langala

Prasenajit

Kshudraka

Sumitra

the last of the Ikshvaku dynasty in this

Nimi was the second son of Ikshvaku. He asked Vasistha to
officiate at his Yajna. But the Rishi had been pre-engaged with
Indra. So he asked the king to wait tile he came back. Considering
the uncertainty, Nimi did not wait for his family Purohita. But en-
gaged another priest. Vasistha on returning became offended and
cursed Nimi with the loss of his body. Nimi gave the same curse to
Vasistha. So both gave up their bodies. Vasistha was reborn shortly
after as the son of Mitravaruna by Urvasi. The Rishis picked up the
body of Nimi and placed it with the scented things of Yajna. On
the completion of the Yajna, the Rishis prayed to the Devas for the
vivification of the body. But Nimi said from within the scented
things that he did not want to be encumbered with the body any
more. The Devas said: "Then remain in the eyes of all beings as
winking." So Nltni remains in the twinkling of eyes.

The Rishis churned the body of Nimi and a son was born.
He was called Janaka. As he was born, when his father was bodiless
(vide ha) he was also called Vaideha. The*churning also gave him the

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