THE LIVING ARCHIVE
About Suketu
Videha is the royal house associated with Mithila. Its origin is traced through Nimi, a son of Ikshvaku, and the extraordinary birth of Janaka-Mithi. It is related to the wider Ikshvaku family while retaining its own succession and its own household of Sita.
AT A GLANCE
Identity & Context
- Identity
- King
- Form
- Videha Royal House
- Tradition
- Puranic Royal Genealogy
Family & Relationships
- ParentNandivardhana
Nandivardhana is named as the parent of Suketu in this succession.
- ChildDevarata
IN THE TRADITION
Recorded Context
ROLE & ESSENCE
Attributes & Significance
This position helps trace Sita’s royal household back through the older Videha succession to Nimi’s branch of the Ikshvaku family. It makes the relationship between Mithila and the larger solar dynasty visible without merging their separate royal lines.
Role
Suketu is a king of the Videha royal house of Mithila, named in the Vishnu Purana as the son of Nandivardhana and the father of Devarata.
TRADITION & MEANING
Traditions & Interpretations
Suketu is remembered chiefly through this royal genealogy. The surviving notice identifies his family position, but gives no separate account of his wars, marriages or personal weapons. His place in the dynasty is clearer than the details of his individual reign.
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Connected Cards
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Characters & Cosmic Entities1
Nandivardhana is named as the parent of Suketu in this succession.