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were themselves placed under the Maharajas.
. The Ikshvāku vanía arose in this way: the first thing that the WORLD TEACHER had taught men, on the disappearance of the Kalpa trees, was the use of the ikshurasa (cane-juice), which earned for him the title of ‘Ikshvāku.' Subsequently in the course of a few years the term came to be applied to the family of Rişabha Deva, whence the Ikshvāku vansa. The WORLD TEACHER also earned the titles of Brahmā, Vidhātā, Sţiştā and the like, which all signify creator, because of His being the creator of the (arrangements of the) Karmabhumi (sweating) civilization!
The Surya and Chandra vanías arose out of the Ikshvāku vansa somewhat later. They were founded by two of the grandsons of the WORLD TEACHER, the first-named by Bharata's son Arka Kirti, and the second, by Bāhubali's son Somakirti who was also called Mahābala.
