Verse 1

अस्त्यस्तमितसर्वापदुद्यत्संपदुदारधीः ।विदेहानां महीपालो जनको नाम वीर्यवान्

In plain words

Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: There is a king of the Videhas named Janaka, mighty and of noble mind, for whom every calamity has set and whose fortunes are rising.