Royal dynasty of Janaka; the kingdom of Mithila, native country of Sita. (Glossary for the Vahinis)

King Janaka has acquired extraordinary proficiency in Brahma-Jnana, the knowledge of the Brahman. He was called ‘The king of Videha’. Videha means ‘deprived of body’. In other words, one who did not have any sense of body-consciousness. (DBG, p.70)