Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 30
Abhiṣeka-mantrāḥ
Consecration Mantras
ऋतजित् सत्यजिच्चैव सुषेणः सेनजित्तथा अतिमित्रो ऽनुमित्रश् च पुरुमित्रो ऽपराजितः
ṛtajit satyajiccaiva suṣeṇaḥ senajittathā atimitro 'numitraś ca purumitro 'parājitaḥ
وكان أيضًا رِتَجِت (Ṛtajit) وسَتْيَجِت (Satyajit) وسوشينا (Suṣeṇa) وكذلك سِناجِت (Senajit)؛ وأيضًا أَتيمِترا (Atimitra) وأَنومِترا (Anumitra) وبورومِترا (Purumitra) وأَبَراجِتا (Aparājita) الذي لا يُقهَر.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic material to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Genealogical recall for ritual recitation, legitimizing lineages, and anchoring narrative history of kings/warriors for dharmic exemplars.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Vamśa-nāma-saṅgraha: Ṛtajit–Satyajit–Suṣeṇa–Senajit–(A)mitra line","lookup_keywords":["vamsha","Ritajit","Satyajit","Suseṇa","Aparajita"],"quick_summary":"A concise roster of heroic/royal names used to preserve lineage memory and provide a narrative scaffold for later exploits and dharma exemplars."}
Alamkara Type: Nāma-mālā (catalogue)
Concept: Vamśa-smṛti (lineage memory) supports social order, duty, and exemplarity in kṣatriya dharma.
Application: Use in śrāddha/vaṃśa-pravara recollection contexts or as narrative indexing when studying purāṇic history.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies and royal/heroic name-lists)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A genealogical scroll/tree with the listed names in sequence; silhouettes of kings/warriors standing in a line, each holding a royal emblem, suggesting continuity of rule.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized lineage tableau with repeated royal figures, name-panels in traditional script style, rhythmic composition and earthy tones","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, row of crowned kings with gold accents, a central genealogical palm-leaf manuscript motif, ornate borders emphasizing dynastic splendor","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, clean genealogical chart with small portrait medallions for each name, instructional clarity, delicate ornamentation","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly album page showing successive rulers with captions, refined textiles and architecture, emphasis on historiographic record"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सत्यजिच्चैव = सत्यजित् + च + एव (त् + च → च्च). अतिमित्रो ऽनुमित्रश् च = अतिमित्रः + अनुमित्रः + च (अः + अ → ओऽ; विसर्ग → श् before च). पुरुमित्रो ऽपराजितः = पुरुमित्रः + अपराजितः (अः + अ → ओऽ).
Related Themes: Agni Purana genealogical passages (vamśa-anucarita blocks)
FAQs
This verse does not teach a ritual or technical procedure; it preserves a Purāṇic name-list of notable figures (kings/warriors) as part of genealogical record-keeping (vaṁśa).
By cataloging lineages and historically remembered names/epithets, the Agni Purāṇa functions like a reference compendium—alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts—preserving dynastic memory and cultural onomastics.
Recitation and preservation of Purāṇic genealogies is traditionally regarded as smṛti-saṁrakṣaṇa (guarding sacred memory), supporting dharma through remembrance of exemplary rulers and the continuity of righteous lineages.