Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 11
Sūryavaṃśa-kīrtana
Proclamation of the Solar Dynasty
अम्बरीषः प्रजापालो धार्ष्टकं धृष्टतः कुलम् सुकल्पानर्तौ शर्यार्तेर्वैरोह्यानर्ततो नृपः
ambarīṣaḥ prajāpālo dhārṣṭakaṃ dhṛṣṭataḥ kulam sukalpānartau śaryārtervairohyānartato nṛpaḥ
كان أمبريشا حامياً لرعيته. ومن دْهْرِشْتَتَة نشأت سلالة الدهارِشْتَكَة؛ ثم جاء سوكَلْپَة وأَنَرْتَة. ومن شَرْيَارْتِي وُلِدَ فايروهْيَة؛ ومن أَنَرْتَة ظهر الملك في ذلك النسب.
Lord Agni
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Cataloging dynastic branches and exemplary kingship (praja-palana) for political memory, court recitation, and lineage authentication.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Ambarīṣa and the Dhārṣṭaka–Ānarta line: Dhṛṣṭata → Dhārṣṭaka; Sukalpa; Anarta; Śaryārti → Vairohya","lookup_keywords":["Ambarīṣa","Dhṛṣṭata","Dhārṣṭaka","Anarta","Śaryārti"],"quick_summary":"Summarizes a lineage chain and highlights Ambarīṣa as prajā-pālaka, serving as a compact index entry for dynastic branching and regional naming (Ānarta)."}
Concept: Prajā-pālana as a defining virtue of kings; lineage is meaningful when joined to dharmic governance.
Application: Frames rulership as service; useful for rājadharma instruction and courtly ideals of governance.
Khanda Section: Vamshanucarita (Dynastic Genealogies of Kings)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A genealogical tableau: Ambarīṣa depicted as a benevolent king protecting subjects; beside him a branching lineage diagram showing Dhṛṣṭata → Dhārṣṭaka, Sukalpa, Anarta, and Śaryārti → Vairohya.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Ambarīṣa with protective gesture (abhaya-like), villagers and sages under his care, stylized family-tree creeper with names Dhṛṣṭata, Dhārṣṭaka, Sukalpa, Anarta, Śaryārti, Vairohya, bold outlines and temple border motifs","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, Ambarīṣa seated with gold-embossed throne, subjects offering petitions, gilded genealogy panels around, jewel tones and ornate arches","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional composition: king at center, clean labeled lineage branches, ministers holding palm-leaf registers, soft shading and fine detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court scene with petitioners, scribes recording genealogy, marginal cartouches listing names, architectural depth and textile realism"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: śaryārteḥ+vairohya → śaryārtervairohya; sukalpa+ānartau → sukalpānartau.
Related Themes: Agni Purana rājadharma/prājā-pālana discussions (where present); Agni Purana genealogical catalogues of Manu and Ikṣvāku/Yadu lines
FAQs
This verse imparts Vamsha-vidya (genealogical knowledge): a structured listing of royal descent-lines used in Purāṇic historiography and the validation of dynastic succession.
By preserving concise dynastic catalogues—names, progenitors, and descent relations—it functions as a historical-index layer alongside the Agni Purana’s ritual, political, and scientific materials, demonstrating its multi-domain, reference-style composition.
Remembering and reciting righteous royal lineages is treated in Purāṇic tradition as smṛti-puṇya (merit through remembrance), reinforcing dharma through exemplars of kingship and continuity of sacred history.