Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 29
Somavaṃśa-saṃkṣepaḥ
Conclusion of the Lunar Dynasty Description
तित्तिरेस्तु नरः पुत्रस्तस्य चन्दनदुन्दुभिः पुनर्वसुस्तस्य पुत्र आहुकश्चाहुकीसुतः
tittirestu naraḥ putrastasya candanadundubhiḥ punarvasustasya putra āhukaścāhukīsutaḥ
وكان لتِتِّيرِي (Tittiri) ابنٌ يُدعى نَرَ (Nara). وابنُ نَرَ هو چَنْدَنَ-دُنْدُبْهِي (Candana-dundubhi). وابنُ چَنْدَنَ-دُنْدُبْهِي هو پُونَرْوَسُو (Punarvasu)، وابنُ پُونَرْوَسُو هو آहُكَة (Āhuka)، المولودُ من آहُكِي (Āhukī).
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic genealogies to Sage Vasiṣṭha, per the Agni Purāṇa’s standard dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Samanya","secondary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","practical_application":"Tracking dynastic succession leading toward the Mathurā narrative complex; aids cross-identification of names in Purāṇic and Itihāsa retellings.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Yādava/Vṛṣṇi Line: Tittiri to Āhuka","lookup_keywords":["Tittiri","Nara","Candana-dundubhi","Punarvasu","Āhuka"],"quick_summary":"Continues the lineage: Tittiri → Nara → Candana-dundubhi → Punarvasu → Āhuka (born of Āhukī). Establishes maternal attribution for Āhuka."}
Concept: Vaṃśa-smaraṇa with attention to both paternal and maternal lines (Āhukī-suta).
Application: When reconciling variant genealogies, note maternal markers as disambiguators for similarly named figures.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies / Dynastic Lineages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lineage diagram extending from Tittiri to Āhuka, with Āhukī shown as the mother, emphasizing maternal descent.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, genealogical vine motif connecting portraits of Tittiri, Nara, Candana-dundubhi, Punarvasu, and Āhuka; Āhukī depicted beside Āhuka with maternal gesture, temple mural palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-embossed family tree with jeweled medallions; Āhukī and Āhuka paired in a highlighted frame, rich maroons and greens, ornamental borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic chart with clear connectors and name captions; mother-child inset for Āhukī–Āhuka, delicate shading, manuscript clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined family register page with calligraphy and small portrait busts; maternal attribution shown by a side cartouche for Āhukī, fine floral margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tittirestu → tittireḥ + tu; putrastasya → putraḥ + tasya; āhukaścāhukīsutaḥ → āhukaḥ + ca + āhukī-sutaḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 274.28 (preceding lineage); Agni Purana 274.30 (Devaka, Ugrasena)
FAQs
This verse imparts vamśa-vidyā (genealogical knowledge): a precise succession of descendants used to preserve dynastic and historical memory in Purāṇic tradition.
By recording structured lineages (names, parentage, maternal attribution), it functions like a historical index—one of the Agni Purāṇa’s encyclopedic layers alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and poetics.
Recitation and preservation of righteous lineages is traditionally held to support smṛti (sacred memory) and dharma-continuity, honoring ancestors and reinforcing the Purāṇic ideal of orderly succession.