Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 38
Somavaṃśa-saṃkṣepaḥ
Conclusion of the Lunar Dynasty Description
सुदंष्ट्रश् च सुवासश् च धृष्टो ऽभूदसमौजसः गान्धारी चैव माद्री च धृष्टभार्ये बभूवतुः
sudaṃṣṭraś ca suvāsaś ca dhṛṣṭo 'bhūdasamaujasaḥ gāndhārī caiva mādrī ca dhṛṣṭabhārye babhūvatuḥ
وكان سُدَمْشْتْرَ (Sudaṃṣṭra) وسُفَاسَ (Suvāsa)؛ ووُلِدَ دْهْرِشْطَ (Dhṛṣṭa) من أَسَمَوْجَسَ (Asamaujasa). وصارت غاندھاري (Gāndhārī) ومادري (Mādrī) زوجتي دْهْرِشْطَ الاثنتين.
Lord Agni (narrating the Purana’s contents to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Genealogical memory for Itihasa-Purana study; contextualizes dynastic alliances through marriage for interpreting later narratives.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Dhṛṣṭa—wives Gāndhārī and Mādrī; Sudaṃṣṭra, Suvāsa","lookup_keywords":["Dhṛṣṭa","Gāndhārī","Mādrī","Sudaṃṣṭra","Suvāsa"],"quick_summary":"Records a dynastic node: Dhṛṣṭa’s parentage and his two wives, establishing maternal lines for subsequent descendants."}
Concept: Vaṃśa-smṛti (preservation of lineage) as a dharmic duty of Purāṇa.
Application: Use as a mnemonic scaffold for tracing kinship obligations, inheritance, and narrative causality.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies and Dynastic Accounts)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A courtly genealogical tableau: Dhṛṣṭa seated with two queens (Gāndhārī and Mādrī), with attendants presenting lineage scrolls; names of Sudaṃṣṭra and Suvāsa inscribed as princely figures.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, royal assembly scene, Dhṛṣṭa with two consorts Gāndhārī and Mādrī, flat vibrant colors, ornate jewelry, palm-leaf manuscript motif, temple-mural composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Dhṛṣṭa enthroned with two queens, heavy gold foil on crowns and ornaments, rich red-green palette, stylized arch backdrop, inscription panels with names","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, refined linework, soft shading, genealogical scroll held by a scribe, Dhṛṣṭa and two wives in calm court setting, delicate ornamentation","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, dynastic court portrait, Dhṛṣṭa with two wives, attendants and scribe, fine textile patterns, marginal notes listing Sudaṃṣṭra and Suvāsa"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धृष्टो 'भूत् = धृष्टः + अभूत्; गान्धारी चैव = गान्धारी + च + एव; धृष्टभार्ये = धृष्ट + भार्ये (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); बभूवतुः is dual perfect of √भू.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Vamśānucarita sections continuing Dhṛṣṭa/Anamitra line; Agni Purana: Syamantaka narrative continuation (274.40–274.42)
FAQs
No ritual or technical vidyā is taught here; the verse serves genealogical documentation—recording names, descent (Asamaujasa → Dhṛṣṭa), and marital relations (Dhṛṣṭa’s two wives).
By preserving lineage data and relational history, it adds a reference-style historical layer to the Agni Purana’s wide scope, complementing its ritual, ethical, and technical sections with dynastic indexing.
The karmic value is indirect: hearing/reciting Purāṇic genealogies is traditionally regarded as smṛti-saṃrakṣaṇa (preservation of sacred memory) and supports dharma by keeping ancestral and royal lineages remembered in a sacred narrative frame.