Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 46
Somavaṃśa-saṃkṣepaḥ
Conclusion of the Lunar Dynasty Description
धुनेर्युगन्धरः पुत्रः स्वाह्यो ऽभुत् स युधाजितः ऋषभक्षेत्रकौ तस्य ह्य् ऋषभाच्च स्वफल्ककः
dhuneryugandharaḥ putraḥ svāhyo 'bhut sa yudhājitaḥ ṛṣabhakṣetrakau tasya hy ṛṣabhācca svaphalkakaḥ
كان يُغَنْدَهَرا ابنَ دُهُني. وكان ابنه سْفاهْيَا، وعُرِفَ باسم يُوذاجِت. ومنه وُلِدَ رِشَبْهَ وكْشِتْرَكَ، ومن رِشَبْهَ وُلِدَ سْفَفَلْكَكَ.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha, in the conventional Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Continuation of royal genealogy for historical orientation and for identifying kinship links relevant to alliances and narrative causality.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Śini line continuation: Dhuni → Yugandhara → Svāhya (Yudhājit) → Ṛṣabha/Kṣetraka → Svaphalkaka","lookup_keywords":["Dhuni","Yugandhara","Yudhājit","Ṛṣabha","Svaphalkaka"],"quick_summary":"Extends the Śini lineage through Yudhājit and his descendants, culminating in Svaphalkaka, father of Akrūra in the next verse."}
Concept: Name-lists (nāma-saṅgraha) are a purāṇic method for preserving cultural memory and dharma-linked identity.
Application: For students of itihāsa, use genealogical chains to disambiguate persons with shared epithets and to track narrative relationships.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies / Royal Lineages)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Śānta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A continuation panel of the lineage chain, showing Dhuni’s descendants and branching into Ṛṣabha and Kṣetraka, then returning to Svaphalkaka.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, vine-like branching genealogy with two branches labeled Ṛṣabha and Kṣetraka, small kṣatriya portraits, muted temple palette, ornamental borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, branching family tree with gold-outlined medallions, symmetrical layout, Svaphalkaka highlighted at the end with richer ornamentation","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, schematic genealogy chart with elegant borders, clear branching, small portrait heads, emphasis on instructional clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature manuscript folio, marginal family tree with cartouches, delicate pigments, fine linework, a scribe annotating names"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"fast","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धुनेर्युगन्धरः = धुनेः + युगन्धरः; स्वाह्योऽभुत् = स्वाह्यः + अभूत्; ह्य् = हि; ऋषभाच्च = ऋषभात् + च.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa 274 (genealogy continuation to Akrūra)
FAQs
No ritual or technical vidyā is taught here; the verse functions as a genealogical record, listing successive descendants in a dynastic lineage.
By preserving structured dynastic genealogy (vaṃśāvalī), it complements the Agni Purāṇa’s wide-ranging coverage—serving as a reference framework that links persons, succession, and Purāṇic history alongside its sections on ritual, polity, medicine, and arts.
The significance is indirect: hearing and preserving righteous lineages is treated in Purāṇic tradition as śravaṇa of sacred history (itihāsa), supporting smṛti (religious memory) and reinforcing ideals of continuity, duty, and dharma across generations.