Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 15
Chapter 276 — राजवंशवर्णनम्
Description of Royal Lineages
तस्मादभूद्वॄहद्भानुर्वृहद्भानोर्बृहात्मवान् तस्माज्जयद्रथो ह्य् आसीज्जयद्रथाद्वृहद्रथः
tasmādabhūdvṝhadbhānurvṛhadbhānorbṛhātmavān tasmājjayadratho hy āsījjayadrathādvṛhadrathaḥ
ومنْه وُلِدَ ڤْرِهَدْبْهَانُو؛ ومن ڤْرِهَدْبْهَانُو وُلِدَ بْرِهَاتْمَفَان. ومنه حقًّا ظهر جَيَدْرَثَة؛ ومن جَيَدْرَثَة وُلِدَ ڤْرِهَدْرَثَة.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic genealogy to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Maintains continuity of Aṅga dynastic record; helps identify Jayadratha/Vṛhadratha nodes when comparing variant Purāṇic genealogies.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Aṅga-vaṁśa: Bṛhatkarmā–Vṛhadbhānu–Bṛhātmavān–Jayadratha–Vṛhadratha","lookup_keywords":["Bṛhatkarmā","Vṛhadbhānu","Bṛhātmavān","Jayadratha","Vṛhadratha"],"quick_summary":"A further succession chain is provided in compressed form. Serves as a reference list for dynastic concordance across Purāṇas."}
Concept: Knowledge as ordered enumeration (saṅgraha) enabling transmission across generations.
Application: Supports memorization/recitation traditions (pāṭha) and scholastic cross-checking of variant readings.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anukramanika (Genealogies / Dynastic Lists)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teacher points to a lineage scroll listing five names, with students seated in a gurukula-like setting taking notes on palm leaves.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, guru teaching genealogy, students with palm leaves, warm earthy palette, strong outlines, temple-school ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, guru and disciples, gold leaf on manuscript edges and ornaments, decorative arch framing the teaching scene","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional tableau, scroll with Devanagari labels, subtle shading and refined detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholarly assembly, illuminated manuscript page with genealogy, precise calligraphy and textiles"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Raga Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मात् + अभूत् → तस्मादभूत्; अभूत् + वृहद्भानुः → अभूद्वृहद्भानुः; वृहद्भानोः + बृहात्मवान् (no external sandhi); तस्मात् + जयद्रथः → तस्माज्जयद्रथः; हि + आसीत् → ह्य् आसीत्; आसीत् + जयद्रथात् → आसीज्जयद्रथात्; जयद्रथात् + वृहद्रथः → जयद्रथाद्वृहद्रथः
Related Themes: Agni Purana: immediate continuation to Viśvajit–Karṇa line in next verse
FAQs
This verse imparts vamśa-vidyā (genealogical knowledge): the precise succession of kings, preserving authoritative lineage-memory used in Purāṇic historiography.
By cataloging dynastic succession, the Agni Purāṇa functions as a reference compendium—alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts—documenting historical-traditional data (vamśānucarita) essential for Purāṇic chronology and cultural memory.
Recitation and preservation of righteous lineages is traditionally treated as smṛti-dharma support: it strengthens śraddhā in dharma by remembering exemplary ancestors and reinforces continuity of sacred tradition (paramparā).