Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 16
Abhiṣeka-mantrāḥ
Consecration Mantras
दक्षजो रौच्यभौत्यौ च मनवस्तु चतुर्दश विश्वभुक् च विपश्चिच्च सुचित्तिश् च शिखी विभुः
dakṣajo raucyabhautyau ca manavastu caturdaśa viśvabhuk ca vipaścicca sucittiś ca śikhī vibhuḥ
দক্ষজ, ৰৌচ্য আৰু ভৌত্য - এই চৈধ্যজন মনু; আৰু বিশ্বভুক, বিপশ্চিৎ, সুচিত্তি, শিখী আৰু বিভু।
Lord Agni (narrating the Purana to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Use as a cosmological-genealogical index for mapping Manvantara cycles and associated rulers/sages in Purāṇic study, recitation, and calendrical/cosmic orientation.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Manvantara Manus and Associated Names (Dakṣaja–Bhautyā etc.)","lookup_keywords":["Manu","Manvantara","Dakṣaja","Raucya","Bhautyā"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates specific Manus within the standard set of fourteen and appends associated figures; useful as a mnemonic register for Manvantara cosmology."}
Concept: Cyclic time structured into Manvantaras governed by successive Manus and their lineages/associates.
Application: Frames historical-mythic narratives within a repeatable cosmic chronology for study and ritual storytelling.
Khanda Section: Manvantara and Cosmology (Puranic Genealogies)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A cosmic register scene: a sage recites the succession of Manus across vast kalpa cycles, with symbolic panels showing different Manvantaras and their rulers.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, sage in a forest āśrama pointing to a palm-leaf cosmology chart of fourteen Manus, layered cosmic bands, earthy reds and greens, flat iconic composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central seated rishi with ornate halo, gold-leaf borders, miniature medallions around showing names Dakṣaja, Raucya, Bhautyā and other figures as labeled vignettes","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional cosmology chart aesthetic, clean linework, labeled panels for Manvantaras, rishi narrator with manuscript, subdued palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly scholar presenting an illustrated genealogical scroll of Manus to a patron, fine calligraphy labels, delicate landscape background"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Shri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vipaścicca → vipaścit + ca; sucittiś ca → sucittiḥ + ca.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Manvantara-nirūpaṇa sections (genealogies/cosmology); Agni Purana: Sarga–Pratisarga cosmology passages
FAQs
This verse transmits puranic cosmological knowledge (kāla-krama/chronology): the enumeration of Manus and associated named figures within Manvantara cycles.
By cataloging Manvantara-era names and counts, it functions as a reference index for puranic time-reckoning and genealogy—one of the Agni Purana’s core encyclopedic registers alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts.
Remembering and studying Manvantara cycles is traditionally held to cultivate dharmic perspective—detachment from transient epochs and faith in cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) operating through repeated cycles.