Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 28
Somavaṃśa-saṃkṣepaḥ
Conclusion of the Lunar Dynasty Description
कुहुरस्य सुतो धृष्णुधृष्णोस्तु तनयो धृतिः धृतेः कपोतरोमाभूत्तस्य पुत्रस्तु तित्तिरिः
kuhurasya suto dhṛṣṇudhṛṣṇostu tanayo dhṛtiḥ dhṛteḥ kapotaromābhūttasya putrastu tittiriḥ
কুহুৰৰ পুত্ৰ ধৃষ্ণু। ধৃষ্ণুৰ পুত্ৰ ধৃতি। ধৃতিৰ পৰা কপোতৰোমা জন্মিল, আৰু তাৰ পুত্ৰ তিত্তিৰি।
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic genealogies to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Samanya","secondary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","practical_application":"Dynastic mapping for Itihasa-Purana study, ritual recitation contexts (vamsha-śravaṇa), and identifying characters across Krishna-cycle narratives.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Yādava/Vṛṣṇi Line: Kuhura to Tittiri","lookup_keywords":["Kuhura","Dhṛṣṇu","Dhṛti","Kapotaromā","Tittiri"],"quick_summary":"A compact genealogical chain is given: Kuhura → Dhṛṣṇu → Dhṛti → Kapotaromā → Tittiri. Useful for aligning Yādava lineage names across Purāṇic sources."}
Concept: Smṛti-saṃrakṣaṇa (preservation of ancestral memory) as a Purāṇic duty.
Application: Use lineage recitation to contextualize vows, festivals, and narrative hearing (śravaṇa) with proper ancestral sequencing.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anukramanika (Genealogies and lineages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A stylized genealogical scroll or court-scribe scene listing successive ancestors: Kuhura, Dhṛṣṇu, Dhṛti, Kapotaromā, Tittiri.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, palm-leaf manuscript aesthetic, a royal scribe in a lamp-lit hall painting a lineage scroll with five ancestor portraits in medallions, earthy reds and greens, temple mural composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf bordered genealogical panel with five circular portrait medallions labeled in Devanagari, ornate floral motifs, jewel-toned background.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework and soft washes, instructional genealogy chart with connecting lines between ancestor figures, minimal background, manuscript-like clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court atelier scene with a historian presenting a family tree scroll to a patron, fine detailing, calligraphic labels for the five names, subdued palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dhṛṣṇudhṛṣṇostu → dhṛṣṇu-dhṛṣṇoḥ + tu; kapotaromābhūt → kapota-romā + abhūt; putrastu → putraḥ + tu.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 274 (Yādava/Vṛṣṇi vaṃśa continuation)
FAQs
This verse transmits vamśa-jñāna (genealogical knowledge): a precise succession of descendants used to preserve Purāṇic historical memory and identify lines of sages/kings.
By recording lineage chains alongside other subjects (ritual, polity, medicine, poetics), the Agni Purāṇa functions as a reference compendium—genealogies serve as an index of persons and traditions across Purāṇic narratives.
Recitation and preservation of Purāṇic lineages is traditionally treated as smṛti-dharma: it supports śraddhā (faith) and continuity of dharma by remembering ancestral and traditional transmissions.