Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 10
Sūryavaṃśa-kīrtana
Proclamation of the Solar Dynasty
तत् पुरूरवसे प्रादात्सुद्युम्नो राज्यमाप्य तु नरिष्यतः शकाः पुत्रा नाभागस्य च वैष्णवः
tat purūravase prādātsudyumno rājyamāpya tu nariṣyataḥ śakāḥ putrā nābhāgasya ca vaiṣṇavaḥ
রাজ্য লাভ করে সুদ্যুম্ন তা পুরূরবসকে প্রদান করলেন। নরিষ্যত থেকে শকগণ জন্মাল, আর নাভাগ থেকে বৈষ্ণব (পুত্র) উৎপন্ন হল।
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic genealogies to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Royal genealogy for legitimizing succession, mapping tribal/ethnic origins (e.g., Śaka) within Purāṇic historiography, and anchoring dynastic claims to sacred lineages.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Succession: Sudyumna → Purūravas; Origins: Nariṣyata → Śaka; Nābhāga → Vaiṣṇava","lookup_keywords":["Sudyumna","Purūravas","Nariṣyata","Śaka","Nābhāga"],"quick_summary":"Records a transfer of kingship to Purūravas and assigns ethnogenetic descent lines: Śakas from Nariṣyata and Vaiṣṇava from Nābhāga, useful for dynastic and ethnographic indexing."}
Concept: Rājadharma of orderly succession and the Purāṇic principle that social groups and rulers are traced to archetypal ancestors.
Application: Use as a normative model for legitimate transfer of sovereignty and for framing community origins within a dharmic narrative.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Charita (Genealogies and Royal Lineages / Rajavamsa-anucarita)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A courtly scene of King Sudyumna formally handing over royal insignia to Purūravas; in the background, a genealogical tree motif indicating Nariṣyata giving rise to Śakas and Nābhāga to Vaiṣṇava.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat vivid colors, Sudyumna enthroned handing a crown and scepter to Purūravas, attendants with palm-leaf records, stylized genealogy vine with labels Śaka and Vaiṣṇava, ornate borders, sacred court ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf haloed kings, jeweled crown transfer ceremony, embossed gold ornaments, inscription panels naming Sudyumna, Purūravas, Nariṣyata, Śaka, Nābhāga, Vaiṣṇava, rich red-green palette","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework, subdued elegance, royal succession ritual with ministers presenting regalia, a schematic genealogy scroll held open, emphasis on didactic clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed durbar, realistic textiles, Sudyumna presenting a royal seal to Purūravas, marginal notes as genealogy, fine architectural pavilion, restrained palette"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: prādāt+sudyumno → prādātsudyumno; rājyam+āpya → rājyamāpya; viṣṇavaḥ (no sandhi); brahmaṇo 'ntike not in this verse.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Vamśānucarita sections on Aila (Purūravas) lineage; Agni Purana lists of mleccha/tribal origins where Śaka are mentioned
FAQs
This verse primarily imparts vamśa-vidyā (genealogical knowledge): the transfer of sovereignty (rājya-dāna/succession) and the derivation of peoples/lines (Śakas from Nariṣyata; Vaiṣṇava from Nābhāga).
By cataloging dynastic succession and ethnonym origins, it functions as a reference index of royal history—one of the Purāṇa’s encyclopedic strands alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts.
It highlights dharmic continuity through rightful succession and lineage memory—preserving ancestral order (vamśa-smṛti) regarded in Purāṇic thought as supportive of social and cosmic stability (dharma).