Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 31
Sūryavaṃśa-kīrtana
Proclamation of the Solar Dynasty
सिन्धुद्वीपो ऽम्बरीषात्तु श्रुतायुस्तत्सुतः स्मृतः श्रुतायोरृतपर्णो ऽभूत्तस्य कल्माषपादकः
sindhudvīpo 'mbarīṣāttu śrutāyustatsutaḥ smṛtaḥ śrutāyorṛtaparṇo 'bhūttasya kalmāṣapādakaḥ
অম্বরীষ থেকে সিন্ধুদ্বীপ জন্মালেন; তাঁর পুত্র শ্রুতায়ু নামে স্মৃত। শ্রুতায়ু থেকে ঋতপর্ণ হলেন, এবং তাঁর পুত্র কল্মাষপাদক।
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Maintains dynastic continuity for Itihasa-Purana narration; helps map characters to later episodes (e.g., Kalmāṣapāda’s curse narrative in broader tradition).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Suryavaṃśa Link: Ambarīṣa → Sindhudvīpa → Śrutāyu → Ṛtaparṇa → Kalmāṣapādaka","lookup_keywords":["Sindhudvīpa","Śrutāyu","Ṛtaparṇa","Kalmāṣapāda","Suryavaṃśa"],"quick_summary":"A compact succession list connecting Ambarīṣa to Kalmāṣapāda, serving as a genealogical index for related legends in Itihāsa-Purāṇa lore."}
Concept: Smṛti as structured knowledge: lists (anukrama) preserve cultural memory and enable transmission of dharma-kathā.
Application: Use genealogical indexing to organize narratives, ritual recitations, and historical memory in teaching contexts.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies of kings and dynasties)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: River
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lineage tableau: Ambarīṣa enthroned; successive princes shown in a chronological frieze with name banners—Sindhudvīpa, Śrutāyu, Ṛtaparṇa, Kalmāṣapādaka—suggesting time’s flow.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, horizontal frieze of kings with stylized crowns and jewelry, each labeled, muted earth tones, palm-leaf manuscript aesthetic borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, five-figure panel with gold embossing on crowns and ornaments, each king in separate arch niche, rich reds and greens, temple-like framing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional genealogy chart rendered as painted scroll: portraits with connecting lines, neat calligraphy labels, soft pastel palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature album page: five royal portraits in medallions connected by vine motifs, fine detailing of textiles, minimal background wash"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अम्बरीषात्तु = अम्बरीषात् + तु; सिन्धुद्वीपोऽ = सिन्धुद्वीपः + (अ)म्बरीषात् (visarga sandhi); श्रुतायोरृतपर्णः = श्रुतायोः + ऋतपर्णः; ऋतपर्णोऽभूत् = ऋतपर्णः + अभूत्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 272 (continuing vamsha list)
FAQs
This verse imparts vamśa-vidyā (dynastic record-keeping): a precise succession list of kings used in Purāṇic historiography and dharma-oriented royal memory.
By cataloging royal genealogies alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana functions as a reference-compendium; lineage data anchors narratives of dharma, kingship legitimacy, and cross-text identification of figures.
Remembering righteous lineages is treated in Purāṇic tradition as smṛti-saṃrakṣaṇa (preservation of sacred memory), reinforcing dharma through exemplars of kingship and continuity of moral order (ṛta/dharma).