Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 2
Somavaṁśa-varṇanam
Description of the Lunar Dynasty
सोमश् चक्रे राजसूयं त्रैलोक्यं दक्षिणान्ददौ समाप्ते ऽवभृथे सोमं तद्रूपालोकनेच्छवः शतजिद्धैहयो रेणुहयो हय इति त्रयः
somaś cakre rājasūyaṃ trailokyaṃ dakṣiṇāndadau samāpte 'vabhṛthe somaṃ tadrūpālokanecchavaḥ śatajiddhaihayo reṇuhayo haya iti trayaḥ
সোম রাজসূয় যজ্ঞ সম্পাদন করলেন এবং দক্ষিণা হিসেবে ত্রিলোক দান করলেন। অবভৃথ স্নান সমাপ্ত হলে, সোমকে সেই রূপেই দর্শন করতে ইচ্ছুক তিনজন প্রকাশ পেলেন—হৈহয় বংশীয় শতজিত, রেণুহয় ও হয়—এই তিন।
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic history to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s usual dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Guidance for royal ritual legitimacy: outlines Rājasūya performance, dakṣiṇā principle, and avabhṛtha completion as markers of consecrated sovereignty.","sutra_style":false}
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Alamkara Type: Itivritta narration with sankhya (numerical) emphasis
Concept: Royal authority is ritually constituted; generosity (dakṣiṇā) and completion rites (avabhṛtha) are ethical-ritual proofs of kingship.
Application: For rulers/patrons: prioritize dana, complete rites properly, and treat public darśana as part of legitimizing sovereignty.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Vedic Royal Rituals (Rajasuya, Dana, Avabhritha)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A grand Rājasūya sacrifice: Soma as consecrated king in the yajña hall, priests officiating, heaps of gifts symbolizing the three worlds, followed by the avabhṛtha procession to water and the concluding bath; three figures approach seeking Soma’s darśana.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, wide yajña-śālā with fire altars, Soma as crowned king, brahmins with ladles and veda manuscripts, avabhṛtha riverbank bath scene in a second register, three approaching figures labeled Śatajīt/Reṇuhaya/Haya","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, Soma enthroned with gold-embossed crown, yajña fire with gold highlights, priests and dakṣiṇā piles, avabhṛtha bath vignette at bottom, rich reds and greens","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional depiction of Rājasūya stages: consecration, dakṣiṇā distribution, avabhṛtha bath; three visitors entering with folded hands, fine borders and captions","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly sacrificial pavilion with detailed textiles, Soma as regal patron, priests and attendants, riverbank avabhṛtha with realistic water rendering, three nobles approaching for audience"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Resolved: somaś→somaḥ; samāpte 'vabhṛthe→samāpte avabhṛthe; tadrūpālokanecchavaḥ→tad-rūpa-ālokaṇa-icchavaḥ; śatajiddhaihayo→śatajīt haihayaḥ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Rajadharma sections on dāna and yajña; Agni Purana: descriptions of yajña-vidhi and snāna/avabhṛtha-related observances (elsewhere)
FAQs
It highlights key components of a Rājasūya: the giving of dakṣiṇā (sacrificial fees) and the concluding avabhṛtha (final purificatory bath), marking ritual completion and sanctification.
The verse blends ritual science (Rājasūya structure, dakṣiṇā, avabhṛtha) with Purāṇic historiography and lineage-notes (Haihaya and named figures), showing how the text catalogues both ceremonial practice and traditional narrative genealogy.
Dakṣiṇā represents the merit-bearing completion of sacrifice through generosity, while the avabhṛtha bath signifies purification and the formal sealing of the rite—both central to accruing ritual fruit (phala) and sanctity.