Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 5
Chapter 39 — भूपरिग्रहविधानम्
Bhū-parigraha-vidhāna: Procedure for Acquiring and Ritually Securing Land
आत्रेयं नारसिंहाख्यमानन्दाख्यं तथारुणं बौधायनं तथार्षं तु विश्वोक्तं तस्य सारतः
ātreyaṃ nārasiṃhākhyamānandākhyaṃ tathāruṇaṃ baudhāyanaṃ tathārṣaṃ tu viśvoktaṃ tasya sārataḥ
La tradición (métrica/textual) se enuncia en su forma esencial como: el Ātreya; el llamado Nārasiṃha; el llamado Ānanda; asimismo el Aruṇa; el Baudhāyana; el Ārṣa; y el denominado Viśvokta.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Alamkara","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Functions as a tradition-catalog for chandas/śāstra lineages or named textual recensions; useful for students to identify which prosodic or scholastic tradition a manual follows when composing/reciting correctly.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Chandas/Textual Traditions: Ātreya to Viśvokta (Sāra)","lookup_keywords":["Ātreya","Nārasiṃha-ākhyam","Ānanda-ākhyam","Aruṇa","Baudhāyana"],"quick_summary":"The verse gives an essential list of named traditions/recensions (possibly chandas or śāstra streams), serving as a mnemonic index for textual affiliation."}
Concept: Śāstra is preserved through named lineages (ṛṣi/ācārya or title-based streams); ‘sāra’ indicates a distilled index rather than full exposition.
Application: Choose a consistent tradition for recitation/composition and align pronunciation, meter-handling, and citations accordingly.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Chandas & Textual Traditions)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A prosody classroom: a teacher recites names of chandas/textual traditions while students mark beats on a tāla-board and write headings Ātreya, Nārasiṃha, Ānanda, Aruṇa, Baudhāyana, Ārṣa, Viśvokta.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, gurukula scene with palm-leaf writing, rhythmic hand-gestures for meter, simple instruments (tāla), warm lamp-lit interior, bold contours.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, guru with gold halo teaching chandas, disciples with palm leaves, gold embossing on tāla-board and manuscript edges, vibrant reds/greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, technical instructional layout showing students counting mātrās with fingers, headings of traditions on scrolls, delicate lines and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholarly lesson with a metrical chart, students in rows, refined architectural setting, detailed writing tools and manuscripts."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Saraswati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: nārasiṃhākhyam+ānandākhyaṃ → nārasiṃhākhyamānandākhyaṃ; tathā+aruṇaṃ → tathāruṇaṃ; tathā+ārṣaṃ → tathārṣaṃ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 39.3–39.4 (textual catalogs); Agni Purana chapters on chandas/alamkāra (later encyclopedic sections)
FAQs
It lists recognized named chandas/textual traditions (or recensional/prosodic classifications) used to organize and transmit metrical knowledge—useful for identifying, teaching, and applying Sanskrit meter in composition and recitation.
By cataloging specialized scholarly lineages/names within Chandas and śāstra transmission, it shows the Agni Purana functioning as a reference manual that preserves technical taxonomies beyond purely mythic narration.
Correct metrical knowledge supports accurate recitation and composition of sacred texts; precision in śabda (sound) and chandas is traditionally linked with preserving mantra efficacy and accruing merit through faultless study and chanting.