Agni Purana — Avatara-lila, Shloka 4

Chapter 10 — श्रीरामावतारवर्णनम्

Description of the Incarnation-Deeds of Śrī Rāma

Devanagari script

नीलस्तारोङ्गदो धूम्रः सुषेणः केशरी गयः पनसो विनतो रम्भः शरभः क्रथनो बली

Transliteration

nīlastāroṅgado dhūmraḥ suṣeṇaḥ keśarī gayaḥ panaso vinato rambhaḥ śarabhaḥ krathano balī

Translation

Nīla, Tāra, Aṅgada, Dhūmra, Suṣeṇa, Keśarī, Gaya, Panasa, Vinata, Rambha, Śarabha, Krathana y Balī: éstos son los nombres (sagrados/protectores).

Word by Word

• नीलः: Nīla
• नीलः: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नील (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• तारः: Tāra
• तारः: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• अङ्गदः: Aṅgada
• अङ्गदः: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• धूम्रः: Dhūmra
• धूम्रः: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• सुषेणः: Suṣeṇa
• सुषेणः: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुषेण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• केशरी: Keśarī
• केशरी: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशरिन्/केशरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम); इन्-प्रातिपदिक

• गयः: Gaya
• गयः: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• पनसः: Panasa
• पनसः: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• विनतः: Vinata
• विनतः: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• रम्भः: Rambha
• रम्भः: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• शरभः: Śarabha
• शरभः: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• क्रथनः: Krathana
• क्रथनः: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्रथन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम)

• बली: Balī
• बली: कर्ता (Listed participant)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलिन्/बली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (नाम); इन्-प्रातिपदिक

Speaker

Lord Agni (traditional narrator of the Agni Purana) to the sage Vasiṣṭha

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: Vira

Secondary Rasa: Shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तारोङ्गदः = तारः + अङ्गदः (visarga sandhi: -o before vowel).

Characters & Entities

• Nīla
• Tāra
• Aṅgada
• Dhūmra
• Suṣeṇa
• Keśarī
• Gaya
• Panasa
• Vinata
• Rambha
• Śarabha
• Krathana
• Balī

FAQs

What technical or ritual knowledge (Vidya) is imparted in this verse?

It supplies a nāma-saṅgraha (a curated list of names) intended for structured recitation in ritual contexts—useful for japa/saṅkalpa-style identification and protective invocation.

How does this verse contribute to the 'Encyclopedic' nature of the Agni Purana?

By preserving compact catalog-lists (names, epithets, and identifiers) that function as ready reference for liturgy and tradition—one of the Agni Purana’s hallmark ‘handbook’ features across many subjects.

What is the spiritual or karmic significance of this specific instruction?

Reciting auspicious, tradition-sanctioned names is treated as a purificatory act that supports protection (rakṣā), steadiness of mind in worship, and merit (puṇya) through disciplined remembrance.