Agni Purana — Avatara-lila, Shloka 10
Chapter 13 — कुरुपाण्डवोत्पत्त्यादिकथनं
Narration of the Origin of the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas, and Related Matters
वाताद्भीमो ऽर्जुनः शक्रान्माद्र्यामश्विकुमारतः नकुलः सहदेवश् च पाण्डुर्माद्रीयुतो मृतः
vātādbhīmo 'rjunaḥ śakrānmādryāmaśvikumārataḥ nakulaḥ sahadevaś ca pāṇḍurmādrīyuto mṛtaḥ
ભીમ વાયુથી ઉત્પન્ન થયો અને અર્જુન શક્ર (ઇન્દ્ર)થી જન્મ્યો. માદ્રીને અશ્વિનિકુમારો દ્વારા નકુલ અને સહદેવ જન્મ્યા; અને પાંડુ માદ્રી સાથે મૃત્યુ પામ્યો.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic-Itihāsa material to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Cosmology","practical_application":"Genealogical mapping of epic characters to their divine progenitors for Itihasa comprehension, ritual storytelling, and dharmic exemplars.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Pāṇḍava Divine Paternity and Pāṇḍu–Mādrī Death","lookup_keywords":["Bhīma Vāyu","Arjuna Indra","Nakula Sahadeva Aśvin","Pāṇḍu Mādrī death","Pāṇḍava genealogy"],"quick_summary":"Identifies the divine fathers of the Pāṇḍavas and notes the death of Pāṇḍu along with Mādrī, framing the Mahābhārata lineage in a Purāṇic genealogical register."}
Concept: Daiva (divine causality) shaping birth and destiny within the Kuru-Pāṇḍava narrative.
Application: Use in pravacana/kathā to illustrate how dharma and destiny operate through lineage and responsibility.
Khanda Section: Itihasa-Purana-Samgraha (Epic Genealogies and Narrative Summaries)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A genealogical tableau: Bhīma with Vāyu’s presence, Arjuna with Indra’s aura, Nakula–Sahadeva with the Aśvin twins, and the tragic end of Pāṇḍu with Mādrī.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, epic genealogy panel, Vāyu as wind-deity behind Bhīma, Indra with vajra behind Arjuna, Aśvin twins blessing Nakula and Sahadeva, subdued palette for Pāṇḍu–Mādrī death scene, temple-wall composition, ornate borders.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central medallions of Bhīma-Vāyu, Arjuna-Indra, Nakula/Sahadeva-Aśvins, with gold leaf halos and embossed ornaments, lower register showing Pāṇḍu and Mādrī in a solemn vignette, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional genealogical layout with labeled figures, delicate linework, soft shading, devas shown as protective presences behind each hero, final panel depicting Pāṇḍu–Mādrī demise with restrained emotion.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly genealogical illustration, finely detailed figures with subtle divine iconography (Indra’s vajra, Aśvins as twin physicians), landscape background, small inset of Pāṇḍu–Mādrī death, precise ornamentation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairavi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वाताद्→वातात् (द् + भ्); भीमोऽर्जुनः→भीमः अर्जुनः; शक्रान्→शक्रात् (न्/दन्त्य-परिवर्तन); सहदेवश् च→सहदेवः च; माद्रीयुतो→माद्री-युतः; अश्विकुमारतः = अश्विकुमार + तस् (तसिल्) अव्यय।
Related Themes: Agni Purana Itihasa-Purana-Samgraha sections on Bhārata lineage; Agni Purana Mahābhārata-saṅkṣepa (synopsis) passages
FAQs
No ritual or technical vidyā is taught here; the verse functions as Itihāsa-style genealogical narration identifying the divine fathers of the Pāṇḍavas and noting Pāṇḍu and Mādrī’s death.
It exemplifies the Agni Purāṇa’s compendious method: alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and poetics, it also preserves condensed epic history—here, a brief Mahābhārata-linked account of the Pāṇḍavas’ divine origins.
By stressing divine parentage and the mortality of kings, the verse reinforces Purāṇic themes of daiva (divine agency) and anityatā (impermanence), encouraging dharma-oriented living and detachment from worldly status.