Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 27
Somavaṃśa-saṃkṣepaḥ
Conclusion of the Lunar Dynasty Description
चत्वारश् च सुता वभ्रोर्वासुदेवपरा नृपाः धृतिरिति ञ देवरातो ऽभुदिति ख , ग , घ , ज , ञ , ट , च विस्तृता इति क , छ , च कुहुरो भजमानस्तु शिनिः कम्बलवर्हिषः
catvāraś ca sutā vabhrorvāsudevaparā nṛpāḥ dhṛtiriti ña devarāto 'bhuditi kha , ga , gha , ja , ña , ṭa , ca vistṛtā iti ka , cha , ca kuhuro bhajamānastu śiniḥ kambalavarhiṣaḥ
વભ્રુના ચાર પુત્ર હતા—વાસુદેવપરાયણ રાજાઓ. કેટલાક પાઠોમાં નામ ‘ધૃતિ’, અન્યમાં ‘દેવરાત’, અને ક્યાંક ‘વિસ્તૃતા’ વાંચાય છે. ત્યારબાદ કુહુર, ભજમાન, શિનિ અને કમ્બલવર્હિષનો ઉલ્લેખ થાય છે.
Lord Agni (narrating dynastic lists in the Agni Purana tradition)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Genealogical listing plus recension-variants teaches both lineage mapping and textual awareness (pāṭhabheda), useful for paurāṇika recitation, manuscript collation, and identifying Yādava sub-branches devoted to Vāsudeva.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Vabhru’s Sons and Pāṭhabheda Readings (Dhṛti/Devarāta/Vistṛtā)","lookup_keywords":["Vabhru","Vāsudevapara","Dhṛti","Devarāta","pāṭhabheda"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates Vabhru’s sons (devoted to Vāsudeva) and records variant readings of a name across recensions, then continues with additional lineage names."}
Alamkara Type: Śleṣa (implicit: name-variants and phonetic proximity)
Concept: Bhakti-lineage: rulers are characterized by Vāsudeva-paratā (orientation to Vāsudeva) as a defining virtue.
Application: Use lineage recitation as a devotional act (smaraṇa) and as a way to frame political power as accountable to dharma/bhakti.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies of royal and Yadava lineages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A manuscript-collation scene: a sage and scribes comparing palm-leaf manuscripts showing different name readings; beside them, Vabhru with four sons depicted as Vāsudeva devotees; continuation names shown as a branching chart.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: scribes with palm leaves, ink pot; name-variants in decorative panels; Vabhru and four sons with folded hands toward a Vāsudeva emblem; lineage vines branching.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: gold-highlighted manuscript and stylus; Vabhru and sons with ornate crowns yet devotional posture; Vāsudeva symbol (conch-disc) in a gold aureole; labeled cartouches for variants.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clear didactic composition—two manuscripts side by side with highlighted differing names; a teacher pointing; lineage chart continuing to Kuhura, Bhajamāna, Śini, Kambalavarhiṣ.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: scholars in a library pavilion comparing manuscripts; marginal notes showing variant readings; in a framed inset, Vabhru’s family tree with devotional gesture toward Vāsudeva."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चत्वारश् च = चत्वारः + च; वभ्रोर्वासुदेवपरा = वभ्रोः + वासुदेवपराः; देवरातो ऽभूत् = देवरातः + अभूत्; भजमानस्तु = भजमानः + तु. Note: the sequence “ञ ... ख, ग, घ...” appears to be manuscript/edition markers; treated as non-lexical and omitted from pada list.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 274 (continued Yādava genealogies and associated praise/transition verses)
FAQs
This verse primarily transmits vamsha-vidya (dynastic cataloguing): it records lineage names and notes variant manuscript readings, rather than prescribing a ritual or medical technique.
By preserving genealogical data alongside devotional identifiers ("devoted to Vāsudeva") and acknowledging recension-variants, it functions like a reference register—one of the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic modes of organizing cultural memory.
The explicit note that these rulers are Vāsudeva-parāḥ frames kingship as ideally aligned with bhakti; remembering or reciting such lineages is traditionally treated as punya-generating because it preserves dharmic history and devotion-centered exemplars.