Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 45
Somavaṃśa-saṃkṣepaḥ
Conclusion of the Lunar Dynasty Description
अनमित्राच्छिनिर्जज्ञे सत्यकस्तु शिनेः सुतः सत्यकात्सात्यकिर्जज्ञे युयुधानाद्धुनिर्ह्यभूत्
anamitrācchinirjajñe satyakastu śineḥ sutaḥ satyakātsātyakirjajñe yuyudhānāddhunirhyabhūt
અનમિત્રમાંથી શિની જન્મ્યો અને શિનીનો પુત્ર સત્યક હતો. સત્યકમાંથી સાત્યકી જન્મ્યો અને યુયુધાનમાંથી ધુની જન્મ્યો।
Lord Agni (narrating puranic genealogy to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Genealogical memory for lineage legitimacy, alliance mapping, and contextualizing key warriors (e.g., Sātyaki/Yuyudhāna) in epic narratives.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Yādava/Vṛṣṇi lineage: Anamitra → Śini → Satyaka → Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna) → Dhuni","lookup_keywords":["Anamitra","Śini","Satyaka","Sātyaki","Yuyudhāna"],"quick_summary":"A compact genealogical chain situating Sātyaki (also called Yuyudhāna) within the Śini line and extending to Dhuni."}
Weapon Type: Bow (implied through Sātyaki/Yuyudhāna’s kṣatriya identity in epic tradition)
Concept: Itihāsa-purāṇa preserves social knowledge through vaṃśa (genealogy), anchoring identity and duty (svadharma).
Application: Use lineage records to interpret narrative roles, inheritance, and alliance obligations in epic/purāṇic study.
Khanda Section: Vamshanucarita (Genealogies of Yadava-Vrishni lineages)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Vīra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A genealogical ‘tree’ visualization: sages or bards recite names while a stylized lineage chain is shown, highlighting Śini line culminating in Sātyaki/Yuyudhāna and Dhuni.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, a seated sūta reciting, behind him a stylized vine-like genealogy with name-panels, figures of Śini and Sātyaki in kṣatriya attire, earthy reds and greens, temple-wall composition","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central framed medallions for each ancestor with gold borders, Sātyaki emphasized with warrior ornaments, decorative floral separators, rich gold work","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clean diagrammatic genealogy with small portrait busts and connecting lines, courtly costumes, emphasis on clarity and legibility","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, illustrated manuscript page: marginal genealogy notes with small portraits, a bard presenting the lineage to a patron, fine calligraphic cartouches"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अनमित्राच्छिनिर्जज्ञे = अनमित्रात् + शिनिः + जज्ञे; सत्यकात्सात्यकिर्जज्ञे = सत्यकात् + सात्यकिः + जज्ञे; युयुधानाद्धुनिर्ह्यभूत् = युयुधानात् + धुनिः + हि + अभूत्.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa 274 (Vṛṣṇi/Yādava vaṃśa section)
FAQs
This verse imparts vamśa-vidyā (genealogical knowledge): a precise succession of births in the Vrishni line—used to authenticate identities, patronymics (like “Sātyaki”), and historical placement of figures.
By preserving structured dynastic records (vamśānucarita), the Agni Purana functions as a reference compendium—cataloging lineages that connect Purāṇic tradition with epic characters (e.g., Sātyaki/Yuyudhāna), alongside its many other domains (ritual, polity, medicine, poetics).
Genealogical recital supports smṛti and śraddhā: remembering righteous lineages and renowned devotees/warriors is treated as a meritorious act that strengthens continuity of dharma and reverence for sacred history.