Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 15
Chapter 276 — राजवंशवर्णनम्
Description of Royal Lineages
तस्मादभूद्वॄहद्भानुर्वृहद्भानोर्बृहात्मवान् तस्माज्जयद्रथो ह्य् आसीज्जयद्रथाद्वृहद्रथः
tasmādabhūdvṝhadbhānurvṛhadbhānorbṛhātmavān tasmājjayadratho hy āsījjayadrathādvṛhadrathaḥ
તેથી વૃહદ્ભાનુ થયો; વૃહદ્ભાનુથી બૃહાત્મવાન થયો. તેમાંથી જ જયદ્રથ થયો અને જયદ્રથથી વૃહદ્રથ થયો.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic genealogy to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Maintains continuity of Aṅga dynastic record; helps identify Jayadratha/Vṛhadratha nodes when comparing variant Purāṇic genealogies.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Aṅga-vaṁśa: Bṛhatkarmā–Vṛhadbhānu–Bṛhātmavān–Jayadratha–Vṛhadratha","lookup_keywords":["Bṛhatkarmā","Vṛhadbhānu","Bṛhātmavān","Jayadratha","Vṛhadratha"],"quick_summary":"A further succession chain is provided in compressed form. Serves as a reference list for dynastic concordance across Purāṇas."}
Concept: Knowledge as ordered enumeration (saṅgraha) enabling transmission across generations.
Application: Supports memorization/recitation traditions (pāṭha) and scholastic cross-checking of variant readings.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anukramanika (Genealogies / Dynastic Lists)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A teacher points to a lineage scroll listing five names, with students seated in a gurukula-like setting taking notes on palm leaves.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, guru teaching genealogy, students with palm leaves, warm earthy palette, strong outlines, temple-school ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, guru and disciples, gold leaf on manuscript edges and ornaments, decorative arch framing the teaching scene","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional tableau, scroll with Devanagari labels, subtle shading and refined detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholarly assembly, illuminated manuscript page with genealogy, precise calligraphy and textiles"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Raga Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तस्मात् + अभूत् → तस्मादभूत्; अभूत् + वृहद्भानुः → अभूद्वृहद्भानुः; वृहद्भानोः + बृहात्मवान् (no external sandhi); तस्मात् + जयद्रथः → तस्माज्जयद्रथः; हि + आसीत् → ह्य् आसीत्; आसीत् + जयद्रथात् → आसीज्जयद्रथात्; जयद्रथात् + वृहद्रथः → जयद्रथाद्वृहद्रथः
Related Themes: Agni Purana: immediate continuation to Viśvajit–Karṇa line in next verse
FAQs
This verse imparts vamśa-vidyā (genealogical knowledge): the precise succession of kings, preserving authoritative lineage-memory used in Purāṇic historiography.
By cataloging dynastic succession, the Agni Purāṇa functions as a reference compendium—alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts—documenting historical-traditional data (vamśānucarita) essential for Purāṇic chronology and cultural memory.
Recitation and preservation of righteous lineages is traditionally treated as smṛti-dharma support: it strengthens śraddhā in dharma by remembering exemplary ancestors and reinforces continuity of sacred tradition (paramparā).