Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 19
Description of the Royal Dynasties (राजवंशवर्णनम्) — Chapter Colophon and Transition
नीलिन्यां शान्तिरपरः पुरुजातिः सुशान्तितः काशदीर्घतमा इति ज सुत इति ख , छ , ज , च प्रभाववानिति ख पुरुजातेस्तु वाह्याश्वो वाह्याश्च्वात् पञ्च पार्थिवाः
nīlinyāṃ śāntiraparaḥ purujātiḥ suśāntitaḥ kāśadīrghatamā iti ja suta iti kha , cha , ja , ca prabhāvavāniti kha purujātestu vāhyāśvo vāhyāścvāt pañca pārthivāḥ
નીલિનીથી બીજો શાંતિ જન્મ્યો; પુરુજાતિથી સુશાંતિ થયો. કેટલાક પાઠોમાં તેને ‘કાશદીર્ઘતમા’, અન્યમાં ‘સુત’, અને ક્યાંક ‘પ્રભાવવાન’ કહેવામાં આવે છે. પુરુજાતિથી વાહ્યાશ્વ અને વાહ્યાશ્વથી પાંચ રાજાઓ થયા.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic genealogies to Vasiṣṭha, standard Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Handles variant readings across recensions while listing descendants—useful for critical comparison of Purāṇic manuscripts and for reconstructing regional genealogical memory (five kings from Vāhyāśva).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Puru-jāti line with textual variants: Suśānti / Kāśa-dīrghatamā / Suta / Prabhāvavān; Vāhyāśva and five kings","lookup_keywords":["Nīlinī","Śānti","Puru-jāti","Kāśa-dīrghatamā","Vāhyāśva"],"quick_summary":"Records births in the Puru-jāti branch and explicitly notes variant names across recensions, then states that Vāhyāśva produced five rulers—highlighting both genealogy and textual plurality."}
Concept: Respect for transmitted knowledge with acknowledgment of pāṭhabheda; truth preserved through careful collation rather than single-form absolutism.
Application: Manuscript comparison, establishing critical editions, and responsible citation of Purāṇic genealogies in historical/theological work.
Khanda Section: Purana-Parampara (Genealogies, Manvantaras, Royal Lineages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A scribe-scholar scene beside a dynastic tree: Nīlinī and Śānti, Puru-jāti and Suśānti; multiple name labels (Kāśa-dīrghatamā/Suta/Prabhāvavān) written as variant tags; Vāhyāśva branching into five crowned figures.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized genealogy tree with bold outlines, a seated paṇḍita holding palm-leaf manuscripts, variant name ribbons around Suśānti, five small king figures emerging from Vāhyāśva branch.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central genealogical tree with gold-leaf highlights, Suśānti shown with multiple name cartouches, Vāhyāśva below with five miniature crowned kings in a row, ornate borders and inscriptions.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clean diagrammatic genealogy with elegant figures, a manuscript collation table showing variant readings, subtle courtly background, emphasis on clarity and labels.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, atelier scene with scribes comparing manuscripts, in the margin a painted family tree with calligraphic variant names, five kings depicted as small portraits with distinct turbans/crowns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Raga Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शान्तिरपरः → शान्तिः अपरः; गाधेः/पुरुजातेस्तु etc. Variant markers (ख, छ, ज, च) treated as textual notes, not syntactic words.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Purāṇa-paramparā sections that acknowledge transmission and catalogues; Agni Purana genealogical lists where similar variant-name notes occur
FAQs
This verse primarily transmits Purāṇic genealogical knowledge—succession of rulers and variant name-readings across recensions—rather than a ritual procedure or a specialized vidyā like Ayurveda or Dhanurveda.
By preserving king-lists and multiple textual variants (alternate names such as Kāśadīrghatamā/Suta/Prabhāvavān), it functions as a reference-register of traditional historiography—one of the Agni Purāṇa’s encyclopedic strands alongside ritual, law, and sciences.
Remembering and transmitting righteous lineages is treated in Purāṇic culture as dharma-supporting smṛti (sacred recollection), reinforcing continuity of dharmic kingship and the merit of preserving sacred tradition.