Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 22
Description of the Royal Dynasties (राजवंशवर्णनम्) — Chapter Colophon and Transition
दिवोदासो ह्य् अहल्या च अहल्यायां शरद्वतात् शतानन्दः शतानन्दात् सत्यधृन्मिथुनन्ततः
divodāso hy ahalyā ca ahalyāyāṃ śaradvatāt śatānandaḥ śatānandāt satyadhṛnmithunantataḥ
દિવોદાસ અને અહલ્યા—અહલ્યાના ગર્ભમાં શરદ્વત દ્વારા શતાનંદ જન્મ્યો. શતાનંદમાંથી સત્યધૃ ઉત્પન્ન થયો; ત્યારપછી વંશપરંપરા આગળ વધે છે.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic genealogies)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Maps renowned Vedic-epic personages (Divodāsa, Ahalyā, Śaradvat, Śatānanda) into a coherent lineage for narrative continuity and ritual-historical reference.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Divodāsa–Ahalyā–Śaradvat–Śatānanda–Satyadhṛ lineage note","lookup_keywords":["Divodāsa","Ahalyā","Śaradvat","Śatānanda","Satyadhṛ"],"quick_summary":"Connects Divodāsa and Ahalyā to the birth of Śatānanda by Śaradvat, then to Satyadhṛ. Serves as a compact index linking famous characters to dynastic succession."}
Concept: Interweaving of personal virtue/fame with hereditary transmission; the Purāṇic method of preserving dharma through named descent.
Application: Helps align Itihāsa characters with Purāṇic dynastic frameworks for teaching, recitation, and ritual remembrance.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anukramanika (Genealogies of royal-sage lineages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lineage vignette: Divodāsa and Ahalyā shown as ancestral figures; Śaradvat depicted as a sage; Śatānanda as a rishi-child grown into a teacher; Satyadhṛ as successor, connected by a flowing genealogical ribbon or scroll.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized sage Śaradvat with matted hair, Ahalyā and Divodāsa in dignified poses, Śatānanda as youthful rishi, genealogical scroll motif linking figures, temple-like backdrop with lotus patterns.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted halos for principal figures, Ahalyā seated with ornate jewelry, Śaradvat with ascetic attributes, Śatānanda and Satyadhṛ in smaller registers, rich decorative borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean didactic composition with labeled figures, subtle shading, a manuscript/scroll connecting Divodāsa → Ahalyā/Śaradvat → Śatānanda → Satyadhṛ, calm palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate court-atelier scene where a genealogist paints portraits of Divodāsa, Ahalyā, Śaradvat, Śatānanda, Satyadhṛ in medallions, fine floral margins and calligraphy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ह्य् = हि; satyadhṛnmithunantataḥ = सत्यधृक् मिथुनम् ततः (final -k before m becomes -ṅ/assimilation in sandhi)
Related Themes: Agni Purana: adjacent vaṃśa lists around ch. 277 that continue Satyadhṛ’s line
FAQs
This verse imparts vamśa-anukrama (genealogical knowledge): the precise parentage-and-descent mapping used in Purāṇic historiography to authenticate traditions, lineages, and associated rites tied to families and sages.
By preserving structured genealogical data (names, parentage, succession), the Agni Purāṇa functions as a reference-compendium alongside its ritual, political, medical, and literary sections—cataloguing who came from whom in the broader cultural memory.
Remembering and reciting lineage (vamśa-smaraṇa) supports śraddhā in dharma and tradition, and in Purāṇic practice it is linked to honoring ancestors and sages—strengthening continuity of sacred memory and merit through remembrance.