Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 12
Sūryavaṃśa-kīrtana
Proclamation of the Solar Dynasty
आनर्तविषयश्चासीत् पुरी चासीत् कुशस्थली रेवस्य रैवतः पुत्रः ककुद्मी नाम धार्मिकः
ānartaviṣayaścāsīt purī cāsīt kuśasthalī revasya raivataḥ putraḥ kakudmī nāma dhārmikaḥ
आनर्त नामक देश था और उसकी पुरी कुशस्थली थी। रेव का पुत्र रैवत था और उसका धर्मात्मा पुत्र ककुद्मी नाम से प्रसिद्ध हुआ।
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s standard dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Cosmology","practical_application":"Sacred geography indexing (deśa–purī mapping) tied to dynastic memory; supports pilgrimage lore and historical localization of Purāṇic narratives.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Ānarta-deśa and Kuśasthalī; Raivata and Kakudmī","lookup_keywords":["Ānarta","Kuśasthalī","Reva","Raivata","Kakudmī"],"quick_summary":"Identifies the Ānarta region and its capital Kuśasthalī, then situates Raivata and his righteous son Kakudmī within that locale—useful for place-name and lineage concordance."}
Concept: Dhārmikatva (righteousness) as a royal epithet—kingship validated by virtue, not merely heredity.
Application: Use in ethical exempla: rulers should be remembered for dharma; places become sacred through dharmic rulers and divine associations.
Khanda Section: Puranic Genealogy and Sacred Geography (Vamsha–Charita / Desha–Nagara–Varnana)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A map-like sacred geography scene: the Ānarta region with the walled city Kuśasthalī; King Raivata and the righteous Kakudmī shown in royal attire near the city gates, with river/sea hints suggesting western coast associations.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized landscape with labeled city Kuśasthalī, palm trees and fort walls, Raivata and Kakudmī with halos, temple-like architectural motifs, flat saturated colors","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Kuśasthalī as ornate golden city backdrop, Raivata and Kakudmī richly jeweled, gold-leaf highlights on city walls and crowns, inscription cartouche ‘Ānarta’","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear architectural rendering of city gate and palace, kings posed formally, gentle colors, didactic labels for Ānarta and Kuśasthalī","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, panoramic cityscape with detailed fortifications, two kings in foreground with attendants, subtle topography, calligraphic labels for place and names"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ānartaviṣayaḥ+ca+āsīt → ānartaviṣayaścāsīt; purī+ca+āsīt → purī cāsīt.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Dvārakā/Ānarta-related narrative segments; Agni Purana deśa–nagara varnana style passages
FAQs
This verse primarily conveys purāṇic historiography—identifying a region (Ānarta), its city (Kuśasthalī), and a dynastic succession (Reva → Raivata → Kakudmī) rather than prescribing a ritual procedure.
By cataloging sacred geography and royal lineages alongside other disciplines, it demonstrates the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic method: preserving cultural memory through place-names, political history, and dharmic exemplars in the same corpus that also treats ritual, governance, and other śāstric topics.
Remembering dharmic rulers and sacred places is treated in purāṇic tradition as merit-bearing (puṇya), reinforcing dharma through exemplars like the “dhārmika” king Kakudmī and anchoring devotion in recognized tīrtha-like geographies.