Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 9
Svāyambhuva-vaṁśa-varṇanam
Description of the Lineage of Svāyambhuva Manu
ऊरुः पुरुः शतद्युम्नस्तपस्वी सत्यवाक्कविः अग्निष्टुरतिरात्रश् च सुद्युम्नश्चाभिमन्युकः
ūruḥ puruḥ śatadyumnastapasvī satyavākkaviḥ agniṣṭuratirātraś ca sudyumnaścābhimanyukaḥ
Ūru, Puru, Śatadyumna, Tapasvī, Satyavāk, Kavi, Agniṣṭu, Atirātra, serta Sudyumna dan Abhimanyuka—itulah nama-nama yang termasyhur dalam garis keturunan ini.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic material to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Samanya","secondary_vidya":null,"practical_application":"Name-list preservation for lineage tracking; supports later identification of dynastic branches and eponymous rituals/places.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Named descendants: Ūru to Abhimanyuka","lookup_keywords":["Ūru","Puru","Śatadyumna","Satyavāk","Atirātra"],"quick_summary":"A compact catalogue of ten descendants’ names, functioning as an index node in the larger royal genealogy."}
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogical Catalogues of Royal/Solar-Lunar Lineages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ‘genealogy scroll’ visualization: ten princes/ancestors shown in sequence, each with a name cartouche, arranged like a procession or branching tree.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, horizontal procession of ten royal figures with halos, each labeled, stylized creeper-vamśa tree behind them, warm earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, ten small framed portraits around a central vamśa-tree motif with gold leaf, each ancestor richly ornamented, red background and embossed borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, clean instructional genealogy chart rendered as a painted manuscript page, portraits with neat Devanagari labels, minimal background for readability.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, album-page style with ten medallion portraits and calligraphed names, floral margins, subtle shading and fine costume detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शतद्युम्नस्तपस्वी = शतद्युम्नः + तपस्वी; सत्यवाक्कविः = सत्यवाक् + कविः; अतिरात्रश् च = अतिरात्रः + च; सुद्युम्नश्च = सुद्युम्नः + च; चाभिमन्युकः = च + अभिमन्युकः
Related Themes: Agni Purana continuing vamśa lists immediately before/after this verse (same genealogical run)
FAQs
The verse preserves dynastic memory through an onomastic catalogue; it also reflects ritual culture indirectly via names like Agniṣṭu and Atirātra, which echo Soma-sacrifice terminology.
By functioning as a compact data-list of proper names within a lineage, it exemplifies the Purāṇic role as an archive—recording genealogies alongside ritual, cosmology, polity, and other disciplines.
Reciting and preserving lineage lists is traditionally treated as smṛti-dharma within Purāṇic transmission—supporting śraddhā in sacred history and reinforcing dharmic continuity through remembrance of ancestral lines.