Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 21
Śrāddhadeva Manu’s Sons: Pṛṣadhra’s Curse and Renunciation; Genealogies of Nariṣyanta and Diṣṭa
ततोऽग्निवेश्यो भगवानग्नि: स्वयमभूत् सुत: । कानीन इति विख्यातो जातूकर्ण्यो महानृषि: ॥ २१ ॥
tato ’gniveśyo bhagavān agniḥ svayam abhūt sutaḥ kānīna iti vikhyāto jātūkarṇyo mahān ṛṣiḥ
その後、デーヴァダッタからアグニヴェーシュヤという子が生まれたが、彼は火神アグニ（アグニदेーヴァ）そのもの、すなわちバガヴァーンであった。その大聖仙はカーニナ、またジャートゥーカルニャとして世に名高い。
Agniveśya was also known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya.
FAQs
In this verse, Kānīna—also known as Jātūkarṇya—is identified as the son of Agniveśya, and Śukadeva explains that Lord Agni himself appeared in that lineage as this great sage.
The verse indicates a divine incarnation-like appearance: Agni, described as bhagavān, manifests within a human/sage lineage to continue the dynastic and spiritual history narrated in the Ninth Canto.
It encourages reverence for sacred lineage and saintly character—seeing divine arrangement in history and honoring teachers, sages, and disciplined spiritual heritage.