Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 13
Chapter 19 — कश्यपवंशवर्णनम्
Description of Kaśyapa’s Lineage
पुलोमा कालका चैव वैश्वानरसुते उभे कश्यपस्य तु भार्ये द्वे तयोः पुत्राश् च कोटयः
pulomā kālakā caiva vaiśvānarasute ubhe kaśyapasya tu bhārye dve tayoḥ putrāś ca koṭayaḥ
ពុលោមា (Pulomā) និង កាលកា (Kālakā) — ទាំងពីរ ជាកូនស្រីរបស់ វៃશ્વានរ (Vaiśvānara) — ជាភរិយាពីររបស់ កശ്യប (Kaśyapa)។ កូនប្រុសរបស់ពួកនាង មានចំនួនដល់កោដិៗ (crores)។
Lord Agni (narrating the Purāṇic genealogy to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Framework for mapping cosmic progeny (prajā-sarga) and identifying Daitya/Dānava groupings by maternal lines (Pulomā/Kālakā) in narrative and ritual recitation.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Description","entry_title":"Pulomā & Kālakā as wives of Kaśyapa; innumerable sons","lookup_keywords":["Pulomā","Kālakā","Vaiśvānara","Kaśyapa","Dānava sons"],"quick_summary":"States that Pulomā and Kālakā, daughters of Vaiśvānara, became Kaśyapa’s wives and produced vast multitudes—an index statement for Daitya/Dānava proliferation in sarga accounts."}
Concept: Prajā-sarga proceeds through ṛṣi-lineages and maternal lines; multiplicity is a feature of cosmic manifestation.
Application: Use maternal lineage (mātṛ-vaṃśa) as an organizing key when reconciling variant Purāṇic lists.
Khanda Section: Prajā-sarga / Vaṃśānucarita (Genealogies and cosmic progeny lists)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Kaśyapa with Pulomā and Kālakā presented as consorts; behind them a symbolic multitude of offspring indicated by repeating silhouettes or a swelling cosmic crowd.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Kaśyapa seated in tapas posture, Pulomā and Kālakā standing with lotus flowers, background filled with patterned rows suggesting countless sons, traditional jewelry and muted reds/ochres.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Kaśyapa with gold halo, Pulomā and Kālakā in ornate sarees, embossed gold to indicate abundance, small repeated child-figures in the border panels.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, didactic composition: labeled figures Kaśyapa–Pulomā–Kālakā, a schematic ‘koṭi’ count shown as clustered dots, clean pastel background.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, garden setting with Kaśyapa and two wives, attendants holding a scroll noting ‘koṭayaḥ’, distant crowd rendered as tiny figures, fine detailing and margins."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव; पुत्राश् च = पुत्राः + च
Related Themes: Agni Purana 19 (prajā-sarga/vaṃśa lists)
FAQs
This verse imparts Purāṇic genealogical knowledge (vaṃśānucarita), identifying Kaśyapa’s wives Pulomā and Kālakā as daughters of Vaiśvānara and stating the immense number of their offspring.
By cataloging lineages and origins of beings through Kaśyapa’s family, it functions as a reference-map for later mythic, cosmological, and sectarian narratives—one of the Agni Purāṇa’s core encyclopedic modes.
Remembering sacred lineages is treated in Purāṇic tradition as a form of smṛti and śravaṇa that supports dharmic worldview—linking beings to cosmic order (ṛta/dharma) and encouraging reverence toward the creators and progenitors.