Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 23
Sūryavaṃśa-kīrtana
Proclamation of the Solar Dynasty
हर्यश्वाच्च निकुम्भो ऽभूत् संहताश्वो निकुम्भतः अकृशाश्वो रणाश्वश् च संहताश्वसुतावुभौ
haryaśvācca nikumbho 'bhūt saṃhatāśvo nikumbhataḥ akṛśāśvo raṇāśvaś ca saṃhatāśvasutāvubhau
ពី ហរិយស្វ (Haryaśva) កើតមាន និកុម្ភ (Nikumbha)។ ពី និកុម្ភ កើតមាន សំហតាស្វ (Saṃhatāśva)។ ហើយ អក្រឹសាស្វ (Akṛśāśva) និង រណាស្វ (Raṇāśva) ជាកូនប្រុសទាំងពីររបស់ សំហតាស្វ។
Lord Agni (narrating genealogies to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s discourse frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Tracing branching descent (multiple sons) for dynastic mapping; useful for resolving later narrative claims about ancestry and rights of succession.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Haryaśva → Nikumbha → Saṃhatāśva; sons Akṛśāśva and Raṇāśva","lookup_keywords":["Haryaśva","Nikumbha","Saṃhatāśva","Akṛśāśva","Raṇāśva"],"quick_summary":"States a short lineage and explicitly notes a sibling pair (Akṛśāśva, Raṇāśva), indicating a branch point in the dynasty."}
Concept: Genealogical reasoning: identity and narrative coherence depend on correctly tracking descent and sibling branches.
Application: Create lineage diagrams for teaching Purāṇic history; use sibling-branch data to connect later heroes/kings to their ancestors.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies / Dynastic Catalogues)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A family tree scene: Haryaśva, Nikumbha, Saṃhatāśva, and the two sons Akṛśāśva and Raṇāśva shown as branching heirs.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized royal figures connected by a flowering vine, two branches ending in Akṛśāśva and Raṇāśva, bold flat colors, traditional ornamental border","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, genealogical tableau with gold-leaf halos on royal heads, two sons depicted symmetrically beside Saṃhatāśva, ornate jewelry and architectural frame","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, manuscript-like instructional family tree with labeled figures and connecting lines, delicate shading, emphasis on clarity and symmetry","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, album-page genealogy with small portraits and calligraphic labels, floral margins, two sons shown as paired medallions"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: haryaśvācca = haryaśvāt + ca; nikumbho 'bhūt = nikumbhaḥ + abhūt; raṇāśvaś ca = raṇāśvaḥ + ca; saṃhatāśvasutāvubhau = saṃhatāśva-sutau + ubhau.
Related Themes: Agni Purana ch. 272 (continuation into 272.24 with Māndhātā)
FAQs
No ritual or technical vidyā is taught here; the verse functions as a genealogical record, listing successive descendants in a royal lineage.
By preserving dynastic succession data (vamśāvalī), it adds historical-cultural indexing to the Purana’s wide-ranging compendium—alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts—serving as a reference map of names and lineages.
Genealogical remembrance supports Purāṇic śravaṇa-smaraṇa (hearing and recollection) of righteous lineages and continuity of dharma; it is presented as merit-bearing knowledge that anchors tradition and exemplary ancestry.