Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 31
Sūryavaṃśa-kīrtana
Proclamation of the Solar Dynasty
सिन्धुद्वीपो ऽम्बरीषात्तु श्रुतायुस्तत्सुतः स्मृतः श्रुतायोरृतपर्णो ऽभूत्तस्य कल्माषपादकः
sindhudvīpo 'mbarīṣāttu śrutāyustatsutaḥ smṛtaḥ śrutāyorṛtaparṇo 'bhūttasya kalmāṣapādakaḥ
ពីអម្បរីសៈ បានកើត សិន្ធុទ្វីបៈ ហើយកូនប្រុសរបស់គាត់ ត្រូវបានចងចាំថា ឝ្រុតាយុ។ ពីឝ្រុតាយុ កើត ឫតបរណៈ ហើយកូនរបស់គាត់គឺ កល្មាសបាទកៈ។
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Maintains dynastic continuity for Itihasa-Purana narration; helps map characters to later episodes (e.g., Kalmāṣapāda’s curse narrative in broader tradition).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Suryavaṃśa Link: Ambarīṣa → Sindhudvīpa → Śrutāyu → Ṛtaparṇa → Kalmāṣapādaka","lookup_keywords":["Sindhudvīpa","Śrutāyu","Ṛtaparṇa","Kalmāṣapāda","Suryavaṃśa"],"quick_summary":"A compact succession list connecting Ambarīṣa to Kalmāṣapāda, serving as a genealogical index for related legends in Itihāsa-Purāṇa lore."}
Concept: Smṛti as structured knowledge: lists (anukrama) preserve cultural memory and enable transmission of dharma-kathā.
Application: Use genealogical indexing to organize narratives, ritual recitations, and historical memory in teaching contexts.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies of kings and dynasties)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: River
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A lineage tableau: Ambarīṣa enthroned; successive princes shown in a chronological frieze with name banners—Sindhudvīpa, Śrutāyu, Ṛtaparṇa, Kalmāṣapādaka—suggesting time’s flow.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, horizontal frieze of kings with stylized crowns and jewelry, each labeled, muted earth tones, palm-leaf manuscript aesthetic borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, five-figure panel with gold embossing on crowns and ornaments, each king in separate arch niche, rich reds and greens, temple-like framing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style instructional genealogy chart rendered as painted scroll: portraits with connecting lines, neat calligraphy labels, soft pastel palette","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature album page: five royal portraits in medallions connected by vine motifs, fine detailing of textiles, minimal background wash"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अम्बरीषात्तु = अम्बरीषात् + तु; सिन्धुद्वीपोऽ = सिन्धुद्वीपः + (अ)म्बरीषात् (visarga sandhi); श्रुतायोरृतपर्णः = श्रुतायोः + ऋतपर्णः; ऋतपर्णोऽभूत् = ऋतपर्णः + अभूत्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 272 (continuing vamsha list)
FAQs
This verse imparts vamśa-vidyā (dynastic record-keeping): a precise succession list of kings used in Purāṇic historiography and dharma-oriented royal memory.
By cataloging royal genealogies alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts, the Agni Purana functions as a reference-compendium; lineage data anchors narratives of dharma, kingship legitimacy, and cross-text identification of figures.
Remembering righteous lineages is treated in Purāṇic tradition as smṛti-saṃrakṣaṇa (preservation of sacred memory), reinforcing dharma through exemplars of kingship and continuity of moral order (ṛta/dharma).