Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 35
Somavaṃśa-saṃkṣepaḥ
Conclusion of the Lunar Dynasty Description
राजाधिदेवपुत्रौ द्वौ शोणाश् चः श्वेतवाहनः शोणाश्वस्य सुताः पञ्च शमी शत्रुजिदादयः
rājādhidevaputrau dvau śoṇāś caḥ śvetavāhanaḥ śoṇāśvasya sutāḥ pañca śamī śatrujidādayaḥ
ຣາຊາທິເທວະ ມີບຸດຊາຍສອງຄົນ ຄື ໂຊນາສະຈະ ແລະ ສະເວຕະວາຫະນະ. ສ່ວນ ໂຊນາສະວະ ມີບຸດຊາຍຫ້າຄົນ ໂດຍເລີ່ມຈາກ ຊະມີ ແລະ ຊະຕຣຸຈິດ.
Lord Agni
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Samanya","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Tracking branching of a dynasty (two sons; then five sons) for inheritance logic, alliance mapping, and identification of sub-lineages.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Rājādhideva’s sons; Śoṇāśva’s five sons (Śamī–Śatrujit…)","lookup_keywords":["Rājādhideva","Śoṇāśca","Śvetavāhana","Śoṇāśva","Śatrujit"],"quick_summary":"Gives a branching node in the genealogy: two sons of Rājādhideva and five sons of Śoṇāśva. Serves as a lookup pivot for later sub-clan narratives."}
Concept: Vamsha as social infrastructure: named descent organizes rights, duties, and historical identity.
Application: Use the branching list to reconcile variant traditions and identify which sub-line a later figure belongs to.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies and Dynastic Lists)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A genealogical tree motif: Rājādhideva at the top, two branches to Śoṇāśca and Śvetavāhana, then a cluster of five names under Śoṇāśva.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized ‘tree of lineage’ with medallions containing royal portraits and name-glyphs, traditional borders and earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, icon-like medallions of kings connected by gold-embossed vine branches, rich reds and greens, ornate framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic lineage chart with miniature portraits and clear connectors, fine lines, readable labels, instructional aesthetic.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, illuminated manuscript page showing a genealogical chart with portrait roundels, delicate floral margins, calligraphy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: śoṇāś caḥ read as śoṇāḥ ca (visarga before ca); śatrujidādayaḥ → śatrujit-ādayaḥ (t/d assimilation in sandhi/orthography).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 274.36-274.37 (continuation through Śamī line to Hṛdika/Adika and further names)
FAQs
This verse imparts vamśa-jñāna (genealogical knowledge): a precise dynastic listing of rulers and their descendants, used for Purāṇic historiography and lineage-based contextualization of dharma and kingship.
By cataloguing royal lineages in a compressed, reference-like format, it functions as a historical-index layer of the text—one of the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic modes alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and literary theory.
Preserving and reciting righteous lineages is traditionally treated as smṛti-sādhana (cultivation of sacred memory), strengthening dharma-oriented identity and honoring ancestral continuity, which is considered purifying in Purāṇic tradition.