Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 11
Sargaviṣayaka-varṇana — The Topics of Primary Creation
Sarga
पौर्णमासश् च सम्भूत्यां मरीचेरभवत् सुतः स्मृत्यामङ्गिरसः पुत्राः सिनीवाली कुहूस् तथा
paurṇamāsaś ca sambhūtyāṃ marīcerabhavat sutaḥ smṛtyāmaṅgirasaḥ putrāḥ sinīvālī kuhūs tathā
സംഭൂതിയിൽ നിന്ന് മരീചിയുടെ പുത്രനായി പൗർണമാസൻ ജനിച്ചു; സ്മൃതിയിൽ നിന്ന് അങ്ങിരസിന് സിനീവാലിയും കുഹൂവും എന്ന സന്താനങ്ങളും ജനിച്ചു।
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic lineages to Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s discourse frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Samanya","secondary_vidya":"Jyotisha","practical_application":"Connects progeny-names with lunar-time concepts (Paurṇamāsa, Sinīvālī, Kuhū), useful for calendrical literacy in vrata/śrāddha scheduling and Purāṇic cosmology narration.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Lunar-associated progeny: Paurṇamāsa, Sinīvālī, Kuhū","lookup_keywords":["Paurṇamāsa","Marīci","Sinīvālī","Kuhū","Aṅgiras"],"quick_summary":"Lists births tied to lunar markers: Paurṇamāsa (full-moon association) from Marīci–Sambhūti, and Sinīvālī/Kuhū from Aṅgiras–Smṛti, hinting at ritual time-personifications."}
Concept: Time (kāla) and ritual observance are encoded as divine lineages; memory (Smṛti) and seerhood (Aṅgiras/Marīci) generate calendrical order.
Application: Supports vrata planning around amāvāsyā/pūrṇimā and associated observances by sacralizing lunar phases as devatā-principles.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anukramanika (Genealogies and Progeny Lists)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A moon-themed genealogy: Marīci and Sambhūti with a full-moon disc giving rise to Paurṇamāsa; Aṅgiras and Smṛti with two feminine lunar figures—Sinīvālī (waxing/near-new-moon) and Kuhū (new-moon)—each marked by crescent phases.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, moon discs and crescents integrated into halos, sages seated with ritual fire, Sinīvālī and Kuhū as graceful devīs with crescent ornaments, deep reds/ochres, stylized clouds","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf moon halo effects, Paurṇamāsa with full-moon aureole, Sinīvālī and Kuhū as twin devīs with crescent crowns, rich ornamentation and embossed gold","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear phase-of-moon symbols beside each figure, neat composition like a calendrical chart, soft pastel shading, emphasis on didactic clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, night garden with moonlight, sages and personified lunar maidens, delicate starry sky, fine textiles and subtle illumination"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Puriya","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पौर्णमासश् → पौर्णमासः + च; मरीचेरभवत् → मरीचेः + अभवत्; स्मृत्यामङ्गिरसः → स्मृत्याम् + अङ्गिरसः; कुहूस् → कुहूः (visarga sandhi before sibilant in recitation).
Related Themes: Agni Purana vrata/kalpa-related passages where pūrṇimā/amāvāsyā observances are prescribed (elsewhere in the text); Agni Purana cosmology/time reckoning sections (if present)
FAQs
It encodes ritual-calendar theology by identifying Paurṇamāsa (full-moon/paurṇamāsa context) and the tithi-linked figures Sinīvālī and Kuhū within Prajāpati lineages—useful for mapping Vedic observances to their presiding deities/personifications.
By cataloguing progeny tied to lunar phases and rites, it functions like a reference index connecting cosmology, genealogy, and ritual timekeeping—one of the Agni Purāṇa’s hallmark encyclopedic methods.
Remembering and reciting such lineage-and-deity mappings is traditionally treated as purifying (smṛti/anuśravaṇa of sacred genealogies) and as aligning one’s ritual awareness with cosmic order (ṛta) expressed through lunar observances.