Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 17
Chapter 19 — कश्यपवंशवर्णनम्
Description of Kaśyapa’s Lineage
दंष्ट्रिणः क्रोधवशजा धरोत्थाः पक्षिणो जले सुरभ्यां गोमहिष्यादि इरोत्पन्नास्तृणादयः
daṃṣṭriṇaḥ krodhavaśajā dharotthāḥ pakṣiṇo jale surabhyāṃ gomahiṣyādi irotpannāstṛṇādayaḥ
ဒေါသကြောင့် အစွယ်ရှိသတ္တဝါများ ပေါ်ထွန်းသည်။ မြေမှ ပေါက်ဖွားသူတို့သည် မြေပြင်သတ္တဝါများ ဖြစ်သည်။ ငှက်တို့သည် ရေထဲမှ ပေါ်ထွန်းသည်။ စုရဘီ (Surabhī) မှ နွား၊ ကျွဲ စသည်တို့ ပေါက်ဖွားသည်။ နို့ (īrā) မှ မြက်နှင့် အပင်မျိုးစုံ ပေါက်ဖွားသည်။
Lord Agni (in discourse to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Classifying beings by origin (bhava/elemental source) for Purāṇic cosmology, ritual taxonomy, and narrative genealogy.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Bhūta-sarga: Origins of animals and plants by causal source","lookup_keywords":["bhuta-sarga","damshtirinah","surabhi","ira","trna-udbhava"],"quick_summary":"The verse maps categories of life to causal origins—wrath, earth, water, Surabhī, and milk—serving as a compact cosmological taxonomy of species and vegetation."}
Concept: Causal origination (yoni/hetu) of living classes within sṛṣṭi-krama.
Application: Use as a mnemonic schema for explaining creation narratives and mapping beings to elemental/psychic causes (e.g., krodha → daṃṣṭrins).
Khanda Section: Sarga / Cosmology and Creation (Srishti-krama; Bhuta-sarga)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A creation tableau: fanged creatures emerging from a red aura of wrath; earth-born animals rising from soil; birds appearing over waters; Surabhī the divine cow giving rise to cows and buffaloes; grasses sprouting from streams of milk (īrā).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, flat yet vivid colors, cosmic creation panel: Surabhī at center with attendants, milk flowing into green grasses, water-lotus lake birthing birds, earth mound birthing beasts, red krodha-flame birthing fanged creatures; ornate borders, temple-mural composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf highlights on Surabhī and milk stream, symmetrical composition with cows and buffaloes, stylized water with birds, earth mound with animals, rich jewel tones, embossed ornaments.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework and soft shading; instructional cosmology chart feel: labeled groups (daṃṣṭrins, pākṣiṇaḥ, go-mahiṣyāḥ, tṛṇāni) arranged around Surabhī and elemental motifs (earth/water/anger-flame).","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, naturalistic animals and birds, detailed grasses, a central divine cow Surabhī with halo, milk turning into vegetation, layered landscape with water body and earth bank; fine brushwork and pastel palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: क्रोधवशजा = क्रोध-वश-जाः; धरोत्थाः = धर-उत्थाः; इरोत्पन्नाः = इरा-उत्पन्नाः; इरोत्पन्नास्तृणादयः = इरा-उत्पन्नाः तृण-आदयः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 19 (Sarga/Bhūta-sarga context)
FAQs
It imparts a cosmological classification: different groups of beings are described as arising from specific causal sources (wrath, earth, water, Surabhī, and īrā), useful for Purāṇic sṛṣṭi-krama (creation-order) understanding.
By cataloging origins and categories of living beings, it functions like a compendium entry in natural philosophy/cosmology—one of the Agni Purāṇa’s many subject areas alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts.
It frames creation as orderly and cause-based, encouraging a dharmic worldview where emotions like wrath are seen as generative forces with consequences, and where nature is understood as a structured manifestation of cosmic causality.