Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 17
Somavaṁśa-varṇanam
Description of the Lunar Dynasty
राजेया इति विख्याता विष्णुदत्तवरो रजिः देवासुरे रणे दैत्यानबधीत्सुरयाचितः
rājeyā iti vikhyātā viṣṇudattavaro rajiḥ devāsure raṇe daityānabadhītsurayācitaḥ
ရဇိ (Raji) သည် «ရာဇေယာ» (Rājeyā) ဟူ၍ ကျော်ကြားပြီး၊ ဝိෂ္ဏု (Viṣṇu) ပေးသနားသော ဝရ (vara) ကို ရရှိသူဖြစ်သည်။ ဒေဝ (Deva) နှင့် အဆုရ (Asura) တို့ စစ်ပွဲတွင် ဒေဝတို့၏ တောင်းဆိုချက်အရ ဒೈတျ (Daitya) များကို သတ်ဖြတ်ခဲ့သည်။
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic history in discourse tradition)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Dhanurveda","practical_application":"Model for royal-heroic conduct: accepting divine boon, fighting for cosmic order, and understanding Deva–Asura conflict motifs used in statecraft and ritual storytelling.","sutra_style":false}
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Alamkara Type: Anuvāda (epithet/renaming)
Weapon Type: Bow (implied kṣatriya warfare)
Concept: Kṣātra-dharma aligned with deva-kārya: power is legitimate when used to uphold ṛta/dharma under divine guidance.
Application: In leadership ethics, treat authority as a trust (vara) to be exercised for collective order, not private gain.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Itihasa-style Royal Genealogies (Kings and heroic exploits)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Raji, crowned and armed, receives a boon from Viṣṇu; then leads a charge in the Deva–Asura war, striking down Daityas while Devas look on in supplication and relief.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: Viṣṇu granting boon with conch and discus; Raji in heroic stance with bow, dynamic battle frieze of Daityas falling; saturated reds/greens, stylized clouds and weapons.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central Viṣṇu with gold halo bestowing boon; below, Raji as warrior-king with gold embellishments, Daityas subdued; ornate arch and gem-like detailing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: sequential panel composition—boon scene and battle scene; fine facial expressions, clear narrative clarity, restrained palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: battlefield with detailed armor, banners, and elephants; Raji prominent in the foreground; Devas in the sky pavilion; delicate landscape and calligraphy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दैत्यानबधीत् → दैत्यान् + अबधीत्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Rajadharma sections on king’s duty in war and protection; Agni Purana: narratives of Deva–Asura conflicts used as exempla
FAQs
This verse primarily conveys Purāṇic historiography and royal exempla: a king empowered by a divine boon protects cosmic order by defeating the Daityas when petitioned by the Devas.
It adds to the Purāṇa’s wide-ranging compendium by preserving lineage-and-episode style records of notable rulers and their deeds, complementing its sections on polity (rājadharma), ritual, and other sciences with historical-ethical exemplars.
The verse underscores dharma-protection: responding to righteous supplication (the Devas’ request) and using divinely sanctioned power (Viṣṇu’s boon) to defeat adharma-aligned forces is presented as merit-bearing and order-restoring.