Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 49
Somavaṃśa-saṃkṣepaḥ
Conclusion of the Lunar Dynasty Description
वसुदेवाच्च रोहिण्यां रामः सारणदुर्गमौ वसुदेवाच्च देवक्यामादौ जातः सुसेनकः
vasudevācca rohiṇyāṃ rāmaḥ sāraṇadurgamau vasudevācca devakyāmādau jātaḥ susenakaḥ
ဝသုဒေဝနှင့် ရိုဟိဏီမှ ရာမ မွေးဖွား၍၊ ထို့ပြင် စာရဏနှင့် ဒုရ္ဂမ တို့လည်း ဖြစ်ပေါ်သည်။ ထို့နောက် ဝသုဒေဝနှင့် ဒေဝကီမှ အစဉ်အလာအရ ပထမဦးစွာ သုသေနက မွေးဖွားသည်။
Lord Agni (narrating the Purāṇic compendium to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Cataloguing Yādava births for Purāṇic genealogy study and for aligning variant traditions about Balarāma and early Devakī offspring.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Vasudeva’s offspring: Rohiṇī and Devakī lines","lookup_keywords":["Vasudeva Rohiṇī","Rāma Balarāma birth","Sāraṇa Durgama","Devakī Susenaka","Yādava genealogy"],"quick_summary":"Lists children born to Vasudeva through Rohiṇī (Rāma, Sāraṇa, Durgama) and notes an early Devakī birth (Susenaka), reflecting Purāṇic cataloguing with possible textual variants."}
Concept: Providential ordering of births within a dynasty as groundwork for avatāra-līlā; family structure becomes the stage for cosmic purpose.
Application: Use as a mnemonic scaffold when teaching Kṛṣṇa-cycle narratives and reconciling Purāṇic name-lists across recensions.
Khanda Section: Avataras and Genealogies (Vaishnava-Vamsha / Krishna-Charita Context)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Domestic royal birth-scene montage: Rohiṇī with infant Rāma; nearby name-panels for Sāraṇa and Durgama; Devakī with her firstborn Susenaka, all within a Yādava palace setting.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, palace interior, Rohiṇī holding fair-complexioned infant Rāma with serpent-canopy hint; Devakī seated with another infant; attendants, lamps, ornate textile patterns; flat iconic composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, two-panel composition with gold halos: Rohiṇī and Balarāma on left, Devakī and infant on right; heavy gold ornamentation, rich jewel tones, temple-like framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, refined faces and gentle gradients; labeled infants and mothers; emphasis on genealogical clarity with decorative cartouches for names Sāraṇa, Durgama, Susenaka.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, zenana interior with women attendants; Rohiṇī and Devakī in elegant garments holding infants; delicate textiles, architectural arches, calligraphic name captions."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vasudevācca = vasudevāt + ca (t + c → cc); devakyāmādau = devakyām + ādau (vowel sandhi).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 274–275 transition (Yadu genealogy into battles narrative)
FAQs
This verse primarily conveys Purāṇic genealogical knowledge (vaṃśa-vidyā)—a structured listing of births in the Yādava/Vṛṣṇi line—rather than a ritual or medicinal procedure.
By cataloging lineages and births, the Agni Purāṇa functions as a reference text for Purāṇic history, avatāra-context, and dynastic mapping—one of its encyclopedic layers alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and aesthetics.
Remembering and reciting sacred lineages connected to Bhagavān’s manifestations (such as Rāma/Balarāma) is traditionally regarded as meritorious (puṇya), supporting devotion (bhakti) and continuity of Purāṇic remembrance (smṛti-paramparā).