Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 6
Chapter 276 — राजवंशवर्णनम्
Description of Royal Lineages
सभानरात् कालानलः कालानलजस्रृञ्जयः पुरञ्जयः सृञ्जयस्य तत्पुत्रो जनमेजयः
sabhānarāt kālānalaḥ kālānalajasrṛñjayaḥ purañjayaḥ sṛñjayasya tatputro janamejayaḥ
သဘ္ဟာနရ မှ ကာလာနလ ပေါ်ထွန်း၍၊ ကာလာနလ မှ ဇာ-စೃဉ္ဇယ (Jā-Sṛñjaya) ပေါ်ထွန်းသည်။ (ထိုသူမှ) ပုရဉ္ဇယ (Purañjaya) ပေါ်ထွန်း၍၊ စೃဉ္ဇယ၏ သားမှာ ဇနမေဇယ (Janamejaya) ဖြစ်သည်။
Lord Agni (narrating the dynastic lists to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Lineage continuation used to connect later narrative kings (e.g., Janamejaya as a recurrent puranic-itihasa name) with earlier ancestors; supports concordance-building across texts.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Genealogy: Sabhānara → Kālānala → Jā-Sṛñjaya → Purañjaya → Janamejaya","lookup_keywords":["Sabhānara","Kālānala","Sṛñjaya","Purañjaya","Janamejaya"],"quick_summary":"Gives a compact succession from Sabhānara to Janamejaya through Kālānala and Sṛñjaya/Purañjaya; useful for aligning multiple Janamejaya traditions in puranic literature."}
Concept: Kṣātra-dharma continuity: royal authority is portrayed as transmitted through orderly succession, with conquest-oriented epithets subordinated to lineage legitimacy.
Application: Helps interpreters distinguish and contextualize Janamejaya figures across traditions by anchoring them in a specific vaṃśa chain.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies and Royal Lineages)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A succession of five kings shown as linked portraits with captions: Sabhānara, Kālānala, Jā-Sṛñjaya, Purañjaya, Janamejaya; Purañjaya depicted before a fortified city to suggest his epithet.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, five medallion portraits connected by a stylized serpent/rope of lineage, Purañjaya near a fort silhouette, bold outlines and traditional palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, vertical lineage panel with gold-leaf nameplates, each king with crown and halo, Purañjaya holding a victory banner before a small gilded fort motif.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear instructional lineage chart with miniature figures and labels, subtle background architecture for the 'city-conqueror' cue, refined linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, illustrated genealogy folio: kings in separate compartments, Purañjaya shown in a siege vignette with a fort, delicate calligraphy and border illumination."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Raga Bilawal","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कालानलजसृञ्जयः → कालानलजः सृञ्जयः (sandhi split); तत्पुत्रः → तत् पुत्रः (t + p → tp).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: continuation of Sṛñjaya-related lines in Vamsha sections; Agni Purana: any later mention of Janamejaya in narrative/ritual contexts
FAQs
This verse imparts vamśa-vidyā (genealogical knowledge): a precise succession of kings used in Purāṇic historiography to anchor narratives, rites, and royal legitimacy.
By preserving structured dynastic data (names and descent), the Agni Purana functions as a reference compendium alongside its ritual, political, and śāstra sections—cataloguing lineages much like an archive of early Indian royal memory.
Reciting and preserving righteous lineages is presented in Purāṇic tradition as smṛti-dharma: it supports dharma by honoring ancestral continuity and reinforcing the ideal of kingship aligned with sacred order.