Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 40
Description of the Royal Dynasties (राजवंशवर्णनम्) — Chapter Colophon and Transition
सहदेवाच्छ्रुतकर्मा शतानीकस्तु नाकुलिः भीमसेनाद्धिडिम्बायामन्य आसीद् घटीत्कचः
sahadevācchrutakarmā śatānīkastu nākuliḥ bhīmasenāddhiḍimbāyāmanya āsīd ghaṭītkacaḥ
Sahadeva ထံမှ Śrutakarmā မွေးဖွားခဲ့ပြီး Nakula ထံမှ Śatānīka မွေးဖွားခဲ့သည်။ ထို့ပြင် Bhīmasena သည် Hiḍimbā မှတစ်ဆင့် အခြားသားတစ်ဦးဖြစ်သော Ghaṭotkaca ကိုလည်း ရရှိခဲ့သည်။
Lord Agni (narrating puranic-encyclopedic material to sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Completes the offspring list: identifies Nakula’s and Sahadeva’s sons and highlights Bhīma’s rakṣasa-line son Ghaṭotkaca—useful for epic character indexing and understanding mixed lineages in Itihasa.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Śrutakarmā, Śatānīka, and Ghaṭotkaca (Pāṇḍava Offspring)","lookup_keywords":["Śrutakarmā","Śatānīka","Hiḍimbā","Ghaṭotkaca","Bhīma"],"quick_summary":"Lists Sahadeva’s son Śrutakarmā and Nakula’s son Śatānīka, and notes Bhīma’s son Ghaṭotkaca by Hiḍimbā. Provides a compact register of secondary Mahābhārata lineages."}
Weapon Type: Mace
Concept: Inclusivity of epic dharma-history: even nonstandard unions (human–rakṣasī) are integrated into the providential narrative of Kurukṣetra outcomes.
Application: Interpreting Itihasa as layered social memory—how alliances and births across boundaries serve larger dharma narratives.
Khanda Section: Itihasa–Vamsha–Anukramanika (Genealogies and epic lineages)
Primary Rasa: itihasa
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: Forest
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Three vignettes: Sahadeva with son Śrutakarmā; Nakula with son Śatānīka; Bhīma with Hiḍimbā in a forest setting presenting the powerful, rakṣasa-featured Ghaṭotkaca.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, forest panel with Bhīma muscular, Hiḍimbā as rakṣasī with stylized features yet dignified, child Ghaṭotkaca larger-than-life, separate smaller panels for Sahadeva–Śrutakarmā and Nakula–Śatānīka, bold outlines and decorative flora.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Bhīma with gold ornaments and halo, Hiḍimbā in ornate attire with subtle rakṣasa cues, Ghaṭotkaca as heroic figure with gold embossing, side medallions for Sahadeva and Nakula with their sons.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, sequential instructional composition with captions, clear differentiation of characters, forest background for Hiḍimbā episode, refined shading and linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed forest landscape with Bhīma and Hiḍimbā, Ghaṭotkaca as robust youth, courtly inset portraits of Sahadeva and Nakula with their sons, fine brushwork and naturalistic faces."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Darbari Kanada","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सहदेवाच्छ्रुतकर्मा = सहदेवात् + श्रुतकर्मा; भीमसेनाद्धिडिम्बायाम् = भीमसेनात् + हिडिम्बायाम्; आसीद् = आसीत् (द्-आदेशः पदान्ते); घटीत्कचः = घटीत् + कचः (नामरूपेण स्थिरः).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 277.39 (Draupadī’s sons); Agni Purana 277.37-38 (Pāṇḍava lineage base)
FAQs
This verse imparts genealogical knowledge (vaṁśa–anukrama), enumerating notable descendants and relations from the Mahābhārata tradition.
By cataloging epic lineages (Itihāsa-linked vaṁśāvalī), it functions as a reference index—one of the Agni Purana’s hallmark encyclopedic features alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts.
Remembering and reciting revered lineages is traditionally treated as smṛti-based dharma support—strengthening sacred memory, cultural continuity, and merit through respectful remembrance of dhārmic heroes.