Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 46
Somavaṃśa-saṃkṣepaḥ
Conclusion of the Lunar Dynasty Description
धुनेर्युगन्धरः पुत्रः स्वाह्यो ऽभुत् स युधाजितः ऋषभक्षेत्रकौ तस्य ह्य् ऋषभाच्च स्वफल्ककः
dhuneryugandharaḥ putraḥ svāhyo 'bhut sa yudhājitaḥ ṛṣabhakṣetrakau tasya hy ṛṣabhācca svaphalkakaḥ
ଧୁନିଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ଯୁଗନ୍ଧର। ତାଙ୍କ ପୁତ୍ର ସ୍ୱାହ୍ୟ; ସେ ଯୁଧାଜିତ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ହେଲେ। ତାଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଋଷଭ ଓ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରକ ଜନ୍ମିଲେ; ଋଷଭଠାରୁ ସ୍ୱଫଲ୍କକ ଜନ୍ମିଲେ।
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha, in the conventional Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Continuation of royal genealogy for historical orientation and for identifying kinship links relevant to alliances and narrative causality.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Śini line continuation: Dhuni → Yugandhara → Svāhya (Yudhājit) → Ṛṣabha/Kṣetraka → Svaphalkaka","lookup_keywords":["Dhuni","Yugandhara","Yudhājit","Ṛṣabha","Svaphalkaka"],"quick_summary":"Extends the Śini lineage through Yudhājit and his descendants, culminating in Svaphalkaka, father of Akrūra in the next verse."}
Concept: Name-lists (nāma-saṅgraha) are a purāṇic method for preserving cultural memory and dharma-linked identity.
Application: For students of itihāsa, use genealogical chains to disambiguate persons with shared epithets and to track narrative relationships.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies / Royal Lineages)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Śānta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A continuation panel of the lineage chain, showing Dhuni’s descendants and branching into Ṛṣabha and Kṣetraka, then returning to Svaphalkaka.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, vine-like branching genealogy with two branches labeled Ṛṣabha and Kṣetraka, small kṣatriya portraits, muted temple palette, ornamental borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, branching family tree with gold-outlined medallions, symmetrical layout, Svaphalkaka highlighted at the end with richer ornamentation","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, schematic genealogy chart with elegant borders, clear branching, small portrait heads, emphasis on instructional clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature manuscript folio, marginal family tree with cartouches, delicate pigments, fine linework, a scribe annotating names"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"fast","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धुनेर्युगन्धरः = धुनेः + युगन्धरः; स्वाह्योऽभुत् = स्वाह्यः + अभूत्; ह्य् = हि; ऋषभाच्च = ऋषभात् + च.
Related Themes: Agni Purāṇa 274 (genealogy continuation to Akrūra)
FAQs
No ritual or technical vidyā is taught here; the verse functions as a genealogical record, listing successive descendants in a dynastic lineage.
By preserving structured dynastic genealogy (vaṃśāvalī), it complements the Agni Purāṇa’s wide-ranging coverage—serving as a reference framework that links persons, succession, and Purāṇic history alongside its sections on ritual, polity, medicine, and arts.
The significance is indirect: hearing and preserving righteous lineages is treated in Purāṇic tradition as śravaṇa of sacred history (itihāsa), supporting smṛti (religious memory) and reinforcing ideals of continuity, duty, and dharma across generations.