Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 30
Abhiṣeka-mantrāḥ
Consecration Mantras
ऋतजित् सत्यजिच्चैव सुषेणः सेनजित्तथा अतिमित्रो ऽनुमित्रश् च पुरुमित्रो ऽपराजितः
ṛtajit satyajiccaiva suṣeṇaḥ senajittathā atimitro 'numitraś ca purumitro 'parājitaḥ
ਅਤੇ (ਉੱਥੇ) ਰਿਤਜਿਤ, ਸਤਯਜਿਤ, ਸੁਸ਼ੇਣ, ਅਤੇ ਸੇਨਜਿਤ; (ਨਾਲ ਹੀ) ਅਤਿਮਿੱਤਰ, ਅਨੁਮਿੱਤਰ, ਪੁਰੁਮਿੱਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਅਪਰਾਜਿਤ ਵੀ ਸਨ।
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic material to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Genealogical recall for ritual recitation, legitimizing lineages, and anchoring narrative history of kings/warriors for dharmic exemplars.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Vamśa-nāma-saṅgraha: Ṛtajit–Satyajit–Suṣeṇa–Senajit–(A)mitra line","lookup_keywords":["vamsha","Ritajit","Satyajit","Suseṇa","Aparajita"],"quick_summary":"A concise roster of heroic/royal names used to preserve lineage memory and provide a narrative scaffold for later exploits and dharma exemplars."}
Alamkara Type: Nāma-mālā (catalogue)
Concept: Vamśa-smṛti (lineage memory) supports social order, duty, and exemplarity in kṣatriya dharma.
Application: Use in śrāddha/vaṃśa-pravara recollection contexts or as narrative indexing when studying purāṇic history.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies and royal/heroic name-lists)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A genealogical scroll/tree with the listed names in sequence; silhouettes of kings/warriors standing in a line, each holding a royal emblem, suggesting continuity of rule.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized lineage tableau with repeated royal figures, name-panels in traditional script style, rhythmic composition and earthy tones","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, row of crowned kings with gold accents, a central genealogical palm-leaf manuscript motif, ornate borders emphasizing dynastic splendor","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, clean genealogical chart with small portrait medallions for each name, instructional clarity, delicate ornamentation","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly album page showing successive rulers with captions, refined textiles and architecture, emphasis on historiographic record"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सत्यजिच्चैव = सत्यजित् + च + एव (त् + च → च्च). अतिमित्रो ऽनुमित्रश् च = अतिमित्रः + अनुमित्रः + च (अः + अ → ओऽ; विसर्ग → श् before च). पुरुमित्रो ऽपराजितः = पुरुमित्रः + अपराजितः (अः + अ → ओऽ).
Related Themes: Agni Purana genealogical passages (vamśa-anucarita blocks)
FAQs
This verse does not teach a ritual or technical procedure; it preserves a Purāṇic name-list of notable figures (kings/warriors) as part of genealogical record-keeping (vaṁśa).
By cataloging lineages and historically remembered names/epithets, the Agni Purāṇa functions like a reference compendium—alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts—preserving dynastic memory and cultural onomastics.
Recitation and preservation of Purāṇic genealogies is traditionally regarded as smṛti-saṁrakṣaṇa (guarding sacred memory), supporting dharma through remembrance of exemplary rulers and the continuity of righteous lineages.