Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 19
Description of the Royal Dynasties (राजवंशवर्णनम्) — Chapter Colophon and Transition
नीलिन्यां शान्तिरपरः पुरुजातिः सुशान्तितः काशदीर्घतमा इति ज सुत इति ख , छ , ज , च प्रभाववानिति ख पुरुजातेस्तु वाह्याश्वो वाह्याश्च्वात् पञ्च पार्थिवाः
nīlinyāṃ śāntiraparaḥ purujātiḥ suśāntitaḥ kāśadīrghatamā iti ja suta iti kha , cha , ja , ca prabhāvavāniti kha purujātestu vāhyāśvo vāhyāścvāt pañca pārthivāḥ
De Nīlinī nasceu outro Śānti; de Puru-jāti nasceu Suśānti. Em uma recensão ele é registrado como Kāśa-dīrghatamā; em outras, como Suta; e em mais uma, como Prabhāvavān. Além disso, de Puru-jāti veio Vāhyāśva; e de Vāhyāśva surgiram cinco reis.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic genealogies to Vasiṣṭha, standard Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Handles variant readings across recensions while listing descendants—useful for critical comparison of Purāṇic manuscripts and for reconstructing regional genealogical memory (five kings from Vāhyāśva).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Puru-jāti line with textual variants: Suśānti / Kāśa-dīrghatamā / Suta / Prabhāvavān; Vāhyāśva and five kings","lookup_keywords":["Nīlinī","Śānti","Puru-jāti","Kāśa-dīrghatamā","Vāhyāśva"],"quick_summary":"Records births in the Puru-jāti branch and explicitly notes variant names across recensions, then states that Vāhyāśva produced five rulers—highlighting both genealogy and textual plurality."}
Concept: Respect for transmitted knowledge with acknowledgment of pāṭhabheda; truth preserved through careful collation rather than single-form absolutism.
Application: Manuscript comparison, establishing critical editions, and responsible citation of Purāṇic genealogies in historical/theological work.
Khanda Section: Purana-Parampara (Genealogies, Manvantaras, Royal Lineages)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A scribe-scholar scene beside a dynastic tree: Nīlinī and Śānti, Puru-jāti and Suśānti; multiple name labels (Kāśa-dīrghatamā/Suta/Prabhāvavān) written as variant tags; Vāhyāśva branching into five crowned figures.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized genealogy tree with bold outlines, a seated paṇḍita holding palm-leaf manuscripts, variant name ribbons around Suśānti, five small king figures emerging from Vāhyāśva branch.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central genealogical tree with gold-leaf highlights, Suśānti shown with multiple name cartouches, Vāhyāśva below with five miniature crowned kings in a row, ornate borders and inscriptions.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clean diagrammatic genealogy with elegant figures, a manuscript collation table showing variant readings, subtle courtly background, emphasis on clarity and labels.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, atelier scene with scribes comparing manuscripts, in the margin a painted family tree with calligraphic variant names, five kings depicted as small portraits with distinct turbans/crowns."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Raga Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शान्तिरपरः → शान्तिः अपरः; गाधेः/पुरुजातेस्तु etc. Variant markers (ख, छ, ज, च) treated as textual notes, not syntactic words.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Purāṇa-paramparā sections that acknowledge transmission and catalogues; Agni Purana genealogical lists where similar variant-name notes occur
FAQs
This verse primarily transmits Purāṇic genealogical knowledge—succession of rulers and variant name-readings across recensions—rather than a ritual procedure or a specialized vidyā like Ayurveda or Dhanurveda.
By preserving king-lists and multiple textual variants (alternate names such as Kāśadīrghatamā/Suta/Prabhāvavān), it functions as a reference-register of traditional historiography—one of the Agni Purāṇa’s encyclopedic strands alongside ritual, law, and sciences.
Remembering and transmitting righteous lineages is treated in Purāṇic culture as dharma-supporting smṛti (sacred recollection), reinforcing continuity of dharmic kingship and the merit of preserving sacred tradition.