Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 9
Svāyambhuva-vaṁśa-varṇanam
Description of the Lineage of Svāyambhuva Manu
ऊरुः पुरुः शतद्युम्नस्तपस्वी सत्यवाक्कविः अग्निष्टुरतिरात्रश् च सुद्युम्नश्चाभिमन्युकः
ūruḥ puruḥ śatadyumnastapasvī satyavākkaviḥ agniṣṭuratirātraś ca sudyumnaścābhimanyukaḥ
ऊरुः पुरुः शतद्युम्नः तपस्वी सत्यवाक् कविः। अग्निष्टुरतिरात्रश्च सुद्युम्नश्चाभिमन्युकः॥
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic material to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Samanya","secondary_vidya":null,"practical_application":"Name-list preservation for lineage tracking; supports later identification of dynastic branches and eponymous rituals/places.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Named descendants: Ūru to Abhimanyuka","lookup_keywords":["Ūru","Puru","Śatadyumna","Satyavāk","Atirātra"],"quick_summary":"A compact catalogue of ten descendants’ names, functioning as an index node in the larger royal genealogy."}
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogical Catalogues of Royal/Solar-Lunar Lineages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A ‘genealogy scroll’ visualization: ten princes/ancestors shown in sequence, each with a name cartouche, arranged like a procession or branching tree.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, horizontal procession of ten royal figures with halos, each labeled, stylized creeper-vamśa tree behind them, warm earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, ten small framed portraits around a central vamśa-tree motif with gold leaf, each ancestor richly ornamented, red background and embossed borders.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore, clean instructional genealogy chart rendered as a painted manuscript page, portraits with neat Devanagari labels, minimal background for readability.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, album-page style with ten medallion portraits and calligraphed names, floral margins, subtle shading and fine costume detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: शतद्युम्नस्तपस्वी = शतद्युम्नः + तपस्वी; सत्यवाक्कविः = सत्यवाक् + कविः; अतिरात्रश् च = अतिरात्रः + च; सुद्युम्नश्च = सुद्युम्नः + च; चाभिमन्युकः = च + अभिमन्युकः
Related Themes: Agni Purana continuing vamśa lists immediately before/after this verse (same genealogical run)
FAQs
The verse preserves dynastic memory through an onomastic catalogue; it also reflects ritual culture indirectly via names like Agniṣṭu and Atirātra, which echo Soma-sacrifice terminology.
By functioning as a compact data-list of proper names within a lineage, it exemplifies the Purāṇic role as an archive—recording genealogies alongside ritual, cosmology, polity, and other disciplines.
Reciting and preserving lineage lists is traditionally treated as smṛti-dharma within Purāṇic transmission—supporting śraddhā in sacred history and reinforcing dharmic continuity through remembrance of ancestral lines.