Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 5
Chapter 39 — भूपरिग्रहविधानम्
Bhū-parigraha-vidhāna: Procedure for Acquiring and Ritually Securing Land
आत्रेयं नारसिंहाख्यमानन्दाख्यं तथारुणं बौधायनं तथार्षं तु विश्वोक्तं तस्य सारतः
ātreyaṃ nārasiṃhākhyamānandākhyaṃ tathāruṇaṃ baudhāyanaṃ tathārṣaṃ tu viśvoktaṃ tasya sārataḥ
சாரமாக மரபு இவ்வாறு கூறப்படுகிறது—ஆத்ரேய, ‘நாரசிம்ஹ’ எனப்படும், ‘ஆனந்த’ எனப்படும், மேலும் அருண; பௌதாயன, ஆர்ஷ மற்றும் ‘விஷ்வோக்த’ எனப்படும் நூல்.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s instructional dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Alamkara","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Functions as a tradition-catalog for chandas/śāstra lineages or named textual recensions; useful for students to identify which prosodic or scholastic tradition a manual follows when composing/reciting correctly.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Chandas/Textual Traditions: Ātreya to Viśvokta (Sāra)","lookup_keywords":["Ātreya","Nārasiṃha-ākhyam","Ānanda-ākhyam","Aruṇa","Baudhāyana"],"quick_summary":"The verse gives an essential list of named traditions/recensions (possibly chandas or śāstra streams), serving as a mnemonic index for textual affiliation."}
Concept: Śāstra is preserved through named lineages (ṛṣi/ācārya or title-based streams); ‘sāra’ indicates a distilled index rather than full exposition.
Application: Choose a consistent tradition for recitation/composition and align pronunciation, meter-handling, and citations accordingly.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Chandas & Textual Traditions)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A prosody classroom: a teacher recites names of chandas/textual traditions while students mark beats on a tāla-board and write headings Ātreya, Nārasiṃha, Ānanda, Aruṇa, Baudhāyana, Ārṣa, Viśvokta.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, gurukula scene with palm-leaf writing, rhythmic hand-gestures for meter, simple instruments (tāla), warm lamp-lit interior, bold contours.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, guru with gold halo teaching chandas, disciples with palm leaves, gold embossing on tāla-board and manuscript edges, vibrant reds/greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, technical instructional layout showing students counting mātrās with fingers, headings of traditions on scrolls, delicate lines and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, scholarly lesson with a metrical chart, students in rows, refined architectural setting, detailed writing tools and manuscripts."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Saraswati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: nārasiṃhākhyam+ānandākhyaṃ → nārasiṃhākhyamānandākhyaṃ; tathā+aruṇaṃ → tathāruṇaṃ; tathā+ārṣaṃ → tathārṣaṃ.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 39.3–39.4 (textual catalogs); Agni Purana chapters on chandas/alamkāra (later encyclopedic sections)
FAQs
It lists recognized named chandas/textual traditions (or recensional/prosodic classifications) used to organize and transmit metrical knowledge—useful for identifying, teaching, and applying Sanskrit meter in composition and recitation.
By cataloging specialized scholarly lineages/names within Chandas and śāstra transmission, it shows the Agni Purana functioning as a reference manual that preserves technical taxonomies beyond purely mythic narration.
Correct metrical knowledge supports accurate recitation and composition of sacred texts; precision in śabda (sound) and chandas is traditionally linked with preserving mantra efficacy and accruing merit through faultless study and chanting.