Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 11
Sūryavaṃśa-kīrtana
Proclamation of the Solar Dynasty
अम्बरीषः प्रजापालो धार्ष्टकं धृष्टतः कुलम् सुकल्पानर्तौ शर्यार्तेर्वैरोह्यानर्ततो नृपः
ambarīṣaḥ prajāpālo dhārṣṭakaṃ dhṛṣṭataḥ kulam sukalpānartau śaryārtervairohyānartato nṛpaḥ
அம்பரீஷன் குடிகளைப் பாதுகாப்பவன். த்ருஷ்டதனிடமிருந்து தார்ஷ்டக குலம் தோன்றியது; பின்னர் சுகல்பன், அனர்த்தன். சர்யார்த்தியிடமிருந்து வைரோஹ்யன்; அனர்த்தனிடமிருந்து அந்த வரிசையின் அரசன் தோன்றினான்.
Lord Agni
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Cataloging dynastic branches and exemplary kingship (praja-palana) for political memory, court recitation, and lineage authentication.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Ambarīṣa and the Dhārṣṭaka–Ānarta line: Dhṛṣṭata → Dhārṣṭaka; Sukalpa; Anarta; Śaryārti → Vairohya","lookup_keywords":["Ambarīṣa","Dhṛṣṭata","Dhārṣṭaka","Anarta","Śaryārti"],"quick_summary":"Summarizes a lineage chain and highlights Ambarīṣa as prajā-pālaka, serving as a compact index entry for dynastic branching and regional naming (Ānarta)."}
Concept: Prajā-pālana as a defining virtue of kings; lineage is meaningful when joined to dharmic governance.
Application: Frames rulership as service; useful for rājadharma instruction and courtly ideals of governance.
Khanda Section: Vamshanucarita (Dynastic Genealogies of Kings)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: Kingdom
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A genealogical tableau: Ambarīṣa depicted as a benevolent king protecting subjects; beside him a branching lineage diagram showing Dhṛṣṭata → Dhārṣṭaka, Sukalpa, Anarta, and Śaryārti → Vairohya.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Ambarīṣa with protective gesture (abhaya-like), villagers and sages under his care, stylized family-tree creeper with names Dhṛṣṭata, Dhārṣṭaka, Sukalpa, Anarta, Śaryārti, Vairohya, bold outlines and temple border motifs","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, Ambarīṣa seated with gold-embossed throne, subjects offering petitions, gilded genealogy panels around, jewel tones and ornate arches","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional composition: king at center, clean labeled lineage branches, ministers holding palm-leaf registers, soft shading and fine detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court scene with petitioners, scribes recording genealogy, marginal cartouches listing names, architectural depth and textile realism"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: śaryārteḥ+vairohya → śaryārtervairohya; sukalpa+ānartau → sukalpānartau.
Related Themes: Agni Purana rājadharma/prājā-pālana discussions (where present); Agni Purana genealogical catalogues of Manu and Ikṣvāku/Yadu lines
FAQs
This verse imparts Vamsha-vidya (genealogical knowledge): a structured listing of royal descent-lines used in Purāṇic historiography and the validation of dynastic succession.
By preserving concise dynastic catalogues—names, progenitors, and descent relations—it functions as a historical-index layer alongside the Agni Purana’s ritual, political, and scientific materials, demonstrating its multi-domain, reference-style composition.
Remembering and reciting righteous royal lineages is treated in Purāṇic tradition as smṛti-puṇya (merit through remembrance), reinforcing dharma through exemplars of kingship and continuity of sacred history.