Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 14
Chapter 37 — सर्वदेवपवित्रारोहणविधिः
Procedure for Installing the Pavitra for All Deities
गणेश्वर इति ग, घ, ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकत्रयपाठः परमिति ङ, चिह्नितपुस्तकपाठः अतीतानागतकुलसमुद्धारं ददामि ते कनिष्ठादीनि चत्वारि मनुभिस्तु क्रमाद्ददे
gaṇeśvara iti ga, gha, ṅa, cihnitapustakatrayapāṭhaḥ paramiti ṅa, cihnitapustakapāṭhaḥ atītānāgatakulasamuddhāraṃ dadāmi te kaniṣṭhādīni catvāri manubhistu kramāddade
Ang “Gaṇeśvara” ay ang pagbigkas ng tatlong aklat na may tanda g, gh, ṅ; at ang “Parama” ay ang pagbigkas ng aklat na may tandang ṅ. Ipinagkakaloob ko sa iyo ang pag-ahon ng iyong angkan—sa nakaraan at sa hinaharap. At ang apat na salinlahi, mula sa pinakabata, ay sunod-sunod na pinagkakalooban ng mga Manu ng biyaya/pagpapalaya ayon sa kaayusan.
Lord Agni (in dialogue with Sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Ritual-legal framing of lineage uplift (kula-samuddhāra) and generational benefit; also preserves a mnemonic/technical note on textual marking/reading (ga/gha/ṅa/ca; ṅa-marked) used in recitation or manuscript pedagogy.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Kula-samuddhāra and Generational Merit (Manu-krama) with Textual Marking Note","lookup_keywords":["kula-samuddhāra","pitṛ","manu-krama","generations","pāṭha-cinha"],"quick_summary":"States the granting of uplift for past and future lineage, with a four-generation scheme ‘beginning with the youngest’ attributed in order to Manus; includes a technical aside about marked readings in books/manuscripts."}
Concept: Individual dharmic acts (especially dāna/rites) are conceived to radiate benefit across lineage—retrospectively (ancestors) and prospectively (descendants)—within a rule-governed generational order.
Application: Perform prescribed gifts/rites with intention for pitṛ-kalyāṇa; maintain family dharma (śrāddha, dāna, satkriyā) as a continuity practice across generations.
Khanda Section: Dāna–Dharma / Pitṛ–kula-samuddhāra (Merit of gifts and uplift of lineage)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dharmic gifting/rite scene oriented to ancestors: a householder offers dāna and performs pitṛ-rite; behind, a symbolic lineage tree shows four generations receiving uplift; scribes/reciters consult marked manuscripts indicating special readings.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, householder performing śrāddha-like offering with priest; stylized ancestral figures in upper register; a lineage tree motif; palm-leaf manuscripts with visible letter-marks (ga/gha/ṅa/ca) as pedagogic symbols.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, richly adorned ritual altar; donor presenting gifts; gold-highlighted ancestral halos above; decorative lineage tree with four nodes; manuscript bundle with highlighted marks to indicate pāṭha-cinha.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional composition: four-generation diagram beside the ritual; priest pointing to manuscript marks; calm domestic ritual setting with clear objects (water pot, sesame, offerings).","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed household rite with attendants; genealogical tree painted in margin; scholar holding a manuscript with marginal letter-marks; subdued, precise palette emphasizing documentation and order."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: अतीतानागतकुलसमुद्धारम् = अतीत + अनागत + कुल + समुद्धारम्. क्रमाद्ददे = क्रमात् + ददे (त् + द् → द्द्). Verse contains editorial notes about variant readings (ग/घ/ङ-चिह्नितपुस्तक...).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 37 (pavitra and dharma-phala context); Agni Purana dāna-dharma and śrāddha-related passages (elsewhere in the text)
FAQs
It teaches the dharmic doctrine that meritorious acts (especially dāna/ritual merit in context) can produce ‘kula-samuddhāra’—the uplift or deliverance of one’s lineage across time.
Alongside ritual, iconography, polity, and other sciences, the Agni Purana also systematizes dharma concepts such as intergenerational merit and the graded bestowal of spiritual benefit—here framed through ‘Manus’ as cosmic/legal authorities.
The verse emphasizes that righteous merit can extend beyond the individual, benefiting both ancestors (atīta) and descendants (anāgata), with fruits distributed in an ordered way across four generations.