Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 10
Sūryavaṃśa-kīrtana
Proclamation of the Solar Dynasty
तत् पुरूरवसे प्रादात्सुद्युम्नो राज्यमाप्य तु नरिष्यतः शकाः पुत्रा नाभागस्य च वैष्णवः
tat purūravase prādātsudyumno rājyamāpya tu nariṣyataḥ śakāḥ putrā nābhāgasya ca vaiṣṇavaḥ
Nang makamtan ang kaharian, ipinagkaloob ni Sudyumna ang paghahari kay Purūravas. Mula kay Nariṣyata isinilang ang mga Śaka; at mula kay Nābhāga isinilang si Vaiṣṇava.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic genealogies to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Avatara-Katha","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Royal genealogy for legitimizing succession, mapping tribal/ethnic origins (e.g., Śaka) within Purāṇic historiography, and anchoring dynastic claims to sacred lineages.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Succession: Sudyumna → Purūravas; Origins: Nariṣyata → Śaka; Nābhāga → Vaiṣṇava","lookup_keywords":["Sudyumna","Purūravas","Nariṣyata","Śaka","Nābhāga"],"quick_summary":"Records a transfer of kingship to Purūravas and assigns ethnogenetic descent lines: Śakas from Nariṣyata and Vaiṣṇava from Nābhāga, useful for dynastic and ethnographic indexing."}
Concept: Rājadharma of orderly succession and the Purāṇic principle that social groups and rulers are traced to archetypal ancestors.
Application: Use as a normative model for legitimate transfer of sovereignty and for framing community origins within a dharmic narrative.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Charita (Genealogies and Royal Lineages / Rajavamsa-anucarita)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A courtly scene of King Sudyumna formally handing over royal insignia to Purūravas; in the background, a genealogical tree motif indicating Nariṣyata giving rise to Śakas and Nābhāga to Vaiṣṇava.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, flat vivid colors, Sudyumna enthroned handing a crown and scepter to Purūravas, attendants with palm-leaf records, stylized genealogy vine with labels Śaka and Vaiṣṇava, ornate borders, sacred court ambience","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, gold-leaf haloed kings, jeweled crown transfer ceremony, embossed gold ornaments, inscription panels naming Sudyumna, Purūravas, Nariṣyata, Śaka, Nābhāga, Vaiṣṇava, rich red-green palette","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, delicate linework, subdued elegance, royal succession ritual with ministers presenting regalia, a schematic genealogy scroll held open, emphasis on didactic clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed durbar, realistic textiles, Sudyumna presenting a royal seal to Purūravas, marginal notes as genealogy, fine architectural pavilion, restrained palette"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: prādāt+sudyumno → prādātsudyumno; rājyam+āpya → rājyamāpya; viṣṇavaḥ (no sandhi); brahmaṇo 'ntike not in this verse.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Vamśānucarita sections on Aila (Purūravas) lineage; Agni Purana lists of mleccha/tribal origins where Śaka are mentioned
FAQs
This verse primarily imparts vamśa-vidyā (genealogical knowledge): the transfer of sovereignty (rājya-dāna/succession) and the derivation of peoples/lines (Śakas from Nariṣyata; Vaiṣṇava from Nābhāga).
By cataloging dynastic succession and ethnonym origins, it functions as a reference index of royal history—one of the Purāṇa’s encyclopedic strands alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts.
It highlights dharmic continuity through rightful succession and lineage memory—preserving ancestral order (vamśa-smṛti) regarded in Purāṇic thought as supportive of social and cosmic stability (dharma).