Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 29
Svāyambhuva-vaṁśa-varṇanam
Description of the Lineage of Svāyambhuva Manu
स सृष्ट्वा मनसा दक्षः पश्चादसृजत स्त्रियः ददौ स दश धर्माय कश्यपाय त्रयोदश
sa sṛṣṭvā manasā dakṣaḥ paścādasṛjata striyaḥ dadau sa daśa dharmāya kaśyapāya trayodaśa
Dakṣa trước hết tạo ra (con cháu) bằng ý niệm trong tâm, rồi sau đó mới sinh ra các nữ nhân. Ông gả mười người con gái cho Dharma và mười ba người cho Kaśyapa.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic genealogy to Vasiṣṭha, as per the Agni Purāṇa’s usual frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Cosmology","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Explains progenitor-creation sequence (mental creation then women) and marriage-allocation of daughters to Dharma and Kaśyapa—used to map dharmic kinship networks in puranic cosmology.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Saṅkhyā (numerical statement)
Concept: Mānasa-sarga (creation by mind) preceding gross social/biological propagation; dharmic structuring through sanctioned unions.
Application: Understand puranic cosmology as layered: ideational origination → embodied generation → social distribution of roles/lineages.
Khanda Section: Sarga / Prajāpati-śṛṣṭi (Cosmogony and genealogical creation)
Primary Rasa: Adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: Shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Dakṣa seated in a creator’s posture, a thought-born emanation indicated by a luminous aura from the head, followed by a procession of daughters; Dharma and Kaśyapa receive groups of brides marked by numbers (10 and 13).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Dakṣa with radiant head-aura signifying mānasa-sarga, daughters in two grouped lines, Dharma and Kaśyapa as dignified recipients, strong outlines and symbolic number motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, Dakṣa central with gold halo, two flanking figures labeled Dharma and Kaśyapa, daughters adorned with gold jewelry, decorative numerals or lotus clusters (10, 13) as symbolic markers.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear didactic grouping: ten daughters to Dharma on one side, thirteen to Kaśyapa on the other, Dakṣa above, fine linework and gentle colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly distribution scene with refined textiles, Dakṣa as patriarch, two receiving sages, daughters in elegant attire, subtle numbering via grouped attendants or floral emblems."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: paścād-asṛjat = paścāt + asṛjat.
Related Themes: Agni Purana genealogical lists of Dakṣa’s daughters and their husbands (adjacent sarga material)
FAQs
This verse conveys genealogical-cosmological knowledge (sarga-vidyā): the sequence of mental creation (mānasa-sṛṣṭi) followed by producing daughters and establishing progeny-lines through marriage to Dharma and Kaśyapa.
It functions as a compact data-point in the Purāṇic ‘catalog’ of creation and lineages—mapping how cosmic order and species/lineages are organized through Prajāpatis, which is a foundational reference layer for later dharma, vrata, and ritual contexts.
By linking progeny to Dharma and Kaśyapa, the verse frames creation as ordered and dharma-governed; it implies that social and cosmic continuity arises through righteous lineage and sanctioned unions, reinforcing dharmic order as spiritually sustaining.