Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 8
Svāyambhuva-vaṁśa-varṇanam
Description of the Lineage of Svāyambhuva Manu
अजीजनत् पुष्करिण्यां वीरिण्यां चाक्षुषो मनुम् मनोरजायन्त दश नड्वलायां सुतोत्तमाः
ajījanat puṣkariṇyāṃ vīriṇyāṃ cākṣuṣo manum manorajāyanta daśa naḍvalāyāṃ sutottamāḥ
“具眼者”迦拘沙（Cākṣuṣa，摩奴）由“普湿迦利尼”(Puṣkariṇī)生下摩奴（亦名迦拘沙）。又由“毗利尼”(Vīriṇī)生出十位卓越之子；由“那德瓦拉”(Naḍvalā)亦生出最上之子嗣。
Lord Agni (narrating to the sage Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purana’s dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Samanya","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Genealogical indexing of Manus and their progeny for aligning manvantara narratives, śrāddha line remembrance, and royal-dharma exemplars.","sutra_style":false}
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Concept: Manu as archetype of law/order; lineage narration legitimizes dharma transmission through manvantara cycles.
Application: Contextual reading for dharma discussions: why ‘Manu’ is invoked as authority; how manvantara frames time and governance.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucarita (Genealogies of Manus and royal lineages)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A genealogical scene: Cākṣuṣa Manu seated as lawgiver-king; Puṣkariṇī, Vīriṇī, and Naḍvalā shown as maternal figures with groups of sons indicated in orderly rows.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Manu enthroned with palm-leaf manuscript, three queens/consorts in traditional attire, ten sons depicted as youthful princes in a row, stylized lotus and genealogical creeper motifs.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Manu with golden crown and manuscript, Puṣkariṇī presented with a child, Vīriṇī with ten sons in symmetrical composition, Naḍvalā with additional sons, heavy gold ornamentation.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic clarity: Manu at center, three consorts in side panels, sons grouped with count markers, soft colors and fine outlines for instructional genealogy.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, courtly genealogy illustration with labeled figures, delicate architecture backdrop, sons arranged by maternal household, refined textiles and subdued palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"epic"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चाक्षुषो = च + आक्षुषः; मनोरजायन्त = मनौ + अजायन्त (मनौ + अजायन्त → मनोरजायन्त)
Related Themes: Agni Purana manvantara descriptions and subsequent king-lists tied to Cākṣuṣa Manu; Agni Purana sarga/pratisarga framework where Manus recur
FAQs
This verse imparts Itihasa–Purana vidya in the form of manvantara-genealogy: it records progenitors (Manu) and maternal lines (consorts) used to structure Puranic cosmology and dynastic chronology.
By cataloguing Manus, queens/consorts, and offspring, it functions like a historical-cosmological index—one of the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic strands alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and arts.
Remembering and reciting sacred lineages (vamsha) is traditionally treated as smṛti-oriented punya: it reinforces dharmic continuity and situates human conduct within a cosmic order governed by successive Manus.