Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 35
Somavaṃśa-saṃkṣepaḥ
Conclusion of the Lunar Dynasty Description
राजाधिदेवपुत्रौ द्वौ शोणाश् चः श्वेतवाहनः शोणाश्वस्य सुताः पञ्च शमी शत्रुजिदादयः
rājādhidevaputrau dvau śoṇāś caḥ śvetavāhanaḥ śoṇāśvasya sutāḥ pañca śamī śatrujidādayaḥ
罗阇阿地提婆（Rājādhideva）有二子：首那阿什迦（Śoṇāśca）与室吠多婆诃那（Śvetavāhana）。首那阿湿婆（Śoṇāśva）则有五子，以舍弥（Śamī）与杀怛卢吉（Śatrujit）为首。
Lord Agni
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Samanya","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Tracking branching of a dynasty (two sons; then five sons) for inheritance logic, alliance mapping, and identification of sub-lineages.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Rājādhideva’s sons; Śoṇāśva’s five sons (Śamī–Śatrujit…)","lookup_keywords":["Rājādhideva","Śoṇāśca","Śvetavāhana","Śoṇāśva","Śatrujit"],"quick_summary":"Gives a branching node in the genealogy: two sons of Rājādhideva and five sons of Śoṇāśva. Serves as a lookup pivot for later sub-clan narratives."}
Concept: Vamsha as social infrastructure: named descent organizes rights, duties, and historical identity.
Application: Use the branching list to reconcile variant traditions and identify which sub-line a later figure belongs to.
Khanda Section: Vamsha-Anucharita (Genealogies and Dynastic Lists)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A genealogical tree motif: Rājādhideva at the top, two branches to Śoṇāśca and Śvetavāhana, then a cluster of five names under Śoṇāśva.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, stylized ‘tree of lineage’ with medallions containing royal portraits and name-glyphs, traditional borders and earthy palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, icon-like medallions of kings connected by gold-embossed vine branches, rich reds and greens, ornate framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, diagrammatic lineage chart with miniature portraits and clear connectors, fine lines, readable labels, instructional aesthetic.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, illuminated manuscript page showing a genealogical chart with portrait roundels, delicate floral margins, calligraphy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: śoṇāś caḥ read as śoṇāḥ ca (visarga before ca); śatrujidādayaḥ → śatrujit-ādayaḥ (t/d assimilation in sandhi/orthography).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 274.36-274.37 (continuation through Śamī line to Hṛdika/Adika and further names)
FAQs
This verse imparts vamśa-jñāna (genealogical knowledge): a precise dynastic listing of rulers and their descendants, used for Purāṇic historiography and lineage-based contextualization of dharma and kingship.
By cataloguing royal lineages in a compressed, reference-like format, it functions as a historical-index layer of the text—one of the Agni Purana’s encyclopedic modes alongside ritual, polity, medicine, and literary theory.
Preserving and reciting righteous lineages is traditionally treated as smṛti-sādhana (cultivation of sacred memory), strengthening dharma-oriented identity and honoring ancestral continuity, which is considered purifying in Purāṇic tradition.