अग्नीध्र

{ agnīdhrḥ, agnīdhra (agnīddhra) }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

AGNĪDHRA (AGNĪDDHRA)   1. Genealogy. Descended from Viṣṇu thus: Viṣṇu- Brahmā-Marīci-Kaśyapa-Vivasvān-Vaivasvatamanu- Priyavrata-Agnīdhra. 2. Birth. Priyavrata, son of Vaivasvatamanu, married Barhiṣmatī, daughter of Viśvakarmā. Agnīdhra was one of their ten sons. The other nine sons were: Idhmajihvā, Yajñabāhu, Mahāvīra, Hiraṇyaretas, Ghṛtaprṣṭha, Sava, Medhātithi, Vītihotra and Kavi. A daughter also was born to Priyavrata and Barhiṣmatī named Ūrjjasvatī. Śukra married her and Devayānī was their daughter.
3) Married life.
Agnīdhra married a nymph named Pūrvacitti. They had nine children: Nābhi, Kiṁpurusa, Hari, Ilāvrata, Ramyaka, Hirañcaya, Kuru, Bhadrāśva, and Ketumāla. It was from this Kuru that the Kuru Vaṁśa began.
4) Other incidents.
(1) Agnīdhra ruled over Jambudvīpa for a long time. [Devī Bhāgavata, Skandha 8] .
(2) While he was the ruler of Jambudvīpa Agnīdhra once went into a cave and did hard tapas there without eating any food. Brahmā then sent a beautiful nymph (Apsarā maiden) to him to tempt him and thwart his tapas. Agnīdhra fell a victim to the temptation. His penance was shaken by that nymph named Vipracitti. He married her. [Bhāgavata, Skandha 5, Chapter 2] .

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

अग्नीध्र n.  स्वायंभुव मनु का पुत्र (आग्नीध्र देखिये)
अग्नीध्र II. n.  भौत्य मन्वन्तर के सप्तर्षियों में से एक ।
अग्नीध्र III. n.  भौत्य मनु का पुत्र । (आग्नीध्र देखिये) ।

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

अग्नीध्र  m.  m. (= अग्नि-बाहु), N. of two men.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

अग्नीध्रः [agnīdhrḥ]   [अग्निमादधाति धृ-क दीर्घः [Tv.] ]
  N. N. of a priest, also called ब्रह्मा who kindles the sacred fire.
   (अग्निं धारयत्यस्मै संप्रदाने घञर्थे क दीर्घः) Sacrifice, sacrifical act. See आग्नीध्र.