Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 34
Chapter 24 — कुण्डनिर्माणादिविधिः
Procedure for Constructing the Fire-pit and Related Rites
चूडकृतिं व्रतबन्धं वेदव्रतान्यशेषतः समावर्तनं पत्न्या च योगश्चाथाधिकारकः
cūḍakṛtiṃ vratabandhaṃ vedavratānyaśeṣataḥ samāvartanaṃ patnyā ca yogaścāthādhikārakaḥ
وشعيرة حلق الشعر (cūḍākaraṇa)، وربط النذور/الدخول في العهود (vrata-bandha)، وجميع التزامـات طالب الفيدا كاملةً، وشعيرة التخرّج والعودة (samāvartana)، وانضباط اليوغا مع الزوجة—فهذه هي الأمور التي تمنح الأهلية لما يلي من الطقوس والواجبات.
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha, the standard Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
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Concept: Adhikāra arises from saṃskāra, vrata, and regulated life; yoga is integrated into gṛhastha discipline rather than opposed to it.
Application: Maintain brahmacarya observances and complete samāvartana before assuming ritual leadership; cultivate shared ethical-yogic discipline within marriage.
Khanda Section: Samskara-vidhi (Vedic rites of passage and household ritual procedure)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: योगश्चाथाधिकारकः = योगः + च + अथ + अधिकारकः; वेदव्रतान्यशेषतः = वेदव्रतानि + अशेषतः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Brahmacarya/vrata descriptions; Yoga-related passages in later instructional sections
FAQs
It lists key saṃskāras and student-vows—cūḍākaraṇa, vratabandha/upānayana-linked observances, and samāvartana—and states these function as prerequisites that establish ritual eligibility (adhikāra) for later dharmic duties.
By compressing multiple life-cycle rites (saṃskāras), brahmacarya regulations (vedavrata), household religious protocol (patnī-sahita performance), and yoga discipline into a single eligibility framework, it demonstrates the text’s catalog-like coverage of dharma, ritual law, and practical spirituality.
It presents saṃskāras and disciplined observances as purificatory prerequisites: completing them properly is portrayed as establishing fitness (adhikāra) for higher duties and practices, thereby supporting orderly dharma and spiritually meritorious household life.