Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 13
Yati-dharma
The Dharma of the Renunciate Ascetic
वृक्षमूलानि ख , घ , छ , झ च वृक्षमूलादि इति ट एतच्छुद्धस्येति ङ जीवितमिति ख , घ , ङ , छ , ज च अजिह्मः पण्डकः पङ्गुरन्धो बधिर एव च सद्भिश् च मुच्यते मद्भिरज्ञानात् संसृतो द्विजः
vṛkṣamūlāni kha , gha , cha , jha ca vṛkṣamūlādi iti ṭa etacchuddhasyeti ṅa jīvitamiti kha , gha , ṅa , cha , ja ca ajihmaḥ paṇḍakaḥ paṅgurandho badhira eva ca sadbhiś ca mucyate madbhirajñānāt saṃsṛto dvijaḥ
«جذورُ الأشجار…»—هكذا تقرأ النُّسَخ (kha, gha, cha, jha)؛ و«جذورُ الأشجار وما شابهها»—هكذا تقرأ (ṭa)؛ و«لِمَن تَطَهَّرَ بهذا»—هكذا تقرأ (ṅa)؛ و«لأجل المعاش»—هكذا تقرأ (kha, gha, ṅa, cha, ja). إنّ الدِّفِجَا (dvija، ذو الولادتين) الذي تشابك في السَّمْسارا (saṃsāra) بسبب الجهل—سواء كان غيرَ معوجٍّ، أو كان paṇḍaka (شخصًا غير نمطيٍّ جنسيًّا/طقسيًّا)، أو أعرجَ، أو أعمى، أو أصمّ—يُعتَق من الإثم/الدَّنَس على يد الصالحين (sadbhiḥ) بمصاحبتهم وإرشادهم في التطهير.
Lord Agni (traditionally instructing Vasiṣṭha in the Agni Purāṇa’s discourse frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Text-critical awareness of variant readings in ritual/atonement passages; emphasizes purification and liberation from defilement through righteous association/guidance despite bodily limitations or social stigma.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Prāyaścitta Reading Variants and Purification by Sat-saṅga","lookup_keywords":["pāṭha-bheda","prāyaścitta","śuddhi","sat-saṅga","paṇḍaka"],"quick_summary":"Notes recensional variants for a prāyaścitta phrase (‘tree-roots…’, ‘for livelihood’, etc.) and teaches that a twice-born entangled through ignorance can be released through the good—by guidance/association and purification—regardless of impairments."}
Concept: Ignorance binds; purification and liberation from defilement are accessible through righteous guidance/association, not negated by physical disability or atypical status.
Application: Seek competent, ethical mentors/community for correction and purification; avoid stigmatizing bodily conditions as spiritual disqualification in matters of moral reform.
Khanda Section: Prāyaścitta & Śuddhi (Atonements, Purification, Ritual Eligibility)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A learned assembly comparing manuscripts/recensions with marginal letters (kha, gha, ṭa, ṅa), alongside a scene of a twice-born seeker receiving guidance from virtuous elders, symbolizing purification and release.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: scholars seated with palm-leaf manuscripts, scribe pointing to variant readings; nearby, compassionate elders blessing a seeker with humble posture; warm mural palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: manuscript-reading sages with gold ornamented borders; a central figure receiving purification/benediction; emphasis on sanctity of learning and compassion.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: technical scene of textual collation—palm leaves labeled with variant markers; second panel showing prāyaścitta guidance; precise, pedagogic layout.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed library/ashram interior with scribes, inkpots, palm leaves; narrative vignette of a seeker with disability being respectfully instructed; fine architectural detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सद्भिश् च = सद्भिः + च (visarga/ḥ before c); मद्भिरज्ञानात् = मद्भिः + अज्ञानात्; paṅgurandho in input resolved as पङ्गुः + अन्धः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Prāyaścitta/Śuddhi sections; adjacent Bhikṣā-vidhi and Sadācāra teachings (161.9–161.12)
FAQs
It signals a śuddhi/prāyaścitta context and emphasizes that purification and release are accessible through righteous guidance/association, while also recording manuscript-recension variants that affect ritual phrasing (e.g., ‘tree-roots’ vs. ‘tree-roots and the like’, ‘purified by this’, ‘for livelihood’).
Alongside dharma and purification doctrine, it preserves philological information (multiple recension readings), showing the text’s encyclopedic function: it transmits ritual norms while also functioning as a compendium with variant traditions and interpretive cues.
It underscores that bondage arising from ignorance can be undone: even those marked by socially/ritually cited limitations may attain release from sin/defilement through śuddhi and alignment with the virtuous (sat-saṅga), highlighting inclusivity of purification and the primacy of right conduct.