Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 60
Abhiṣeka-mantrāḥ
Consecration Mantras
छन्दोगानि च वेदाश् च मीमांसा न्यायविस्तरः धर्मशास्त्रं पुराणञ्च विद्या ह्य् एताश् चतुर्दश
chandogāni ca vedāś ca mīmāṃsā nyāyavistaraḥ dharmaśāstraṃ purāṇañca vidyā hy etāś caturdaśa
والتشاندس (أوزان الأناشيد الڤيدية) والفيدات؛ والميمامسا، ونظام النيايا الواسع (المنطق)؛ والدَّرْمَشاسترا والبورانا—فهذه حقًّا هي الفروع الأربعة عشر للمعرفة.
Lord Agni (traditional frame: Agni instructing the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Samanya","secondary_vidya":"Philosophy","practical_application":"Framing an encyclopedic syllabus (caturdaśa-vidyā): used to plan education for priests, administrators, debaters, and cultured elites; also to classify library/catalogue holdings.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Caturdaśa-vidyā-sthāna: Fourteen branches of learning","lookup_keywords":["caturdaśa-vidyā","Mīmāṃsā","Nyāya","Dharmaśāstra","Purāṇa"],"quick_summary":"Defines a canonical set of fourteen knowledge-domains—Veda with chandas, Mīmāṃsā, Nyāya, Dharmaśāstra, and Purāṇa—presenting a complete traditional curriculum for dharma and reasoning."}
Concept: A complete intellectual life integrates revelation (Veda), interpretation (Mīmāṃsā), reasoning (Nyāya), normativity (Dharmaśāstra), and narrative/collective memory (Purāṇa).
Application: Balanced training: ritual competence, logical debate, ethical governance, and cultural literacy; useful for rāja-sabhā scholars and temple institutions.
Khanda Section: Vidya-Sangraha (Enumeration of the Fourteen Vidyās / Encyclopedic Learning)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A symbolic ‘tree of knowledge’ with fourteen labeled branches: Veda, Chandas, Mīmāṃsā, Nyāya, Dharmaśāstra, Purāṇa, etc., shown as manuscripts and personified scholars debating.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: a sacred banyan ‘vidyā-vṛkṣa’ with fourteen labeled branches; at the base, sages reciting Veda; to one side, debaters in Nyāya posture; to another, a dharma-judge with śāstra; Purāṇa storyteller with audience; bold colors and ornamental borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: central golden vidyā-vṛkṣa with embossed labels; surrounding vignettes—Vedic recitation, Mīmāṃsā ritual exegesis, Nyāya debate, Dharmaśāstra adjudication, Purāṇa kathā; heavy gold work and jewel tones","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clean instructional composition; fourteen manuscript bundles arranged in a mandala with labels; small figures demonstrating debate (tarka) and recitation; soft shading, precise linework","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: scholarly salon with multiple groups—reciters, logicians, jurists, storytellers; shelves of manuscripts; a central chart listing fourteen vidyās in elegant calligraphy; refined architectural interior"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bilawal","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वेदाश् च → वेदाः च; पुराणञ्च → पुराणम् च; ह्य् एताश् → हि एताः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 219.59 (Upaveda–Vedāṅga enumeration immediately preceding)
FAQs
It classifies core disciplines of traditional learning—Vedic metres (chandas), Vedic corpus, ritual-interpretive hermeneutics (Mīmāṃsā), formal reasoning (Nyāya), normative law (Dharmaśāstra), and Purāṇic doctrine/history—as part of the canonical set of fourteen vidyās.
By explicitly mapping multiple knowledge-systems—textual (Veda/Purāṇa), technical-linguistic (chandas), interpretive (Mīmāṃsā), analytical (Nyāya), and juridical-ethical (Dharmaśāstra)—it signals that the Agni Purāṇa functions as a compendium that organizes and legitimizes diverse śāstric domains.
The verse frames these disciplines as sanctioned vidyās; studying and applying them supports right understanding of dharma, correct ritual interpretation, ethical conduct, and sound reasoning—seen in Purāṇic thought as conducive to merit (puṇya) and clarity in religious practice.