Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 17
Chapter 228 — स्वप्नाध्यायः
Svapnādhāyaḥ / Chapter on Dreams
षड्भिर्मासैर् द्वितीये तु त्रिभिर्मासैर् त्रियामिकाः चतुर्थे त्वर्धमासेन दशाहादरुणोदये
ṣaḍbhirmāsair dvitīye tu tribhirmāsair triyāmikāḥ caturthe tvardhamāsena daśāhādaruṇodaye
في المرتبة الثانية يُنال الأثر في ستة أشهر؛ وفي الثالثة في ثلاثة أشهر؛ وفي الرابعة في نصف شهر؛ وفي الحالة العليا في عشرة أيام—عند وقت الفجر (أرونودايا).
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana narration frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Jyotisha","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Timing-based prognostication: estimating when a predicted result will manifest (phala-pāka) based on graded conditions and the auspicious window of aruṇodaya.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Phala-pāka-kāla (Ripening time of results by grade)","lookup_keywords":["phala-pāka","kāla-nirṇaya","aruṇodaya","muhūrta","śakuna-phala"],"quick_summary":"Gives a graded schedule for when an indicated result is expected to mature—ranging from months to ten days—highlighting aruṇodaya as a decisive timing marker."}
Concept: Kāla as the regulator of phala (results) and the importance of liminal times (sandhi) like aruṇodaya for assessment.
Application: Use near-dawn as a standard reference point when fixing the expected maturation window of an omen/prediction.
Khanda Section: Jyotisha & Muhurta (Kala-nirnaya / Time-reckoning and ritual timing)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A dawn horizon with the first reddish light (aruṇodaya) while a learned astrologer marks time on a palm-leaf almanac, indicating graded time-to-result (months to ten days).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, warm earthen palette, aruṇodaya sky with red-gold band, a seated jyotiṣi with palm-leaf manuscript and stylus, simple yantra-like calendar marks, serene scholarly ambience.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate frame, gold-leaf haloed dawn disc, a jyotiṣi in white dhoti holding a palm-leaf almanac, gold embellishment on manuscript edges, symbolic time divisions shown as labeled panels.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting style, fine linework, instructional tableau: graded timeline (6 months, 3 months, half-month, 10 days) written on a board, dawn background, calm teacher-figure pointing to aruṇodaya.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed dawn landscape, scholar in a pavilion with astrolabe/palm-leaf, attendants, marginal notes showing time intervals, delicate pastel sky transitioning at sunrise."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: षड्भिः + मासैः → षड्भिर्मासैः; त्रिभिः + मासैः → त्रिभिर्मासैः; चतुर्थे तु + अर्धमासेन → चतुर्थे त्वर्धमासेन; दशाहात् + अरुणोदये → दशाहादरुणोदये.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 228 (Jyotiṣa—kāla-nirṇaya, śakuna, svapna, lakṣaṇa sections)
FAQs
It gives a graded time-to-attainment scheme for a practice/observance, specifying durations (six months, three months, half-month, ten days) and highlighting aruṇodaya (dawn) as a crucial performance window.
By cataloging practical time-reckoning and performance standards—typical of Jyotiṣa/Muhūrta material—the text functions as a handbook that links ritual efficacy to calendrical and daily time divisions.
It implies that disciplined observance aligned with auspicious time (especially dawn) accelerates spiritual results, presenting time-discipline as a purifier and merit-enhancer.