Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 15
Chapter 255: दायविभागकथनम्
On the Division of Inheritance
औरसो धर्मपत्नीजस्तत्समः पुत्रिकासुतः क्षेत्रजः क्षेत्रजातस्तु सगोत्रेणेतरेण वा
auraso dharmapatnījastatsamaḥ putrikāsutaḥ kṣetrajaḥ kṣetrajātastu sagotreṇetareṇa vā
الابن الأَوْرَسَة (aurasa)، المولود من صلب المرء، يولد من الزوجة الشرعية وفق الدharma؛ ومساوٍ له ابن البوترِكا (putrikā)، أي ابن الابنة المُعيَّنة بمنزلة «ابن». وأما ابن الكشِتْرَجَة (kṣetraja) فهو المولود في الزوجة من رجلٍ آخر، سواء كان من نفس السلالة (sagotra) أو من سلالةٍ مغايرة.
Lord Agni (narrating dharma topics in the Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Classifying legitimacy and inheritance priority among aurasa, putrikā-suta, and kṣetraja sons for legal and ritual decisions.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Primary and equivalent sons: Aurasa, Putrikā-suta, and Kṣetraja","lookup_keywords":["aurasa","dharmapatni","putrika-suta","ksetraja","sagotra"],"quick_summary":"Defines key categories of sons and their relative standing, including equivalence of putrikā’s son to aurasa and the conditions for kṣetraja birth."}
Concept: Dharma defines social identity and rights through recognized categories of progeny.
Application: Use definitions to decide succession, ritual entitlement, and social recognition in disputes.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Dharma-shastra (Inheritance, legitimacy, and types of sons)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A jurist explains three son-categories to a family: aurasa with lawful wife, putrikā arrangement with daughter and grandson, and kṣetraja with designated begetter (same or different gotra).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, three-panel narrative within one frame, jurist pointing, family groups arranged left-to-right for aurasa/putrikā/kṣetraja, stylized faces and ornaments","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, triptych-like composition with gold borders separating categories, central dharma-śāstra palm-leaf, richly dressed figures, ceremonial clarity","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, schematic instructional scene with three labeled groups implied by spacing, fine lines, muted palette, emphasis on didactic clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic-court setting, jurist with manuscript, three vignettes of family relations, subtle differentiation of gotra via attire and attendants"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धर्मपत्नीजः = धर्म-पत्नी-जः; तत्समः = तत्-समः; क్షेत्रजातस्तु = क्षेत्र-जातः तु; सगोत्रेणेतरेण = स-गोत्रेण इतरेण
Related Themes: Agni Purana 255 (types of sons; inheritance hierarchy)
FAQs
It defines legal categories of sons (aurasa, putrikā-suta, kṣetraja) used in dharma discourse for inheritance, lineage-continuity, and social legitimacy.
Beyond theology, the Agni Purana compiles applied social jurisprudence—here, technical kinship and inheritance classifications—showing its coverage of governance and law (rajadharma/dharma-shastra).
By prescribing recognized forms of progeny and lineage continuity, it frames family order as part of dharma; acting within dharma is presented as sustaining social and ancestral obligations (pitṛ-kārya) and avoiding adharma.