Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 20
Vedaśākhā-dikīrtana
Enumeration of the Vedic Branches) and Purāṇa-Vaṃśa (Lineages of Transmission
स्वर्गार्थिनां स्वर्गदञ्च पुत्रदं पुत्रकामिनां गवादिकामिनाङ्गोदं ग्रामदं ग्रामकामिनां
svargārthināṃ svargadañca putradaṃ putrakāmināṃ gavādikāmināṅgodaṃ grāmadaṃ grāmakāmināṃ
স্বর্গকামীকে স্বর্গ দেয়; পুত্রকামীকে পুত্র দেয়। গবাদি-পিপাসুকে গোরূপ দান দেয়; এবং গ্রামকামীকে গ্রাম প্রদান করে।
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Maps Purāṇa recitation/hearing to concrete desired outcomes (svarga, putra, cattle, village), reflecting household ritual economy and motivating dāna/puṇya-oriented practice.","sutra_style":true}
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Alamkara Type: Parallelism (repeated ‘-arthinām … -dam’)
Concept: Puṇya as a causal bridge: sacred listening/recitation is portrayed as generating merit that fructifies as both para-loka (svarga) and iha-loka (progeny, cattle, land) results.
Application: Integrate text-recitation with ethical living and charity (especially go-dāna) as a dharmic way to pursue prosperity and lineage continuity.
Khanda Section: Dāna-dharma (Charity, gifts, and their phala)
Primary Rasa: Śānta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A recitation scene where boons manifest symbolically: a heavenly realm above, a child offered to a couple, cows presented as gifts, and a small village/land grant shown as a deed or boundary markers.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, four symbolic vignettes around a central reader: svarga with devas, couple with newborn, cows with garlands, village with fields and huts, strong contours and ritual setting","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, gold foil svarga aura at top, central manuscript, ornate cows with gold accents, royal grant scroll for village, couple receiving child, rich temple arch frame","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear instructional icons: heaven-clouds, baby cradle, cow donation scene, village map-like depiction, soft colors and precise detailing","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, pastoral cows and village landscape with fine detail, domestic couple scene, celestial register above, manuscript recitation in foreground, intricate border"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Madhyamavati","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"devotional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वर्गदञ्च = स्वर्ग-दम् + च; गवादिकामिनाङ्गोदं = गव-आदि-कामिनाम् + गो-दम् (anusvāra sandhi); note: text reads ‘…कāmināṅgodaṃ’ for ‘…kāmināṃ godam’.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 270.19 (preceding phalas)
FAQs
It teaches the phala-siddhānta of dāna: specific gifts (notably go-dāna and grāma-dāna) are prescribed as means believed to yield corresponding desired results—heaven, progeny, livestock prosperity, or landed settlement.
By cataloging practical dharma topics—charitable acts and their stated outcomes—alongside the Purana’s many other domains (ritual, polity, arts), it functions as a compact reference for householders seeking guidance on merit-producing actions.
It frames giving as a karmically potent act where intention (kāmanā) and dāna together are said to mature into concrete fruits, encouraging generosity as a pathway to both worldly aims and posthumous merit.