Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 27
वाक्पारुष्यादिप्रकरणम्
The Topic of Verbal Abuse and Related Offences
आर्याक्रोशातिक्रमकृद्भ्रातृजायाप्रहारदः सन्दिष्टस्याप्रदाता च समुद्रगृहभेदकः
āryākrośātikramakṛdbhrātṛjāyāprahāradaḥ sandiṣṭasyāpradātā ca samudragṛhabhedakaḥ
যে সম্মান্য ব্যক্তিকে অপমান করে, যে সীমালঙ্ঘন করে, যে ভ্রাতৃবধূকে আঘাত করে, যে অর্পিত/আদেশিত বস্তু প্রদান করে না, এবং যে বলপূর্বক গৃহভেদ করে—এরা দণ্ডযোগ্য অপরাধী হিসেবে গণ্য।
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha, in the Rajadharma/Vyavahāra section)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Arthashastra","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Identifies categories of punishable offenders: insulting respectable persons, transgression, assaulting brother’s wife, withholding entrusted delivery, and housebreaking—useful for charge-framing and sentencing.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Enumerated Offenders: Insult, Transgression, Assault, Breach of Trust, Housebreaking","lookup_keywords":["aryakrosha","atikrama","bhratru-jaya-prahara","sandishta-apradana","griha-bheda"],"quick_summary":"A compact list of actionable offenses spanning honor-crimes, boundary violations, sexual-family protection, breach of trust, and violent burglary."}
Concept: Protection of social dignity (ārya), family boundaries, trust-based transactions, and household security as pillars of rājadhrama.
Application: Use as a checklist for policing priorities: honor protection, domestic safety, fiduciary compliance, and burglary prevention.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Vyavahara (Law, Crimes, and Punishments)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A montage-like court register of crimes: a man insulting an elder, a boundary dispute, an assault on a brother’s wife, a messenger withholding entrusted goods, and a burglar breaking a door at night.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, sequential frieze of five offense scenes with a central judge figure, stylized night housebreaking with lamp, strong contours and narrative panels","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central king dispensing justice, surrounding medallions depicting each offense, gold leaf borders, rich reds and greens, iconic figures","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional storyboard of the five offenses with captions, clean composition, fine linework, emphasis on legal typology","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, album-page style with five vignettes, detailed interiors for housebreaking, expressive gestures for insult and assault, delicate calligraphy labels"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Khamas","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: आर्याक्रोशातिक्रमकृद्भ्रातृजायाप्रहारदः = आर्य-आक्रोश-अतिक्रम-कृत् + भ्रातृ-जाया-प्रहार-दः; सन्दिष्टस्याप्रदाता = सन्दिष्टस्य अप्रदाता.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 257 (vyavahara: offenses and punishments)
FAQs
It imparts vyavahāra-vidyā (practical jurisprudence): a classified list of punishable acts—insulting the noble, transgression, assault (including against a brother’s wife), breach of entrusted delivery, and house-breaking.
By cataloging legal offences in a compact sutra-like style, it shows the Agni Purana’s coverage beyond ritual and mythology into governance, civil/criminal categories, and applied dharma (rajadharma and legal procedure).
These acts are dharma-violations that generate pāpa (demerit) and social harm; naming them explicitly supports restraint, restitution, and righteous rule—reducing karmic fallout through lawful correction and ethical conduct.