Agni Purana — Agneya-vidya, Shloka 34
Chapter 24 — कुण्डनिर्माणादिविधिः
Procedure for Constructing the Fire-pit and Related Rites
चूडकृतिं व्रतबन्धं वेदव्रतान्यशेषतः समावर्तनं पत्न्या च योगश्चाथाधिकारकः
cūḍakṛtiṃ vratabandhaṃ vedavratānyaśeṣataḥ samāvartanaṃ patnyā ca yogaścāthādhikārakaḥ
Der Tonsurritus (cūḍākaraṇa), die Einführung in Gelübde (vrata-bandha), sämtliche vedischen Schülerobservanzen in voller Ausführung, der Abschlussritus (samāvartana) sowie die Yogadisziplin zusammen mit der Ehefrau — dies sind sodann die Punkte, die die Befähigung (für die folgenden Riten und Pflichten) verleihen.
Lord Agni (in instruction to Sage Vasiṣṭha, the standard Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
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Concept: Adhikāra arises from saṃskāra, vrata, and regulated life; yoga is integrated into gṛhastha discipline rather than opposed to it.
Application: Maintain brahmacarya observances and complete samāvartana before assuming ritual leadership; cultivate shared ethical-yogic discipline within marriage.
Khanda Section: Samskara-vidhi (Vedic rites of passage and household ritual procedure)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: योगश्चाथाधिकारकः = योगः + च + अथ + अधिकारकः; वेदव्रतान्यशेषतः = वेदव्रतानि + अशेषतः.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Brahmacarya/vrata descriptions; Yoga-related passages in later instructional sections
FAQs
It lists key saṃskāras and student-vows—cūḍākaraṇa, vratabandha/upānayana-linked observances, and samāvartana—and states these function as prerequisites that establish ritual eligibility (adhikāra) for later dharmic duties.
By compressing multiple life-cycle rites (saṃskāras), brahmacarya regulations (vedavrata), household religious protocol (patnī-sahita performance), and yoga discipline into a single eligibility framework, it demonstrates the text’s catalog-like coverage of dharma, ritual law, and practical spirituality.
It presents saṃskāras and disciplined observances as purificatory prerequisites: completing them properly is portrayed as establishing fitness (adhikāra) for higher duties and practices, thereby supporting orderly dharma and spiritually meritorious household life.