Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 27
वाक्पारुष्यादिप्रकरणम्
The Topic of Verbal Abuse and Related Offences
आर्याक्रोशातिक्रमकृद्भ्रातृजायाप्रहारदः सन्दिष्टस्याप्रदाता च समुद्रगृहभेदकः
āryākrośātikramakṛdbhrātṛjāyāprahāradaḥ sandiṣṭasyāpradātā ca samudragṛhabhedakaḥ
Wer eine ehrwürdige Person beschimpft, wer eine Übertretung begeht, wer die Frau seines Bruders schlägt, wer das Anvertraute oder zur Übergabe Befohlene nicht aushändigt, und wer gewaltsam in ein Haus einbricht — all diese gelten als Täter und sind strafbar.
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.