Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 62
Srāvādya-śauca
Impurity due to bodily discharge and allied causes
पुत्रजन्मदिने श्राद्धं कर्तव्यमिति निश्चितं तदहस्तत्प्रदानार्थं गोहिरण्यादिवाससां
putrajanmadine śrāddhaṃ kartavyamiti niścitaṃ tadahastatpradānārthaṃ gohiraṇyādivāsasāṃ
It is firmly established that a śrāddha should be performed on the day a son is born; and on that very day, for the purpose of immediate gifting, one should give cows, gold, and the like, as well as garments.
Lord Agni (teaching sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Śrāddha-vidhi","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Timing a śrāddha on a son’s birth-day and coordinating immediate dāna (gifts) such as cows, gold, and garments as part of auspicious domestic dharma.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Interweaving of gṛhastha-dharma: new life (birth) is ritually integrated with pitṛ-kārya (ancestral duty) and dāna (charity).
Application: Mark major life-events with prescribed rites and immediate charity, ensuring social and ritual reciprocity alongside family celebration.
Khanda Section: Śrāddha-vidhi (Funerary rites and ancestral offerings)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household celebrates a son’s birth while performing śrāddha: offerings arranged for ancestors, and gifts—cow, gold, and garments—are presented to worthy recipients.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, festive-yet-sacred household courtyard, cradle in background, śrāddha altar with leaf plates and water vessel, a cow being gifted, cloth bundles and gold coins, warm traditional palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, rich gold leaf on ornaments and gift items, central ritual platform with śrāddha offerings, donor presenting garments and gold, cow depicted with decorative harness, auspicious lamps","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, clear narrative panels: (1) birth announcement, (2) śrāddha offering setup, (3) dāna of cow/gold/cloth to a brāhmaṇa; fine detailing and calm composition","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic scene with attendants, ritualist seated near offerings, donor handing garments and coins, cow led by a handler, architectural depth and delicate colorwork"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Shree","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कर्तव्यमिति = कर्तव्यम् + इति; तदहस्तत्प्रदानार्थं = तत् + अहः + तत्प्रदानार्थम् (समास/सन्धि-समुच्चय); गोहिरण्यादिवाससां = गो + हिरण्य + आदि + वाससाम्
Related Themes: Agni Purana: śrāddha-vidhi sections on timing and dāna; dāna-mahātmyas elsewhere
FAQs
It prescribes a specific śrāddha observance tied to the occasion of a son’s birth, along with same-day dāna (charitable gifting) of items such as cows, gold, and clothing.
It exemplifies the text’s dharma-śāstra-like coverage by detailing practical timing (auspicious/required day) and the accompanying material components of ritual charity connected to life-events.
Performing śrāddha and dāna at a major household milestone is presented as dharmic conduct that supports ancestral satisfaction (pitṛ-prīti) and accrues religious merit through timely generosity.