Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 20
Adhyaya 165 — नानाधर्माः
Various Dharmas
असवर्णेन यो गर्भः स्त्रीणां योनौ निषिच्यते अशुद्धा तु भवेन्नारी यावत्छल्यं न मुञ्चति
asavarṇena yo garbhaḥ strīṇāṃ yonau niṣicyate aśuddhā tu bhavennārī yāvatchalyaṃ na muñcati
Si un embarazo es depositado en el seno de una mujer por un varón de varṇa distinto (no del mismo orden), la mujer queda impura mientras no expulse ese “cuerpo extraño” (śalya).
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Prāyaścitta","practical_application":"Defines a normative rule about varṇa-exogamy and ritual impurity, framing ‘aśuddhi’ as persisting until removal of a ‘śalya’ (metaphor or literal foreign body); historically used in purity law contexts.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Asavarṇa-garbha and Aśuddhi until Śalya-removal","lookup_keywords":["asavarna","garbha","ashuddhi","shalya","yoni"],"quick_summary":"States that conception by an ‘asavarṇa’ partner causes a woman to be considered impure until the ‘śalya’ is removed—linking social-ritual impurity to a removal/purification condition."}
Concept: Ritual/social purity is asserted to depend on a condition (removal of ‘śalya’), blending bodily imagery with normative purity discourse.
Application: For interpretation: separate ethical-social claims from clinical śalya-tantra; avoid using purity rhetoric to justify harm, coercion, or stigma.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"An allegorical depiction of ‘aśuddhi’ as a dark veil over a figure, with a small thorn/foreign object (śalya) symbolizing the condition that must be removed for purification.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural allegory: a woman figure with a subtle dark aura indicating aśuddhi; a thorn-like śalya motif near the abdomen; attendants holding ritual water and earth; symbolic, non-anatomical, traditional palette.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore allegory: central figure with gold halo dimmed by a dark overlay; a small stylized thorn (śalya) shown as the cause; ornate frame, symbolic purification items (kalasha, darbha).","mysore_prompt":"Mysore instructional allegory: clear iconographic symbols—śalya as thorn, aśuddhi as grey wash, purification as clean white aura post-removal; minimal background for clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature allegory: a physician-sage pointing to a thorn symbol while a scribe notes; subdued colors, emphasis on narrative explanation rather than explicit anatomy."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":null,"pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: bhavennārī = bhavet + nārī; yāvatchalyaṃ = yāvat + śalyam.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 165.21 on śalya-extraction and purification; Agni Purana prāyaścitta/śuddhi rules in adjacent sections