Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 2
Yati-dharma
The Dharma of the Renunciate Ascetic
यदह्नि विरजेद्धीरस्तदह्नि च परिव्रजेत् प्रजापत्यां निरूप्येष्टिं सर्वदेवसदक्षिणां
yadahni virajeddhīrastadahni ca parivrajet prajāpatyāṃ nirūpyeṣṭiṃ sarvadevasadakṣiṇāṃ
Le jour même où l’homme résolu se dépouille de la passion et de l’attachement, ce jour-là même il doit partir comme renonçant errant ; après avoir fait préparer une iṣṭi prājāpatya (offrande liée à Prajāpati), avec les dakṣiṇā (honoraires sacrificiels) offertes au nom de tous les dieux.
Lord Agni (narrating Agni Purana’s dharma instructions to sage Vasiṣṭha, per standard dialogue frame)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Prājāpatya Iṣṭi as Preliminaries to Parivrājaka Departure","lookup_keywords":["virāga","parivrājaka","prājāpatya-iṣṭi","sarvadeva-dakṣiṇā","sannyāsa-vidhi"],"quick_summary":"When dispassion becomes firm, renunciation should not be delayed; one completes a Prajāpati-related offering and gives sacrificial fees dedicated to all gods, then leaves for homelessness."}
Concept: Renunciation is validated by inner virāga and outward completion of obligations through iṣṭi and dakṣiṇā—closing accounts before nivṛtti.
Application: When transitioning life-stages, complete duties and settle dependents ethically; formalize the shift with sanctioned rites under competent guidance.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra / Sannyasa-vidhi (Renunciation and rites for becoming a parivrājaka)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: dharmya
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A steadfast man, having attained dispassion, performs a Prājāpatya iṣṭi: a small altar, offerings, priests; he then gives dakṣiṇā ‘to all gods’ and walks away as a parivrājaka with staff and water-pot.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: ritual scene with compact altar and offerings; priests in simple attire; the renunciant-to-be placing dakṣiṇā; final panel shows him departing with kamaṇḍalu and daṇḍa, subdued sacred tones.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: altar and offerings rendered with gold accents; the giver extending dakṣiṇā; Prajāpati symbolism via lotus/creator motifs; renunciant departure framed by ornate arch border.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: stepwise instructional composition—(1) iṣṭi arrangement, (2) dakṣiṇā distribution, (3) departure as parivrājaka; fine lines, clear ritual implements.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: detailed yajña scene with vessels, ladles, and attendants; the protagonist hands coins/cloth as dakṣiṇā; then exits through a courtyard gate into open road, realistic architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"solemn","suggested_raga":"Kedar","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yat+ahni → yadahni; virajet+dhīraḥ → virajeddhīraḥ; tat+ahni → tadahni; nirūpya+iṣṭim → nirūpyeṣṭim.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 161.3 (internalizing fires; departure); Agni Purana 160 (āśrama progression)
FAQs
It prescribes the rite-linked protocol for taking up parivrājaka life: renounce immediately upon attaining virāga (dispassion) and perform/arrange a Prājāpatya iṣṭi with dakṣiṇā dedicated to all deities.
Alongside theology and myth, the Agni Purana catalogs practical dharma procedures—here, a precise transition rule from householder life to renunciation, including the named iṣṭi-ritual and the obligation of dakṣiṇā.
Immediate going-forth upon true dispassion is presented as karmically clean and spiritually decisive, while the Prājāpatya iṣṭi with proper dakṣiṇā completes obligations and sanctifies the renunciant’s transition.