Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 15
Chapter 168 — महापातकादिकथनम्
Exposition of Great Sins and Related Topics
क्रव्यादशूकरोष्ट्राणां गोमायोः कपिकाकयोः गोनराश्वखरोष्ट्राणां छत्राकं ग्रामकुक्कुटं
kravyādaśūkaroṣṭrāṇāṃ gomāyoḥ kapikākayoḥ gonarāśvakharoṣṭrāṇāṃ chatrākaṃ grāmakukkuṭaṃ
Il faut éviter comme nourriture la chair des bêtes carnassières, du sanglier et du chameau ; de même celle de la vache et du chien, du singe et du corbeau ; ainsi que celle du gavaya (bovin sauvage), du cheval, de l’âne et du chameau ; et encore les champignons et le coq domestique (du village).
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Dietary prohibitions for maintaining ritual purity and social-religious discipline; also functions as a normative food-safety/ethics list within dharma.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Prohibited meats and foods (impure/forbidden items)","lookup_keywords":["niṣiddha-māṃsa","kravyāda","śūkara","uṣṭra","chatrāka"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates animals and foods to be avoided—carnivores and specified species, plus mushrooms and domestic cock—primarily for purity and dharmic dietary conduct."}
Concept: Āhāra-niyama (discipline of food) supports śauca (purity) and eligibility for rites.
Application: Household menu planning and community norms: exclude listed items, especially before/around rituals, study, and vows.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Dharmashastra (Dietary prohibitions and purity rules)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household kitchen scene with a dharma-teacher indicating a list of forbidden foods; animals appear as small symbolic vignettes; mushrooms and a domestic cock shown as excluded items.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, teacher with palm-leaf list, kitchen hearth in background, stylized animal icons in border panels, emphasis on purity with water pot and clean vessels.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate kitchen/household altar setting, gold-highlighted palm-leaf list of prohibited foods, small medallions of animals and mushrooms, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional chart-like composition: neat icons of each prohibited item with a teacher pointing, minimal background, clear didactic layout.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic scene with cooks and a learned figure inspecting provisions, detailed rendering of animals in marginal cartouches, refined interior architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Multiple dvandva lists in genitive plural/dual; ग्रामकुक्कुटम् is a tatpuruṣa compound.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 168 (food prohibitions and expiations)
FAQs
It provides ahāra-niyama (dietary regulation): a technical list of meats and foods to be avoided for maintaining ritual purity and bodily suitability (śauca and sāttvika conduct).
By cataloging practical do’s-and-don’ts of diet and purity, it preserves applied knowledge that overlaps Dharmaśāstra and Ayurveda—showing the Purana’s coverage beyond mythology into daily-life regulation.
Avoiding these foods is presented as supportive of purity (śuddhi) and restraint; such discipline is traditionally linked with reduced ritual impediments and improved eligibility for worship, vows, and meritorious acts.