Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 25
Chapter 255: दायविभागकथनम्
On the Division of Inheritance
संसृष्टिनस्तु संसृष्टी सोदरस्य तु सोदरः दद्याच्चापहेरेच्चांशं जातस्य च मृतस्य च
saṃsṛṣṭinastu saṃsṛṣṭī sodarasya tu sodaraḥ dadyāccāpahereccāṃśaṃ jātasya ca mṛtasya ca
Dans le cas des copropriétaires (saṃsṛṣṭin), le copropriétaire seul est compétent pour traiter le patrimoine commun; et dans le cas des frères utérins, un frère utérin peut à la fois attribuer et reprendre la part, qu’il s’agisse de celui qui vient de naître ou de celui qui est décédé.
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, within the Agni Purana’s dharma-legal compendium)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Rules for management of joint family property (saṃsṛṣṭi) and for uterine brothers’ authority to assign/reclaim shares, including shares affected by birth or death—useful in partition suits and guardianship contexts.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Saṃsṛṣṭi-vyavahāra & sodara-adhikāra (Joint estate competence; uterine brother’s power to assign/reclaim)","lookup_keywords":["saṃsṛṣṭi","saṃsṛṣṭin","sodara","aṃśa","apaharaṇa"],"quick_summary":"In joint estate, the co-parcener is the competent manager; among uterine brothers, a brother may grant and also recover a share, accounting for changes due to birth or death."}
Concept: Property rights in dharma are relational and procedural: competence follows jointness; shares are dynamic with family events (birth/death) and may be corrected by reclamation.
Application: When a joint estate exists, treat the co-parcener as authorized agent; allow rectification of shares when family composition changes.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Vyavahara (Inheritance and Partition Law)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A joint-family courtyard where co-parceners and uterine brothers stand around a ledger; one brother assigns a share, another reclaims it after a birth/death event is announced; witnesses and a scribe record the adjustment.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, domestic legal tableau with palm-leaf ledger, figures gesturing to divided heaps of grain/coins symbolizing shares, messenger announcing birth/death, stylized architecture and ornamental borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, partition scene with gold-highlighted vessels of wealth, brothers in symmetrical arrangement, scribe with manuscript, embossed gold on jewelry and account scroll, rich saturated colors","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional depiction of saṃsṛṣṭi management: co-parcener holding keys/ledger, arrows showing assign and reclaim actions, calm palette, fine outlines, clear role differentiation","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed household estate division with accountants, inkpots, and scrolls, brothers in varied attire, precise depiction of coins and seals, architectural depth and patterned carpets"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: संसृष्टिनस्तु→संसृष्टिनः + तु; सोदरस्य→स + उदरस्य; सोदरः→स + उदरः; दद्याच्च→दद्याच् + च; चापहेरेच्चांशं→च + अपहरेत् + च + अंशम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 255 (saṃsṛṣṭi and partition rules around this section)
FAQs
This verse imparts vyavahāra-vidyā (juridical procedure): rules for who has competence over joint property and how a brother may assign or reclaim a share connected to a birth or a death in the family line.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a dharma-encyclopedia: alongside rituals and theology, it preserves practical civil law—inheritance, partition, and rights of co-parceners—used for governance and dispute resolution.
By prescribing orderly division and recovery of shares according to dharma, it supports social harmony and reduces adharma born from greed and property-disputes, which are treated as sources of negative karma.