Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 35
Śrāddha-kalpa-kathana
Exposition of the Śrāddha Procedure
ब्रह्मवर्चस्विनः पुत्रान् स्वर्णरूप्ये सकुप्यके ज्ञातिश्रैष्ठ्यं सर्वकामानाप्नोति श्राद्धदः सदा
brahmavarcasvinaḥ putrān svarṇarūpye sakupyake jñātiśraiṣṭhyaṃ sarvakāmānāpnoti śrāddhadaḥ sadā
શ્રાદ્ધમાં સોનું, ચાંદી અને કુપ્યક (અધાતુ) દાન કરવાથી શ્રાદ્ધદાતા સદા બ્રહ્મતેજસંપન્ન પુત્રો, જાતિજનમાં શ્રેષ્ઠતા અને સર્વ કામનાઓની સિદ્ધિ પ્રાપ્ત કરે છે।
Lord Agni (in narration to the sage Vasiṣṭha, Agni Purāṇa dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Śrāddha-dāna selection: offering precious and base metals during pitṛ-kārya to seek specific household fruits (sons, kin-preeminence, wish-fulfillment).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śrāddhe suvarṇa-rūpya-sakupya-dāna-phala","lookup_keywords":["shraddha-dana","suvarna-dana","rupya-dana","sakupya","brahmavarchas"],"quick_summary":"In śrāddha, donating gold, silver, and other metals is taught as a means to obtain radiant sons, leadership among relatives, and fulfillment of desires—linking pitṛ-satisfaction with worldly stability."}
Concept: Pitṛ-yajña (śrāddha) as a dharmic investment in lineage (putra), social standing (jñāti-śraiṣṭhya), and kāma-siddhi.
Application: Perform śrāddha with appropriate dravya-dāna according to capacity; treat the rite as both gratitude to ancestors and reinforcement of family continuity and social cohesion.
Khanda Section: Shraddha-vidhi (Pitṛ-kārya and dāna-phala)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: shraddha-bhakti
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A śrāddha setting: a householder offers gold, silver, and metal vessels to a brāhmaṇa officiant; pitṛs are implied as subtle presences; ritual fire, darbha grass, and piṇḍa offerings appear.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style śrāddha rite: seated brāhmaṇa with darbha, donor presenting gold and silver, stylized pitṛ figures faintly in the background, warm ochres and greens, sacred calm.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting of śrāddha-dāna: donor with ornate attire offering gold coins and silver vessels, heavy gold-leaf work on ornaments and vessels, temple-like interior framing.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear ritual diagram feel: donor, officiant, darbha, piṇḍas, labeled gold/silver/base-metal items, fine linework and soft colors.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature of a domestic ritual: detailed courtyard, donor handing metal gifts to priest, attendants holding trays, delicate rendering of vessels and textiles."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सर्वकामानाप्नोति → सर्वकामान् + आप्नोति; brahmavarcasvinaḥ putrān: विसर्ग-सन्धिः (…vinaḥ + p…).
Related Themes: Agni Purana śrāddha-vidhi and dāna-phala passages near 163.35
FAQs
It specifies a Śrāddha prescription: offering precious metals (gold, silver) and other metals as dāna in Śrāddha, along with the stated ritual result (phala).
It catalogues rite-specific donations and their outcomes—one of the Agni Purāṇa’s hallmark encyclopedic lists that systematize dharma, ritual economy (dāna), and karmic phala in a practical, item-by-item manner.
It links Śrāddha-dāna with progeny, social standing among one’s kin, and wish-fulfillment—framing ancestral rites as a potent means of accruing merit (puṇya) and auspicious results.