Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 4
Chapter 225 — राजधर्माः
The Duties of Kings): Daiva and Pौरुष (Effort), Upāyas of Statecraft, and Daṇḍa (Punitive Authority
कृषेर्वृष्टिसमायोगात् काले स्युः फलसिद्धयः सधर्मं पौरुषं कुर्यान्नालसो न च दैववान्
kṛṣervṛṣṭisamāyogāt kāle syuḥ phalasiddhayaḥ sadharmaṃ pauruṣaṃ kuryānnālaso na ca daivavān
જેમ ખેતીમાં ખેડાણ‑વાવણી અને વરસાદના સંયોગથી યોગ્ય કાળે ફળસિદ્ધિ થાય છે, તેમ સર્વ કાર્યોનાં પરિણામો પણ કાળે સિદ્ધ થાય છે. તેથી ધર્માનુસાર પુરુષાર્થ કરવો—ન આળસુ થવું, ન માત્ર ભાગ્યપર રહેવું.
Lord Agni (instructing Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purana dialogue frame)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Arthashastra","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Policy and personal conduct guidance: combine timely effort with enabling conditions; avoid fatalism and sloth in governance, livelihood, and decision-making.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Purushakara and Kala: Effort aligned with Dharma yields timely results","lookup_keywords":["pौरुष","दैव","कृषि-दृष्टान्त","काल","फलसिद्धि"],"quick_summary":"Results arise when human effort meets favorable conditions in proper time. Act diligently within dharma; avoid laziness and mere reliance on fate."}
Alamkara Type: Drishtanta
Concept: Purushakara (human effort) must be dharmic and coordinated with kala (right time) and conditions; daiva alone is insufficient.
Application: In administration and personal life, plan, act, and persist; also secure enabling factors (resources, alliances, seasonality) rather than waiting for luck.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma / Niti-shastra (Conduct, human effort, and timely results)
Primary Rasa: Shanta
Secondary Rasa: Adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A farmer ploughing and sowing while rainclouds gather; beside him a disciplined householder/minister working with a ledger, contrasted with a lazy man and a fatalist praying idly—showing effort plus conditions yielding harvest.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala temple mural style, earthy reds and greens, stylized farmer with plough and oxen, Parjanya-like rainclouds above, a minister figure holding palm-leaf accounts, symbolic contrast of diligence vs sloth, flat decorative background, traditional ornamentation.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central vignette of golden paddy field and rainclouds with gold leaf highlights, farmer and oxen in profile, a dharmic advisor with manuscript, ornate borders, rich jewel tones, embossed gold for rain and grain.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean linework and soft shading, instructional split-panel: (1) cultivation + rain = harvest, (2) dharmic effort = success; include captions on palm-leaf scrolls, calm palette.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed agrarian landscape with monsoon sky, peasants ploughing, court official observing with attendants, marginalia showing lazy/fatalist figure, fine brushwork, naturalistic plants and clouds."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: कृषेः+वृष्टिसमायोगात् → कृषेर्वृष्टिसमायोगात् (रेफ-सन्धि); कुर्यात्+न+आलसः → कुर्यान्नालसः (त्+न→न्न, न+आ→ना); ह्य् not present in this verse.
Related Themes: Agni Purana Rajadharma/Niti sections on purushartha, kala, and success of undertakings (same khanda)
FAQs
It imparts Nīti-vidyā: results arise from the right combination of human effort (pauruṣa) and enabling conditions (like rain/time), so one should act diligently and righteously rather than depending solely on fate.
Alongside rituals and theology, the Agni Purana also teaches practical life-science—ethics and governance (rajadharma/nīti)—using an agricultural analogy to explain causality, timing, and disciplined action.
It emphasizes karma-yoga in a Purāṇic idiom: act according to dharma with steady effort, avoiding both negligence and fatalism, thereby aligning personal action with righteous order and earning wholesome outcomes.