Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 5
Chapter 154: विवाहः
Vivāha — Marriage
सतीयोग इति ख , छ च विवाहमेतत् कथितं नामकर्मचतुष्टयं नष्टे मृते प्रव्रजिते क्लीवे च पतिते पतौ
satīyoga iti kha , cha ca vivāhametat kathitaṃ nāmakarmacatuṣṭayaṃ naṣṭe mṛte pravrajite klīve ca patite patau
ख और छ पाठों में इस विवाह को “सतीयोग” कहा गया है। नाम और कर्म से सम्बद्ध चार प्रकार की विधि उस स्थिति में लागू होती है जब पति लापता हो, मर गया हो, संन्यास ले चुका हो, नपुंसक हो, या धर्म से पतित हो गया हो।
Lord Agni (traditional Agni Purana narrator) addressing a sage (often transmitted as Vashistha in the framing tradition)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Clarifies a named marriage form (satīyoga reading) and gives a rule-set for applying a fourfold rite/arrangement when the husband is absent, dead, renounced, impotent, or fallen—guidance for household continuity and legal-ritual status.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Satīyoga reading and contingencies for husband’s loss/defect","lookup_keywords":["satīyoga","husband missing","impotent husband","patita pati","pravrajita"],"quick_summary":"Notes a textual variant naming the marriage form and prescribes contingency handling when the husband is unavailable or disqualified, indicating how household rites/status are to be managed under exceptional conditions."}
Concept: Dharma accommodates exceptional life situations through contingency rules while preserving ritual-social order.
Application: Determining a woman’s/household’s ritual and legal course when the husband is missing/dead/renounced/impotent/fallen, per the text’s fourfold rite framework.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra (Samskara & Vivaha-dharma / Household rites and marital law)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A sober household scene showing five contingencies: husband missing (empty seat), dead (funeral marker), renounced (saffron-clad ascetic departing), impotent (symbolic medical/ritual disqualification), fallen (patita marked by exclusion), with a priest/scribe indicating the prescribed fourfold rite framework.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, sequential vignettes around a central household altar: empty āsana for missing husband, funeral rite symbol, renunciant walking away, symbolic depiction of klaibya as a withdrawn figure, patita shown outside boundary line; priest with palm-leaf manuscript instructing, earthy tones","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, central priest with manuscript and gold halo-like embellishment, surrounding medallions for each contingency, rich ornamentation but restrained mood, gold borders framing the didactic set","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional layout with five labeled panels and a central scribe/priest, precise domestic objects and ritual items, calm palette suitable for rule-based content","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic courtyard with narrative mini-scenes in corners: renunciant departure, mourning, absence, social exclusion; a learned pandit annotating a manuscript, fine architectural detail"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: vivāhametat → vivāham etat; satīyoga iti → satīyogaḥ iti; locative absolutes: naṣṭe/mṛte/pravrajite/klīve/patite patau.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 154 (Vivāha-vidhi); Agni Purana dharma chapters on prāyaścitta/saṃskāra handling (where applicable)
FAQs
It gives a dharma-shastra style rule: how a specific classified marital/dharma condition (“satīyoga”) and a prescribed fourfold set of rites (nāma-karmacatuṣṭaya) are to be considered when the husband is missing, dead, renounced, impotent, or fallen.
Beyond mythology, it catalogs applied social-religious law—marriage classifications and contingency rules—showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of jurisprudence and samskāra procedure alongside ritual and theology.
It frames exceptional marital states within dharma so that ritual duty and social order can be maintained without adharmic conduct, aiming at preserving purity of conduct (ācāra) and karmic accountability in crisis situations.