Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 24
Śāva-āśauca and Sūtikā-śauca: Death/Childbirth Impurity, Preta-śuddhi, and Śrāddha Procedure
Chapter 157
तदा द्वादशके श्राद्धे कार्यं तदधिकं भवेत् संवत्सरे समाप्ते तु श्राद्धं श्राद्धवदाचरेत्
tadā dvādaśake śrāddhe kāryaṃ tadadhikaṃ bhavet saṃvatsare samāpte tu śrāddhaṃ śrāddhavadācaret
तब द्वादशक-श्राद्ध में कर्म अधिक (अतिरिक्त) सहित किया जाए। और संवत्सर पूर्ण होने पर श्राद्ध को शास्त्रोक्त श्राद्ध-विधि के अनुसार ही करे।
Lord Agni (in discourse to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Regulating śrāddha timing: perform the twelfth (monthly) śrāddha with additional offerings, and perform the annual completion śrāddha in full orthodox manner at year’s end.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Pitṛ-ṛṇa (debt to ancestors) discharged through periodic and culminating rites with appropriate escalation and completion.
Application: Mark the twelfth monthly śrāddha with enhanced dāna/anna offerings, and ensure the samvatsara-śrāddha follows full prescriptions (invocation, seating, feeding, dakṣiṇā, visarjana) without shortcuts.
Khanda Section: Shraddha-vidhi (Pitr-karmas and ancestral rites)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A śrāddha setting with piṇḍas, water offerings, and feeding of brāhmaṇas; the twelfth-month rite shows extra dishes/offerings, and the year-end śrāddha is performed in full formal sequence.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, solemn śrāddha scene: priest and householder, leaf plates with piṇḍas, extra offerings emphasized for the twelfth observance, brāhmaṇas seated for feeding, muted sacred palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting with gold work on vessels and plates, formal śrāddha arrangement, additional offerings prominently displayed, dignified figures with devotional restraint","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear procedural depiction: piṇḍa placement, water libation, feeding, dakṣiṇā; annotations implied by orderly composition, extra items for dvādaśika highlighted","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic courtyard śrāddha with detailed utensils and textiles, extra trays for the twelfth rite, year-end completion indicated by ceremonial fullness and attendants"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Todi","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tadadhikaṃ = tat + adhikam; śrāddhavadācaret = śrāddhavat + ācaret.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Śrāddha-vidhi chapters detailing standard śrāddha steps (āhvāna to visarjana) referenced by 'śrāddhavat'
FAQs
It specifies a graded śrāddha schedule: at the twelfth observance (dvādaśaka) the rite is to be performed with additional elements, and after completion of one year the full, rule-complete annual śrāddha (saṃvatsarika) should be performed.
Beyond theology, the Agni Purāṇa codifies practical dharma procedures—here, the timing and escalation of ancestral rites—showing its role as a manual for ritual law and household religious practice.
Performing the prescribed incremental and annual śrāddhas is taught as a duty that supports the Pitṛs through offerings and sustains family dharma, generating merit (puṇya) and aiding purification through correct rite-performance.