Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 23
Ācāra
Right Conduct
परभृतो भवेन्न हि इति झ लोष्टमद्दीत्यादिः, न रात्रिग इत्य् अन्तः पाठः, गपुस्तके नास्ति देवाद्रिच्छाययेति ख , छ , ग च मलादिक्षेपयेन्नाप्सु इति ख , ट च ततः समभिगच्छेत योगक्षेमार्थमीश्वरं स्रजन्नात्मनाप्पनयेत् खरादिकरजस्त्यजेत्
parabhṛto bhavenna hi iti jha loṣṭamaddītyādiḥ, na rātriga ity antaḥ pāṭhaḥ, gapustake nāsti devādricchāyayeti kha , cha , ga ca malādikṣepayennāpsu iti kha , ṭa ca tataḥ samabhigaccheta yogakṣemārthamīśvaraṃ srajannātmanāppanayet kharādikarajastyajet
「parabhṛto bhavenna hi」という読みに示されるように、他人に依存する者となってはならない。異読には「loṣṭa-mad」等が挙げられ、別の内読として「na rātrigaḥ」があり、ある写本では欠けている。ある系統は「devādri-cchāyāyā」（「神なる山の影にて」）と読み、また別の系統は「malādi kṣepayen nāpsu」（「汚物などを水に投げ入れてはならない」）と読む。次いで、ヨーガ・クシェーマ（安穏と護持）のために主に近づき、礼拝の一環として自らに花鬘を置いたならそれを外し、驢馬などに由来する塵垢のごとき汚れを捨て去り、すなわち不浄を払い落とすべきである。
Lord Agni (narrating the Agni Purana’s conduct and worship instructions)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Stotra","practical_application":"Ethical self-reliance and purity in worship: avoid dependency, maintain śauca, approach Īśvara for yoga-kṣema, and remove external impurities before/after pūjā.","sutra_style":false}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Ācāra-pāṭhabheda notes and pūjā-śauca for yoga-kṣema","lookup_keywords":["parabhrita","yoga-ksema","isvara-upasana","pustaka-patha","maladi-ksepa"],"quick_summary":"The verse preserves variant readings while emphasizing conduct: do not become dependent, keep water and body pure, and approach the Lord for welfare, discarding impurity as part of worship discipline."}
Concept: Inner welfare (yoga-kṣema) is sought through disciplined approach to Īśvara, supported by external and internal cleanliness and non-dependence.
Application: Adopt a worship routine: self-reliance, bodily cleanliness, respectful approach to deity, and symbolic casting off of impurity.
Khanda Section: Pūjā-vidhi / Ācāra (Ritual conduct, purity, and worship procedure)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: Mountain
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A worshipper prepares for pūjā: cleanses dust and grime, approaches a shrine of Īśvara seeking yoga-kṣema; marginal scribal notes indicate variant readings, evoking manuscript culture.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, temple courtyard with a simple liṅga or Viṣṇu shrine, devotee removing dusty garland and washing hands, palm-leaf manuscript motif with visible pāṭhabheda marks, warm ochres and greens","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central deity (Īśvara) with gold aureole, devotee offering and then setting aside a garland, gold detailing on ritual tray, visual emphasis on ‘yoga-kṣema’ blessing gesture","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, didactic sequence: (1) avoid dependence, (2) maintain cleanliness, (3) approach deity for welfare; include a small scholar-scribe figure noting variant readings on a manuscript","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined interior of a shrine with attendants, a scholar holding a manuscript with marginal variants, devotee at threshold removing dust, subtle landscape hint of a sacred mountain shade"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: bhavet + na → bhavenna; kṣepayet + na + apsu → kṣepayet na apsu (written kṣepayennāpsu); ātmanā + arpayet → ātmanāppanayet (editorial/phonetic assimilation; read as ātmanā arpayet). Non-verse critical apparatus phrases (jha/kha/cha/ga/ṭa, pāṭhaḥ, pustake, nāsti etc.) omitted from pada list as they are editorial notes, not śloka padas.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Pūjā-vidhi sections (mantra, upacāra, śauca); Agni Purana: Ācāra/śauca rules around snāna and tīrtha
FAQs
It teaches āchāra and śauca: avoid dependency and improper conduct, do not pollute water with filth, and then approach Īśvara for yoga-kṣema (welfare and protection) with simple worship actions such as garlanding and discarding impurity.
It combines ethical hygiene (water pollution avoidance), social conduct (non-dependence), and practical pūjā procedure (approaching the Lord for yoga-kṣema), showing how the text integrates dharma, public cleanliness, and ritual technique in a single instructional stream.
Maintaining purity and not contaminating shared resources supports dharmic merit, while approaching Īśvara for yoga-kṣema frames worldly stability as rooted in disciplined conduct and devotional alignment, symbolically “casting off” impurity (rajas) before worship.