Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 15
Chapter 168 — महापातकादिकथनम्
Exposition of Great Sins and Related Topics
क्रव्यादशूकरोष्ट्राणां गोमायोः कपिकाकयोः गोनराश्वखरोष्ट्राणां छत्राकं ग्रामकुक्कुटं
kravyādaśūkaroṣṭrāṇāṃ gomāyoḥ kapikākayoḥ gonarāśvakharoṣṭrāṇāṃ chatrākaṃ grāmakukkuṭaṃ
食として避けるべきは、肉食獣の肉、猪および駱駝の肉である。さらに牛と犬、猿と烏の肉、また野牛（gavaya）、馬、驢馬、駱駝の肉、加えて茸類と村の家鶏（家禽の雄鶏）も避けよ。
Lord Agni (in discourse to sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Dietary prohibitions for maintaining ritual purity and social-religious discipline; also functions as a normative food-safety/ethics list within dharma.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Prohibited meats and foods (impure/forbidden items)","lookup_keywords":["niṣiddha-māṃsa","kravyāda","śūkara","uṣṭra","chatrāka"],"quick_summary":"Enumerates animals and foods to be avoided—carnivores and specified species, plus mushrooms and domestic cock—primarily for purity and dharmic dietary conduct."}
Concept: Āhāra-niyama (discipline of food) supports śauca (purity) and eligibility for rites.
Application: Household menu planning and community norms: exclude listed items, especially before/around rituals, study, and vows.
Khanda Section: Ayurveda / Dharmashastra (Dietary prohibitions and purity rules)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A household kitchen scene with a dharma-teacher indicating a list of forbidden foods; animals appear as small symbolic vignettes; mushrooms and a domestic cock shown as excluded items.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, teacher with palm-leaf list, kitchen hearth in background, stylized animal icons in border panels, emphasis on purity with water pot and clean vessels.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, ornate kitchen/household altar setting, gold-highlighted palm-leaf list of prohibited foods, small medallions of animals and mushrooms, rich reds and greens.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional chart-like composition: neat icons of each prohibited item with a teacher pointing, minimal background, clear didactic layout.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, domestic scene with cooks and a learned figure inspecting provisions, detailed rendering of animals in marginal cartouches, refined interior architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: Multiple dvandva lists in genitive plural/dual; ग्रामकुक्कुटम् is a tatpuruṣa compound.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 168 (food prohibitions and expiations)
FAQs
It provides ahāra-niyama (dietary regulation): a technical list of meats and foods to be avoided for maintaining ritual purity and bodily suitability (śauca and sāttvika conduct).
By cataloging practical do’s-and-don’ts of diet and purity, it preserves applied knowledge that overlaps Dharmaśāstra and Ayurveda—showing the Purana’s coverage beyond mythology into daily-life regulation.
Avoiding these foods is presented as supportive of purity (śuddhi) and restraint; such discipline is traditionally linked with reduced ritual impediments and improved eligibility for worship, vows, and meritorious acts.