Agni Purana — Veda-vidhana & Vamsha, Shloka 9
Chapter 275 — द्वादशसङ्ग्रामाः
The Twelve Battles
मनुष्ये बाधका ये तु तन्नाशाय बभूव सः कर्तुं कर्मव्यवस्थानं मनुष्यो जायते हरिः
manuṣye bādhakā ye tu tannāśāya babhūva saḥ kartuṃ karmavyavasthānaṃ manuṣyo jāyate hariḥ
ទុក្ខវេទនាណាដែលរំខានមនុស្សលោក—ព្រះអង្គបានបង្ហាញព្រះកាយដើម្បីបំផ្លាញវា។ ដើម្បីបង្កើតរបៀបត្រឹមត្រូវនៃកិច្ចករណី និងពិធីកម្ម (karma-vyavasthā) ព្រះហរិ កើតជាមនុស្ស។
Lord Agni (narrating the Agni Purana’s dharma/governance instruction to Vasiṣṭha)
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Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Commentary","entry_title":"Hari’s human birth for nāśa of afflictions and establishment of karma-vyavasthā","lookup_keywords":["karma-vyavasthā","Hari","manuṣya-janma","bādhaka","dharma-sthāpana"],"quick_summary":"Explains that Hari incarnates as human to remove human afflictions and to institute the right ordering of duties and rites—linking avatāra with dharma-administration."}
Concept: Avatāra as dharma-pravartaka: the divine assumes human birth to remove bādhakas (obstacles/afflictions) and to establish karma-vyavasthā (proper system of duties/rites).
Application: For rulers and householders: align governance, social roles, and ritual practice with dharma; treat crises as calls to restore right conduct rather than mere power contests.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Karma-vyavastha (Dharmaśāstra-oriented governance and social order)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Hari taking human form amid suffering people; a symbolic restoration scene where disorderly rites and social duties are re-aligned—priests, householders, and a king receiving guidance.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, Hari in human form with serene halo, blessing distressed villagers; background shows a yajña being properly arranged, priests correcting implements, rich earthy palette and stylized faces.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore, Hari as a human avatāra seated on a throne, gold halo; devotees and a king present petitions; side vignette of orderly ritual (yajña-kuṇḍa, ladles, offerings) with gold embellishment.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional tableau: Hari pointing to a schematic of duties (varṇāśrama icons) and a properly laid ritual space; delicate lines, calm colors, emphasis on 'ordering'.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, court-and-village composite: a ruler consults a divine sage-like Hari; scenes of famine/affliction receding; meticulous architecture and textiles, narrative sequencing in one frame."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: tannāśāya → tat + nāśāya (t + n sandhi with gemination); karmavyavasthānaṃ → karma + vyavasthānam (compound).
Related Themes: Agni Purana: Rājadharma and karma-kāṇḍa/ācāra discussions in governance-oriented chapters; Agni Purana: avatāra rationale passages (dharma-sthāpana motifs)
FAQs
It teaches the principle of karmavyavasthā—systematic regulation of prescribed duties and rites—framed as a divine purpose of Hari’s human birth to restore order and remove afflictions.
It links theology (avatāra doctrine) with applied dharma: the Purana does not only narrate divine stories but also grounds social-ritual governance in a theory of restoring karmic and ethical order.
It presents divine incarnation as a corrective force for human suffering and disorder, implying that aligning with regulated dharma-karma reduces obstacles (bādhakāḥ) and supports spiritual and social stability.