Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 15
Chapter 255: दायविभागकथनम्
On the Division of Inheritance
औरसो धर्मपत्नीजस्तत्समः पुत्रिकासुतः क्षेत्रजः क्षेत्रजातस्तु सगोत्रेणेतरेण वा
auraso dharmapatnījastatsamaḥ putrikāsutaḥ kṣetrajaḥ kṣetrajātastu sagotreṇetareṇa vā
កូនប្រុសអោរាស (aurasa) គឺកើតពីរាងកាយខ្លួនឯង តាមរយៈភរិយាធម្ម (ភរិយាស្របច្បាប់)។ ស្មើនឹងគាត់ គឺកូនប្រុសរបស់ពុត្រីកា (putrikā) គឺកូនប្រុសដែលកើតពីកូនស្រីដែលត្រូវបានតែងតាំងជាកូនប្រុស។ ចំណែក «ក្សេត្រជ» (kṣetraja) គឺកូនដែលកើតក្នុងភរិយាតាមរយៈបុរសផ្សេង មិនថាជាសហគោត្រ (sagotra) ឬគោត្រផ្សេងក៏ដោយ។
Lord Agni (narrating dharma topics in the Agni Purana)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Classifying legitimacy and inheritance priority among aurasa, putrikā-suta, and kṣetraja sons for legal and ritual decisions.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Primary and equivalent sons: Aurasa, Putrikā-suta, and Kṣetraja","lookup_keywords":["aurasa","dharmapatni","putrika-suta","ksetraja","sagotra"],"quick_summary":"Defines key categories of sons and their relative standing, including equivalence of putrikā’s son to aurasa and the conditions for kṣetraja birth."}
Concept: Dharma defines social identity and rights through recognized categories of progeny.
Application: Use definitions to decide succession, ritual entitlement, and social recognition in disputes.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Dharma-shastra (Inheritance, legitimacy, and types of sons)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A jurist explains three son-categories to a family: aurasa with lawful wife, putrikā arrangement with daughter and grandson, and kṣetraja with designated begetter (same or different gotra).","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, three-panel narrative within one frame, jurist pointing, family groups arranged left-to-right for aurasa/putrikā/kṣetraja, stylized faces and ornaments","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, triptych-like composition with gold borders separating categories, central dharma-śāstra palm-leaf, richly dressed figures, ceremonial clarity","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, schematic instructional scene with three labeled groups implied by spacing, fine lines, muted palette, emphasis on didactic clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed domestic-court setting, jurist with manuscript, three vignettes of family relations, subtle differentiation of gotra via attire and attendants"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: धर्मपत्नीजः = धर्म-पत्नी-जः; तत्समः = तत्-समः; क్షेत्रजातस्तु = क्षेत्र-जातः तु; सगोत्रेणेतरेण = स-गोत्रेण इतरेण
Related Themes: Agni Purana 255 (types of sons; inheritance hierarchy)
FAQs
It defines legal categories of sons (aurasa, putrikā-suta, kṣetraja) used in dharma discourse for inheritance, lineage-continuity, and social legitimacy.
Beyond theology, the Agni Purana compiles applied social jurisprudence—here, technical kinship and inheritance classifications—showing its coverage of governance and law (rajadharma/dharma-shastra).
By prescribing recognized forms of progeny and lineage continuity, it frames family order as part of dharma; acting within dharma is presented as sustaining social and ancestral obligations (pitṛ-kārya) and avoiding adharma.