Agni Purana — Vyavahara, Shloka 25
Chapter 255: दायविभागकथनम्
On the Division of Inheritance
संसृष्टिनस्तु संसृष्टी सोदरस्य तु सोदरः दद्याच्चापहेरेच्चांशं जातस्य च मृतस्य च
saṃsṛṣṭinastu saṃsṛṣṭī sodarasya tu sodaraḥ dadyāccāpahereccāṃśaṃ jātasya ca mṛtasya ca
ក្នុងករណីអ្នករួមទ្រព្យ (saṃsṛṣṭin) អ្នករួមទ្រព្យតែប៉ុណ្ណោះមានសមត្ថភាពដោះស្រាយទ្រព្យរួម; ហើយក្នុងករណីបងប្អូនរួមមាតា បងប្អូនរួមមាតាអាចទាំងផ្តល់ចំណែក និងទាំងទាមទារយកវិញ—ទាំងចំពោះអ្នកទើបកើត និងអ្នកបានស្លាប់។
Lord Agni (in instruction to sage Vasiṣṭha, within the Agni Purana’s dharma-legal compendium)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Rules for management of joint family property (saṃsṛṣṭi) and for uterine brothers’ authority to assign/reclaim shares, including shares affected by birth or death—useful in partition suits and guardianship contexts.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Saṃsṛṣṭi-vyavahāra & sodara-adhikāra (Joint estate competence; uterine brother’s power to assign/reclaim)","lookup_keywords":["saṃsṛṣṭi","saṃsṛṣṭin","sodara","aṃśa","apaharaṇa"],"quick_summary":"In joint estate, the co-parcener is the competent manager; among uterine brothers, a brother may grant and also recover a share, accounting for changes due to birth or death."}
Concept: Property rights in dharma are relational and procedural: competence follows jointness; shares are dynamic with family events (birth/death) and may be corrected by reclamation.
Application: When a joint estate exists, treat the co-parcener as authorized agent; allow rectification of shares when family composition changes.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma & Vyavahara (Inheritance and Partition Law)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A joint-family courtyard where co-parceners and uterine brothers stand around a ledger; one brother assigns a share, another reclaims it after a birth/death event is announced; witnesses and a scribe record the adjustment.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, domestic legal tableau with palm-leaf ledger, figures gesturing to divided heaps of grain/coins symbolizing shares, messenger announcing birth/death, stylized architecture and ornamental borders","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, partition scene with gold-highlighted vessels of wealth, brothers in symmetrical arrangement, scribe with manuscript, embossed gold on jewelry and account scroll, rich saturated colors","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional depiction of saṃsṛṣṭi management: co-parcener holding keys/ledger, arrows showing assign and reclaim actions, calm palette, fine outlines, clear role differentiation","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, detailed household estate division with accountants, inkpots, and scrolls, brothers in varied attire, precise depiction of coins and seals, architectural depth and patterned carpets"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: संसृष्टिनस्तु→संसृष्टिनः + तु; सोदरस्य→स + उदरस्य; सोदरः→स + उदरः; दद्याच्च→दद्याच् + च; चापहेरेच्चांशं→च + अपहरेत् + च + अंशम्.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 255 (saṃsṛṣṭi and partition rules around this section)
FAQs
This verse imparts vyavahāra-vidyā (juridical procedure): rules for who has competence over joint property and how a brother may assign or reclaim a share connected to a birth or a death in the family line.
It shows the Agni Purana functioning as a dharma-encyclopedia: alongside rituals and theology, it preserves practical civil law—inheritance, partition, and rights of co-parceners—used for governance and dispute resolution.
By prescribing orderly division and recovery of shares according to dharma, it supports social harmony and reduces adharma born from greed and property-disputes, which are treated as sources of negative karma.