Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 2
प्रायश्चित्तानि (Expiations) — Association-Impurity, Purification Rites, and Graded Penance
याजनाद्ध्यापनाद्यौनान्न तु यानाशनासनात् यो येन पतितेनैषां संसर्गं याति मानवः
yājanāddhyāpanādyaunānna tu yānāśanāsanāt yo yena patitenaiṣāṃ saṃsargaṃ yāti mānavaḥ
ຄວາມຜິດແຫ່ງການຄົບຄ້າກັບຄົນຕົກຕໍ່າ ເກີດຈາກການເປັນພະສະຫວັດໃນພິທີຍັດຍະຂອງເຂົາ, ການສອນເຂົາ, ຫຼືການສຳພັນທາງເພດກັບເຂົາ—ແຕ່ບໍ່ແມ່ນແຕ່ການນັ່ງຮ່ວມ, ກິນຮ່ວມ, ຫຼືເດີນທາງຮ່ວມພາຫະນະ. ຜູ້ໃດຄົບຄ້າກັບ patita ຄົນໃດດ້ວຍວິທີເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ກໍຖືວ່າເຂົ້າສູ່ການປົກປົ່ວນນັ້ນໂດຍຜ່ານຄົນນັ້ນເອງ.
Lord Agni (narrating Purāṇic dharma instruction to Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"To distinguish which interactions constitute culpable saṃsarga with a patita (ritual service, teaching, sexual contact) versus non-culpable incidental contact (vehicle, food, seat), guiding social conduct and ritual eligibility.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Modes of patitasaṃsarga: yajña-officiation, teaching, sexual contact (not conveyance/food/seat)","lookup_keywords":["yājana","adhyāpana","maithuna","patitasaṃsarga","aśuddhi"],"quick_summary":"Association becomes blameworthy through intimate dharmic channels—priestly service, instruction, or sexual relations. Mere incidental sharing of transport, food, or seating is excluded here."}
Concept: Degrees of contact: dharmically potent interactions transmit impurity; incidental proximity does not necessarily.
Application: Avoid officiating, teaching, or sexual relations with those deemed patita; do not overextend impurity rules to unavoidable public contact.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra (Varna-ashrama, Shaucha, Patitasaṃsarga-niyama)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A didactic panel showing four interactions: a priest officiating for a patita, a teacher instructing him, a couple indicating illicit intimacy, and separate small scenes of shared cart/meal/bench marked as non-culpable here.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, segmented narrative panels with clear iconographic cues: yajña altar with priest, gurukula teaching scene, symbolic couple; separate vignette of shared seat/food/vehicle with neutral expressions; traditional palette and stylized figures.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style, gold-highlighted yajña altar and guru with palm-leaf; three ‘prohibited’ scenes framed in ornate arches; ‘permitted incidental’ scenes smaller at the bottom; heavy gold work and jewel tones.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional chart-like composition with labeled scenes (yājana, adhyāpana, maithuna, yāna/aśana/āsana); delicate lines, readable pedagogy.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, refined domestic and scholastic interiors: a havan scene, a madrasa-like gurukula, a private chamber; and a caravan/banquet/bench scene as contrast; intricate textiles and architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yājanāddhyāpanādyaunānna → yājanāt adhyāpanāt yaunāt na; yānāśanāsanāt → yāna-āśana-āsanāt; patitenaiṣām → patitena eṣām.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: sections on varṇāśrama-dharma and śauca (eligibility for yajña/adhyāpana); Agni Purana: prāyaścitta rules for saṃsarga
FAQs
It defines which interactions create patita-saṃsarga (contagious religious/social taint): officiating sacrifices for the fallen, teaching them sacred learning, or sexual relations—distinguishing these from casual proximity like sharing a vehicle, food, or a seat.
Alongside theology and ritual, the Agni Purana preserves Dharma-shastra style jurisprudence on purity, social boundaries, and ritual eligibility—showing its coverage of practical legal-ethical norms, not only myth and devotion.
It warns that deliberate, intimate, or officiatory ties with a grievously transgressive person transmit moral/ritual demerit, while ordinary incidental contact is not treated as spiritually contaminating in the same way.