Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 44
प्रायश्चित्तानि (Expiations) — Association-Impurity, Purification Rites, and Graded Penance
वान्तो विविक्तः स्नात्वा तु घृतं प्राश्य विशुद्ध्यति स्नानात् क्षुरकर्मकर्ता कृच्छ्रकृद्ग्रहणे ऽन्नभुक्
vānto viviktaḥ snātvā tu ghṛtaṃ prāśya viśuddhyati snānāt kṣurakarmakartā kṛcchrakṛdgrahaṇe 'nnabhuk
ຜູ້ທີ່ອາເມັນຄວນຢູ່ແຍກຕ່າງຫາກ; ຫຼັງອາບນ້ຳແລ້ວ ຈະບໍລິສຸດໂດຍການຈິບ/ກິນ ນ້ຳມັນເນີຍບໍລິສຸດ (ghṛta). ຜູ້ປະກອບການໂກນຜົມ (tonsure) ຫຼັງອາບນ້ຳກໍບໍລິສຸດ; ແລະເມື່ອເລີ່ມຮັບພິທີທຸກກະກຳ Kṛcchra ຄວນຮັບປະທານອາຫານຕາມຂໍ້ປະພຶດນັ້ນ.
Lord Agni (narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Ayurveda","practical_application":"Rules for regaining ritual purity after bodily expulsions (vomiting) and after shaving/tonsure; includes a specific ingestive act (ghee) and notes conduct during initiation of Kṛcchra penance.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śuddhi after vomiting and after tonsure; ghee-prāśana; Kṛcchra commencement conduct","lookup_keywords":["vānta","vivikta","ghṛta-prāśana","kṣura-karma","kṛcchra"],"quick_summary":"After vomiting one should keep apart; bathing followed by consuming ghee restores purity. Bathing purifies after shaving, and at the start of Kṛcchra one follows the observance’s regulated eating."}
Concept: Bodily states affect ritual eligibility; purification combines conduct (seclusion), cleansing (bath), and regulated intake/discipline (ghṛta, kṛcchra rules).
Application: Household priests/ritual practitioners can decide when to resume rites after emesis or tonsure and how to begin penance observances correctly.
Khanda Section: Prāyaścitta-vidhi (Expiations and Purificatory Rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A person who has vomited sits apart, then bathes and consumes ghee; a separate vignette shows tonsure/shaving followed by bath; another shows the formal commencement of Kṛcchra with regulated meal.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style, triptych: (1) secluded figure seated apart, (2) bathing with brass pot, (3) offering spoon of ghee; side vignette of barber performing tonsure; warm palette, strong outlines, ritual objects clearly shown.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold accents: central purification bath, foreground small golden bowl of ghee; ornate depiction of tonsure tools (razor) and ritual vessels; decorative borders emphasizing prāyaścitta sanctity.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style, instructional sequence with clear steps: vivikta (seclusion) → snāna → ghṛta-prāśana; separate panel: kṣura-karma → snāna; neat labeling, soft colors, precise linework.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, intimate domestic scene: a barber shaving, a bathing area with attendants, a physician-like elder offering ghee; detailed textiles and architecture, narrative flow across the page."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Ahir Bhairav","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ग्रहणे ऽन्नभुक् = ग्रहणे अन्नभुक् (अ + अ → ऽ).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 170 (Prāyaścitta-vidhi and Śuddhi rules)
FAQs
It gives practical śuddhi (purification) rules: after vomiting one should seclude oneself, bathe, and take ghee; it also states bathing as the purifier after shaving/tonsure, and notes the regulated food-taking connected with commencing a Kṛcchra penance.
It preserves dharmaśāstra-style purity regulations and penance protocols alongside other subjects, showing the Agni Purana’s coverage of ritual law, bodily impurity, and expiatory discipline as part of its wide-ranging compendium.
The verse frames bodily impurity (such as vomiting) and transitional rites (like shaving) as requiring prescribed purification so that one may restore ritual fitness and reduce karmic taint through disciplined observance.