Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 15
प्रायश्चित्तानि (Expiations) — Association-Impurity, Purification Rites, and Graded Penance
स्नात्वानश्नन्नहःशेषमभिवाद्य प्रसादयेत् अवगूर्य चरेक्षच्छ्रमतिकृच्छ्रन्निपातने
snātvānaśnannahaḥśeṣamabhivādya prasādayet avagūrya carekṣacchramatikṛcchrannipātane
സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് ദിവസത്തിന്റെ ശേഷിച്ച സമയത്ത് ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കാതെ, അഭിവാദ്യം ചെയ്ത് പ്രസാദം/അനുഗ്രഹം തേടണം. ശുചിയായി ജാഗ്രതയോടെ നടക്കണം; വീഴ്ച സംഭവിച്ചാൽ ശ്രമവും അത്യധിക കഷ്ടവും ഉണ്ടാകും।
Lord Agni (in dialogue with sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Vrata","secondary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","practical_application":"Outlines daily conduct tied to purification and respectful approach: bathe, fast for the day, offer salutations and seek approval/blessing; maintain careful movement and cleanliness to avoid mishaps that cause strain and hardship.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Daily Śuddhi and Ācāra: Snāna, Upavāsa, Abhivādana, and Careful Conduct","lookup_keywords":["snāna","anāśana","abhivādana","prasādana","ācāra"],"quick_summary":"After bathing, one may keep a day-fast, offer respectful salutations, and proceed with mindful cleanliness and caution; negligence leads to fatigue and difficulty."}
Concept: Outer purity and respectful demeanor support inner steadiness; carefulness (apramāda) prevents avoidable suffering.
Application: Adopt a morning routine of cleansing, restraint, respectful greeting, and mindful movement—especially in sacred or elder-facing contexts.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Achara and daily ritual conduct)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A practitioner bathes at a water source, then stands with folded hands offering abhivādana to elders/deities, keeps a simple fast, rinses and proceeds carefully along a path—emphasizing mindful, clean daily ritual conduct.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, bathing at temple tank, then respectful salutation before shrine, clean white garments, calm procession along temple corridor, warm earthy palette","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, devotee after snāna before a small shrine, gold-leaf highlights on lamps and arch, hands in namaskāra, serene disciplined mood","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, step-by-step daily routine panels (snāna → anāśana → abhivādana → careful walking), clear composition, soft colors, instructional clarity","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, riverside bathing scene with fine landscape, then courtyard greeting of elders, delicate textiles, subtle narrative sequence across the frame"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"contemplative"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: snātvānaśnan → snātvā + aśnan; nahaḥśeṣamabhivādya → ahaḥ-śeṣam + abhivādya; carekṣacchramatikṛcchrannipātane → caret + kṣacchra-ati-kṛcchram + nipātane (text shows orthographic compression; segmentation follows sense).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 170 (ācāra, śuddhi, fasting-related prāyaścitta)
FAQs
It gives āhnika-ācāra: after bathing, observe a day-long abstinence from food, offer salutations, and perform propitiatory conduct with bodily cleanliness and careful movement.
Alongside theology and myth, the Agni Purana preserves practical manuals of daily discipline (śauca, āhāra-niyama, abhivādana), functioning like a compendium of lived religious practice.
Bathing and controlled diet support purity (śauca) and restraint (niyama); respectful salutations and seeking prasāda cultivate humility and merit, reinforcing auspiciousness in one’s daily karma.