Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 7
प्रायश्चित्तानि (Expiations) — Association-Impurity, Purification Rites, and Graded Penance
तेनैव सार्धं प्राश्येयुः स्नात्वा पुण्यजलाशये एवमेव विधिं कुर्युर्योषित्सु पपितास्वपि
tenaiva sārdhaṃ prāśyeyuḥ snātvā puṇyajalāśaye evameva vidhiṃ kuryuryoṣitsu papitāsvapi
പുണ്യജലാശയത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത് അവർ അവനോടൊപ്പം തന്നെ ഭക്ഷണം കഴിക്കണം. ഇതേവിധം സ്ത്രീകളുടെ കാര്യത്തിലും, അവർ പതിതാവസ്ഥയിലായാലും, അതുപോലെ തന്നെ ആചരിക്കണം.
Lord Agni (in discourse to Vasiṣṭha, typical Agni Purāṇa framing)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vrata","practical_application":"Prescribes post-purification commensality after bathing in a sacred water source, extending the same procedure to women including those considered fallen, indicating a standardized reintegration rite.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Procedure","entry_title":"Śuddhi-vidhi: snāna in puṇya-jalāśaya and saha-bhojana (including women)","lookup_keywords":["puṇya-jalāśaya","snāna","saha-bhojana","yoṣit","pātitā"],"quick_summary":"After bathing in a sacred reservoir, one should eat together with the purified person; the same rule is applied for women as well, even if socially stigmatized as fallen."}
Concept: Purification is validated by ritual acts (tīrtha-snāna) and social acts (shared meal), and the dharma-procedure is stated as applicable across gender categories in this context.
Application: Use tīrtha-bath followed by regulated commensality as a marker of completed śuddhi, applying the same procedural standard when the subject is a woman.
Khanda Section: Puja-vidhi (Ritual Procedure and Purification Rites)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Type: Tirtha
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A group bathes at a sacred tank and then sits to eat together with the person who has undergone purification; inclusion of women is visually explicit.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: sacred tank with lotus motifs, figures stepping out after snāna, then seated in a line for a shared meal on banana leaves, dignified calm expressions, temple-tank backdrop.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: richly ornamented tīrtha tank steps, gold accents on vessels and jewelry, then a formal seated meal scene emphasizing ritual completion and inclusion.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: instructional depiction—panel 1 snāna at puṇya-jalāśaya, panel 2 saha-bhojana; clear gestures, minimal background, didactic layout.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: riverside/tank-side bathing with attendants holding towels and water pots, followed by a refined courtyard meal, detailed textiles and architecture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shuddha Saveri","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: तेनैव → तेन + एव; पुण्यजलाशये → पुण्य-जल-आशये; कुर्युर्योषित्सु → कुर्युः + योषित्सु; पपितास्वपि → पपितासु + अपि.
Related Themes: Agni Purana: puja-vidhi/śuddhi sections on snāna and bhojana rules; Agni Purana: prāyaścitta-khaṇḍa on pātita handling
FAQs
It prescribes a purification-linked procedure: bathe in a sacred water source and then partake of food together as part of the ordained ritual sequence, extending the same rule to women as well.
By recording practical dharma-vidhi—specific, actionable rules about bathing (snāna), purity (śauca), and regulated social/ritual conduct—Agni Purāṇa functions as a compendium of applied religious law and daily rite-protocols.
The verse links bodily purification (snāna in a puṇya-jalāśaya) with ritually permitted participation (shared eating), indicating that prescribed purification restores eligibility and mitigates impurity in a dharmic framework.