Agni Purana — Raja-dharma, Shloka 3
Chapter 228 — स्वप्नाध्यायः
Svapnādhāyaḥ / Chapter on Dreams
उच्चात् प्रपतनञ्चैव विवाहो गीतमेव च तन्त्रीवाद्यविनोदश् च दोलारोहणमेव च
uccāt prapatanañcaiva vivāho gītameva ca tantrīvādyavinodaś ca dolārohaṇameva ca
ഉയരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ചാടി വീഴൽ, വിവാഹോത്സവം, ഗാനം, തന്ത്രി-വാദ്യവിനോദം, കൂടാതെ ദോളാരോഹണം—ഇവയും അതിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു।
Lord Agni (narrating to the sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Natya","secondary_vidya":"Alamkara","practical_application":"Cataloguing public amusements/performative acts relevant to social regulation, festival etiquette, and classification of entertainments.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"List","entry_title":"Vinoda-kriyāḥ (Public amusements and festive acts)","lookup_keywords":["prapatanam","vivāha","gīta","tantrī-vādya","dolārohaṇa"],"quick_summary":"Lists common amusements—jumping from heights, wedding festivities, singing, string-instrument entertainment, and swing-riding—useful for classifying social events and their ritual/ethical handling."}
Concept: Regulated enjoyment: even amusements are classifiable under dharmic/social norms (what is permitted, auspicious, or context-bound).
Application: Helps householders and administrators distinguish ordinary festivity from acts needing restraint, timing rules, or ritual framing.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Natyashastra & Gita-Vadya-Vinoda: performing arts and public amusements)
Primary Rasa: hasya
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A festive public scene: a swing with riders, musicians playing a stringed instrument (vīṇā-like), singers, a wedding procession, and a daring leap from a raised platform—shown as categorized amusements.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, temple-festival ambience, musicians with vīṇā and cymbals, women on a decorated swing (dolā), wedding procession with lamps, a performer leaping from a platform, dense ornamental borders and stylized trees","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, central wedding couple under canopy with gold embossing, side panels of singer and vīṇā player, a decorated swing with gold highlights, bright festive palette, jewel-like detailing","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clean instructional layout: five vignettes labeled (prapatanam, vivāha, gīta, tantrī-vādya, dolārohaṇa), refined faces, soft colors, minimal background architecture","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, palace garden entertainment: swing hung from a tree, court musicians with string instruments, singers, wedding celebration in a pavilion, a youth leaping from a terrace, intricate textiles and floral borders"}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"epic","suggested_raga":"Khamaj","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: प्रपतनञ्चैव → प्रपतनम् + च + एव (म् + च → ञ्च); विनोदश् च → विनोदः + च (विसर्ग-सन्धि: ः + च → श् च); दोलारोहणमेव → दोलारोहणम् + एव (म् + ए → मे)।
Related Themes: Agni Purana: sections on gīta-vādya-nṛtya, nāṭya-lakṣaṇa, and public amusements (vinoda)
FAQs
It classifies specific forms of vinoda (recreation)—physical feats (jumping from heights), social rites with festivity (vivāha), and performing arts (gīta and tantrī-vādya), including swing-riding—as recognized categories of entertainment.
By cataloging everyday cultural practices—music, instruments, ceremonies, and leisure activities—alongside religious and technical subjects, it shows the Agni Purana’s broad documentation of social life and arts as part of its encyclopedic scope.
The verse primarily functions as a descriptive classification of permissible/known recreations; its implied takeaway is moderation and cultural refinement—engaging in socially sanctioned festivities and arts without transgressing dharma.