Chapter 238 — राजधर्माः (Rājadharmāḥ) | Duties of Kings
आदाता सम्यगर्थानां विनियोक्ता च पात्रवित् क्रोधलोभभयद्रोहदम्भचापलवर्जितः
ādātā samyagarthānāṃ viniyoktā ca pātravit krodhalobhabhayadrohadambhacāpalavarjitaḥ
അവൻ ധർമ്മപ്രകാരം ധനം സമ്പാദിച്ച് ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവനായി, അതിനെ യഥാവിധി വിനിയോഗിക്കുന്നവനായി, യോഗ്യപാത്രത്തെ തിരിച്ചറിയുന്നവനായി ഇരിക്കണം; ക്രോധം, ലോഭം, ഭയം, ദ്രോഹം, ദംഭം, ചാപല്യം എന്നിവയിൽ നിന്ന് വിമുക്തനാകണം।
Lord Agni (teaching the principles of dāna and rajadharma)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Arthashastra","practical_application":"Ethical public finance and charity: acquire revenue righteously, allocate funds properly, identify deserving recipients, and cultivate emotional self-control to prevent misuse and injustice.","sutra_style":true}
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Concept: Purity of means and purity of mind are prerequisites for legitimate giving and governance; inner vices distort public allocation.
Application: Adopt transparent revenue ethics, budgeting rules, beneficiary eligibility criteria (pātra-vicāra), and personal conduct checks to reduce bias and corruption.
Khanda Section: Rajadharma (Dāna-nīti / Governance Ethics)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A treasurer-minister distributing wealth to worthy recipients after careful assessment, while rejecting bribery and remaining calm amid temptations and fears.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural, dignified donor-official with balance scales and palm-leaf ledger, worthy recipients (scholars, poor, veterans) in orderly line, vices personified fading away, bold colors.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting, donor figure with gold-highlighted ornaments, coins and cloth-gifts, halo-like arch, recipients with folded hands, emphasis on purity and restraint.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, clear didactic scene: official verifying eligibility, ledger entries, measured distribution, subtle depiction of anger/greed as subdued figures.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature, charity distribution in a court courtyard, meticulous textiles and faces, clerk recording allocations, guards preventing bribery, refined palette."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"contemplative","suggested_raga":"Kalyani","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सम्यगर्थानाम् = सम्यक् + अर्थानाम् (क् + अ → ग् + अ); क्रोधलोभ...वर्जितः बहुपद-समासः।
Related Themes: Agni Purana Rajadharma passages on dāna, kośa, and amātya-guṇa (within 238 and adjacent)
It teaches dāna-nīti: earn resources righteously, distribute them with discernment, and identify a proper pātra (worthy recipient), while maintaining inner discipline by avoiding anger, greed, fear, treachery, hypocrisy, and fickleness.
Beyond rituals and theology, the Agni Purana also codifies social ethics and statecraft—here giving a compact rule-set for wealth, charity, and character, integrating moral psychology with practical governance.
Charity yields stable merit when wealth is dharmically obtained and wisely given to a worthy recipient; freedom from passions like anger and greed purifies intention, preventing dāna from becoming ego-driven or harmful.