Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 20
Srāvādya-śauca
Impurity due to bodily discharge and allied causes
पितृगोत्रं कुमारीणां व्यूढानां भर्तृगोत्रता जलप्रदानं पित्रे च उद्वाहे चोभयत्र तु
pitṛgotraṃ kumārīṇāṃ vyūḍhānāṃ bhartṛgotratā jalapradānaṃ pitre ca udvāhe cobhayatra tu
कुमारिकांसाठी पितृगोत्र मान्य असून विवाहित स्त्रियांसाठी भर्तृगोत्र मान्य आहे. पित्याला जलप्रदान विवाहप्रसंगीही करावे—खरे तर दोन्ही ठिकाणी.
Lord Agni (traditionally narrating to Sage Vasiṣṭha)
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Samanya","practical_application":"Applying correct gotra affiliation for women before/after marriage and performing jala-pradāna to the father in the appropriate contexts (unmarried and married/udvāha-related).","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Gotra affiliation of women and jala-pradāna to father in marriage contexts","lookup_keywords":["pitṛ-gotra","bhartṛ-gotra","kumārī","udvāha","jala-pradāna"],"quick_summary":"An unmarried girl belongs to her father’s gotra; after marriage she is reckoned in her husband’s gotra. Water-offering to the father is to be done in relation to marriage as well—applicable in both reckonings."}
Concept: Kinship identity (gotra) is context-sensitive and governs ritual address and offerings.
Application: In śrāddha/saṃkalpa and marriage-related rites, state the correct gotra and ensure paternal water-offering is not omitted due to change of affiliation after marriage.
Khanda Section: Dharma-shastra / Samskara-vidhi (Gṛhya rites: marriage, lineage, funerary offerings)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A priest conducting a rite where the girl’s gotra is recited before marriage and the husband’s gotra after marriage; a water-offering (jala) is poured with the father invoked in the saṃkalpa.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural: priest with palm-leaf, bride seated, two symbolic banners labeled pitṛ-gotra and bhartṛ-gotra; jala poured from a small vessel into a tīrtha-bowl; calm, formal composition.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore: wedding-rite tableau with gold accents on vessels; priest pouring water as jala-pradāna, bride and groom in traditional attire; decorative inscriptions indicating gotra change.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore: clean instructional scene with labeled elements—kalaśa, pātra, kuśa, saṃkalpa gesture; two stages shown sequentially to teach gotra usage.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature: intimate household ritual with fine detailing of water pouring, priest reciting lineage; marginal cartouches showing ‘before’ and ‘after’ gotra affiliation."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"medium","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चोभयत्र = च + उभयत्र.
Related Themes: Agni Purana 158 (saṃskāra and śuddhi rules)
FAQs
It gives a dharma-rule for gotra affiliation: an unmarried woman is identified by her father’s gotra, while a married woman is identified by her husband’s gotra, and it notes a marriage-context water-offering (jala-pradāna) to the father.
Beyond theology, the Agni Purana preserves practical dharma and gṛhya-sūtra style norms—lineage identification (gotra) and specific ritual acts within samskāras like udvāha—showing its coverage of social-religious law and household rites.
Correct gotra usage and prescribed offerings maintain ritual propriety (śuddhi) and uphold pitṛ-dharma, supporting continuity of familial merit and respectful repayment of obligations to parents/ancestors.