Agni Purana — Dharma-shastra, Shloka 19
अध्याय १६२ — धर्मशास्त्रकथनम्
Dharmaśāstra Exposition: Authorities, Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti, Upākarman, and Anadhyāya Rules
सप्तत्रिंशदनध्यायानेतांस्तात्कालिकान्विदुः
saptatriṃśadanadhyāyānetāṃstātkālikānviduḥ
हे तात्कालिक अनध्याय एकूण सत्तेचाळीस (३७) आहेत, असे जाणावे.
Lord Agni
Vidya Category: {"primary_vidya":"Dharmashastra","secondary_vidya":"Vyakarana","practical_application":"Calendar-based determination of anadhyāya (temporary suspension of Vedic study) days for students/householders maintaining śrauta-smārta discipline.","sutra_style":true}
Encyclopedic Reference: {"reference_type":"Definition","entry_title":"Thirty-seven Anadhyāya Days (Tāt-kālika)","lookup_keywords":["anadhyāya","37 days","veda-adhyayana niyama","tāt-kālika","study suspension"],"quick_summary":"Defines the count of thirty-seven temporary anadhyāya occasions, serving as a mnemonic capstone for rules that restrict Vedic recitation on specific days/events."}
Concept: Svādhyāya is regulated by time/event-based restraints; obedience to niyama preserves sanctity of mantra and mind.
Application: Maintain a personal dharma-calendar: mark anadhyāya occasions and pause recitation accordingly, resuming after the restriction ends.
Khanda Section: Sahitya-shastra (Chandas/Prosody and metrical classification)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A Vedic student with palm-leaf manuscript and yajñopavīta pauses study before a marked calendar board showing ‘37’ anadhyāya occasions, indicating regulated svādhyāya.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style; a brahmacārin seated with manuscript, beside a stylized circular calendar wheel with the number 37 and small symbolic icons for restricted days; muted ochres and reds, bold outlines.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style with gold; central figure of a student holding a manuscript, a gilded ‘37’ on a plaque, with small gold medallions around representing anadhyāya symbols (storm, impurity, rites) in icon form.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore painting, instructional; neat diagrammatic calendar wheel labeled ‘saptatriṃśat’, student pointing to it, clean pastel palette, emphasis on didactic clarity.","mughal_miniature_prompt":"Mughal miniature; a madrasa-like veranda adapted to a pāṭhaśālā, scholar and student with manuscripts, a painted chart showing ‘37 anadhyāya’; fine textiles and architectural detail."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"instructional","suggested_raga":"Shankarabharanam","pace":"fast","voice_tone":"instructional"}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: सप्तत्रिंशदनध्यायान् = सप्तत्रिंशत् + अनध्यायान्; एतांस्तात्कालिकान्विदुः = एतान् + तात्कालिकान् + विदुः (न् + व् → न्व्).
Related Themes: Agni Purana 162 (preceding anadhyāya/prāyaścitta listings summarized here)
FAQs
It defines a technical dharma-rule: there are thirty-seven specific occasions counted as ‘anadhyāya’, during which Vedic study/recitation is to be paused temporarily.
Alongside poetics and metre, the text also codifies practical dharma-regulations governing study and ritual purity—showing how the Agni Purana integrates literary science with lived religious discipline.
Observing anadhyāya preserves sanctity and correctness of sacred recitation; restraint at improper times is treated as a form of discipline that protects merit (puṇya) and avoids ritual fault.